A Million Stories

last gift for you part 1 (heartbroken)

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The bright world is illuminated by the sun that brightens it along with the breeze that cools the atmosphere but the noise of motorcycles and cars makes the mind scatter who try to stay calm.

'Good Morning Sir'.

'Morning'.

Greetings from all students and students of SMK Wahidin made me wake up from daydreams.

That morning, it was time for me to start a plan that I had planned from three months ago. A digital camera became a tool to make a surprise video that I made just for Ica as a 22nd birthday gift.

All the teachers at the school I asked to give a greeting to the One I love that is Ica. Yes, because Ica is a graduate of the school.

One by one I asked the greeting from the teacher for me to record as Ica's birthday gift.

'Mother principal may I ask for a birthday greeting from mother to alumni of this school on September 4 even 22 years old?'. Ask me.

'Abdul, you're here because the college program is not because of your boyfriend'. Answer the Headmaster.

'So mom is willing or not to give a birthday greeting to Ica?'.

'No!'.

'Mom this time, please. This is for the alumni of this school'.

'Mom said no!'

A moment of silence. I can't force Principal's Mother to give Ica a birthday greeting even though I'm disappointed by my request. I can only bow. Shortly after, the Headmaster's Mother said.

'The mother's principal is not a soap opera artist and this is a memorable gift for her but not with Mom. This is the place to study is not the place to make movies and you are here to find value and add knowledge not to surprise your lover. Understand!'.

'Don't Ma'am'. My answer.

I was pessimistic about all my plans until I finally decided to try asking for a birthday greeting to Ica's best friend. Her name is Gita. The distance from Gita's house to the campus is quite far until she finally dates in the dormitory provided by the campus for her students.

The streets of Cirebon are very hot and jammed, understand now the sun is on the top of the world. The sound of knowing the motorbike and car makes my eardrum almost broken but as time goes on, Gita does not have much time because she will go home which forces me to pull the motor gas even deeper.

'For so long'. Welcome Gita to my arrival.

'Sorry, sorry to understand the old bike so can't speed.' My answer.

'Ahh alesan aja lu mah'.

'Okee just go straight'. My speech.

'Live what?'. Ask gita to me.

Yes indeed Gita does not know the plan that I have compiled to make a surprise video as a gift for Ica's 22nd birthday.

'So gini, just a few more birthday. Naaah, I want to make a birthday video for him from his friends including you Gita. How's it?'

'Okee but I'm ashamed of Dul'. Greet Gita.

'Oh, I'm ashamed. This is for your friends, from semester one. Yes, yes, yes, yes'. My speech.

'Yes it's okay but you don't look, I said it in the back'

'iyaa yaaa, this is the camera'. My answer.

A video of birthday wishes from my Ica friends made as a gift to the person I love. Out of all the sayings I videoed there was one friend who was very special to me. Yes the remark was from Kinan, Kinan was the lover of his ex Ica. I don't know if Kinan's remarks could be a surprise to Ica or vice versa. On the one hand Ica himself has not known with Kinan even met before.

In the student room, at the SMK I met and talked to Kinan.

'Kinan, can I ask you for a birthday for Ica?'. My toot.

Kinan also replied curiously with what I asked 'Come'.

'Yes, I have a video of ya'

'Cock on video, ga ah I'm embarrassed'. Kinan replied with a smile in embarrassment at the camera I was carrying.

'Come on, Kinan, beware. Yes yes yes'.

Kinan also gave a birthday greeting to Ica, although many were re-made.

'Happy '22nd birthday. May long life, healthy always, more mature and lasting as Abdulnya. Oya, my girlfriend Agus greet yaa. Sometimes we go together later if we meet the time do not forget. Hehehe'.

Not feeling that the break was over, I rushed back to the room where I was on duty and it turned out that there were some Ica friends who were gathering. There are some Ica friends who practice at the same educational institution as me. Without thinking, I asked for another birthday. Yes indeed I was collecting birthday greetings as birthday gifts Ica from her friends, from the serious, the relaxed, the pretentious adult until the absurd even though I keep recording it.

'In, I'm your video.' My speech.

'Vi-vii-video a-what?' Iin replied in a stammered voice, yes the abis soap opera that maybe because he was obsessed with wanting to be a soap opera player with the same title as his name, Iin Yang Exchanged.

'Birthday video for Ica.' Greet me.

'No, ah shame.' Iin replied shaking his head with a smile

'Come.'

'No.'

'5 minutes.' I said with a loud mekin voice trying to encourage Iin.

'No.' Firmly Iin.

'3 minutes.'

'No.'

