LOVE Plus Minus

We are among a million dreams

I put my foot in the classroom, there was something different about the reality I met in my class this morning. A foreign woman was sitting at the teacher's desk, waiting for who.

I keep my backpack on the table. As usual I grabbed a book that George had lent from my desk drawer. We deliberately left some books at school to reduce the load in my bag, considering that sometimes I go home from school on foot.

plaque, all of a sudden a bunch of photos on my desk.

"I don't need your explanation. But please stay away from my son." Said the foreign woman sitting at the teacher's desk earlier. Now he's standing right on my side of the table.

"You keep those rotten photos, and don't you dare tell George this matter. Just be careful if my child finds out." threaten him again, then in a hurry the woman passed.

I who was still shocked by the incident just now immediately grabbed the photos that are now scattered on the floor and my study table. I hurriedly kept all the photos in the school bag. One by one my classmates arrived. Of course, no one knows what happened to me. Including George.

"For Cin." said George who suddenly entered the classroom.

"Morning too." I said.

"Wouldn't make it?" tanyanya. We promised to visit a local library in my town this afternoon.

"It's like a cave can't be George. Next time, right?" I tried to cancel our plans.

"cave? George's? what are you doing so early in the morning?" his protest with my greeting you that I suddenly changed plus his name that I call George is not Geo as I usually call him.

"gpp. sleepy." I answered briefly as I slumped my head on the table.

"Jude, you are sleeping. I'm with the kids." said the saying.

I shake my head in agreement.

"If there is any story with me Cin, don't keep it to yourself" said George before finally leaving with another friend.

Ignored him. This morning's events surprised me and confused me about what to do. I don't want to hurt Geo, nor do I want to fight his mother. My head hurt. I finally fell asleep.

\*\*\*

"Mom, are you sure there's no serious problem with Cyntia?"

"He's just tired of George, you calm down."

I faintly heard a conversation in the distance. Slowly my eyelids separated from each other, leaving a glare light that entered my retina. I was confused to realize my position was now held in a bed in this white-painted room.

"Oh.." I grimaced because of the pain in my head that felt piercing as I tried to sit on the bed.

"Are you awake?" asked George who suddenly ran up to me.

"Gue why?" I was confused to realize that I am currently in the UKS.

"You said there was nothing. Suddenly I fainted in class. fortunately my wallet missed." said George.

"I think I'm resting at home. Ma'am, Cintya's coming home, ma'am?" ask my picket teacher in UKS.

"yes, you take a lot of rest" he replied.

"thank you ma'am." I answered as I got out of bed and walked out of the UKS room.

"Cins..Cin..Cintya. wait for me." exclaimed George who I left in the UKS. The man was now running after me who just kept walking regardless of him.

"Oh my God, may Cyntia get well soon. Let him not nyuekin me anymore." George lebay.

I'm still mute. After walking for a few minutes, I finally arrived at the class. I took all George's books out of my desk drawer. And the man was still trailing behind me.

"This is loe's book. Thank you." I said, returning the books to him.

"Well, don't you read anymore?" tanyanya.

"Udah is done." I answered briefly while carrying my backpack and walking away from class.

"Cin. wait for Cin." he called as he stepped hurriedly, chasing after me.

"Back home I'm just Cin." she suggested.

"No, George, I can do it myself. Loe back to class aja sono."

"No. I want to banter you, I need to call my driver first." she protested.

"Yaudah, I'm not the driver's phone. You ride the angkot, but I will." he asked

"Gue's not a kid, I can be alone. Loe went back to class." I started to get angry.

"No. You are so bad because you are sick again. I know you didn't mean to stay away from me."

"loe's coming back to class, or am I?" threatenku.

"Yes yes. I went back to class, but wait for you to take the elevator first." she replied in defeat.

After five minutes of waiting finally the angkot that passed from the area where I lived appeared. After the angkot stopped I went in and sat down. But how surprised I was, when I realized that George also entered the angkot.

"Where's Loe going?" my many.

"Yes nemanin you go home" he answered honestly.

I ran out of words, not wanting to argue any further I finally chose to silence a thousand languages. I arrived home when the house was completely deserted.

"Udah nganter her up here only. Pamali's in a two-year-old house." I said looking for an excuse.

"Yes yes. You immediately rest yes. There in." she asked.

Without waiting for a long time I stepped my foot into the yard area where I lived, then I opened the door and entered it. When I arrived home I secretly peeked at George who was still waiting for the angkot until a few minutes later.

"I'm sorry George." I whispered slowly. No tears now wet my cheeks. I put my room foot in. On the bed I reopened all the photos I got this morning. There was my face and George laughing cheerfully. The photos were taken in the school area, I suspect that the culprit of this incident was one of George's fanatical fans.

Tired of crying, I kept the pictures in a safe place. Then I threw my body back to rest.

\*\*\*

For three days I did not go to school because I was sick. Three days later George came to visit the house but I never opened the door. I really feel guilty for him. But I have no other choice. I know that avoiding is cowardice. But a teenager like me, what kind of power does he have against George's parents?

I finally got back to school today. As usual, I was the first to arrive in class. And to my surprise, I realized that the foreign woman had now appeared in my class. Who else if not the mother of Geogre. I hesitated to step into the class.

"Are you deaf?" sniff the woman.

"Sorry aunt, I'm not deaf" I replied.

"I warned you not to bother my son. But what the fuck are you? instead of pretending to be weak to grab his attention." he actually vented his anger at me.

"Aunty, I don't bother a aunt." I protested.

"Nothing you said? Then where did you take him with that rotten hag? Ha's? You have a bad influence on my son. Because of you, he's ditching, playing music, and what else?" angry at the woman.

"Tante, I never influenced him. Please take care of aunt's words." I asked.

"Hey, how dare you talk to me? You, don't expect to ruin my son's future. He's a candidate for family pride. It's not like you, who doesn't know the direction of her life." she explained at length.

"Quite aunt. You don't know my future, so don't be recklessly judgmental." I asked. The warm thread is now wetting my cheeks.

"Dare to fight you?" his whisper was full of anger while clutching my chin tight.

"MAMA!!" george suddenly appeared at the door.

"George.." my inner.

"Arrrh.." suddenly the woman sat on the floor, as if I were pushing her.

"What's this mama?" george ran to his mother.

"Mama just wanted to take a look at your class. Suddenly, this woman was angry at my mother. She accused mama of being mean to you, baby, because she told you to be a doctor. And all of a sudden he pushes mama until mama falls." the woman's lie.

"Currently, I don't think a scholar like you is a drama queen" I said cynically.

"Cintya, enough!! We're friends, but that doesn't mean you have the right to talk to my mama" George said angrily.

"I tell you the truth" I said emotionally as I passed my study shirt.

Tens of eyes are now watching the tension between me and George. A spy who does not see the truth. The eyes that only watched a glimpse of the end of the story, but finally succeeded in giving birth to a venomous tongue that judged me. That I was a shameless child, who berated the mother of my own friend. From that day on, George stopped talking to me. While I do not intend to defend myself.

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