Short Story (Cerpen)

love erases my grief (part 3)

'Ih.. what the hell!' Answer shy.

'No. Your face is red, hahahaha you can't lie to me, friend!' Lisa said as her hands pointed at my face.

'Yes my best friend, I admit it, satisfied?' I asked with anger made up.

'Hahaha very satisfied Princess, you finally did not become a spinster Put.'

'Ihhh already ahh. Lisa!!! Which shirt would I wear on the road with Andri?'. My screeches

'Hmmmmm daft, I think this one fits right, the blue dress with the ribbon on her waist, and you use this blue bandana looks sweet you're my best friend.'

'Ahhh, thanks your best friend.' I hugged Lisa.

'Your welcome, friend.' He replied, returning my embrace.

We chose bench B numbers 13 and 14. The movie hasn't started yet, and I was still thinking when he picked me up when he was leaving. 'You look different Princess, prettier, tidy than usual'. Ohh those words always ring in my ear, even if they mocked me a little. ‘Although I'm not always neat huh?’ Tanyaku.

Without me realizing it turned out that the film had started, and there was a touch that touched the warm of my right hand after I saw, Andri held my hand, his eyes closed while putting his head on my shoulder.

'Ah what I frowned! Andri was afraid that a ghost would naturally act like that. He was the one who chose this movie wrong. Stupid fool!' My inner self while burying my exaggerated thoughts.

The day has shown at 13:00 WIB. Andri invited me to eat at one of the ice cream shops in the city center. There we can choose ice cream with various variants and with different toppings. Andri took a chocolate ice cream with a raisin topping, a chocolate stem cut into small pieces, and cashews on top. Surely he took 2 for me and him alone.

'Hmm eating cold when the weather is hot like this is the right choice.' I opened the conversation.

'Hahaha yes of course!'

'Hmmmm you saw the statue…'

Not finished I finished the sentence, Andri leaned her body towards me and her hand quickly grabbed the tissue in front of us, and landed the tissue on my upper and lower lips full of messy ice cream.

'Uh, sorry I just wanted to clean that ice cream.' Andri answered him with a flutter, and immediately ended what he had just done.

'Hmm it's okay, hmm. uhh. I should apologize, for bothering you.' My answer is wrong. My cheeks felt red, the heat that had previously occupied me was ambushing me back. I kept staring at him. When I looked at him, it was as if he was talking to me.

'Put, Princess..' Call andri break my daydream.

'Hmm yes Ndri is what.' Answer's surprised.

'I want to take you somewhere.'

'To somewhere?' I repeated the sentence again, twitching my forehead like a bigotry.

'Come with me'. After paying for ice cream, Andri ran to pull my hand, it seemed like the place that Andri meant was not far from the ice cream shop earlier, we just had to run to reach the place, and it turned out that the place was…

The garden, in the middle of which there is a wide circular pond, on top of which there is a statue of a girl and a boy in sight, and around the statue there is a fountain. Next to the pool were heart-red roses surrounding the pond. Inside the pond was a golden-yellow gold-colored goldfish that seemed happy to have a house as beautiful as this. Around the garden there are trees that shade the seating areas below. On each road to the seat on the right and left are flowers that line the path. In the right corner of where we stand there is a playground of children who are now quiet. Not just a lonely playground around the park as well. Like this park has been booked fortunately we both alone.

I am still amazed to see the beauty of this park.

'It's called Florista Park, it was created six months ago, and it's only today that the park is open to the public. That's why I brought you here to see this park.'

'Hmmm so.' I nodded in understanding.

'Daughter.' Andri stuck me tight, he held both my hands. And this is the third time I feel the heat coming back to me, but now the feeling is getting stronger. I couldn't see her look at me.

Is this what you call love? That look, is that gaze that she's trying to convince me that she loves me? Is that really so? Answer!!, My heart asks with a veil of logic that cannot answer.

'Yes Ndri?'

'I love you Princess, I love you.'

It's like making everything stop, making the eyes stop blinking, making the fountain unable to break the water again, making the fish stop swimming, making the butterfly stop flying, and make the wind no longer blow.

'Why do you love me and love me Ndri?'

'I don't know, all I know is I don't want to lose you, and honestly I want to be around you always Princess.' Reveal Andri while holding my hand tighter to convince me.

From his eyes, it seemed like the sentence that had just come out was sincere from the heart. And the way he held my hand also stated he was not kidding on his words. I'm sure this is not a wrong move, and I'm sure I'm trying to reveal something to the man in front of me.

'Andri, I love you too, I love you too.' With teary eyes I revealed my heart to Andri, without me noticing these tears falling down my cheeks. No, this is not a cry of sadness but a cry of happiness. Because I could finally feel in love for the first time and find the man who loved me with all my heart.

'Why cry Princess.' Andri asked if she could see my tears, she immediately wiped away my tears.

'Well, you want to be my girlfriend or maybe my wife?' Ask Andri to me.

'Yes Andri.' Reply steady.

—

The incident last afternoon was still reflected in my fikran. I threw my body on the bed, looking up at the ceiling, smiling at the sight of his face. My brain stopped, it felt like this heart and feeling of love had dominated my body. I can't think of anything else, just Andri, Andri and Andri.

I immediately called Lisa and told her that we were officially dating. Of course I was very excited to hear it. He is a friend who is always there in joy and sorrow.

I immediately looked for father and told him also to father, father wants to meet Andri. Yes, to try to get to know more about Andri.

'Tomorrow, tell him to play at the house, Put!.' Shouted my father from below.

'Yes well, after coming home from work, later the Princess invited to play at home.' I screamed as I climbed the stairs to the room.

Cring.. My phone's ringing. 'Andri called.' I read my phone screen in my heart. I quickly lifted up.

'Hello.. Moon my heart'. Andri said across the phone.

'yes hello, uh what did you just say?' Ask wonder.

'Months of my heart, why? We've been dating so dong free I want to call you by what name!' The pedicure's ignorant.

'Hahaha yes yes my heart's star.' Smiling words. I honestly like that call. And I also made a grill for him 'Star.'

The length we talked about on the phone and it ended..

'I'm sleeping, baby, it's night. Good night, I love you.' Sweet talk.

'Yes, baby, good night. I love you too.' My words are no less sweet.

This will be history for my life. First love.

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I made some tea for Andri and the father who was chatting on the front porch of the house.

'This is the tea in the drink Ndri, special I made you know.' I said, smiling at my lover.

'And it's special for my beloved father.' I said while hugging him.

'I'm not being hugged either?' Andri asked jokingly.

'Hush!!! First job is real!!' Father's words surprised Andri.

'Hahahaha with Ndri!' Tukasku.

'Yes, I've done a great job.' Answer Andri steady.

'No need to call me, just call me andri.'

'Eh yes well I mean that.' Andri said it was still awkward with that word, but finally comfortable too