Black Room

Prepare to go the distance

Distance is not a big obstacle if two hearts are bound to trust each other.

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I came out of the room with a relieved head. Even though I didn't learn last night. The questions of the exam earlier this afternoon can be quizzed easily. The matter of repeated remediation pkn is still left in my head. I'm confident my answer will be correct.

I looked into the office with looking eyes. Then left the office after I didn't find the figure I promised. My lover.

I decided to stop being bagged. Tek Rida greeted me warmly. "It's been three days of this exam, and I've always been the first student out of the exam room" laughed humorously as I ordered a cigarette.

I sit on my favorite bench. I asked mutia where she was. He replied three minutes later. He's waiting for me at the crazy buk. I decided to finish my cigarette before I met Mutia.

Had been given a break after returning from the canteen tek rida. I walked with my three best friends. On the road in front of the lab, I met mutia who was walking accompanied by a diana buk. Mutia whispered 'ask for help to be delivered home after the exam'. I agree with a flowery heart.

I came home with a tek rida after paying for a cigarette. I drove my motorcycle on the road to the buk synthya house. Deviated alfurqon, in front of the house buk sintya, many people queue atm and go in and out into the bank. Sintya buk house under bank bri and atm. I stopped in the parking lot, I did not find mutia in my sight. Maybe he's still in the crazy buk house. I told him that I was in front of the crazy buk shop through bbm messages.

"Look" said mutia who had climbed on my bike.

"Where" I answered the gerogi with the presence of mutia already behind me. It's the first time I've promised to meet outside of school with mutia. I call it a first date.

"Go home" said Mutia "You want to send me home?"

"Well to"

"Yes ayok" Take mutia.

"Yes patient donk. Hurry is so buk" I said turn on the motor.

"From earlier I was patient, son, to meet you" Reply mutia jokingly.

I smiled in embarrassment. My motorbike drove on the road cross Sumatra direction solok. The hills on the right side of the road look towering high, and the clear river flowing below it split the row hill. People stop at the edge of the road to just enjoy the charm of nature.

The sun is friendly this afternoon. Not hot and not overcast. Maybe it's 11 in the afternoon. We enjoy the atmosphere of the hills on the highway to the city of sawahlunto. I had a hard time finding materials to chat with mutia. There was a sense of awkwardness and stiffness between us. Maybe because of the first date.

"Where are we?" Gerogi. I don't know, I feel like I've been stiff ever since mutia went up. I had trouble controlling my running heartbeat.

Mutia was silent. I saw the rearview mirror. Mutia also saw my face from the rearview mirror. We look at each other. Mutia looked at me sharply with a flat face.

"I don't know the rice field area" I said and gasped for a walk.

"You've never been here?" ask mutia.

The uphill road now turns down and turns. The town of Sawahlunto is surrounded by hills. The high minaret of the mosque, the houses on the hill incarnate a beautiful view.

"Earlier. But not often" I said. I've been to kesawahlunto a few times. Hospitals, football field in the city, and also to the house of bang dedek when invited by ipan a few months ago.

Actually the city of pawahlunto is not too big. There are only a few small alleys on the main street of the city. The city is surrounded by hills to form an oval like a cauldron. Exactly like the nickname of pawahlunto; Kuali City.

"Who's the guy?" Ask mutia. I looked at the rearview chaos. Mutia also looked at me. Shit, does he see the rearview chaos? I slide the rearview mirror with my left hand. Until the glass reflected is no longer the face of mutia, but the road from behind.

"Kok played anyway" asked mutia astonished.

"Yes, so that the opponent behind can be seen"

"Yehhh Reason" Refute mutia "Say you gerogi" said mutia with an intonation that mocked me.

"The rearview mirror is the point of being able to squirm the opponent behind. Not to see you" My heart joked back.

"Ihhhh" Mutia pinched my waist. I grimaced in surprise.

"Tauu pain" I said by rubbing the former mutia pinch.

"Biarrinnn"

I laughed kissed. We got to the city center. A small river divides the city in two. The streets are crowded with market visitors. We passed through traffic jams. Shophouse-lined buildings adorn both sides of the street. Dominated by mobile phone counters, electronic goods, furniture. The city is friendly and clean.

We got to seven. On the right side is a church and an ombilin square. In front of me is a triangle field. A crowded park visited by young people every Sunday night.

"This is where" I asked before the intersection.

"Take care" Show mutia. I comply. "You haven't answered my question yet" said Mutia.

We passed the Sawahlunto Police station which was beside our right. "What question" I asked.

