Melt [NOT REVISED YET]

Ill

“Even on a Monday like this Mother left for work early in the morning. Dad also no news, it feels like living alone ..” I muttered as I watched the empty dining room, then I rushed over to see the time showing at half-seven in the morning.

“Congratulations ..” I said as I opened the back door of the classroom with an irregular breath and my hair was a little messy from running all the way to school.

“Cika.” Hana's words made everyone look at me.

“What's wrong with you?” Nanami asked who was sitting near the door, the fourth row.

“I misfortune.” I answered with a smile and tidied my hair with my fingers, then walked towards my desk.

“Hhaha... rarely see rare events like this.” Oceh some girls are laughing at me.

"I think it was Mr.Handoko who came from the back door" said a girl sitting in front of me.

“Your hair is still messy ..” Yuda said as he grabbed my hair and tidied it with his right hand, while his left hand was still in contact with the table before him.

And again my heart was racing as he did unusual things for me, and again his face was so close to my face that our eyes met each other and looked back.

“Te–thank you..” I said while taking out my notebook, and Yuda realized my discomfort.

Before long Mr.Handoko came, and we did an impromptu quiz like before, this time we studied with Pak.Handoko for four hours until the break bell rang, because it happened that bu.Yani's study hours were empty and he did not enter today because of illness. And there was no duty from him to fill that empty hour, so Mr.Handoko took advantage of it by teaching us math.

Once again Yuda made a letter for me, a picture expressing Mr.Handoko who was explaining the lesson seriously.

‘At times like this he is still joking .. how can he answer a question from sir.Handoko if he is not serious about learning ..’ My mind with a small laugh saw the behavior of Yuda who was like a child.

After a long period of math learning finally bell break was rung, all students/i in the class can breathe a sigh of relief and go to the cafeteria to fill his stomach that holds hunger since morning. Maybe they didn't have the same breakfast as me today, I didn't have time to make provisions either. So I thought, once in a while I should go to the cafeteria.

“Cika? where to?” Hana asked who passed by me corridor.

“Mau to canteen.” My answer.

“He... so today do not bring supplies huh? tumben.” His speech.

“Ya–because I'm bad luck,” I said, “ I first ya.” I continued while walking towards the cafeteria, but when I reached the stairs to the canteen. I paused it because I remembered the message that Yuda sent me yesterday.

“He said on the roof right?” My murmurs ran up the stairs to the roof of the school, and as I was about to open the door to the roof. My eyes caught the figure of Nanami who was walking quickly towards Yuda who was not wrinkled in the slightest place. And the girl immediately pulled out Yuda's tie and brought her face closer, then she kissed the man.

My heart was broken, and my body felt limp behind the door looking at Nanami's back from behind the door. Then I decided to go back to class before they saw me, I slowly walked down the stairs and met Anya who had just returned from the canteen.

“Cika.” He said with a smile and stopped his steps to make me stop, “What is Cika? you're crying.” His words made me realize the tears that had been shed on my face.

“Eh?” I said while wiping away the tears that would not stop coming out.

“What's Cika?” Anya asked me and climbed a few steps to match my height.

“I never knew it would feel this sick.” I said with a smile on Anya making the look of her eyes turn to be full of questions from the one who was worried.

“What's up? what happened?” The question kept pushing me.

“What's the Anya?” Tanya Raka who suddenly came to meet Anya, “Cika.” Next I see you cry.

“I'll go to UKS.” I told them.

“But ... Cika.” Shouts Anya I don't care.

Arriving at the UKS, the officer there allowed me to rest. And I fell asleep on the bed and closed my eyes to calm myself down. I fell asleep and woke up when school was over. I opened my eyes quickly while raising my body, and stopped when I found Nanami sitting next to the UKS bed carrying my school bag.

“No, but my head was a little dizzy so I decided to go to UKS,” I replied as I put my foot in my shoes, then grabbed my school bag, “thank you for bringing my school bag. I first ya.” I continued while rushing to leave him inside the UKS.

When I got out of there, Yuda was standing at the door of UKS, “How are you doing?” Ask.

“Better, I first yes. Goodbye ...” I answered while walking away leaving him.

“Wait Cika!” Shouted Anya I don't care, all I want now is to quickly get home.

***

“Cika, mother left for work first yes. You're fine at home! mom already called the school if you can't attend school today.” Mom's scream was followed by the sound of the door being closed and locked from the outside.

“Always busy. Never had time for his son.” Mumbled me while covering.

Then the shadow of my childhood began to haunt me, when I was sick and during a sports festival at school. None of my parents accompanied me. They're busy working and don't care how I feel.

When everyone looked happy because of the presence of his parents who took the time to watch his son's match, I could only feel the aura of their happiness without the presence of my parents.

And even after I grew up to be the adult I am today, they have never taken the time for me. Only one of them was present, otherwise the father must be the mother and vice versa. But when I was sick, they were never there beside me.

“Actually how valuable am I this ?” My whisper was swept away in my drowsiness.

***

I opened my eyes slowly when I heard the ringing of the cell phone that kept ringing filled my room, I limply grabbed my phone and raised the incoming call without noticing the name of the caller on my phone screen.

“Hallo ..” My words started the conversation with a raucous voice.

“You okay Cika? I heard today you're absent, are you sick?” It makes me immediately see my phone screen and it says ‘Yuda’

“Hallo..” His words made me immediately bring my phone closer to my ear.

“Yah just fever a little.” My answer.

“Then how is your current condition?” Ask,

“Better ...” My answer.

“Kemarin also said it was.” He sounds annoyed.

“I'm serious, tomorrow also can enter school.” I was obviously trying to calm him down.

“Nby the way ...” I said stop it immediately.

“Do you ditch? it's still a lesson bu.Dini right?” I asked to divert the conversation.

“I–it... I permission to go to the bathroom for a while, because it has been reminded. I'd better get back to class now.” Clearly while chuckling.

“Thank you for asking me.” I said before I turned off the phone. And look at the digital clock on my phone that still shows at two in the afternoon.

I took my feet to the kitchen and cooked food for me to eat. Then I took the fever-lowering medicine, after which I went back to my room and rested until the morning.

“It looks like my fever has dropped a little .. I can prepare my provisions.” I said while going to the kitchen and cooking for me today, but it seems like I made more, so I made it for Hana too. Because I remembered my promise that would make it stock as well. After that, I went to my room and prepared.

Seriate...