Love Starts With Dreams

Chapter 12's

After visiting Aldi's house a few days ago and knowing that Aldi went to Malaysia to meet Raina's parents, I no longer talk much to others even to my two best friends. I'd rather stay in my room without doing anything.

Maybe this is God's way for me to stop expecting Aldi. From now on I promise myself that I will try to let go of Aldi and try to erase this feeling towards him. I don't want to be in sorrow all this time I've been hoping for too much.

Two weeks of Aldi not going to college, and I'm getting used to his absence. Hopefully this is a good start. With his absence Aldi at least a little more help me to forget it.

I hope Aldi doesn't come back here and come back to break down my defenses. Now I'm a little used to it without him, and I beg you not to appear again in front of me because it will only make me waver again.

I took the novel out of my bag and read it. My two best friends went to the cafeteria to buy drinks. About ten minutes later they came back and Fitria gave me a cup of my favorite lemon tea. I accepted it and did not forget to say thank you.

I went back to reading my novel while listening to the conversation between Ayuni and Fitria that I occasionally participated in their talks, sometimes I also drank the lemon tea that Fitria bought when one voice surprised me.

"Vina I miss you!" the scream that made me choke on the drink that happened to be while I was drinking. I glanced towards the origin of the sound and I saw in front of the door of my class there was Aldi who was smiling at me.

I admit I miss him, but I promised myself I'd forget.

Not only am I surprised by Aldi's screams and presence but both my best friends and everyone in the room are shocked. Fitria and Ayuni stroked my back. I ignored Aldi's screams and smiles and continued reading the novel that had just been delayed because of Aldi's screams.

She said she missed me. I miss her too. Kulirik towards Aldi at a glance, I could see the sweet smile Aldi who was running around a little towards me, I msih ignored him until now Aldi was in front of me.

I want to hug him right now but I puffed my wish and still kept silent ignoring Aldi's calls. Feeling uncomfortable with Aldi's gaze towards me, I finally looked up at my face and looked at Aldi, I wanted to cry but I tried to hold on with all my might so that the tears did not come out of hiding.

"Don't you miss me Vin?" Ask Aldi.

I want to scream in front of her face right now that I miss her. But again I can only say that in my heart.

I still maintain a flat and cold face to him. I do not want my defense that I have built as long as Aldi is not destroyed just because one word 'LIND' comes out of his mouth. I still silently looked into Aldi's eyes who were also staring at me.

"Yes, I'm sorry I left not to tell you. I was told by Aldo's brother that you found me at home. I'm sorry I was?" he said while gently stroking my cheek with his finger. Warm, that's how I feel right now, but I quickly brushed aside Aldi's hand that was stroking my cheek, actually I don't want it to end quickly but I also don't want to melt easily just because of his sweet attitude like this. I want him to know that he can't play with my feelings that easily right now.

It was enough that I struggled alone all this time, enduring the heartache of it. While he is free as he pleases to be happy with other women, even though it is with his own lover. But this is not fair to me, he always treated me as sweet as a lover, so that no man dared to approach me because Aldi was always beside me.

Today's course is over, me and my two best friends intend to go home together and stop by our cafe subscription three. But just as the three of us got to the parking lot to pick up their vehicles, a voice that I was already very sorry for made my step stop.

Ayuni and Fitria looked back to see who was calling me, but not with me who was just speechless and not intending to profit facing back, I heard the sound of steps approaching, I heard, and I heard the clap from Ayuni and the whisper from Fitria telling me to settle my problem with Aldi first, I just nodded in response.

"Vin, why are you so different from me?" Ask Aldi

"It's okay if I'm ordinary, maybe it's just your feeling," I try as much as possible.

"You're getting further away from me, Vin, I got it wrong with you?" ask again.

"Yes, you're wrong Al, you're wrong to play with my feelings." I wanted to scream like that, but I couldn't, I could only say that in my heart.

"No, I'm not far from you" I replied with a smile, more precisely fake smile.

"Two weeks ago Raina came here to see me. And I'm sure you must have seen me with Raina in the parking lot, because I was taking you home together, right?" I nodded and waited for the continuation of Aldi's story.

Now the two of us are no longer in the parking lot but have been sitting on the bench in the front garden of the campus.

"Raina told me that she's in a match with her parents. And for two weeks there I tried to talk to Raina's parents, but Raina's parents still won't make the match, and I finally decided to split up with Raina, and Raina married the same male choice of her parents," explained Aldi at length. I felt sorry for Raina and Aldi. They had to split because of an arranged marriage, even though they both loved each other. I just pat Aldi on the shoulder to calm him down.

There was a feeling of pleasure in my heart hearing Aldi and Raina break up, but I also felt sad to see Aldi sad like this, I knew Aldi loved Raina very much.

