Restore Your Smile

Dion is Busy

Pip pip pip pip ...

The alarm sounds right at 07:00. James turned off his alarm, then opened his eyes. Today's first lecture starts at 08:00. He must start getting ready.

He put on his glasses last night on the study table. Unknowingly, his eyes glanced at the bed next door. The bed was neat. Signs of Dion's whereabouts were no longer visible in the room.

The kids also wake up early. Is the lecture hours at the Faculty of Arts indeed earlier than this huh ? James asked in his heart.

Well that's .... His business .... Then James began to pick up his towel and get ready to take a shower.

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Evening has arrived. The time is 22:00. James was already preparing to throw himself into his bed.

The first day of college was pretty relaxing. James had met some friends who were in business with him. They turned out to be quite engrossed and it seems that they are quite a match. They even had time to hang out at the campus cafe and enjoy lunch together at the front stall of the campus. Yeah .... Far so good ....

Back his eyes involuntarily looked at Dion's bed which was still the same condition as the one he had seen earlier this morning. He hasn't seen Dion this whole day. It's already here, haven't you gone home yet? Where has the boy been ?

Indeed, the rules of this dormitory were not too strict. There is no curfew limit. Each is considered to be an adult, can organize his daily activities, and can be responsible with himself.

Mandatory and severe regulations are only standard regulations such as: there should be no alcohol, drugs, and the opposite sex is prohibited from staying overnight. If violated, it will be issued immediately.

While waiting quietly to come and hope who knows can still meet with Dion, James spent time playing games on his gadget.

Honestly, it's a strange and funny thing for him, if in the whole day, roommates can not meet each other. Another case if Dion has a clear reason, such as being in trouble with him, or assignments outside the campus such as KKN, leave, return home, etc.

But apparently, until the drowsiness came, Dion still did not come home either.

Well never mind, Di .... Elo was already big and the cave is not your mother .... What matters is lo bae-bae .... The cave tomorrow there's morning lecture. After thinking like that, James was ready to fly into dreamland.

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The sound of crackle makes James wake up.

Rats ? Thought in the heart. He immediately got up and decided to take his glasses.

But not to mention James had stood up, heard a voice known to him as the voice of Dion, "Sorry, bro .... The cave makes you wake up, right? Sorry, next time the cave will be more careful."

In the dimness of the room (because they were sleeping with the lamp) and the blur (because James had not had time to wear his glasses), James vaguely saw Dion as if he was packing, put some stuff in his backpack.

Not yet had he had time to say words, Dion's voice was heard again, "Gua go first yes, bro .... Again, sorry yes ...." And Dion left.

What time is it now ? James moved from his bed to the study table to pick up his glasses. Then he looked at the clock on the gadget. At 06.30.

Hm .... Apparently at this hour the child left. Maybe the Faculty of Arts started his lecture at about 07:00 ? James concluded himself.

Because it was only 30 minutes from the time he set his alarm, James had no intention of continuing his sleep. He decided to turn off his alarm and get ready to take a shower.

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One month has passed. The situation between them remains the same. Dion was always out in the morning when James sometimes did not wake up and went home late at night when James was usually asleep. Events such as the first day of college, where a full day James did not see Dion, have happened quite often.

Boro-boro to chat familiarly, to argue greeting is rarely can be done. In the morning, Dion always seems busy and hasty in starting his day. Later that night, if they happened to meet, Dion seemed to look very exhausted and fell asleep as he touched his bed.

Things like that have been seen 2-3 times by James. For example, the incident occurred 3 days ago, when the schedule of the next day's lecture there was only afternoon lecture. James also contacted his SMU friends to invite them to play online games until late.

The time was around 23:00 - 23:30. James was sitting sweetly on his bed, complete with a gadget in hand.

The door opened and Dion entered the room with a shunt.

"Hi, bro, "greet James first.

"Hi ..." reply Dion.

Dion put his backpack next to his bed, picked up a towel and a change of clothes, then said, "Bring first, bro ...." He left the room without waiting for James to answer.

Ten minutes later, Dion re-entered the room with his hair still wet. Her clothes had already changed with knee-length t-shirts and shorts.

"Sorry yes, bro .... Cave sleeps first .." said Dion as he walked towards his bed and dropped himself straight there.

James who was silent and saw all that, could only shake his head while thinking, What kind of activity did Dion go through like this? What is the schedule at the Faculty of Arts? Is it possible that Dion also took night school? But, is there a lecture that just finished at this hour ?

Really, everything about Dion is still a mystery to him.

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Two months later, James got the answers to those questions.

After dinner outside the dorm, James returned to his room at about 20:00. Next week the midterms exam begins, he already has to start preparing himself.

While focusing on learning, the door opened and Dion entered the room.

"Hi, bro .." said Dion as usual.

"Hi .... Tumben's coming home fast. No college nights today?" james asked spontaneously.

"Our faculty never held a lecture night," Dion replied with a astonished face.

"Who? So ..." James hesitated to continue his question.

Dion smiling. He could already guess the direction of James' question.

"Why does the cave always come home late at night?" Dion continued James' question while anchoring his buttocks to his bed.

"It's mid-semester soon, bro. So let the preparation time be enough and the cave body is quite fit on day H, the cave part-time work that the cave night cut, " explains Dion.

"Work part-time the night? How much part-time work do you have, bro ?" ask James again.

" Three," Dion replied with a grin.

"Ga mostly, bro ? You find money, work like a horse, do what?" James has not been able to grasp Dion's way of thinking.

Dion chuckled at the question James asked.

"Yes make the necessities of life, Bang .... Who wants to feed the cave? This is a good thing, the cave got a scholarship from campus," he replied with a laugh.

"Indeed ... ortu lo...gain send you money?" james asked doubtfully.

"Where is it possible? The cave ran away from home, bro.." replied Dion lightly, as if the thing he revealed was not something big.

Hearing that answer James was stunned. Dion who saw his roommate's response immediately continued his story.

"Bokap gua want nerusin cave business. But the cave doesn't want to. The cave wants to be a painter. Doski was furious. He gave an ultimatum, if the cave is still stubborn as well, the cave must be lifted from the house.

Well ... here comes the cave now. The cave can not escape the dream of the cave," explained Dion with a face that is still smiling.

Since there was no response from James, Dion continued his sentence.

"How was Lo himself? Any intention or need for part-time work?" dion asked.

"Ortu cave can't let his son work while in college. According to them, if you want to hold the money, later it can be lazy or not the focus of the lecture. That's a big shot, right?" james was complaining.

"Lo's got a good order, James. You have to be grateful" Dion said with a smiling face but there was sadness.

Because the silence had begun to occur, Dion got up and intended to continue his routine that had been delayed.

"Crackle, bro .... The shower first .... Uda smells dryness nih .." he said cut off their conversation.

"okay .... Thank you for your sharing" James replied.

"No problem" Dion replied and immediately left the room.

After Dion's death, James tried to return to focus on his textbooks. But Dion's story was still swirling in his head. It takes time to digest word for word. What Dion experienced solemnly shocked him and was completely beyond his expectations.

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