"Are you crazy?! You want to pick up Naca with me?? Then I'll be a mosquito repellent, won't I?!"
Bambang didn't respond at all when I protested. He continued to drive his motorbike through the busy streets of Jakarta, with ease.
"Bams put me down, I'm too lazy to be a mosquito repellent! What kind of intimacy do you want to show off, anyway?" I grumbled.
"Who wants to show off our intimacy too? It's impossible if I invite you just to be intimate with Naca! It's not fun, you will disturb!"
Oh yeah, that's right! I will interrupt later! Because, before I have a boyfriend, I will not let them show off their affection in front of me!
"So?" I half-shouted because we were wearing helmets, and the wind was blowing hard enough that our voices were low.
"Naca was a witness for the delinquent who attacked you, so I think she will be the target of a Blackstone who wants to take revenge!"
Oh no, I didn't think that far. Naca must always be their target, she is in danger.
"Usually, she comes back with the other GPS guys, but because her teacher called her, she came back last, that's why I invited you to accompany her back!" Bambang explained.
I nodded in understanding. Come to think of it, I haven't thanked Naca for saving me.
Not long after, we arrived at Naca's school, however, this is not the picture of Naca's school that I expected.
Lots of motorized delinquents waiting in front of the school gate.
"Close our school badge!" exclaimed Bambang quickly.
I hastily covered the badge attached to my uniform with my bag, then looked down. Hopefully, no one recognizes me because of course it's very dangerous.
Bambang drove his motorbike faster and immediately slid into the gates of Naca's school.
The delinquents themselves just shouted at us, even so, they didn't chase us.
Bambang slid his motorbike into the parking lot and parked the motorbike next to an antique motorbike that I knew belonged to Naca.
"Mel, while looking for Naca, you call Paijo, hurry up!" Bambang's orders.
Without saying anything else, I pulled my cell phone from my skirt pocket and pressed the call icon on Paijo's contacts.
"what?" Paijo snapped as soon as he picked up the call from me.
"The Blackstone mob ambushed in front of Naca's school. There's a lot! So, we need a lot of help!" I said quickly while taking Bambang's steps down the corridor of Naca's school.
"Huh? Seriously?!" shrieked Paijo.
"Gather alliance, because just Roulette, won't solve it!" Bambang added.
"Okay. Where are you guys?"
"In Naca's school. I guess they haven't recognized that we're Roulette, that's why we were still safe here." I explained.
"Stay in school! Blackstone, let us handle it, don't go out if I don't tell you to, you understand?!"
"Yes!" I said quickly.
After that, Paijo ended the call.
"Paijo said we can't go out unless he tells us to," I called out to Bambang.
"Okay! Let's just focus on finding Naca. Damn it, the class is spread out like this, it's getting harder for us to find her!"
Yeah, Bambang is right. At Naca's school, the class divisions are scattered. Even in one building, it is not only occupied by the first-class but also mixed with the second and third classes.
It's been a long time that Bambang and I have been around, but Naca hasn't been found. The phone number is not active either.
"It's crazy, my head spins for a long time. The feeling that we've been playing around here for a long time already!" said Bambang who was still walking.
"How about shouting?" I suggest.
"Don't! Then it's not only Naca who hears but Blackstone's too!"
That is true.
Bugh!
Bruck!
Reflexively, Bambang and I stopped walking and hurriedly ran towards the direction of the commotion that had just been heard.
From the window of a classroom, we can see the figure of Naca who is lifting a chair high.
"Ca!" called Bambang as soon as we entered the class.
Calmly, Naca turned to us, then lowered the chair that she had previously lifted high.
Just now, I thought she was fighting someone, and intended to smash the chair against her opponent.
However, it seems I was wrong because Naca was alone there.
"What are you doing?" asked Bambang confused.
I'm very sure, Bambang also thought the same thing as me before.
"My cellphone, motorbike keys, and my house keys are in the locker, and coincidentally the key is lost, lucky you to come, help me break the lock!" Naca explained.
I took a deep breath. I thought something bad was going on, but it turned out to be just a lost locker key.
"Get out of the way, you!" Bambang shouted, lifting a chair and intending to destroy the locker's lock.
"Stop!" I half-shouted.
Oh, my gosh! Have they gone mad? Do they want to damage school property?
Bambang and Naca immediately turned to me with confused looks.
"Put down the chair! Just locker, I'll handle it!" I went forward confidently.
Bambang narrowed his eyes at me. It was obvious that he was looking down on me.
Is it because I'm a girl that I look weak, and can't do anything?
I pulled the hairpin from my head and started fiddling with Naca's locker.
