Blue Blouse
FOUR

After the Semantic class at one o'clock in the afternoon, Musa immediately exited the class carrying his backpack. He wore a gray hoodie with a skull that now adorns his head. Looks cool when walking to a seat where there are several men his age are relaxing there.

None of the men came from the same study program as Moses, they all came from different study programs. Bayu, Satyo, Arjun, Paulo and Gio are close friends of Moses.

"Hey" said Moses, shaking hands with the five friends.

"Is there still a class?" ask Gio.

"Udah, it is finished" answered Moses.

"Gantin yuk!" exclaim Gio.

The six men went to the cafeteria. Arriving there, Musa crossed paths with Liam and Tom, who were close friends in the class who were also eating at one of the two tables.

"Hey, ciee both!" moses exclaimed as he patted Liam on the shoulder, teasing him as he walked towards the shophouse. Actually the intention to say hello.

Liam only turned his head for a moment towards Moses while frowning, but also laughed. It was common for them to tease each other. Wherever they are, they will greet each other. So did Tom who also looked at Moses with five of his gang friends for a moment.

After ordering food, six men who like to eat together also sat together at one table. The atmosphere of the canteen is quite crowded. Each table is filled, both by male and female students. Even human chirp intertwined, not because of any sentence.

"Hey, last night I won the streak sixteen times, all MVP!" exclaim Bayu started a chat while devouring gimbal tempe.

"Solo mulu you, mabar yuk!" exciting Satyo.

"Yes, tired of carrying a mulu team, where the team is noob all over again!" lament Bayu.

"When? Entar malem?" ask Gio enthusiastically. Then he dipped his melon-flavored ice pop.

"Lacking any idea what I can do" Moses said suddenly.

"Why, Mus?" asked Bayu while sipping his black coffee which was actually still hot.

Arjun started a fire on the cigarette butt he was about to smoke.

"To the Metro, to the Mall" Musa said.

Sontak Bayu, Satyo, Arjun, Paulo and Gio laughed softly for a moment.

"Shopping? Tumben?" sahut Bayu's.

"What would you like to buy to reach the Mall, in a supermarket when there is no?" sahut Paulo, sipping his warm tea.

"Part out shopping can also be time for mabar," said Satyo.

Moses took a breath. "Later malem I'm going to stay at Lyra's house, there's something" he said, feeling that nothing was wrong.

Bayu, Satyo, Arjun, Paulo and Gio glanced at each other for a moment.

"Hey, how many times have you been in Lyra's house?" tanya Bayu, now devouring a spoonful of rice with a side dish of chicken intestine. "Not good at girls' houses!" he added with rice that still filled his mouth.

"Not good why? Well wong I'm the same Lyra not doing anything. I'm the same he has nothing to do, it can't be weird" Musa said as he devoured a spoonful of rice with fried tempeh side dishes and sambel terasanya. "Lagian Lyra is also a good person. When I got sick yesterday, he took care of me. I love having a best friend like him." he continued.

Bayu, Satyo, Arjun, Paulo and Gio glanced at each other while chewing their food. Arjun again smoked his cigarette and exhaled a bit of smoke from his mouth in the other direction while lamenting a light pot that sprained enveloped the canteen.

"You're sick? What pain?" arjun asked, directing his gaze seriously towards Moses. It looks cold and fierce, so it is common for him to still act seriously when the conversation is relaxed though.

"A toothache, my teeth are hollow" Moses replied.

"Now is it okay?" ask Gio.

"I've also had a toothache, I swear it hurts, I want to hit anything just like that!" sahut Paulo's.

"really. If there were no Lyra, I would not know." - Moses.

"What's your tooth now?" ask Satyo.

"Udah was better, the patch was finished yesterday, Lyra was sent to the clinic." replied Moses.

"So you want to have a girl friend me, your boss is the same mulu guy." said Bayu.

"Here, Bay, Bay, girlfriend has changed four times, still want to have your girl friend?!" sindir Arjun, joking.

"Yes, she means a girl like Lyra who is not a boyfriend but is considerate. My ex-beys have nothing clear, I'm dizzy when I remember them!" timpal Bayu's.

Bayu's words suddenly made the friends who now eat with him in the cafeteria laugh. As a result, the topic of this conversation led to each other's ex-girlfriends. Yups, the six of them have experienced dating, but none of their girlfriends are loyal to them. With food and drink on the table that had run out, the six of them were still joking with laughter, discussing something they felt was fun to discuss.

