Short Stories Romance

Star, Me and Naima (Songfic)

"Ne." I called Naima––my best friend from childhood. I don't know when I started to like him, until when I was in a white-gray uniform just realized there was a strange thump when I was with him.

"Stay, Nathan. I changed my clothes" he replied slowly from inside.

I was still waiting from behind the closed window and only the blue curtain of glass was visible. Naima loves the color blue. Calm said.

Her name was female, changing clothes alone took more than fifteen minutes. I don't know what she's wearing to take that long.

My body began to be bitten by mosquitoes, the safest hands that leave bumps accompanied by itching.

The window of the room opened, accompanied by the sound of a jump from a high enough place. Who else if not Naima? He likes to jump out of the window.

"Who from earlier?" tanyanya.

"Ellah .. pan, you know, I'm looking at the window from when?" I answered while raising one eyebrow.

Naima smiled, then looked at me. "Oh my God .. there are so many bumps," Naima said as she pulled my hand.

"Hillih, it's normal, right?"

"Here, I used to smear eucalyptus oil so it wouldn't be too itchy" he said, sitting on the grass near his room.

I also sat beside him. Naima began to remove a small green bottle that has a typical baby fragrance. His fingers began to unscrew the bottle and then poured it slightly into the palm of the hand and smeared my bent hand. Instantly, the smell of the baby is strong.

"Udah, not much. I smell my perfume later. You want to go the same way?" I said while pulling a hand from his fingers.

"Biarin, good to know the way of the baby. Let it be nothing," said Naima with a smile.

"Let off now?"

Naima nodded.

I stood up while extending my hand. Naima. Instantly the time seemed to stop, accompanied by a swish in the chest. Our eyes stared at each other with the heart palpitations beginning to tighten. What the hell happened to me?

"Naima!" The voice of a woman called out loud enough. Who else if not Aunt Leni––stepmother of Naima.

"Run fast" he said slowly as he pulled my hand. We both ran under the night sky accompanied by the wind caressing the body.

"Nai, wait!" I stopped my steps when I got near the park.

"What's wrong?" answer with breath.

"Why do we have to be like this, anyway? Why keep dodging, you?"

Naima is still seen breathing. He then walked to a bench on the side of the road that was highlighted by orange garden lights.

I walked over and sat down next to him. The night was very quiet, probably because it was late. There was nothing we did, I asked Naima just to look at the stars.

The star? Ja. Naima likes to look at the stars late at night with a quiet state in the park.

"You, right, know, Nathan. My stepmother was so fierce. I just want to see the stars. That's all!"

"What should be this way? Why is it in this park, anyway, Nai?"

Naima was downcast and the situation became silent, only the whiff of wind was heard in the ears and so gently rubbed our faces and bodies tonight.

"Nai? You didn't answer my question?" I asked with narrowed eyes when looking at Naima's face that was still down.

Naima raised her face. He looked at my pair of eyes then blinked which was accompanied by tears breaking.

"Nai? Lu why? I was wrong, right?" I started to look at Naima who suddenly cried.

"No, Nathan," he said, shaking his head.

"Then? Why are you crying?" My eyes narrowed.

Naima later told me that in this park holds many memories with her biological mother. The two of them often went through the night together and saw the stars in this park when the night was late. Worth it, every time I took her out at about seven in the night Naima turned me down.

"But not good, loh. Moreover, I am the same you are of different sexes. Do you want to marry me if someone wants to see us together on a gini night?"

"Sir papa. You are, right, the best and understand me. Thanks, yes, Nathan. You are always there for me" he said, placing his hand on my left.

The thump in his chest was wildly beating. I'm getting less and less power to control it. How's this supposed to be?

"Nat, to the park, yuk?" bring him. Naima pulled my hand as I nodded faintly as it focused more on the vibrations present in the chest.

Me and Naima walked into the park. Now, the expanse of land covered by green grass has been presented before the eyes. Naima pulled my hand and her body lay on the grass.

"here, deh. I like to see the stars from here" he asked with eyes focused on the star-studded night sky.

I grabbed Naima's hand and then held her warm. Suddenly, Naima's face now faced me with fixed eyes. Nothing I said, just trying to neutralize the thump that just kept beating faster. Swallowing the saliva when Naima's pink lips slightly smiled.

"Thank you, yes, Nat," he said in a soft voice.

I nodded and we both stared at the star with both hands clasping tightly together. Even very tightly.

***

I only realized when the body was getting cold shivering. It was even as if it was frozen with grass that was wet with dew.

Yeah, I'm in the park. Still lying in this park. Beautiful garden with many looks of buds and mechanized flowers. As well as the glowing fireflies that flew right over my face.

"Gue must be strong!" I said when I realized that Naima was not on my side at the moment. He went on to study abroad with my love and affection.

For the last year I have not communicated with him. I don't know if he's okay or vice versa.

I'm trying to find. Ask his siblings even friends who went to college with him. However, all are silent. No one told me where Naima was at the moment. The phone is not active. I don't know, I can only remember the good times with him.

"Here, apparently." Someone was sitting on the side.

I'm turning.

"Move on, Bro! Open a new leaf" he said without looking at me. It seemed like he had grown tired of seeing me more and more as if he was not eager to live life.

"Who is gamon?"

"Lu! Who else?"

I smiled wryly and turned and sat down. "Soto!" selorohku.

"What's the evidence that you're not gamon, huh?"

I'm speechless.

"No gamon, what, molor in this park? I don't have a room, you!" ketus Alle––my friend.

Alle was right, so far I have not been able to forget Naima. How could I forget it? We had no problems before. Naima left, just disappeared without any news. Does this mean that Naima wants a farewell?

"God, tired of seeing gamons!" Alle passed away.

I just stared at Alle's body walking back to me. The further it then disappeared from my current gaze. I took a breath and then slowly exhaled.

🍃🍃🍃

I took off everything I wanted

I won't repeat

I'm sorry if I loved you

And if I can replace

Have you ever tried to understand

Look at me here

Maybe if I dream

It is wrong to wait

I will not be tired waiting

I will not lose this love

Until when you don't come back

I will remember in my heart

You have left your deepest heart

Until there is no love left in the soul

🍃🍃🍃

I closed my eyes as the song I was singing under the night sky and the breeze. Still with the stars, but not with Naima. She went.

I imagined a good time with him. It finally dawned when there was water soaking the cheeks. I missed Naima who was lost without any news and left my deepest heart.