
The day Baskara was able to return home after three days of punishment finally arrived. In an excited spirit, the young man ran down the hospital corridor only to reach the front yard immediately, where three other members of Pain Killer were already waiting for him there.
Jeffrey and Sera walked behind him. With Jeffrey carrying a medium-sized bag the place where they put some stuff, and Sera who seemed busy playing her phone.
The meeting between Baskara and three friends that he so longed for was like a scene in a sad film. Where the young man immediately poured into the arms of his three friends, and drowned the face in the chest field Fabian as the person who was most right in front of him. The four of them hugged each other, just like the colorful cute Teletubbies.
"I hate to say it, but ... I miss you so much" said Reno after their arms slipped.
Baskara is getting glassy. Even Reno who is famous for his spicy speech can express his longing. Doesn't he know how lucky he is to have friends like them?
"We have prepared a small celebration for you, if the condition is okay, we are executed tonight." Juan chose to keep the longest distance. The young man did not not miss Baskara as much as other friends felt, he was just being prestige. Shame on his big muscles if he has to clearly express longing.
"Gue is healthy" Baskara said with a faint smile that followed later.
"OKAY. If so, I'll call other friends to get everything ready." Juan's eyes again.
Baskara looked frowned. "Other friends?"
"Children in our class. They gave a proposal to make a party in Mega. They miss you just as much as we do." Fabian helped explain.
But the presence of the name Mega actually makes Baskara tick. Have a celebration to welcome someone who just got out of the hospital at the nightclub? It was a bit far from the shadow.
"Gue knows what's in your brain" Reno said. "But the party at Mega tonight won't involve alcohol and things like that. We just want to spend the night with you."
"Oho .. You guys are the best." Praise Baskara after hearing the explanation from Reno just now. Well, he shouldn't have doubted those three friends, right?
"You want to go with Mama and Papa's car, or what?"
Baskara turned to Jeffrey who had just arrived beside her. Sera arrived shortly afterwards, still looking busy with her phone. "Baskara's in Fabian's car."
Actually, seeing the attitude of his mother who secretly let himself go home in a separate car made Baskara feel a bit strange. Because, what is the true function of locking himself up for three days, if in the end the woman returned to let him be free to do anything with his friends?
But Baskara did not want to be too dizzy. He was swept away according to when Fabian pulled his arm to get into the car so they could rush home before dusk changed.
Three cars then drove in this formation: the Jeffrey car was in the front row, followed by the Fabian car, then the Reno and Juan cars. The car that was driven by Baskara was deliberately placed in the middle, so that it could be monitored well by two other cars flanking it.
"Where was the situation in Neo as long as I didn't exist?" ask Baskara when their car has gone half way.
"Anyep," said Fabian.
There was a light sound of stiffness that escaped from Baskara's lips. "So, my presence is as important as that?" chirps.
Instead of giving an annoying rebuttal, Fabian nodded instead. "Neo without you is like a night without months—suram." Said the young man.
"Means my branding worked," joked Baskara. In the past, when he first entered college, he did have time to mengjeleleletyuk that he will build a self-image as someone who will be missed oh all residents of Neosantara if one day he was absent from lecture activities. Well, it looks like the chirps have come true?
"Yeah, they're all complaining because no one's making a fuss. " Said Fabian. Baskara did not know if it was a compliment, or even an insult. He just silently listened because after Fabian was still continuing.
"Nobody is noisy because they lose the game. No one fad about a stray level sister when going to the secretariat room, but instead you direct it to the rectorate. No one stopped paying for lunch even though the money in your wallet there are tens—cuma let you have a reason to go back to the cafeteria in the afternoon so you can get sedain Daniar. Neo without lo absolutely ..." Fabian gave a pause to turn his head for a while towards Baskara who was still quietly listening. "...empty." Reciprocity.
Baskara was sure she should laugh at that. But for some reason, his eyes were even glazed over and there was an uncomfortable feeling in his chest.
Then, a question that was so disturbing appeared, making his lips unwilling to open only to give a response to what Fabian had told him.
"Is my presence that important to everyone? What about Papa? Then ... Sabiru's? Is my presence important to them?"
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