The Foreign Taste

Prank Pen

'Your name that I always keep in my heart,

I frame and I decorate in the space in my heart.

I will protect the love you have given me,

I will keep it until death comes to pick me up..

I. love you. love you with all my heart..

Refs:

I love you. I love you.

It will not be replaced in this life,

My instincts say, to live love with you

I'm sure you're for me..'

'Yes! Friends Melodic Night all! That's the song 'You're For Me' from D' Revinzer featuring Lazuli Nun, a request from An, our friend in Tangsel. He said this song was sent specifically for his singing. Hope it's okay, An! And hopefully all singles in Indonesia soon meet his soulmate huh. Aaminn. and now...'

Ranum was lying on his bedroom bed.

Just then the clock was showing at eight o'clock. He had just finished making a classroom cash book when he heard Lazuli's voice chant on his favorite radio show, Melodi Night.

Ranun also enjoyed covering the song sung by his idol artist.

"Sir, petite dong.. Nia wants to sleep early. Tomorrow you want to jog first at dawn. Brother want to come?" Said Kania who just entered the room.

"Jog? Tumben," said Ranum while shrinking the volume of the radio sound.

"To exercise physical endurance, Brother. Nia is in the Paskibraka exkul. So said senior brother tuh mending trained every day through jogging, push-ups, sit-ups, and others." explained Kania.

"O.o..."

"So, tomorrow you want to go jogging, brother?" Ask Kania again.

"Hmm. no. Are you okay alone?"

"It's okay. Just less fun on your own. No talking."

"Emang if people jog can ya while chatting? Tired of knowing, Deck.."

"Yes, occasionally, sister. Let's not be so quiet. Follow Brother.."

"No. My sister is not a jogging hobby. And Brother did not join pasko exkul also right.."

"Yes Temenin Nia aja Kak.."

"Why is it maksa anyway? No Deck next time. If you want to join jogging, then Brother said deh.."

"Hu.uh.no good ah nih, Brother."

Kania then went to bed and covered half of her body with a blanket. While Ranum still wants to listen to songs on the show Melodi Malam.

'Painting twilight about you,

Pass through time and space

Countless steps in my footsteps,

Towards you..'

"Eh. The song is good, sister. The lyrics are poetic too."

Suddenly, Kania's voice commented on the song that was playing on the radio.

"Whose song is that, brother?"

"Yumna, the title is Painting the Dusk"

"You get shot with that song like it's so romantic?" Kania began to fantasize.

"You're shot dead, Dek.." so far Ranum.

"Iihh Brother. Fucking ah."

"..."

"..."

'storm ambushed me,

Make me forget everything

Finally the heart speaks

I fell in love.

Painting twilight about you...'

Back the soft slow melody of singer Yumna airs slowly in the 3.5 X5 m room. Making Ranum and Kania slowly start to close their eyes.

Towards dreams.

***

"Ranum, next time remember to turn off the radio before going to bed. Last night when Mommy looked at one o'clock, the radio was still alive. It was redundant, son.." scolded Nida the next morning, when Ranum had just finished bathing.

"Yes, Bun. Ranum. Sorry," Sesal Ranum.

"OK on it's okay. But next time don't forget."

"Yes, Mother.."

"By the way, Kania hasn't come home yet. He said jog near the house, right?" Ask Nida who she knows.

"Ehh? Kania hasn't come home yet, Bun?"

"Yes. He's got no phone?"

"But Ranum checks, Bun."

Ranum rushes into the room to pick up his old desk on the study table. He then pressed the call option on Kania's contact number.

Before long, there was a ringing phone hp owned by Kania lying near the pillow.

"Well, Mother. Kania did not bring a phone," Ranum exclaimed at Nida who was still waiting in front of the room.

"Ooh. jaudah. You eat, gih. Udah-"

Nida's words were cut off by Kania's greeting from the front door.

"Wa'alaikumussalam warohmatullah." replied Nida and Ranum.

The two of them rushed to the middle room. There they found Kania sitting down to eat his breakfast.

"Have you washed your hands yet? Where are you jogging, Dek? Mommy is worried," Tegur Ranum.

"Sorry Mother, sorry Brother. Kania met with Titan. That's his son Buk de Nur, his sewing co-worker Dad time in town X."

"Oh yeah, keep going?" Ask Mommy while sitting on the desk chair.

"Where is Dad by the way? There's a greeting from Mas Titan."

"Dad has gone to cloth shopping to Tanah Abang," explained Mother.

