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#26 New Friends
"Well, Devin?"
Cherryl and Lily raised both of their eyebrows when they found Devin standing at the entrance of the school dance hall, staring straight at the people who had already gathered inside. The man looked surprised and tried to run, but his steps came to a halt as Cherryl interrupted him.
"Don't forget yourself to stop doing what you like, I don't know what the problem is but I know you refuse for a reason, Dev."
The guy turned his head for a moment, looked at the cherry girl who really made him lose, "Gue go first," he said and then walked away.
Cherryl looked at Lily and sighed, "Today I had to sign Jordan because he volunteered" she said as she walked into the dance room along with Lily.
Yoke!
"That's who!" the chick's shriek was irritated as the crumpled paper landed smoothly on her head.
Lily took the paper and opened it, "Loh, Ryl. It's from Devin."
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Cherryl catches a bottle of mineral water that Sebastian throws at her, both of whom are currently on the school's indoor court waiting for Devin, who asked the girl to come there because something was said. Lily came home because she was asked to go home quickly by her mother. Sebastian is accompanying Cherryl now.
"Thanks" said the cherry girl and drank the water.
Sebastian sat down next to Cherryl and he frowned looking around, "Lo sure he's coming?"
The one being asked immediately shook his shoulder, "Somehow, I'm not sure either. But just wait a minute."
"Okay, but in 5 minutes he's not coming, we're going home. He was almost an hour late from the promise." Sebastian replied and laid his body because he was tired after helping other organizers prepare equipment for the race and celebration later.
"Th Seb!" cry Cherryl when the hands of the ignorant boy menoel-noel his waist.
"It's still gelian," said Sebastian who even continued the action.
Plaque!
"Buset is very sick!" this time Sebastian who squealed because his hand was hit hard by the girl to blush.
After that he immediately took Cherryl's hand and observed his palm, "Pantesan aja straight line nih." he said.
"Oh my God there is a New York boy who believes in the superstition of kek lo!" cherryl said as he pushed softly Sebastian's forehead with his index finger.
"E-uh,"
The girl was silent when Sebastian suddenly clasped her hand which was still right in front of the face of the guy who was now looking at her in silence.
"G-gue is older, you know!" sebastian then let go of his grasp.
Cherryl cleared his throat slowly, "I-iya sorry, habit..."
"Ohiya, lo belom eat right? Abis eat first, I treat." said Sebastian then after a moment of silence between them.
Cherryl just agrees. Then their attention was shifted to the sound of quick footsteps from the door of the room.
Devin sped up to Sebastian and Cherryl, "Sorry, I was still called Mr. Indra..."
The two people in front of him just nodded and let him sit down.
"Lo, what are you talking about?" sebastian said straight to the point.
"Ah, that...Problem call you yesterday, Ryl.." replied Devin while holding his nape.
"Why?" sahut Cherry.
"Gue, I'm afraid–"
"Huh? Afraid why?" said Sebastian who was immediately nudged by Cherryl because the guy reacted arbitrarily, where his ears are tight because the guy spoke right in his ear.
"Lo can tell you what, Dev. Gapapa." continued the cherry girl.
"Oh, I'm not used to these same people's stories." replied Devin.
"Lo in class also diem continued, anyway. So it's natural." said Cherryl.
"You want to tell me please, I'm the same Cherryl can keep a secret really" said Sebastian.
Finally Devin nodded, "Gue hasn't taken a long time."
"Since graduating from Junior High."
"the shoe...One of my friends, his leg was injured because he fell off the stage during training."
Huuh, Sebastian's mouth can't be silent. Cherryl's getting fat!
"Ah, anu–"
"He's hurt because of me."
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Anggara patted slowly the top of the head of the brother who was pensive alone on the sofa of the family room. His eyes stared blankly ahead, with a cup of ice cream that had already begun to melt in his grasp.
"Woi!"
Cherryl blinked her eyes and turned to look at the brother, "Yes, what's the matter Bang?"
"Tumben kaga nagging called bocil, " said Anggara then sat next to Cherryl and took his cup of ice cream.
"What the hell do you think, Dek?" ask the boy again because his sister is acting differently.
Well, usually Anggara will immediately be sprayed for taking the favorite food of the girl. But this time he happily let his brother do it.
"Devents."
"What?"
"Cherryl has a theme, he said he used to like dance. But he stopped ngedance because he felt guilty about the same injury until he could no longer ngedance because of it.." said Cherryl then looked at the brother.
"So you're wrong, aren't you?" continued.
Anggara kept his ice cream cup on the table, "If you were him, maybe you were too. Brother must feel very guilty about a friend who can't do the things he likes because of ourselves."
"As it were, Brother became another person's dream destroyer." Anggara added later.
"But, he must be missing for more" Cherryl said.
Anggara nodded, "Well, things like that must be heavy for him too."
"If her friend has forgiven, what's wrong with her blaming herself anyway, Bang?" ask the cherry girl again.
Puk! the puk!
Anggara patted the top of Cherryl's head slowly and then rubbed it.
"Related there's a limit, too, Dek. If the wronged have forgiven, what is the point of regretting? Try talking to your friend, learn to mengikhlaskan something that has happened." Anggara's advice to Cherryl who seems to keep thinking because of Devin's problem.
According to him, Devin can also continue his favorite. Surely can.
"Yes, Bang. Erryl will talk to him tomorrow. Thanks to Ang'ga.."
"Either. Erryl, don't be this moody. Ice cream mending stored back to the refrigerator, it's liquid tuh." said Anggara, then Cherryl complied and immediately went to the kitchen to save his ice cream cup.
"Ah yes, I think I should tell Lily this story as well." murmured Cherryl then went to his room.
The girl sat down at the study table and opened her phone. After looking at Lily, she picked up a pencil to write a reminder on the note to stick to the table while waiting for a reply.
"Well, use everything" the girl grumbled as her pencil fell and rolled.
Inevitably Cherryl got straight down from the chair and crawled under the table to find his pencil.
"Eh, what the hell?"
The girl muttered and then sat back on the chair holding the small note she found earlier.
"Here's Sebby's writing?"
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TBC.