LEAFY LONGS FLOWERING SILENT
CHAPTER 28: ROCK BAND

That same afternoon, after the school bell rang, Ari tried to explain what happened.

"Cha, I seriously didn't give that paper to Bagas. The vow! I took the paper out of my elo bag, but it was just to satisfy my curiosity. I was wrong, it should have prevented Bagas from reading the poem. I'm sorry, huh?" ari said sincerely.

"If you want to embarrass me, why hire Bagad as an actor?" Why don't you do it yourself?" rosa answered cynically, while scraping her books from the drawer.

"I told you, I have absolutely no intention of humiliating you. I just want to read it, keep returning it. Bagas came at the wrong time." Ari explained.

"So you're putting the blame on him?" Zero sense of responsibility, yes!" Said Rosa again.

Ari swallowed his saliva. "I'm sorry, Cha. I was wrong, but I didn't mean to be ashamed. The vow! After all, why must you be so angry, anyway" Elo's poem is so good! Why should you be ashamed?" Ari explained.

"Gue doesn't need an elo assessment. I want to be angry or proud. I am ashamed and angry now. Elo want what?" Reply Rosa fierce.

"Yes already, yes! Sorry dong?" Reply Ari pasrah.

Rosa whining. "Excuse me, I have to go home now." He said later, as Ari was still sitting next to him, blocking his exit. Ari stood up and allowed her to pass, Rosa rushed out carrying her bag.

Ari chased. "Apardon not yet?" his yell.

Rosa ran away, towards the outer gate. I was lazy to serve it. I feel like crying when I remember what happened earlier.

Absolutely disgraceful...!!!

That poem was an expression of his heart, how could he not be angry? "Just son Ari said why be ashamed." Rosa never expressed her emotions to people, so this was her first experience. Yeah because of that Ari. "One day I will reply!" rosa's promise to herself.

***

To carry out her act of revenge, Rosa seemed to undo the intention to move seats. By sitting in front of Ari, it's easier to formulate a strategy for revenge, isn't it?" rosa in the Heart.

"But where is the boy today? It's seven in less than three minutes. The first bell sounded two minutes ago, three more minutes the lesson will begin. Ari is usually never late. The bell rang again. Where the hell is he?" Rosa's eyes fell out of class looking for an Ari.

Pak Hadi Parjono had already entered the classroom, directly warning the students to compile his notebook, as their summary would be checked. Some children were frantically looking for her notebook in the bag and in the drawer. Some limp because they haven't finished summarizing. The desperate in line report did not bring a book. Rosa just relax. The summary was finished two days ago. He has even begun to summarize the next chapter.

Rosa looked out the window. That's Ari! He was sentenced to run around the central field for being late. "Damor. sukurin."

"Sorry sir, I'm late" Ari said as she entered the class.

"Alright, Ari. Have seat. You're done summarizing? Bring your notebook here." Said Mr. Hadi Parjono.

"Already, sir." Ari then searched through the biology notebook from his cum bag, then placed it on a pile of books on the teacher's desk.

"Why are you late?" ask Rosa, prankster.

"It's none of your business." Ari replied briefly.

"Come" presumably. Yes already. I'll ask you nicely." Rosa Say.

"I have to take you to buy some cloth at the market. Usually, too, but that was shit, my bike tire hit a nail in the middle of the road from home here. That's old. You grow up wondering?" Ari wonder. Rosa rarely opens her mouth. At least just say excuse me if you want to go through.

"Can't you ask?" Reply Rosa.

"May, but later. You see, Mr. Hadi Parjono noticed that Elo continued to tuh." whispered Ari pointed towards the front.

Oh, well also he, warned before Mr. Hadi Parjono sprayed it. He also drove his mother to the market until she was too late. But it was not enough to reduce his sense of regret for Ari of course.

"So, you drive your mother to the market every day?" ask Rosa full of search.

It was during the break, so Rosa could freely ask now.

"No. Only if I dapet orderan aja." Reply Ari.

***

"Morning, Cha," Fakih surprised her from the window. "Nih gie buy sate telor from canteen for elo Cha! Not having breakfast yet?" Ask Fakih.

"Well, I'm not hungry yet. Is Elo having breakfast? " Task Rosa briefly.

"Udah, that's why I bought it for Elo Cha!" Fakih.

"Yes, with Aza eat it! So it could be over. I am so sorry I bought it!" Rosa was obviously on her lover.

"Okey, I have aqua too." Fakih bargained while brandishing a bottle of aqua.

