Trapped in 2001

Galih and Ratna

Extracurricular Second week.

Mario, Brian, and Cavin are back with their weekly routine at school. Follow extracurricular activities.

In the past few days the three of them had started practicing at home. Mario invites Ratna training, with the reason that they are fast good at the technique of kendo movement.

But actually Mario only wants to know the technique from the beginning, because indeed he can not at all. Last week he was just following along.

What people do, they follow it. Plus he has a memory of the Kendo movement, which he watched on YouTube in 2021. When he was joining because there were no interesting impressions on the platform.

Not much different from Mario, Cavin did not want to follow extracurriculars that he himself was blind to it. Because it was already splashed, then he trained all of you. So that he can master the techniques in the martial arts.

He studied with Deddy, initially he had told Mario that he wanted to learn karate more deeply. He also expressed his intention to find teachers outside the school.

Suddenly Deddy who heard the conversation, immediately told Cavin if he could teach Cavin.

Of course Cavin is happy because his training does not need to go far, just in front of the house. After all in his era, not necessarily he could be that close to a famous Deddy.

While Brian called some children on his team to train on the complex field. He deliberately did not invite Christopher, because it had hunted down the war drums. He was also cynical about one of the F4 personnel.

Today they went back to school to carry out those extra activities. Adril, Heru, Cavin, and Brian are in their respective places. Mario and Ratna too.

But strangely, this week it was Ratna who seemed difficult to concentrate. Mario watched the woman, he was like a clumsy and sometimes lost control. Until the movement is often wrong and failed, when told to face the opponent.

"Lo why are you, Rat?" mario asked when the training session was over and they were still in the hall. They sat down while drinking mineral water, which they brought from home.

"It's okay" replied Ratna.

But his gaze continued to be on the handsome young man, who had often passed by in front of them. The young man also took part in Kendo training.

"Gue noticed from the beginning of the training, elo always looked at him. Who is he?" ask Mario while waiting for an answer.

Ratna looked down and drank the mineral water.

"Cowok the one you're taking?" Mario Goda. This time Ratna smiled.

"Are I?" ask her again.

"He's a guy's girlfriend."

Ratna's answer was enough to make Mario understand. That the girl really likes the man, but stymied status because the man already has a girlfriend.

"Who's name, I just saw him this week."

"Last week he was sick, his name was Galih" Ratna said later.

"Decision?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Emang Ratna really dating Galih?"

"That means?"

"Yes like a tau song, Galih and Ratna. It cannot be the same as the others. Same Supriadi cake, Bambang cake, Lee Min Ho, Kim Jong Un is that?"

"Huh?. Lee Min Ho?. Kim Jong Un?"

Ratna frowned.

"Nobody knows Drakor this year?" mario muttered in his heart.

"Kim Jong Un is not famous either. Lee Min Ho this year, lest still be working in the samyang factory." he continued.

"Mario?" Ratna dashed Mario's daydream.

"Hmm, I mean. You don't want to be with the other what, why should Galih?"

Ratna smiled then lowered her head, as if hiding a hint of uneasiness in both corners of her eyes.

"Gue already liked him from the first entry into this Junior High."

He started telling stories.

"She's been helping me a few times, helping me with errands and more. But it turns out he likes the same upperclassman."

"Hi, Galih."

A beautiful girl approaches Galih, Mario and Ratna both see her.

"That's the guy, 3rd grader. Her name is sister Lia, member of the OSIS, captain of the Cheerleaders, general champion of her class."

"Beauty ya."

Mario said unconsciously when he noticed Lia, Ratna smiled wryly and then lowered her head. Mario finally woke up with his words.

"Lo is also a pretty koq, Rat. Calm down, you just keep on the Galih. Hehe."

Mario made small talk, because he felt bad to say Lia was beautiful in front of Ratna.

"Or you don't want to be the same Galih."

"So who is dong?"

"Who's the cake, same Mario."

"Elo dong?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Mario grinned, Ratna then smiled. He moved and shook Mario's head.

"Rubby."

The girl passed by leaving Mario in pain. Mario then moved, but he passed Galih at the door of the hall.

He saw Galih and vice versa. But there was no reprimand there, Galih just passed as well as Mario.

In the next few moments, Cavin accidentally passed in front of a music room. There he heard the sound of violin music which was quite sad. Curious as to who was playing it, he peeked out from behind the door. Apparently Ratna.

Cavin just found out if Ratna is good at playing music. He smiled and was about to approach, but he saw Ratna wiping away tears. Yes the girl was crying, without Cavin knowing what was the cause.

Ratna exited the music room, Cavin hurriedly hid. Before long Galih and Lia passed by, they met face to face with Ratna. Ratna showed a very sad face. He stared at Galih for even so long, until the young man passed.

Presumably now Cavin began to understand, he suspected if Ratna had a heart problem with the man who had just passed near him. So Ratna walked and Cavin followed her from behind.

"Hi, Rat."

Cavin approached Ratna, as they prepared to go home.

"Why Cav?" ratna asked who was guiding her bike. Adrian, Heru, Mario and Brian are nearby.

"Make it lo."

Cavin handed the girl a bar of chocolate, Ratna paused for a moment and smiled.

"Lo buyin me?"

"So the change was less, the people in the stall no more small money, he said. I'll take it chocolate."

