Mr. Bully
Airplane - B.O.B ft Hayley Williams
Just when the car that was carrying Arini, Sandra, and Ete away, Bima's face immediately bent, turning to Varo.
“Airini said what? As a sign of your return to Bali? Crazy one! No need! To the campus aja males, especially to Bali to find the former. Mending you continue to build Prambanan temple, let Roro Jonggrang regardless of the curse. No more going out with juniors, a lot of drama.”
Varo almost choked on a cigarette, he snorted with an amused smile but did not answer Bima's nagging.
“Gue think you're bestie same Arini” Dimas quipped.
“Arini made me, but Varo is my best friend. I can't just watch my friend fall into the same trap. Just how many months of dating her attitude is like that. What if you marry? Could be the girl around you stabbed the same Arini”
“Bim, than you furiously mending you so starfish” said Varo.
“Thanks for the advice, but I prefer to go to the cafe to meet Olivia and Sera. Mampus you all! Relationship no one goes smoothly” ketus Bima mendelik then leave Varo and Dimas sitting on the edge of the pool.
“Udah do not need to think, Bima if bokapnya late send money emang so more sensitive than ordinary days.” Dimas patted Varo's shoulder slowly, as if the man was feeling heartache because of Bima's cynicism. Varo slammed Dimas' hand and lit a cigarette.
“WOI!”
A loud pat from behind made the two turn away, Varo almost a cigarette. His eyes glanced at the cynical Johan, but the guy was even laughing amusedly.
“Tomorrow if you want to kill me, immediately slash my head from behind.”
Johan grinned, thrusting three bottles of beer, he sat on the other side of the pool.
“Is it appropriate for a scholar to drink his friend with alcohol?” dimas comments but his eyes sparkle picking up a bottle of beer. “Elu from yesterday kayak reeds dry, now cheerful kayak cats out mating. What the hell is wrong, buddy? Newly sent porn pictures?”
“How to talk to you, does not symbolize good ethics of scholars and do not need to be more Dim, he said, you drink a bottle of beer with a percentage of two percent alcohol will not make you hit people directly through” reply Johan straightforwardly, Dimas laughed crazily open the lid of the beer bottle with teeth.
“Kuak banget your teeth. Frequent toothbrush use ter ya?”
“No, batu-bata” replied Dimas jayus.
“Halo pak” Varo's voice just sounded again when there was an incoming call for him.
[Mas Varo, this is my Son]
“Oh I think pinjol.”
The son laughed amusedly. [Ah Mas Varo can. I would like to know the scheduled departure of Mas Varo.]
Varo listened to the Son's explanation carefully.
Tomorrow Varo will go to New York to meet Kinasih. All affairs, starting from tickets and residences are taken care of by the Son. Like Olivia said that many people are sad just like her, Varo decided to do something. He wants to be a part of those who rise up and solve their problems well.
[I have all the stuff ready. From Jakarta directly to New York, there is no way Mas Varo's plane strayed to Bekasi]
“Iya sir, thanks.” Varo grinned and then turned off the phone. “Gue go tomorrow”
“Where? Behind Jakarta? What Bali? Would you like to reverse it with Arin?”
“Gue to New York. There is an affair” replied Varo briefly did not want to explain further. Dimas and Johan nodded.
“When to return?” johan asked
“Neighbor”
“How lecture? Next week we're on campus.” Dimas threw a confused look.
“Gue take a semester” off
“Sepentient it's your business?”
“Hmm” nods Varo calmly, he knows his two friends expect more explanation, but Varo chooses to lock his mouth tightly. He was too lazy to explain everything from the beginning, after all the problem would only be a story with no way out.
“But you must be back right?”
“Should have been back”
“Means there is a possibility not to turn back. How's olivia?” shoot Johan directly.
“Angeder. I'm sorry. Olivia was angry. The end”
“Ya. I want more, but he doesn't want to see my face. I was wrong, so there was no more defense for me. But I hope I have a chance to erase Olivia's hatred to me, no matter how small the opportunity, I will try.”
