The mask.

59.

Andi who was surprised to hear the words of his friend instead asked for the real explanation of where his friend wanted to go. He asked and looked straight at Rama, making Rama set his expression so as not to look surprised by the presence of his best friend. "Away awake?" rama asked, trying to divert the conversation.

"Take me, Ram! Where are you going!" insist Andi not provoked and still kekeh ask for an explanation.

"Not anywhere, An. I'm just tired and want to go for a walk, we haven't had a vacation in a long time, have we?" reply Rama relax.

"Right, that's it?" asked Andi in disbelief, the young man's eyes poked suspiciously.

"Yes, man!" timpal Rama fast.

Andi breathed a long breath. "I thought you were planning to leave, it was just going for a walk. Don't forget to take your friend, yeah!" andi said with a wide grin.

Rama smiled faintly. "Yes" the young man replied briefly.

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The next day, Rama took his friend for a walk. They spent the afternoon. "Where from? I waited a long time to know?!" kiara complains as soon as he sees Rama and Andi just get off the car.

"Gapain come here? We have an appointment, right?" andi said, his forehead wrinkled confused, feeling that he did not have an appointment with this friend.

"Can't I come here if I don't have an appointment?" kiara said annoyed.

"Yes, no, no one is forbidden. But why not just call, so we-we know that you're playing at home" Andi replied. They all went into the house at the same time.

Kiara grunted loudly. "Look at the phone first, then! Count how much I called you?!" timpal Kiara's.

"Oh, that's right. He-he, sorry. I set the phone to silent mode" Andi said after checking her phone.

"Is there any benefit in me if I'm lying?" Kiara hatch.

"Yes, sorry," Andi said in a regretful tone. "I'm not saying you're lying, really," continued the young man.

"Ram, help napa! Don't forget," said Andi who saw his friend was sitting comfortably on the sofa.

Rama shrugged his shoulders indifferently. "It's over, it's free to protest!" the young man chimed in a flat voice.

"Arghh, this is what makes you have no friends! Yes, this is the reason. Your nonchalant and nyebelin attitude?!" ketus Kiara pointed at Rama.

"Who has no friends?" rama asked with a mocking smile. "There's Andi, no. He's my best friend, you know!" rama put on a very annoying look in Kiara's eyes.

"Will not count?!" timpal Kiara's. "He wants to be your friend because you live in the same house" the girl continued.

"Eh, can't do that! I'm Rama's first friend, can't not be counted just for reasons not clear that dong!" refute Andi not accept. "Trus is you, Jo is there. So Rama's temen has increased now," continued Andi count Kiara and Jonathan as friends of Rama.

Seeing Kiara could not argue, Andi added again. "In addition, if Rama wanted to, he would have gotten more out of us than us. Even if we all combine together, the number of friends Rama must be more," Andi snorted confidently. "Unfortunately Rama is too lazy to be friends with others," continued the young man who knew very well the lazy nature of his friend.

"Ahh, I want to deny it, but I can't. Everything you say is true and it makes me even more upset!" timpal Kiara threw his face in another direction. "Why don't you guys take a walk?" kiara asked, looking back at Andi.

"Lazy," Rama replied briefly, Kiara rolled her eyes lazily hearing his friend's answer.

"Forgotten, Ra. Mostly if invited also most of you say do not follow the problem there is a business, it is usually so," Andi said the reason that too often Kiara said if they asked him to walk.

"Well, it doesn't go on either, does it? Today, I have no job, no appointments, and I'm tired of wearing it. If invited, I'll definitely come!" cerocos Kiara's. "Laper, huh? No food or cake?" kiara continued to shift the topic.

"Patience, new also came. Why not eat at home just now," ketus Andi.

"Lazy eat alone!" reply Kiara. "Eat him, let me eat, yeah!" the girl continued with a pleading look.

Andi nodded helplessly, she understood what it was like to eat alone at a long dinner table that felt so empty. "Alright, I'm still quite hungry, too" Andi chirped.

Rama, who realized that he was stared at by his two friends, spoke up without looking back at the two. "You guys eat, I'm still full" said the young man leisurely. "Good meal" continued Rama, standing up, leaving behind his two companions. He chose to change his clothes and lie down in the room, rather than having to hear the two friends arguing vaguely about everything they were talking about.

"For you, tuh. Rama is gone, right!" andi blamed Tiara.

"Abviously, who knows he's full and lazy again!" timpal doesn't take the blame. The two continued to argue, until a waiter came and said that the food had been prepared.

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After eating, Kiara invited Andi to play.game. Andi agreed, well at least to help digest the food that had just entered their stomachs. The two were getting noisier, shouting at each other and also mocking, both of them were also laughing at each other the loser among them.

"I'm here, okay? Can you, no, An?" kiara asked while glancing at the wall clock.

"Some, get back in there!" ketus Andi refused.

"Pelit," the girl snorted.

"Where are you girls, why is your grandfather worried" Andi replied.

Kiara nodded slowly, Andi's words were indeed true. "Then I return first, thanks for the day" the girl said goodbye. "Pamit if Rama nyari," continued Kiara giggled nosy.

Andi opened his friend's room slowly, he saw his friend was already sound asleep. Andi tried to enter without a sound, change her sleepwear and lie on her own bed. The young man quickly fell asleep, perhaps his nightmare only came when he was alone. You see if with Rama, even though he dreams, he will not remember what dreams he saw while asleep.

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Today Rama has no activities, all his work has been completed. There are no appointments with clients outside. The young man was completely free now. Andi who knew his friend did not have any activities whined asking his best friend to come to campus. "Come on, come on, yeah, yeah?" persuade Andi with a pleading gaze.