'2 minutes.'

Finally with a face full of resignation Iin accepted my request.

'Yes.'

Finally with the insistence of Iin want also and deliberately made a long time wish his birthday could be up to 5 minutes but as a result 2 minutes was less.

Iin gave her birthday together with her friend. Iin is a student who is smart, shy and likes the same soap opera let alone the soap Buur Naik Haji soap opera maybe he likes not the same story but the same porridge cart kali (naah so not connected). Iin on campus one major even one class with Ica so Ica or Iin is familiar. While his friend is only one major with Ica.

'Happy birthday Ica, hopefully long life, the PPL is smooth and lasting as Abdulnya. Waiting for his treaty in the SS hehehe.' I said the video I recorded.

Three very tasteful weeks, from tired, embarrassed, to annoying this is almost done and one more day is left to find a birthday target for Ica.

I was thinking who hasn't said a birthday greeting to Ica. Indeed there are still many Ica friends who I have not video but because of limited time and energy so affordable that I ask for his words. I once thought I wanted to ask for a birthday greeting for Ica from his family but such intentions were stopped because certain things that did not allow it to happen.

The next day at school, I went back to brainwashing, roughly who could I video to say 22nd birthday to Ica.

In the student room I met Kinan again, I tried to discuss with Kinan about the video I made and about who else I should video.

'Kinan, who else should I video birthday wishes for Ica?.' I asked Kinan with a resigned face.

'Mother principal.' Answer Kinan with confidence.

'The principal's mother is very old but she doesn't want to.'

'Sir Aan.'

'Udah but the same she doesn't want to.'

'Mom Leli.'

'Ga ah I'm afraid.'

'Sir Arif.'

'Same he doesn't want to either.'

'Mr Alvi.'

'He's just as unwilling.' Answer me.

Looking up at the sky, with my hands holding my head and with a blank look, I said to Kinan, 'Maybe there's nothing more I can ask Ica for from her friends, his teachers during Ica SMK and the people Ica knew. Now I'm pessimistic and resigned.' I said a little stuck.

I was silent, the mood became silent. But soon Kinan said 'I have an idea.' Said Kinan while raising his fingers to the side of the head and then appeared a lamp on the top of his head and shone brightly (that's a really soap opera).

I was surprised, I lyrics Kinan suspiciously and curiously I said stammer. 'I-iide a-what?'.

'How about if you video me again but with a different speech really.'

'Yetoo!!!' I answered Kinan.

Giving a surprise to our loved ones especially on his birthday does require a process that is not easy even though we do not know whether the surprise works or melah instead. So did I, I was afraid of the surprise of Ica's birthday, the person I loved so much was something I didn't want.

This video is not as expensive as a ring even with a bunch of roses is more expensive than the roses with this video but the manufacturing process is full of struggle and can not be bought with material because the word friends who it takes women the struggle is not expensive. But in addition to making this birthday video, I have also purchased a Teddy Bear for Ica. Ica does prefer Panda dolls over Teddy Bear but I once promised to buy a Teddy Bear doll when I met accidentally with Ica in one of the shopping centers.

People who are in love will not care about the shame they face as a process of making our loved ones smile, laugh without having to feel what kind of shame we feel.

'Kriiing kriiying.' The sound of the school bell that sign has finished the lesson hours and soon the students and students will rush to go home.

I don't think I went straight to class XII AK 2. I stood in front of the students with a lot of shame because it would be said by the students when I asked them for a birthday.

'Friends in class XII AK 2, you want to ask for help to all of you, can you?.' My toot.

'What help sir?.'

'So gini, brag again daddy girlfriend birthday. Well, I'd like to ask you for a birthday greeting from you guys for your dad's girlfriend but the father's birthday video.'

'Ciyee daddy has a girlfriend ciyee.' Answer all students.

I understand the answers of students like that because they are their age in alay-alaynya.

'Where do you want?.' My toot.

'Okee sir, but later on I'll look at it first so it's cool, right later in the video.' Said one of the XII AK 2 students who was dominated by women and strangely said like that was Aji, he was a man maybe because of the class environment he also became alay.

'Udah ready?.'

'Now the father of video yes.' My firmness.

'Ready.' Answer them simultaneously.

'Start.'

Some students started to say his birthday to Ica.

'Happy birthday teteh, hopefully long life and more sticky same sir Abdulnya.' Sandra said one of the AK 2 students.

After some students say his birthday to Ica even though his speech is the same all. Soon all the students in class XII AK 2 sang a song for Ica that I videoed.