Dimas suddenly moved forward, his hand pressing down on Varo's chest tightly until the guy jerked and brushed off Dimas' hand.
“Lu is really in love! Crazy one! The cumin! Unsane! Alvaro Wijaya is in love!” dimas was surprised. Varo glared but did not dispute the man's words.
“Kalo for example, Olivia is the same me in the deep pool and suppose I can not swim, who will you save?”
“Gue will not allow Olivia to be in the same pool as lu”
“Dog!” maki Dimas direct. “Oke if that. For example, I'm with Olivia-”
“Udah I said, I will not tell Olivia to be alone with you” cut Varo smoke cigarettes.
“This Olivia.”
No wind and no rain, Johan thrust a cellphone showing a photo of a fat girl with her hair neatly pigtailed. Varo and Dimas sculpted, both of whom clearly remembered the figure, but with different memories.
The figure in the photo made Dimas' memory much clearer. Alexa is sweet who always buys rice and becomes a victim of bullying. Now Dimas' mind no longer only remembers the story of an Alexa, but he can also remember with detail what the figure of the girl was. Alexa's motion that always attracts the attention of Dimas and was erased in his brain memory, now back again.
On the other hand Varo also remembered something, not because the girl was Alexa. But because she is the nameless girl that Varo sees every time he skips the rooftop of the gym school, the place where Varo often escapes from boring lessons. Varo still clearly remembers the figure of the girl, not because she was special, but precisely because she often acted strangely.
The girl often chatted with the cat, the wall, the floor, the sky, or cried as much as she could. A madness that Varo would never do even if he was alone in that place. Varo never greeted the girl, even though he could clearly see the girl from the side wall. Varo chose not to care.
The next days went like that too. Every time he truant Varo always sees the strange girl, and one day she disappears as if swallowed by earth.
“So how?” Johan closed the phone screen.
“H-hah?” Varo gasps, he stares awkwardly at Dimas and Johan. The two men waited for Varo to say something. “Gue...Gue has not packed the suitcase.”
Dimas and Johan spontaneously gawked as Varo rose to his feet and stepped away back into the room.
...*****...
“Lu seriously leaving at dawn? Why all of a sudden?” bima asked as Varo stuffed all his clothes into the suitcase.
“Kalo pack planning, it's called holiday.”
Bima melengos lying sideways on the bed, he knew Varo the hassles of packing the contents of the suitcase but Bima did not intend to help.
“Front lu pucket. Stomach acid you ride?” ask Bima prank. Varo turned away for a moment throwing a look of wonder. “Gue just the name, I'm care same lu”
“Merinding I heard it.”
Bima nyengir's. “Terus….How's olivia?”
“Yes not how. I can't go to Baggage”
“Lu said you want to go to New York?”
“Udah. But I haven't told you I want to leave dawn”
“Why not say?”
“Important for Olivia know I'm going when?”
“Nature's work sometimes weird huh. Not knowing yesterday, staying close. Yesterday there was no feeling, keep on loving. Yesterday darling, keep hating.” Bima got up to get a towel. “Gue shower first.”
Varo stepped towards the balcony when his work was done. He leaned against the guardrail and lit a cigarette. His gaze was far away towards the cafe. Vaguely Varo could see Sera and Johan there driving back and forth, but not with Olivia, the girl was nowhere to be seen.
Longs.
It was a word that was able to explain Varo's current feelings. He misses seeing Olivia's face, hearing laughter, chatting, and sitting all day talking about things. True said Bima, the workings of nature is strange. What had been no taste, suddenly became love. Who had been near, suddenly moved away, as if there had never been a long conversation or a sweet kiss between them. It slowly began to disappear like an old memory.
“Varo! Fill in your shampoo replace it with sunlight huh?! Your dog!” bima shouted furiously from the bathroom, just as he felt a strange smell when opening the lid of the shampoo bottle.
Varo laughed loudly but continued to smoke, not caring about the long meaning of Bima from inside there.