Beautiful Monster
Old Friend

The task of sketching. Students were asked to bring an A3 drawing book and their respective writing tools before the sketching meeting. Friends are free, can see any inspiration and draw anything. The important thing is to finish that day.

Ignacia got up from her seat, occupying the empty seat that was in front of Nesya's table. He always regretted the decision of my countryman Nesya to set him apart with the only friend Ignacia liked.

"Ignacia, how about drawing an anime? But that's easy." Nesya immediately turned her phone expecting it to Ignacia who just arrived. Shows a picture of a girl with a sweet hair tie. Ignacia agreed-agree only, giving the idea to create an image that is almost the same as a couple.

"The couple? Then I'll look for him for a minute."

"Ignacia wants to sit with Nesya?"

Wow what a coincidence that my dear friend Nesya offered something that Ignacia could not possibly refuse. Of course he immediately nodded and swapped places with my countryman Nesya. Eventually Ignacia and Nesya could search for a picture of a couple together.

While staring at the same screen, Ignacia saw an interesting picture.

"Oh this one's wearing glasses."

If with the picture earlier, it feels the same as seeing Ignacia and Nesya in the form of a picture. One wears a hair tie, the other has glasses. Fits great.

Start by both making pictures. Occasionally match the size to look completely the same.

"If it's finished, what if we take a picture together with our work? Haha looks like it'll be fun" Ignacia cetus in the middle of focusing on drawing it.

"certain. That sounds interesting. After finishing colored, we will take pictures with the work. What if it's graduation too? Haha sounds good." Ignacia nodded excitedly.

...*****...

"Now you can continue your cigars. But remember, do not forget if we will have an exam at the beginning of next month. Remember to keep learning."

Ignacia stared at the Javanese teacher and her cell phone alternately. He and Nesya decided to sit down because my friend Ignacia was not coming in. So both of them find the right position to do the task of short story Java while choosing the appropriate words to describe the plot.

"Why do we have to have another test? Why isn't this the one that fills our grades?" Nesya muttered with a straight look towards the seat of the Javanese teacher in front. Ignacia agreed.

Why not just equate?

"We never make daily judgments, so I ask that you make this check as your daily value. And for the next exam, there is already a schedule from school."

Ignacia nodded obediently and returned to her short story. Sometimes he asks Nesya about a word that she is not sure what her language is. Hah, had lived on the island of Java for a long time but could not speak Javanese properly.

Both of them remained focused on doing without caring about the people who were making noise around.

"By the way Nesya," Ignacia opened the chat but still with her hands busy typing, "I once asked Rajendra to accompany me to make a tick. But since she was busy that day, a few days ago I took her again. But the answer he gave made me lazy in company."

"What did he say?" Nesya was just as busy.

"Why don't I just search Google? Why don't I just copy the story and rename the story as well? Hah, he makes me feel uncomfortable."

Nesya briefly postponed her writing activities, "she does not seem to know if our greatest enemy is original and plagiarized works. Maybe in the class Mipa not explained that if copying from google later his work will be returned and asked to create another work."

"Looks like. I just wanted to be accompanied, but he gave me advice that could put me in danger. I should have stayed in the fictional world. Trying in the human world is always painful."

"Right, right," Nesya said as she nodded her head in agreement. Return to writing activities that still arrive in the first paragraph. "Where have you been? I'm just one paragraph." Nesya looked at the results of Ignacia's work beside her.

"I've had three paragraphs."

"Well, how did you get so fast?!"

"I made a story in Indonesian first and then interpreted it to the Javanese language. If I do it directly in Javanese, I have a bit of trouble."

"Is that so? Then I'll try."

Talking to Nesya was fun. Even though they are in the midst of busyness, they can still provide solutions and input to each other. Nesya gets help for the storyline from Ignacia, while Ignacia herself gets help to decipher it in Javanese.

A situation that is both favorable and encourages both to stay ahead. Honestly, Ignacia was still not finished with Rajendra's advice at that time. Why would he just want Ignacia to work smart instead of working hard?

Plagiarism is not a good thing.

"But Ignacia, we're lucky to get another week's worth of extra time for this assignment."

"A week is more than enough." Meeting people who have one thought is fun. Sometimes Ignacia hopes that Rajendra also has something in common with Nesya when talking to her.

...*****...

...Rajendra ⁇ ◝ ⁇ ◜...

| Where are you?

^^^In the new park |^^^

| With whom?

^^^With Nesya |^^^

Ignacia put her phone on the table, back to the chat about her past with Nesya. The girl who just cleaned her glasses again found a fun topic to discuss both. It feels like the world belongs to both of them only when it is this way. No one even noticed someone coming from behind Ignacia.

"Ignacia," call the new one.

The owner of the name turned his head, finding a tall man with thick eyebrows standing nearby. "Oh why are you here? I thought you were busy in class doing something. How did you escape?"

"I'm just making sure you're here. Can I talk to you for a second?"

Rajendra codes Nesya to leave the two for a while. Nesya is a sensitive person with a code, so she bailed out for a bit. Rajendra sat down beside Ignacia, staring at Nesya who was walking away.

"You shouldn't have come when I was with Nesya. I'm here with Nesya because she didn't have a bike today and was waiting for her mother to come. I wanted to make her relax after making me wait for some time," Ignacia scolded in a soft tone.

Rajendra stared with a rather sharp gaze. Immediately take a deep breath to calm down. She doesn't like it if Ignacia has to separate herself from her girlfriends.