"Why what?" asked Rama with a flat look, as if he was immune to the gaze of his friend.

"Liat class I performed, I will be performing drama, loh," exclaimed Andi a little proud of their class. "Come, Ram. Wanna, huh? Okay?" persuade Andi again, this time while wagging his friend's arm.

Rama took a long breath, nodding lazily. "Well, I'll come!" said flat. "Should I bring flowers as congratulations?" the young man thought seriously.

"Promise?" Andi looked at his best friend with a grin, looking at his friend asking that his best friend promise. "Don't bring anything no problem either, the important thing is that you come, Ram!" said the young man with a sparkling look.

Rama nodded once more. "Promise" said Rama, smiling faintly. Andi shouted excitedly, jumping into the air while screeching the fore many times. "I'll go first, yeah. Don't forget to come, remember the appointment?!" andi said passing away while waving her hand.

Rama chuckled softly while sipping his juice. "Mr Andi looked very happy this morning," said a senior servant who had worked here for a long time, the servant had also been considered an aunt by both.

Rama smiled faintly. "Well, that's what friends are here for. Maintaining the cheerful smile of his best friend," Rama replied sincerely.

"You should also be happy, young master," the servant's timps stared filled with warmth.

Rama nodded in understanding. "I'm quite satisfied with the situation now, bi," said the young man chimed in.

"This lowly old woman only wishes that the two young masters are always blessed with happiness, until misfortune moves away from you both for the rest of your lives" the sincere servant's aunt said.

"Don't you say, if there were no aunts, there would be no one to take care of both of us. So aunty can't be too humble" Rama said.

The aunt nodded in understanding while smiling warmly. "Blame this old and senile aunt, young master," he said bowed politely.

"By the way, do I have to bring flowers for Andi?" rama asked for an opinion. "Isn't that weird?" the young man frowned, hesitating about what he said.

The servant aunt gawked for a moment, she thought that her young master was just joking, apparently she was serious about it. "Engg .., young master, I think rather than flowers, you better bring cold food or drink. That's my opinion," he said carefully, fearing that his employer was offended.

Rama smiled with satisfaction. "Good idea, thank you, bi!" timpal Rama fast. "Then I will change clothes and hunt for food for Andi," the young man continued before darting off, disappearing from the sight of the waiter. The servant aunt shook her head helplessly, a little funny and also pitying the innocent thoughts of her young master.

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At ten o'clock in the morning, Rama had arrived at Andi's campus. Actually the campus too, just that he changed to night class, so he could be more concerned with taking care of his company. In both hands, Rama carried a bag of groceries. The contents are certainly predictable, the other contains various types of food. Starting from snacks, chips, to the original sponge taken by the young man from the mini market shelf. The other bag contains various types of cold drinks, there are canned drinks and also bottles, there is also a cottage. There is coffee, tea, and milk, even a variety of juice boxes are also available. Rama origin take what he sees, no matter the brand and price. All he bought and bought not for five minutes, very short shopping.

Andi was waiting at the door of the multi-purpose building, he just got a message from his friend that his best friend had arrived. The young man's head was wailing, looking at where his comrade might be. "The ram!" screeched Andi as soon as she saw the shadow of her friend. "Here, here!" he said again, waving his hand.

Rama nodded his head, smiling back though thin and very short. "Not started yet, is it?" rama asked as soon as he reached Andi.

Andi shook her head. "Not yet, so I can wait for you here!" said the young man, he looked happy that his friend was willing to come.

"Full, huh?" rama looked into the room.

"Please, I asked for permission and you can sit backstage. I said you're my best friend and I don't want to show up if you're not allowed to look at me!" andi said proudly. "Nothing, are you sitting backstage?" asked the young man scratching his cheek, he felt that he had arbitrarily decided where this friend should sit.

Rama shrugged his shoulders indifferently. "It's still better than sitting in the middle there" the young man pointed to the crowd that had filled almost the entire audience. "Now, bring. Share for others," said Rama handed over the bag of groceries he brought earlier.

"Don't bring flowers?" ask Andi wonder. The young man received the gift of Rama with pleasure.

"Aunty said it's better to bring food and drinks. I also thought that, because if you bring flowers can not be eaten or drunk?!" reply Rama, Andi nodded in understanding.

"Come, come with me. I'll take you to your seat, Ram!" bring Andi. Rama followed his friend from behind.

"Boss, my best friend has come!" Pekik Andi as soon as he got backstage.

"Just sit quietly and don't interrupt!" reply to the person called boss earlier without looking at Andi.

"Good, boss!" tukas Andi fast.

"Who is he?" asked Rama who had just seen the person who was talking to Andi earlier.

"Oh, he's the chairman who was appointed to take care of the drama this time. That's why we agreed to call him the boss" Andi explained. "Well, this is for us. The rest I share first, yes," continued Andi, he had Rama hold three cold drinks and some snacks for their part.

"Leave mineral water for me too" Rama said as he watched his friend leave.

Andi nodded, giving Rama some mineral water. "Wait here, let me go back!" andi said, now it is Rama's turn to nod his head.

Andi went around, distributing the food and drink that Rama brought to his friends who were going to perform with him. Occasionally Andi is seen pointing towards Rama, in return sometimes Rama nods briefly when the interlocutor Andi looks towards him. He did not want his friend to be considered strange because he was friends with people who were indifferent and cold like him. Hence he half-heartedly nodded as they waved or smiled at him.

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