Beautiful Monster
Confident Friends
Bahri's advice apparently worked on Rajendra as well. Ignacia tried to always give a warm response every lover was sending news and calling. Before ending the communication, Ignacia added a word of thanks for contacting him that night. Thank you for coming to him even though he was tired.
The result Ignacia picked up after a month had passed. Rajendra sent a lot of news, asked about Ignacia, and even told her a lot of things that happened during her studies. Ignacia's world with Rajendra became warm again and her heartbreak was reduced. Ignacia put her attention on college assignments for a while.
But sometimes there are nights where Ignacia wants more attention, wants to be invited to chat longer. And when that happened, the friends he asked his advice to were Danita and Bahri. Both responses are different but have the same meaning. They'll be there for Ignacia if needed.
Danita says if Ignacia can stop by her dorm or maybe call her when she feels lonely. Later Danita will bring sweet food to make Ignacia happy again. Bahri suggests that Ignacia continue to keep busy. Not to deny his longing feelings for the lover, just think of it as a temporary sedative.
But even so, Danita sometimes comes without being asked to bring snacks that she bought with Bahri. His lover did not mind, after all Ignacia was also his friend. Due to the arrival of her friend, Ignacia does not have time to wait for a message that does not come when.
"It feels so good, you have to try it. Oh yeah, my friend said that lunch in the cafeteria tomorrow would be good. After you search for references in the library, Nesya and I will wait in the cafeteria. I'll send you a message too so you don't forget." After talking at length, then Danita said goodbye and went to her own dorm.
Ignacia who was still standing at the door felt herself frozen. Danita spoke very quickly and was only answered by a nod by Ignacia. She still holds a plastic bag containing Danita's sauces near the door frame. Ignacia didn't even get to say thank you.
...Danita's...
^^^Thank you for the food |^^^
| No problem
And for some reason, the more here, the habit of accompanying Ignacia eating became a tradition that Danita and Nesya did so that their friends were not sick in the midst of the onslaught of endless tasks. Moreover, soon they will be asked to make a thesis. Before the thing that does not happen, it is better to avoid as much as possible the habit of delaying eating it.
"Ignacia!" Danita raised her hand so that Ignacia who was standing at the entrance of the canteen could see her. Nesya was waiting too. "We finally came. We've been spacious," he lamented.
In the middle of the meal, Nesya asks if Ignacia likes the snacks Danita gave her last night. Apparently Nesya recommended the snack to Danita. His short-haired friend asked what a nice snack he had never tried before. And Danita tells Nesya if she buys Ignacia the same snacks.
"taste good. I like it" Ignacia replied.
...*****...
...Danita's...
| Ignacia, what do you want a gift for?
| Nesya says your birthday is soon
| I'm confused what to give
Dejavu. Like seeing a flashback to the message Rajendra sent when he was only eighteen years old. Ignacia almost forgot her birthday was coming. Is his age going to increase? The time he passed why was it so fast? If this is any time soon his birthday with Rajendra will also come.
...Danita's...
^^^I want to vacation with you also Nesya |^^^
^^^I know a beautiful beach with lodging |^^^
Ignacia is not seriously asking. But it's nice if he can go on vacation with his two friends. Danita's response was the same as Ignacia had imagined. The girl was excited, she said she would schedule this holiday if that was what Ignacia wanted. Honestly, he also wanted a vacation but was too afraid to ask his two friends.
Ignacia asks Danita what she wants for her birthday, which happens to be a month different from Ignacia's. Perhaps Ignacia could have prepared it early so that everything was ready. Danita replies that the holiday that the three will plan will be a gift for her too.
Then it's time to contact Nesya and set a schedule. His third financial affairs will save before the day of departure. After chatting the three, it was determined that their vacation day would be done before the seventh semester, avoiding the thesis work. There is still plenty of time to save.
"And most importantly, we have to find a good place to eat after playing on the beach!" Nesya. He is ready to type the name of the following beach with a list of good places to eat around it. It was still a long time ago but he had been looking for a place to eat.
Ignacia tells her about her vacation plans with Danita and Nesya to Rajendra when they make a video call. Rajendra said he was jealous because he wanted to take a vacation as well. The education he took was too busy lately to go with friends alone is a bit difficult.
"I also wish you could come, Rajendra. Should we plan a threesome date with Nesya if we find a suitable partner? We, Danita, then Nesya. What say?"
Rajendra immediately put on a face of disapproval. Her heart felt heavy if she had to meet Bahri again. But dating two other couples seems exciting. "If Bahri doesn't come, I'll agree." If there's no Bahri, Danita wouldn't want to come either.
"We make our own vacation," proposed Rajendra lapse a few moments. Ignacia agrees. But both must be permission on their parents if they have to vacation all day. Ignacia's father would not have liked it if her daughter had been caught going with a man she never knew.
The conversation stalled slowly after the awkwardness about the two vacation plans that would not come true if it was still in this status. This pair of lovers were unmoved, looking at each other's faces. Each has a longing that no longer needs to be expressed. Looking at each other, both of them knew.
The girl shook her head slowly, "It's okay. You don't have to think about my gift. You just focus on the education you are living. If we're both lopsided, we can meet anytime." Ignacia's sweet smile gave to her lover. So sweet that Rajendra felt his disappointment.
"Sorry, Ignacia."
"No problem. I get it."
...*****...
