Wagering
Denials

At the hospital, Reno and Juan were already there. Blue was not at all surprised because it was a natural thing, considering besides Fabian they were also close friends of Baskara.

What is unnatural is when Blue finds the presence of Jasmine, who is now sitting with Baskara in the patient's bed. As if not satisfied just by sitting side by side, the girl was also seen fondly wringing Baskara's arm and her head leaning comfortably on the young man's shoulder. Baskara also seemed to have no objection at all to being treated like that by Jasmine. In fact, Blue saw that it was three friends Baskara who felt uncomfortable and disturbed by the presence of a half-snake human named Samara Jasmine.

"Thanks wants to see me" said Baskara, with a straight look at him.

Blue had clearly set the look on his face to stay in control while in front of the young man. And believe me, he's an expert. Only when alone Blue often lost control, when faced directly with the young man who he considered as his arch enemy, Blue did not feel shaky at all.

"Gue is just Fabian," he said flatly. As if wanting to prove that Baskara's gaze was no longer able to make him weaken, Blue returned the gaze until they were both fixated for quite a while.

"Whatever the reason, I still want to say thank you." Said the young man again.

"Whatever." Said Blue still in a flat tone. Then, he stared flatly at Jasmine who looked abstruse as if she was mocking herself. It was as if the girl was wanting to show off to him because Baskara allowed her body to be held in such a manner.

"Anyway," said Blue. His gaze returned to Baskara after being content to skin Jasmine's figure silently. "Lo don't feel itchy taped to the same snake like that?" ask her with a quip.

Everyone who was there, except Jasmine, laughed at the insinuation.

However, the unexpected happens when Baskara grabs Jasmine's hand, then links their fingers tightly. "Nope." Her speech. Back, their gazes were fixed for quite a while. "I'm happy. He just gave me strength, let's get out of here quick."

Jasmine who heard that clearly smiled happily, inversely proportional to the three friends Baskara who were grieving dislikes. Blue clearly realized that the hatred was in the minds of Baskara's friends. Just like her, the three youths were also probably devising a plan to kick Jasmine all the way from there.

"On yesterday's test, your brain forgot to get checked, huh?" reno asked, obviously to insinuate Baskara's behavior - there was even praise for Jasmine's existence. He knew Baskara was only bragging, but it still upset him.

In response to the insinuations, Baskara simply loosened his shoulders. His grip with Jasmine was still not removed, although now his eyes were clearly solemnly looking at every inch of Sabiru's face which he had longed to be half dead with a faint, pinched smile.

"Where are you going?" fabian's voice airs, making Baskara inevitably take his eyes off the center of his world.

"Go out for food." Answer Baskara. Only after answering, the hand grips with Jasmine were released and she moved to correct her sitting position so that Jasmine's head that was originally leaning on her shoulder was also automatically knocked down.

Fabian. "Him eating himself?" ask the young man.

"Yet. You want to bribe me?" god Baskara, while raising his eyebrows.

Reno and Juan sitting side by side on the right side of the bed suddenly showed gestures like people who were about to vomit to see Baskara's flirtatious behavior. Even at the edges they were still made to laugh when Fabian with the savage replied "No favor."

"Gue is the same Blue hasn't eaten yet" Fabian said later.

Feeling that he has a chance for revenge, Baskara with a rancid look of revenge. "Yes on?" the latter brought laughter only between Reno and Juan.

"Yes I want to go out with Blue to eat. Once you want to nitip something when I return," Fabian replied with a sewot.

Baskara laughed, then shook his head slowly after his laughter was over. "Gue is full. Lo sure you just a girl you eat right, do not let the girl people you make skinny flat not to take care." Again, Baskara looked at Blue in a different way. Whether anyone realizes it or not, because now Baksara also does not care.

"Yes, I'm out." As was customary, Fabian unceremoniously grabbed Blue's hand and took it with him. Let alone for those who see, for Blue himself, it is still quite surprising. "Lo Reno wants to come, right?" he gave it to Juan.

"You're not coming?" Juan asked Reno.

A few seconds Reno thought. Then, the young man got up from the chair. "Come, deh. I'm also a laper," he said.

Juan nodded and got up from the chair. However, before the four of them left Baskara's nursery, they simultaneously stared at Jasmine suspiciously.

"Lo don't mess with my friend." Reno warned.

Jasmine who was basically not afraid of anything, just sniffed her shoulders no matter.

Reno is upset. He was about to run towards Jasmine to grab the girl's hair, but stopped because his eyes had already caught Baskara nodding while putting on a thin smile.

"This cave is a snake charmer" said Baskara casually. "Lo, all don't worry. Just take your time." Waving your hands as a sign of goodbyes.

Juan became the first to take a step forward, followed by Reno and then Fabian and Sabiru.

The silence crept quickly after the departure of the four men. The smile that Baskara was smiling at was also instantly gone along with no longer having them within sight.

