Love for Faith
A Teaser Between Us
“Love! Wait!”
Love rolled her eyes, upset. He felt very lazy to turn his head towards the source of the voice. Love decides to ignore him and continues to walk through the school gates. However, the hearing sense of Love heard the footsteps of the person who shouted his name, getting closer to him.
“Love, I've been calling even the way continues. In fact, my voice is already bigger than the sound of the movie in the cinema," said Bagas after being beside Cinta while glaring mischievously. His breath was breathless, for he was running, trying to align his steps with Love. “Gue delivery to class, yes.”
“No need,” Reply Love Ketus. He was increasingly reluctant to see the flirtatious behavior of the man who was now walking next to him.
“Love, no need to frown, dong. It's beautiful that you're gone. Smile, dong for me. No one will be angry, ‘kan?” Bagas just keep nyerocos out his jaw to tease Love.
Love swerved towards Bagas. He's getting pissed at hearing the seduction of a shitty guy like Bagas. Love pursed her lips.
“If I had deketin elo again now, I'm sure no one would fight anymore. Bener, ‘kan Cinta?” tanya Bagas while looking at the face of Love and flirtatious smiles. “Soal, horrors, elo has broken up from Faith, huh? What I said, Love. Faith is not worthy of you. He's a playboy, if you don't believe it, look at it with your own eyes. He is now again deketin new students transfer from Jakarta, that is, you know. Who the hell, his name?" Bagas put his index finger over his lips, frowning, trying to remember. "Shanja, Chill. Well, Chilla, yes Chilla.” Bagas confirmed his words when calling the girl's name while smiling cynically, making Love more reluctant to see her.
“Have stopped, Brother!” hardik Cinta while looking sharply at Bagas, making the man instantly silent. “Love doesn't like Brother vilifying Brother Iman. Love knows very well, Brother Iman is a guy like what. He's not a tacky guy like Big Brother!” Love flicked her right foot to the ground, then ran away from Bagas towards the school corridor.
“Gue will not give up, Love. Just look, I will definitely dapetin heart elo.” Bagas swallowed the saliva, then smiled wryly at the back of Love that was getting away from him.
Love walked hastily along the school corridor while putting on a sour face. Sometimes he looked back, worried that Bagas was chasing him. Love sniffed angrily, this sunny morning weather, was inversely proportional to her mood that had just been marred by the guy who had made her ride black since meeting for the first time in the Educator Orientation Period. When his head looked back, suddenly Love's body was pushed back. He felt that his body had collided with someone. Almost the daughter of the headmaster was slammed, but, fortunately, someone grabbed her hand and held back Love, so that the beautiful girl did not fall.
“Sister Faith?” Love looked up and felt relieved when he found out who the person who had saved him just now.
“Love, are you okay? Why is the road in a hurry and keep looking back, until not focusing forward?” ask Faith while looking at Love with a worried look.
“Love is okay, Brother.”
“Thank God. Then why are you such a frightened one?”
“Tadi at the gate, Love cross paths with Kak Bagas. I don't know where he knows if we broke up.”
“Keep, he's bothering you?” Faith clenched both hands, her jaw hardened. Instantly anger hurt him, let alone see the face of Love that looks restless. Faith is sure, Bagas has disturbed Love.
“Ngak, kok, Sis. He just said hello to love. Yes, it's such niceties.” The white-veiled girl bit her lips. He stared fixedly at the face of Faith, then sighed. It felt, he really wanted to spill all his frustration because of the act of Bagas at the gate earlier. However, he was worried that Iman would fight again with Bagas like that time. So he decided not to tell the truth. “Love to class first yes, sister,” saying Love trying to avoid looking at Faith at him.
“Iya, Love. But, if Bagas disturbs you, say the same Brother yes.”
“He is not disturbing, really, Brother,” Love smiled thinly, while looking the other way, powerless to reply to the gaze of Faith. “Kakak promise, do not fight again Kak Bagas like that time.”
Faith scrunched her forehead. He was more convinced, if Bagas had disturbed Love. “I .... Yes, Sister promise.”
“If Love sees Brother fighting, most Love changes schools,” threatened Love while passing leaving Faith who was whacked by a number of questions in his mind.
Watch out, elo, Bagas. Elo dare to disturb Love, I will not stay silent, muttered Iman indignantly. The look in his eyes is still not separated from the figure of Love that is getting away.
If I were his girlfriend, maybe he would tell me. Faith breathed a heavy sigh. Astagfirullah, why do I doubt the same decision that has been taken? Nope, nope. I can't falter. I need to continue to be a more trusting faith. Strengthen O God, this is for the sake of Love too.
Faith rubbed her face with one hand. He stepped footily towards the XI class. His mind was still filled with the shadow of the face of Love that looked frightened when it collided with him in the corridor earlier.
***
“Iman, here!” shouted someone from the left corner of the canteen.
Faith that was walking with Gilang turned to the source of the voice. “Elo first, deh, Lang.”
“Oke, sip.” Gilang walked away from Iman to the brick seller's shop, while Iman stepped over to the voice that called him earlier.
“Elo alone, Chilla?” Iman asked while sitting in front of the transfer student from Jakarta.
“Yes, nih. After that, I pedekate to Brother Elo, has not succeeded as well.” Chilla stirred her sweet iced tea with a straw as she stared softly at the outside of the canteen.
