Jogja At A Time
2. New Story In Jogja
One afternoon Joe suddenly came to Seti's boarding house with two large plastic parcels he was carrying. Seti who was reading the Geology material greeted him cheerfully.
After three months in Jogja he just met Joe again. Busyness of each moment to forget the familiarity of the friendship of the two.
After being engrossed in the knowledge of the land and its earth, Joe struggled with the aesthetics of fine art.
If the routine Silent news is known from the reply to the letter. The news of Joe and Asri was not known for a long time, even though both lived in Jogja.
"What's Joe's bringing ?" Seti said hello, then put his book on a neat shelf lined up near the foam mattress at the end of the room.
"Gipsum make sculpture practice."
"Empat ? I thought I was just doodling pictures of your lecture," continued Seti wanted to know.
"It's cheap, it's just lazy to get dirty." Joe answered while laying down on the bed.
Seti stood up from his seat. Taking a thermos in a small cupboard, intended to make two cups of coffee to please his sohib who so long did not meet each other.
"Eh already to where Asri hasn't Set ?" Still lying down, Joe suddenly asked about Asri.
Joe's question just made Seti's coffee pot stop ... "Ah Asri," little heart of Seti called the name Asri .., remembered the promise to meet the name first if already both live in Jogja.
"God... I forgot about Joe," said Seti again.
"Forgotten or because of your love with Silent hahaha ...." Joe laughed his hand at the last letter of silence that was on the bed and it had been read.
"Fuck you Joe," couldn't dodge, Seti cursed Joe. His fault too. The last letter of Silence lay just like that after he finished reading it.
"Bas stupid ... beautiful women who are close even you ignore, ... far away even you take care of," Joe fooled Seti.
"You know the address of Asri's boarding house ?" Seti asked as if justifying Joe's banter. Asri's face still flashed across his head.
"We'll just find it now. Just take me to the hostel first put this damn material," Joe then asked while pointing at the two large plastics that were lying on the door.
"OK ... I'll take a shower for a second. Just copy first. Don't smoke in the room." Seti ended the conversation and stepped into the bathroom.
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The correspondence with Silence made Seti dissolve in that closeness again. There is a sense of pleasure if Silence laughs in the answer to their correspondence.
Especially when Silence said in her letter about the increase of his appearance Seti after sending a photo of his head when Ospek ... Ah Seti missed the laughter and the silent gaze.
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"Cihuuuy .. handsome ni yeee," Joe laughed heartily at Seti finishing his bath while putting down another pile of silent letters he had found and some of them had been read again.
Seti cursed so without being able to get angry, seeing the behavior of Joe who stole read the other Silent letters.
Didn't expect Joe would visit him ..., some of the letter was stolen read. Thengil boy had always wanted to know what lay just like that.
"Ah Joe, don't you tell Asri. I'm trying to get rid of all the conjecture first" Seti pinta. "There can be no love, after all, letters" he continued in a hopeful tone.
"Hahaha .. be careful to put a letter of silence. One time I brought Asri here, you know," Joe still mocked Seti.
"It's .. let's go." Take Seti, not wanting to argue anymore about the contents of the Silent letter that some of the contents already known to Joe.
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From Samirono the Denok drove the two friends to Demangan where Joe's boarding house.
The 10-room hostel is bustling and full of various paintings and sculptures. Most are indeed children of fine art IKIP Karang Malang which kost there.
Joe shares a room with his classmate Doni who Seti knows as well because he is from Purwokerto.
Stop by Joe and Doni's room. Seti dissolves in knickknacks of art objects in it. Reminds him of the studio at Jengki's house.
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From Demangan the Denok down Solo street then turn towards Timoho road looking for a way towards Parang Tritis.
The princess's boarding house looked quiet as Seti pressed the bell that was on the closed gate. The intercom sound surprised Seti and Joe.
"What does Joe say ?"
"I also just found out there is this tool," replied Joe who also seemed confused.
Long enough to squeeze the bell made by Seti and Joe, until finally the door of the house was open. The fat woman who appeared glared at the two.
"If asked who answered dong !!!" The woman was fierce.
"Find Asri from Purwokerto mbak." Answer Joe lirih. Somewhat horrified also he with a female gaze in front of him.
"I mean ... push that red button while you answer." Still in a sharp tone, the woman replied while pointing at the red button next to the bell.
Apologizing for his ignorance, Seti explains his arrival. The woman told Seti and Joe to sit on the elongated front porch. His reflection was still clearly audible as he turned in while closing the door.
Joe chuckles after the woman disappears. "Sumprul..has not been anything to get a yellow card." His grunt.
Seti chuckled at Joe's grunts.
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The entrance that opened again relieved Seti after seeing Asri who came out.
Asri looks different. Looks more beautiful with long hair that has been cut short.
His pure white neck was clearly visible, increasingly making Seti and Joe unwilling to take his eyes off the girl who was smiling in front of them.
"Where's your long hair ?" Joe couldn't stand commenting on Asri's hair makeup.
"Haihihah... Lazy put the ribbon on Osek yesterday. I cut it short just so it's not complicated," Asri laughed in response to Joe's greeting.
"But I prefer your current hairstyle... It's more beautiful than Demi Moore." Joe continued his praise.
Seti confirmed Joe's words, then his gaze collided with Asri who turned towards him.
"Where is your hair Set ?" Ask Asri who now looks surprised by Seti's new appearance with short hair. "Your lips are missing too ?" And then again in the same tone.
Seti was just smiling. His view still admires Asri's new appearance which increasingly makes his little heart regret his stupidity not visit him after in Jogja.
"It was Demi Moore who was even as comfortable as a smile," Joe hit Seti's head familiar.
"Hehehe. As for Ospek yesterday," there was caution to Seti's answer. The guilt of ignoring Asri all this time filled his small heart cavity.
"But you're getting fresher Set..." Tone praised out from Asri's wet lips.
The silver bracelet on Asri's left hand was briefly seen by Seti, as Asri took a sitting pillow to cover his exposed knee before himself and Joe.
After all, the knee-length span skirt still shows beautiful naked calves Asri who wears flip flops. Tempting the maleness of Seti and Joe to not shuffle occasional stealing glances.
"When the movie Ghost was shown in Jogja. I think it's exciting, the film," continued Asri again.
"Ghost tuh mak-mak fat angry earlier As ..." Joe interrupted. Remembering the fat girl's nagging earlier.
"Oh mbak Yem .. hihihi.. You guys got the spray ?" Asri laughing.
"Yes As. because Joe does not understand intercom ahahaha," replied Seti.
"Mbak Yem good loh. only if there are guests asked who through the intercom do not answer must be raging. Especially if at nine o'clock there are still male guests who visit. Must've thrown him out. hihihi..." Asri started with a story about the atmosphere of his boarding house.
Exchanging new stories about Jogja spoken to each other from the three. Seti, Joe, and Asri enjoy their first night together after college.
There were two hours of their conversation flowing familiarly in the boarding house of Mantrijeron. Worried that Yem was offended again and hit again, Seti and Joe said goodbye after promising to visit each other if there was free time.
Asri took off Seti and Joe with a charming smile. There was a sense of pride in his heart seeing Seti's enchanted gaze upon him from above the seat of the Denok ...
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