Not A Lover But A Best Friend
not a lover but a best friend
Chap 2's
Three days after I returned to school it was very pleasant, and it does not feel that now I have become a big brother, it feels like just yesterday I was oriented with my upperclassman. Just like Rey a while ago, upperclassmen always prank us. But those times that will be difficult to forget, in that moment are the most divisive moments in my opinion.
"Alenn, get up" my mother yelled down there, I got out of my bed and took a towel and performed my bathing ritual.
After taking a shower, I dried my hair, put on my white school uniform and dark-naphobic skirt and then a dark-spirited suit and then the last one was a tie, not satisfied with my appearance, I polished a little powder and gave a little liptint to my lips so as not to look pale. Feeling really ready I went straight down to the dining table, there was papa and mama.
"Morning mam, morning pa" I said to them and joined them to enjoy breakfast.
"Alen, who are you going to? " mama asked me, and I forgot that Rey didn't call me just to let me know that she was going to pick me up, I reached into my cell phone in my bag and pressed Rey's name there, I sent her a message.
*Rey you want to pick me up if I can't be the same papah
That's my message to Rey
"Make a play if asked" my papa said looking at me sharply
"Eh, this is a reward, Alen sent a message to Rey, she wants to pick me up or not, so that you can be with whom" I explained, making papa's gaze turn to calm
"Yes continued eating while waiting for a reply from Rey" continued papa, I nodded then continued eating my fried rice.
After I drank, the noise on my phone rang, I saw it plastered there Rey's name, I immediately picked it up.
*sorry Len, I can't pick you up, I have to take Jesy to school, papa there's a meeting early today
Fill in Rey's message that she can't pick me up, I admire and turn to papa
"Well, we're together, Rey didn't pick her up, she's taking her sister to school" I told Papa
"Yes already ayok, papa wants a meeting at eight" said papa while looking at the clock.
I got up from my seat and kissed my mother's cheek at a glance. After that, I followed Papa from behind. It didn't take me long and papah was in the school parking lot, I got out of the car and took Papah's hand and kissed him.
"Bye pah, be careful on the road" I waved my hand at papah, papah also returned my wave while veering his car.
"Learn your diligent" my papa said to me with a nod.
I saluted papa while grinning the horse.
"Alien!!" I turned my body around, I don't know who called me
"You're Alen, right? " ask a girl in front of me, I don't know who she is, but it seems she needs to be with me
"Yes, what's wrong? " i wonder what he called me for
"There's something on you, she's waiting for you on the rooftop" said the girl pointing towards the rooftop.
"Who? And what's up? " i'm still curious, who called me this early in the morning, I haven't even entered the school building
"He said, you went there" he said again and left me without waiting for my answer again.
If you're not curious, I won't go there. I took my foot to the rooftop, when I saw a man who was laying down in a long chair with one hand as a pillow and the other closed his eyes.
"You called me here? " i asked the man, I didn't know he was sleeping or conscious, I was curious
"Yes" he answered briefly and then rose from his sleep
He's a pretty handsome guy but he looks naughty, his school coat's not in use, there's even a slit pack under the chair, I'm sure he's a bad boy.
"What's calling me? I don't know you" I asked again.
"But I know you" he continued, I just stared cynically at him, because he was kind of familiar with me
"If nothing matters to you, I want to leave, the bell rings" I said, turning my body ready to step, but suddenly the man made a noise and stopped my steps
"There" I turned to him again, his hands in his pants pocket
"What? , I don't have time to talk to you" I said sniffly without looking at him
"I just wanted to say that Rey is a danger to you" her reply jolted and angered me.
"Don't slander well, Rey is my best friend and you don't be pretentious and pretentious with me and Rey" I was furious with her, and there was no more polite word for her, he's been slandering my best friend, am I going to be quiet.
"If you don't believe me already" he remained relaxed, then took his coat on his desk and walked past me, along with the ringing of a bell.
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I entered the classroom with a chaotic mind and was still irritated by the words of the obscure guy earlier in the rooftop.