The end of the month again. Ignacia had to fill up the supplies and look around to see if there were any promos for the items she needed. This time he went alone. Danita who said she would follow apparently had a task that she forgot to do. So he would stare at the dormitory and work on it to completion. Ignacia would help her friend to buy things as well, but Danita refused.
Arriving at the place where Ignacia used to buy monthly necessities. He picked up a shopping cart and searched for what he needed. The state of the store is quite crowded with the existence of students who Ignacia knows are also residents of the dormitory. This place is already similar to the second place for the students in the campus only.
"Huh? Why not just buy a regular sauce? There are so many kinds of sauces on this shelf." Ignacia overhears someone on the phone. His voice looks familiar. When the girl turned to see who it was, it was a big feeling. "What do you see?" Ketus the man who still called it on Ignacia.
"What sauce are you looking for?" Ignacia asked.
"Sauce for spaghetti. Bolo-bolo what is that." Bahri took the time to talk to her friend and ended the call. He watched Ignacia who was looking for sauce for him.
Ignacia circulated her gaze towards the shelf that Bahri was facing. He was given one and given it to his friend. "Why are you here? Of the many shopping places why are you here?" Ignacia spoke again.
"I want to see Danita. Then my friend called to buy me some sauce. He said at the minimarket he went to there was no sauce." Ah Ignacia had almost forgotten that this friend of hers would not be able to part with her lover for a day. When Bahri left Danita seemed to lose the spirit of life.
Ignacia nodded her head in understanding and then passed looking for items for her. Bahri. I don't know why he followed Ignacia when he said he would meet Danita. Ignacia then asked. Bahri replies if Danita can be found after the task is completed. He'll be notified when he's done.
"Rather than me sitting around in front like a fool, I'd rather go around with you." Not the answer Ignacia thought, but fine. Whatever the man wants. By the way if Rajendra is here, his lover will definitely be immediately on guard so that Bahri can not get close.
Bahri asks about Ignacia's vacation plans with her two friends. He asked why the idea was a birthday present. A gift for two. Ignacia listened silently, too sleepy and eager to hurry home. Although there was no response, Bahri occasionally conveyed his curiosity about the holiday.
Just an ordinary holiday.
"You don't have another job?" Ignacia was tired of listening to her friend. Ignacia knew that Bahri was just worried that Danita would go far without her. Ignacia knows very well what it feels like when your lover has to go far and you can't reach it. But come on, Danita's gonna be fine.
"Can't I come? I'll take you there. I just want to keep her safe."
Ignacia turned around, looking at Bahri who was standing right behind her. "I probably shouldn't interfere with what's going on until you don't want to let go of Danita, but should I know to avoid unnecessary things? I'm not pushy, it's just that you're so weird that you want to go on a girl's vacation."
Bahri did not answer. He grabbed a cold drink from the refrigerator that happened to be next to them. Invite Ignacia to sit down for a while to hear her story with Danita. "I'll bribe you with Thai Tea so you don't refuse" he added. Bahri then brought two bottles of Thai Tea in his hands. Headed to the cashier.
Finished with shopping, the two friends sat on a park bench near the sidewalk. Ignacia got a bribe from Bahri and then listened to the story that the man would tell. It was like going back in time when Ignacia got a similar cold drink. The only difference is Rajendra won't show up.
"Am I right to sit together with another man without Rajendra? Something bad would happen if I did this, right? Am I prepared for the consequences?" Ignacia cursed herself. It must be wrong to want to be in this situation.
Bahri begins with her story with Danita. The girl used to have fear when she met a grown man who was very foreign to her. Feelings like excessive anxiety. Bahri did not explain further the reason, Ignacia probably should not know. The man just wants his friend to take care of his girl during the holidays.
"It may sound like an exaggeration, but there's nothing I can do but leave it to you." Bahri turned to Ignacia for a moment and looked back at the highway ahead. "I'm sorry if I'm a hassle. I hope your trip is fun" Bahri added.
Ignacia begins to understand why Bahri always accompanies Danita when she leaves the dorm. Isn't Bahri the kind of person who's perfect for Ignacia's friend? Besides being good at responding to Ignacia's curses, she is also good at keeping her lover safe and even doing anything for her. Includes a request to pick up a man she doesn't like very much at the station.
Ignacia understood what it was like to have fear. Danita must have been in trouble all this time without Ignacia knowing. "You think that's why he took care of me so much in the dorm? He's the first one who will come to me when-ah I now understand. Take it easy, I'll take care of him as much as I can."
There was a small nod from the man sitting next to him. "Ah right too, now I'm the one who confided in you is not better. I guess now I know a sense of relief after expressing the feeling of being hoarded myself."
"Why are you holding it yourself?"
"I don't think Danita would be happy if anyone else knew about this other than my family and family. I had to tell you a little bit about Danita so you could know and take care of her. I hope Danita's not mad at me after she finds out I told you."
If Ignacia was Danita, perhaps she would be upset that her lover was sitting alone with a girl she did not know well and exchanging sympathy with each other. Luckily Ignacia wasn't Danita. Guilt envelops Ignacia if only Danita is angry at her lover for a past friend she never knew she had.
Ignacia opened her Thai Tea, will she sip but stopped for a while because Bahri's prank speech "Rajendra will not appear now right?" The girl shook her head slowly and did her activities.
"Thank you for Thai Teanya. I'll pay by keeping Danita back to you. Oh yeah, maybe you can pick us up after a vacation to make sure Danita's okay." Bahri thought long enough that Ignacia would have ended the sit-down. "Think while walking to the dormitory. Meet Danita like you planned."