Sleeping Rooster

19. Memories

Linda woke up with a swollen face from crying yesterday. He stretched his muscles. After that, he went to take a shower. He paid no heed to his face today, for there was no mood to take care of him.

After taking a bath, Linda quickly changed clothes and prepared a book to be taken to school.

The knock on the door made him immediately turn his head and find that the two beautiful eye beads he was very familiar with were in the doorway.

"Linda, let's eat son." ask the mother.

"Yes ma. Just want to get the book straight first."

"Judah Mama wait in the dining room."

"Yes ma."

After completing his activities, he finished the book. Linda rushed down and sat down next to her father who was eating. Linda took a piece of bread and applied chocolate jam on it and slowly ate it.

"Linda. Why did you yesterday? Go home crying." said his papa.

Linda finished her bread and immediately drank her milk. He still did not answer his question.

"Jude pa. I'm leaving first." Kissing his parents' hands.

"The child if there is a problem is always held by himself." quipped his papa when Linda had left him without answering his question.

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Linda put on her shoes and ordered a taxi. Before long the taxi he ordered arrived in front of the gate of his house.

"As per the application sir." pinta Linda.

"Good."

The driver immediately drove off his car, leaving Linda's house. The view of tall buildings and various kinds of human activities color the city. Linda looked towards the window not turning her manic a bit in the other direction.

Suddenly the phone ringer dropped everything. Linda rushed to reach for her phone that was in the bag.

"Hello, who's sorry?"

"I'm a taxi driver who'll take you. I've reached mbak in front of the house mbak."

"Huh?! taxi driver."

Linda still stuck her phone to her ear while patting the driver's shoulder in front of her.

"Sir. I'm sorry you got the wrong person." Linda said.

"I have no fault of anyone."

"Sir, this is not the taxi I ordered."

"I'm not the taxi I ordered."

The taxi driver then turned his head and found a very familiar face Linda was driving her car.

"Dion....?!!" surprised Linda.

"Hi, surprise ya."

Linda then hit Dion's shoulder from behind to vent her frustration. Afterwards, Linda sat back down and explained everything to the taxi driver she ordered.

"Sorry sir, I canceled the taxi message but I give you a tip. Thank you sir."

"Thank you mbak. Then I close first. Want to pick up the next order." said the driver on his phone. The phone connection was cut off and Linda pouted afterwards.

"Why frown?" ask Dion.

"Why did you pick up the cave?. The cave again does not want deket the same who who is."

"That one of the people that many blame." - Dion.

"The cave is. Feelings, cave feelings. How come you sewot."

A girl is always right. Inner Dion.

Not long after, they arrived at school. Dion rushed to park his car. After parking the car, Linda hurried out and did not pay attention to Dion who just wanted to get out.

"Linda.." call Dion because she feels abandoned by Linda.

Linda still ignored Dion chasing her from behind. Until Linda's hand is pulled by Dion.

"There are two other lovebirds fighting. Uh, stop, Lu why not be with Ardan again. Usually together." cecar Sindy.

"How are you?" chirps Dinda.

"Oh yes yes. Where are the people you used to rain rain and who you waited a long time on the parking lot bench?" cecar Sindy's.

"Eh, bestie sorry cave late. Linda said she had two boys. It's a pity that must have been left behind." Windy's lips suddenly came from behind Dinda and Sindy.

"You guys, don't talk about Linda!!!" snapped Dion.

"Oh, it has not been considered even participate in Linda's relationship. The same with me. I will be loyal to you, Dion." Sindy chirped.

"God the cave is just like you."

"It's been cave don't want to have any more problems let alone the same you guys" said Linda just left from the crowd of girls.

Running a routine that makes it saturated is learning to make it bored. Seeing the class with that atmosphere alone made him want to leave immediately from there.

Somehow he wanted to quickly go home because his heart already felt useless to be here. That's the quiet Linda feels right now.

Throughout the hours of the lesson Linda followed by drowning until it felt long enough. In the last hour Linda fell asleep on her stool. Fortunately the bench he chose first with Dion was on the bench a bit back but not a bit ahead as well. So it's middle of the middle.

The bell rings. As usual, the students scattered to get out of class to feel the pleasure of a gentle breeze and calm the mind that had been tense.

Linda heard the bell quickly tidied up her stool and walked home. Dion followed him from behind. Suddenly Linda's black eye bead caught an empty bench in the parking area. He imagined it long ago when he was still waiting for the man.

Why when I want to forget you but suddenly our memories bring it to life. Inner Linda.

A shoulder pat from Dion dashed Linda's daydream.

"Why look at that bench?" ask Dion.

Dion did not know that Linda had waited for Ardan on the bench because Dion was still at Om Darma's house.

"No, no papa." said Linda.

"Come, go home with me." take Dion.

"Religious. I'd like to order a cab."

Dion doesn't want Linda's rejection. He immediately pulled Linda's hand by force.

"What the hell is Dion. I said I don't want to!!" argue Linda.

"I don't want to be rejected from you anymore."

Linda stopped her steps suddenly made Dion immediately turn to Linda.

"Why Linda?" ask Dion.

"I said I didn't want to!!" while turning my eyes towards Dion.

Dion immediately carried Linda's body ala fireman's carry. Take him to the car. Linda doesn't think the way Dion did. Linda blushed embarrassedly at the sight of the students who were taking their vehicles. His face was red like a tomato. Linda was silent and did not rebel when she was carried by Dion.

When he got to Dion's car door. Linda had the perfect sense to escape Dion's grip. Dion lowered Linda's body and Linda ran away from Dion. But Dion knew Linda's mind. He pulled Linda's uniform. Makes Linda choked.

"You're running away, right?" ask Dion.

Linda was only resigned when Dion tipped her to get into her car. Inside Linda was just grumbling about Dion.

"Bas on a stealth man!!" grouse Linda.

At that time Dion heard that and asked back what Linda said.

"What did you say?" ask Dion.

"After leaving. The cave is gonna fall on my bed."

Dion resigned and obeyed what Linda said and immediately pushed her to leave the school. Linda's face was so jutek that Dion did not dare to start a conversation with Linda. Until arriving Linda asked the changed path when delivered by Dion.

"Why do we have to go through here?" ask Linda.

"Oh the road that we always pass again there is a road repair. So we have to muter. Maybe you want to go to the supermarket to buy something." replied Dion.

Linda's okay to pass by there but her memories are still there. The bench near the supermarket where he shot Ardan and until now, Linda didn't know the answer.

Why do these memories come back. Ardan did you torture me with our memories?