Now Or Soon U Mine!
7. Quarrels From Misconceptions

"What are the presenters of the debate?" Akilla riddles at an empty hour before heading home from school. It just so happens that the teachers are in a meeting to prepare for the odd semester's final exam. Now all classes are in a fuss because no teacher is watching.

Various kinds of activities are carried out in an effort to drive out boredom. Some sleep roll out carpets in the back of the class, play chess, make videos of Tik-tok, selfie, and other activities besides learning. One or two of the 37 students chose to read books instead of looking for other activities.

Four friends Akilla, choosing to play a funny puzzle while waiting for the bell to ring.

"Hmm, carrot?" guess Dion.

Akilla shook his head, "it's a vegetable!"

"Apple? The wine? Strawberries?" again Akilla shook his head. The three friends turned their brains back, looking for the right answer.

"Nerah?" ask the riddle man. "The answer, banana!"

Dion, Rekkal, and Lea looked at him confused and astonished. "Why cau? (Why banana?)" tanya Dion represents the others. Rekkal nodded confirming his question.

"That's it! If English is banana. You know presenter Mata Najwa? She likes to be called Nana's mom, hahaha."

Akilla's laughter broke while his three friends snorted because of the riddle's absurd answer.

Brak!

The crack of the table made the canteen instantly silent. Everyone was shocked and asked what happened. Especially the bench of four friends who just chattered ria, now silent.

The master of the heavy hand of the table-breaker was Bara.

His eyes narrowed, intimidating the girl before him. "Lo is messing around with the wrong people" he said slowly but firmly.

The uncomfortable atmosphere made it difficult for Akilla to swallow her own saliva. "You mean?"

"Lo's harder than I thought it turned out. If you want money, you tell me! Don't play dirty!!" snarled before everyone.

Honestly speaking, that clash was enough to shake Akilla. As strong as a girl, once yelled must be crying. Okay, maybe Akilla will be patient first. The problem is not clear either.

"the money? Dirty way? You mean what?"

Bara chuckles undercuttingly. "Lo thought, I don't know what you're doing with that photo?!" Brak! Bara back to stomping hard table. The second time, the students in the cafeteria were shocked and turned their attention to the noise.

"Gue asked me carefully, so you delete that photo! But what?! You put it on Facebook!!" high volume Bara increasingly piercing heart.

"Lo'll see for myself, the photo I've deleted–"

"Lo must have made a duplicate!!" sela Bara is upset.

Upset his best friend was treated badly like that, Rekkal got up and kept Bara away from Akilla. "Woy, you dong bro!"

"I don't have facebook–"

"You don't have to be so innocent! How much money do you want? I love! I want to accept the match, but that doesn't mean you can benefit me at will!!" Bara brushed off Rekkal's and Dion's hands which started to bother him.

Although his frustration was not fully resolved, Bara chose to leave after putting red money on the table. Only three steps away, he turned his gaze, "cih! You cheap girl!"

The anger of Dion and Rekkal was immediately ignited. "Woy, you mean naon?! (what do you mean?!)" fortunately, there was Leah who stood up and calmed them down.

While Akilla still did not budge in his place. Eyes warming. Tight chest.

***

Akilla was busy writing a carton of practical materials. The task can actually be done at home, but he felt like being alone first by telling his friends to go home first. Because if he is around his best friend, he will definitely be entertained all out. Akilla doesn't like to be entertained, it only worsens her mood. But he did not want to disappoint his friends either.

After his three friends left, he breathed a heavy breath that disturbed him so much. If only the burden had gone with his breath, even if he knew, the problem would not have solved the problem itself.

Sayup-dyed people chatting outside the classroom sounded. Akilla cuek and continues to do his job.

Footsteps further convinced Akilla the men were about to pass through her class, soon she hid under the table.

