The mask.

57.

The door to Rama's room opened again, this time rougher than it was. "Where are you going, Ram?" asked Andi who turned out to be back again, even the young man looks like he has not washed his face.

"Where, where to?" rama looked in another direction. "Why go back here? Not washing your face? It's a nightmare again, you know?!" rama tried to shift the topic.

"I heard you say to yourself that you have to go! Can't I hear you wrong?!" andi was suspicious of his friend. "Ram, there's me, your best friend. I'm going to keep you, I'm not going to let you be alone at times like this. I know you're sad, I'm sad too, seriously. But do not also run away, who will manage the company? Who takes care of the waitress at home? I know how to handle expenses, income, business, and other stressful things!" cerocos Andi with a serious face.

"I'm not going anywhere, seriously!" rama clearly lied. He was planning to leave once his friend got all his memories. Rama could not see the gaze of warmth disappeared, Rama also did not want to face a friend who might be his opponent in the future.

Andi stared in disbelief at his friend. "Really?" ask with eyes. "Keep, what the hell was I just hearing?" insist Andi.

Rama took a long breath. "Ha-ah, I'm just mumbling. Maybe it was because I had too many thoughts or depressed times," Rama sighed bending his face, hoping his friend would believe what he said.

Andi stepped up, approaching her best friend who was bowing deeply. "Don't I tell you I'm with you" Andi said, hugging his grieving friend.

Rama was relieved that his friend believed in him. "Thank you, An," said Rama returning his friend's embrace. "Here you go, wash your face!" rama said pushing softly Andi.

"Yes, yes! Borrow the bathroom, all right?!" Andi ran to the bathroom without waiting for her friend's response.

Rama took a deep breath, then he came out of his room. Let Andi take control of his bathroom for a while. After everything they had passed, he had to escape before everything was revealed. What would his friend think, there would be no more affectionate gazes, surely Rama would only get a hostile gaze.

"I don't want to go anywhere" complained Rama whispered softly. "I like the situation now. It's not about how I can live more easily, but how I live a more colorful life" Rama continued. He enjoys the cold wind in his grandmother's garden.

"Bi, if Andi nanya, say I'm out again, catch the wind," said Andi to the waiter who was sweeping her grandmother's garden.

"Okay, young master. I'll tell you if Mr. Andi asks," the servant replied politely. Rama nodded, thanked him, and then immediately took his car. He needed some fresh air to clear his mind which piled up a lot of trouble.

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Taking a bath, Andi went around the house looking for his friend. His head looked left and right, looking for where his friend might be at this moment. "What are you looking for, young master?" said a waiter reprimanding Andi who had come to the kitchen three times.

Andi scratched his cheek, his eyes still glancing here and there. "Where's the time, huh, bi?" andi's Tamya. "I didn't see you earlier!" the young man admitted to being honest.

"Master Rama came out, saying that if you are looking, just tell him that he is looking for the wind," the servant smiled kindly.

"Ahh, thanks, bi," Andi said before leaving the kitchen.

There was laughter from the place Andi had just left, in the kitchen the servants laughed as slow as they could. It was not with mocking intent, it was just that their two young masters looked very familiar, more so than those who were even siblings.

"Why didn't I call? Why do I have to go around this house three times? Jeez, it turned out to be exhausting as well, yes," Andi murmured as she stared at her phone which she simply put on the table. Try if he calls Rama, surely he doesn't have to go around or ask questions, and he won't be laughed at like that.

"It doesn't hurt if a friend is looking for his own best friend, right?!" andi raised his chin, convinced that there was nothing wrong with him looking for Rama. "Yes, nothing is wrong! Where is the error?" andi said nodding her head.

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Rama drove around several times, leaving his car window open for the wind to freely enter. Rama stopped not far from the beach, the beach looks quite quiet. The young man chose to get out of the car and walk barefoot towards the beach. The strong wind fluttered to make Rama's clothes blown to and fro, the young man was even seen enjoying it. He closed his eyes as he inhaled the air greedily, filling his chest cavity with a cooling cold air. "My mind is quite calm now," whispered the young man opening his eyes slowly.

Rama looked up, staring at the vast sky without the slightest cloud decorating there. "Whatever happens in the future, I'll deal with it! I won't run away like a coward?!" rama's pledge strengthened his heart.

Rama felt his cellphone that had been shaking non-stop, without seeing who called and sent a message to him, Rama knew clearly who his best friend was most diligent in contacting him this much. "What's up, An?" rama asked to receive a call from his best friend. Long rant rang out, Rama slightly kept his phone away from his ears. "Yes, yes, I just came back!" rama said with a faint smile.

"I close first, bring me some food!" rama said before he closed the call from his friend. Well, maybe he should stop by the baker or martabak so his friend doesn't get too mad at him.

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Morning came faster, Andi who was preparing for breakfast saw his friend had finished breakfast and was dressed very neatly. "You want to hang?" andi asked as if Rama had just dressed like that this time.

"Yes" Rama replied briefly.

"Winning the tender, let my snacks can be added," said Andi encouraged, of course if the question of asking for additional snacks he was just joking.

"Less how much?" rama looked at his friend seriously.

"Huh? What's?" andi asked confusedly.

"Fuckin' guy?" timpal Rama took his wallet out of his pocket.

"Jeez, Ram. I'm just kidding, let's be funny. Not serious, really!" andi never thought his friend was too easy to believe what he said.

Rama nodded briefly. "I think it's really less," he said chimed in with his mainstay flat face. "I go first" the young man continued.

