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Episode 4

            Aleta throws her bag over her study table, slapping her body on the bed, and stared at the ceiling of the room which was still bright due to the daylight that entered through the bedroom window. The memory of Bimo's attitude turned back around in his head. The rude attitude that was always inside her, made Aleta sometimes feel tremendous fear. No comfort is present whenever you are around him. In fact, to spend an hour alone, it feels like almost a day has passed. And that makes Aleta sick.

            Aleta took a deep breath, then exhaled it violently. Get up from his sleeping position and sit against the wall. His memory now changed direction towards Biyan. His attitude that seemed cold did not even say much, clearly making anyone not feel at home lingering with him. However, there is a comfort that comes so real. Even Aleta who was usually always afraid to ride the bike, now even brave and calm enough when Biyan piggybacking on him.

            Aleta smiled at Biyan's unique attitude this morning. Even Biyan's words about the helmet, managed to widen the smile on Aleta's lips. Still remembered clearly the beginning of his acquaintance with Biyan. The ospek period that was quite difficult for Aleta who inevitably was taken all out by senior brother, succeeded

passed Aleta only because of the attitude of Biyan who was willing to give her hat to Aleta's head secretly, without the knowledge of the seniors when the hat examination was held. And with a steady step, Biyan stepped forward and confessed that she forgot to bring her hat. Aleta laughed remembering. Especially when he saw the tired face of Biyan who had to run around the basketball court ten times. The punishment that should have happened to him, even Biyan had to bear alone. Aleta, who could not bear, gave him a bottle of mineral when the ospek activity break arrived, which coincided with the completion of Biyan's sentence.

            Aleta's daydreams fell apart instantly as her bedroom door was knocked from the outside. Aleta snorted in annoyance, then got up close to the door. There's a Reta there. Standing behind the door in a nightgown and a face full of anger that made Aleta confused instead of playing.

            “Gue know you don't like me, but what to say to everyone in school if now, I live here!”

            Aleta frowned. To be honest he really hates Reta, but to just do evil by revealing the financial condition of Reta until her place is settled now, it seems impossible for her to do so.

            “Ngaku loe!” reta snapped when she realized Aleta had not answered.

            “Gue no story to friends at school if you are here!” Aleta tried to defend herself. “Can be someone else, or friends loe!”

            “They know nothing but Loe and Biyan!”

            “Biyan, maybe just him!” Aleta bit her lip. Actually, he did not want to accuse Biyan who was not. But seeing Reta's attitude filled with emotion, making him reluctant if to be blamed for actions that he did not do. Aleta told me absolutely nothing about Reta at school. Even Aleta forgot about it all day. His mind was filled with what Biyan wanted to convey and also would Bimo's never-changing attitude.

            “Biyan likes me, there's no way he's the one who's giving this away!”

            The Reta sentence successfully gives the effect of lightning in both ears of Aleta. There was a pain in his heart that was out of nowhere. The phrase Reta kept buzzing in her ear which momentarily made Aleta hold the door and intend to close it. But Reta faster by holding the door open again.

            “Not me!” snapped Aleta who began to be provoked by emotions.

            “Do not lie loe!” Reta raised both her eyes. “Loe has never liked me. Loe always wanted to destroy me, right?!”

            Aleta threw her gaze the other way, took a deep breath and threw it rough. Reta's attitude, which is almost the same as Bimo, really makes him sick not playing. Bimo was supposed to be dating Reta, not her. Bimo should have shot Reta instead of being sweet by kneeling before everyone with a rose when sports lessons arrived. And truly express his love. And it shouldn't be Bimo's girlfriend right now, but ….

            “Reta!” A voice managed to attract Aleta's delusion. The two compactly set their eyes on the figure of a man who had not come and was now standing behind Reta. Aleta turned her eyes back in the other direction, reluctant to return the stern look of the hotheaded guy. This morning was still in his heart. Either because of shame, or annoyance not playing. To be sure at the moment, Aleta really did not want to see it.

            “Not Aleta that spread.”

            “So who if not him, Bi!”

            Biyan shook her head, “What is definitely not her. This morning he had a problem with his wife. So all day he just spent time in class and not out of class at all.”

            Aleta tightened her teeth. Biyan's words clearly again managed to attract emotions in the chest. Biyan was the same as indirectly throwing ridicule materials in front of Reta about her. And sure enough, Reta looked back at Aleta this time with a look of disdain. Smiling cynically with both hands folded in

chests.

            “Again?” Reta's tone interrupted. “Looks like you don't deserve a girlfriend. Especially guys like Bimo. Loe deserves to be the same nerd guy with big glasses and a neat uniform put in his pants. Cupu, same as loe!”

            A cupu? Same blister since first grade High School. It was only because Aleta preferred to read books in the library rather than in the computer room to play social media. And so it became when Reta learned that Aleta did not have some social accounts like the other students.

            “Lagian you should be self-conscious, you don't deserve to have someone in your life. Look sendirkan, everyone goes from loe,” continued Reta mercilessly. “Gue itself wonder, loe it's a biological child, what a charge anyway until no one cares the same loe...”

            “Enough, Reta!” cut off Biyan who managed to make Reta aghast in shock. Staring at Biyan with a look of disbelief as well as furious for daring to snap at him.

            “How dare you jerk me, remember ... the loe family still have debt to my family. If I want to, I can charge it now!”

            “Unfortunately, currently you also owe my life,” said Biyan who managed to silence Reta's mouth.

            “Can be silent?!” aleta snapped while covering both her ears. “Loe bring now also girl loe, before I darken eyes because of her behavior!” threaten Aleta with a look down.

            Reta laughed while Biyan seemed to understand Aleta's attitude. Reluctant to look at the interlocutor is a feature when holding back emotions or lying. And this time, there was nothing he had to say with a lie. Aleta is really emotional. And all of that supported both of his clenched palms.

            “Reta, come!” take Biyan while gripping Reta's arm and then pull her away.

            Aleta slammed the door shut perfectly. Dragging his own body at the door with a grim facial expression. The phrase Reta managed to add to a long row of misfortune in this day. Not yet finished about Bimo, now Reta is back in action.

            Aleta hid her face between her knees. His softened fist changed the sobs that sounded heart-wrenching. It should be here, he could be calmer. But since Reta came along, everything changed. All the emotions that he hated, now came back without him being able to cry as usual.

            “Gue is not a collector .. I am not a child,” he said in between tears.