After hearing the story of Aldi earlier I went straight to the cafe where my two friends waited since then. About an hour I and Aldi chatted, rather Aldi told me. I could catch the look on Aldi's sad face when telling about Raina earlier.

Even though they broke up, it doesn't mean I could have had more chances to get Aldi, because at least Aldi never had more feelings for me. He just thinks I'm a friend and that's never going to change.

"Where's Vin?" Ask Fitria

"Can't you guys just let me sit down and drink first" I said upset with my best friend's phone call.

"Hehe please sit down princess, and this is your drink, I ordered" said Fitria while offering me a drink. I took a deep breath and told them everything.

"This means your chance to replace Raina in the heart of Aldi Vin" said Fitria again. Again I breathe

"Even though they've broken up, I still don't have a chance to replace Raina in Aldi's heart, she just thinks I'm her best friend, and that's never going to change" I told them.

"God, Vin is looking for a new one, don't wait for him to continue, I can't stand you," this time Ayuni spoke. I just smiled and nodded.

After returning from the cafe, I saw there was Aldi who was standing in front of my apartment door. Immediately I approached Aldi who was smiling sweetly at me. I don't know if I have to smile back or still show a flat face like this morning to Aldi, I'm afraid Aldi thinks I'm happy because of the breakup of Aldi and Raina. I was confused how to behave to him.

"New home? Abis from where?"

"Yes, from the same gathering cafe Ayuni is also Fitria," I replied honestly, he only nodded in understanding. After that, shut up again.

"Don't you open the door and tell me to come in?" Ask him who awakened my daydream. I took the key from my bag and opened the door and told Aldi to come inside.

"What do you want to drink?" ask me to Aldi who has sat in a chair and turned on the television.

"Don't, let me take it myself later" he replied, to which I only answered with a nod. I sat next to Aldi who was still busy looking for an exciting broadcast, and finally he stopped when showing his favorite naruto broadcast. The atmosphere is still awkward in my opinion, because usually I am the one who always talk a lot if Aldi is playing here or when we are both, because we are both, but this time there was no talk that came out of me or Aldi.

"Al, I go to the room first yes, take a shower for a while," I said carefully, Aldi just nodded in response, I went straight to the room.

Now I'm in the kitchen cooking dinner for me and Aldi, because it looks like Aldi has no intention of going home either. Usually if I was cooking like this Aldi always approached me, even though he would just cook me, although I was sometimes upset but now I feel lonely, I bingug with the sikaf Aldi today, even though I was just going to cook, is it possible that he is still sad because of Raina's breakup, or is there something else that makes Aldi like this.

After cooking I went to the middle room to approach Aldi, I saw that Aldi was asleep in the chair, I could not bear to wake him, but it was also time for dinner, and I'm sure Aldi hasn't eaten since.

I went to Aldi and I woke him up, Aldi is not the type that is difficult to wake up, because secape and no matter how quiet he sleeps the slightest movement he will be sensitive and immediately wake up, but unfortunately, he is, he's not that kind of feeling like I am.

"Wake up yuk, eat first?" I said and embraced by him, with the awareness that not yet fully Aldi went to the bathroom in my room, because indeed in my room is the only bathroom, the bathroom, that's why I never take anyone else to my room, just Aldi and my two best friends, so I don't care if they come in my room, because they've been the most important part of my life, I consider it my own family.

Not long before Aldi came to me to the kitchen and sat down in the chair next to me. This is not the first time we eat together in my apartment, but it has never been this quiet Aldi just pokus with the food as well as me.

Tastes of our dinner, as always Aldi was washing the dirty dishes we used to eat, I only noticed him who was focussing with his laundry, still no one opened his voice, he said, I who can't stand this awkward situation think about what I should talk about later.

I don't know how long I daydreamed until I didn't realize that Aldi was standing in front of me, I who was still sitting in the chair looked up my head to look into Aldi's eyes, we looked at each other for a long time until I finally cut off our eye contact because honestly I was nervous.

"You get to when rich gini" said Aldi who makes me feel confused by the meaning of his words, I look at him as if asking "what".

"I pegel loh, Vin stood gini continues,"

"If the pegel sits down, who told you to stand up," I replied with a stern voice.

"Yes, why are you still there?" the question again made me grunt and then stand up.

"Other seats are still many, why should I sit anyway," I replied annoyed.

"Who will sit in your chair."

"Yes on?"

"It's not very sensitive. I mean not sitting in the kitchen but in the middle room," he said again that makes me misuh-misuh, when he said the cake from earlier told to move or what cake, this is even diem standing doang. How do I understand, say I do not sensitize not aware if he is not sensitive. Without extending any longer I immediately walked in annoyance towards the living room with a pouting face.