Be aground

The first introduction

Time suddenly seemed to move so slowly. I just want to fold the night to be early in the morning. From earlier I went back and forth to open the messaging application on the phone, hoping Runa reads my message and immediately replies. Almost midnight, there was no change in the sign on the message. Still in gray.

Want to retype a few sentences to express a feeling of happiness that feels so abundant, but I paused. I'd better take a break tonight, try to pause my mind so that it doesn't get too late to this happy euphoria. After all, I was afraid that Runa might even feel uncomfortable. Is not something excessive will even cause boredom.

I tried to close my eyes, counting the seconds heard from the clockwork on the wall. Easing the more and more debaran has not been able to subside every time I remember the figure of Runa that is firmly imprinted in my memory. The night blanket forced me to bow in silence, leading my eyes to fall asleep.

***

Azan dawn makes me jerk. Apparently last night I fell asleep still with my phone in my hand. I woke up to pray at dawn. Like the days before, I always pin the name of Runa in my every prayer. Wishing that she would be my future, the woman who would accompany my old age.

This time I hope God will grant me the desire to build a future with him. Maybe my hope is too naive, just graduated college not yet, the path I will take is still very far, but should not a little hope and ask God to approve and grant that hope.

"June ... Already awake?" my mother's voice came from outside the room.

"Already, Ma," I said, bending my head from the door.

"What time is college?" Mama looks neat with an ivory white blazer suit combined with an emerald veil, which further accentuates her beauty.

"Hour nine ... Mama's gonna walk?"

"Yes, I'm going to Jakarta this morning. Later in the afternoon, we will go to Solo. Maybe a week there. Breakfast you have mama ready, yes. Then the pie was also wrapped for Runa."

"Thank you, Ma. Inget only if Runa likes a pie made by Mama," said I salute and kiss the hand of mama. The smell of sandalwood from your perfume was soothing, when your soft hands touched my nose.

"Yes, dong. He's your only friend who's durable from the past, so mama always remembers

Maybe even be a ghost mom again, yes," mama's snickering smile as if memggodaku.

My face was burning, unable to reply to my mother's words.

"Yes already, mama left first, yeah. Afraid of getting stuck in Pasteur" said the mother as she walked away from me.

"Mama drove herself?"

"No, same Mr. Anwar," said the mother from the end of the stairs.

"Be careful on the road, Mam," I said half-screaming because my body had disappeared behind the stairs.

"Thank you, baby," said the mother also half-cried.

Instantly silent, only the knocking of the right shoes mama away, then the sound of the door closed. I went back to my room, hurried to check my phone. I wish Runa had returned a message from me last night. I found a sign that the message had been read. After writing down a few messages that felt somewhat pleasant-looking, I rushed over to prepare for my departure. Whistling cheerfully imagining meeting the lover of the heart.

***

The atmosphere of Runa's house as usual, looks lonely. In the past, when his mother was still working in Bandung, I must have found him busy watering neatly arranged flowers on the porch of his house every time I picked up Runa, when going to school. The plants are still the same, nothing has changed. It's just that this morning it seems that Runa hasn't watered the plant. The floor still looks dry.

When my mind was still busy imprinted on the memories of the past, suddenly the owner of the clear eye came out. The exact sunlight falling on her face made her aura of beauty shine even more. Uh, wait ... It seems like something is different with his appearance today.

The jeans she used to wear, today are replaced with denim skirts along the bottom of the knee. His usual plain face, even seemed pale, this morning looks so fresh. Her hair was more often tied in a ponytail, this time beautifully. Plus his smile that is perfect, showing off dimples that are always alluring. I unconsciously smiled as he approached.

"Why are you smiling? Strange how I look today?" her reprimands spread my fascination.

"No, it's getting pretty" I said, as my face warmed up.

I'm not a smart guy to say words of praise. That sentence just came out of my mouth. Although all this time in my eyes Runa always looks beautiful, but this morning her beauty succeeded in making me amazed. How lucky I am to have her heart. His figure looks perfect in my eyes.

True said people, if starting a relationship from the status of a friend, will cause awkwardness. I who used to be able to casually chat with Runa, this time there was an awkward feeling that began to be created. Silence dominated when I drove my car. There was no carefree chattering from Runa's thin lips, like the days before.

