Short Story (Cerpen)

My Love Started with SMS Nyasar

Category: Love Story

Title: My Love Started with SMS

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It was August 3, 2012, in the month of Romadhon. In the morning I want to send a short message or what is often called a text message to my friend. 'Rin, I'm sorry I can't follow that tadarus' I wrote in the message. After a while, my phone vibrated indicating a message came in. 'Rin?' answer him I sent the message. 'Ehh sorry yes, I misdelivered' my reply was so. Shame grew on me. 'Uhh, why can you stray anyway?' I said in my heart. Soon the man replied again, 'It's okay. If you know where you go to school?' the reply was so to me. 'I went to SMPN 5 Cilacap. Why why?' reply back. 'SMPN 5 Cilacap? Am I in school there too? What class are you?' his reply. I was silent for a moment to see the message he sent me, 'it turns out that he is also the son of SMPN 5 Cilacap' my mind said. 'I'm a 7th grader' then I reply again to the message. 'Ow, same dong. I'm in 7th grade too. You're 7 what?' tanyanya. 'I'm 7E, you?' ask her. 'I'm 7H class. What's your name?' his reply. 'I'm Princess. Then your name?' ask again. 'My name is Persistent Windu Wijaya, can be called Persih, Windu, or Wijay' he explained. 'I just call me Persistent huh?' askaku. 'By ;)' he answered.

Starting from the stray text, I and Gigih also know, even more than know, we both seem to have known for a long time. From my mind came the suspicion of how the face of someone named Persih.

Persistent, Persistent, and Persistent, that name always filled my mind at this moment. 'Ting. ting' the sound of my phone indicates an incoming message. I immediately ran to get my phone in the room, and opened it. It turned out to be a text from Persih. 'Sore' he wrote in the message. 'Sore too' I said so. 'Lg what Put?' askinya. 'Sitting on the front porch of Gih's house. Why indeed?' answer me in a message. 'No papa kok Put' replied so. 'Owh, later again yes Gih smsannya, I want to pray first already adzan' I replied so. 'It's okay, Put, I want to pray too.' Reply me.

'Haii Gih' my broom in sms. 'Hi also Put' replied so. Persih and I sent each other messages until late at night, so I did not have time to learn.

Time to go to school. That morning the spirit within me returned to blazing. 'Mother, the Princess left first huh?' I said to Mom. 'Yes, be careful on the road, Put, listen if your teacher is explaining' said the mother advising. 'Ready ma'am' I said. I kissed Mom's hand and went straight to school. After arriving at school, I immediately headed to my classroom. As soon as I thought of Persihat, my feet began to step, but stopped coming back, 'After all, I looked for it' in my mind said that. Finally I went back to the classroom and took the lessons as usual until the teaching and learning activities were completed.

'Teeettt.' The home bell rang, indicating that teaching and learning activities had been completed. I walked to the gate and searched for my father. After I saw that my father had picked me up, I immediately ran towards him. I got on the bike immediately, and quickly returned home. On the street I was like remembering something, 'GIGIH!' slowly say. 'Oh my God, I forgot about that. I'm dying to know what Persih is like' I regret in my heart. 'All right, tomorrow there's still time' I thought positively. When I got home, I went straight to my room to get changed. Suddenly my phone vibrated, indicating a message was coming in. It turned out to be from Persih, I just opened the message. 'Put, how was I looking for your class, you're gone?' the message is like that. 'Thus? You're looking for me in class? Sorry yes, I've come home' I reply like that. 'Say you're curious about me?' Tanya Persistent. 'Be curious, but have you forgotten what else?' answer me like that. 'So you forgot?' reply back. 'Yes Gih, inget inget already on the road back home school earlier' I reply to him. 'Ow, you have no show today?' ask in sms. 'No, what's up?' my reply. 'How did we meet this afternoon in the park?' bargained so. 'All right, but you guys take bikes?' my door. 'Siapp, it's 3pm?' his reply. 'Sippp' returned to him.

After 3pm, I was getting ready to head to the park to my desire to know Gigih's face. Once I get there, I immediately look for Persih. 'Upss, I don't know Persih' said lirih. I immediately grabbed my phone from the pants pocket, then I immediately texted Gigih, 'Gih, where are you?' write me in the sms. Soon after, Gigih also replied to my text. 'I am on a park bench, wearing purple clothes' Gigih replied in the message. Then I parked the bike in front of the park, and went straight to where Gigih was. Instantly I saw a boy sitting on a park bench, and wearing a purple shirt. At first glance I like remembering something, 'Gigih' said I was unconscious. Suddenly the boy I called looked at me. 'You are a princess?' say the boy instantly. 'Yes, are you persistent?' I said I don't believe. 'Yes, I'm persistent' he said with a sweet smile on me.

For a moment I could not believe that what was in front of me right now was persistent. 'What a handsome face' My heart is like that. 'Put, can we finally meet? I am so happy, he said so. I was still in my daydreams so I didn't hear what Gigih was talking about. 'Put? Princess?' he said he was trying to wake me up. 'Ehh., ehh. yes' I said in shock. 'Kok daydreaming anyway?' Ask me Persistent. 'No, I'm not dreaming. Oya, what were you talking about?' Ask the Princess back. 'Ahh come on. forget it' he chirped at me. I continued my daydream. I looked deeply into his face. 'Oh god.. Did I put my heart on her?' my question is in my heart. Unknowingly, my hand was instantly pulled by Persih. 'Ehh Gih, where are you going?' ask her. 'Have come along' he said giving an answer. 'Yes, ' I said according to him.

