The mask.

50.

It only takes a moment, Friday is present like a gust of wind. Kiara waved at Andi who was waiting near the parking lot of a mall in the city center. Today it is just the two of them without Rama, it is clear Rama is too lazy to move other than for things that are important to him. "Have you waited a long time?" kiara said with a sweet smile.

Andi smiled back. "Not really, I'm also new, really," said the young man shook his head casually.

"Ohh, I guess I made you wait a long time, he-he," chirped Kiara in relief. "You want to go straight or stop by for a drink first?" ask the girl.

"Take it straight, deh. Ntar if thirsty just buy," Andi timpal.

Andi and Kiara went around the mall, going from one store to another. Try on a variety of clothes while occasionally joking. At the cashier, they scramble to pay for everything they choose. According to Andi, everywhere a guy has to capital and pay for girl groceries, it is impossible if he does that. While Kiara, kekeh wants to pay all because he invited Andi. This was also for the events he had to attend, so he was the one who had to pay the expenses today. "Wear this card, ma'am!" kiara handed over one of her cards.

"No need, Ra," said Andi holding his best friend's wrist. "Take some cash, mbak!" the young man then issued a rupiah note.

"Can't, I'm the one who's convinced you, An," Kiara refused quickly. "It's all necessary to go to my show, anyway," continued the girl stubbornly.

"But I'm a guy, you get paid?!" reply Andi does not want to give up.

The confused cashier, too, chose to ask. "So how, ma'am, mas?" ask him while glancing back, for the queue is not too long.

"Wear my card, ma'am!" kiara said she put her card.

"Take my money, mbak!" andi said she would not give up.

"How about I take half?" said the cashier with a friendly smile.

Andi and Kiara stared at each other, before long the two nodded together. "Agreed?!" they said in unison.

"You want to go straight back?" kiara asked after looking at her watch, it turned out that it was quite late afternoon.

"To the front cafe first, yuk. Every shopping must be all energy drained," complained Andi.

"It's only been about four hours, too" Kiara sneered in a soft voice.

"Four hours is long, Ra! Gosh, why do you think shopping with that girl is longer, huh? Even if Rama is not around for half an hour" Andi said comparing that he was shopping with his best friend or grandmother. The time difference must have been severe.

"Different, behold! The guy just take the look, if the girl must choose this-that?!" timpal Kiara a little sewot because it is old when shopping, when it is a reality. "But have you ever been shopping with another girl?" asked the girl wondering who Andi was with before her.

"Obviously, often. And if shopping with him, I will never be allowed to pay for myself, even though I want to pay for it," Andi replied"

"I just pay not want, turn tuh people even no problem," snorted Kiara did not like.

"Different, I, Ra. There's no way I'm going to fight with Nek Lidya's will!" andi timpal.

"So, you mean that, Nek Lidya? Rama's grandmother?" ask Kiara in disbelief. He thought that Andi often accompanied other girls shopping, apparently even accompanied their grandmother.

Andi nodded quickly. "Yes, who else?" said respond. Kiara shook her head weakly, feeling a little pity for her friend this one.

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Rama had just come out of his room, he shut himself up and rested inside. "Where's Andi, Ram? Grandma didn't see that?" ask the grandmother who just returned from her garden.

"Walk, didn't you say the same to Grandma?" rama's forehead frowned in wonder, rarely his friend was not saying goodbye to the grandmother.

Nek Lidya patted his forehead for a moment. "Gosh, grandma forgot. The boy was quiet before he left. This old grandmother was getting more and more forgetful," his sigh shook her head, feeling funny to herself who was now easier to forget.

"Rama also often forget, kok Nek. Andi is the same, so there is no problem, it's okay," Rama comforted the grandmother.

Nek Lidya smiled widely. "You yourself why not come?" a single slow blow landed on the young man's back.

"Lazy! Mending sleeping, grandma?!" the young man pretended to grimace in pain.

"Don't pretend like that, grandma didn't hit that hard, naughty granddaughter!" grunts the grandmother who felt astonished why she could have a lazy grandson like Rama.

"And let it be done with grandma, Grandma." rama chirped. The young man is more expressive when he is with his grandmother or his best friend.

"So you should have just gone with Andi, went around, found entertainment or something, had a holiday!" the old woman shook her head, wondering why her granddaughter would rather spend time off at home.

"From entertainment right now there's no need to get out of the house, grandma. Can watch or read it, or see the cell phone, a lot of entertainment in this square object, Grandma," replied Rama wiggling his cellphone.

"If that grandma knows too?!" beat the granny quickly. "But that means that grandma you move, walk, interact outside, do not be allowed at home!" granny was tired.

"Later, again lazy, Grandma," Rama replied casually.

"Gosh, my God, when other kids are hard to get home, you're making a nest in your room, bad granddaughter!" the grandmother pinched her slightly aching head.

Rama smiled faintly. "Isn't it good? So grandma is not tired maksa Rama to stay home, is Rama already a home child?!" the grandmother felt confused, whether to feel grateful or upset at this time. What his grandson said Memeng was right, but yes it does not have to be at home. The grandmother wanted her granddaughter to enjoy the holidays outside, instead of sleeping in the room all the time.

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Andi and Kiara parted ways after the two finished resting at the cafe, the two separated and drove home in their respective cars. In addition to buying the items she needed to accompany Kiara to the girl's reunion, Andi also bought some ice cream boxes for the grandmother. If for his best friend, Andi only need to buy cold drinks or snacks in the form of nuts.