"Nebeng, dong Ram. My car is in the workshop, not yet run," Andi interrupted snatching a piece of bread while drinking a glass of juice quickly.

Rama sat back in the chair he had been sitting in for breakfast. "Eat first, there is still time, really," he said without looking at his friend. Andi sat back down, spending his breakfast more relaxed than before, but did not also spend much time.

Five minutes later, Andi cleaned his mouth, he stood up with a big smile. "Let's go, ntar I'm late," he said to invite Rama to leave together. Rama nodded, bidding farewell to the servant who was standing not far from him. Then he took Andi to college. "Reverse what time?" rama asked, opening half the window of his car.

"Don't get picked up, I can pick up Kiara. I can also take a taxi or bus" Andi replied waving his hands casually.

"At half an hour like her, Ram," Andi's great-granddaughter chanted her lips, looking a little annoyed but also happy to be noticed by her friend.

"Wait at the gate, I'll pick you up for lunch!" break Rama. "We had lunch together?!" continued the young man before looking ahead preparing to leave.

"Alright, be careful on the road and thank you for the ride, Ram," Andi smiled brightly. Rama nodded in response.

"Girang very, really?!" clap a hand on Andi's back.

"Can't you see what kind of person?!" ketus Andi rubbed his back, clapping his friend this one is not playing pain.

"No man, anyway? That time of being patted in pain?" kiara judes.

"If you're a nepok, the pain feels really bad, you know not!" timpal Andi with bulging eyes, as if to intimidate, but unfortunately Kiara was not afraid at all.

"Alay, ah, let's go to class. Late to be punished, loh!" Kiara walked away from Andi who stood up while misuh-misuh alone.

"What?" kiara asked turned around. "No intention to class, huh?" ask the girl again. "Or still angry?" he continued to attack. "Reply, if you want?!" kiara said pointing at her back that was ready to be hit.

"Ogah, hit the chick. There's no cool!" timpal Andi refused quickly.

Kiara nodded her head. "Don't hit you there's also no cool-cool, really," he said stuck right in Andi's heart. Andi snorted in annoyance, while Kiara walked back while smiling triumphantly.

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^^^As per his promise, Rama picked up Andi at twelve o'clock. He waited in front of the gate, leaning on his car. Rama looks like a creature out of a painting, too beautiful to be real and one species with the humans. Many whispers, especially those who have never seen Rama on this campus before. There was also a person who stared shamelessly and threw a flirt, Rama was indifferent, he seemed to be unable to cope with it all. Some even dared to approach him and invite acquaintance, of course it did not work. Rama built the wall and did not see the people who were watching him enthusiastically.^^^

"Where do you think there are artists from? Know the most important people that are very difficult to find these days!" said Kiara who came out first, her class is over and she saw there was a crowd in front of the gate. Curious, the girl approached and saw what was really going on.

Rama opened his glasses, looking straight at Kiara. "Andi?" only one word came out, but the effect was horrendous.

"If nanya tries to get used to it until it's done, Ram," decak Kiara who sometimes has to think about extract to know what her best friend is asking. Rama muttered only ria, without responding to Kiara's words. "Andi's still in class, just come here!" the girl rolled her eyes lazily.

Rama nodded in return, without saying thank you or anything else. Kiara laughed softly, it was common with Rama's attitude like that. "Here you? Are we dating or not? You talk to me!" just now Kiara heard there was one of the students whispering to her friend saying whether Rama is her boyfriend or not, why Rama wants to talk to Kiara but not with them.

"Dreams!" grunts Rama threw his face to the side.

Kiara grunted in annoyance. "I'm also a ogah!" the girl was half upset.

"Good, huh?!" rama said as if grateful.

"Ram, Rama .. sorry late, he-he," Andi's grin broke through the crowd. It was as if his friend would definitely create a crowd like this if he came.

"I also just arrived," replied Rama with a faint smile. "Let's go back, we eat first, then I take you back," continued Rama into his car and sat in the driver's seat.

"Woi, woi, I wasn't invited to eat, was I?" kiara asked pointing at her own nose.

"First!" pamit Rama before driving his car.

Kiara kicked the empty air. "Damn it, look out, yeah!" kiara is upset. "Just as he was stingy himself for mercy, my God, my high blood relapses when I meet people?!" said the girl holding the back of her neck.

"Where's the job, Ram? Win?" ask Andi who doesn't like silence.

Rama smiled faintly. "Sure!" the young man replied briefly. "Especially you prayed this morning," he continued looking briefly at his friend.

"Thank God, he-he," chuckles Andi looks happy.

"Eating up, keep anterin me, you go back to the office again or not, Ram?" ask Andi again.

"So, the rest of the work can be done at home," said Rama stopped his car at a red light.

"If so we go back, eat at home. Some aunty must have cooked for our lunch," Andi did not want to waste his friend's time.

"It's okay, once in a while we eat out. Consider it a celebration I won the tender" said Rama reasoned.

Andi nodded, confirming the words of his friend. "Then, let's eat good!" pekik Andi cheerful.

Andi looked to the side looking at Rama. "Could you call Jo Ara?" he said with doubt.

"Come, do as you please, An," said Rama did not bother. Andi quickly sends a message to Kiara and Jonathan. Asking the two to come to the address he sent, of course after he asked where they were going now.

Rama smiled faintly, promising in his heart that he would keep his best friend's bright smile. Although Andi would probably hate him in the future, he would deal with it while sincerely apologizing. Didn't the grandfather also say that if he didn't cheat, he was instead used as a living shield to save their real grandchildren.

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