SABAN Utit, Vanyaga's seven-year-old cousin, was staying over, the atmosphere in Vanya's house was like being in the Gulf. Every day something happens that makes Mami annoyed. Even though Vanya and her cousins are very far apart in age, the two children always fight. There's no one to lose. Obviously, Mami was angry with Vanya. Toku's age, he still behaves like a toddler. Not giving up.
The atmosphere this morning was marked by Utit's hysterical screams because he was locked in the bathroom. Mami jumped up in surprise from her bed.
"Vanya! Open the door!" shouted Mami.
"Let me. Yesterday Vanya was also locked up. Instead. Let her feel how unpleasant it is to be locked in the bathroom."
"He's still small. Besides, yesterday Utit accidentally locked the bathroom door."
"Vanya didn't do this on purpose either!" said Vanya nonchalantly, walking to school carrying. bathroom key. As a result, Mami had to break down the door. Mom, it's not fair either. I love Utit too much. Meanwhile, Vanyaga basically doesn't really like small children. Especially those who are stubborn like Utit. Like. scattered around the room. and just casually cutting out Vanya's miniskirt in the wardrobe.
Once when Vanya came home from school she found her favorite doll, which she named "Olzzya", lying helpless near the gutter behind the house. Or the stuffed mouse that Vanya named "Tiki" and "Bulibuli". The rabbit got stuck on the roof tiles. Vanya was clearly angry.
And if his anger has reached his crown, Vanyaga usually likes to stick Utit on the clothesline all day. Mami must be really hysterical. Mami is not used to seeing sadism like that. Mami just looks at the salted fish being fried.
"Ugh... why do living creatures hurt each other? Fish aren't necessarily guilty. Why are they fried?"
And since then Mami never went out all day. No Vanya, no Utit. Both of them, if they are already members, are equally passionate about each other. Utit was also kept quiet and gave Vanya red medicine behind Vanya's skirt when she went to school. And Vanya only realized that when she was in front of the school gate, every boy looked at her strangely while giggling. Vanya immediately realized.
"Utiiiit, wait for the play date, wait for my revenge!" Vanya cursed at that time while covering the back of her skirt with her school bag.
Once when Vanya came home from schoVanya, in the living room she found three large boxes containing small frames containing photographs, a rattan bag, a hot thermos flask, stacks of books, a two-band radio, two cool bags, cassettes, an NKOTB calendar and other accessories. You know, all that is packed by Utit, and ready to be taken to Bandung. To Utit's house. Vanya was clearly panicked and angry.
"Utit! What are you doing? Why is everything in a cardboard box like that?"
"Mum said that all these things are no longer needed."
"What? You don't need it? Your face is green! Come on, let's go back to its place!"
"That's fine. I'm tired of putting it in there. I don't want to!"
"Who told you to put it in there?"
"No one is asking you to do it. I want to use it myself."
"Let's go back or not?"
"Do not want."
"Damn kid!"
And there was another riot in the house. Because Utit, who was being chased, carelessly jumped onto the dining table, onto the sideboard, onto Papi's work desk, onto the plate rack, and finally... into the well! The last place mentioned is of course not because Utit was willing to throw himself in, but because Vanya managed to catch him and immediately threw the child into the well. It's not deep, but it's pretty scary.
Meanwhile, today the events are not very different from the previous days. Where the two unruly characters continue to intersect. The big incident happened towards the afternoon. Utit was again found crying hysterically in Vanya's room. Vanya, who hurriedly wanted to escape outside, was stopped by Mami at the door.
"Vanya! What else did you do to Utit?"
"Nothing."
"It's okay to cry, right?"
"Ah, he's the only one who's a crybaby. Just being tickled with a razor blade makes him cry..."
"Ha?"
***
When the situation was really critical because Mami had fainted on the spot and Utit's crying was getting louder, suddenly the telephone rang. From Vienna.
"Hey, so you didn't watch the final of Cover Boy MODE?" asked Vienna from across.
"So, so...," said Vanya.
Vanya clearly wants to. This is a golden opportunity to get out of the hell of home, and forget about the little devil's mischief
"But...," continued Vanya, "take me to the MODE editor first, okay? I haven't bought the tickets yet."
"Okay, I'll pick you up later."
"Don't take too long. I can't wait to get out of this hell!"
"Hell?"
Vanya immediately slammed the phone. And Vanya, who hated being at home, immediately packed her big bag. He had the intention of fleeing to Vienna's house. Stayed overnight for a few days, until Utit returned to Bandung.
Meanwhile, Mami, who had fainted, slowly woke up because of the loudness of Utit's cries which were thought to have exceeded seven octaves! Mami then carried Utit out of the room.
And Vanya immediately locked her room tightly. Mami suddenly saw Vanya carrying a big bag while rushing to tie her shoelaces at the dining table.
"Where are you going, Vanya?"
Instead of answering, Vanyaga sang a nostalgic song, "Don't ask where I went..."
