Around Us
Chapter 12: Frustration

The full moon is so bright it shines on the earth. I glared at Nining's face so that he would give an explanation for his vile deeds.

After quite a long time we were silent, Nining returned to voice, “What do you guys want?”

“Stop all this!” my firmness.

“Hahaha... Won't,” he said chuckling.

Yeni tea tightened its lock against Nining's hand. His face was so furious. He stared at his classmate with a savage, “Nining, less well is Bimo with you?”

“Hem... Huh?!… Haha..” the laugh was terrible. “Good.  Yes, he was very nice to me. Even to everyone, right?”

“Then, what motivates you to do all this? This is how you repay Mas Bimo's kindness?” I'm getting pissed at him. His expression did not paint the slightest regret.

Nining crying. I know he has a lot of emotions. But still, what he did was already beyond the limits of reasonableness. “He's already too good. At first, I thought he was just as good as me. He often helps me with tasks. He was very patient when he taught me. He comforts me when I am sad. He defended me when someone bullied me. But why, he instead chose you to be his girlfriend.” His face turned violent. “Basic damn woman!” his words to Teh Yeni. “And you started before me.”

Aplaaak!!! A slap landed back on Nining's cheek. Hard enough and still in the same spot, on his right cheek. “Close your mouth! I'm not the same as you!”

“Sabar, Tea! Control the emotions. He purposely ignites our emotions.” I didn't expect Teh Yeni to have such a fierce side.

Nining turned her face. He challenged us to use violence. “Come, slap again! To my left you haven't touched, Yen!”

Yeni's tea was almost provoked. I tried to dispel his already swinging hand towards the direction that Nining thrust, “Don't, Tea! Do not let us who precisely burned by our own anger!”

“Haahahaha...” Nining's laughter gets louder.

“You don't know yourself, Ning. Bimo has helped you a lot, but you repay his kindness in a very cursed way like this. Your demon, Ning,” cerca Tea Yeni.

“What? How hypocritical of you, Yeni? You are acting as a holy pretender, but you and I are not much different. The difference is you do it first.” Nining meddled back at Yeni Tea with her words.

He twice said “Teh Yeni the first”. Whatdoes thatmean? It seemed like there was a personal matter as well between the two of them. The violent attitude of Yeni Tea from earlier was indeed a bit awkward.

“Don't throw stone hide hand!” Yeni Tea gripped Nining's chin.

“You scared?” Nining seemed to be holding the trump card of Teh Yeni. His attitude turned calm. “Please hand me, Yen! Don't worry, I won't run.”

I glanced at Teh Yeni, giving the code with a nod of the head so that he carried out Nining's request.

“Awas you, Nining!” threaten Teh Yeni after releasing her grip. However, I felt a tremor of fear in his threatening sentence.

“Who is your name, Aa casep (handsome)?” tanyanya threw a smile at me.

I replied while throwing my face away, “Arya.” I don't want to make eye contact with him. My blood could be boiling again.

“You are too innocent, young and beautiful.” Nining seems to be in a state of poetry. However, I don't want to hear that. “You may think the person who came with you is an angel, whereas he is also a demon,”.

I was overwhelmed by Nining's statement. “What do you mean?”

“You should have found out about this woman first.” Nining's index finger facing the face of Yeni Tea, “He already sent pellets to Bimo.”

“Do not slander you, Nining,” snapped Tea Yeni with clenched hands.

I immediately sat down between two women who were spitting fire on each other.

“You think I don't know why Bimo can be the same as you? I know Yen, 'cause you're picking it up. I realize Bimo is good to everyone. However, after you sent the witchcraft to her, Bimo's attitude changed. Though I almost have it,” said Nining.

I'm flabbergasted. I did not expect that Teh Yeni also had a hand with the condition that Mas Bimo suffered. I also tried to stare at Teh Yeni to look for clues Nining's speech was true or just a wreath.

He threw away face. “What proof you can talk like that Nining. Don't throw your sins at me!”

“Oh, proof,” says Nining cynic. “You remember when we were friends and so close? You said you liked Bimo. But when you declare love to him, Bimo rejects you. Then, I tried to help you because she and I were often one group on assignment. We became close, but you stayed away from me. Of jealousy? You are also the one who leads friends to hate me, to bully me every day. But unfortunately, it doesn't make Bimo stay away from me.”

“Do not origin speak you, satan!” Yeni tea looked even more wrathful.

“You till when to dodge?” Nining was in the wind. The words that came out of his mouth grew calmer. “We've known each other since High School. I know you're an ambitious man. Unfortunately, you are also vengeful. If you get a rejection from someone, you will reply to them by all means.”

“It was. Don't bring the past in this case!” stirring Yeni Tea.

“OK. Maybe you're changing now. However, you are trying to lure Bimo with Bulu Perindu. You wonder how I know?” nining.

