The Various Kinds of Stories

Ambiguous - Jimmine

It's been about three years that he and I haven't seen each other since the incident happened a few years ago.

The one I want to tell you about is not a woman, but a friend who saved my life from destruction. Ah no, he is not just a friend, but a friend who is like my own brother.

But because of me, she's been through something really bad. And what's even more sad is that our friendship was cut off because of a misunderstanding I made.

Three years ago...

At that time he and I were still in the second grade of High School. His name was Aaron, the best friend of the man who had always been sweet and kind to me. Always be cold to others. What reason? I don't know either. All I know is that he and I are very good friends. Aaron moved in when he was in second grade in the middle of the semester. And it just so happened that he asked my teacher to sit down on a bench with me.

At first he was quiet but over time we had a lot of matches. Like playing with a cafe for example. Going to the cafe together, playing games there until late, to make our parents worried because they never picked up the phone from them.

Then .. because of an incident. I just found out that he's an ex from a gang kid at his old school.

"Not anything to the cafe anymore?!" ask him who has started his motor matic.

"It's okay, what's important is permission." Aaron gave me a code to get on his bike.

And soon after, he and I rushed to our cafe.

***

A bunch of other High School kids suddenly stand in front blocking Aaron's way. There were about four of them, apparently they recognized him.

Aaron turned off his bike and approached them. I see their rude treatment as thugs. Aaron's collar was pulled and dragged forcibly out of nowhere. I was left alone there.

My foot was about to step but Aaron said he would come back. He told me to take care of the bike, because if it gets lost he can be scribbled off the family card by his mother.

I then sidestepped the bike carefully. While waiting for Aaron I bought a lick that always seems to be selling in the area.

"Don't you know those high school kids?!" I asked while eating the lilok.

"Well, don't know. Just saw that too. I think the bad kids. Be careful bang, especially where the meeting was taken?!" it was like scaring me.

"Yes too." I'm just a mangosteen.

After half an hour of waiting and the cilok that was in my hand was up. I'm finally looking for Aaron. I don't know where, but I started looking in the direction he was taken.

I was in a daze and there was no sign of Aaron and the High School boys taking him some time ago.

"Dek, look at the High School brothers did not pass here earlier," I asked the little girl, maybe she is still in third grade Elementary.

"Any sister?!"

"One is handsome, but the other isn't clear."

"It's not clear what my brother is?! What's the hell?"

I looked up at the question from the little boy. Since there was no answer I could find from the little boy, I finally decided to go back to looking for Aaron.

BUKS!! BUKS!! BUCK!!!

I heard the sound of a blow from an empty house that I passed by. The empty house is at the end of the road. Surrounding him was only an unkempt garden.

After turning off the motor and locking the handlebar, I went to the house with tiptoes so as not to make a sound.

I peeked out from behind the broken door to hear their conversation.

"Lo seriously want to get out of this gang?! Broken your hand first?!"

Wait a minute ... I hope I heard their words wrong. The gang? Broke hands?! What nonsense are they talking about.

I peeked as much as I could. Aaron's face was already battered by the four of them. You wimps! They only dare to play.

"Hey! You!!" I shouted at them.

They were staring straight at me and so was Aaron. Aaron shook his head, as if telling me to quickly run away from there.

But I can't just leave it. If not, he could have died by that delinquent.

"Please him!" I repeat my sentence.

"Ah this much lo crap?!" one of them walked towards me and prepared to raise his fist towards me.

Maybe he thought I couldn't fight. Aaron never knew, if I ever practiced taekwondo, but I quit because of injury.

Without much talk, I turned the hand of the man who challenged me. I heard him complain of pain. I had guessed if they only dared to shake.

"From there first!! I think the kunyuk can fight!" the man in front of Aaron.

They run, I can't believe their abilities are that limited.

"Look at tomorrow. It'll kill you both!" Threaten them, but I'm not afraid.

I approached Aaron, who was bleeding at the corner of his lips and also the temple. The uniform looks dirty. I don't know what the kids did to him. But obviously they won because Aaron didn't fight back.

"Why the sok-sokan can do it yourself. What do you think I am?!" I nagged him while wiping him towards the bike.

"Lo can't get in trouble because I'm Niel?!" His hoarse voice made me even more angry at them, "I also promised my parents that I would not make a fuss again" he continued.