Mami is clearly annoyed. But he is also powerless to stop his stubborn son. Fortunately, Vanyaga, to put it mildly, already has her own income. When you're sulking, you don't need to lower your self-esteem to ask for pocket money. Just be cool.
Tit! Tiit! Noooo!
Vanya was very happy to hear the familiar car horn. Wina came to pick me up. Immediately Vanya dashed out carrying her bag. Don't forget to bring along Olzzya, his favorite doll.
Along the way, Vanyaga still daydreams a lot. Annoyed thinking about his cousin's mischief. Wina, who had never been to MODE, was grumbling all the way. After that, Vanyaga seemed lazy and showed me the way. If you give an order to turn left or turn right, you also like to do it suddenly.
"Left, left, eh, right, ding!" Vanya said.
"Duh, how are you, Vanya? That's right, bro. Turn left or right, huh?"
"If that's the case, let's go straight."
"Hah?" ,
Luckily, Vienna is a patient girl. But when the cars behind him started to get jealous, because Vienna didn't even give him a penny if he wanted to turn OK, he ended up being left too.
"If you're telling me the way, don't be sudden, bro. I'll be in trouble!"
"Yeah... yeah. Sorry. Next time I'll make the proposal first, then submit it to you. If you agree, then we'll turn," said Vanya nonchalantly.
Wina glanced resentfully through her eyes.
The good thing is that when it gets to MODE, it doesn't close.
"Looking for what, Sis?" asked a lady who was sitting behind a cool and well-known T-shirt. The MODE office just happens to be the same as a t-shirt shop!
"Anu, look for tickets."
"Tickets? Wow, I didn't see them. Or, Brother Carl, just look next door first. Maybe the tickets are still there."
Vanya and Wina were stunned. But suddenly two cute girls wandered in. Behind the MODE Shop there is a sweet lady who takes care of the guests.
"Mission, Sis..."
"Can I help you?" he said sweetly.
"Do you still have tickets for the Cover Boy event?"
"Wow, there are only two left."
“Coincidence. We do need two tickets.”
"But this one is a bit different class."
"What do you mean VIP?"
"No. The VIP and regular classes have already finished. These two are more than VIP. If you are VIP, you sit right in front of the stage. Well, this one is under the stage. So you can kiss the cover boy even closer. How about it, do you want to?"
"Yes, that's fine..." Vanya and Vienna surrendered
"Hihihi, no ding. Just kidding. You can sit freely."
***
Jreng! The moment he had been waiting for had arrived. At five in the afternoon, the Pasaraya Theater was filled with cool guys all over Jakarta performing on the menormenor. Vanya and Wina, dressed as lenong players, were seen jostling with other visitors on the stairs. Luckily they managed to infiltrate smoothly. This means that powder that is one inch thick will not fall off due to pressure. Hihihi...
Vanya breathed a sigh of relief, as relieved as a golf course. Vienna wiped the sweat that wet her nose. The two of them then looked for seats in the front row. Deliberately so that I can be satisfied glaring at the cool cowboys.
The event itself was really exciting. For a moment the two children screamed hysterically whenever there was an exciting moment. Moreover, when Imaniar strutted out in a cool style, Vanyaga and Wina even joined in with Paula Abdul's rocking in unison. I didn't realize that the audience behind me was already jealous of their behavior.
But Vanya was indifferent. Keep having fun enjoying event after event. When it was finally their turn to show the faces of the finalists one by one on slides, the girls started to go crazy. Vanya and Vienna are no exception. Scream here, scream here. Football here, football here. And by chance Vanya's elbow strayed into the forehead of the person sitting behind her who was so agile.
"I'm sorry, sir. That was on purpose," said Vanya casually.
Of course, that person didn't want to accept it, and tried to get back at Vanya with insults.
Luckily Vanya managed to dodge it smoothly.
"That's enough, bro, just accept defeat!" Vanya said again.
The person finally shut up, even though he was still annoyed.
Meanwhile, Vanyaga and Vienna were again immersed in the festive atmosphere. Until finally the looks of the 14 finalists were broadcast.
Vanya and Wina have actually placed a bet, whose choice will win. The bet is not half-hearted: the loser soaks in the sewer! That's why everyone was really nervous waiting for the announcement of the winner of CoBoy '90. Who wants to soak in a sewer?
At the end of the event, the presenter read the names of the winners. Until finally lottery number 12 came out as first winner. The building seemed to explode with applause and screams from visitors. Vanya and Wina screamed at the same time.
"I won!" Vanya screamed loudly and spontaneously.
"I won!" Wina's screams were no less loud.
Both of them were shocked. Then they looked at each other with stupid eyes.
"You know? Didn't I win?" they asked together while gawking. Not long after, there was a commotion between the two magical creatures of God. It turns out they both felt they came out as winners.
"Well, number 12 is my choice. You're holding number 14, Win!!!" Vanya screamed, annoyed.
"That's great. You're the one who's senile. I've always held 12, you're the one holding 14!" Wina argued.
