The Poison: Stories Of The Number 27
The Morning Call
“So how? You told Julian that you ever liked him not?”
“Do you know where you are from? I'm not crazy, maybe I'm frontal. Don't know how embarrassed.”
“Yeah it's natural time Ra... The young man's feeling is unstable, he must know.”
“So, you also use that principle right Fadhil?”
“Hmm hehe lo most understand me..”
“Emang yes.. Ngurusin cowo tuh will have no end huhuu... I still feel guilty this loh Sen...” Continue Antha.
“Ck, ah already, lupain aja. Love that monkey, amused me nginget his too. Lo know? I'm like a crazy person gnashing in the middle of Fadhil's brother equally cool, where the plain pretentious again ARGGH Xennora.. Can-can be lo..” Mumbled Xennora annoyed.
“Gue is not strange the same crazy behavior lo... Oh yes, how is that secret admirer?”
“Ya... Still active until now. The problem is yes Tha, blue roses are expensive yes, rare too. He was out of capital a lot of jeez I feel guilty.. Bay the way, his flowers I planted in the same room backyard haha appreciable lah.”.
“Do not feel guilty, he will voluntarily send his flowers. Do you really send blue roses every day? When you don't go to class, I don't know the flowers.”
“Sometimes it's an ordinary white rose that is given blue ink anyway. If my time is UN, he sent on my exam bench directly.. According to lo, crazy is not it?”.
“Wah... Crazy, until you know you join UN.. I just don't know. But you never wonder who the sender is?”
“Ya if you say curious or not, certainly curious is Tha.. Blue roses also symbolize mystery and uniqueness because it is difficult to be recorded, and—“.
“It is not wrong you like the flower, the meaning is the same as lo. Mysterious and unique.”
“Exactly, but there are other meanings that make me curious as to who the sender is. Does he send it carelessly, or according to my favorite flowers, or does he know the meaning of the flowers. Blue rose.. Symbol of impossibility.. Something unusual... Something unpredictable....Its symbol of worry, the symbol of chance, and...First love..” Xennora slightly chuckles When saying the last two words.
Whether related or not, Antha remembers one of the words she heard a few hours ago.
“The same is the case with finding treasure and a way out of the labyrinth covered in thick fog. I never knew Lo.”
“Gue.. It seems to have one person whose characteristics connect the same blue rose...”.
“Who?”
Antha opened her mouth, preparing to say her answer, but then she stopped looking at Xennora with a shady smile. “Lo should know for yourself. It will not be exciting if important news is obtained from others, not your own hard work.”
Xennora let out a tired breath. “That certainly can't be Julian.” Xennora did not care. Because he was sure the person Antha was referring to was Julian.
Antha raised her eyebrows. “Hm? What makes you so sure?”
“What else? Obviously he is the type of person who is outspoken, it is not possible for everything to send flowers kayak gini. Where is the capital of many.”
“Really? Do you know much about Julian?”
“Eh? Not really.. He's easy to guess.”
“Wah... Serious? If Julian's brother is easy to guess, then why did you just know that he likes you a few weeks ago? Didn't Julian like it five years ago? Wahh... Xennora Anesta Fachrunaldo... Where are you going?”
Xennora was silent to the words that led to the innuendo of Antha. “So... The problem is in me huh? I'm not sensitive?”
“Not insensitive, you are too indifferent to the environment around you. Take the recent example. Lo very busy with UN to forget not ngabarin his best friend to get sick gini. If it is sensitive, you must be sensitive, it is also fitting you again do not focus the same job doang.”
“So the problem here..With lo's indifference, and your relatively little knowledge of the people around you, you still dare to conclude that he is gini, he is still very brave, he's that nature. Though not Ra.. Lo Just pay attention to one thing that you have seen, not all the things that exist about him. You should understand, as a legal worker, all of that will not be accepted as a lawsuit in the Court later. Do not conclude that you feel you do not squirm him completely.”
“For example gini deh.. Lo concluded that I like the same things smell of horror. That's a real statement. Wh why? Because I watch horror movies 24/7, the same collection of horror items anytime and anywhere. Plus talk about horror 24/7. That's hard evidence, right? Different case if you say, brother Fadhil tuh likes horror things because he never squirms he watched a horror movie in the cinema once. This statement really? Notwithstanding. Because in fact, Brother Fadhil does not like horror films. You only draw conclusions on one event, you only have one proof. And that evidence doesn't mean it's real. Do you know what the difference is?”