***

A South Korean girl group song, aespa, titled "Spicy" was heard from a tape recording in the dance practice room of Para Den campus. Four young girls with slim bodies and trendy clothes resemble the uniforms of aespa members in their latest music video are dancing cheerfully to the rhythm of the song. In front of them was a cell phone recording their dance. It just so happened that they were about to upload it on TikTok to follow the #SpicyChallenge held aespa on their comeback this month.

Aurel, one of the four girls in the dance practice room, feels exhausted and decides to stop first. He walked to the back, took a bottle of AQUA water that was still full for him to drink. In addition, Kimmy, another girl, went to her phone and immediately turned off the recording to start uploading her dance footage with three friends just now. Meanwhile, Shania and Vera, the other girls, were sitting on the floor sticking out their legs.

"What's that new Netflix drama?" exclaim Kimmy.

"I love Xo, Kitty." - Shania.

"True Beauty loh is available on Netflix" asked Vera enthusiastically, he was very interested in K-drama.

"Lots of it, just watch the popular," said Shania.

"I've been bosen watching the Korean drama mulu, again want the West-west," Kimmy chimpanzee is now sitting with Shania and Vera.

Meanwhile, Aurel who is still behind is now focused on staring at the screen of his phone, reading the contents of a chat from someone on his WhatsApp. He also appears to be typing his phone keyboard. Shortly after, he packed his things.

"Guys, I'm leaving first yes, my class is already in!" aurel exclaimed at three of his dance friends who are still chained.

"Yeah" Kimmy's timpal allowed.

"Fuck!" aurel said as she waved at Kimmy, Shania and Vera for a moment before leaving the room in a hurry.

On the way to her class, Aurel, who was running without caution, slipped while accidentally passing through a mossy concrete road. Because the skirt she was wearing was quite short, her skirt was open. She was very embarrassed and immediately closed the open part of her skirt. Moreover, when he fell on the street near the canteen which was crowded with visitors, many people laughed at him.

At the same time, Musa and five friends had finished hanging out in the cafeteria and were about to walk to the parking lot together. As usual, the men continued to joke around with each other even though they were walking leisurely.

In the presence of the men, Aurel, who was sitting in pain, stood up and tried to walk again. Unfortunately, his leg hurt a lot. He saw his knee, wounded. He had to endure it, however he had to leave the place and rush towards his class.

Although it had blown away in another direction, the scent of Aurel's clothing perfume still lingered on the streets. Bayu who is very familiar with the perfume of his ex was able to guess the brand of perfume Aurel even though he never knew him.

"Well, Evangeline Black Sakura!" exclamation Bayu.

"What the hell, Bay?" timpal Arjun frowned towards Bayu. He continued to smoke his cigarette deliciously and then exhaled his smoke in any direction.

Bayu who originally wanted to enjoy the scent of Aurel's perfume was upset when the stinging smell of Arjun's cigarette now entered his nose.

"Hm," muttered Bayu while frowning towards Arjun.

"By the way that girl was such a pity!" paulo suddenly.

"Oh, that fell girl?" tanya Bayu made sure.

"Kok does not fit we just sit here, let .." said Gio cut.

"Free cinema is mah" said Arjun chuckled, then smoked his cigarette again.

"Oh, that's Aurel, cheerleader's club boy, but he's also in the usual dance. I see him in the culture building!" exciting Satyo.

"The son of ILKOM?" tanya Bayu made sure.

"Maybe" said Satyo. "By the way, my kos-kosan friends have a lot of njir who has a crush on him. Kawaii said, like the girls in the anime!" he added.

"Udah ah, let's go home, from earlier discuss the mulu chick!" moses did not care. He was nervous when he found Aurel had fallen in the middle of the road. He knew Aurel, his childhood friend.

"Musa mah no girl club girl, already have Lyra aja," sedu Bayu. Followed by teasing cheers from the others. "Ihir~"

Moses rolled his eyes, slurred. "Well I told you how many times, Lyra it's not who I am. I'm the same she just knows!" yells.

"Yes you know" Gio slapped Moses on the right shoulder and put his hand there long enough to embrace Moses. "But be careful, Mus, Friend Zone it will be love for a long time. Someday you'll have the same taste of Lyra!" he whispered into Moses' ear.