"Where did you come from, I came you were not in class, there were no pockets" I peppered the question by Rey
"Not from anywhere" I answered, taking the book out of my bag
"Not Rey, I'm from the rooftop, there was someone calling me there" I answered honestly to Rey so she didn't feel guilty
"Who is he? " ask Rey curiously
"Unknown, he called me just to slander you" considering that again, my anger peaked again
"Come me? Hahaha, who the hell is he" Rey laughed at my words, but I looked on with an annoyed face
"I don't know Rey, which is the point that she said you were a danger to me" I explained to Rey, as soon as Rey's eyes widened to hear my words
"Danger? Do you believe the same nonsense? " Rey's face turned serious
"Well, we've had almost eight years of Rey, and if you're a danger to me, why haven't you done anything to me over the past seven years? " i said to Rey, Rey smiled as she gently ruffled the top of my head, making my hair a little messy.
"Yes yes, you are right... Don't believe the words of people out there, they're just jealous" Rey continued, I smiled.
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The doorbell reads, Rey and I walk to the cafeteria to fill their stomachs. Rey ordered food for me, when Rey was ordering food, my eyes were fixed on the figure of the man in the rooftop was sitting on the table playing guitar and maybe the three were friends, he said, perhaps aware that I saw her, she immediately returned my gaze accompanied by a grinning smile on her lips. Looking at it like that I just rolled my eyeballs lazily and turned my gaze to Rey who had come carrying a tray containing two bowls of meatballs and two glasses of cold tea.
"Goodbye Alena" Rey said, then ate the food.
"Good meal to Rey" I said to Rey.
"Alen, we go to school later on" Rey asked me with a mouth full of meatballs that made it difficult to talk, I chuckled at her
"Ke Mall yuk" take me to Rey
"Yes, but we'll stop by later
lake, it's been a long time since we went there. Hopefully our sitting tree has not been removed by the same people" Rey hoped
"Yes, we were last there when we first entered High School, right? Make our graduation work delayed" I explained
"Surely a lot has changed" Rey continued.
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It's 15:12, I'm waiting for Rey to be parked, before the walk, it looks like Rey will pick up Jesy first and drive him home.
"Old sorry" Rey comes in without using her school suit.
"Well, we're at Jessy's school" I pulled Rey's arm and took her to her car
"Jessy has been picked up by papa" said Rey stopped her steps.
"Kok you didn't tell me anyway" I took off my grip on Rey's arm.
"We're the way, right? " said Rey, provoking my calm
"Yes be, we do not need to go to the Mall well, just go to the lake... I miss that place" I told Rey
"It's up to you, you're the one who took me to the mall earlier"
I nodded, Rey walking in front of me to the car, opening the door to her car.
After traveling for about 15 minutes, we arrived at the destination lake, the atmosphere was still the same and really beautiful, I ran towards the sloping tree and could be climbed to relax, I closed my eyes, I closed my eyes, I felt the fresh wind blow on my body.
"I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! " I screamed loudly, here Rey and I were free to scream at will, no one forbade
"I LOVE THIS PLACE TOO!!! " Rey also shouted as she spread her arms and closed her eyes, enjoying the wind that was hitting her body.
"It feels the same, Rey? " i turned to Rey who was still faithfully enjoying the breeze.
"Yes, I miss this place, this place has a million memories with you Len" Rey stopped her activity, then followed me up the tree.
Rey and I fell silent, no more voices. I don't know what Rey is thinking, but it's obvious from the look on her face that she's really enjoying the calm atmosphere of the lake. I also really enjoyed it, but I just realized that there was something different about this lake, I forgot something. As long as I played in this lake, there was a small gazebo and merchant near this tree, but now that the gazebo and merchant were absent, I searched for its existence.
"Why Len? " Rey broke my daydream
"Rey? Back then behind us there was a gazebo with traders, but now deserted? " give up on Rey
"Ah, yes, Ma'am Titin right? Maybe it's moved, because this place is quiet, where there are customers just the two of us, even we have not been here for a long time" Rey immediately realized, I just nodded
" i, Alen... I got something for you" Rey took something in her bag, Rey pulled a green box with a blue ribbon.
"That's for you" Rey handed me the box
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