Love Across the Road

Meliana is Strange

I spent two days at Meliana's house. Sitting leaning against a fir tree, my cart parked neatly across the street of my bidadar house. But baby, I don't see even if it's just the nose of the pretty angel, but I've been sitting here for an hour. And it was always the Maghrib who was like the referee's whistle to mark the end of the game, I left this place.

But today is different. Still in the same place, my position was still the same but I caught a different scene. Meliana gets out of Eygra's car, both still wearing school uniforms. Out of nowhere. Because as far as I know, third-graders are no longer allowed to participate in the excul. Or are they both walking? Mixing love to each other chattering at the place to eat. My heart just stings by imagining it.

I looked at the two. They realized it, looking back at me. Eygra looked down at me, while Meliana, I could not understand what it was.

"You just go home!" meliana's word, to me, sounds like a subtle ouster.

"I want to see Auntie first, today we go home quickly." Eygra seemed to object.

"I'm tired, I'm going to sleep." Meliana's tone sounded so crisp.

Like a buffalo on his nose, Eygra. Even though I caught a disappointed glint on his face, he still walked into his car. Then the car drove across the street after honking its short horn, saying goodbye.

Now it's just the two of us. Looking at each other with different eyes. Is that the look of rejection from Meliana? The gaze that it was time for me to end my struggle because Meliana's heart was now anchored in a big and luxurious port. I cut off our eye contact rather than guessing anything uncertain. I take a fart and then ready to push the cart even though my body suddenly suffocated.

"Nar wait a minute!" Meliana's soft voice sounded awkward in my ears.

I'm off pushing my cart. Turning to look at Meliana with a questioning look.

Meliana walked closer to me, my heart rumbled. Ow hell! It's like the soap opera that my mother watches every afternoon. The next sentence must be, 'you don't misunderstand me, I'm just like Eygra nothing.'

I smile, ready to listen to that word. My smile grew wider as the ringing of langlahnha sounded closer and closer.

"I want to buy baso" he said.

I paused for a moment, that sentence shattered all my fantasies.

I nodded stiffly. "Yes. Usual?"

"Yes." Yeah." Meliana nodded.

I began to mix meatballs even though I actually began to not focus, several times I was confused what ingredients have not been included.

"Are you the same as Dusk passed the scholarship selection to England?" suddenly tanyanya.

"Yes" I answered lightly.

"Oh. Congratulations, yes" he said in a dislike tone. Hey, what's up with Meliana? Even though he always sniffed at me he never spoke harshly like this, his heart inshaallah clean never envied. I don't know what's going on.

Yes already. I continued to tie the plastic rope. Then display my best smile while giving one plastic meatball to Meli.

"Now, Mel."

Meliana took it and reached into her skirt pocket. "Now!" He gave me ten thousand bills.

"No need, Mel!" I politely refused.

"You're still a trade intent, right?" tanyakanya.

"Yes is it."

"I'm also intent on buying, so I'm willing to pay," he said gently.

"I'm grateful today for passing the selection."

Meliana's face turned sour. "Oh that's it."

Meliana simply passed by with her sour face. I don't know why he was weird today. But still beautiful, her eyes were still brilliant. Still able to make my heart frenzied.

I stopped pushing the cart, took the book and the ballpoint pen. Then sit back in the tree. Scratch ink on blank paper, write a beautiful poem depicting Meliana.

*Today

You seem angry today.

Uh, but I'm happy.

Means I was considered.

Today your face looks sour.

Uh, I'm smiling big.

There's no way I'm angry, bending my face, because your face is the antidote.

You were upset by me today.

Uh, I was made to fall in love again, again, again and again by you*.

*****

It's been through the Maghrib and I'm still pushing the wagon around the housing complex with a chaotic mind. I can't deny, I'm jealous of Meliana and Eygra's closeness. The handsome boy with a slick name went further in front of me. Obviously, Eygra drove by his car and I was just relying on a worn meatball cart. No, I can't be discouraged. Indonesian fighters also won against the invaders with just their pointed bamboo. Then I will also fight with my meatball cart.

I nodded, reassuring myself.

As usual, I if my mind is stuck, I always come to Mang Aep coffee shop. Mang Aep and a cup of milk coffee, can always solve the problem.

"Mang!" my broom.

"Hi, Boy! Tumben's still here in the afternoon?" tanyanya in between her activities reverse tempe mendoan.

"Andar wants to ask you something" I said straight to the point.

As always, Mang Aep is always enthusiastic. "Shortly, Boy!" Sort of he lifted the tempe mendoan, which was either ripe or not, then wiped his hands on the t-shirt he was wearing, a few seconds later he was sitting next to me.

"Come, Boy! Ask all your questions!"

"If women have a strange attitude, that's why Mang?" my many.

"Any? How strange, Boy?"

"Petus, usually also ketus, but today it's more ketus."

"Let's tell me the background, so I can understand what you mean by weird."

I looked at him lazily. This I understand, not because he doesn't understand what I mean, but it's just to satisfy his curiosity.

"Come, Boy! Don't you be evil like this, you've brought me to the top of the innards. You even just decide. Come on, Boy, I can keep the story."

Surely you can keep the story, who he tells, his friends are not many, there is no relationship with his friend who is with Meliana.

"So Danar met Meliana, out of the way with Eygra. But Meliana's gaze was the same Danar was different, not knowing what her gaze meant. He continued to work on Danar after Eygra left, he asked about Danar at Dusk who passed the first stage of the scholarship to England, but his tone was tight, his face was also like a sprain."

"Positive, Boy!" he said, flicking a finger.

"I'm the same Meliana never said anything, Mang!" I don't accept the hypothesis. It's good, so I still have faith, still remember me with all the messages of Grandma Jo (my teacher) about boundaries.

"Positively she likes you, Boy!" he said with complete confidence. My chest was enlarged, my lips unceremoniously smiling knots.

"What's the matter, Mang?" aska interested.

"Yes, Boy! His gaze was, explaining that he had nothing to do with the Ega— mongrel" Mang Aep mispronounced the name.

"Eygra," error.

"Yes that's the point. Meliana doesn't feel good about you seeing that sight. About that ketus, he's jealous because you're going abroad with another girl, Boy." Mang Aep seemed convinced by his hypothesis, now he rubbed his chin while smiling coolly, oh don't forget his folded legs cool pretentious. Maybe he feels himself to be a great decider now.

But, I pray that the hypothesis is true even though it sounds imposing. Oh God, grant it.

But is it possible, Meliana likes a Danar Daniarto so soon?