"To the clinic first."

"No need," he was quick.

"Why? Afraid of injections?"

"We don't have any money" he said, laughing a little.

I chuckled and breathed a sigh of relief he could still smile.

"To Indomaret aja bentar. There's a wound medicine sale."

"Yes, eat pop noodles there."

Aaron then nodded, "Just like a tea shoot huh."

"Yes." Yeah."

***

We ended up chatting and eating pop noodles at a table that had been provided by Indomaret. The plan to play games at the cafe was canceled because of the actions of the children earlier. But thanks to them I became aware of Aaron's past that no one else had ever known.

"What kind of gang?!" ask me while sipping the coffee I just brewed.

"Yes that gang." It seems he won't bring up his old problems.

I just glanced at him, he who noticed the glances from me then turned his eyes away.

"Yes ... Yes, I'll tell you" he said, giving up.

"Continue?"

"I used to be with them one gang for other students. There continue to be students of Palak victims report with their parents. And it turns out that his parents were policemen," he explained, he breathed his coarse breath.

I nodded in understanding and wondered what happened after.

"The boys reported, all of them hit and were suspended for a month. Because I don't accept finally one of my gang members, the boy Nyerang to be treated in the hospital."

"Huh?! Their toys are like that!!" I gasped in shock, not expecting that they would be that brave.

"Because of their principle if you want to do not need to giggle." Aaron looked at me sadly, it seemed like he was hard to escape from them. "Therefore I said do not interfere, if you hit the same they are the losers elo Niel!!! Lo pinter, teacher's darling. If I'm totally glued up. Because I only go to school to get a doang diploma."

Actually Aaron is smart, it's just that he's too lazy to take lessons. I once saw his notebook was very neat. But to that extent, he never wanted to learn.

"Don't tell me that dong?! You're also a pinter if you want to learn." I patted him on the shoulder and tried to encourage him.

"Lo wants to be what's Niel?" asked Aaron, his eyes were far away.

"Gue?! I want to be a veterinarian."

Aaron chuckled at my answer.

"If you are alone?! You have goals, right?!"

Aaron nodded.

"What?"

"Blessed to both parents."

We looked at each other until our laughter exploded. I don't know if Aaron's sense of humor is good either. But why would he prefer to be quiet at school? I can't ask her yet.

"Mas.. Mas.. Sorry the store is about to close" said the Indomaret cashier who was preparing to close the folding gate.

"Oh yes mbak. Sorry we're excited." I stood up and cleaned up the trash scattered on the table.

"Go home, right?" my many.

Aaron nodded. I looked at him from the side. It seems like he was afraid that his parents would know that he had fought. Because Aaron promised his parents he wouldn't fight again.

"Do you want to stay where I am?! At this hour my parents are sleeping."

Aaron nodded happily, because at least tonight he did not have to meet his parents with such a face.

"Gue there's one more uniform. You can wear it tomorrow. So just calm down."

Aaron then shifted his screen and sent a message to his parents if he didn't come home tonight. Aaron's mother already knew me because she had met before so she easily allowed her son to stay at my place.

***

A few days later. Aaron didn't go to school without permission. Messages from me he did not read, the phone was not picked up by him.My friend who saw me was looking for Aaron said if yesterday afternoon he met with other school children.

"Today someone picked up Aaron, Niel?!" linlin said to me.

"Seriously lo?!" I can already guess if they are the High School kids who threatened me a few days ago.

They really did. I thought their words were nonsense so I didn't care much about their words. And now I don't know what those kids are gonna do to Aaron who's alone with them.

Drr...Drrr..

My phone shook and Aaron's name appeared on the screen. I picked it up and thought it was Aaron. But it's not.

"Temen lo same me now. If you want him to go on, you have to come alone." He started threatening again.

I heard the voices of some people there. I'm sure if their numbers are not small.

"Daniel!!! I'm all right!! Don't come!!" aaron then I heard a punch.

"What the hell are you so much bacot." The sound of the punch was clear, as if it was intentionally to be heard to me.

"Yes I'm coming. Give me the address. But don't be a coward. Mukulin one person but bring the boys one village," said I flat.

I'm very angry about it. Aaron who really wants to change has to deal with those delinquents again.

After being sent the address I finally picked up my bag and hurried away.

"Where are you going, Niel?!" shouted Linlin.