“OK okay, I understand.. I have to be more objective... Thanks bay the way, I will improve myself.”.
“So how??” Antha asked as Xennora prepared to enter the dreamland.
“What's the way?”
“Sister Julian? Now you enter him into the secret admirer list right???”
“Aish, up.” Xennora said tired and turned her back to Antha who was laughing.
“Hahahaha Whoa... Xennora salting nih kayaknya.. Should call brother Julian nih..”.
“Ish Antha... Sleep! Uda malem gosh... Who just recovered from hyperactive pain really dah, do not understand.” Reply Xennora who then covered her entire body with a blanket that actually added to the laughter of Antha.
...***...
When the sun was up, the sound of the phone was heard making a girl who was still asleep was trying to feel the nightstand next to her bed. Not long after, the girl found it and shifted the green button on her phone screen without any intention of knowing who was calling.
“Hm? Yes hello...” Greet her with a raucous voice.
“Ra, later so deh hang out her to the carnival that time we have visited.”
“Fifth of the afternoon should be ready anyway.” Answer someone across the phone in a tone of spirit. Inversely with the girl.
“Hm. Okay.”
“Ra, dapet morning call time from girlfriend not excited anyway?”
Oh girlfriend…
“Ha? Engga, I'm excited..”.
“I nih Ra?”
“Iya lah...” He answered while yawning silently. His eyes were still closed, not intending to wake up. To be honest, the voice of the man across the phone is healing once, like a lullaby that keeps him sleepy because it is too beautiful to hear. Oh, is this a dream?
“Hahaha okay deh... Not awake yet? Wake up dong darling breakfast time is up..”.
“2 minutes. Seriousness. My life is not yet collected.”.
“Ra, Ra..”
“Hm?”
“Call me dear dong..”
“Say-what the hell is ticklish.”
“Yah... Yaudah, oh this is someone who wants to wake you up nih.”
“Siap—“
“HAI BROTHER, WAKE UP DONGG. Am I you, huh?? I thought Julian was lying..”
Xennora threw her phone. Surprised, obviously. “Yes my dear!” Slate. His eyes brightened instantly, Even his mood for sleep decreased drastically from shock. He sat down and thought about what he heard and said a few minutes ago. Did ya? She has a boyfriend now? But.. Since when?
Xennora then grabbed her cellphone which was lying on the pink carpet of Antha's room. By the way, who had this room was still asleep even though it seemed like Xennora was screaming earlier. Xennor turned on the phone screen and saw who was calling.
“Hallo brother? How's diem? A salting? Oh or maybe Julian lied to you?”
“Bigger, use kak dong!”
Okay, ****.
It was very clear who the caller was.
Brother Julian XII Private 1
“SIAL—pat Xennora..” Say To Himself. After that, he brought his cell phone to his ear.
“Kak?? Well... Still sleeping?” Yep, not wrong anymore. It's Sofia's voice.
“Udah deh woy, kasian. Don't disturb.” Said someone who seemed to be in a position not far from Sofia.
“Lo says Call me brother..” Xennora is still trying to be patient.
“NAH DID YOU WAKE UP WOY EARLIER WHO SAID STILL SLEEPING?!!”
“Yaudah sih woy, still morning. Don't make a fuss.”
“Okay listen, I was still unconscious. So whatever my answer or speech was, please forget. Thanks.” Xennora then turned off the phone. He closed his eyes annoyed. If Julian were here now, Xennora would have cursed the man for calling so early.not too early in the morning, as Julian said, breakfast was almost over. But kayak…. Why the phone call anyway??
“JIAHAHAHA KASIAN TOLD LUPAIN. NOT YET BEEN TOLD TO FORGET AJA.” Sofia's ledek made Julian look at her lazily.
“You are out, or I am out?” Julian asked in a threatening tone making Sofia instantly come out with the rest of her laughter.
Julian then sat on his bed and took the phone Sofia had plowed. He typed something on his phone because he was sure the girl could not remember what Julian said a few minutes ago.
^^^You^^
^^^Safin Sofia yes, Ra^^^
^^^Bay the way later afternoon get ready, I want to take the road. Don't mager.^^^
“Eh, sis. Where is eireen?” Sofia asked after opening Julian's room door all of a sudden.
“So sister tau. At most he's on the bus again.”
“Oh, yaudah..” Final Sofia and then close back Julian's room door.