Remembering the pie that my mother had prepared, I thrust the bright yellow stock box towards Runa. The girl's face immediately became brighter.

So fascinated to see him eat the pie made by mama, I forgot that I also have not tasted it this morning. It was only when the girl asked, "uh, have you eaten the pie, Jun?" with a plain face with caramel straws and pie crumbs.

Suddenly I looked up at her guilty face when I said, "in fact ... That's my breakfast too, siy. But yeah, my girl turned out to be greedy too." I put on a sullen face to see her reaction. Her guilty face was truly adorable.

"Lusa watch, yuk," asked me after the silence stopped again.

"Tumbent kok?" tanyanya. All this time I have avoided the crowd. I prefer to wait for my favorite movies to be sold in DVD format.

I felt really grateful, God found me with Runa. That girl who was always patiently beside me when my panic attack was suddenly attacked. He has been the one who has convinced me that I can overcome all my fears.

"But tomorrow afternoon I want to go to Depok, anyway," he replied a little hesitantly.

"What means? You used to come back to Bandung, right?" many wonder.

"Yes, I feel sick again, anyway. This morning I heard a rather claustrophobic sound. But you know, I'm sorry, he doesn't want to admit that he's sick."

"Gue anterin, yes. I haven't seen you in a long time, either, Lo."

"No need, I again want to miss the same nyokap, entar lo ngerasa diacangin," he refused.

True too, Runa and her mother when they met, it was like an old friend who had just met again. They are happy to tell me anything. Usually when his mother returned to Bandung, Runa chose to turn off his phone, he did not want the moment with his mother disturbed.

Sometimes I envy their familiarity. My mother, although always attentive, but my relationship with my mother still feels there is distance. Not like Runa and her mother.

"Until when?" my many. Don't want to stay apart from him for long.

"Monday afternoon I'm back."

"Lo want to skip?" search wonder. Not usually this girl just wants to miss her Monday college schedule.

If many people do not like Mondays, instead this girl is excited every Monday arrives.

"How will you be successful, if you are happier welcoming the holidays than your daily routine," he said.

"No, Mr. Harry wants to go to court again. So Monday I'm off" he replied, showing off a smile that melted me.

If the usual panic attacks appear in crowded places, this time my panic attacks appear when I see Runa's smile. Nervous, it makes me sweat. Though the air Bandung this morning is quite cold.

"Why are you, how are you? Laper huh?" I looked up when I noticed the change in my face.

"Ha-ha-ha! Eng ... No ...." I'm trying to find an excuse.

"Lo again why the hell?" This time he turned his body completely towards me, further making my heart beat abnormally.

"Eng ... I'm suddenly groggy," my teardrop drives away nervousness.

"Well, why do you wear everything," she called.

His narrowed eyes looked like a straight line when laughing. Runa has a unique habit of laughing, he always closes his mouth with the palm of his hand, then at the end of his laughter he will wipe away tears on the sidelines of the rest of his laughter.

"It's actually what I'm afraid of when we're together, Jun. Suddenly we are two strangers. I don't want you to change" he said after completely stopping laughing.

"Lo don't change that dong, Jun. We've been comfortable with each other." He returns to convey his feelings.

"Which first changed who ...lo suddenly reminded me," I said.

"Uhm .. Yes, anyway. But let's try to get back to kayak again, can't we?"

"It depends on you too, anyway. If I could, I would like it the same way you have always been," kekehku.

"Well but you wear everything groggy" he protested.

"Ha-ha! Yes, yes."

Back silence. Approaching the campus gate, I slowed down the speed of the car. Congestion occurred before entering the gate, because some student cars will enter and rows of angkot that lowers passengers make the atmosphere of the campus gate look solid.

"Today's on his college schedule?" ask when the car has stopped completely.

"Yes. Do you have any more matkul today?"

"No. Yeah, yuk," get me out of the car.

The warm glow of the sun instantly swept over my skin as soon as it got out of the car. The clear weather with the blue sky seemed to depict my happy mood. I looked at the girl who had just come down from the passenger door, she looked so sweet, her smile so warm. It was as if two suns were present shining down on my day.