“It turns out you're a very disgusting person. Poor thing, you made up a story and turned the facts around. You don't know yourself, asshole,” denied Teh Yeni while trying to reach Nining's body to reward him with a punch. I'm still trying to get in the way, because the facts haven't been fully revealed yet.

“I made up a story? Hahaha... “ Nining quips with laughter. “I have the proof. I know who the shaman you went to is. I've been observing and investigating you ever since Bimo's attitude suddenly changed. He became close to you, and before long you guys announced to class friends – even one majors – that you have officially dated.”

“Say if you're envious? Don't say things that are out of logic! Bimo likes me because I made him so. I fight for my love sincerely?” about Yeni Tea.

I still don't know who's telling the truth. I better be a listener and not interrupt their quarrels.

“Tulus? You tied it with demonic magic. Every time you want to meet him, you rubbed the oil of the Longing Feather on both your eyebrows. You also never want to be invited to the toilet and mosque while on campus. Because what? Because it's his taboo. You also often put something in Bimo's food while reciting a spell. You think no one knows. I know you, Yen. I understand your every move.”

“It's just your assumption. Everyone also knows you like halu (hallucinations),” refute again Yeni Tea.

“Then, why did Bimo decide you? You tell everyone that the reason is because you guys don't fit anymore. It's not really because of that, is it? But because the influence of your pellets is fading,” chirped Nining.  “You want to know why? I opened Bimo's inner eyes. I made him realize that he was exposed to the use of you. Bimo did not believe it right away, but slowly he no longer heeded any gifts from you, right?! It's because I banned it. I also show you photos and videos of you reflecting on them as concrete evidence. You know what Bimo's response was? He wants to get you back on the right track. He can get out of your magic, but he doesn't hate you. He became close to you as a friend. That's because he wants to resuscitate you,” Nining said followed by a broken cry.

The mood was silent for a moment. I tried to see Teh Yeni's face, she was crying too.

“Quite, Nining! Enough,” said Teh Yeni.

“Now who doesn't know themselves? Huh?” Condition turned. Nining's turn snapped at Yeni Tea.

“Iya, i. I, Ning,” point Yeni Tea to her own chest. “True. I am indeed a Bimo.” pellet Finally, Teh Yeni admitted even with tears. “You want to know why? First, I wanted to avenge my heartache, because she rejected me. I wanted her to feel how embarrassed I was to declare love to her, but she just left. He simply said sorry. Second, I don't like him being close to you. You can be smarter than me, but I don't want to see you get something that should be mine. Moreover, you are very ignorant of yourself. Said he wanted to help me, but you kept the taste to him instead,”.

“You heard it for yourself, didn't you, Arya? He already admitted it. There was no longer any room for him to deny. The one who cursed me as a demon, was just as demonic as me, Arya?”

I don't understand why Nining sounds proud to admit she's a demon. I don't know! Maybe he wants to defend himself. He became evil due to getting bad behavior.

It is true, a person can become more violent when in the past he always get unpleasant treatment from around, such as bullying, verbal and physical violence, and sexual abuse. Not everyone is able to turn things around by making bitter experiences a motivation to become a good individual. There needs to be encouragement from yourself to convert pain into spirit, and certainly must be encouraged by good support system from family and environment.

“You believe Arya? He is good at talking and good at acting since long ago. Now he says gently that he has repented, whereas earlier he was so fiery as to shout at me as if I was the most sinful man.” Nining teased for me to side with her.

Yeni tea did not respond. He just looked down, crying. I don't want to be impressed on anyone's side.

“You have not answered the core questions of this event. Why did you also attack Mas Bimo?” I asked after being a listener for a long time.

“I just want to save him,” he replied casually.

“Saving him?” The phrase he spoke made me sick. Trying to kill him usefully, you said you wanted to save him.”

“I am indeed heartbroken. I think Bimo is good, because he loves me. It turns out he just felt sorry for seeing me. I also expressed love for him. But he rejected me. He actually told me that in the past at school he was often bullied by his friends. He approached me just because he knew what it was like to be a victim of bullying. He just pity to see me,” sobbed. “But why does he seem to give me such a great hope to get his love as a lover. That's the part I hate the most from Bimo,”.

“If Mas Bimo is nice to everyone, why do you feel given hope?” I used the pronoun “kalian” to confirm that the two women beside me had misinterpreted my feelings.

“But why did he become a man with Yeni? After that she stayed away from me?” Nining kelly.

“Didn't you just say because it's the influence of pellets. The essence of my question from earlier was only one, why did you send it to Mas Bimo for good? To save him? A liverache? Don't try to outwit me!” I'm getting grumpy against Nining.

“I think it's better Bimo just die. So that no one has it. So that it is also free of Yeni.” pellets He said that sentence with a sinless look.

“I can slap you if I want,” I snapped.

However, I immediately took a deep breath. I held myself back so as not to be as stingy as it was.

