AMEERA'S LOVE STORY

PART 2

The sound of an alarm made me wake up from my sleep. Time showed it was 5 a.m. I set foot into the public bathroom at this room. Every day I take a shower at 5 am because the bathroom is not in line. It's nothing, all these hostesses work in the factory I work in. We all came in at the same time, which was 06.45am. I went into the bathroom and started drawing water into the bucket to take a shower. It feels so lazy. If I can choose, I want to spend the day sleeping in my bed. But I have obligations that I have to fulfill at work.

The shower ritual is over. I went back to my room and woke Nita up. Nita immediately woke up with one fine pat on her leg.

“Mandi gih, keburu queue” I said to Nita.

Nita did not answer, she immediately got out of bed and headed for the bathroom.

At exactly 06:15 we both left for the factory on foot. The distance from my boarding house to the factory is not too far, about 15 minutes walk.

“Ra, semalem Deni sms me,” said Nita opened the conversation.

I stopped my steps for a moment while looking at him.

“He said what?” tanyaku later.

“Yes the point is he asked me about you, you ask him not fit he already left? Trus you tell me isn't it the same with me? Gtu..” is clear Nita.

“Trus you answer what?” manya curious.

“Not yet I bales lah.. kan semalem I've been sleeping as he sms. I opened the text he just wanted to go to work. I haven't been able to bales you've not left. Yes, I keep it simple again hapenya. Can not bring the phone to the factory, even if it must be killed. Why bring a hape if it's a” answer at length.

I just had to hear Nita's answer. We continue our journey in silence. Today Nita is so quiet, not as usual who would chatter about telling me anything she thinks and feels.

Minute by minute we passed and finally we arrived at the factory gate. The workers began to arrive. Me and Nita split up at the gate, because even though we work in the same factory but we're different divisions. Nita's in the sew division while I'm the packing division.

***

The bell has rung which means today's working hours are over. I walked tired towards the factory gate. When I got to the gate I saw someone very familiar in front of the gate. From the way he turned to look right and left it seems that the person is looking for someone.

“Deni..” lirihku slowly.

I stood still for a moment and then turned back to the factory. I really don't want to see him right now. It's up to him to think about running away from trouble or whatever. I was standing next to the security guard post. And I'm sure he can't see me.

A few minutes passed. Almost all the factory workers have gone home. Only one or two people still walked out the gate. I see Deni's still there. He approached his motor and then turned it on. Deni is gone.

‘Finally home also’ I thought while stroking the chest.

“Meera how are you still here?” ask someone behind me.

“Eh Ani... hemm.. i.. can I come to kosan kamu” I said in the end.

“Bby dooong..” Ani replied.

Ani and I walked towards Ani's boarding house. The distance is pretty close. Closer than my hostel. Ani's journey told me many things, but there was no word I could digest. I was just thinking about Deni.

‘Deni must be currently heading to kostanku’ I thought. What he did today instead of impressing me with him, I became even more ilfeel.

About five minutes walk, we arrived at Ani's boarding house. Unlike my hostel, Ani's boarding house looks cramped and rather shabby with semi-permanent buildings. The room that measures 2x3 is only fit for a mattress and a small closet. We talked about a lot of things, although mostly just pleasantries because I really didn't want to talk at all.

Without feeling the time has shown at 5 pm. The weather outside is getting dark. Besides being close to night time, it looks like it will rain today. And it was true that the rain came down with strong winds.

“Hemm... how do ya...” I think for a moment.

‘Nita must have been looking for me’ I thought. I can't tell him because I don't have a cell phone. But even if I told her I was afraid she would tell Deni my whereabouts.

“Yaudah deh... but do not ngerepotin you right?” answer me in the end. Remembering tomorrow's Sunday, work holiday. I can go home in the morning.

“Ya hgga lah.. I seneng time there was a temen here” said Ani.

***

In the morning I went back to my house. As soon as I opened the door Nita immediately rushed towards me. She hugged me so tightly as if she hadn't seen each other for a long time.

“Meeraaaaaa... Where are you going? I'm worried as you know!” nita said as she let go of her embrace.

“Mmmhhh anu.. yesterday I played to Ani boarding house just want to go home big test so I nginep deh. hehe.. sorry yaaa...” I said grin. Nita looked sullen at my answer.

“You know not, Deni nyariin you until three in the morning!” said enthusiastically.

Hearing Deni's name being called somehow made me feel uncomfortable. Everything he did made me sick. There was no love in my heart for him. Or was there never even love? Maybe my feelings for Deni all this time were just a desire to have fun, not love.

“Tok..tok...tok” sound door knocked. I go to the door, I open the door. A face I didn't want to see appeared behind the door. Deni smiled at me. There was a feeling of relief to see me. I saw a bag in his eye. Maybe he didn't sleep all night. There's a little guilt about that.

“You've gone home Ra?” tanyakanya.

“Sudah” I replied ketus.

“Where are you going? I'm worried about you” ask again. I ignored Deni's question.

“What are you doing?” just pissed.

“Kok you said that anyway? Yes obviously I found you I'm your boyfriend I'm worried about you!” the answer.

“Sorry Deni we are no longer suitable. You deserve better than me. I want us to hopefully aj” I said later.

“You mean we broke up?” tanyakanya.

“Iya” my answer is short.

“This must have been because of men that night, right? So you're cheating on him?” tanyakanya. There was a hint of anger in his words this time.

“Not. It's not about him. It's about us. I can't be the same as you anymore. Sorry” said later.

There was a disappointed look on Deni's face. But I don't want to keep giving her hope while I'm no longer feeling affection for her.

“Yaudah if it wants you” he replied in the end as he turned towards the door and then slowly disappeared from view.

As soon as Deni's figure was no longer visible I turned around. Nita looked at me as if she was waiting for an answer to a question she couldn't ask. I walked past it. I lay this body on the bed looking at the ceiling. Suddenly my memories with Deni. Remember when we drove to a tourist spot in the form of a waterfall. We passed through an easy field. Roads uphill and sandy. It was the bike we were riding on and we both fell. I was very upset with him at the time, but he laughed out loud with his friends. That added to my frustration at him at the time. And in the end I asked to go home.

Remember also one day we plan to go to a tourist spot in the form of a tea garden. On our way we were hit by a police raid. But when the police stopped us, he instead of stopping the bike, he was increasing the speed. We escaped! Until one nail claw the police officer landed on his left arm. After I asked him why he did it then I knew that he did not have a STNK motor. He had been driving only with a photocopy of BPKB motor.