Desmala Gralind
Neighbors

Mala returns home with questions spinning in her brain.

"Well he lived in that house?"

"And if it's his house why don't I ever see him?"

"But if it's not her house, there's no way she can get in, right?"

"Udah ah, dizzy"

Mala entered the house with her face down.

"Mala, where's abis from? let's eat first" Alisia asked. She and her husband were waiting for their son to eat together.

"From outside ma, look for the wind" said Mala origin.

"There are you, the time of the wind is sought" he said.

"Pa, do you know the new neighbor?" mala asked on the sidelines to eat.

"Oh, you mean Andi Hermawan?" ask Herman.

"Papa know?" ask Mala.

"Know dong, om Andi is a friend of papa High School"

"But I never saw them?"

"Yes, they just moved in a week ago"

"That's pa?"

"Yes"

"So he's not lying dong" Mala's inner.

Finished eating Mala back to her room and laying herself on the bed. He stared at the ceiling of the room, his mind glaring back without direction.

"He's my neighbor now"

Mala recalled the time she ran away from home. Where at that time, Rakha was the one who helped him from the thugs. And that's not because he just passed by, but indeed his house is in this complex.

And this afternoon he saved Mala from the people who wanted to kidnap her.

"Is he indeed an angel sent to keep me" he said. Unknowingly Mala curled her lips smiling remembering the thing about Rakha.

***

The next morning, Mala was ready to go to school. But when Mala came out of the house, Mr. Adi looked confused.

"Why sir?" ask Mala.

"Do not know non, the car can not live" said Mr. Adi.

"Yes how dong sir, mom and dad have also left. When the school went up what dong?"

"Father looking for a taxi, would you not be non?"

"May sir"

Mala followed Pak Adi who was looking for a taxi in front of the house. Rakha who passed by in front of my house immediately stopped near me.

"Why not leave yet?" ask Rakha.

"The car broke down, that's Adi's sir again nyari taxi" Mala replied.

"Just like me" he said.

"Huh?"

"Don't GeEr first, I'm just a nawarin. He's afraid he'll be chased again with the kidnapper yesterday"

"You're worried about me?"

"I'm not worried, I'm just a nawarin. If you don't want yaudah"

"Oh yeah, I'm coming"

"Sir Adi, Mala leaves with Rakha ya"

"None good"

Arriving at school, Mala and Rakha immediately become the center of attention. That's because one school has never seen Mala close to anyone. Especially guys, it was a step.

"Thanks yes" Mala said and headed for class. He left Rakha in the parking lot.

"He's why?" lirih Rakha.

"But funny" chuckles.

The lesson started a while ago. The quiet state of the class suddenly boomed because of the break bell. Everything is out of class except Mala and Rakha.

Mala got up from her stool and was about to get out.

"Mala!" rakha's call made her stop and look over.

"Why?" mala asked who saw Rakha approaching her.

"Where are you? perpus?" ask Rakha.

"Yes"

"Why always go to the bus, why not to the cafeteria?"

"Too late rame"

"Why don't you mingle with other friends?" ask Rakha. Already several times Rakha noticed Mala who seemed to avoid her friends.

"They're not sincere, they want to be friends with me just because of my family"

"Not all that, you're just too scared!"

"Come with me!" Rakha pulls Mala's hand.

"Where?"

"Cantin"

Mala just resignedly followed Rakha who continued to pull his hand. Given the atmosphere was too crowded, it made Mala feel uncomfortable.

Rakha pulls Mala to a table.

"Hi, can we join?" ask Rakha.

"Huh? yes you can" replied Dira looks surprised because of the presence of Mala.

Rakha and Mala sat among the four of them. After Mala they are classmates but Mala does not know them too well. Mala only knows her name. There are Dira, Affan, Haura, and Zayyan. From the rumors that Mala, Dira and Affan heard, Haura and Zayyan were dating and the four of them were good friends.

"What do you want to order?" haura asked Mala and Rakha.

"You wait here, let me be the mesen!" Rakha. Mala just nodded and obeyed Rakha.

"Mala" call Haura.

"Yes"

"You guys are Deket?" ask Haura.

"Huh?"

"You're the same Rakha? dating huh?"

"No" Mala replied quickly.

"Yes also no papa kali" kekeh Dira.

Mala just smiled clumsily in response to their joke.

"Liet Mala, don't strain that. Like another interview in BK's room" kekeh Affan.

Before long Rakha came to bring the food in his message.

"Nih tryin! surely you like" said Rakha put a bowl of meatballs in front of Mala.

"Favor"

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After school Mala returns home with Rakha. Arriving at Mala's house, Mala got off Rakha's motorcycle.

"Rakha" said Mala.

"Why?"

"Thank you yes"

"Make what?"

"Your colors have helped me to blend in with other friends. I thought they would benefit me, but it turns out I was too afraid to blend in. Thank you for changing my perspective on them" Mala said sincerely.

"Yes together"

"You wanna stop by?" tawar Mala's.

"No, next time"

"Hmm" nods Mala.

"Tomorrow to go together?" ask Rakha.

"Hm, can" replied Mala.

"Okay, I'm saying goodbye" Rakha said.

Mala continued to stare at Rakha's motorbike until it disappeared from his view. Because no longer see Rakha Mala motorbike directly entered the house. Not usually Mala enters the house with a fluffy smile.

"Non Mala" call Bi Inem.

"Non why? so happy to see?" ask Bi Inem.

"No papa bi" Mala replied.

"Mala to the room first yes bi, later lunch between them to the room Mala"

"None good"

Mala left Bi Inem who was astonished by her unusual attitude.

"Not usually, if he comes home flat and calm, now it seems very happy where his smile is growing again, why?" bi Inem is confused.

Mala changed her uniform with a house shirt. When he finished he turned the music on loud. I don't know, he's very happy right now. And that's because of Rakha. The guy he met a few days ago. And he's the reason Mala's so happy right now.

Tok Tok Tok Tok Tok Tok Tok

The knock on the door made Mala look over. He already knew that it must be Bi Inem who delivered lunch for him.

"Lock it in, not in the key!" yell Mala.

Bi Inem entered Mala's room and placed Mala's lunch on the nightstand.

"It's non food!"

"Taroh situ aja bi"

After dropping off Mala's lunch, Bi Inem came out.

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