Short Story (Cerpen)

Day Dreamer (Part 1)

Category: Triangle Love Cerpen

Title: Day Dreamer (Part 1)

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The spring breeze blew in my face that afternoon, still sitting pensively on the bench near the basketball court, I enjoyed this wavy song of orange headphones. Come a woman who directly sat next to me “Three days more, graduation event.” he said. I just nodded slowly. “Are you going to forget it?” ask again. “Maybe”, I replied accordingly. “He didn't even ask you about this past month.” “Content with Umemura. I don't know what I'm feeling right now”. My eyes are still on the basketball court. Here it is, two years ago. For the first time I met him. My memory suddenly returned at that time. Flashback is too deep…

Three years ago

“Umemura. Umera San.” I called her name while half running, “Hikari san?” “Why did you leave me alone in the Lab? I haven't memorized the contents of this school.” “Ehh, gome (1).” “It's okay. Come home soon.” was just about to step foot, suddenly something hit the head and I fell. It's dark, I can't see anything. “She has woken up” I've heard that sound, like a stranger in the ear. “Ohh, thank goodness.” Now two men were standing beside where I was lying. “Where is this? Auw, my head hurts so much.” “Hikari, you are in the School Medicine Room now, Kak Makkyo just accidentally threw a basketball towards you” “Ma-Makkyo?” then someone standing next to Umemura said “I Makkyo. I'm sorry, I was totally accidentally. Still hurts?” I was stunned, for a while I just looked at her, her gaze was it. It really warmed “Ouh, yeah emm it's okay. Ti does not hurt.” “Okay, I'll get back to training.” then he smiles at me, dug dug dug dug dug. My heart was about to jump out at that moment. And. ever since. L like it.

The next few days, I wanted to know anything about him. Looking for a chance to look at him for longer, look at every basketball tournament he participates in. Until the opportunity comes again. That afternoon, it rained heavily. Unfortunately, I didn't bring an umbrella or a coat that day, and unfortunately again, my friend's friend has been home since. I wait, fifteen minutes – half hour – one hour, “Aargh!!! Can you stop now? I'm already so hungry. My moci cake will be cold soon at home... aargh!!!” sucks, and suddenly someone patted me on the shoulder, “Rain won't stop just because of your shout it” “Hey!! indeed you are ready.” My words stop there. Maybe my cheeks are as red as tomatoes now, “Ahaha.. What are you gonna say? Why stop?” “Emm, No, it's nothing. Really!” what I said just now is true? “Haha, even your face is redder now. I'm just kidding” shit! I'm just silent, “Sorry, sorry. It seems like the rain is no longer raining. Hurry up and you go home. Here, I lend you a jacket, I know you're cold. Okay, I'll be back with my friends. Daaagh.” I haven't had time to say thank you, but his back is already looking more and more away from me. This feeling? I've never been as happy as I am now. With a light step, I went home. This smile didn't even go away until I got home.

Tomorrow, I intend to return Makkyo's jacket. Accompanied by Umemura, we searched his class, “What is this right?” while pointing to the classroom that says 2-B, “Iya, just try to find the person inside.” “I? You didn't see? many people there.” “Tak nothing, let's quickly enter.” before I enter, Makkyo is already out of class, “Hey!” “This, jacket. Thank you.” just go straight to the point, I reached out my hand “Why quickly once returned?” this guy is really weird, my inner self. I haven't been able to answer, he has said back “Oh yes, I know. You want to see me again soon, right?.” “Huft, it's up to you. I'm going back to class.” “Eitss, wait.” duar!!! He held my hand. I just stood stiff. “Bby, request your mobile number?” “Bo. 0286-....” I don't even read my own phone number. “Okay! I'll call you later.” Looking at it like that, I just smiled amusedly.

Maybe, the more days. My days are more beautiful than ever. I didn't think I could get this close to him. Until the class rise came, our relationship remained this way. Although we often walk together. But, those words. A word I really wanted to hear from him. He never said it, I don't even know what this relationship means to him.