"Anyways I'd be with anyone if I wasn't with Nesya? The one who has thoughts like mine is only Nesya. The one who understands whatever I say is also only Nesya." Ignacia broke eye contact with Rajendra, staring at Nesya as she left.

"But at least try to find another friend besides Nesya. We'll all graduate next year, and you won't be able to hang on with one friend."

"If I'll work on it later. By the way why do you want to see me?"

Back at the reason for the appearance of the man beside her. Rajendra reached into his pants pocket and took his cell phone there. He showed me his phone screen which showed Rajendra the call.

"You should always check your phone, Ignacia. Your mama called me because you're not active and you're not coming home soon."

Also true. Ignacia forgot not to send a message to her mother who might be leaving for work right now. My mother would not usually call. Usually let Ignacia go home at whatever time is important after school is finished he has arrived home.

"I'll be back, see you. Be careful on the road." Rajendra gets up, but before he actually leaves, he gets a question from Ignacia.

"Why don't you go home? Are there any other organizational activities? You're gonna be overtime again?"

"You know me best, Ignacia. I'll go first."

...*****...

"Oh you've come," Ignacia hurriedly came out and opened the fence.

"Say you'll come at seven. It's still not seven." Ignacia even checked if it was possible for her watch to be late. Rajendra took off his helmet and smiled looking at Ignacia.

"See you're ready too even though it's not seven yet. I just want to see you sooner, Ignacia. I should use the chance to meet you while there's no Nesya around here."

Rajendra thrust a helmet at Ignacia, "we have to be quick if we want to enjoy the show."

Today there is a big culinary event held in the town square. Right on the vast field and there is also an exciting music show there. Rajendra gets this information from his classmates and wants to take Ignacia away. Just like he said. He had to use the opportunity well while Ignacia was not with Nesya.

Crowded.

That was the first thing Ignacia saw once it reached the event venue. He returned the helmet to Rajendra and walked together towards the bazaar. Not to forget Rajendra took Ignacia's hand so that the girl did not separate from him. There are many people and the place does not allow to part things for a while.

"I want that savory meal," Ignacia pointed at one of the stands.

Rajendra just follows the will of this girl with unraveled hair. Get to that stand and start waiting. Meanwhile Ignacia looked around. It looks like the music show is about to start.

"Will we find a seat?" The girl with the hair tied to the ponytail next to Rajendra asked. Just get shoulder force. Rajendra himself was a bit doubtful if the two could get a seat.

Just look at it later.

Luckily the weather forecast said that the city would be cloudy until the afternoon. The sun may be on a short vacation and there are only clouds protecting the city from its light. Hopefully it's just cloudy until the show's over. As everyone expected.

Finished with snacks and drinks, Rajendra still holds Ignacia's hand to a suitable place to watch music shows. It had actually started since the two were still walking around the bazaar. Now they sit back and enjoy the show.

Ignacia grabbed her phone, took a picture of the stage being used there. A smile spread across his face as soon as the photo he sent was opened by someone.

"What are you doing?" Rajendra asked while looking in wonder. In the crowd Ignacia still had time to open her phone and smile.

"Nesiah," replied Ignacia briefly.

After that he saved his phone back and focused on the excitement of today. But there was something he didn't realize. Rajendra was still staring at him. The man almost assumed that he was actually with someone else's lover. Ignacia often focuses on Nesya and Nesya's feelings.

"I didn't expect if you could get close to Nesya in class. I'm not very close to him at the OSIS organization, so I don't know how he is." Rajendra starts a chat, occasionally staring at Ignacia and his drink turns.

"We're childhood friends" Ignacia responded lightly.

"Oh really? You never told me before."

Of the many past stories that Ignacia had, only the story with Nesya that she had not been able to tell. Yeah how else? Rajendra was so busy that Ignacia could not say.

Ignacia began to talk about her friendship with Nesya from childhood. The two were neighbors in the house long before Ignacia moved into her current housing estate. Both of their parents knew each other, making friends as well. Even Nesya's grandmother remembered Ignacia.

But because Ignacia had to move out of her old house before entering the Kindergarten. They're separated. Nesya also moved house, but the distance is not so far from his old house. They have been separated since then. But then the two met at the same school during Junior High.

Ignacia had never seen Nesya because of the different classes. The distance between the two classes is also very far. But then in High School, Ignacia's father seemed to know Nesya's parents and apparently Nesya's mother. Their friendship re-established and became very close until now.

"Ah so apparently. That's why you're always together everywhere. Though you are a difficult person to make friends, but can easily be friends with Nesya."

There is a story behind the friendship between the two. Rajendra understands their relationship well enough now.

"The world is very narrow for you" Rajendra added.

"Yes, right. I just didn't expect to see my childhood friend again." Ignacia turned her memory back to the happy childhoods of her old home. "If I never moved out of the old house, maybe I'll be friends with Nesya until now."

"You'll look like brothers later." Rajendra chuckles while offering his food to Ignacia. The confused girl reflexively opened her mouth after understanding Rajendra's intentions.

"Talking with Nesya is fun" said the girl after chewing her food, "I can talk about anything with her without feeling nervous."

Rajendra smiled slightly, "unlike me huh? We don't talk much about what you like because I don't have the same knowledge and views as you. We should have also been friends since childhood so that we could share anything like you and Nesya."

Ignacia chuckled at Rajendra's words. "Should we be childhood friends first? If so you'll probably express your feelings sooner, Rajendra."

"Well, how else? When I saw you, I liked it so much. In the chat you don't mind chatting with me. So I thought it would be easy to date you."

"Fortunately we haven't known her since childhood, Rajendra. You're gonna make me nervous for years."