The mask.

65.

On the way home, Rama kept silent without saying a word. Andi who does not like silence finally started the conversation so that the atmosphere is not too quiet. "Ram, eat first, huh? I'm hungry," I Andi stroked her stomach that had been rumbling.

"Not eaten?" rama asked, looking at his friend, he was driving so he had to focus on driving.

Andi nodded. "Yes, a lot of work so no time to eat. I was just a loaf of bread just now," Andi said in a soft voice, complaining to his friend.

Rama's jaw tightened on hearing his friend's answer. "Do I have to flatten the place where you interned, huh?" the young man was upset.

"Gosh, it's not their fault, Ram. I'm lazy to eat if there are still tasks that I haven't finished," Andi said.

"But they are the ones who are wrong for giving you that much work!" grunts Rama.

"I'm not that hungry, really," Andi chirped.

"Ha-ah, let's find a place to eat" Rama said with a long sigh. Rama invited his friend to stop by a restaurant, he also let his friend order anything. All he paid and Andi should not protest let alone object.

After eating, the two immediately rolled home. Rama does not have the mood to return to the office, important documents can be taken care of later if it must be quickly completed.

"Ram, I think there's an accident up ahead?" andi said he saw a traffic jam that looked very severe.

"Continue?" ask Rama to wait when the queue of vehicles in front of him is forward. The mood is bad and gets worse because it has to be stuck in traffic.

"What's not curious?" andi asked, looking at her friend.

"Not at all!" rama's reply was short. "We should have just turned, this shit is so badly jammed its name!" the young man complained while tapping his fingers on the steering wheel of his car. "Papain kepo, ntar also entered the news," continued the young man lightly. Andi also knows that, but his name is also kepo, difficult to remove. Andi also chose silence, rather than adding to his friend's frustration, better find safety.

After two hours through traffic jams, Rama finally set foot in his house. Ahh, despite looking calm, Andi knew that her best friend was very upset with everything that happened today. "Sorry, Ram," Andi's great-grandson as they're about to get out of the car.

Rama frowned in wonder. "What are you wrong?" rama asked with a long breath.

"If we don't stop by to eat, we won't get stuck in traffic. So it's my fault" Andi said, admitting wrong.

Rama laughed a little. "It's nothing, it's not your fault. Do you know if there will be an accident?" Andi nodded in return. "Of course, if we do not stop by we will not be stuck, who can guarantee it?" rama continued, smiling a little.

Seeing his friend as if still blaming himself, then Rama also spoke again. "I was pretty hungry anyway" I was that young man. "Let's get in" Rama said before exiting his car.

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Rama invites Andi to the orphanage, in addition to seeing how the children of the orphanage, Rama also pity to see his friend who looks very bored. "Where are we going, Ram?" andi asked excitedly invited out.

"Replace," replied his friend briefly. Andi nodded in understanding, smiling widely and impatiently waiting for the experience he would go through in the orphanage they were headed to.

"How many kids are there?" ask Andi enthusiastically.

"Either, I never count," said Rama, shrugging his shoulders lightly.

"We stopped by for a snack first, huh?" pinta Andi is waiting for his friend's approval.

"You hungry?" rama asked in response.

Andi shook her head. "Make the kids in the parlour, he-he," Andi said, grinning the horse.

Rama nodded in understanding, the young man stopped his car in front of the mini market. "Do you want me to be with you?" rama offered himself.

"I can do it myself, okay. Wait here" Andi said before he got out of the car.

Rama shook his head at the manner of his best friend. "Basic, I just wanted to give you a card" said the young man, waiting for his friend near the cashier. Rama chuckled softly to see his panicked friend in front of the cashier, surely his best friend forgot to bring his wallet. Bad habits that often occur if Rama does not remind. "Just use this!" Rama forward to hand out the cards. The cashier was grateful for their arrival.

"It's a good thing you came, Ram," Andi exhorted in relief.