'My balloon has five, the colors. Red yellow grey'

'STOOO!!!' I said to stop the song while they were still singing a song that didn't match the birthday moment.

'It's for birthdays not children's reunion Park Kids.' Assertiveness

'But my girlfriend once entered Kindergarten.' Fikri replied trying to justify what they had sung.

'But it doesn't have to be my Balloon song either, right?'

'Yes, we changed the song.'

All students replaced the song they sang with the song Happy Birthday, from 45 students who sang about 20 students and the rest they did not memorize and only complement the sufferer.

Birthday remarks from the students of class XII AK 2 have finished my video, now I am looking for another new target that I can video his speech to Ica.

I opened the gray classroom door slowly and I saw that Eko and Dani were walking. Mas Eko and mas Dani are staff at SMK Wahidin. Without thinking for a long time, I approached them.

'Mas, ask for his birthday for Ica dong.' I said to Eko.

'By.'

'I video yes.'

'Ready.' Welcomed.

'Happy birthday, may Ica grow up at the age of 22.' The words of Eko I videoed.

'Come on Dani dong too.'

'No, sir, I don't know Ica.' Reply mas Dani while waving while running like he was testing his guts in a haunted place that I accidentally recorded.

'Mas Eko, thank you for your birthday.'

'Mas Dani don't run, wait for me.' I said, and I ran too.

The atmosphere of the school circle began to be crowded and filled with students who were about to go home. This eardrum was disturbed by the chatter between students and friends who were walking out of the school gate.

I walked into the TU room and there was Yudi mas sitting alone in front of the computer who became a loyal friend in completing his work. Mas Yudi is a good person, quiet, likes to play ball games and mas Yudi also became a TU staff at SMK Wahidin.

'Mas, Ica's birthday again, ask for a birthday dong for Ica but I video.'

'By, can.' Answer me Yudi.

'But not here mas, here noisy by children who want to go home.' My speech.

'Where does dong go?'

'We're looking for a quiet place to make her birthday sound clear when I video. Come on, follow me.'

We both walked around looking for a quiet place, almost every room crowded by students who were rushing to go home. Me and Yudi mas are still going through every room and I found one place that is quite quiet, I thought in this place the sound of Yudi mas will be heard clearly.

'Here mas, here the place is not so crowded.' My speech.

'here?' asked Yudi with a surprised face.

'Yes here.' I firmly believe in pointing to the floor (like in action movies)

'I-iii this is wc dul.' Reply to Yudi with a stammering voice and again with a look of wonder.

'Yes this mas wc.'

The mood became quiet. Mas Yudi was silent and I also fell silent, mas Yudi followed me back and forth. We both are like people who are straying and do not know where to go.

'Nothing mas wc is also important is his speech is not the place.' My words convinced Yudi while bowing my head.

Mas Yudi fell silent with his hands covering the surface of his lower face. I looked at Yudi again and remained silent and paced slowly and occasionally nodding his head. I let Mas Yudi like that because people say, usually people who are thinking it is exactly the same as what is being done now and it could be what is being done mas Yudi was looking for inspiration on birthday speech it will be said for Ica.

I am confused that too long silence and the atmosphere will be quieter later afraid even one of us is possessed, we are in the wc and in the horror films astral creatures like to inhabit the wc. I finally started asking Yudi.

'Ke-kkkenwhy mas? kok di-diiiem.' I'm a little restrained.

'It's okay, it's a really pungent wc scent.' Reply to Yudi while covering his nose.

Buyaaar. I thought mas Yudi was looking for good words for Ica but it turned out that Yudi was silent mas was holding back against the smell of the distinctive aroma wc.

'Ooh kirain why mas, yes we have moved ahead aja mas.'

'Where's Dul in front?' Ask Mas Yudi who is still covering his nose.

'In front of wc mas.' My answer.

We both move to the front of the wc, yaa good here the scent wc is not too pungent as inside.

'Ready to mas. I video nih' Tegasku.

'Happy birthday Ica, may long life, healthy always, more mature and do not forget the teachers and friends at SMK Wahidin and hopefully can until grandfather and grandmother are equally Abdulnya. Amen.' Birthday greetings from Yudi mas to Ica.

The last day of birthday collection is over and all the speeches I have recorded are through video. Tiring days have passed in the hope that Ica is happy with what I have done for her 22nd birthday and the results of the birthday greeting recordings that I videoed into a gift that I had unforgettable.

Arriving at home I looked back at all the birthday collections I had recorded. One by one I saw and I listened to the words that Ica's friends had for Ica. After I noticed his words it turned out that all the words were almost the same all 'Happy birthday and long life' and so on like that.

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