"No ah, no way" Moses argued. "I don't like Lyra, after all, she's not my type" she continued. I don't know what energy this time is that scared him.

"Whatever. Just sharing the info, because most people do it!" exclaim Gio.

The crowd of six men who had a hobby of flirting with each other also ended there. Each of them went to their own destination. Musa immediately returned home on his Ducati bike, speeding like lightning through the paved roads that many vehicles passed. He does not care about anything else, what he faces at the moment is the speed of the bike he drives. He had no thoughts of going home, from the beginning his intention was to go to the city of Metro, a large city bordering the city of Para Den. In the Metro city there are many giant entertainment venues, such as Mall and Fantasy Rides for children, very different from the Den that provides simple facilities.

***

Arriving at the class, Aurel immediately sat on his stool. The course has begun, the lecturer has written something on the blackboard, brief scribbles about journalism. One of the friends sitting next to her happened to notice her injured leg. "Why feet?" ask with whispering volume.

"Once it falls" Aurel replied with a similar volume.

Without further ado, the figure of the friend who asked Aurel to speak was looking for something from inside his bag that he had initially placed under his feet.

"Who from earlier?" aurel asked again, whispering while pointing a glance at the lecturer who is still continuing his explanation of the triangle formula.

After getting a plaster, the figure of the friend also gave it to Aurel while nodding Aurel's question just now.

"Thank you" Aurel immediately bandaged a wound on his knee after finding the plaster. While his friend just returned to pay attention to the lecturer's explanation.

"Try you guys to make an event article that is on campus, free, individual yes, later presentation!" exclaimed the lecturer who seemed tired explaining. He sat in his chair and played his laptop mouse which was open on the table. If the projector on the classroom ceiling can be used maybe he does not need to bother to record the material on the board.

"Okay sir" replied the students in the classroom, opening their own books.

While writing articles for the journalistic screenwriting course, Aurel was suddenly reminded of the events when he fell slipping near the canteen. He still remembered the exact look of a man he was familiar with from the horde of six men who walked out of the cafeteria earlier. Moses, his childhood friend.

Moses became more handsome. I didn't expect to meet him here.

Aurel is now thought of by the face of Moses, but he is also writing an article. Not only that, once he finished working on it, his mind led him back to the past.

Little Aurel and little Moses always play together, especially kites, it is their favorite game both. They spend time after school just to play kites in the field.

Until when entering 4th grade, Aurel had secretly experienced menstruation, but he did not tell anyone but his mother. Aurel wanted to stay away from Moses because he did not want anything fatal to happen between the closeness of the two of them. At the same time, Aurel is bullied by female friends in her class. Moses always comes as a hero who helps Aurel, he is like a guardian angel who is ready to protect him anytime and anywhere.

One day, after school. This incident occurred when Aurel and Moses had stepped on the 6th grade of Elementary School, preparing for the national exam to rise to the next level. Aurel and Moses set up a tent near the rocky area of the beach. Inside the tent, they shared many stories together. Laughing at each other like they should. Moses kissed Aurel's lips and shocked him. It was the first kiss she got.

"I like you" Moses said at the time.

Aurel remembered him. He could not forget all that though his relationship with Moses was no longer close at Junior High. Aurel was friends with many girls, as was Moses who was friends with many men. Moreover, Aurel felt weak if he had to face Moses, he preferred to avoid. He was not sure Moses was still reminiscing about a wonderful childhood with him.

Moses himself was chased by many girls and had a girlfriend who was prettier than him at Junior High. The two also did not meet again in High School because Moses entered a favorite school, of course, Moses knew more classy women. So Aurel has no hope for him, he lets all the past be limited to memories of childhood friends.

"Woy, dream of you?" asked a friend who was sitting next to Aurel, patting him on the shoulder, successfully fading Aurel's daydreams.

"Ah what?" aurel asked spontaneously. He realized that he was currently still sitting in the Communication Science class, doing the task of collecting articles for today's courses.

"Have you finished yet?"

"Udah,"

"Same, I discussed the Olympic journalism activities for SD/SMP/SMA that we held last week. What show are you talking about?"

"Dies natalies HIMA ILKOM this year, ..."

Aurel no longer remembers his childhood with Moses. Now he switched to discussing campus events with friends sitting next to him who happened to be members of the same campus organization, namely HIMA ILKOM (Communication Science Student Association), on the sidelines of time until the lecturer will ask them to present their work.

***