Love Vania

I will forget my sadness

JAKARTA

Since the death of the late Ditya, Vania became a girl idolized by college men. His father's face was always the talk of the men who passed him.

"in the morning Van, there's a lecture?" greet one of the men who was sitting in a group when he saw Vania walking alone through the campus corridor.

Vania simply answered with a smile. Actually, he's a little worried about all that. How not, the men not only greeted him, they stared with seductive gazes.

Vania just didn't want to be considered as an arrogant girl. Therefore he forced his smile to respond to the striped-nose men.

Vania walked faster towards her class to avoid some eyes that she disliked.

Arriving in front of the class, he immediately entered and looked for the whereabouts of Nadya who had been waiting for him first. Vania looked for an empty bench near Nadya and sat down.

"ih why his face was bent so much" asked Nadya who was astonished because she saw the face of Vania's jutek when entering class.

"there's nothing" replied Vania flatly.

"definitely because of that guy outside?"

Vania just kept quiet and didn't answer Nadya's question. He just lowered his head.

"Van. You can't keep going like this. Ditya is calm there, it's time you seek happiness for yourself" said Nadya advising while holding the shoulder of her best friend.

"it's not that easy as Nad" replied Vania turning to Nadya. His eyes began to glaze over. It was a deep sadness that he felt.

"i understand, but not with you continuing to hurt you like this... There are many men there who can love you as sincerely as Ditya"

"i'm not sure about them all"

"you mean?"

"Ditya is like Andre's brother whose love is keeping. Ditya took care of me, took care of myself and my honor. Not with the striped-nose men who just look at me with lust" explained Vania began to shed her tears

"pardon me" said Nadya, feeling guilty for making her best friend cry again.

"i know you mean Nad, you just want to make me happy again" said Vania smiling bitterly. He rubbed his cheek to wipe away the tears.

Nadya was moved by the words of her best friend. He hugged Vania from the side and put his hand on her arm.

Their activities stopped when the lecturer came to the classroom. Vania and Nadya started taking classes well until the end.

College time is over. The day showed at 15:30.

"Van, you want to go home?" nadya asked while packing her book into the bag.

"i want to make a pilgrimage to the tomb of Ditya first Nad" said Vania to make Nadya's activities stop.

"on your own?"

Vania nodded her head slowly.

"i'll accompany you that way"

"but you have to go to the boutique"

"i can get permission today, after all I can't leave you alone" replied Nadya who made Vania lift both lips smile.

Nadya took a flat object from inside her bag. He quickly looked for a boutique contact manager to contact him.

"ayo left" Nadya asked while putting her phone in her bag after getting a reply from the boutique manager.

Nadya drove her motorbike down the dense city of Jakarta. The hot weather did not prevent their intention to make a pilgrimage.

They arrived at their destination 15 minutes later. Actually the distance between the campus to the TPU occupied by Ditya is not far. It's just that the density of roads and traffic lights that slow down the pace of their vehicles.

Nadya turned off her motorbike right next to the TPU gate. As usual Vania will be a florist next to the tomb to buy flowers first before the pilgrimage.

Nadya stood in front of the TPU gate while carrying two thin sheets of cloth in her hands to wait for Vania to return.

"let's go in" took Vania who had just returned.

"burt" replied Nadya while pulling Vania's wrist.

"what?"

"this time there can be no tears" Nadya said

"he'em" Vania replied as she nodded.

"no. yesterday, too. But the edges lie again"

Vania sighed and exhaled slowly. He tried to gather strength before entering the gate.

"well.I promise" he said steadily.

When he was about to step through the gate, his steps were stopped again by the pull of Nadya's hand.

"what else?"

"wear this first" said Nadya thrusting a scarf for the head covering.

"as for what I forgot, you purposely brought this for me?" said Vania received the scarf from Nadya's hand

"yes, I always take her wherever she goes"

"you mean?"

"i put it in the trunk of my bike with the helmet, just in case you always forget"

"for a long time the trunk of your bike was like a doraemon bag" Vania laughed

Vania hugged her best friend "so thank you unfortunately I"

"yes, we are friends. Udah ah we enter yo' " said Nadya loosening her embrace.

They stepped their feet through several neatly lined tombs. Until arriving right in front of the headstone that reads ADITYA S.

Vania and Nadya sat crouched beside Ditya's grave. Vania closed her eyes while touching Ditya's headstone. He is strengthening his heart.

After feeling her heart calm and strong, Vania took her hand off the tombstone and recited prayers for the deceased. Wishing he was able to betray Ditya and the deceased was always placed deservingly by His side,

Finished with her prayer, Vania again held Ditya's headstone. He was silent for a moment.

"you who are calm there, I promise to follow your words and I will forget my sorrow" said Vania as she rubbed the headstone.

Nadya who was next to her best friend smiled gently. He was happy that Vania kept her promise by not crying like before.

They go home after they are done with their activities. Vania is escorted by Nadya back to her home.