We Are Together
Twenty-four

Keysa sniffed his shoulders indifferently. "That's it, Nin,"

They continued their steps towards the school gate. The gate seemed wide open while Sadi was near the gate. They chat along the way, occasionally laugh or smile when exchanging funny gossip, or whisper because telling gossip they discussed is a personal topic.

"Ih, can you not really just a day just do not need to stick to me mulu?" Nindhi asked in annoyance, the next second he took his breath in again, then exhaled it violently. The burly arms that a few seconds ago flanked his neck made him again cluck in annoyance.

Actually, the sturdy arm belongs to Daffa who is familiarly called handsome mas by the women in his school. Daffa felt fine-fine being called that - remembering that the call was not bad, he thought it was good enough. Daffa did not care at all about Nindhi who was currently in remuneration.

Daffa turned his head to the side in Keysa's direction. "We both want to go home first yes, Key," he said as he grinned the horse.

While Keysa? He just cleared his throat slowly in response, when viewed he was like a mosquito repellent when he was near the two. Who doesn't have a boyfriend can do what, huh?

"Gue go first, Key!" Nindhi said with a slight raise of her voice along with her second increasingly rapid footsteps.

However, Keysa only smiled when he saw the two people who began to move away.

Varo, who had just arrived near Keysa-lantas, smiled for a second, then he put his arm on Keysa's shoulder. "Udah, you go home just like me," Honestly, Varo had heard the chat with his three classmates - of course he did not intend to eavesdrop, only he had heard it.

Keysa looked up at Varo's handsome face, then he smiled sweetly while nodding in agreement. This time there was no reason to reject the offer that Varo had just given to. "Eum, thank you brother. I'm so confident," Keysa said softly while laughing.

"No, you don't bother me at all, Key,"

"Gue even seneng can help you, nganterin lo go home for example," he continued with a sweet smile.

Varo's words also managed to make Keysa flabbergasted for a moment, but it did not last long. "Why didn't Varo go home with Sherly?" Keysa asked with a face that looked very curious.

Varo cleared his throat slowly before answering Keysa's question. "Sherly said she wanted to go home with her boyfriend,"

A second later, Keysa was stunned, he looked down, staring at the road with a blank look. Surely Keysa knows Sherly's girlfriend - who else if not Darel? Inexplicably hearing that made his heart slightly sliced. It is true with this phrase, 'Better not to know, than to know. Sometimes that ignorance keeps our hearts safe.'

...*...

This afternoon, Keysa was sitting at the end of a D'A cafe near a large window - the most comfortable place according to Keysa. On the front desk there are several math textbooks, while beside it there is a cup of cappuccino coffee, the smoke billowing in the air sign that the coffee is still hot because it was just made.

Keysa himself is now busy struggling with a mobile phone in his right hand. Occasionally he tucked his hair behind his dangling ears covering part of his face as he lowered his head, watching his phone parallel to his chin.

At first he wanted to go home to sleep for a while, but his intention had to be cooped up - because he had to study groups. Keysa's fingers were unceasingly moving about and over the phone's rectangular screen.

Sometimes his fingers do not move when his mind is busy with the words he will reply to four people who are talking to him through a group chat on his WhatsApp application. Who else if not Nindhi, Sherly, Rosa, and David?

...*...

...-Working Group Mathematics (Group Chat)-...

Keysa: Get together now at cafe D'A, we're grouping up here. Who wouldn't want to join the bodo! I don't care! @Nindhi @Sherly @Rosa @ David

Nindhi: Okay, ready bosque! @Keysa

David: Uh, what's the group now, Key?😢 @Keysa

Sherly: ^2 @ David

Rose: ^3 @David

Nindhi: You all don't want to come? Yes it's up to you, if tomorrow you can't value no need to be angry!🐒 @David @Sherly @Nindhi

Keysa: Don't forget to bring a maths textbook woe! @Nindhi @Rosa @Sherly @ David

David: Yes, Keysa is beautiful, bang David otw right now!😘 @Keysa

Sherly: Lo base, playboy alien cap! @David

Role: Omaygat! I thought about why, how dong? I also belom dandan😓 @Sherly @Keysa @Nindhi @David

Sherly: I'm also anjir! What is it that you doang? @Rosa

NindhiOnce in a while don't dance? Lo both if dandan terbel really already like the butt of aj😒 @Sherly @Rosa

Keysa: ^2 @Nindhi

Sherly: You can't, amjinc!😠 @Nindhi @Keysa

Rosa: ^2 @Sherly

Keysa: Don't be too nervous either!😡 @Sherly

Sherly: Like me dong, how come you're the sewot anyway? @Keysa

Nindhi: Binyik bye! @Sherly

Sherly: 👅@Nindhi

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After seeing the last chat from Sherly—Keysa no longer intend to reply again chat. Somehow Keysa can not get along with Sherly, although both of them from the first grade of High School are always in class. It's not that Keysa doesn't want to be friends with Sherly, but it's Sherly who doesn't seem to want to be friends with her.

Keysa closed his eyes for a moment while chanting a prayer in his heart—hoping that his four friends would come to do group work. The placement of his cellphone which he had been holding was on the table, precisely next to a math textbook.

Now Keysa focuses his gaze on his cup of coffee that is still intact. He smiled, his right hand outstretched to grab a coffee that didn't seem too hot anymore. Keysa sipped a little coffee that was already warm while looking at the visitors who passed by and increasingly more.

Keysa's smile grew wider when he saw his mommy's cafe almost every day always crowded and never quiet. Most of the visitors are still high school like him. Of them mostly come with his girlfriend to date in the cafe or just come alone. Many greetings that Keysa made for some visitors he knew.

David himself is now near Keysa who seems to be daydreaming. Shortly after, David pulled out one of the chairs before sitting in one of them. There are only three seats left and they are still empty. "Key?" David tries to resuscitate Keysa by calling her name with her heavy baritone voice. Because there was no response from Keysa, David kept stroking the soft back of Keysa's hand that felt soft.

Instantly, Keysa was surprised by the touch of David's hand on the back of his hand which managed to make his daydream scatter while making him shudder. Keysa blinked his eyes slowly. Just now Keysa was daydreaming about Darel.

'Am I jealous of Darel, huh?' That kind of question was now haunting him and filling his mind due to the small incident this morning and afternoon. He shook his head slowly. Keysa can't be jealous of Darel, can he?

David pulled both corners of his lips to form a smile when he saw Keysa who was already conscious from his daydream. "Gue knows! You must be daydreaming me again, right?" David asked confidently while raising his eyebrows teasingly.

To be honest, David really likes to flirt with all girls, what else if the girl has a very beautiful face like Keysa. It makes it worthy of being labeled a playboy by everyone, but unfortunately David does not care about it. He likes to do this because his hobbies are.

Keysa laughed out loud after hearing David's question just now, why is David so confident, huh? I don't know if Keysa doesn't know that either. All the pairs of eyes inside the cafe immediately looked at Keysa in wonder.