How Matcha Love You's

How Can?

Elsa sees a strange gurgle from her neighbors. He chose not to continue his words.

Salma felt bad for her and Gani's attitude towards her neighbor, she chose to give up and resigned to whatever Elsa said.

“Why El?” Ask Salma.

“Sorry, but I heard Malik is living in your uncle's city, right?” Although feeling bad about having to discuss Malik and maybe this makes Salma remember his childhood love, Elsa still wants to make sure the news she heard.

“Oh, yes.” Gani nodded, relieved Elsa not to hear what she said before.

“Sister goes.”

“Assalamu’alaikum” Continue Salma.

“Wa’alaikumussalam, carefully” Reply Gani.

“I go El, drug Zaidan..” Salma waves her hand at Zaidan, Elsa's second child.

Salma remembered her last time seeing Malik. Malik who was also looking towards her in front of the donut shop that time. Salma breathed out violently while advancing her motor. His heart again feels sore to remember his sweet memories with Malik a few years ago. Recalling how happy Malik was as he passed by the street in front of his house, saw him, and smiled for him. No worries were thought at the time. Salma was just happy to see Malik and know all about him. How happy at that time, when he did not know that his relationship with his first love would be opposed by his parents.

To see Malik was the one thing Salma expected the most. And maybe even now, even though things are much different. The presence of Pratama a few months ago almost made him forget Malik, although sometimes he briefly remembered Malik. Salma is sure to forget Malik, he just needs time and a proper replacement.

“Sangat”. Absent mind, his attempt to forget Malik all this time is always in vain. But he realized and tried to take lessons, maybe everything he went through would make him a better person. “I don't need to rush.” He thought again after remembering Pratama's speech which he thought was really degrading his self-esteem. That wouldn't have happened if Salma wasn't rash.

‘’’’’

The wall clock shows at half 10 a.m. Malik closed the textbook and got up from his seat.

“OK his task please proceed after break.” Said Malik in front of his students.

“Good sir.” Reply students simultaneously.

“Good, assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.”

“Wa’alaikumussalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.”

Malik stepped out of the classroom towards the teacher's room.

Inside the teacher's room, Tari and Ms. Linda were talking about Salma. Not so serious, they only discuss while doing other things.

“He's actually a surgeon bu.” Tari said and Malik happened to enter the teacher's room.

“Oh, I guess he's a general practitioner or pediatrician.” Reply Miss Linda.

“Oh, I also think so” Other teachers also responded when they found out that Salma was a surgeon.

“Iya ma'am. In the past he studied surgery department I do not know what the exact name of the department, but if not wrong he also worked as a surgeon” Tari tried to explain what he knew about Salma's work.

“But the name of the doctor must be taught also how to inject patients right?.” Say Miss Linda.

Other teachers also confirmed.

Malik opened the books in his hand. Actually nothing was read in the book, he listened to the conversation of his coworkers who were talking about Salma, but did not want to be known by others.

“Is he married?” Madam Linda saw Malik.

Malik gasped to realize Ms. Linda was looking at him, he felt like he had been caught hiding something. But he soon realized, Malik tried to change his expression as quickly as possible and tried to keep looking calm.

“What's up Mr Malik?” Ask Ms. Linda saw Malik looked surprised and did not immediately answer her question.

“Salma seems unmarried.” Dance vows break the awkwardness. He thinks Malik is bothered by Ms. Linda's question, so he does not want it realized by others.

“He's not married, is he Mr Malik?.” He continued with a smile, Tari tried to melt this strange and awkward atmosphere.

“Wah pak Malik is lucky to be surrounded by beautiful women Bu Tari and bu Doctor haha joking bu.” Ms. Linda tried to flirt and look at Dance.

“Haha, If I have to compete with the doctor ma'am, I'm sorry to withdraw, I can't afford.” Dance to retort the temptation of Miss Linda.

Malik slightly narrowed his lips, although his heart was not entirely happy to hear the babbling of his co-worker. “I did choose Salma and it gave me happy as well as hurt until now” Malik satin. Malik was happy when he remembered Salma, but behind the pleasure he also felt a pain in his heart.

‘’’’’

Salma went to the kitchen, then to her parents' room, and to the door she looked at her porch, but she did not see Mom. Salma went back in and sat not far from Gani who was playing her phone.

“Where's mom?” Salma asked her sister.

“It looks like it went.” Gani replies without seeing Salma, she stays focused with the phone in her hand.

“Nail motor?” Salma asked again.

“Iya.” Gani nodded.

“Oh.” Salma reached into her pajamas and found her phone. Now these two sisters are both busy with their respective phones.

Gani remembered her curiosity yesterday. She still wants to know what happened between her brother and Malik, why is her brother's ballpoint pen on Malik?

“Oiya sis, why is my brother's ballpoint pen on Malik?” Gani asked, this time her focus was diverted even though she kept her phone.

“Kakak also do not know.” Answer Salma briefly.

“Why is it on him huh?” Salma was also curious. He remembered very well when he went to school giving the student vaccine some time ago. Although he had met, but it had nothing to do with the ballpoint pen. Salma didn't stick out the ballpoint pen when she was with Malik.

“So I didn't see him at school?” Gani now sees Salma.

“There, but brother didn't pull out a ballpoint pen back then.” Salma tried to explain a little.

“Ah may have her ballpoint pen come out on her own when sister is in the teacher's room, nahlah.” Further.

“Hish.” Gani.

“Did any sister talk to Malik?” Gani wants to solve her curiosity.

“Regular aja. There is nothing special” Salma does not want to be too honest with her sister because she thinks it is not appropriate if she has to tell her love story to her sister especially her brother. “For what he knows everything” Thought.

“When did you meet him?” Salma asked when Malik asked his sister to return his pen.

“Two days ago.”

“Does she look okay?” Salma was not very aware of his words.

Gani did not expect her brother would ask this. But choose to remain calm and answer accordingly.

“She is fine.” Gani looks at her brother.

Salma smiled, her joy at hearing Gani's answer could not be hidden.

“ Oh, sister see you're fine too, right? Haha.” Her speech.

~Gani remembered Malik's remarks two days ago:

“Yes, Thank God well, I see you are also healthy, right? Haha.”~

Gani looked at her brother fixedly, How could Salma's words be so similar to what Malik had told her?