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Bintang is sweet girl with a petite body with a somewhat tomboyish style, she is a good child, polite and also smart, moreover she is a great dreamer, graduated from social studies at one of the leading universities in Surabaya, by profession as a journalist at one of the best print media companies in that city.
He is smart and persistent in his work, his daily routine is to stay awake when it is still dawn, prepare everything at home before leaving for work and only arriving home when it is evening.
One day when Bintang was working at the office, suddenly his cell phone rang but he didn't pay attention because he was editing the news, and after he finished doing his job right at lunch break, he checked his cellphone and it turned out to be a call from an unknown number, "Who is it? ? How come the area code is different?" deriiiiiiinggg his cell phone rang again when he was trying to call back, "Hello" said Bintang, "Hello good afternoon, I'm Admin Pt Gisara, sorry in advance with sister Riani Bintang?", "Yeah good afternoon, yeah with myself, how are you doing? Ma'am?" Bintang politely asked, "Yes, Mba Bintang, so we have received your proposal, and we will process your book soon for printing, okay, further information via DM, Sis, thank you for your time, good afternoon", "Oh yes Mba, thank you very much Mba" suddenly Bintang felt shocked and very grateful at that time.
"Hello assalamualaikum Bar, what's up?"
said Bintang to Bara when he picked up the phone from Bara,
"Bi tomorrow weekend, are you busy?" asked Bara,
"No Bar, I'm just at home why?",
"Your proposal already?",
"I already told you yesterday in the chat",
"I haven't yet, please help me, Bi"
"Okay, we'll meet tomorrow, I'll help you"
"Yeah, it's the usual place, eh, what time are you usually?"
"Do you want jamber?"
"Yes, I'm up to you, I'm free"
"Well, tomorrow, when you're ready, I'll let you know, you're just close to the place of appointment", "Yeah, okay, okay?"
"yep"
Bye Bi, good evening assalamwalaikum", "waalaikumsalam bar".
The next day was not as usual, at the weekend, Bintang didn't wake up early when it was still dawn but early in the morning, he got up early and prepared everything because he remembered his promise with Bara.
"Bar I've taken a shower, I'm getting ready"
Bintang chatted with Bara, five minutes later Bintang checked his cellphone, Bara had replied to his message
"Yeah, Bi, if you've already told me, okay?"
"okay". They were each getting ready to go to the cafe near their campus first.
When traveling for informal events, Bintang always wears a long sleeved shirt that covers the body from the chest to the neck or wears a hoodie, sometimes a plain t-shirt with a jeans jacket and bottoms, definitely jeans or whatever, which is long and not leggings or mini skirts, and this afternoon he wore a white hoodie with a large size and trousers made of cloth, sneakers and a small black leather bag which has always been his favorite. Bara is a sweet and simple boy wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. They had now met at the cafe at four o'clock in the afternoon.
"Just order a drink and a snack, I've already eaten because"
Bye Bi, good evening assalamwalaikum", "waalaikumsalam bar".
The next day was not as usual, at the weekend, Bintang didn't wake up early when it was still dawn but early in the morning, he got up early and prepared everything because he remembered his promise with Bara.
"Bar I've taken a shower, I'm getting ready"
Bintang chatted with Bara, five minutes later Bintang checked his cellphone, Bara had replied to his message
"Yeah, Bi, if you've already told me, okay?"
"okay". They were each getting ready to go to the cafe near their campus first.
When traveling for informal events, Bintang always wears a long sleeved shirt that covers the body from the chest to the neck or wears a hoodie, sometimes a plain t-shirt with a jeans jacket and bottoms, definitely jeans or whatever, which is long and not leggings or mini skirts, and this afternoon he wore a white hoodie with a large size and trousers made of cloth, sneakers and a small black leather bag which has always been his favorite. Bara is a sweet and simple boy wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. They had now met at the cafe at four o'clock in the afternoon.
"Just order a drink and a snack, I've already eaten because"
He said as he pulled out a chair and sat down while Bara went to the lobby and ordered food. When Bara returned to their seats and their sitting positions were facing each other, Bintang started to rant about his close friend
"How are you, why haven't you made a proposal yet? You have a lot of time, whatever I'm busy working, I still have time, my proposal is finished, (while putting his proposal on the table right in front of Bara), don't be like that, Bar, you have to focus on the goal you"
"Yeah, sorry, you know me when I play the game, I forget about everything"
"Well, you don't have to think about going to school, just an undergraduate is enough"
"No, that's why you keep reminding me, okay, tease me every day, okay?"
Bara's words seemed as if a request for attention made Bintang feel awkward, but as usual he always avoided feeling happy or excessive baper when he was treated special whatever the form, suddenly he just answered Bara with
"Hmmmm".
Bara worked on her proposal with the help of Bintang, while enjoying a cup of coffee and snacks they talked until they finished working on Bara's proposal.
"Bi, right, the proposal has been completed, the other letters have also been sorted out, so when do we register for the scholarship selection?"