"Who were you here first?"

"Ohhh" Sahutku "Mommy's name"

"Where? why?"

"Hospital. Medicated"

"Who's sick?"

"Me, the mandel operation" I said.

"When that?"

"Old old age"

"Yes when?" Tanya mutia urged.

"Smp time" I replied.

"That's a smile" asked mutia again.

"Two times" My heart.

We arrived at the silo after passing the climb with two sharp turns. The coal factory building looks not far in front of the eyes. The towns of pawahlunto are also visible from up here. Mutia told me to turn right. Slightly down and stop at the silo.

"One more the same" asked mutia porch walking into the park. This afternoon silo park is deserted. There's just a bunch of uniforms like me in the corner of the park. Sit chatting under a big tree.

"Friendly friend" I replied.

I laughed at mutia. It gets funnier when it's chatty.

"My best friend, Fiona" I answered and sat down next to her.

"Where's that?" Tanya mutia turned her body towards me. Mutia looked very curious. And my chest feels pounding. But I can control it.

"Ombilin field"

"Well? Watch you play ball"

"Not" I said with a headband.

"Keep" asked mutia with her face bent.

"Watch a basketball game"

"He's the one playing basketball?"

I'm nodding. "Long time, first class time if not wrong" I said.

"Where is she at school?"

"In SMA 1 sijunjung"

"Kok I don't know if you have a girl friend"

"Yes, I've never told you your fiona"

"What are you best friends with him?" Ask mutia. He was jealous of Fiona. "Your houses are close together?"

"No" Sahutku. "Fiona's my friend since smp" I explained.

"What kind of friends are you" asked mutia curiously mixed suspiciously.

"Yes best friend" I said with a smile that grew "You yourself how the report, it's too late" Tanyalu shifted the topic.

"It has. Just ask for the signature of Mr. Marsan again" Sahut mutia.

The sun is covered in dark clouds to make the weather bright with friendly temperatures. The wind politely blows on my face. The leaves of the tree fell in front of us.

"Don't feel yes, it's been a semester, but only yesterday it feels like we met at the office" said I with a straight view toward the road.

"Yes, everything is so fast. But that's how time works. Inevitably, accept it or not, we must step up and let time make it a memory" said Mutia with a straight view. Big eyes like glass.

"I will definitely miss the atmosphere of the school, the students, the class, and even more you" said Mutia looking at me "But how else, my time at school is over" he said.

I nodded in agreement. I understand that all of this is destiny. Time goes on and sometimes gives us things we don't want. I understand that parting with mutia is an obstacle in our relationship. We need to beat the distance.

"You won't give up just because of the distance" asked mutia.

I laughed at Mutia's question. He looked at me wonderfully "Trust me. I don't want to switch from you either" I said.

Mutia smiled. His smile made my heart feel perfect happiness. "I'm sure we can get through it" said mutia leaning her head against my shoulder.

I rubbed his head. I wish I could say that I love her so much. But my mouth is too stiff to say that.

"You don't tackle at school" said Mutia looking at me with her head still leaning against my shoulder.

"Iyaaa cimuttt" I said pinching mutia's nose. He stopped my pinching and grabbed my hand.

"Promise?" His word.

"I promise to keep my heart and will be strong to face longing" I said a little hard.

"But facing his longing is still a week away. I still have a school schedule" mutia laughed.

I laughed seeing mutia who was laughing. It was so amazing when he laughed. Dimple on both cheeks in. Deep in my heart that fell in love with him.

"Eh look hp you donk" asked mutia.

"Make what?"

"Guman wants to see"

I took out the phone from my pants pocket "I can also borrow your phone?" I asked to give hp

"You want to investigate me too?" Ask mutia.

"Emang you hp minjam want to investigate me" I asked

"What's the password?"

"My beloved name" I answered.

"Who's your boyfriend?" Mutia gave her android to me.

"Mutia heriyenti" I said. Mutia smiled.

"Hp you what is the password" asked me after seeing hp mutia also use a password.

"My lover's name" replied mutia.

I looked at him in disbelief. He also uses my name as his cellphone password. "My name?" Ask me more for sure.

"You're not my girlfriend" asked mutia joking, she was busy fiddling with my phone.

Mutia's phone opened after I entered my full name in the password. That afternoon mutia told me about her college friends on campus. Putry Octavia and Rahma quen are best friends of mutia. They're always the three of them on the campus.

The silo park witnessed our intimacy on the first date. With one certainty that time will be today as an unforgettable memory.