Rama knocked his friend's head slowly. "Don't habitually leave your wallet at home!" ketus the young man, before long his hand stroked the head of his best friend who had just been shaken. "I'm sorry, yes," said Rama regretfully.

Andi smiled broadly. "It's okay, it doesn't hurt at all!" I am that young man with a cheerful face.

"Yes, already. Let's walk again," take Rama into the car. Andi followed, Rama also returned his car continued their journey to the orphanage.

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Rama's arrival was greeted with the unfriendly face of most of the orphanage children who were quite large, about six or seven years. Andi who saw it scrunched his forehead in wonder. "You're a lot of enemies, are you here, Ram?" whispered Andi glanced around.

Rama also spread his gaze, staring flat around. "So, maybe so!" rama's reply was unclear.

"Don't put on a bad look, Ram. Let them see you!" andi said giving advice.

"Hn," muttered Rama in response to the potluck.

"Kids, this handsome brother is coming with food!!!" screeched Andi with a cheerful tone. Silence, no response. They looked at Andi with hostile gazes.

"Ho-ho-ho-ho, forgive the children who are not too open with outsiders," said a voice that Rama was very sorry, whose voice if not the voice of the head of the house. "Kids, let's say thank you!" continued the head of the home reprimanding the children.

"Thank you" they said half-heartedly.

"He-he, come here, come here! This handsome brother will distribute candy and biscuits to all of you!!!" timpal Andi with a bright smile.

"You brought an interesting friend, sir," whispered the head of the parlour while looking at Andi who had been slightly accepted by the children of the orphanage.

Rama nodded while smiling faintly. "Of course, he's the best friend and very bright," Rama said.

The head of the nursing home, looked at the expression Rama had made just now. "You look more human when you talk about your friends, yes!" kekeh the head of the parlour looked back at Andi.

"He's a precious person who taught me the meaning of family!" reply Rama with warm tone. The head of the parlour laughed in response.

Rama frowned seeing the children who had been around Andi now running towards him. "Thank you, papa!!!" the children screamed like a choir. Rama's face remained flat, he only muttered in return. The head of the parlour smiled faintly, and Andi chuckled unable to hold back her laughter.

Andi nodded without hesitation. "So, you're old, Ram. You have a lot of children" Andi said, laughing out loud.

"If I'm old, so are you, An. We are the same age," replied Rama grinning ignorant.

"Different, not to be confused. You're too flat so your face is stiff, Ram. If I'm always cheerful, so it's not easy to get old. Ntar surely I will be young and you will be old, he-he," Andi sneered at his friend.

They played there until the afternoon, even they had lunch at the parlour. Andi added with no shame, he said home cooking is the best even though it is very simple. Rama ate a little, it was because his friend forced. Otherwise, perhaps the young man would have chosen to go home before lunch.

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Andi leaned tired in the passenger seat as soon as she got into her friend's car. Although tired, the young man's face said that he passed the day happily. A lot of fun things happened, he was playing like a kid. Even when he was with Rama, he never played up to his side. Because his best friend is always learning, learning, and learning to fill his time.

"Sleep if tired, if I wake up later," said Rama glanced at his friend.

Andi yawns small. "Your feelings are more tired, Ram. You helped them a lot" Andi said, staring at her friend.

"But you're busy with toys like those kids, so you're the tiredest!" timpal Rama will not lose.

"We're both tired!" close Andi concluded that they do not argue unimportant matters. "And me, it's not that late until I fall asleep!" the young man went back to small yawns.

Rama shook his head slowly, there had not been five minutes and his best friend had closed his eyes tightly. "Basic," Rama chuckled softly. The young man drove carefully, not wanting to wake up his sleeping best friend.

As soon as he got home, Rama woke up his best friend slowly. "An, An, our house is waving, tuh," said Rama nosy.

"Huh? Whereabouts? Where's?" andi said in shock, she looked wildly looking for what her best friend had said earlier. "Aisshh, I know that I'll be lied to like this!" the young man complained after realizing that he was being bullied by his friend.