"The universal good-looking person is coming," exclaimed Andi who had just arrived at his residence.

"Welcome, An. How's streets? Exclaim?" ask the grandmother to come over to Andi.

"Lumayan, but tired, granny," the young man lamented, inversely proportional to the cheerful expression he displayed at the moment. "This is for Nek Lidya I stopped by this before I got home," continued the young man gave a bag containing various ice cream. Nek Lidya has loved ice cream since his youth.

"Ho-ho-ho-ho, you know that this old granny is almost out of ice cream stock?!" timpal Nek Lidya happy.

"Make me where? The time of the handsome man does not buy his friend anything?!" chirp Rama quipped his friend who had praised himself.

"Swimming, buddy. You will never forget! I bought the one you like the most?!" said Andi handed a package of food to his friend.

Rama peeked at whatever was inside the package, then the young man smiled faintly. "Thank you, yeah, tomorrow again?!" rama said shamelessly.

"Byeah," Andi smiled sweetly. "But use your money, huh?!" the young man laughed a little.

"Samely I buy then how," decih Rama. Grandma and Andi laughed at her.

After a while, the three had dinner together when dinner time had arrived. "Tomorrow to leave at what time, An?" ask Nek Lidya.

"Kiara said afternoon, anyway, Nek Lidya," Andi replied quickly.

"Don't need a driver, An?" ask the grandmother suddenly. Andi nodded in response. "It's a shame, when if you need, just take this friend of yours," said Nek Lidya glanced at his grandson's prick.

"Well, if the driver is a gini model, I will not be nolak, Nek Lidya," Andi chimed with enthusiasm.

"Don't expect?!" hiss Rama looked intently at his friend.

"Uwahh, Nek Lidya, Rama's gaze was very scary, Grandma," Andi feigned fear, not matching the smile that was on the lips of the young man.

"This old granny is just messing around, my naughty granddaughter! Don't be so mean to your friend?!" the grandmother stared straight at her grandson. Rama clucked a little while staring in another direction. Seeing her granddaughter a little upset, the grandmother even returned to voice. "Who told you to always be at home, so grandma made an excuse to come along you can come out tomorrow!" the old woman blamed her grandson.

"I can do it myself, Grandma. No need to follow Andi. He has a promise with Kiara anyway, when should I stay?" rama sigh, why he who is lazy to come out on holidays is always a problem.

"Who is forbidden? I'm okay, all right?!" timpal Andi quickly.

"Well, you don't mind, Ram!" added the grandmother.

Feeling cornered, Rama got up from his seat. "I'm full, thanks for the food today!" he knew that no matter how he thought, he would never defeat his grandmother. "Oh, yes, tomorrow I'm going to the newly built perbus, so I can't go along," the young man continued, finding other ways to waste his time off. Instead of him going with Andi, he better bury himself into a lot of reading. If you are tired of reading, he can find a corner and sleep there without disturbing others.

"Ntar if Kiara's show is over, I'm going, Ram?!" andi said with a loud enough voice, the article his friend was far enough from him. Rama raised his hand, maybe it means whatever his friend wants.

Nek Lidya shook his head. "Look at your friend, if not, where does he want to get out."

"He-he, even though on campus there are many who walk Rama street, Nek Lidya. Especially if the holiday or weekend fit, if included in the list, certainly one page less book, Grandma, so many are not sure!" andi shoot. "Even sometimes I am invited first, and then at the ends must bring Rama. They think it will be possible to succeed," continued Andi lamented his fate which is too often used as a stepping stone to approach his friend.

"And of course it was definitely rejected," the grandmother guessed correctly.

Andi nodded slowly. "Pas I said that Rama could not follow, uh, the show was immediately canceled. Very careful if I only be used as a tool so I can decetin Rama?!" Andi complained that instead of blaming his friends, he blamed his campus friends. No one wants to be friends with him with sincere feelings that really want to be friends, all always accompanied by other desires. Want to be close to his friends, want to know about his friends, or even want to follow popular if friends with his friend, Rama.

Though if you think logically, Andi who is friends from a long time has never followed popular, the new time is not clear. The parasitic friend's name is.

"Don't approach people with such traits anymore! Just stay away and pretend to be indifferent if they get close and want to?!" ketus Nek Lidya gives advice.

"Good, grandma!" andi nodded obediently.

"Oh, yes, An, what about your memories? Is there anything you can remember, son?" ask Nek Lidya carefully. These two grandchildren had no progress at all, they could only remember the obscure black shadows.

Andi nodded weakly. "Nothing, Grandma Lidya. If I was forced to try to remember more, my head immediately ached, as if it were a big stone," I looked down miserably.

Nek Lidya patted Andi's shoulder. "Patience, son. If it is destined to be able to remember everything again, surely all will be remembered without having to cause pain and also spend more effort. After all, it's just the past, it's a lot of memories in it, but if it's just about memories, you can make them. Even more beautiful memories?!" nek Lidya said staring at the compassion of teenagers in front of him.

Andi smiled faintly, as if to say that she was okay. "Grandmother was right, nor did I insist on remembering everything. Now there's grandma, there's Rama, there's even Kiara who helps make new memories, so I don't really think about my past, Grandma," andi said that he did not care if he could not remember anything, the important thing is that the grandmother and her friends continue to be with him.

What they don't know, Rama just follows what Andi says. If Andi says he doesn't remember anything, Rama will say the same. The young man had also made plans to leave as soon as Andi's memory returned, he would have no place in this house when that happened. He is just a stranger, only a fake comes and embraces family and the warmth in the light of life.

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