"I'm never wrong. Don't cheat, Win. I remember very well, at that time you were holding 14!"
And neither one can lose. It's really hard to prove it, because each of them didn't actually specify the number they chose. Even before that, they had already changed their choices several times. First they chose 7, then changed to 2, then changed to 8. So it's difficult to find out the validity.
In the aftermath, because they didn't want to give in, they didn't give up on the way home. Once he spoke, his tone was really loud.
"I'm sorry, Win. I can't be friends with people who already know they're wrong but still insist," said Vanya curtly.
Vienna glared fiercely.
"What did you say? You're the one who's a stickler. You already know what's wrong!"
"Ah, that's enough. I don't want to serve you anymore!" Vanya screamed.
Even when we got to Vienna's house, Vanyaga was still sulking. Vienna just doesn't care. While Vanya was in her room, Vienna was busy watching RCTI in the kitchen. Vanya feels bad. Very annoyed. Still, he ran home through the window. He didn't forget to take the big bag and his beloved Olzzya home. That's the result if you make too close friends, like you end up easily becoming enemies.
***
At ten in the evening, Vanyaga just arrived home. Look around for a moment at the front fence. Vanya then climbed over the fence, and mindikmindik in the yard...it was dark. With great difficulty, Vanyaga finally reached the back door. Carefully he crept towards his room through the living room. In that room, Mami and Utit were busy watching television, their backs to Vanya.
Just as we were almost reaching the bedroom door, Mami suddenly chanted loudly, "Tiltillang, harp nipple. The sassy one is home, bring the tai upil!"
Vanya was shocked to death. Meanwhile, Utit looked out from behind the sofa, laughing out loud. Vanya got up irritably, then hurriedly unlocked her room.
"Eat porridge with bone dishes. Don't run away if you want to go home!" his mother teased him again.
Utit laughed louder and louder.
Vanya slammed the door. Bang! Then locked tightly.
Mami and Utit toast.
***
For the past few days, Vanyaga has been forced to only brood in her room. Even though the atmosphere at home is really stuffy. Mami and Utit's closeness makes Vanya even more annoyed.
But what are you going to do to go out? Wina doesn't want to accompany her using her bo'il anymore. This was the first time in her life that Vanya felt lonely. I don't have friends, I don't have a mother. Moreover, Papi is on assignment out of town.
Vanya hid her head under the pillow. I just feel like crying. Not having friends turns out to be really bad. Vanya remembered Vienna. It turns out that Vanya needs someone to play with. Need Vienna. It's true that sometimes when we lose it, we can only feel it's valuable to have something. Vanya became aware, and felt ashamed of herself. Why does he have to be enemies with Vienna just because of being a coboy? Even though the cowboy himself is just indifferent. Just sing along. I don't feel like I'm being bothered by Vanya and Wina.
Vanya feels like the stupidest person. Why is that, huh? People sometimes like to make a fuss about other people, while the person they are making a fuss about doesn't even know anything. Because we are so fanatical about our idols, we often do illogical things: being hostile towards our own friends.
Vanya got up from her bed. Rubbed his eyes for a moment which were dotted with water droplets. Vanya actually cried. Crying over his stupidity. Crying why he had to be enemies with Vienna.
Vanya opened the bedroom door: Then slowly walked into the living room. He saw that Utit was having fun playing with Barbie with Mami. Very familiar. Mami had wanted to have a small child for a long time, but the doctor said Mami was too old to give birth again. Vanya was born using a caesarean section. That's why Mami really loves Utit.
Reaching the corner of the living room, Vanyaga picked up the phone. He took a deep breath, then dialed Vienna's house number.
There's a dial tone.
Then Vienna's voice answered on the other end, "Hello?"
"This is Vanya, Win:'
"Oh." Wina's voice sounded relieved.
"I'm sorry, Win? I think we went too far at that time."
"You're welcome, Vanya. I'm sorry too. It's really lonely not having you around."
"Me too."
Vienna laughed.
"When are we playing again, Win?"
"That's fine now."
"You're picking me up, okay?"
"Okay. Just stand by where you are. I'll kidnap you later. There's no problem anymore, right?"
"No, it's funny, aren't we? Getting angry just because of other people."
"Yes. "
"Even though it's a trivial matter," said Vanya again, "it's only because you chose 14, and I chose 12..."
"Eh, it's not wrong, is it? You're 14, I'm 12."
"What? I'm 12, you're 14. How come you're so senile, Win?"
"It's nice of you to talk! Remember correctly, Vanya. It's clear that you chose 14. I never forget, Vanya. I'm not afraid of soaking in the gutter. What's so hard about just soaking in the water? But if in reality I won, you'd say What?" Vienna started to insist.
"I can't. I'm 12, you're 14!" Vanya screamed.
"I'm 12!"
"I!"
"I!"
"Me, you're ugly!"
"You're the ugly one!"
Bang! The two of them then slammed the phone together.
Mami and Utit jumped in shock! Then toast again.
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