"Remove the drool, tuh. Not good to look at," kekeh Rama slowly pointed at the edge of his lips, stating that there is saliva attached there, on the face of his friend.

Quickly Andi again inedible bait, he.did the corner of his lips. "Rome!!!" peekik Andi upset because twice lied. Rama himself chuckles to see his best friend upset.

"You said you didn't want to sleep, but you haven't had five minutes to go to dreamland!" timpal Rama still chuckles.

"The owner didn't sleep, but my eyes were heavy, Ram," Andi said.

"Yes, already. Come on in, follow Rahat again inside," said Rama.

"Welcome, young master," greeted the servant's aunt. "So Miss Kiara and Mr. Jonathan stopped by here looking for the two of you, young master," the aunt continued.

"There's a message from both of them, bi?" ask Andi.

"I went to the room first, yes," said Rama who felt he was not the one he was looking for. Both men must be looking for his best friend.

"Nothing, they just stopped by because it's a holiday, young master. Miss Kiara is bored, and Mr. Jonathan would like to invite you both to play a game!" obviously the aunt was polite.

"Thank you, bi. I'll call them later" Andi's timpal followed up, to his own room.

Andi knocked on the door of Rama's room, once allowed to enter, the young man opened the door of his friend's room. "Ram, the Jo said to come here to make sure we play the game. If it's Ara, she's just the boss so play here!" obviously Andi conveyed as the servant aunt had told him.

"Continue?" rama asked his forehead. Did he have to tell the two to come again, then why should he call them both.

"Can't I bring them here tonight?" andi asked showing off her mainstay grin.

"Whatever, no problem now!" timpal Rama's. Andi took her phone, called her two friends. After calling, the young man thanked his best friend. Rama nodded in return, he also did not understand why his friend had to thank him. Though he only gave up the decision up to what his friend wanted to do.

It didn't take long, the two friends came as fast as they could. Kiara and Jo even come almost simultaneously, even though they use their respective cars.

"Hello, hello! Beautiful people, famous people, the most popular people present!!!" cry Kiara with a thunderous voice.

"Whisper, Ra!" as if Jo had closed his ears.

Kiara grunted softly. "All right, sirik is not the same as my beautiful voice?!" reply Kiara stared intently at Jonathan.

"Cats, ogah. Amit-amit has a sound like a can of that rhombeng!" ketus the Jo shuddered in horror.

"Did? Who in the past, who was chasing after constantly begging to be accepted?" kiara said once her words.

Jonathan took a long breath. "Huh-ah, how come I was so crazy, huh?" ask Jonathan who he is.

"Just blame the charm I spread!" kiara said wagging her hair.

Jonathan shook his hand casually. "Take my standards low and my eyes blurry!" the young man defended himself.

"So you want to say that I'm ugly? Huh yeah?" kiara's eyes glared ferociously. Staring at Jonathan with a hostile look.

"Thank God, he finally came to his senses too, O Lord!" said Jo cupped his hands. Kiara was getting annoyed, she chased after Jo who immediately ran after finishing saying what she said just now.

"Whoi, whoa! My house is not a playground, woi! Don't chase like a couple in an Indian movie?!" yelled Andi reprimanding Kiara and Jonathan.

"He's first, An! I don't know what I'm wrong, but when I'm being chased!" shootout Jo hid behind Andi's back, the young man even had time to stick his tongue out towards Kiara.

"Don't believe it, he made fun of me first! I said bad times with that my myopic!" point Kiara with a red face in annoyance.

"Udah, no. Ntar Rama is coming, you two are sent to KUA, you know what a fight is!" lerai Andi scares his two friends.

"Well, can a soul mate like him?!" both pointed at each other. Both even put on a look of disgust as if they were looking at germs or dirt.

"Cie, the soul mate. It looks so good, it's so compact!" ejek Andi chuckled softly. Now Andi who got a sharp look from both, Andi even grinned the horse as if he did not know anything.

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