"Positive thinking, Bara. In the photo, the camera angel is like a hiding place. So where possible, Akilla deliberately made a photo. You keep saying, you picked him up all of a sudden, right? How can he make plans, while you if anything like impromptu!" the long argument paused their conversation, just as they passed through the door of the Akilla class.

Why do they say his name? And also the girl called Bara? Are they talking about it?

Whether a premonition of where, Akilla felt that something bad was going to happen to her.

***

The gazes of the people instantly focused on Akilla as she entered the school grounds. Especially the hallway that connects the main corridor to its class. As soon as he walked past them, people whispered to his friend.

"Acilla, woy! You want to be the same Aa? Whatever you ask, Aa kasih" chirped a man followed by laughter of his friends.

"Neng Akilla, have you ever tried a five-star hotel? If not, try it with your brother!"

Akilla immediately accelerated his pace. Very, very uncomfortable. Did something happen without his knowledge? At one time, the students in this place did not know of its existence because he rarely mingled with other than his three friends.

"Where, belom would you like to spread the picture?" bara's cynical grin greeted her in front of the class. The man tendered while folding his hands, his gaze so dismissive.

Oh, Akilla knows. What must have happened today, was the work of Bara! He was 100% sure all the strange chirps were floating because of Bara. Although Akilla is not sure what the man has done so defame his good name.

"Lo's? What are you doing until my school student sampebully?" ask Akilla to come closer.

Bara stood upright, leaning his body until the distance of his face was quite close to Akilla. "Lo can think, right? Yeah, you think to yourself!" he said then stay away.

"Yura! Here!" bara's call to the man behind Akilla made him allow the view.

A short-haired beautiful girl, whom Akilla knows is the approaching school star. "Why Bar? I have to go back to your klass–eh Akilla huh? No, what the hell are you, right? He's a bad guy, you can't beat him!"

Akilla looked at Yura expressionlessly. You guys make me miserable! But I did not do anything! Sarcas of Akilla in the heart.

"Bara, I've heard some bad gossip about Akilla. It's not you, is it?" ask Yura to make sure.

"You're accusing me?" ask Bara. His face was defiant, as if it had no sin.

All Akilla could do was stare at him.

"Patience to Akilla. I know it's not you–"

"Who are you?! You know what about me?! What care lo?! Beautiful girl who knows what it's like to be bullied like this! The ember! You still think, if that photo spread me?! I'm sorry! Even though I don't think I'm wrong! As long as you know, I am not interested, it never even occurred to me to benefit your popularity! I'm also not interested in your face like that chicken ass!"

The students who began to gather were amazed at the courage of Akilla insulting the good looks of the idol recording Akilla's chest kembis, his breath was so hunting after saying a series of high-pitched sentences. His shoulders rise and fall, regulating the emotions that are still passionate want to be released immediately.

Hearing the fuss, the students continued to gather, thinking the quarrel was an interesting show to show.

Lea, Dion and Rekkal who saw his best friend surrounded directly broke through the hordes of students.

"Akilla, no. Shame on people.." Rekkal tries to persuade the chatty girl he has known for years. Unfortunately, his hand was brushed off violently. Lea also intervened, "already Akilla, it can be chatted well–"

"What care?! Lo who, dare to interfere in my affairs?! After all, I personally bullied one school! It's not you guys who are sympathetic when it's just a stab in the back!"

Knee of Lea trembled. Akilla's sharp words deeply pierced his heart. The jolt and high tone was limited to the jokes he often received, in contrast to the angry sarcasm that Akilla had spoken.

Akilla's body was instantly stiff. Knowing the inappropriate words he let out that must have been painful for his friends.

The reaction of Lea, Dion and Rekkal who were similarly shocked was enough to conclude that his words were extremely painful.

The look of the people so cornered him. He could not bear the whisperings nor the contemptuous gazes of the people. He turned around and ran as fast as he could. Eyes warming. What did he just do? Why did he lose control like that? Obviously, this has nothing to do with his friends.