Short Story (Cerpen)

Sleeping Beauty (Part 3)

Category: Romantic Love Short stories

Title: Sleeping Beauty (Part 3)

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“Alfi... What else are you doing here?” I started to get emotional.

“I found a special partner I” He replied that started to make my blood flow fast.

“What do you mean?” I asked, not wanting to expect much from his words.

Tired of kneeling before me, He chose to sit beside me.

“Aira...!!” Said Alfi who had made me happy for a few seconds because he said my name completely, I guess all this time he did not know who I was.

“Partner special me it, yes you!!” His words make me speechless maybe even I can't make a smile because it's so speechless.

“And your favorite white rose is also for you”

He took my hand gently and kept the rose in the palm of my hand. I clasped the rose tightly and looked at her. I'm confused what to say. I still can't believe what's going on. Is this a dream? It's too beautiful to be called reality. But if it's a dream, it's the most beautiful dream I've ever had. And if it's a dream, I don't want to wake up from my sleep.

Again, that's my question, is this just a dream?

A soft classical music ringing in my ears. Is this the song of my heart because it is so happy? No, that's the sound coming out of Alfi's I-Pod.

“Peak event!!” He said as he laid his hands on me, trying to remind me of the peak promnite event. “Dance with me?” Say again.

I greeted her with a smile full of happiness. I admit this is the most beautiful and perfect promnite I have ever experienced. But I forgot 1 thing, I can't dance. Pretty disappointing, right?

“Hmm.. Alfi, rich'nya peak event canceled aja deh”

“Lho... why?”

“The thing I can't do the most is dance. I don't know how to dance” at all

“Because of that..?” He asked with a smile loosely, the smile that could make my heart beat-degan not careless. “You can do it if you learn. Here I am ajarin” He tightly grasps both fingers of my finger.

Slowly he taught me. Patiently, he had to endure the pain because I stepped on both feet. One more plus I found from Alfi. He is good at dancing. I was dissolved in an atmosphere that I thought was romantic. Without me realizing I was beginning to understand a little how to dance. It was because of the teachings of Alfi and because of his shady eyes that seemed to hypnotize me.

It came to my mind, was it time for me to reveal my heart all this time. But do I have the courage to see the response later after I say it. Oh.. God, help me please…

“Alfi... you know that I have been watching you so often?” I asked who started to get the courage, which came out of nowhere.

“I know” Alfi replied with his sweet smile.

“Serious?”

“Ya, but you lost quickly to me”

“Ha...you mean?”

“You realize, if all this time I have also always been watching you. Even long before you do the same thing”

“Bohong” My answer is not sure of his words.

“You don't believe it? You think I know where your excessive sleeping habits come from. If it wasn't for me having special attention for you”

Between believing and not believing, I only speak 1000 languages. Somewhat shock as possible, without me noticing my eyes started to glaze over. It turns out that my feelings for her haven't clapped one hand.

She brought her face closer and whispered something in my ear, “I love you, My sleeping beauty” Her scales brought me back speechless.

“Sleeping Beauty?” I don't understand.

“Ya... it is for you who can not escape from your storm habits. But I don't want to call you the *****. I'd rather call you sleeping beauty because you're rich' Sleeping Princess. Which is very difficult to buildin” said with a smile loosely while pinching my cheek.

I also smile. I'm happy with what I'm going through tonight. I hope this isn't a dream.

“Aira... wake up donk, I want to talk to you” said Alfi who confused me half to death.

“Alfi... What are you talking about? I no longer sleep, why do I have to wake up?”

Alfie did not answer, he just smiled. Suddenly Poppy came and splashed water several times into my face. Makes me even more clueless. Not understanding where Poppy was coming from, he was just in front of me. And that makes me more and more clueless as to what it means to paint me like that.

“Colah Ra, wake up. You are very difficult to buildin” Gerutu Poppy even more confused for me.

Suddenly the figure of Alfi and Poppy disappeared slowly from before me like dust blown by the wind, now in my view only a room that is all white. Like a hospital room. Yes, I was in the hospital because of my relapsing acute ulcer.

“Finally wake up too” said Poppy who was beside the bed where I was lying.

Poppy's words and the atmosphere around me that changed suddenly made me realize that everything that happened was just a dream, a very beautiful dream, which was less likely to come true.

“Woii... Ra, why dumbfounded?” Ask Poppy again.

With the state of the body that is still not so recovered, and still weak. I tried to get up from my bed, and sat on the side of the bed.

“Should ya you interrupt my sleep and disperse my sweet dreams for the umpteenth time? And should ya you wake me up by splashing me rich water' earlier?” I asked by putting on a sullen face.

“It must be because you are very difficult to build. Shame to know, chicks sleep rich' kebo”

“What is shame? There is no one here, just you doank kok”

“…”

“Oh... Yes Which Mother? Why isn't there? His son is sick and not even watched?”

“Yeh.. ni son one suspected mulu'. Your mother's in the administration room again. Today you can check out”

“Udah how long the hell am I in the hospital?”

