Suddenly
Ramen

Not until the morning my stomach has issued a rumbling sound that is so loud and repeated.

His eyes also did not fall back. After that day, his sleep was getting messy.

“Ramen,” said.

He opened the window, the sky was still dark.

Sky got up, walked up and took the hoodie and put it on. Picked up his cell phone and his small wallet which he put on the small sling bag he had been wearing.

Without seeing the surroundings, Sky descended the emergency hand and continued to use the elevator when he met someone who happened to meet him in the morning blind. “You've never been afraid to go out alone?” tanyakanya. She was a daughter who became the backbone of the family that made her manahan-dahan not to resign.

“No. You too, not afraid?” ask her. The person has to go out in the middle of the night or in the morning blind to work.

“Sometimes a little scared. But, how else. It should be like this,” he replied.

“You brought chilli spray?” my many.

“Hahaha, did you take him?” he laughed as he rubbed his shoulders at the piercing gust of wind as the elevator doors opened.

“No, but I think I'll need it. You have to be careful, huh? Like before, you could ask for my help,” that guy once asked me to pick him up at the hospital because he suddenly fainted.

“You too. Do you know that woman pisses me off. I saw him yesterday, conveniently making his trash right at my door. You can count on me if that woman keeps bothering you.”

“Who do you mean?” Sky did not understand.

“Women who are with your boyfriend,” he replied.

“Ah, day.”

“You don't need to tell a story, but I know.you always know what's best for you.”.

“Really? Hey, I can't be like this. Why does it make me want...,” Sky pulled the tip in both of his eyes.

“Hahaha, I didn't do anything.”

“Obviously you made me...” with still pulling ends in both Sky eyes.

“Alright, I'll go now. You also have to be careful,” she said by touching the tip of my head as if she were my older sister.

“Bye, Brother Yura!”

As I knew before. But it also depends on the time. It's Friday morning, it's blind at 9 a.m. Everyone is busy with the world. His head lowered and smiled repeatedly at the hard workers.

A few more steps will come. Especially if it is not the department store he used to visit. The ramen shop he used to visit is not open today, the owner told me when he met on the street yesterday. Not only that, he apologized to me before asking. Because it makes him curious. Yeah, about Kai and Rania. I choose not to answer. But she said, Kai told me about the relationship that ended.

“Enak,” I said as the distinctive aroma inside the department store pierced my nose.

The shopkeeper had noticed my presence. “Why are you?” before moving on and coming back again, I had not met him.

“At the department store,” I said with a smile.

“You okay?” tanyakanya.

“What's with everyone? Am I famous enough that everyone knows what happened to me? Ah, no..”

“I forgot, people know him better.”

“Isn't it like that, Bu?”

“No, it's you who's much better known. You also make it look better.”

“Maybe only Bu Zang said that,” Sky reply then laugh.

“But..”.

“Bu Zang, alright? Mom looks tired.”

Ms. Zang glazed behind the mirror and whispered in my ear. “Can I ask you for help?”

“Surely if I could,” I said.

“Alright, I'll call you later. What do you want to buy?”

“Anything, hahaha.”.

Sky started walking around with his shopping trolley. “Ramen,” it takes several kinds of instant ramen.

Take a lot of snacks that are mostly filled with wind and the rest contain a light meal no half of the contents of the packaging.

“Brown?” Sky nodded.

“Ice cream?” certainly won't forget it.

“Candy?” sure have.

“You've forgotten it?” the voice behind him made him take off the earphones that Sky was wearing.

His slightly shorter hair revealed his sharp jaw. In fact, I never realized he would have such a face.

“You've forgotten it?” Kai held up the can of fruit-flavored drink I recently left behind.

“You're upset that the ramen shop didn't open or you're angry that I ate the ramen with Rania?” Kai followed me from behind.

Ms. Zang is no longer in place. Part-time workers who replace them.

“You haven't greeted me when you came back too. Aren't we strangers? Unless you alone make some distance,” Kai stands before me.

Sky turned around and Kai still followed him still talking.

“I like your new hair. You look good on your long hair even though your short hair is better.”

Sky was still silent until he put in items that he did not need to buy.

“Sky!”

“Hei, Sky!”

“You avoided me?”

“You think you're the only one trying not to care, what about me? You think I can do it?”

“I can't do it.”

“Alright, if you keep tight-lipped. But, you can't keep going like this. We have to talk,” Kai lowered his posture to see me looking down.

Sky walked towards the cashier. The time around at the department store is as long as it usually is and makes him upset.

“It's nice to meet you,” whispered it in my ear then came out of the department store.

The part-time worker became focused towards Kai just coming out.

After paying and getting out of the department store. My footsteps are heavy. Time has shown at 3 am. He didn't want to go back first.

The ramen shop closed. He just wants to go around.

But once he arrives, he reunites with Kai.

Kai realized it but did not try to get close and talk like before. Makes me think, am I dreaming? At the department store, was it just my daydream?

The aroma of fried kwetiau tempted me to buy it. Weird, really weird. I bought a lot of ramen, but ended up eating kwetiau instead?

Kai who I did not expect would not come closer sat opposite me. He just sat quietly with chocolate milk in his hand and focused on his phone.

When my food comes. I thought I was in a dining room with a lot of people I didn't know.

“Iya?” Ken called.

“Hmm, no.”

“Besok?”

“OK,” Sky hung up his phone and his fingers sent a message to Ken.

He ate voraciously without caring about Kai's presence in front of him.

“Sorry...,” a man who looks his age, suddenly comes to him.

“Iya?” my spoken.

“Can I ask for your number?” her door.

Whatisthis?

Is there anything like this?

“No, I already have a girlfriend,” Sky replied.

“She's your boyfriend?”

“Not.”

“Why do you eat alone if you have a boyfriend and if he's not your girlfriend, why be with you?”

“Do you know me?” answer Sky then spent at once kwetiau who still narrates three bribes. Then he got up from his seat, paid for his food, and left.

Kai walked near me without speaking. I actually got to the front of the apartment.

In fact, follow me until it's completely at each other's doorstep.

“You have a boyfriend?” tanyakanya.

BRACKET!

Sky closed the door.

Just put the shopping bag down. Then make his body slide and lie on his bed. Raise the blanket until it is invisible. Closing both eyes, trying to fall asleep.

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