"Ooh. So I was bought by Mas Titan to eat chicken porridge. Keep us busy talking. He now lives in Kampung Utan, Bun. Open a photocopying business near UIN campus. Poor deh. He said Buk De Nur has been sick with wet diabetes for a year. Now it's worse" Kania's story.

"Oh my God.. Keep on Mr De how are you?", asked the Mother.

"Pak De Kiman died almost 2 years ago, Bun. Motorcycle accident.."

Nida's surprised. He felt a little sad. Mr. Kiman was the one who saved him long ago when he was almost a victim of abuse in Kalibata. Not to mention he had time to repay the old man's kindness, unfortunately now he was gone.

"Mother.. Mother.." Ranum and Kania's call awakened Nida from her short daydream. He asked Kania again.

"Keep that Buk De Nur is sick, who will take care of Hafsah? He looks like he's just old.."

"Seven years Bun. Take care of Titan. By the way, Mas Titan said again compose thesis now. More beautiful, brother.."

"Hush! People are talking about everything and going everywhere" Tegur Ranum.

"Ihihi. alhamdulillah full."

Kania finished finishing the fried rice on her plate. Making Ranum shake his head.

"You didn't just eat chicken porridge. But that fried rice runs out too" Canda Ranum.

"Biarin wee. jog quite make laper loh Kak. Come with Nia sometime. You can wash your eyes too."

"Kania, see what time it is. Shower there!" Nida Tegur.

"Yes, Mother.."

And Kania rushed to the bathroom. While Ranum and Nida still spent the rest of their breakfast on the plate.

***

In the classroom, Ranum who saw Adnan just arrived immediately approached him.

"More. His cash book. I've made. "

"try to see. Hmm. okay. Your writing is pretty neat. Borrow the notebook sometime."

"..."

In his mind Ranum grumbled. 'not connect! People talk about KAS books, even discuss notebooks!'.

"Jaudah. Consolidated by Yanto. You two are treasurers. Later fitting friends have gathered all, just paid his KAS how many days. Arrange it yes," explained Adnan then passed to go to his desk.

'That's a real freak. Sometimes ignorant. Sometimes cuey. Sometimes authoritarian. Iih.' Ranum grumbled as he stepped onto his desk. But then he stopped and went back to Adnan.

Embarrassedly, Ranum asked.

"Emm.. whose name is Yanto, which one is it?"

Adnan grinned widely before finally pointing to the figure of the thick glasses guy sitting next to him.

"More. Yanto."

"Oh. emm. hi Yanto," Sapa Ranum bashfully.

"What's wrong?"

"This. I want to show you the KAS book that I made last night," said Ranum as he thrust the book in front of Yanto.

The one who was offered did not immediately take the book. Yanto turned to Adnan and said,

"Yesterday Lu told the cave to make a KAS book, right?"

"Ehhh.iya huh?"

"Don't tell me, Lu told the Bunga to make KAS books too. Don't you?" Cecar Yanto at Adnan.

Simultaneously, Adnan and Ranum replied,

"That's.no..?" adnan.

"Yes" said Ranum.

Ranum bulging. Suddenly he felt bullied by the head of this class.

He returned the book he had presented to Yanto, and he turned around.

"Hey. Sorry are! Num! Ranum! I forgot.I mean yesterday you guys made the KAS book together. You guys are treasurers together. Oyey! Oy!"

Ranum didn't sign Adnan's call. He immediately left the class after putting the origin of his KAS book on his desk.

His feet went to the women's toilet.

On arrival at the toilet, no one was there. Ranum washed his face to cool his face as well as his heart.

After that, he allowed back his hair ties that were somewhat sagging. But then he accidentally dropped his hairband.

As Ranum was about to pick up his hairband, he felt reluctant. Because her hair tie fell under the floor and hit the green slime for nothing.

"Iiihh. very disgusted yes. What else is that. Duh. To be taken, disgusted. Not taken, no hair tie. How yes.."

"... Uh! Already ah. Here's aja. Ask Tika ah. He's got a hair tie or a rubber band."

Afterwards, Ranum returned to the classroom, with his black hair left on his waist.

The front hair is shorter, occasionally moving to form a bangs next to his face. He did not realize that a pair of eyes were watching him from afar. There was shock in that eye. And also miss..

And along with Ranum's footsteps, the entrance bell rang loudly.

Note:

*This "You Are For Me" song by D'Revinzer really exists. It's just that the singing is not Lazuli Nun (pen name Mel in the music world), but her sister band Mel. If you have the opportunity, God willing will listen to the sound of his tone..

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