SPIRIT CHILD

2. OLD FRIEND

Finally night welcomed my tired, although it arrived at the apartment at nine pm but I was still lucky to still be able to feel the soft mattress expensive birthday gift from Tina.

Yes, Tina was my best friend from the time we were in the first grade of High School. Actually not only Tina but there is also a person named Rima just that it has been six years since I and Tina have broken off communication with him, while I with Tina still have very good relations until now, tina and I still eat together, talking about work, romance, shopping together and traveling together. Even Tina and I don't have a life partner.

As usual I rarely shower after coming home from the office because the sedition of the bedroom is more fluid than the bathroom.

I prefer to break my body without changing my clothes. It was used to me to enjoy the sunnyness of the apartment and the coldness of the AC to invite me in deep.

But tonight as usual, my mind was restless and very tired but strangely I woke up beaten two nights.

I don't understand why these two eyes can't go back to sleep when I've tried to close my eyes but my mind just goes everywhere.

Finally I decided to drink cold water from the refrigerator and then sit back on the bed.

I was silent with my eyes open but I did not know what I was thinking until two o'clock fifteen minutes these eyes were still as fresh as the power of the eyes during the day.

Because so unable to sleep I finally took a tablet device and then held it and opened facebook. Coincidentally until the year two thousand and twenty-two my facebook account is still active.

Actually I also create an Instagram account but for now my life directs to open facebook only. An account that I've been open for almost a year now.

It has been a few minutes I swipe my followers posts but I am still saturated and not interested in just commenting or liking the posts they broadcast.

At a time like this I remembered Rima as a beautiful, innocent and kind friend. I don't know why his face was in my head. Maybe because I haven't seen him since he got married, the news is not heard anymore especially he got married in his hometown. Tina and I didn't come to the wedding.

I finally tried to type his name in the account search box. Although I remember very well that Rima never wanted to create a social media account because she was very introverted but my little heart hopes that now maybe she has changed her mind.

R I M A's

I typed his nickname instantly as well as Rima's account appeared so many in the search list but a single Rima that looked was not him. But I was still curious and tried to type another name related to his name

RIMA REGlNA IMA'S

But apparently it did not appear at all even though I had typed his full name

Instantly also both my eyes again tired, sometimes I yawn but the contents of my head still want to find Rima account even though drowsiness has exceeded my consciousness but I am still curious to find the name of my friend who is very pure white

While constantly yawning I continued typing another name in the hope that this third keyword would work

RIMAAA'S.

I accidentally typed his name with the last letter. There is no other reason than to try

Then came the other Rima account exactly as I was looking for it but there was one account that made both my eyes focus on the photo.

Yeah, that's the Rima I mean.

The photo with her daughter is the main photo in her profile.

Without thinking anymore, I just clicked follow the friendship on her account and saw some photo posts with her son and husband. Because some of his posts were privatized then I could only see five photos, at most he posted with his daughter who I estimated was four years old. The post is also new. Just one week ago this year.

I couldn't hide my longing feelings for him, confidently writing him a message in his account message box.

"You remember me, don't you ? Remember Tina not ?" write me again

Because time has shown at three o'clock it is impossible for Rima to immediately reply to my message, surely she is sound now.

I also decided to go to bed because I'm going back to work tomorrow. While Rima's message will be opened later at noon. Hopefully Rima will pay it back.

But before I go to bed it's important to tell Tina about this. Immediately I Screenshot Rima's account and immediately I send to Tina via Whatsapp.

"Tina, still want Rima no ? His account. He already has a child. Funny yeah. Her son is very beautiful like Rima" type me while attaching a picture of Rima's account.

The message was sent, and then I started to sleep.

Morning greeted me back but today I woke up at nine in the morning. Yes, it's clear I woke up late when I thought I could get up at six like usual. Even so I did not panic at all as if work was not the main thing for my life, I instead interpreted this incident as a sign that my rest was still lacking. I really didn't come to the office today.

After breakfast and shower. I sat back on the bed chewing on the cassava chips I bought from Nini a few days ago, he was selling side cassava chips and should not be caught by the boss because he could be fired. Although the chips are tasteless and a little alot but still my mouth does not want to stop chewing.

This time I held my leptop and opened Facebook from there.

I still hope Rima has replied to my message but apparently my message has not even been read.

Finally while waiting for him I returned to the kitchen to make boiled noodles mixed with two eggs of chicken and mustard white

Until finished making boiled noodles have even entered the stomach still the message has not been reciprocated.

A few moments waiting for saturation began to cringe plus the heavy sleepiness is also still imprinted, finally I put leptop right next to me and then continue to sleep.

Without me noticing I had slept for too long, when I woke up the clock was already pointing at one o'clock in the afternoon.

After a long sleep I also feel hungry again and my body also feels warm like a fever. But I believe I'm not well. But even so I still keep checking incoming messages whether Rima has replied or not. And it seems far from hope.

Maybe Rima is still busy taking care of her husband and children and cleaning the house or something else that makes her not open her account. But it should be one o'clock in the afternoon like a mother has had a break

My left hand reached for the hape that was a little far away from me. I forgot that I also have a message for Tina. When I opened it, Tina had replied to my message

"Hello Nissa, it's really her. That's Rima" replied Tina who had been sent four hours ago

Reading it I immediately replied to him

"Yes Tin, I can't believe she has a child. Gua's been following him but there's no reaction from there"

No wait too long quickly also Tina replied to my message "When we go to the village yuk" he asked

"Maybe, but we'll see a moment" I replied

"Gua has also followed him but has not responded to him"

"Yes, yes, want to work again" concluded Tina