WHEN I FELL IN LOVE

Chapter 25

Time showed eight o'clock past ten minutes when me, Boris, and Jayadi, started to enter the cinema area. The atmosphere in the cinema area is quite crowded, understand it, films directed by Marvel Cinematic Universe are indeed very popular if many people of various ages, in the city of Bandar Lampung. Moreover, this time it's the turn of the film Spiderman, Marvel's most popular superhero character.

As per the information Jessica told me via WhatsApp message. That, the film that we were going to watch would be aired in theater one, then the three of us immediately walked towards the hallway where the door of theater one was. The atmosphere in the hallway of the cinema, quite crowded, people sat on the floor covered with carpets whose color was dominated by red, and the color was red, and there are also those who sit lined up in waiting chairs in front of the theater door. They wait patiently, waiting for the melodious sound of theater door markers already in open—which more or less sounds: theater door one has been opened. For those of you who already have a ticket, welcome to enter the theater room... Ah, very familiar in my head is the melodious voice of Mother Maria Oentoe, which is said to be said, the sound that we usually hear echoing in the cinema area, has been recorded since 1986.

As we got closer to the theater door, I saw Jessica standing right beside the closed theater door, with her back to the wall, and—as usual—dia looks focused is staring at the mobile phone screen in her right hand. Watching a South Korean drama? Might as well. Read more about entertainment in South Korea? Could be! Or, are you busy with statmen wars in WhatsApp group chat BTS fans? Very likely. I wanted to surprise him, but he realized that we were coming, haha ....

But there was one strange thing after that. I didn't find Lela and Erwin near Jessica. It really made me feel uncomfortable. I looked left, right, forward, and back, I could not find their whereabouts!

“Lela equals Erwin, where is Jes?” jayadi asked, and I was grateful he asked.

“Oh, Mas Erwin again nganterin Mba Lela to the toilet,“ Jessica replied, cuek.

Apaa! Erwin is taking Lela to the toilet? I thought, and I really don't like that fact.

Jayadi looked at me with a cynical smile. Maybe while looking at me, Jayadi said: it could be Erwin looking for opportunities, yes, such words, and it is impossible for him to be grounded: he said it was good to be a bachelor, he said, nowhere is nothing forbidden. No, there's no way Jayadi's going around like that! Because it's the lyrics to the song Bachelors, Hj's creation. Rome Rhythm.

“Terus, tickets already got, Jes?” asked Boris, in an awkward-sounding tone. In my opinion, it was Boris' best effort to restore his familiarity with Jessica that had been a little tenuous lately; asking and making small talk.

“Dapet kok Bang,“ replied Jessica, who also sounded awkward to Boris—even she did not stare at Boris's face when answering her question.

Jessica is a sensitive person. Actually Jayadi and I have tried our best to lie (lie for good) Jessica, if Boris asked her to watch just to ask for company. But, the sensitivity of Jessica that I mentioned earlier, made all persuasion me and Jayadi like in vain. Because his intuition had brought him to the truth, that Boris liked him. I can feel it. Feeling recently Jessica has been keeping a little distance from Boris. Well, maybe it was part of his self-defense and his vigilance against the worst possibility, just in case, Boris suddenly expressed love to him, and he had to reject it. Something that could make their relationship even more awkward.

“Nih ticket, Bang,“ said Jessica while handing me some movie tickets.

“Kata Mas Erwin, later who sat in seat number B10 same B11, let Mas Erwin same Mba Lela aja,“ explained Jessica, to me.

Can you imagine how I felt when I heard Jessica's explanation? If it's hard for you to imagine it, I'll explain the situation: I'm in a movie theater, I want to watch a movie I've been waiting for for months with my colleagues, and the woman I love. The shit! My rivals in the world of romance also participated, and amazingly, my rival managed to seize all the moments of victory. Can you imagine my feelings now?

I felt like I was stripped naked in public by Erwin. I felt embarrassed, angry, and confused.

But I have to keep looking sane in front of everyone, and indeed I have to stay sane. Because there's a friend I have to win her heart tonight, Boris.

I looked down, pretending to look at the tickets in my hand to cover up my disappointment. Jessica, Boris, and Jayadi, they can't know what I'm feeling, it's my secret. If only I had time, maybe thirty minutes? Of course I'll ask for a minute's permission to smoke outside, be alone and swearing. But the watch on my hand is already showing at 20:24. In six minutes, the theater door will be opened, I have to hold back my feelings.

“Bang?“ jayadi said, whispering a little. I looked at him directly. I saw him raise his index finger and lower it again quickly down the road to the toilet. Of course I immediately turned my face towards her index finger, and I saw Erwin and Lela walking side by side towards us, walking down the hallway laughing. At first glance, I flinched in my head a word that immediately made my heart feel pained. That word is, compatible. Yeah, I admit, they look very compatible. Maybe everyone who saw them would think the same as me.

“Bento?“ greet Erwin to me, cheerful. Why, did he just say my name? Maybe, because she felt, I was the only one who knew her feelings for Lela? But, I still say hello with the best smile I can give.

“Bang Ben, Bang Boris, Mas jay,“ greet Lela, to the three of us.

“Wah, it fits you,“ said Boris, to Erwin and Lela.

After hearing Boris' words: Erwin smiles happily. Lela smiled, but she looked a little uncomfortable with what Boris had just said. Jessica stared at Erwin and Lela, saying, “ciee ...” Jayadi looked towards Boris while frowning. And I ..., ruined.

But naturally, Boris did not know how I and Erwin felt about Lela. If Boris knew the truth, there was no way he would have spoken like that.