Baskara's face turned 180 degrees as she turned towards Jasmine. "Lo don't mess with Sabiru." He warned.

Then, a kiss was landed on his cheek, and Baskara could do nothing. In order to keep Sabiru safe from the attack of this dangerous snake girl, he was willing to sacrifice himself. Refrain from slapping Jasmine's face for the sassiness that the girl had done to her many times.

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The four men decided to eat at a warteg across from the hospital. For Sabiru, eating in warteg is a common thing. But for Reno, Juan and Fabian, warteg may be a place that will probably be the last choice to go.

At the very least, that was what Blue thought considering how famous these three youths were. Everyone also knows how luxurious their lifestyle is, where coming to campus in a different vehicle every day is definitely not something that is difficult.

However, the thought disappeared when the three young men ate voraciously. They also do not look difficult to determine what menu they want to choose to fill a rumbling stomach. Not only greedy, Blue also found Juan asking his plate to be refilled.

"Why?" asked Fabian, making Blue who was originally engrossed in watching Reno and Juan eat until he forgot to touch his own food practically turned to look at the young man.

"It's okay." The answer. In order not to be asked further, Blue immediately spooned the rice sprinkled with fried potato sauce into the mouth and chewed slowly.

"Lo wonder, wiggly me and my friends eat in warteg?" ask Fabian again.

Blue looked again at the young man, who was now back eating his little leftover food. "To be honest, yes." To be honest. "And I don't think anyone would have thought that the most respected gang members on campus could eat in a kayak gini place."

"Where do you think gini?" asked Fabian with a frown.

Blue nodded. The glass filled with white water he sambar and the contents immediately he sipped. "Your kayaks don't always assume that these places are too dirty and unhygienic?" ask after putting the glass back on the table.

Secretly, Blue glanced again at Juan and Reno who were indeed sitting on different chairs with them. So it is unlikely that the two people can hear the chatter between himself and Fabian.

Blue had just turned his head towards Fabian again when he heard the young man chuckle. "Why?" tanyanya.

"The rich are our parents, Bi. Without them, we're just homeless people with nowhere to live." Fabian. The plate in front of him that was empty was removed. The water in the glass he sipped slowly, then put back to its original place along with his eyes were back focused on Blue.

"We often eat in warteg and roadside stalls. You see, we realize that at any time all the facilities we have can be withdrawn with our parents." Blue listened to Fabian's explanation intently. "And if we don't get used to eating all the food, we will be in trouble later." Continue the young man.

Blue admits, for some reason, the personality of Fabian and his friends does deserve a thumbs up. Well, even more deserves a thumbs-down, anyway. But from Fabian's explanation just now, Blue at least believes that as bad as people must still have a good side. And vice versa.

"Good, deh." Only that was Blue's response, then he resumed eating activities with focus.

A few minutes later, everyone had finished eating. Fabian became the one who volunteered to pay for all the food they ate.

While waiting for Fabian to pay, Blue stood in front of the building warteg painted snow. His gaze was thrown far ahead, at the hospital building where Baskara was now being left alone together with Jasmine.

I don't know, Blue just felt uncomfortable finding Jasmine around the young man. It felt like there was an emotion slowly rising up every time the girl tried to get closer to Baskara, and the young man did not try to distance himself at all.

Of jealousy? Oh, naw. Blue does not want to acknowledge the feeling as a jealousy. He would only regard it as a hindrance to his plan of vengeance.

Because, wouldn't it be better if Baskara was still infatuated with him, so that he could destroy the young man more easily? Kan, it will not be exciting if it turns out that the young man has fallen in love with another girl. Right, guys?

"You want a cigarette, right?" a pat on the shoulder that came suddenly from behind almost made Blue's heart fall thump on the ground. As soon as he turned around, he found Fabian thrusting a pack of cigarettes at him while on the young man's own lips had been tucked away a cigarette that had not been lit.

Blue stared at the cigarette that Fabian had thrust out for a while, then pulled a stick after taking a quick glance towards Reno and Juan who were standing behind Fabian.

"Korek," asked. Fabian also stretched out a lighter to him, allowing himself to use the youth's sacred lighter first.

Without the ba-bi-bu, Blue immediately lit a cigarette and sucked it deep. The smoke coming out of his breath flew, polluting the afternoon air that was already mixed with dust and pollution coming from passing motor vehicles.

"Well, he's smoking it." Without even looking, Blue knew that it was Reno's voice. Several times interacting, Blue has memorized well the voices of Fabian's friends.

"No more cans, anyway" Juan said.

Blue ignored the ramblings of the two, choosing to focus on enjoying her cigarette as her gaze returned to the hospital building opposite.

Behind him, Fabian also followed the direction of view. Cigarettes tucked in between the lips and have not had time to be lit were lowered, switching to between long fingers that are more suitable to be owned by women.

What really happened between you and Baskara, Sabiru? the inner youth.

Seriate