Arca held Mondy's head from behind. "You!!" All the muscles in his arm were bulging.
"Hehe, sorry," Mondy looked guilty.
"Now it's my turn, right?" Aswa prepared to hold a marble and was about to throw it.
But Arca stopped him. "Let me do it!" Confidently, Arca prepared to throw it.
*WOSHHH* *THUARR* All the marbles scattered, along with the sand, creating a huge cloud of dust.
"OHOKOHOK, there's suddenly a storm!"
Seeing Jemi coughing, Jemi's friends kept their distance. "Hey, I got dust, not Covid, you know!!"
There was a big hole left by Arca's throw. All the marbles scattered outside, none left.
Mondy, Jemi, and their friends were stunned looking at it.
"The winner is the beggar!! Let's give a prize to celebrate!!" Jemi said.
Jemi's friends then gathered money with a hat.
"Damn all of you!" Arca shouted angrily and chased after Jemi and his friends who ran away.
Seeing the gate was clear, Aswa and Mondy walked inside. "Let's just go in," said Mondy.
"Wait!!! The score is still 1-1. Don't even think about cheating!! The last game will determine life or death for you HAHAH... UAHHH help!!" Jemi shouted while running from Arca's chase.
Aswa and Mondy watched their chase.
In the middle,
"Uahhh... Wait, Time Out!" Jemi and his friends then prepared a picnic mat and took out ice drinks and warm tea.
Arca also stopped and waited for them, then they continued the chase again.
*TUNG TUNG TUNG So Bakso* The sound of a meatball cart came from the street.
Without thinking twice, Aswa and Mondy intercepted it. "Sir, I want three," Mondy ordered three portions of meatballs.
"Three?... You're greedy, huh?! I'll just have one, sir," Aswa said.
"Okay, total four bowls."
The vendor then prepared the meatballs. He put in the bowl, added noodles, fried shallots, stirred the meatball broth, then poured it into the bowl, adding sauce, sweet soy sauce, and chili.
"Three portions for one person and one portion for another," the vendor served them to Aswa and Arca.
Aswa and Mondy then ate, sipping the broth and eating the meatballs one by one.
After 10 minutes, they finished eating. "Ugh, so full," Mondy looked stuffed.
"Of course, you ate three portions at once!" Aswa was cleaning his teeth with a toothpick.
The vendor took their bowls. "Total is 60 Rp."
Mondy then took something from his pocket. "Wait, uh-eh," Mondy then rubbed his whole body.
He looked sweaty and nervous. "S-sorry, sir, I don't have money HEHE," said Mondy.
The man just smiled broadly.
*DHUAKKK*
He hit the table. "Don't joke around, damn it! I pushed this cart all morning until noon and you say you want it for free!!! Don't you know who I am? I'll crush you HA!!!" Suddenly, the vendor got angry and furious.
Mondy looked scared seeing the man.
"Here! I don't have money either but I have this," Aswa handed a gold piece to the vendor.
Suddenly the vendor's eyes lit up with greed, saliva dripping. "HEHEH." He took the gold and pressed it to his face. "I'M RICH!!!" The vendor then grabbed his cart.
*BHUAKKK*
The cart was thrown far away until it was out of sight. Seeing that, Mondy looked even more terrified.
"HAHA, thanks, young man! I'm off now, YUHUUU!" The vendor left after kissing Aswa's hand.
"What's wrong with that man? So strange!" Aswa and Mondy returned to the gate to see Arca and Jemi.
It seemed Arca and Jemi had fallen asleep while playing cards.
Mondy and Aswa then approached them, holding a card each.
In Arca's hand was a joker card, while Jemi held two heart kings.
Mondy watched seriously, then said, "EH d-don't tell me this is the last game?!"
He looked shocked.
"Why?" Aswa asked.
"If that's true, then we lose!! Because this is a Joker game where whoever holds the Joker until the end loses!"
-TO BE CONTINUED-