“Hmmm.. since yesterday night”.

“Trus now what time is it?”

“Jam 4 pm. And you know how long you slept?”

“Hmmm don't know”

“16 hours. Twice of normal sleeping hours”

“Trus why didn't you wake me up from this morning, instead of you bothering me to sleep?”

“Call you again sick so I don't have the heart. I see you're sleeping well. Dream What'an?”

“Hmm what dream? Wanna know you. Hahahaha.”.

“Heheheh..

“…”

“Oh yes, anyway we are in the bookstore. Why am I suddenly here?”

“Aira do you want me to let you alone in the bookstore in a fainting state?”

“Faints?”

“Iya, and you know who helped me bring you here?”

“It is also the most employees in the bookstore. Aye right?”

“Not. If I told you who helped me, you wouldn't believe”

“Emang who?”

“Al...” Not yet Poppy finished her sentence, suddenly someone entered the room and approached us. And that person is none other than Alfie.

“Happy Afternoon Aira” He said with a smile and with his shady eyes. “Tentaram really squirm your smile Alfi” my inner happy.

“Yang nganterin you yesterday to Alfi hospital, Ra. She freaked out that you fainted at the bookstore, without another baby she just carried you to her car, and together I send you to hospital” whispered Poppy telling me the chronology after I fainted yesterday. Pantes before I completely fainted, I had time to hear his voice and see his shadow before me. And now that I also know and understand everything, Alfi seems to care for me. ehhehehehe…!!!

“What are you doing, Ra? Are you feeling better?” Ask Alfie again.

“Alhamdulillah already, today also can already go home”.

“Sgratitude”

“Oh Yes, Al. Thank you for sending me to kemaren” hospital

“Iya.. equally”.

A moment of silence, all silent do not know why. In my silence I suddenly remembered the beautiful dream earlier when my eyes were fixed on Alfi, who was probably wondering why I was looking at him like that. I thought all those dreams would come true, I guess not. Without me noticing the clear grains flowing into my eyes and slowly wetting my cheeks. I was irritated and saddened as to why this feeling of Love should be directed at Alfi. A guy who might never have the same feelings for me. He'll never love me.

“Aira... You why cry? Your pain is recurring huh?” alfi asked with a face that looked panicked. But I don't want to be fooled by his worries for me. He's not worried because he loves me and loves me, I'm sure his worries are nothing more than a friend's worries.

“No, I'm fine. This is just a flickering doank kok” I said while wiping my tears.

After wiping my tears, I saw in front of me a white rose, exactly the rose in my dream. And the rose is also from Alfie.

“Make you” he said with a smile.

“Make me?”. I hesitated to accept it, did I dream again this time.

“Iya”

“But... how do you know that I like white roses?” I doubtfully received the Alfi rose.

“Because..”.

“Oh Yes, Al. Poppy where? How is there no?” My chirps cut off Alfi's conversation, as he realized that Poppy was no longer in the room.

“So she came out, want to follow your mother she said”.

“Oh... so...” Thank goodness when I cried Poppy was not here. If only he had been here, I would have been with him for 40 days and 40 nights…

“Enya do not dream mulu.” said Alfi while pinching my cheek.

Had been shocked and felt a little sick also with the pinch. Shocked, because I felt like he and I were close a long time ago, but only a few minutes ago. Grandma while salto also knew that me and Alfi had never been this close before.

“Al... You don't want to go home yet? I'm not good with your boyfriend if you look at me here long ago.”

“You kicked me out?” tanyakanya. And what I saw seemed like he was a bit disappointed and irritated by my words.

“Not so...”

“Ok... I will go home but with one condition”.

“Terms? What?”

“You are willing to be my Partner at Promnite next week”

“What? You're not wrong to take me?” I was shocked and in disbelief.

“Hmmm not at all” he replied with confidence.

“But there is Chika”

“Chika?”

“Yes, the rumor is that you are close to him”

“Near doesn't mean I have to go with him, does it? Anyway I just consider him a friend no more”

“But unfortunately Chika does not think the same rich' you Al” Batinku considering the efforts of Chika who has been chasing after Alfi.

“There are more special people I can consider more”

“Who? Your girlfriend certainly. Aye right?”

“Hmmm instead of”

“Trus who if not your girlfriend?”.

“You”

I was silent, shocked and shocked to hear his answer. There is a sense of haru and happy too with the answer just now. But maybe Alfie was just joking.

“Why diem, Ra? I'm confusing you, huh?”

“Al you if you want to joke don't miss rich' so”.

“Lho... Who's kidding? I'm not kidding, Ra”

“So...?”

“The most special girl for me is you, not Chika or anyone” Reveal Alfi while slowly grasping my hand tightly, who could not say anything more out of amazement at what was happening today.

“You are unique, different from other girls I have met. You are good, you are cute, you are funny, let alone your excessive sleeping habits, that is what makes you unique” he said with a smile.

to be continued…