Dollar Girl

Chapter 11 Misunderstanding

"Kurajut strands of the word with great caution, hoping it will be beautiful. And when the time comes to be revealed, I make sure he resonates, but no! unfortunately, my crochet is already so it must be buried in vain. It's okay, I can still smile as usual. Because this is not a new wound, I just need to continue the charade as usual."

Excerpted from Ratna Mangalih's personal archive.

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They arrive at school too early, visible from the classes are still empty. Only a few students were seen and passed between the classes, Ratna immediately entered the class while Amus decided to go elsewhere.

"For so long you come" said Amus who apparently waited for Jaya's arrival.

"It's been so fast for me"

"Something you're looking forward to is already there, do you want me to give it here?"

"E-eh, no! there is yes! let's go to the usual place" said Jaya girang while immediately taking Amus away.

Jaya takes Amus to the place where they used to gather after a break, from inside the pocket of Amus' pants to take out a letter he received yesterday from Ratna.

"Well.he really did reply to her!" yells Jaya excitedly.

A few days ago, Ratna's courage to stop them smoking made Jaya quite interested in Ratna even though the impression at the beginning of it was a dollar girl who only wanted her own benefits. But after a few more times he saw a sweet and personal smile that was brave, in the eyes of Jaya Ratna became a beautiful cool girl.

It was that feeling that made Jaya write a letter and told Amus to hand it over, because only Amus would do the request without asking or talking much.

After waiting for a few days with hopeful feelings, Amus finally reported the good news and gave a reply to him. With a pounding heart Jaya received the letter, stroked it and kissed it.

"Yes, I want to go back to class" said Amus who could not bear to see Jaya's expression.

"Tu-wait! can you read the contents of the letter" Jaya pleaded.

"What's? you can read, right?" shouted Amus in shock.

"I was too afraid to read it, I was afraid he rejected me" she admitted.

'Basic! even the delinquent man seemed to have suddenly become a coward in the face of Amus' inner love grumbled.

Hhhhhhhhhhh

"Alright, "Amus replied at last because he also wondered what the answer Ratna gave.

Jaya returned the letter, slowly Amus took out a handwritten letter from inside the envelope.

"Through this letter I say thank you, because you will send me a letter and sorry because you have to wait a long time for a reply from me.

Not that I don't care, but honestly I need time to think about it because it's not easy for me to decide, I hope you understand.

It was nice to receive a letter from you, almost lost my mind because I even repeatedly read the letter to make sure that this was not a dream. Every word for word in your letter seems clear earnestness, therefore I have decided with all my heart I will accept you as you are.

I hope that our relationship will be better in the future.

Greetings, greetings,

Ratna's."

Deghs

Almost falling the paper from the hands of Amus, he never expected Ratna would receive Jaya even though they just knew each other.

Brucks

"She.. she. accepted it. she accepted me, meaning that from now on we are officially dating" said Jaya who was so happy to fall.

Teng... Teng.. Teng...

The entrance bell rang in time when Amus wanted to disappear from the earth, without saying he gave the letter to Jaya before leaving.

While in class, when the teacher had started the lesson of anxiety troubled Ratna's heart. His heart was anxious to wait for Amus who did not also come when this morning they clearly departed together, until at rest Amus had not seen the trunk of his nose as well.

"Master, do you know where Amus went?" ask Ratna.

"No"

"At school hours? he truant just for that?" ask Ratna who does not believe.

"He's a football enthusiast, especially if there is someone who invites him to play even though on the day of the exam I think he will still go" said Jimy.

"So he really likes the ball huh!"

"Not only liked, but his ideals also became a footballer" replied Ardi.

If Ardi and Jimy say that, Ratna can believe it, because it wasn't a year or two they were together. Although still anxious but now Ratna can focus more on learning until the time to come home.

"Let me help!" ratna said she saw a troubled Mita carrying a stack of books that had to be returned to the school library.

"Thank you" said Mita thankfully.

"Aish.. You should have told the boys to bring it, this book is quite heavy especially on your own" said Ratna.

"It's okay, it's been part of my job"

"You're really responsible!"

Hahaha

"Let's go!" take Mita.

They walked together while chatting, until they arrived at the library even they kept the books in their original place. But their conversation stopped when Jaya was seen standing as waiting for someone, they approached her.

"What are you doing?" ask Ratna.

"Oh, hi Na" she said.

"Na, I'm going home first!" mita said as if understanding the contents of Jaya's mind.

"Alright, be careful on the road" said Ratna.

"You haven't answered my question" Ratna told Jaya, who remained silent.

"I'm. I'm waiting for you" she replied, blushing.

Of course Ratna was surprised to hear the answer, because she felt she had no business with Jaya.

"Anu... "

"Speak clearly!" ratna responded to Jaya's nervousness.

"I. just want to talk to you directly, thank you for replying to my letter and. and receiving it" Jaya said after issuing all her courage.

"Letter? what letters?" ratna asked confusedly.

"Of course the letter I sent to Amus, I didn't think you'd accept me because of it. Thanks."

Jaya still said other things despite still being about her happy heart and the strands of words written by Ratna in the reply of the letter, but Ratna's ears did not hear it.

His mind was thinking hard about what had happened to him, the letter he received from Amus actually came from Jaya. Amus was only the pigeon who sent the letter, he was also the pigeon who gave the reply.

'What... have I done? wh why? why do I think Amus wrote it?' his mind is full of regrets.

"Rabra!" call Jay for the third time.

"Sorry, what did you say just now?" tanya Ratna returned from the daydream.

"You look pale, are you sick? why are you suddenly silent?"

"I. I just thought of my dad, he looked unhealthy this morning so I was worried he'd get sick"

"Oh so it looks"

"I'm sorry, I have to go home first" Ratna said as soon as she left the place.