"Gue's gonna skip today! Tell Mr. Bagas that I am sick and let me go home!!!"

I'm sure he'll believe me because I've never ditched anything like this before.

Arriving in front of the school gate. The online object I had ordered finally came to take me to the address I was going to.

"According to the application is bang address," I said while wearing a helmet.

"OK ready," he said, "Definitely truant huh?" tanyanya, I just agree that he immediately take me to Aaron's place in the canister.

***

"Let's go on!!" me thronging him.

"No daring deck, ntar was ticketed by the police tomorrow can not earn any more money," he said while relaxed.

I rolled my eyes and took a deep breath. I will try to be patient this time. Because there's a point he said that.

Then forty minutes later I reached the address given by one of the boys.

An abandoned building. A building that has not been built because of money problems in it. It looks like this building was made headquarters by them.

I went in and peeked, apparently they were waiting for me. I was immediately "welcomed" by a boy of more than ten, after they realized my arrival.

They want revenge, apparently. They still did not accept what I did to one of his friends at that time.

Aaron looked at me and told me to run away from there.

"Lo why come here!! It has nothing to do with you!!" exclaim Aaron.

I know he's worried about me. But this is not the time for him to worry about me.

"Gue all the way here ride online motorcycle taxi abis forty thousand, when you tell me to go back! If you want to come back later you pay the motorcycle," I also mocked people who were preparing to hit me for too much talk.

From what I noticed they had absolutely no martial skills. They only rely on the science of rumbling and many mouths.

And it's true I said, when one of them took a stick that was prepared and was going to be thrown at me.

I just deflected all their blows one by one, not taking out all my moves.

BUKK!!!

Ah shit!! They hit my leg that was injured a few years ago. I feel the pain in my right leg. I grimaced in pain and Aaron saw me.

The ten men then ganged at me and found out my weakness before I beat them one by one. They really can only play games.

My feet were kicked by them. I can barely feel my legs now. Then Aaron screamed like crazy. His voice filled the empty building. They stopped and smiled cynically at Aaron.

He had brought a block of wood in his hand. With a sigh he floated before them one by one.

They retreated away from me, until there was one person that Aaron did not realize was carrying a baseball bat that was ready to hit Aaron.

BUKK!!!!

He hit right on Aaron's back. My eyes were round seeing that sight. The wooden beam that Aaron was carrying fell right in front of me.

"Fuck all of you!!!!" I stood with the rest of my strength and approached them one by one.

I don't care what's gonna happen any minute. All I'm thinking about is how I got out of this building alive with Aaron.

I hit them one by one with the wooden beams. I aimed my punch right at the nape of the neck so that they immediately collapsed in just one blow.

Aaron pulled my leg. I saw her she was welding to stop my actions. But I can't see my half-dead best friend every time I stop fighting and keep following them.

"Daniel!!" exclaim Aaron.

I glanced at him and approached him. The ten people had already fainted on the spot. I deliberately didn't hit in their vital direction.

"Yes, I'm going to stop" I said, smiling at him.

***

The next day the police came to my house. I who was busy playing the game with Aaron was surprised to see their arrival.

My mother was no less surprised. He looked at me and Aaron took turns.

"Is there anyone named Aaron here?!" ask the cop to my mom.

My mother glanced at Aaron. Aaron and I looked at each other.

"That's the guy who wears the yellow shirt." My mother pointed at Aaron and pulled my arm.

"He's going to take me to the police station because of a student fight yesterday morning" he said and took Aaron away from my house.

I looked at Aaron. He left after a moment of glancing at me. It wasn't Aaron who did it but me.

"Ma, Aaron is not wrong. That's me..."

"Well!!! Silence you!!!"the sambar cut my words.

I walked towards the front of the house with my legs still limping and saw Aaron being carried away by a police car. I feel so guilty for him because yesterday's incident was purely my fault. He didn't do anything, but I beat them unconscious.

I picked up the helmet and the motorbike parked in the yard. I pulled the gas and went to the police station.

"Daniel where are you going!!!" my mother shouted, but I ignored her.

'Sorry Daniel Ma, but Aaron is not wrong" I said in my heart.

***

At the police station was crowded by dozens of parents who claimed if his son was beaten by Aaron. They pointed at Aaron and called him a thug. But they are not aware of how their child is actually behaving.

