Anesta And Mahesa

Ben

There was a time when I loved a woman named Anesta.

I remember when I was taking public transport home from school, because the motorbike I used to drive entered the workshop. I saw him come in and sit facing me. Nothing special about his appearance. Just ordinary.

Which made him different, as he took out a book from inside his bag. He seemed to be engrossed and swept away in his reading. Frankly, I was curious about the book he was reading.

I'm trying to see the cover, maybe I can read the title of the book. But blocked the bag that was on his lap. Sometimes curiosity can be very killing.

I ventured to say hello.

"Hi, I think it's fun to read the book. What book is it?". I gave her my sweetest smile so she wouldn't be afraid.

It turned out that I managed to attract his attention, lifting his eyes from the book he read. He looked at my face for a long time, then smiled.

"Just read a novel. Do you like to read novels?"

"No, love novels?"

"Sidney Sheldon is the author. It's Master of the Game. A novel that I think is very good. Inside is an adventure and a love story"

I love the way he talks about his novel. I don't really like reading so I'm interested and curious.

"May I see the cover"

"Can, nih!"

"Where would I buy this book?"

"The big book store must be there. I'm sure you'll love reading it"

"I've read this book over and over again, and I've never been bored"

"Oh yeah, that thick book?"

He nodded his head while smiling.

"Oh yes, my name is Benedictus. I'm called Ben. You?"

"I'm Anesta. You can call me Nesta"

"I don't know your house. If I knew I could lend you this book"

Just as I was about to open my mouth to tell you my home address, he said.

"I go down first yeah, my house is in that alley"

"What number? Maybe I'll come to your house to borrow a book!" I said half screaming.

He waved his hand "Number 6!" and he went into the alley.

That afternoon I went straight to the big bookstore to buy the novel she was reading. I was so curious about it.

As soon as I got home, I went straight into the room and started reading sheet by sheet.

I was swept up in the story of a poor young man who went away from his family in search of a better life.

The young man who ended up being deceived and then determined to take revenge. The adventure experienced by the young man was very exciting to get a diamond.

When the young man and his best friend had to wade through the ocean on a raft, and meet a shark. When they have to creep and maintain body balance, so that their bodies do not explode hit by mines planted under the sand. There was a time when they were being pinned down and chased by a guard dog that was about to tear their bodies apart.

I was lost reading his story.

That afternoon, I almost half read Sidney Sheldon's novel.

He should have read this novel over and over again. The story is very good. I'm getting curious to keep reading it.

Several times I went to school on the shuttles, hoping to meet him. I don't mind questions from my mom and dad and my friends.

"It looks like your bike has been taken from the workshop. How are you still taking the transport?"

"It's okay ma, I like to ride the transport again. It turns out to be fun too"

"Usually you're angry that your bike isn't immediately taken from the workshop?"

"This time it's pa. I'm leaving first, Pa, it's late"

"Ma, I'm off to school!"

I immediately ran to get the shuttles at the end of the road. Wish I'd met him. Go to school or go home from school.

Hope lives hope, we never meet again. I got bored and went back to school.

***

"Bang Ben, I'll take you to the bookstore. There's a book I want to buy for school work"

"What time?"

"Take care of your brother!"

"Later in the afternoon, my brother has promised friends that it's noon after school"

"Yes, I promise to take you later in the afternoon"

She's my sister Emily, we used to call her Emi. My only brother, our beloved. That's why he's so spoiled. We are only two years old. Our faces are not alike. Emi looks more like my mom, and I look more like my dad.

Many friends were fooled when we were caught walking together. I always thought I was walking with my boyfriend.

If Emi had asked, while I could I would have fulfilled it. I feel like she's safer walking with me than with her friends.

***

"Well, I'm in the novels, right?. Brother whatever you want to part of. Maybe I'm a little long bang"

"Yes, the important thing is to see the book"

"Yes, I went there first" her index finger pointed in one direction. I nodded and he left me.

Immediately I headed for the magazine rack. Maybe something interests me.

It turned out that my eyes were more interested in seeing a woman who had been flipping through magazines.

"Hi Nes, how are you?"

"Eh, hi! Good news"

"Who is Nes?. By yourself?"

"No, I'm the same as my sister. He's looking for a comic there. I'm just accompanying"

"You've never been back on the train again, Nes?"

"How come, what else do I want to ride?"

"We never met?"

"You're funny, Ben. Public transportation is a lot, the level of probability we meet is very little. One compared to how many?"

"Maybe a thousand huh, hahaha!"

"Well that!"

"Why borrow a novel?"

"I bought the novel you brought back. I like the story"

"What a good thing, Ben?"

We talked a lot at the time, the longer we talked the more I felt like it.

I am not easily attracted to women. My boyfriend's been counting on fingers. I just like it, and then I say how I feel, we're made up. When I got bored, I left my girlfriend. Nothing really made me fall in love.

"Bang Ben, I'm done buying the book. We go home yuk!"

"Em, meet this brother's friend. Her name is Anesta and this is my sister's name is Emily"

I have to reiterate my relationship with Emi, because I don't want Anesta to consider Emi my boyfriend.

I left Anesta and her sister.

"Nes, tomorrow afternoon I'm coming home?" I finally gave myself to say it.

"Yes, I'm waiting"

***

"Don't you like Anesta?"

"No ah, it's ordinary. My brother just knew him"

"Not lie bang, cooking I can't read my brother's eyes"

"In my eyes there's writing, huh Em?"

"You are such a bitch!. I'm not the kid yesterday afternoon who could have lied. Answer honestly is bang!"

"If so, why?"

"It's okay. This time my feeling is saying this one is different from my old brother's boyfriends"

"Their?"

"I'm sure this time my brother fell in love with her. Your eyes look different"

"Hahahaha, you are Em!"

I admit Emi has a point, it seems like I am in love. If Emi can judge, because she knows my old girlfriends and knows how I treat them.

I can't wait to meet Anesta tomorrow afternoon.