Triple L's

Epsu 26. Something about Rival

They thought of Erik's talk as a joke, how could Erik, who was usually silent, now be able to preach like an Ustadz. Long, solid, and clear. Of course making the others hold back laughter. But what Erik said is true. And, one two of them were still laughing.

"Crazy! Elo speech already looks like Pak Kyai know no, Rik! The vow! I get to shiver with horror! Crazy, crazy this is mah! Waah .. elo possessed by a genie what the hell, suddenly so calm kayak gini. Elo's words were so cool! Since when do you talk like a counsellor?!" ares said with his laughter.

"It could be elo who will be the chief of Jamal's dressing!" arik also laughed.

"Lha? Really, what I said. How can our band get ahead if you guys keep dealing with kayak gini problems?!" said Erik again. "Of course we didn't just know a minute ago, we know it a long time ago. You should be able to dong, misahin personal and band problems. Personal matters, you take care of yourself. Unlike the band, if the band is already our problem together! Come on, elo-elo on not a baby boy anymore!"

The others tried to digest Erik's words. Whether they understand or not.

"You have to be careful, said Romi, the first head of our band. He told us so we could continue his band which is now our band. I don't want to worry about Kak Romi, as well as you guys, who won't want to worry about Kak Romi, right?" continued Erik.

At first they laughed because of Erik's lecture, now the atmosphere began to change, especially when Erik mentioned a name, namely Romi. Romi was the first chairman of their band, and Romi created the band. But just one year they became a group, suddenly Romi decided to go abroad to continue his school, he joined his parents to America. And, with a heavy heart Romi had to leave the band and his friends. Before Romi left, he met Jamal, who he said was passionate about rock music. There Romi sees Jamal's talent for being a vocalist. Seeing the opportunity, Romi proposed Jamal as a vocalist in their band. At first the other personnel did not agree, because if the new child and immediately hold the vocal, they will be difficult to balance the performance. Not willing to give up, Romi tried to persuade his personnel so that they would accept Jamal. By training and testing, between vocalists and musical instrument holders. The result is not disappointing, they are satisfied with the performance they did. In addition Romi already wants to leave, inevitably they have to accept Jamal as the vocalist of the band.

And after deliberating, they finally want to accept Jamal into the band. Not only that, in addition to being a vocalist, Jamal was also appointed as chairman. They agreed, because they saw the spirit of leadership in Jamal. But not with one person, this is the beginning of Dico not like Jamal. Dico does not accept if the chairman is Jamal.

*****

Many days, and now many weeks have passed. Since the incident at Rival's house, Sari no longer communicates with Rival. Even in one class, Rival did not talk to Sari. It was as if Rival was avoiding him. Even Sari to think negatively about Rival. Though Rival behaved normally towards Dian and the others, but why only with himself Rival did not show it. Until that makes Sari on the edge of emotions. As of this moment, Sari was sitting alone in the school cafeteria while sipping her orange ice.

"What a Rival attitude is! Why is he the same others can be familiar and talk normally, while the same I am very stiff! Tightness of the innate, jutek! Mending if he sees me, this he thinks as if I never existed! What's wrong with him! Maybe something is wrong with his brain! My amazement!" Sari emotions themselves. He was not ceaselessly grumbling.

It was clearly Dian who was suddenly sitting on the chair in front of Sari. While Sari was astonished by Dian's explanation.

"This is not the way out! Rival lied if he was all right, he just tried to run away from his problems. He was unwilling and could never be honest with himself! Just by looking at it myself I can tell what the head of Rival is!" pissed off.

Dian laughed cynically, "Heh! Do you know what Rival's head is?"

"Udah can be guessed! He was so violent and so irritating that he had a problem and could only escape from it! Maybe that's one of them he became pretentious and pretended to be a playboy, when in itself was just a bad guy and weak! He only covered his real face with a fake face!"

"Sari. And it seems like Elo-Ben doesn't really know what's in Rival's brain. Elo don't assume Rival is so because of the problem. Something else made him what he is today. If you want to know about Rival and want to understand Rival, you should dig even deeper, what Rival really wants," explained Dian with a sudden serious face.

"I mean elo, what?" ask Sari slowly who realized the change in the look of Dian's face.

"Elo must not have guessed at all, Sari ..." Dian hung his sentence for a moment. "Rival .. he, ever thought to end his life and did not come back again .." he said later. Suddenly Dian had a gloomy face while looking down.

Sari's heart stopped for a moment. Like someone just left her. Sari looked at Dian in disbelief. "What ... elo said what just .. elo said, if Rival ...."

"Yes ..he once thought of leaving this world, and would not return. But, he remembered there was still someone he had to take care of, namely Vikal, his sister. It was ironic what Rival was facing, until he thought about ending his life. He said if he left, nobody would care, maybe it was better for him. He's even been talking like that, it's funny that Rival playboy."

Dian tells the story of Rival, while smiling at the forced. It was clear that Dian felt devastated by what happened to Rival.