The mask.

62.

It has been three days Andi cold war with Rama, Rama also no intention to approach. The young man only left a note that if he apologized, he also said he would not meet his friend until Andi himself was ready to speak again.

On one side Andi heaved a sigh of relief, but on the other, the young man felt annoyed. He felt that he was not so important, so his best friend could be so relaxed and not greeting him. He did not know that his best friend just wanted to give more time to him, so that he would no longer feel upset.

Because of this, Andi became more and more frequent urgency. He did not take care of his duties, often not consent while in class, even Andi looks lazy and often doodled his book. "An, what's wrong with you, anyway?" ask Kiara wonder. "From a few days ago it was always unfocused," the girl continued reprimanding her friend. "We are told to take a quiz, instead of studying, you even stupefied while doodling is not clear!" omel Kiara was half upset with Andi's behavior.

"There's nothing!" timpal Andi with a flat tone.

"Well I said yesterday, you have to tell me so that your problems do not get more and more piled up!" insist Kiara.

"And I told you no one wants me to tell you anything, Ara!" timpal Andi stood up and left the classroom. No matter the lecturer in front called out to him, punishment was a back affair.

Kiara gawked, a moment later she called out Andi's name. Unfortunately, his best friend was gone. "I'm late, aren't I?" ask the girl to herself. Kiara shrugged her shoulders lightly. "I'll apologize later, deh," he said, apologizing if he met Andi later.

Andi himself chose to go home, to hell with the rest of the class he had not attended. Let him skip this once, no one will be harmed either.

As soon as he got home, Andi stopped his steps. She saw her friend staring at her bedroom door with a gaze that, ahh, I don't know. It's hard to explain because Andi never saw her friend staring like that. "Display there?" andi suddenly spoke. His voice was loud enough to surprise his best friend.

Andi's voice made Rama gasp in shock, the young man turned his head and looked at his friend who had arrived. "Oh" muttered Rama about to smile, but then he threw his face in another direction. "I'm .. I'm going," said Rama turned around, choosing away from the sight of his best friend.

"Is it easy to avoid me?" andi asked, clenching her hand.

Rama went deeper. "That's all I can do while continuing to apologize" Rama replied in a soft voice.

"You should find a way if you want to be forgiven!" andi said subconsciously raising her voice.

"It's the only way I can think of when you don't want to squirm at me" Rama smiled wryly. "Therefore I can only apologize by slipping paper from the door of your room," continued Rama.

Andi wanted to argue, but that was what he told his friend. So, he can't say that he's not a masala right now. "Can't we talk face to face?" gerutu Andi threw his face in the other direction.

"Isn't it a problem? I just don't want to upset you by seeing my face" said Rama, who stood in his place, turning his back on his best friend.

"Currently, I get even more annoyed if you keep asking questions like that?!" decih Andi doesn't like it.

"Alright," said Rama acting like a submissive child, he turned to face Andi, but the young man refused to look at his friend. "Tell me what you want to say, I will be a good listener and accept all the insults, insults, scolding, or whatever it is" Rama continued in a resigned tone.

"What do you think I'm that old? I don't like nagging, you know?!" kilah Andi fast. What good is anger, there he will only be more upset.

"I'm not saying you're old, I'm just telling you to talk, whatever it is, I don't have a problem. At least by doing that, maybe your frustration will disappear, even if only a little," explained Rama responded.

"This will not be finished. Let me ask you, why did you confess? If you keep quiet, we won't, and I won't know all your lies!" said Andi crossed his arms, ready to hear whatever confession was said from the lips of his friend.

"Because even I feel this fear of being hated and shunned" I am Rama. "I'm greedy, aren't I?" the boy's snort sounded painful.

"Do you have any intention of leaving if I apologize to you?" ask Andi again.

"Go? Where's where?"rama asked back. "Even if you don't like seeing me, I'll stay here. After all grandfather told me to be a protector for you," the young man continued in a bitter tone. Even if he gets kicked out, he won't leave. Maybe she'll stay away for a while, but won't really leave her best friend's side alone.

"Good, 'cause I don't like being alone either!" timpal Andi nodded his head.

Rama's eyes widened, what it means his friend has apologized for him. "What ... do we make up?" ask Rama carefully. "Can I show up in front of you?" ask the young man again.

"Don't joke! You cheated and lied to me for so long, then you want to be forgiven so soon? Heh, outrageous?!" dengus Andi's. Rama lowered his face again, ahh, he was too hopeful. Because he already knew how to live with family, Rama became greedy and wanted to continue like that. Even though he must make amends for now, he may think that everything is done and ready to be forgiven.

"I'm sorry, I seem to have lost my mind and become even more greedy again," said the young man bitterly, biting his lips irritated with himself.

"First, don't shy away. If you want to apologize, do it right when we meet face to face. Second, from now on, be honest. Don't lie, even the slightest thing, tell me everything, even if it's not important. Third, continue to be Rama. My best friend, my family, granddaughter, grandfather and grandmother. I'm too lazy to take care of and straighten everything out on others, so it's enough that we know the truth. Lastly, although I can't apologize completely, but I'm more upset and cranky because we don't say hello to each other. So, please talk to me every day as usual" Andi said. He did not yet know if he had forgiven Rama or not, but all he knew was that he was very upset just because of the problems that had occurred between them.

"Thank you and sorry" said Rama with teary eyes.

"Good God, don't cry buddy. I hate to see this side of Rama!" timpal Andi hid his face which also looked bad, holding back the crying was very unpleasant.