"Yeah, okay, just now, I'm waiting for you, now everything's done right, let's just register"
"Yeah, let's just use my laptop, where's your flash disk, I'll register yours first and then mine"
"Here's mine (while giving him his flash disk), eh Bar, I was called earlier"
"or who?"
"I was called by the admin of the publisher of the book I was talking about, you know"
Stars enthusiastically told the Bara
"So your book will be ready to print?"
"Yeah Bar, I'm really happy you know that, ughh finally my dream has come true"
Hearing that sentence, Bara suddenly looked away from the laptop and looked at Bintang with a face that seemed to be surprised and said
"You want to be a writer?"
"Yeah Bar, why? It's not wrong right?"
"Lecturers don't work?"
Bara's question seemed to be confusing, the Bintang immediately answered meekly
"Being a writer is just a hobby that produces income, not a binding profession like office work, so I want to be a Lecturer, Grandpa, President, it doesn't matter if I'm a writer too"
"Yes, you know, that's not what I mean, ahhh already, you can see that the registration process has been successful"
After saying that, Bintang then fixed his eyes on the laptop screen, meanwhile Bara was silent for a moment and was contemplating, in his heart said
"Hopefully you will never change Bi, whatever we have planned together will be achieved"
"Heyy (while picking fingers in front of Bara's face) why are you dumbfounded, what are you thinking about? Your lover?"
Choosing not to respond to Bintang's words, Bara took his drink and finished it, after that Bara turned off the laptop and invited Bintang to go home immediately because it was already evening.
"Come on, let's go home, it's getting late, finish it's yours, it's a waste you know"
that for a while (while taking his drink and then finishing it) it will be very wasteful"
After that they walked out and when they arrived in front of the Bara Cafe stood up and looked at Bintang and said
"I'll take you to me"
"It won't be raining anymore, you're in a hurry to go home, you're riding a motorbike," replied Bintang
"Then how are you?"
"Well take a taxi, I was here earlier I took a taxi, how are you doing? okay I'm home okay, by .. you be careful "
"Bi, Bintang (while jogging following Bintang) "what's more, Bar? Star complains.
"I'm accompanying you, you wait here a moment, I'll take the motorbike first"
"Okay, hurry up, it's raining, Bara", Bara walked quickly to the parking area and immediately took her motorbike and followed Bintang.
"Okay, let's go up and then you go down"
Bara rode the Bintang to the front of the cafe gate, it turned out that Bara didn't drop Bintang, he was about to continue on the highway suddenly Bintang screamed a little while hitting his back and said
"Hey where are you going"
"Eh, yeah, sorry, I forgot (while stopping the motorbike on the side of the road and Bintang got off his motorbike and started babbling
"What about you, the taxi has passed, how about you, it's about to rain, you know, you're still joking, it's not funny you know (the frown on your face looks annoyed)"
"Well, don't be angry, after all, you never want to be escorted home, I'm a really bad guy asking you to meet up, don't pick me up, don't take you home, even though the strange thing is you, being a very tough girl"
"You're naughty too, I just realized," said Bintang while looking at Bara with his narrow and firm eyes.
"Instead of being fussy, it's a taxi, taxi, ahhh how come you don't stop, come on, Bi, there's no taxi, it's already sunset, and you haven't arrived home yet.
"No Bar, it's not that I don't want to, it's nothing, but you know it yourself. I've already told my parents that I'm different, I'm not allowed to"
"But I'm not your boyfriend"
He said when Bintang had not finished his words, then Bintang gasped and then fell silent for a moment after hearing Bara's words which sounded spontaneous, after a few seconds of silence while looking at Bara who was also temporarily staring at him then He said softly and firmly
"Yeah, we're not dating, so don't make it look as if we're dating, because your views aren't necessarily the same as other people's eyes"
Hearing those words, Bara was suddenly shocked and really touched his heart and he was just silent while staring at Bintang, meanwhile Bintang then responded with a smile while pushing Bara's shoulder and then continued his sentence again
"best friend and forever, the best For the last, uh taxi, bye I go first, be careful you"
"Bye, arrived home, chat with me".
While in the car Bintang was pensive while looking up at the sky on a beautiful evening, apparently he was still ringing with Bara's words about Bara not being his girlfriend, then he said in his heart
"It's not you who has the heart, Bar, but I can't control how I feel when I'm with you, anyway I shouldn't be baperful because Bara and I are just good friends, I have to be sensitive but I can't geer"
Bintang spontaneously set himself up to have principles so as not to break his heart any further, meanwhile, Bara, who was driving his vehicle to his residence, was also ringing with Bintang's words about he must maintain his attitude then he said in his heart
"It means that Bintang has been php in with me all this time, why are you being a very insensitive girl, am I really in the wrong, I've never confessed love, I'm sorry Bi, but I really know you, you're already fragile, you don't trust easily people, you will reject me even though I know you also love me, and I can't be denied, your star is special you deserve to be loved, and let us flow and I will love you in my way "
After he finished speaking in his heart, he then increased the speed of his vehicle until he arrived at his residence
Continued,,,