“Then I changed my mind. I no longer care about my love for him. After I found out that Yeni was the mastermind behind the bullying I received, and I knew that she also asked the shaman for help to memelet Bimo, I thought it would be exciting if I killed Bimo in a way invisible to the eye. Once paddled, two three islands were surpassed. Bimo gets the payback for my heartache, and so does Yeni. When Bimo dies, I'll spread the Yeni evidence to the shaman. Friends will bully him too. He'll know how I feel.” Nining. He lost his sanity. “I just continue what my former best friend started. Hahaha..”.

Cuneiform! Fucking psychopath! I really wanted to give him my fingerprints. Nah! Free! I can't be like them.

The originally bowed Yeni Tea, quickly rose. He blindly attacked Nining until he fell.

“Our son, Nining,” his absorbency. She grabbed Nining's hair. Nining fought back.

I wanted to stop their fights, but they were just as depraved. I didn't expect that Yeni Tea was not as sweet as it looked.

While they fight. I gathered all the media for Nining. I also saw a match on the ground. I then burned it.

After the fire started, I tried to break them. “Stop!” my voice was loud while pulling the body of Teh Yeni that was above Nining's body. “I beg you after this you no longer harm Mas Bimo. Otherwise, everything you do will turn to yourself.”

They stopped hitting each other. I decided to go home. The veil has been revealed. My job is to help bring out the remaining use influence in Mas Bimo's body. The way? By pleading with God and reawakening his passion.

As I walked home, Teh Yeni kept calling my name. I don't care about him anymore. If he wants to continue the fight with Nining, it's up to him. It's both of their business. I don't want to see them anymore.

I kept walking towards the big road. I wish there was transportation for me to get home. I tried to open the phone to book an ojek or taxi online that I hope is where I am. But when he was about to set the location pin, Dani called.

“Yes, where are you? How long?” tanyanya sounded worried. “This Mas Bimo nanyain you continue nih.”

“This is my way back to the hospital, Dan”, I replied calmly.

After walking far enough to the crowd and waiting long enough, there are also online motorcycle taxi drivers who received my order. Thank goodness! The presence of online transportation feels quite helpful.

After arriving at the hospital, I headed straight for Mas Bimo's room. I realized I was forgetting something. I forgot to get a change of clothes for him. Hah, stop!

Mas Bimo greeted me with a smile, “Ya, where are you from?”

Dani looked at me in wonder. She pulled the shirt I was wearing, “Your shirt why is it so dirty, huh? What are you doing and where exactly?”

Mas Bimo was influenced to pay attention to my appearance. “Yes, you're okay, right?”

“Nothing kok.” I take their minds off with something else. “Mending we find a meal yuk, Dan. I'm laper nih.”

The next morning, Mas Bimo's father and mother came to visit. They were also shocked to find his son lying in a hospital bed. I can't tell them everything either.

Later, Mas Bimo's parents asked for a referral for treatment in Malang. They claimed they could not leave their jobs. I am sad to hear that statement. However, I try to understand – as a parent – they want their child not to be financially deprived, even though a child actually wants more togetherness with his parents.

Me and Dani volunteered to help keep Mas Bimo in turn. Bimo also seemed reluctant to go home. He said no one accompanied him there. Until an agreement occurs Mas Bimo wants to go home when his condition has recovered and parents Mas Bimo must spend more time to accompany him while at home.

In the afternoon, Mas Bimo's parents returned to Malang by plane. Me and Dani are trying to encourage Mas Bimo. Mas Bimo looked so tough. Maybe because he was used to it as well.

After 3 nights of treatment in the hospital, Mas Bimo's condition gradually recovered. He no longer complained of pain.

I drove Mas Bimo to Husein Sastranegara Airport. Dani's not coming, because there's a morning class.

“Next week you finished UAS (Semester End Test) right, Ya?” ask before heading to the check-in counter.

“Iya, Mas.”

“You accompany me in Malang. We will return to Bandung when I graduate. I told my parents, too, and they agreed. Later the accommodation fee from me kok,” obviously excited.

I was confused to decide. One side, Mas Bimo needs someone to accompany his recovery process. On the other hand, my father told me to go home.

“Sorry, Mom. Actually...”

He cut my words. “I beg you, Yes! I need a friend.”

I can't refuse if someone's already squeezing in front of me. “Iya, Mas.”

On the way home, I tried to think of reasons that did not make my father angry.

At least I feel relieved. No more worrying about seeing Mas Bimo. His decision to temporarily return to his home in Malang was correct.

All clothes Mas Bimo – giving Yeni Tea and Nining – which allegedly has a use study has been burned. Mas Bimo's room I've rearranged, but he says he hasn't taken it back.

About Tea Yeni and Nining, they did not appear again either in the presence of Mas Bimo or me. I also did not tell you that “kipan” that Mas Bimo can come from the two women.