Until one day, almost a week more had no news from him. My phone was never answered, the emails I sent were never answered either, even at school I rarely saw them. Why did it suddenly disappear? Is this the end of our relationship?. I try to think positively, but I can't! What came to my mind was that he already had someone special. And forget about me…

There's been too many emails I've sent him, too much time to look for them. Perhaps, this was indeed just a temporary illusion. I'm nothing more than a sister to him, and this relationship? Just a high school boy's love story that quickly ends. That night, the moon shone brightly in the sky, accompanied by a cold winter breeze on the skin. I put this Hello Kitty picture jacket together. Looking at her from the window of the slightly open room, made me dream about her, about Makkyo. These tears continue to wet my cheeks without being prevented, “I-much-missing you Makkyo.” This sentence continued to mutter from my slightly trembling mouth of the cold tonight.

At exactly 11:11 PM, I decided to sleep for a while, letting this brain rest for a while. Suddenly the phone that had been three days I left lying on the table, shook. Name Makkyo instantly appears on the phone screen, “Hallo?” the voice that I miss so much, now I can hear, “Halo.” “Sorry, I just called you now. The day after tomorrow, there will be a national basketball tournament. So I was too busy training with my friends.” “It's okay.” “Why if I don't call you, you won't call me first. Have you forgotten me?” Tuhaaan, didn't he see? I have sent him dozens of e-mails, and now he says something like that, “If there is no news, it does not mean that he has forgotten, right?” “Yes, you're right. Hikari” “Ya?” “Your voice sounds hoarse. Did you just cry?” does that sound as clear as my voice? “No. I... I'm a little flu.” “Basic, you are this. It's winter now, you should have used it. (bla bla bla)” That night, we joked over the phone. He accompanied me until I fell asleep.

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“Makkyoo, ganbatte (2)!!” my screams echoed in St. High School's gym. Agnes that afternoon. Sometimes he looks smiling in response to my screams. He kept passing the basketball to his friend, already three times he managed to put the ball into the basketball hoop. The match ends at 06:30 PM. Makkyo and his friends managed to bring home medals for the tournament this time.

“You know? I love it when you pass the ball to your friend from behind, and then put it in the ring while jumping. Really great!” praise me to him with a little stir, “Beginikah?” he immediately repeated the action earlier, “Hahaha, yes!” “Graduate High School, I'll go to New York to learn more about basketball. I want to be a great athlete” he said as he glared into the sky that night. “Emm, yes. May your dreams come true.” I replied without looking at him, “How about you?” “I? I don't know, I don't have a plan yet. Anyway, it's still another year of my graduation.” “But planning from now is not wrong is not it?” “Iya, indeed not wrong.” The atmosphere of silence appeared, we were busy wandering with our own thoughts, “I've been watching and cheering you on until you managed to get a champion.” I told him, “Then?” “Huft, you don't know or pretend you don't know?!” “Interest in being honest or lying?” he even invited me to play guessing now, “Aah it is.” “Okay, okay. I'll buy you ice cream tomorrow. Agree?” “Emm, Alright. Promise?” “Iya, I promise”. A smile spread across my face, as soon as his hand held my hand.

That afternoon, I was standing on the porch of the house wearing a tosca green sweater, combined with a moss-green knee-length skirt, sneakers that were the same color as the clothes I was wearing, and the hair I let break just like that. Makes a feminine impression on me. Today Umemura invited me to spend the weekend by taking a walk in the Grand Mall. I have the lyrics of the watch, it's 3:00 PM, but Umemura hasn't come yet. My phone rang aloud, its name on the phone screen “Halo” “Hikari-san, gome.. Maybe I'll be a little late to your house. How about we meet at Takashi Yoku Grand Mall?” his voice sounded rushed, “Baik”. Then, I walked to the bus stop, not too far from my house with this one Grand Mall. But I decided to take a public bus

When entering the Grand Mall, it turns out that Umemura has not been seen. I decided to wait in the Bookstore while reading through the magazine. While being engrossed in looking at the pages, there came a voice that was very familiar to me. I looked for the direction of the sound. It was Makkyo. They were walking towards the Restaurant near this Bookstore. I couldn't even stop looking at him, and he also glanced at me. However, it was not the smile or greeting I got. But he kept walking with his girl. I felt my eyes start to get hot, my legs go limp. I walked in a hurry out of that Bookstore, when Umemura would also go inside, “Hikari? You're. What's wrong with you?” he held back my steps that continued to hunt, “It's okay. I don't seem to be feeling well today. Sorry, I can't accompany you” “It's okay. Come on, let's just go home”. Umemura did not ask any further about my sudden expression like this.