The Fall of the Star
Chapter 17 Invitation

On the eve of Eid, Elvira was right to tell Ayudia that she would come home when Ayudia had come home.

Ayudia thought hard about the day when she should invite Elvira to come so that she could condition as much as possible Elvira did not meet her mother. Maybe he will discuss the matter of the hallucination lecture again in front of the mother. I can think of Ayudia.

“Ehm .. I'll just arrive home Saturday afternoon, El. You come Sunday morning, yes!” pinta Ayudia finally. Sunday morning is usually the day my mother went to the market with ushered by the Father. So it will certainly be long in the market as well as shopping there are many who help bring groceries. That is why he chose Sunday.

After all Monday to Friday he does have to work right, Sabtunya sometimes also overtime up to half a working day that is home at 12 noon. It would be very bad if Elvira actually came on a weekday and even met her mother. What is the news of the lie so far if later innocently Bu Nani will tell you that Ayudia still has not returned from working in a shoe factory! OMG! Definitely destroyed!

“OK, ready!” elvira answered with excitement. He had even forgotten about Ayudia who was not willing to be entrusted with books. In fact, he also did not tell Ayudia that he had souvenirs from Bali when the campus some time ago held activities there. He deliberately made a surprise when he met in person on the appointed day.

His longing for friends who have long and rarely met is so high that there is nothing else he thinks about except to be impatient to meet and exchange news and stories. He also wanted to tell me something he could not say by phone. Must meet in person.

The day Elvira was waiting for arrived. The same day that Ayudia really wanted to avoid. Meeting with Elvira at her house is not really safe. At any time his secrets and lies could be threatened to be exposed. For the past few days Ayudia smapai sleep was not calm thinking about that day.

Since the morning after breakfast, Bu Nani and Pak Anwar have left to go to the market. Meanwhile, Ayudia waited in dismay for the arrival of Elvira in front of her house. Anyway, he had to drag Elvira into the house and somehow had to make his friend immediately go home. It should not be long for fear of first his parents who came home. Could serious!

“Assalamualaikum, Dia!” peekik Elvira when the girl had put her motorcycle in front of the terrace of the house of Ayudia.

Ayudia also behaved as usual and answered the greetings and also welcomed a close hug from the friend who had been continuously tricked.

“Wa’alaikumsalam, come in!” he answered while half pulling Elvira's hand into the living room. Honestly, he was a bit worried too if there were neighbors to say hello and talk about Ayudia's work. Holy hooch! Being a liar does make one's life completely unsettled.  Time after time filled with anxiety will be discovered or his lies exposed.

Once inside, Elvira just handed the goody bag behind her body to the friend.

“Nih, for you. Ehehee .. there are souvenirs when the day passes I say there is an event to Bali that tuuuh,” he said with a sweet smile.

Ayudia then blushed her face. He who was from Bandung alone did not bring anything to Elvira.

'Duh, malunyaaa... .' Inner Ayudia.

“Wah, so embarrassed dong I didn't bring you anything, loh!” ayudia said she felt bad. He forgot and did not think at all to order online goods or snacks typical of Bandung that can be recognized as original souvenirs from there. His mind is too messed up lately because he is busy worrying about the risk of being discovered.

“It's okay, it's okay. I know you must be difficult if you bring souvenirs, far away because of it. Where to take the train, right? Ride what train yesterday?” elvira asked because she was really curious about how Ayudia's experience in traveling.

“Oh, yes, that's what?” His finger pointed at a paper that looked like an invitation in the hand of Elvira who was next to it again.

Elvira seems to have just remembered that she also brought an invitation letter to Ayudia.

“Yeah, until almost forgot. This is an invitation for you to attend our school.”

DEG!

“Ap-what?” Ayudia's knee immediately felt weak. Like the whole bone in his leg melted suddenly.

Halal bi halal invitation? Does that mean he should meet all his school friends? Then what did he go there for? There will certainly be a lot of discussion about each campus and or their respective jobs. How about him himself? If insisted on the identity of the female student her self, surely later there will be a Goddess too who will be very surprised and shocked and must immediately reveal the real thing that she is nothing more than a masterpiece of the shoe factory production! Ck!

“Dia! She was! Hey, why the hell are you?” The rebuke of Elvira made Ayudia aware of all her overthinking. Pulling her back to the real world where she is now pretending in front of Elvira.

“Oh, uh ... It's okay, mkok. Just wonder if suddenly very invitation,” he said hurriedly, just to make Elvira not suspect his strange attitude.

“Yes, the problem is that later in the event will be discussed about reunion plans. Did you come by ntar? I'll pick up anyway!” Elvira immediately decided unilaterally without even listening to Ayudia's answer first.

“Duh, that's when? I need to get back to college. There are anu ... many events also in BEM, right?” Ayudia's brain twists violently and finds the reason for her later alibi absence.

“Yes, masa’ immediately rush back anyway abis lebaran? How much H+ is that?” Elvira seemed shocked to hear the news.

“Kan because the schedule there is very solid. I also have that ... part-time job too, right? So can not take a long vacation,” added Ayudia stringing again one lie from the results of his hallucination.

“Loh? You also work part time? Very cool geez,” said Elvira with eyes sparkling with admiration.

If he knew that what Elvira said that made him amazed was just a joke. A trace of guilt rose in Ayudia's mind. Of course in his little heart he also cried out uncomfortably with all the lies that were somehow so smoothly sliding from his lips.

But how else, he had already decided to lie and become a fake student. So in order to maintain prestige, he must be consistent to continue his role. Well, at least until next year he has successfully entered the selection test of official ties. Ayudia's plan was already so beautiful in the eyes, she was also still convinced that next year the goddess fortuna was on her side. Ayudia seems to forget that man can write anything on the paper of desire, but that will be real in a suratan destiny that God has the right to carve it.

Thought Ayudia when it came, she would confess everything to Elvira and apologize from her deepest heart. In his mind, he felt that at that time all would understand his lie because he had become a real student. What immature and unwise thinking. Because of the lack of religious knowledge.