Rosa just smiled to see Fakih's behavior that was stuck to make keki, because that's one of them that makes Rosa's feelings of affection not decrease.

"He Cha yesterday what happened to Ari?. Elo koq ketus very much the same as him?" Ask Fakih.

"Gue wouldn't have gotten close to him if he didn't intend to interfere in my affairs. He blatantly picked up the poem from inside the bag and told the baga to recite it in front of the crowd!" Clearly Rosa.

"Trus, why must you ketus with him, instead of Ari already apologizing?" Ask Fakih.

***

The bell rang immediately. Ms. Aliantina, an Indonesian teacher, was already standing at the door.

Ari hastily ripped the paper from her textbook, "Next you will go home from school!" Ari.

Nelly snatched the paper from Ari's hand, then wrote, "Nothing needs to be continued."

Ari took the paper back into her hands, "Please, stay a while this afternoon in class."

Nelly had not had time to take the paper back, suddenly the paper had been dragged by someone from behind. Both aghast. Mrs Aliantina! The notorious killer teacher read the one Nelly and Ari had just written.

"The two of you, you will go home from school to stay in class for an hour" said Ms. Aliantina, tweeting, throwing the paper into the trash.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the school bell just rang. Ms. Aliantina is waiting at the door of Class 2A.

"Mom, forgive us" said Ari.

"Those who want to talk? Now I give it a chance, an hour. Please...! My door is closed. An hour from now, find me in the teacher's room. Beware if you dare to go out before an hour." replied Mr. Aliantina while closing the door.

"Ari.. hell...!" Nelly said to Ari. "Elo! Always look for it." accuse Nelly while pointing her finger at Ari.

"Hey, don't say that. We're just having bad luck. Now we're enjoying." Reply Ari.

"How's enjoy? I was punished by the teacher this time. It's because of elo." Nelly grumbling.

"So elo alim's student huh? role model everyone! It looks so perfect" Ari replied in a cynical tone.

Nelly just shut up. He's still pissed. He's got English lessons at half-time 3 this afternoon. "Elo again think what Nel?" ask Ari.

"I have tutoring at half 3. Now I have to starve until half-time 4 because I have to tutoring from half-hour 3 to half-hour 4. It's too late, still can't eat first. I hate Elo Ri!." Nelly.

"Yes already... yes already...! I was wrong" Ari told Nelly. "Ngapain elo ranting just lo Nel?" Ari continued.

"Gue is supposed to be, what is elo ma Ocha? So he can be sprained ama elo?" Ask Nelly.

"Yes accidentally lo Nel, like Iseng brought disaster, anyways I'm sorry ma Ocha! Is he still getting angry from Elo again?" Flat Ari.

"Wrongly why do you fad Ocha, I'm not good ma he ma Fakih. Elo!" Reply Nelly.

For a long time they ignored each other. Ari himself was no longer eager to pry further information. This girl is really hard to understand.

Long wait an hour is over. It's even been ten minutes. Ari takes the walkman out of her bag, then starts playing the cassette while the mangosteen. "What song is it?" ask Nelly, break the silence. Ari did not hear it, due to the loud volume of her walk. Nelly then nudged his leg. Ari took off one of her earpieces.

"What else is it?" ask Ari.

"What song?" Ask Nelly.

"It...!" Elo will not like it. It's Metallica, Enter Sandman" Ari said.

"Can I come with you?" ask Nelly.

Surprised, but politely Ari gives the ear piece he holds to Nelly.

Nelly also sang...!!!

"Some people want it all

But I don’t want nothing at all

If it ain’t you, baby

If I ain’t got you, baby

Some people want diamond rings

Some just want everything

But everything means nothing

If I ain’t got you, yeah"

"Heh Nel! Do you know this song too?" Ari can't believe it. Every girl's behavior really makes a surprise.

Nelly pretended not to hear what Ari just said. He is engrossed in his song. "Hey" Elo likes The Diary of Alicia Keys too?" ari asked again, this time louder, making sure Nelly heard it.

"You've been asking people about me lately, right before we were? " Masa" hasn't heard that I'm the only girl' member of the school's rock band "We often perform on radio shows."

Ari grimacing. "Knowledge. From where Nelly can know that Ari was recently busy investigating her background" Surely Ayu who reported when Ari asked about Nelly some time ago." The curse in the heart. "No. No one said. Elo the school's rock band members?" Ari's getting more and more incredulous. What the hell is not liked by this girl who has not been her lover for a long time" Nelly nodded. From earlier he had indeed nodded to the rhythm of the rock song.