At that time I really did not know where I wanted to be taken by him. Suddenly he stopped. 'Beautiful not Put?' tanyanya near the flower garden. 'Wow, that's beautiful. I like that, I said with a smile. Then Gigih plucked one of the purple flowers, and gave it to me. 'Eh Put, I think there is something strange, ' he told me. 'What the hell is Gih?' my question is not to understand. 'Our clothes are twins, you wear purple and I wear purple, too' she explained. 'Haha.. I do really like purple, I don't know why?' reply astonishment. 'Oh, means the same rich dong me? I also like the color purple. 'Haha' my laughter is so. 'We're so well done, Put?' say Persistently. For a moment I was stunned to hear Gigih say that. Right now my heart is happy with him. 'Maybe' my answer is short.

'Ting.ting' my phone rang out loud. I immediately pulled out my phone from my pants pocket. 'Put, go home quickly. Sodara you've come' so text. It was a text from my mother. 'Sorry Gih, maybe our meeting this time is enough to get here. My mother told me to go home quickly, ' I explained to her. 'Yes, tomorrow we can still meet at school' he said. 'OKAY. I go home first yes Gih, see you tomorrow' I said while giving a smile. I finally went home. Along the way I can't forget the handsome face of a persistent man. Now I really feel that I have put my heart on him.

In class, I could only keep silent thinking about that thing that was still in my imagination. I have no spirit anymore. Without me knowing my friend called me, 'Put, it was sought as Persistent' said one of my friends. 'Say, I don't want to see him anymore' I said rudely. Finally my friend met Persih back, and spoke tenaciously as I asked. Maybe in the mind Gigih appeared guilt, finally Gigih directly into my class to meet me. 'Put, what the hell are you doing? How come I fuckin' fuckin' that?' Ask me tenaciously with a sense of full of wrong. I still don't want to stare. 'Put, look at me!' he said while pointing my head at him. 'Ahh, what the fuck?' pissed me. 'You're jealous, huh?' said kidding. 'Be jealous? who is jealous?' I said in a high tone. 'Yes yes.. Don't be angry again dong same me?' persistent with a clear face. 'Yes I'm sorry, yaudah sanah, go back to your class' I said with a lying smile. 'Yes yes, I came back first Put' said Gigih returned my smile. 'Yes' I said briefly. After Persih left, actually the jealousy was still there, but I immediately presented my positive thoughts to not bring up the problem this morning. I tried to forget about it but the effort didn't work, I wondered if it was the woman that Persih liked? Or are they already? OH NO!

After yesterday passed, I tried no longer to bring up the matter. And I finally can. When I entered the school gate, I saw Gigih who was playing ball. I looked deeply at Gigih, unaware that the ball had hit my head. 'Ohhh' I said in pain. 'I'm sorry Put, I didn't mean it' Gigih said apologizing. 'It's okay, you're not wrong. Maybe I'm too late' said I blame myself. 'No, I'm wrong, I don't see you if you're standing here' Gigih said blaming himself. 'Ahh.lah, maybe we are both equally teledor' said Putri. 'Ehh means we're one?' persistent teasing me. 'Ihhh Diligently can, I went to class first huh?' say him. As long as I walked to class, I smiled to myself thinking about Gigih who always said the same thing to me. This is what makes me believe, that Gigih has not had a boyfriend.

*When school holidays arrive..

'Where are you going this holiday?' ask me on Persistent in sms. 'I'm not going anywhere Put' she replied. 'Ohh' My reply was short. 'If you are Put? Where are you going on vacation?' askinya. 'Holiday this time, I want to visit grandfather in Jogja' explained me in the text. 'Ow' the answer is short.

I'm on vacation to Jogja for 2 weeks. 'Oh no, that means I'll part with Persih for 2 weeks?' my question is in my heart. At that time I was sad, because I had to part with the person I love for 2 weeks, a long time. I try to be patient, anyway there are still mobile phones that can still be used for communication facilities right?.

My departure to Jogja.

Before I left for Jogja, I said to Gigih, that I would leave him for 2 weeks. 'Gigih, I want to go first huh to Jogja?' pamitku in sms. 'Yes Put. Be careful on the road, huh?' Persistent to take out his advice. 'Gih, I will definitely miss out on you' I'll return. 'I also certainly would miss out on you' Gigi' reply expressed the same feelings as me.

During my time in Jogja, I always texted Gigih in lieu of my longing for her. There, I always imagined his very handsome face.

*back to school..

After my 1st semester break, I went back to school. And back again, my spirit rose again, and for the same reason because today I will meet Persih. 'Hi Put' greeting Persistently while patting my shoulder. 'Hai Gih' my broom back to her while giving a smile. 'Put, later after school, I'll wait for you near the back padang of the school huh?' bargain Persist to me. 'All right' I replied briefly.

After the school activities were over, I immediately ran towards the dam. And it turns out, Gigih wasn't there yet. Disappointment also approached me. I waited for Persih 15 minutes, and finally Gigih appeared before me. 'sorry huh? I was called the same Mr. Guru' he explained to me. 'Yes it's okay' I said hiding my annoyance. 'So, what do you want to see me here?' ask me to wonder about him. 'Look Put, emm.' he said nervously. 'What are you talking about Gih? Not very clear?' Princess asked adding to her curiosity. 'So gini Put, a a I, like you' he said still in a nervous state. 'You like me?' I came back full of disbelief. 'Yes Put, would you not be my girlfriend?' he said with confidence. 'Emm.. How is it? I'm confused said the Princess erratically. 'If you don't want it's okay' he said lethargic. 'I want to be your boyfriend' I whispered in his ear. 'really?' persistent words of no confidence. 'He's Persistent. I've always held a fondness for you, and I never dared to express it to you.' I said give a reason. 'So now, are we dating?' Tanya Persistently.' ' My reply gave a smile. 'My love started from a stray text' I told him. I laughed after I said it. Seeing Gigih laugh out loud, I also laughed too.