Intermissums

Chapter 2

“Hito, I can just solve problem number 3, no?”

I went to Hito's desk after Bu Ira—guru kimia— told me to ask Hito because he wanted permission to take a drink in the teacher's room. However, once I got to his desk, I wasn't the only one to ask. Some of my other friends also asked the guy and scrambled to get an explanation first.

Besides Eris, I secretly admit that Hito is also a smart person. In fact, I've heard glimpses that he's about to get into medicine. Then it's not strange that me and the others saw him able to do the problem without feeling any difficulty. I can tell that he has tried everything to get the best value even when I myself do not know my future will be how and what it will be.

“Oh, about number 3 has been done by Kaiva. If you want, you ask him,” Hito reply while pointing to one of the men who sat not far from him.

I looked at Hito's direction, then realized the guy he was pointing at. Name's Kaiva. I only knew him a few weeks ago. We were joined in a biological group that was given the task of making a fermented mushroom-based food product.

However, I can't believe that the guy that Hito pointed to after I've known him lately isn't the one I look up to as much as Hito and Eris.

It all started after our biology practice task was completed, somehow Kaiva became more frequent message to me. Whether asking for a task or questioning and explaining something that at that time I did not think was important at all.

One night, I replied to her message by saying that I wanted to learn, the guy instead chimed in by saying that we shouldn't spend any more of our time studying at home after hours of study at school and in tutoring.

At first I didn't believe it. I think it's just his wits so I keep replying to his message that feels like there's no sign of ending. More precisely maybe not yet. As soon as I ignored the message and opened the book to repeat the material I had just learned at school, the guy sent me a message again.

Kaiva :

Hey, you know what, don't you? Rich people since childhood, the magnitude could be a catfish breeder.

Her message appearing on my notification bar made me decide to close my book and answer her message in curiosity.

Me :

Lo mean?

The tring!

It didn't take long to get a reply. It seemed like he was bored and had no other job but to hold his phone constantly while waiting for my reply.

Kaiva :

I just want to say that life doesn't have to be taken too seriously.

I scrunched my eyebrows. Not understanding his way of thinking. I mean, what's wrong with living life more seriously? This is the way for me to have a better future. I re-typed the reply.

Me :

Unfortunately, my life is not as messy as you. Just so you know, I have a goal I have to achieve.

Kaiva :

Me :

I can joke, but not now.

I turned off the phone and put it some distance away so I wouldn't be interested in opening it again before I finished my activity schedule that night.

I thought he'd stop texting me right that night. Realizing that texting with me could make him a lot more bored. However, my guess was wrong. After that, almost every day it happens. He was incessantly sending me messages, making me joke about random things, he said, as to whether catfish can be ornamental fish or whether bread dough that is given a lot of flour when baked will change its name to baked flour.

Not until there, the guy was also really nosy (Qia and Nara even admitted it). He often bumped into me and said that he was unintentionally, blocking my path with his long legs, pulling my hair, and doing other annoying things.

It actually strengthens my assumption that he is the type of person who only knows to have fun without caring about values and the future. Typical naughty boys in class. Maybe that's why, every night the guy always asks me pr or if there is no pr, he bothers me by sending things that are not clear.

“Oh yes. What was the number, Ra?” ask Hito after all this time. I didn't realize that my friends had returned to his desk and I was left alone standing next to Hito's desk in astonishment at Kaiva.

“Ah, yes. Number 3, To,” reply. Hito then nodded and I slightly bowed to listen to his explanation. It wasn't as hard as I imagined, but I always found it difficult to work on. After Hito finished explaining, I thanked him and intended to return to my desk before the sound of someone entering my sense of hearing was right to my right. Kaiva Voice.

“Nomer 7, how the hell?”

I saw him through the corner of his eye, his head facing me. I thought he was going to ask Hito. I looked around, making sure because I might have seen it wrong. However, the thing that happened was that our views met each other. Just a split second, then I hurriedly turned my eyes back on my book and regardless of who Kaiva's question was addressed to, I immediately turned towards my desk.

Actually what I want to make sure just now is that my eyes may have been wrong to see that he was smiling.

And it's towards me.

I don't understand what that means. I could have asked, it's just that I didn't want to do it.

*

As if it was endless, three weeks later, Kaiva was sending me messages more and more. This time it was time to add to the afternoon. He began to tell me about his little brother, the food he had just bought that day, and what kind of game he had been playing lately.

All this makes me wonder what he really wants? Is it really just because I'm bored as I thought?

Does he not understand that I also have my own activities that should not be disturbed by anyone?

Ah, if only I could, I want to ignore the message all the time until he stops bothering me. Sometimes, however, one cannot ignore others. There is always a feeling of guilt once I find the old message never reciprocated, as I always felt.

I once accidentally ignored Kaiva's message. So did the messages of my other friends. However, it only happens when I am really busy and seriously working on something. After everything was done, I kept replying to their messages.

Is that the reason Kaiva has been all this time? Because he felt that I was the one who could always reply to his message even though talking about his boring activities?

I sighed softly. I decided to do pr so I wouldn't have to bother thinking about Kaiva's treatment intentions before I became increasingly unable to control my mixed emotions.