The mask.

67.

Jonathan's mother follows her son who does not go in with his friends. The time to welcome guests is like that. Sayup-sayup the mother heard the babble of the four of them, the mother smiled a little. Feeling that his children's friends are good children who are honest and also good. Ahh, she as a mother so proud, her son can get such a good friend.

"You should take your friends straight in, instead of holding them here, son," the mother scolded deliberately making a noise to let her son know he was here.

"It's also just coming in, ma," said Jo with a big smile.

"Hello aunt, I'm Kiara, nice to meet aunty," Kiara said politely.

"I'm Andi, tan. Jo's friend!" as Andi introduced himself, he even greeted his mother Jonathan.

"Rama" said Rama, nodding briefly, as if meeting with business partners only.

"Ha-ha-ha, you are all handsome and beautiful, yes," the mother laughed warmly. "Come, in. Comeon, enter. Don't just stand in front of the door!" continue the mother friendly. Jonathan and the others followed the mother from behind.

"Pa, look. Our children's friends have arrived" exclaimed the mother in front of the middle-aged man.

The father nodded briefly. "Come, sit as comfortable as you guys..Consider it your own home!" said the father in a flat voice.

"Origin not sold or mortgaged!" chirp Jo joking.

"Dragon's attitude, Jo. Your friends are here! Aren't you ashamed of being like that?" reprimand the father. Jonathan and, the smile on his face is gone. Although warm and loving, but the father of Jo is a little hard in front of his son's best friend. Kiara did not dare to make a sound, afraid that she would be reprimanded as well. While Andi even glanced in any direction, let's not be too noticed.

"What's wrong, we're used to all of Jo's behavior, sir!" sela Rama who bravely looked back into the eyes of her father Jo.

Jonathan's father thumped hard. "Yes, that's it!" he said it softened his voice more. He then looked at his son. "You should be thankful for understanding friends!" he said with a small smile.

"of course! Jo is grateful every day for this one!" said the young man excitedly.

"I hear Nak Rama is very busy? Thank you for being willing to come even though we invited impromptu," said the father looking at Rama more friendly.

"It should be, sir. After all I am not as busy as that to the point of not having free time" Rama replied formally.

"Please take care and teach our son, son!" the mother looked expectantly.

"That's an exaggeration, I don't have the ability to look after someone, madam!" timpal Rama doesn't want to play a guard.

"We've heard from Jo that she's learned a lot from you, son," said the mother with a faint smile. "Ahh, and call me more comfortable. You can call me, aunt. And my husband, um," continued the middle-aged woman. Rama nodded in agreement with the request of the middle-aged woman.

"Let's go to the dining room, then we continue talking again," asked the father to stand up.

The mother agreed. "Come, kids. And I'm sorry that the food is only potluck and not to your taste. Aunty prepared in a hurry because of this," said his mother Jo chuckled softly.

Arriving at the dining table, Kiara and Andi could not hide her surprised expression. It's called 'Lead' earlier. Continues if more than makes it up, which is how it is. What is like the food that is in the banquet of such feasts. "Come, come on, please taste. Hopefully according to your taste," said the mother in a friendly tone.

Rama still put on a flat and calm look, whereas in his brain was thinking that all the food on this table was brought to the world of the dark side, surely everyone who was there would scramble. There may even be a fight against each other just for a mouthful of food that is currently being served.

Andi's tongue had started to itch, he was used to eating while talking to Rama. And at this dinner table, right now, it was too quiet according to the young man. There was no sound other than the clinking sound of spoons and plates, it was only occasionally heard. Jesus, Andi almost choked so quiet the atmosphere of his friend's dining table.

The last mouthful, Andi heaved a sigh of relief. He could finally speak again. Rama smiled faintly glancing at Andi, he best understood the behavior of his best friend who could not stand still this one. "Why, Son Andi? Is something uncomfortable?" ask Jo's mother with a worried look. Who knows if maybe his son's best friend felt sick after eating the dishes he served.

"Nothing, tan. Everything is fine!" reply Andi quickly, do not want to make his best friend's parents worry.

"The company of your friends goes around, son," the mother told him. He said after eating better walk slowly, to help the food eaten was digested well.

"Well, ma," replied Jo to take her three friends to her yard.

"Fyuhh, I almost felt strangled earlier the gegara was too quiet when eating," I Andi complained when they arrived at a place that was quite quiet. Surely before speaking, Andi made sure there was no one near them.

"Ha-ha-ha, I know, I know. Your face looks like it's about to explode, An!" timpal Kiara laughed loudly.

"Don't be loud either time, Ra. Ntar there are horrified, not delicious if it reaches the same mother Jo," Andi scolded glanced around, who knows the voice of his best friend that makes the servants approach. Fortunately, no waiter came near them. "You're too noisy, Ra!" the young man looked up at his friend

"Yes, so scared when you get angry!" timpal Kiara relax. "Jo's mother is good, really," continued the girl with a big grin.

"By the way, Jo, what did you say to your mama to keep you the same as Rama?" kiara looked at Jonathan. Andi nodded in agreement, he also wanted to ask that earlier.

"Not much, I'm just saying that Rama is very busy. Weekday, college night. I kept saying that I learned a lot about business from Rama. Yes, that's it. Not much, is it?" timpal Jonathan with a plain look that asked to be tapped.

"Where do you think my parents are, Ram?" ask Jo suddenly.

"Good!" rama's reply was short.

