Since I Meet You's

Missing Contact

''It's okay, I like it'', the sentence and tone sound ambiguous.

I tilted my head at him while furrowing my eyebrows.

''Hey, what the look of your face is'', Brother Ryan chuckled while massaging my eyebrows using his two thumbs like he was straightening it.

''That brother is nothing. What does my giniin mean, I threw out his hand a little rough and then covered my eyebrows.

''You're funny, ''', the coldness is still heard.

''What's so funny? I am just this loh''

''You're starting to take out now!?''

The deg!

I can't open my mouth anymore. Sis Ryan's words seemed to slap me with reality that should make me realize my current position.

''I-I'm sorry for making my sister feel uncomfortable'', I regret.

''What are you talking about!? Even though I was happy with you'', he said it without seeing me because he had to focus on driving.

''I'm just worried that my sister is not comfortable if I talk too much''

''Precisely I like if you are more chatty, it means you are comfortable with me. Some of me don't like being too quiet, feel again test guts'', I rounded my eyes to hear Kak Ryan's words.

He guessed my personality was that easy, but Brother Ryan had a point. I rarely chat at length other than with my family and Rita all this time. I admit that it is not the type of person who easily opens a conversation with others, but when together with the closest people, I will naturally say whatever I feel.

I just knew Ryan, but he already knew me. I don't even know anything about him, and this makes me uncomfortable. I wanted to know a lot about him, but I was worried that I would offend him.

''Don't know where I'm like that from?", ah forget me who thought I wanted to know more about him. I was confused to ask what the first time was.

''You were pretending or innocent?", I frowned again.

''Anyone would easily guess you like this. Ah no, except yourself'', Brother Ryan said it while shuffling my hair.

My heart seemed to want to explode because of Brother Ryan's treatment of me and the detachment felt so loud, I was worried that Brother Ryan would hear it. I only get this little treatment.

I had to get there immediately to be free from this feeling, but time slowed down so I decided to stare at the street through the window. It's better than looking at Ryan continuously.

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The car we were riding stopped right in front of my house. I immediately removed the seatbelt and prepared to get out of Ryan's car.

"Ah yes brother, thank you for the ride and the food" I said as I turned to him who was still opening his seatbelt.

''It's nothing Tik. It is precisely I who thank you because you already want to gather my friends who rada gesrek it''

''No matter what, my brother, they are all cool. I'm also comfortable with them, not like new people''

''Oh, they are that. But sorry if you are so jojokin mulu same them, they if ngeledek people are difficult to control''

''Do not think, brother, sometimes Rita is also like that. If so, I say yes brother!?'', while preparing to open the car door.

''Wait, Tik!'', stop it. I scrunched my eyebrows as if asking what I was lacking. ''Can we take a photo together!?''

''Huh!?', my mind was blank instantly.

''Yes, we, the photo together'', Brother Ryan alternately pointed at himself and then me.

My face is heating up ''but I'm ashamed sister''.

''Why ashamed? it's just me'', brother Ryan as if affirming our whereabouts that I've realized and this I want to avoid.

''Make mementos, because from tomorrow we can't meet at school anymore''

''Anyone huh!?'', I showed my index finger.

We began to position ourselves and Brother Ryan has issued a cellphone that has been in the pocket of his pants since.

''Ready ya!? 1, 2, 3!'', Ryan's sister is like playing a photographer.

''Ah, I'm less fit. Repeat again, huh!?'', I just nodded slowly because I didn't know what to react to.

We took pictures again, but again, Sister Ryan protested because of my expression that she thought looked like a forced person. We ended up repeating it four times.

''Well, this is good'', he said proudly because the position he wanted was achieved.

''Sister Ryan is intentionally or indeed the pose that is not fitting?'', chirped me instantly that makes his smile a little fade.

''Without Tik, the pose is not suitable so I ask for a repeat take'', he defended himself.

''Udah ah. I'm gonna go in first, worried about your dad"

''Yes, thank you Tik'', he replied. ''Brother, don't want to stop by first!?''

''Hello, greetings to Dad. Say thank you and sorry if your minjem over time'', he laughed out loud.

''Oh, yes, I want to go in first, brother''

I got out of the car by holding two bags of mine given by him and also the one I brought from home. I saw Brother Ryan waving his hand while pulling back his car.

After Brother Ryan turned, I went into the house greeted by Ardi who was studying with his father in the living room.

''Uh, have you gone home!? Is Ryan home?", he asked as soon as I entered the house.

''Yes, Dad. He just said hello and said sorry, I said.

''Maar? for what?'', it was clear that the look on my father's astonished face.

''Because of the minjem I got over time'', I didn't dare to stare at the face to read his expression.

''Oh my goodness, I guess what, nduk. Yes, you took a shower before that rest", he said.

"Ready, yeah! Do it!", while posing respectfully as in the flag ceremony.

I laughed at my behavior. It's nice to see you laughing like this, and I don't think I've seen you laughing like this for a long time. I became determined to make my father happy and kept laughing like this.

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The day went on, and now I have entered the exam period of the grade. Don't be asked how busy I am studying, because I really want to focus myself on the exam this time.

I want my grades to be higher than last semester's odd exam so dad's happy. Actually my grades are not too bad, it's just that I still want to make it a little up or at least maintain it.

Rita who usually plays around is now struggling in earnest. He said he didn't want to lose to me. I laughed in response, because in fact I never asked him to compete for the highest score.

When I was practicing, Rita suddenly patted my left arm on the table. I turned my head then looked at him as if giving a "what's wrong?''

Rita was silent while staring at the door. I followed Rita and I saw someone standing there. Someone I haven't seen in a long time and I'm not trying to see him. It's not that I don't like it or avoid it, but I don't have the time and also don't have any access to contact him. I lost contact with him.

He stepped slowly towards our bench while showing off his distinctive smile as if greeting us "hi!''.

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