"Aaron!!" Call me, who has a name turned straight at me.

All the mothers who were there stared at me sharply and whispered. I walked past them all one by one.

"There you go home. Let me just be here," said Aaron he smiled resignedly.

Aaron said that if their children confessed if all the deeds were he who did it.

"Sir, here I have proof that they sent me to this address to pick up Aaron." I showed the message to the police.

But the police didn't believe it and thought it was planned by me and Aaron.

"Jail him sir! How the future of this country wants to advance if it is still a school that has dared to fight!" yell at one mother.

I glanced at him sharply. He didn't know how his real son was doing.

"You go home" whispered Aaron, "Tar I'm told you I'm done here."

I feel so guilty about Aaron. How could he bear the mistakes I made. Because Aaron forced it, I finally got out of the police station with mixed feelings.

***

And I heard that Aaron's going to be in jail for a few days there. My mother forbade me to meet her in prison. But I'm still reckless.

I saw Aaron smile at me, but I was ashamed to face him.

"Why do you want to be wronged anyway?!" my protest.

"Say you want to be a veterinarian?!"

"Yes, continues?"

"Yes, that's okay."

"It's free soon, right?!" my many.

He nodded, "Our free agent to the cafe huh. Lo paid for it."

"Easy."

Aaron said his parents went berserk because they saw his son in prison. They both hit Aaron because he could not keep his promise not to fight again in his new place.

If I could just tell them. Aaron has kept his promise. He doesn't fight, Aaron just keeps getting lured by those delinquents. But Aaron forbade me to say it.

***

It was exactly the day before Aaron was free. My mom told me I should move schools because of my dad's job. I had to move out of town that day. Without any preparation and without notice from my mother. I went that day, too. Everything was taken care of by my parents. Until I just have to follow them.

I didn't even get to tell my classmates. I can't say anything about Aaron either. I promised him I'd pick him up when he got out of jail.

"Ma, I'm going to the police station. Same with Aaron."

"No need! You're still a student going back and forth there!"

"Ma, Daniel has said that Aaron is not wrong. He even covered up Daniel's actions. Mama's not ashamed of her?"

Mother's speechless. But still I wasn't allowed to see Aaron.

And that day I really went without saying goodbye to Aaron.

***

Indomaret is where Aaron and I used to be.

After three years I came back here. Waiting for someone who knows who I can find in this place.

I opened a pop of noodles that I had been brewing for a few minutes. While eating I spread my eyes around. A place that has changed a lot. The abandoned garden has now become a shophouse. And the empty house where Aaron was at that time, is now a Padang restaurant. The road that used to be still quiet is now crowded and many people pass by. I wish there wasn't another Aaron here.

A man was sitting next to me suddenly. Something is wrong with my eyes this time. I caught the shadow of someone I hadn't seen in a long time.

"Aaron.." lirihku.

She was cute and ate pop noodles like me. Well, I know. He must have hated me so much because I had broken my promise that day, to pick him up from prison.

Finally we were silent on each other's minds. Before he finally offered me a bottle of tea.

"Now you're a student?!"she asked, she smiled her slanted smile at me.

"Hmmm," I said briefly, I don't know what else to answer.

"I'm sorry it couldn't be picked up."

He looked towards me.

"Gue waited until the mallem at that time. When I went to your house, abouta said that you moved house. I guess I just want to get away from me. But..."

"It's not like Ron! Seriously! I went to the police station that day. But time is so good. So my mom didn't let me go there."

He nodded his head understanding. But I'm still afraid that he's still misunderstanding me.

"Gue same phone sms no reply. From there I realized that I'm not a good friend to you."

"My phone's missing Ron. And I don't memorize your number."

My phone went missing on the way to moving house. Either fall or someone takes it. Until I didn't know how to call Aaron back then.

"Yes I believe. Don't panic with his face?!" He grabbed my shoulder suddenly.

"Lo not angry with me?!" I asked and looked at him curiously.

"If I'm mad why do I wait every afternoon you're here like a crazy person."

"Lo here every day?!"

He nodded, "You're here, I'm guessing."

"So we're still victorious, right?!"

She smiled at her face, revealing her dimples, "Sure!"

I was glad to hear an answer from him. I thought I was going to lose a friend. But apparently, it was just my mind.

"Thank you Ron!!"

END.