"Oh yes thank you" said Ratna while receiving the chocolate.

Ratna handed the bike to Mario. Along the way home, Ratna who usually likes to talk about everything is now only silent. Mario can feel the change of the girl.

Just now when he went to school, Ratna still looks cheerful. But after the incident in the hall earlier, when he met Galih. Ratna turned moody.

"Yes" said Ratna in a less excited tone.

Mario was confused about how to change the mood of the girl. Mario has never dealt with women's feelings in his life.

Some times Mario was about to start a conversation, but finally he paused. For fear of offending Ratna.

He tried to continue pedaling the bike, although very worried about the situation of the girl. Suddenly Ratna hugged and stuck her head on the back of Mario's body.

Mario was surprised, but he was silent. Letting Ratna be comfortable with her position.

"Rat, it's over."

Ratna was awakened from her daydreams that occurred along the way. He looked around.

"Koq lo nganter me to the front of the house?"

"It's okay. You're always gonna run me to the front of the house, now change."

Ratna looked at Mario, while the one being stared at was just a smile.

"Gue back, Rat."

"Thanks yes, Mario."

"Together."

Mario then walked towards his house, suddenly he saw Michael in front of the gate.

"Mike?"

Mario looked confusedly at Michael. He did not know why his second brother was in front of his house.

"What's this about?" ask Mario wonder.

"More."

Michael gave me a package.

"This what?"

"From my nyokap. He still thinks of me and he's very fond of seeing I'm finally friends."

As usual Michael said with a flat expression and a cold face. Mario smiled to accept all that, because he knew it must be his mother's cooking.

"Same the same as nyokap. Hmm, I mean, you know. Thanks." Thanks."

Michael turned.

"Lo don't want to stop by first?"

"Other times."

Michael left the place. Mario is now staring at his mother's gift with a smile.

When he entered the house, he immediately opened the food and ate it. Mario's tears trickled down the sidelines. All his life he had never tasted the mother's cooking, it turned out to be that delicious. When he ate at Michael's house the other day, he didn't really concentrate on the taste. He was just focusing on his mother. But today, he had actually sensed every single precious bite.

Mario cried bitterly, even he could no longer afford to continue eating so sad. He misses his mother in his life. Since childhood he was raised by his two brothers, without knowing how to have a mother and also a father.

Often he felt sad when he saw his friends who had a full family, full of warmth and affection. While he himself never felt it.

"Mario."

Deddy who had just returned from nowhere was shocked, when he found Mario crying on the dinner table. Mario himself was unable to wipe his tears, because Deddy had hunted to see it.

"Mario, what's wrong with you?"

Deddy hugged Mario immediately and tried to calm him down.

"Ssttt, it's ok."

Mario continued to cry, even he had never cried in his entire life. All this time always held back such a big upset. When there is something that should make him cry, Mario instead fights with a great anger. The desire to cry itself is finally closed.

But this time it can't be stopped anymore. Almost 17 years he told himself he had to be strong. Especially facing the selfishness of her brother Michael, which always makes her feel depressed.

"Mario."

Deddy hugged the cross-age boy tightly.

"Dad."

"Yes, kid. Daddy's here, baby."

Deddy looks so devastated, he thinks Mario's mental illness is entering a severe stage. Because the child can cry alone for no apparent reason.

"It's a drink first."

Deddy gives Mario a drink, when the boy starts to calm down and can control his emotions.

"Why are you, same daddy story?"

Mario looked down, there was no way he told Deddy about his biological parents who he accidentally met this year. After all Deddy seems to show no signs, if he is aware that he is part of the future. That he also comes from the same year, with the year Mario began to grow up.

"Mario is just sad, dad." said Mario berkilah.

"Sadly why, are there thoughts bothering you?"

Mario shook his head, Deddy let out a long sigh. This time he was sure that Mario's mental illness was getting worse.

"Mario, daddy knows this must be due to a mental illness you're suffering from."

This time Mario was scared. Because he had made Deddy wrong perception, of what he was thinking.

"Dad, Mario is fine. It was just Mario..."

Mario can't go on with his words, he can't possibly tell Deddy the real problem.

"You can't say why?"

"Dad. Ta, but, Mario's fine."

Deddy hugged Mario again. Tears spread in the eyes of the burly man.

"Daddy here, don't be afraid. Daddy will always take care of you."

Mario really can't change things. He wanted Deddy to realize that his perception of mental illness was wrong. But he also did not know how, to make Deddy aware of it.

Meanwhile, Deddy grabbed something from the small bag he was carrying. While continuing to hug Mario, he took out one ampoule of the drug, which was indeed devoted to people suffering from certain mental disorders.

Mario himself thinks Deddy just hugged him. Then he felt a cold sensation in his hand and......

"Aackh."

He complained of pain when an injection quickly entered his arm.

"Dad, what is it?"

Mario asked Deddy. But he did not get the answer he wanted, he slowly began to lose consciousness.

Deddy laid Mario in the room, then covered him. He looked at the Litas boy for a while. His heart was so devastated to see Mario who began to be unable to control the mental illness, which he suffered.

Deddy returns to the dining room, tidying up the food Mario didn't eat. As well as taking care of the items he brought, including the drugs he had used to make Mario fall asleep.