Jonathan waited a few minutes, who knows maybe Rama will continue his comments about what Jonathan asked earlier. Unfortunately, Rama did not continue. "Udah? That aja?" ask Jo not to believe it. It was too short to comment.

Rama nodded confidently. "Yes!" he said irit spoke. Jonathan puts on a look of relief, Kiara and Andi laugh at the fate of his best friend.

"But thank you for coming, Ram. I thought you'd be upset because you're busy or tired!" said Jo after finishing the shoulder.

"For no activity, so let it come here," replied Rama with a fairly long sentence.

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At eight o'clock, Rama and the others decided to go home. Rama and Andi follow Kiara's car from behind, the story is they will escort Kiara to the girl's house, and then they go to their own house. Kiara who had arrived, waved at her best friend. Do not forget to thank him for being accompanied to his home.

"Ahh, the food was very good, but the atmosphere was not supportive," complained Andi began to babble. "And what do you see, Ram? Food that he said WAS? Oh my God, that's far from being sober!!!" andi continued to scream slowly.

"That was sober according to his mother Jo, An," said Rama remained focused on driving.

Andi nodded in understanding. "So rough word from Jo's mom, can't be trusted!" timpal Andi with a fiery gaze, as if obtaining the most important conclusion at this moment. Rama smiled faintly at the words of his friend.

Once at home, Andi went straight into the room. He chose to go to sleep. Rama himself chose to check his schedule tomorrow before going to bed. "Ahh, I have to go to the orphanage to get a suitable child to be used as a shield to help me keep away the noisy and smelly creatures that often appear strange around me!" mummified Rama. The young man did not expect a child full of cleverness, or even funny and adorable. Enough just to be an innocent child who wants to master himself alone without wanting to share with others. That way the child will be the perfect shield to repel the bullies. It would be nice if the child had a sharp tongue, so he did not bother teaching how to get someone away with just one word. "May there be children to expect!" rama said before entering into the dreamland.

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The next day, Andi who did not have class today also went with her best friend. Rather than him being alone at home, he better come and play with the kids there. As before, Andi bought a lot of snacks and ice cream. This time the young man paid for himself because he had not forgotten his wallet. "You want to find this story boy, Ram?" ask Andi to make sure for the umpteenth time.

Rama nodded slowly. "And you were, An. And I also gave you an answer, "sighs the young man. I don't know how many times his friend had asked the same question, so he was lazy to count it.

"Just make sure, Ram, he-he," Andi's grin chimed in. "But are you serious, Ram?" ask the young man again. "It's hard, you take care of the little boy!" continued commenting.

"Hire a waiter, a baby sitter, or whatever it is" Rama replied lightly. He could hire some people to take care of the child he would adopt later, all the needs of the child he could also definitely meet.

"Ck, I also know that. I mean, you're very, very busy, where there's time to pay attention to the kid who's gonna be our family!" timpal Andi explained. "Not everything can be solved with money, Ram. There should be attention and affection as well" the young man continued.

"There's you!" reply Rama relax.

Andi glared at his friend. "Kok, me? I can't do it, Ram!" andi said chimed in quickly. "I don't care for children, nor do I care for children. I was still a kid!" andi admitted he was still like a child sometimes.

"It's good, so your mindset will be balanced!" rama replied lightly.

"Ram, Ram. Plisss, if I'm the one who should give equal attention to children, don't need to adopt a child, Ram. You just put on a flat look like usual, or pretend that you have a first love that is hard to forget. That's why you don't want to be in touch with other girls. It's easier than raising a child, Ram!" andi tried to persuade her best friend to change her mind.

Rama seemed to think seriously, what was said by his friend was no harm. But there is something a little hampered from the story that his best friend made him think. "Will anyone believe it?" rama asked a glance at his friend.

"Just calm down, Ram. If it's business, let me, Jo, and Ara take care of it. In a day many will know the reason behind your face that is always cold and flat!" andi said confidently, he had even devised the most touching scenario. "Ara can play the girl you rejected and because she is too hurt, she will cry, roar, and tell the story that I corroded as your love story!" continued Andi with a burning spirit.

"Will he help you?" rama asked doubtfully.

"Of course, Ara always wants to play acting, but unfortunately her class is full and she can not provide more time to play at our club" Andi replied to his best friend.

Rama nodded slowly, as long as he did nothing, there was no harm in trying. Let the shadow girl be present to be Rama's shield, the shadow girl will be no more troublesome than raising a child as her friend said. "Okay, let's put off looking for the right kid. We'll do as you say, An!" break Rama. Andi clapped her hands in her heart, she could help her best friend with her meager acting skills. Ahh, of course, he must ask for cooperation from his other two friends so that everything runs smoothly as desired.

"Maybe there will be rumors and strange gazes raining down on you later, Ram!" andi reminded.

"No problem! Rumors could disappear, nor would they be noisy and distracting in front of me. But the creatures that kept and kept on being introduced to me were very disturbing, smelly, and noisy!" reply Rama lightly.

"By the way, they're on perfume, Ram. Instead of stinking," Andi's timpal confirmed his friend's speech.

"It stinks and stings in my opinion! Make nausea and dizziness!" I Rama hissed annoyed at the new imagining of the women being introduced to him. Because Rama also often brought a change of clothes to the office, he could not stand the smell of the pungent perfume that seemed to stick. He has kept his distance. Rama would have no idea how many perfume bottles the girls wore before meeting her.

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