"When does this start, anyway. I'm tired!" Sasha complained.
Salsha, Aldi, and Dinda have been at the cafe since half an hour ago to do the group assignment given by Mrs. Mira. But Bella, who was also a member of their group, had yet to come.
"Be patient, Sha," said Dinda while watching Aldi without blinking. Dinda doesn't mind if Bella comes for a long time. The longer Bella comes, the longer she can be with Aldi.
"I'm here, not there!" Salsha turned Dinda's head to look at him. "You talk to me but your eyes focus on that guy."
Dinda scratched her neck because she felt embarrassed. "Yes, after all, Aldi is very handsome."
The one who was praised only smiled faintly. Every now and then Aldi glanced at his cell phone. Waiting to hear from Bella. Bella had said that she was close to the cafe, but until now the girl had not been seen.
"Aldi ..," Dinda called. She looked at Aldi with admiration. "Can I have your number, can't we. We're a group now, here. So it's easier to communicate."
Salsha swallowed her saliva hearing Dinda's words. Dinda has no shame in asking the person for the number directly. If you know this, Aldi must be aware that Salsha has not given Aldi's number to Dinda.
"My number?" asked Aldi. "Isn't it already, huh?"
"Not yet," answered Dinda. "You haven't given me your number yet."
Aldi looked at Salsha as if to confirm what Dinda had just said. But Salsha turned her face away, not daring to look at Aldi.
Kill me. Sasha thought.
"Where's your number, Ald." Dinda handed her cell phone to Aldi.
Aldi also received Dinda's cell phone and typed in a few digits of the number on Dinda's cellphone. After finishing Aldi again handed his cellphone to its owner.
Dinda accepted it with pleasure. If you have got Aldi's number, then Dinda can get attention by continuing to call or send the man sweet messages. Aldi must have melted quickly.
"Thank you, Aldi ..," said Dinda cheerfully.
"You're welcome. You'll just have to text or call me later." Aldi turned to look at Salsha. "You don't want my number too, Sha?" quipped Aldi.
Salsha glared at the man and raised the corners of her lips. "Nope. No need. Thank you."
"Or maybe you already have my number before?" Aldi said in a mocking tone.
Salsha clenched her fists under the table. Salsha knew that Aldi was teasing her.
"Do you already have one, Sha?" asked Dinda innocently.
"No," said Sasha nervously. "Why do I have the number of an unimportant guy like you. Oh no."
Aldi just nodded while laughing in his heart. Aldi knows, Salsha is afraid if Dinda is close to him. Maybe Salsha is jealous, Aldi thought.
Finally the long-awaited arrived. Bella came and immediately sat beside Aldi. Bella looked at her friends guiltily.
"Sorry, I'm late." Bella apologized. "Earlier, Farel's motorcycle tire had a puncture. So we had to find a repair shop first."
"Can't you take the initiative to find a taxi like that?" Salsha commented sarcastically without looking at Bella. "I don't think we're all tired of waiting. We also have other things to do, not just sitting around waiting for people who are busy dating and forget about their duties."
"I thought so too. But it's a shame Farel has to wait alone." Bella seeks defense.
"Do you think Farel is a child who is afraid of being kidnapped alone? He was kidnapped, but not by criminals, but by happy aunties, huh." Salsha threw a hostile look at Bella.
Dinda laughed at Salsha's words. "Joking cougars."
Bella wanted to reply to Salsha's words again but Aldi hastily interrupted them to be quiet. If they keep arguing like before, when will the group work start?
"Stop it!" said Aldi firmly. "Can you not, you don't have to fight just once. Can you be more mature and not right?"
"Sure," Bella said, looking down. "I'm sorry for making you wait so long."
"But she..." Salsha still wanted to prolong the debate. But Aldi first rebuked his words.
"Stop! Bella already apologized," said Aldi. "Now let's start discussing the task."
*****
"Whatsapp, Bro!"
Farel greeted Dimas and Bisma with a typical male high five. Farel had just taken Bella to the cafe and immediately came to their base camp to meet her two friends.
"Where have you been?" asked Dimas while smoking a cigarette.
"Usually, first date with Bella," said Farel proudly.
"Are you serious?" Bhishma asked curiously. "You're seriously close to Bella."
Farrell nodded firmly. He took out a cigarette from the pack and lit it. "Seriously. Get ready to lose both of you."
"But how come, huh." Bisma still can't believe that Farel has managed to melt Bella's, cold heart. "Yesterday she was still cold with you."
Farrell shrugged his shoulders. "I didn't know the child was suddenly nice to me since this morning."
Dimas and Bisma both bowed limply. If this is the way they both have to be ready to sacrifice one of their favorite motorbikes to give to Farel for succeeding in conquering Bella's heart. Yes, Bella is a bet for Farel and his friends.
"We lose again," Dimas complained. "Because you chose Bella's target. So we lost again," he said to Bisma.
Farel laughed contentedly because they would soon win their bet. "Get ready, I'll take your motorbike."
"I also didn't think Bella would melt with him. If I had known, I wouldn't have chosen Bella." Bisma scratched his head that did not itch.
"But wait, Rel. You're not officially dating Bella. You could just open your eyes and not want to accept you as his girlfriend." Dimas still thinks positively that this time Farel will lose.
"You only have a week left," added Bhishma.
"You remember my words, yes. No one can resist the charm of a Farel. Not until a week, I'll be able to get Bella," Farel boasted.
*****
"So which province are we going to use?" Aldi asked Salsha, Bella, and also Dinda.
"Bali!"
"North Sumatra!"
"Maluku!" said the three in unison.
Aldi massaged his throbbing temples. It's been almost an hour of discussion but they haven't found a clear point about which province they will make the object of their assignment.
"Just go back," said Salsha. "Bali has a lot of tourist destinations. The dances and local clothes are also interesting. We'll cook porridge later for the food."
"Can you cook it?" she asked.
Salsha looked cynically at Bella. "Now the era is sophisticated. The recipe can be seen from google. You don't have to be a technology stutter to be a person."
"You, Bell. Why did you choose North Sumatra?" asked Aldi asking Bella for an explanation.
"We were told to look for a province to study what is special about a province. I think North Sumatra is quite interesting for us to study. In Bali, everyone already knows that there are many beautiful beaches there. The rituals too. But in North Sumatra, people still know little about the beauty of the province," explained Bella. "There are many destinations that the community doesn't know about. Starting from Lake Toba, Si Piso Piso Waterfall, and many more. Later we will develop the history of Lake Toba. Traditional clothes, traditional dances, and folk songs are also interesting. Moreover, the special food, we can introduce Bika Ambon or Putu Bamboo Cake. Why is it called Bika Ambon when it's from Medan not from Ambon."