"I don't care, thank you for giving me a chance." Rama rubbed his eyes, did not let tears drip, he should smile instead of crying at a time like this.

"Ck, whatever. I'm hungry, let's eat out later," Andi asked to improve their friendship.

"Well, choose whatever food you like, I'll buy!" timpal Rama is excited.

"Son, this time I pay!" push Andi fast. His mood was a little better, so he wanted to eat outside and pay for everything.

"I'm wrong, so I'll pay!" timpal Rama is stubborn.

"My mood's good, so don't break it again!" andi threw her face the other way.

Rama was silent for a moment, after which he said something again. "You buy the food, let me pay for the drinks and the rest!" rama said that he had come up with an original idea.

Andi thought for a while, after which he nodded his head in agreement with the idea of his friend. "Okay, no problem" Andi replied in agreement. The two of them went out together and spent the same time as when they had no problems.

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"Yo, what's up here? You're in this class too?" said Andi who stepped closer.

Kiara shook her head. "Son, I'm deliberately here to apologize" Kiara replied.

"Huh? Apologizing? Make what?" andi asked looking at Kiara's astonishment.

Kiara played both her hands while looking down. "That .. yesterday I felt that I was a little bit outrageous" he said, stealing a look at his friend who was standing in front of him.

As if remembering something, Andi even screeched stifled. "Ahh, if that's the case, I should be the one apologizing to you. Sorry because my mood is bad, I even yelled at you that there is nothing wrong at all," Andi scratched his cheek awkwardly.

"Okey, so we forgive each other, right?" tanya Kiara concluded. Andi nodded, saying the word 'Yes', before the two shook hands while exchanging smiles. "Opss, I gotta go. My class is almost starting soon" said Kiara, releasing their hands quickly.

"Be careful, spirit in class. We will eat together!" andi shouted loudly enough, thus making herself immediately the center of attention. Quickly Andi stepped aside, entered the classroom and sat down as if he was not the one who shouted earlier.

Time passed by so quickly, andi and Kiara were sitting in a cafe near their campus. Don't expect them to be just the two, Andi calls Jonathan to join himself and Kiara. Kiara also did not protest, according to the girl, the more themes gathered, the more exciting the atmosphere.

"Rama's not coming?" jo asks who just realized that one of his friends is not present.

"It's still busy, it's a lot of work" Andi said quickly.

"Where if we both come to your house, then make a surprise for Rama? Let him forget about his busy life even if it's just a little," suggested Jo snap his finger.

"Wuah, I agree. We can make those cakes or whatever is sweet" Kiara said quickly.

"Who can make a cake? Any of us can deal in the kitchen?" andi asked doubtfully.

"Well, don't ask," Kiara said, crashing at the table. "I can't" the girl continued to bow her head.

"Elah, I think it can, know-know-knows even not," decih Jonathan who had seemed to have been very hopeful. "What's? Don't look at me like that, I'm also not good at taking care of the kitchen," I'm Jo when she was stared at by her two friends.

"If you are, An?" kiara and Jonathan asked almost simultaneously.

"I can do a little, but I've never tried to make such sweet food" Andi said. She did take turns cooking these few days because her aides were given a day off.

"Perfect!" kiara was excited. "So what can you cook?" ask the girl curious.

"Hmm, not much" Andi said as he thought.

"Yes, what?" jo said impatiently.

"Boiled water, cooked noodles, eggplok, hmm, same for fried rice," Andi replied to the grin of the horse. "And don't expect a restaurant-style fried rice that looks cool and pleasing to the eye. It can be eaten already sukur, out of ten experiments, maybe only two can be said to work and it feels quite decent.

"Jeez, who's so categorized as being able to take care of the kitchen?" kiara did not believe it. Why cooking water should be included, that's why everyone can too.

"I want to praise you, but I can't speak because I heard your statement, An," Jonathan shook his head weakly.

"Why? What's wrong? I'm serious, you know," Andi said in response to his two friends.

"Nothing, you're the truest" Jo and Kiara said simultaneously. Andi laughed happily, feeling that he was being praised.

"Look at this, we buy dessert that tastes sweet," Kiara proposed not sure handing over the kitchen affairs to Andi.

"Why don't I cook? Rama always praised the food I made, really," said Andi half protest.

Jonathan patted Andi's shoulder slowly. "Look, you're tired of college, tired of attending class. So, if it can be made easier, why should it be complicated?" jonathan said with a small smile, hoping his friend would be persuaded and not insist on dealing with the kitchen.

"Yup, besides you can't make sweet food either. So we better buy it, and eat together when Rama is back," Kiara said.

Andi nodded in agreement. "Well, I don't think it's a problem and it saves time, too. Add a few snacks on the list of groceries that we will buy," said Andi who agrees with his two friends.

"We're a joint, okay?" timpal Jo asked for approval.

"Let me pay" Andi and Kiara said at the same time.

"It's a surprise for Rama and Rama is my best friend, so I pay for all the expenses!" andi said quickly while looking at Kiara.

"Huh, I'm also a friend of Rama's, so I can and have the right to pay for everything, right?" timpal Kiara squinted his eyes. The two looked at each other and no one wanted to give up.

"You two don't be stubborn, okay?" lerai Jo mediates. We split all three expenses, and pay together. Isn't Rama our friend?" the young man hoped that the face-to-face war between Kiara and Andi would quickly be over.

Andi and Kiara stared at each other, then the two of them nodded together. "OK, just do it like that!" they said both at the same time.

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