Short Story (Cerpen)

love erases my grief (part 2)

A week from the day I applied for the job, there was no news about whether or not I worked there.

Hmmm tonight I am so tired of so many customers coming to the restaurant where I work tonight tonight tonight, yes of course the dominant young people become customers tonight, he said, and the sight of both of them made me Ilfeel, because up to my age I had never felt in love.

I was relaxing on my bed and my phone rang, there was a message from an unknown number. I read the message immediately.

'Yee!! Finally, I was accepted!! Thank god!! It has not been in vain my prayers all this time. But I don't recognize that number, ah it's not important business about that number maybe the employee number there who reported it directly to me through the phone number listed on my job application letter the other day.' Batinku.

Not long after, the unknown number called me. Without a second thought I immediately lifted it.

'Hello, with Princess Deswita I speak?.' Ask someone with a familiar male voice in my ear.

'Yes with me, sorry who am I talking to?'

'It's me Andri, congratulations on your Put being accepted into our office.'

'Yes, thanks. Thanks for your help yesterday too.'

'No, of course it's your own efforts that make you accepted, I'm just the intermediary.'

'Hahaha you are Ndri, it could be.'

'Hahaha, uh the day after you've started to go to work, I'll wait in the office huh.'

'Oh, okay fine, thanks for the information Ndri.'

'Yes equally.'

Tutt. tutt.

I immediately went down to the father who was watching television, he was shocked to see my situation a little rushed, but with a happy look on his face. I immediately told him about receiving it I became a reporter at a television station. Of course I did not forget the services of my best friend Lisa who had been willing to tell me this job vacancy, and she was happy to hear it.

Heuh, I immediately lay on my bed that was lined with micky mouse with the dominant green color and hugged the bolster and my favorite brown Teddy bear. I immediately closed my eyes, impatiently waiting the day after tomorrow, a new job, a new workplace and new co-workers. My smile.

—

Covering the news about the brawl of school children, I was immediately in the Kindergarten to report this news, yes being a reporter was also a lot of risk. We have to cover in this kind of terrible situation, inevitably life as a bet. This job is quite energy consuming, but after a few months of doing this job, I am quite enjoying this job.

I wasn't always in the office, and instead Andri was always in the office. He played a major role in this television station. So it's natural that he just struggled with his laptop and sat neatly in his comfortable room.

I ventured into her room, only to mess with her concentration. Because I rarely talk to him anymore.

'He em, excuse me Mr. Andri, where is the toilet sir?' I asked without feeling guilty.

'Eh... Who told you to come in?' Ask Andri with a contorted angry face.

'Hmmmm don't be serious very Ndri, just look at your face is the same as your monitor screen, hahahaha.' My laugh's off.

'Basic!! Do you want to eat after work?'

'Hmmmmm-hmm.. It's good idea.'

Restaurant Ambarakwa. I smiled at the restaurant in front of me. Yes of course Andri who was beside me was confused to see my strange attitude. Then we entered the restaurant which was welcomed by the waiter there. Andri immediately headed towards one of the tables in the right corner. This restaurant is for young people, not classic. In the corner of the room there is also a stage for the band, especially for indie bands who want to perform.

Andri was still wondering why I seemed so close to the waiters in this restaurant, and now I was still chatting with them. I have captured the signal of bored Andri who had been waiting for me for a long time. I approached him too.

'It seems you are very close to the waiters here, lately I often go to this restaurant, it can be said I have become a subscription, but I am not that close to them.' Ask Andri wonder.

'Hahahaha, you are, like this I was before working as a reporter in your office, I work here just like them, being a waiter here.' My answer.

'Oh. so.' He said while nodding a sign of understanding.

'Yes Mr. Kepo.' I said while putting on his soft face.

'Hahaha, I've come here hungry because I want this message, this, and this, fast waiter!' Face with a smile of victory.

—

I no longer go to the office on my motorcycle. Because Andri is now the one who takes me to the office and goes home. I'm getting closer to Andri. I know him better now than when he hit me a year ago. Getting to know Andri made me forget my mother's departure and no longer drag on in grief anymore. After knowing him I felt that my originally dim self was now glowing again. My father and my best friend Lisa also felt a very significant change to my present self.

My old self since my mother's departure was a quiet man, going nowhere but to the restaurant where I worked, and my mother's grave. Lisa always plays at my house. He understands my situation and for that he does not demand that I play to his house. I just want to tell my dad, and my best friend Lisa. The rest I just talk to other people, like my friends at the store.

Andri drove me home, just as my father was watering flowers on the front porch of the house. I told Andri to come home. Otherwise it would be a misunderstanding. Surely you'd think our relationship was more than a friend.

We didn't wear maids, so the ones who took care of the house from the inside out were me and dad.

'I'm home yeah.'

'Yes dear, hmmmm. Who's the guy who drove you home son? Why not introduce him to Dad?' Ask dad curious. I have never been close to a man before.

'It's just dad's friend, his name is Andri.'

'Oh.. that guy who made you not use your bike again to the office, because it has been picked up by him huh?' Ledek father to me.

'Ihh.. What the hell dad!!' I answered with a red face.

'Hahahha Daughters, yes I understand. I won't keep you from hanging out with your friends, either. You're an adult, you can distinguish good and bad I'm sure of it.' With a smile, then continued to water the flowers back.

'Yes father, the Princess to the room is tired huh nih.' I leaned up.

'Yes dear.'

—

I ruffled my hair with a dry towel, so that the water in my hair seeped into the towel.

Cring... my phone rang on the table, near the pile of files, and maps, and pens, markers scattered on the table. It took me a while to find my phone. 'There it is.' My inner. I saw on the screen my phone Andri called. I immediately raised with a smile.

'Hello.' said.

'Yes hello, what is Ndri?' I asked with curiosity.

'Tomorrow sunday, I want to walk with you, okay?'

‘Ha? He's taking me on the road? My heart was pounding fast, my body felt the heat circling my body. I can't believe this, I'm really happy not to be a bitch. But, eits why be this happy? I don't understand that fellow friends can also walk, why do I think too much like this? Or maybe I've put my heart on him? Oh no way, that's right. He's just a friend of the Princess, and he won't admire you more. But I have to admit it, when I was with him I felt comfortable. Is this the name of falling in love?’ My words in my heart.

'Oh yes, I can do Ndri. What time?.' My toot.

'Hmmmm at 9, I'll pick you up tomorrow okay?'

'OK.' Reply steady.

I'm gonna have a headache on which shirt I'm going to wear tomorrow. Without a second thought I immediately called Lisa and asked for her help, Lisa is good about clothes. Lisa's coming to my house.

'Something seems to be kasmaran?' Ledeknya.