HALF-WING

I'm Tired of Liking You

It had been some time since her left hand had recovered from the injury, Hana had lost focus a little. Moreover, after knowing the increasingly intense quarrels of Father and Mother, during that time he never stopped thinking about his sister. Sometimes Hana contacts Indra to comfort him, although he is also as afraid as Indra.

Hana flipped through the pages of the book in her hand. Already several times he tried to understand the series of characters but Hana did not also understand the meaning of the sentences lined up neatly from his vision.

It didn't take long for Hana to give up on her troubled brain. He felt his bag and was busy looking for something, a cell phone.

Hana tried to connect her phone with school Wi-Fi, open social media Facebook and see all the problems of her virtual friends there.

There are not many things that can cheer up Hana's boredom, there are only groups posting memes and crisp jokes, the tempest of puberty teen life from friends from her school, and, and messages came in from random people he didn't know. But strangely, he was able to linger glaring at the screen that contains the monotonous post.

"Whoi, Han. Seriously terribly?" Aji who was busy walking around class brought the guitar to a stop beside Hana's desk.

"Yes, here." Hana originally replied.

"You've never picked up a manga again?"

"No, Ji. I really don't like manga."

"Why, huh?"

"Too easy. There's no challenge."

"You, the hell, make it so grumpy. How to challenge? Try to give variations what it makes fun."

"Males ah's. I'm just a doang prank, not a real picture guy."

"Well, you mah nothing males. Just sleeping isn't bad." Aji blurted her lips, while her fingers were busy strumming the guitar and playing the same melody over and over again.

Aji moved to sit at Hana's back table.

Hana is still hikmad listening to the white screen that contains images and writing on her phone, even though Hana's ears already feel full of Aji's guitar genjrengan that began to irregular.

One song, two songs, and several other songs were not sung by Aji until it was finished. Until I don't know how many songs Hana began to recognize the melody Aji played, like no stranger to Hana's ears.

Aji played the intro for a long time, then a while later Aji began singing the first part of the song belonging to an American band called Avenged Sevenfold entitled Warmness on the Soul. The song does have a fairly long intro according to Hana.

Lirih Hana followed Aji's guitar playing, he joined the chant with eyes and fingers still focused with the phone screen.

In the middle of the song Aji suddenly stopped playing, "you know this song?"

"Know."

"What's title?"

"Warmness on the Soul, right?"

"Kok you know, Han?"

"Know dong."

"This one knows?" Aji plays some other melodies still from the same band. Aji was surprised to know that the girl who is very fond of sleeping was aware of all her songs.

"You're tired, tired." Sela Hana when Aji still kept telling her to sing, honestly Hana was a little embarrassed.

"Kok you know everything, Han?"

"I love Avenged Sevenfold from Junior High. At first I did not intentionally listen to one song, I was curious about their other songs. Love it, deh."

Ruri who had just observed from afar was now approaching, sitting right next to Aji.

"Why, Ri? Jealousy?"

Hana does not listen too much to Aji's words, Hana does not feel strange because she thinks their type of joke is like that.

While Ruri just smiled, I don't know what the meaning of her smile was.

The three of them talked a lot without Inung's presence. Predikat Inung the bulldozer is now being left unattended, Inung must do a long essay for extracurricular activities drama later in the afternoon. He had to finish the script right then and there.

"Aren't you going to do it again, Han?" Ruri asked Hana while discussing Inung's extracurriculars.

"Now, Ri. Take a break from silat."

"Pity, Ri. Just healed when you've been told to join the action drama again?" Chirps Aji heard Ruri's question.

"It's not. I just asked, there was no telling Hana to come back again. Thank God that Hana stopped first. Just a mastiin, because the coach still likes the circumstances of Hana, let me know what to answer."

Injury is not the only reason Hana wants to stop, but it always manages to remind Hana of the events at home that occur after. Where he wanted to go home because he wanted to heal hand injuries, but his wounds even spread to the heart of Hana and her sister's heart after watching the two parents' mouths with their own eyes.

Even if Hana still has to face it again tomorrow.

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Hana tidied her book scattered on the table, some she put in her desk drawer, some she put in her bag, ready to go home. He said goodbye to Inung who had not finished doing his essay, some other students were still busy in class.

Hana holds her bag and walks out of class. Just a few steps Hana passed through the classroom door, someone behind called out to her. Hana reflex turned her head, it turned out that the voice came from Ruri.

"I want to say the same to you."

"Yes, Ri? What's up?"

Ruri clenched her hands that started to tremble, not just her hands, her lips were the same.

"I like you, Han."

Hana furrowed her brows in astonishment, without Ruri's cue to shoot her out just like that.

"I'm tired, Han."

Hana's getting more astonished, "you're tired of liking me?"

"I'm tired of liking you at the diem. That's why I want to talk about this now."

"Ah, kidding times." Hana tries to ignore Ruri, and intends to go home soon.

"Han, I'm serious!"

"Since when?"

"since... It was a long time ago, anyway. The MOS."

"Pas MOS? How can?"

Ruri gulped, venturing to reveal what she had been craving all along.

"I have been watching you for a long time. At that time you were walking side by side with Novi IPS boy, I kept seeing you, my heart said, wow who is this child, how cute? After that every day I look for you continue to, uh, yearnya one class."

"Continue?"

"Keep, yeah, that's it. I pay more attention to you, I like every time I see you write in front of the class, I like empty hours, because I can mengnamperin to your desk, I like your smile, I like your smile, I like everything."

Hana tries to digest Ruri's words, who knows she misheard.

"Pas one school on a crush with Novi, why did you choose me? Are your eyes having problems?"

"Why do you think my eyes have problems? Your guy is really pretty, really sweet. The reality is that, right?"

"Well, you're nagging, right, for sure?"

Ruri looked at Hana with a clear face, she no longer knew what to say.

"Yes, yeah, yeah. Why are you saying now?"

"I'm afraid you've got a girlfriend, so I'll find out." Ruri began to lose her courage, she looked down lethargic.

Hana hesitates to respond to Ruri's statement. He was afraid of being played, or even he was playing Ruri because at that time he did not have any feelings for Ruri.

"So how? Do you want to be someone special to me? You want not ... So my girlfriend?"

All over Ruri's body was almost numb, she was so nervous to hear Hana's answer that she didn't want Ruri to hear as a no answer.

Hannah thought about it deeply.

"OK, tomorrow after school, yeah."

"Yes, Han. I'm waiting for."

Hana waved her hand as she walked away from Ruri, she was wanting to go home quickly to the dormitory.

Ruri looked at Hana's shoulder until it disappeared from sight. Not expecting that big bang, but there was a bit of relief as well since he had expressed his feelings.

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