Dul
137. Knowingly

If all the scenes at that time could have been recorded in slow motion, Dul's expression would have been ridiculous. He gaped and gnawed a few times so surprised. Completely surprised. He never imagined he would see Lova again. Especially that day. The day Annisa just said she'd catch up with him after college. The girl is taking care of her co-assistant stages at the hospital which are about to start soon.

“Eh, Lova …. How are you doing? From where? Coincidentally we met here. Come, sit..sit.” Robin stood up and pulled a chair next to her with an awkward expression.

“Continue?” Lova flinched when she heard Robin's welcome.

“Eh, that. I happen to meet you, you happen to be. That, right, is his name a coincidence too. Come on, sit down. Later ride calf you long standing.” Robin patted the armchair backrest.

Lova takes a seat between Robin and Son. His face still implied confusion. Confused because he was forced to sit, also confused because he saw the same confused face of Dul.

“How are you, Brother Lova?” Joseph extended his hand first.

“Good news. Who's this with, huh? Previously with Dul as well?” asked Lova as she welcomed Yoseph's hand.

“True. I'm a classmate of Dul, Robin and Son. Compared to them, I am indeed less famous.” Yoseph spoke in a cheerful tone.

“Kalo is the same I remember, right? I'm the Rinso boy,” said Robin instead of greeting Lova.

“Udah is very different, yes, since becoming a businessman.” Lova spoke to Robin without looking at Dul.

“Ya .. kayak gini. Results will not betray effort.” Robin glanced at Dul who threw a sharp glare at him.

“Not going to betray effort, but betray friend.” Dul grumbled at Robin.

“I have betrayed my friend. I'm just practicing a tutorial that complicates life. The one who is patient with you. Salami was this Lova. Let's not be pretentious the time you look at.” Robin disguises his words while looking down and makes his hand position like holding a cough. His feet were busy nudging the end of Dul's shoes.

“Hai, how are you?” Dul extended his hand to Lova.

Lova immediately welcomed Dul's hand. “Good news. You how are you?”

“Good too. Now it works?” Dul pointed at the clear holder that Lova had placed on the table when the girl came.

Lova looked at her clear holder. “Oh, yes. I work in my cousin's office. It's good to make my fresh graduated rich. What are you about? It's Letda, right?”

Dul smiled. “Udah Letda, but I have to undergo the Airmen School test. If you graduate ... school again eighteen months,” explained Dul.

“Oh, school again ...,” murmured Lova.

Dul nodded faintly. “Iya, school again,” reset Dul with a soft voice.

A second, two seconds, three seconds, except for Lova who was looking down, the eyes of all the young men there were lyrically interlocking. An awkward atmosphere was inevitable. The gusts and breaths of each person were heard.

"Kelen do not be silent .. a study says, if in a meeting people who gather suddenly silent, it means the devil is passing by." Robin glanced back at Dul timidly.

"What study? Study tour?" Dul retorted in a whisper that he disguised when he looked down.

Robin glared in surprise at Dul's reply. It was not usual for Dul to answer so quickly and so sharply. Just a second ago, he was like having a conversation with a woman neighboring the boarding room years ago.

"You don't make me flutter ..," whispered Robin.

"Aman .. right, just talk."

"Make you safe. Not necessarily for me. Look at that ...." Dul's tone of voice already sounded weak and resigned. Annisa pushed the glass door and it didn't take long to find the location of their table.

Dul can still breathe a sigh of relief because Lova is not sitting right next to him. Annisa immediately waved and approached all of them. Within a second that Dul barely realized, Annisa was seen glaring at Lova. There was no significant change in the look on the girl's face. Makes Dul even more curious what will happen after they get out of there.

Robin gaped at Annisa's arrival. The son and Joseph were seen in the same confusion even though their mouths were closed. While Lova who was busy typing something on her phone with a smile, now also raised her gaze following where the eyes of everyone surrounding the table were fixed.

“Hai, everyone ...,” greet Annisa, touch Dul's shoulder and stand behind her lover for a moment.

“Eh, Annisa, right?” asked Robin who still could not master his shock.

Dul stands up and thrusts his chair to Annisa. He laughed at Robin's face. “Iya .. Annisa. This, you know, is what I want to know to you guys.”

When Dul thrust out his chair, Annisa immediately sat down. His attention remained on Dul who pulled another chair as his seat. The girl did not turn her eyes anywhere until Dul arrived back to sit next to her. “Udah to eat?” ask Annisa to Dul.

“Not yet. Wait for you. How's it? Is the schedule out?” Dul placed his hand behind the back of Annisa's chair. For a moment he forgot that around them many pairs of eyes were watching. His attention was lavished on a piece of paper Annisa took out of her bag and the girl's brief description of her newly acquired co-as doctor's schedule.

“Luckily the first day I was still with my friends,” explained Annisa, shaking Dul's arm with a happy look.

“Indeed if not with them why?” Dul waited for Annisa to look at him.

“I don't want to be crisp on the first day. Mas Dul how, anyway.” Annisa pats Dul's arm.

Dul chuckles. He knew that at that time his conversation with Annisa became the attention of his friends. However, Dul did not care. Lova's presence there is not her responsibility. Maintaining the situation of his relationship with Annisa who is often in the situation of long distance relationship is more important to him. They were rarely together and it was the time of the semester break or the rate rise that was their time together.

“Eh, helo .. helo …. We're still here. Can't explain something to us? We have guests too. Uh, you know kelen, right? Come, meet lagilah.” Robin pointed at Lova and Annisa alternately. The two girls nodded. “Bah. Don't know kelen? Ih, it's impossible I don't think the Lova knows. Ah, don't believe me. Time, anyway, don't you know each other? I used to struggle with Dul—”

Dul patted Robin's arm, “Once more ... recognize this Annisa.” Dul touched Annisa's left arm on her right. The girl reached out to Robin. “Continued the one next to Robin was named Lova, kept Son .. then it was Yoseph. It's inget, right?” dul asked as Annisa sat down next to him again.

“Since when?” robin asked, looking at Dul then glanced at Annisa who was clenching her mouth.

“Since abis ngulek sambel two years ago,” sahut Dul, chuckling.

To Be Continued

PS :

Dear Boeboo, still remember about the back pain I once complained about, right? Well, that back pain ends with chemotherapy. Those who do not understand chemotherapy, can be google. It turns out my pain is not easy. Please be patient for the continuation of the story because I was being shaken once. My body is being broken.

I am now in Penang for treatment. Upon arrival in Jakarta, I will solve the giveaway problem.

Thank you for comment2 and good prejudice for me in the comments column. May Boeboo all and the family always be given abundant health and happiness.

Thank you for waiting for Mas Dul.