See You Tonight

Chapter 37: The Burger

Arriving at the park, we immediately sat next to each other but a bit far apart. I'm nervous at this point.

However, just before Cindy began to tell her the problem, her phone suddenly rang. He immediately picked up the phone that continued to dribble. He picked up the phone in a place far enough away from where I was sitting, so I could not hear the conversation.

When it was over, Cindy came back here with a completely different look. He looks very sad. I don't know what kind of pain he's feeling right now. Merely, the look in his eyes looked like the sky was already very dark and ready at any time to shed rain water.

"Sorry Lang, maybe next time. I'm told to go home now. Again sorry, yes" he smiled a little and left me.

Just by looking at her smile, I felt like I could already feel what kind of pain she was feeling. A smile that can make you feel pain.

I looked at Cindy from behind who was slowly moving away. He is now looking to the right and then to the left. He seemed to be crossing the road before arriving at his house which was indeed a road with a garden.

He seemed to walk with doubt and fear. His legs, his back, looked a little quivering. He also seemed to walk with a slightly lowered view. Both of his hands were seen hugging himself to strengthen his heart. I realized it, she was actually crying.

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After the park, I went straight home. When I got home, Hana and my mom still didn't come home. Maybe they're still at school or eating somewhere.

I went straight to the kitchen to make orange syrup. It felt pretty hot after a long day outside the room. Moreover, the weather today is quite hot, plus there is still something that still stuck in my heart. Which is what the real problem is with Cindy.

All the way home, I kept thinking about it. I was guessing about what kind of problem he was facing to make it that way. In school also Cindy now looks more often aloof and moody.

After I finished making the cold orange syrup, I headed straight to the living room while sitting casually on the sofa. The more I stirred the drink, the deeper my daydreams about Cindy. I drank the cold syrup slowly. It feels really fresh. I lay my body on the sofa, daydreaming. Unknowingly, I ended up falling asleep.

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At 5 p.m., I just woke up from my sleep. It's not good to be asleep on a couch like that. I also felt a little dizzy after waking up.

I sat down for a while and collected "my life" after falling asleep for a long time. I looked at the living room floor for about 10 minutes. I also realized that mother and Hana had not yet returned home.

Then I lay myself down on the sofa and looked at the ceiling. Sometimes I look out the window. After a long time of lying down, I decided to take a shower and just eat outside. I started walking towards the bathroom.

After I finished the bath, I decided to read the novel for a while before going out for a meal. This time, I read a novel in the living room. Because the house is quiet, I can also calmly read anywhere.

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At 19:00, I started going out of the house to get food. When I made my first move out of the house, I had no idea about my dinner menu at the moment. While walking, maybe I'll come up with an idea about the dinner menu. I was pretty quick to step my foot right now.

I'm out wearing a black hoodie and a hat because it's pretty cold tonight. Somehow I now remember the video clip of the song When I Come Around from Green Day which contains the three members who were walking around the city. The difference with me is that I walk alone this time, while in the video clip they walk three. It feels quite cool to also fantasize as if he was walking in the video clip.

The further I walked, the more food stalls I met. Starting from catfish pecel, Padang restaurant, satay, chicken geprek, fried rice, soto, to chicken noodles and meatballs. However, there was nothing I wanted to eat for the dinner menu, from the stalls I had passed earlier.

I looked up at the sky for a moment. I don't know why it feels like tonight's sky isn't as bright as yesterday. The stars were not as visible as yesterday. This time, the brilliance of the star looks defeated by the glitter of the city lights.

After walking far enough, I finally found a food stall that intrigued my taste tonight, the burger. I went straight into the food stall too. When I entered, the atmosphere inside was not too crowded. Maybe only about 60% of new seats filled by visitors. I ordered two burgers at a time, a beef burger and a cheese burger. Not to forget, I also ordered one glass of soft drinks as a complement. I haven't eaten a burger like this for a long time.

I then chose to sit in an empty chair, the place closest to the window facing directly towards the street. I sat down while looking at the passersby both on foot and those using vehicles. I wonder how many people live in this city now, to the point that the street in front of me is always crowded.

Shortly after, a waitress approached me with my order. He put the two burgers in front of me. I hurried to eat the cheese burger first while it was still warm. I was pretty quick to devour one of these cheese burgers, maybe not until five minutes I devoured it to the end.

After that I drink first before continuing to eat one of the remaining beef burgers. Again I ate the burger quickly, not five minutes. After finishing eating the two burgers, I began to finish my soft drink. But this time I drank it slowly while enjoying the view of this crowded street in front of me.

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