Faith scratched his head and looked pity on Chilla. He knows very well what it feels like to like someone and the person we like ignores the genuine affection we have for him.
“Gue, ‘kan already said from the beginning. My brother is anti-dating. Mending elo list of DRI, deh. Let elo not be upset just.”
Chilla sighed heavily while tidying up her messy bangs. Then he sipped his sweet iced tea through a straw. It was not too sweet anymore, because the ice cubes in it had melted earlier. His drink felt bland, just as bland as the feeling of unease he had right now. How messed up Chilla's mind, since seeing the figure of Ikhsan for the first time, shortly after he moved to this school. Maybe this is what it feels like to love at the first sight. His heart was always pounding, when he accidentally crossed paths with Ikhsan at school. Or, his heart was troubled, as the shadow of Ikhsan's face appeared in his mind every second. Even if it was only in a dream, Ikhsan's sweet smile always made his feelings uncertain.
“The feeling of elo is not wrong, anyway. Just, it just so happens that you fall in love with the same anti-facing. My brother once said, anyway, he wants to meet a mate, later directly married, no courtship.”
“And if Kak Ikhsan is like elo,” said Chilla slowly, like talking to herself. Chilla bit her lips, occasionally sighing.
“Where, how, Chill? Well, if my brother has a similar nature to me, Mr. Sasongko can be dizzy seven circumference. That school, it needs pious children plus the bad ones too. Let it be balanced, lah.”
“Not so. I mean, elo his mind is open. The proof elo can undergo courtship.”
“Udah, rather than busy thinking of my brother, mending elo manykin doing positive activities. My advice, elo enter exkul DRI. You will not be lazy, deh. I'm also new to entry, kok.”
“Where later, deh. I still can't handle heart.” Chilla sighed, then sipped the drink in a large glass that was half-full.
“If elo is not ready, do not need to be forced.”
“Thanks, Faith. Elo is indeed the only friend I am most comfortable with chatting.” Chilla smiled slightly.
“Don’t mention it, Chill. That, ‘kan use friends, a place to share and exchange ideas. Origin should not be used to accommodate the former.”
“Hahaha, elo hilarious. I mean, it's actually seeing elo, so remember Jungkook.”
“Jungkook who? I have IQ squatting same somersault.”
“Hahaha, funny elo. It can make me laugh. Pantesan, Love falls in love with elo.”
“Can be aja, elo.”
Instantly Chilla felt a strange swish in her chest, when her net accidentally collided with Iman.
Am I starting to like this guy because I'm comfortable being around him? he murmured while turning his face to his drink glass, because the strange whirr increasingly whack his heart.
Meanwhile, in another corner of the canteen, Gilang who was eating his batagor, continued to observe Iman who was seen being involved in serious chat with Chilla. Instantly there was curiosity about the content of the conversation between Faith and the new disciple. Just as Gilang was about to get up from his seat and was intending to approach Iman and Chilla, from a distance, Gilang saw Love and Naya walking towards the canteen. He abandoned his intentions and sat back on the bench.
Waduh, there will be a cold war, nih, muttered Gilang while swallowing saliva.
“Eh, you. Eat, yuk,” invite Gilang after Cinta and Naya sit nearby. “Love, you should order a cold drink first, so it feels cool and not dehydrated. The weather just so happens to be hot." Gilang wagged his hand. The advice from Gilang just made Love and Naya look at each other. The forehead of the two best friends, immediately wrinkled.
“Which Faith? Usually you go everywhere both continue, like a motorcycle tire,” asked Cinta while circulating his gaze throughout the cafeteria.
“Ban one more, deflated, Love. So brought to the patchworker first, hehehe.” Gilang tried to throw a joke, because he was sure, if Love saw Faith and Chilla together, would cause tension. Even though Faith and Love are not dating, the affection between them is still very big.
“Apaan, anyway, Brother? Crispy. Love is serious.” Naya glared at Gilang.
“Hehehe, yes, sorry, Nay. Faith, in ...” Gilang pointed towards Iman and Chilla was with her chin.
Love and Naya compactly turned their gaze in the direction Gilang pointed out. Love was astonished to see Iman seemed to be chatting together with Chilla. Sometimes, the two of them laughed together.
Is it true that Bagas said at the school gate? Is it, Brother Iman again pedekate the same girl?
A number of questions raged in the minds of Love. For some reason, although Iman is not his girlfriend anymore, but there is a feeling of pain in his heart, as well as a sense of unwillingness if there is a woman who replaces her position in the life of Faith.
Love turned its gaze in the other direction, unable to witness the familiarity that Faith and the girl showed.
O God, why from the morning until now Love must feel the mood is broken like this? lament Love while rushing to leave the canteen.
“Love!” shout Naya. “Kak, why, anyway, Brother Iman could have? Just broken up, has made a new wound in the heart of Love!” hardik Naya on Gilang.
“This seems like a misunderstanding, Nay. I'm sure faith is not like that. Yeah, who knows, they're again chatting lessons.”
“Pake sok-sok. All guys are the same, have no feelings!” Naya runs away from the canteen and chases after Love.
“Nay!” Gilang sorting his temples. Then, he looked back at Iman who was still talking to Chilla. “Elo is-there is, anyway, Man. Elo who is fun alone, I so get hit by the sap.”