At my old school, I quite often lost my locker keys. Either because someone threw it away, hid it, or purposely exchanged it for another key. So, I'm used to encountering something like this.
It didn't take long, Naca's locker door opened. Immediately, the girl clapped her hands boisterously. I'm sure it's the first time she's seen something like this.
Come on, it's like I've done something big.
"You have the talent to be a thief, Mel!" said Bambang, who immediately received a sweet hit on the back of the head by Naca.
Wow, thank you! That's very representative!
"It hurts, you idiot!" growled Bambang.
"Besides, that mouth can't say good things!" said Naca annoyed.
"Well, it's not important, what's important now is how we can escape from Blackstone!" I mediate.
Naca immediately looked at me with a questioning look. He looked confused.
"Blackstone?" Naca asked confused.
Oh no! This girl didn't know that out there, there were so many Blackstone members waiting for her.
It was fortunate that the locker key was lost, thus saving Naca from the misfortune that awaited her.
"Outside, there are many members of Blackstone waiting for you! Lucky you didn't come out earlier!" said Bambang while sitting on one of the benches there.
"Are they looking for me?" shouted Naca in disbelief.
"Yeah, that's why just stay here for now!"
"Wait, why are they looking for me?" Naca asked again.
"Because I'm sure, they think you're an easy target because you're a girl! I think they know that Gepeng in our school, which is based on Roulette, that's why they're looking for you!" Bambang explained.
Naca and I nodded in unison. It turned out so. That's quite reasonable.
"Eh, but, why don't they just go after me huh? I'm weaker than Naca, after all, I'm their victim!"
Hearing my question, Bambang immediately took a deep breath.
"Because, if something happens to you, they will be immediately suspected, and it could be that their friend's punishment is more severe," said Bambang.
"Bams, are you sure, for real?!" asked Naca which immediately made me laugh so hard.
"Luckily I'm patient, Ca!" Bambang grumbled.
"Well, your name has changed to patience? Isn't it Bambang anymore?" shouted Naca.
I bit my lower lip to hold back a laugh.
How can Naca joke at a time like this?
"hey, just shut up, okay?!" said Bambang.
Naca immediately smiled broadly and bared a row of neatly arranged teeth.
"So, we have to wait here? How long?"
"Until the guys come like heroes and save us from Blackstone's batman trap!" said Bambang sarcastically.
"Whose guys is it?" said Naca.
"The alliance of course! What are you doing? How happy are you? You're joking when you're in a pinch!" said Bambang.
Naca shook her head slowly.
"I'm too happy to see you accompany me to school! I feel like I'm being chased!"
I almost choked on my saliva when I heard Naca's words.
"Excuse me, in case you forgot, I'm also here! Please don't show off your affection!" I protest.
Naca chuckled softly, then sat down on one of the benches.
"Just wait, if Melody already has a boyfriend, so I don't need to pick her up anymore!" said Bambang, glancing at me briefly.
"Oh, so you're not sincere with me?" I replied sarcastically.
Naca just cast her gaze at me, and Bambang in turn.
"You just have to choose, you want to be with Gepeng, or Paijo!"
"Huh? How?!" shouted Bambang surprised.
Okay, my surprise has been represented by Bambang.
"Yeah, if you are not blind, you should be aware that the Gepeng gaze and Paijo are different for Melody! Gepeng, I can see that he has openly shown his attention to Melody, while Paijo is still shy about a cat! It's not very clear! " Naca explained casually.
Hmm, yeah! If it's Gepeng, I can believe it. What about Paijo? Never mind, let's just say Naca never mentioned the man's name.
"Mel, you don't have to serve them! Watch out, you!" Bambang warned.
"Just let it be, Bams! Even though they are rude, not clear, they make a fuss, they look mediocre, they also have the right to be liked by people!" Naca protested.
"No, you can't do this! Listen, Mel! Paijo is a playboy! And Gepeng, he's being targeted by girls in various schools! If you don't want to get into trouble, don't serve them!" said Bambang full of pressure.
"Yeah, well, who can I hang out with?" I asked.
"Do you want me to match up with Alif or not? What's Gilang?" bargained Naca.
"You're crazy, Ca! Alif, who is cold, same as Yogo, and Gilang, who when he gets angry, looks like someone in a trance, do you want to match them with Melody? Where is your conscience?!" said Bambang.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? There is always kindness from people who look bad! Like you for example! You are talkative, short, handsome, but you are kind, loyal friends! So, don't judge only bad people!" Naca growled.
"Stop guys! I'm already single!" I half-shouted.