The Heart-Bitter

The Heart Teaser

Andri walked to one of the long chairs on the edge of the basketball court accompanied by boisterous applause from his friends. Aplaus was given after he successfully threw the ball into the basketball basket from outside the bow line 3 times in a row. Fad activities of college children during breaks or changes of courses. His bag was still slinging on his shoulder, his shirt became tangled, wet with sweat. Just as he was sitting about to take a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead came a voice that sounded like an orchestra in the ears.

"Siang Brother!" The voice came in front of his face, it turned out that a sweet girl in a horse braid was standing looking at him while carrying a brochure.

"Waalaikum salam."

"Oh sorry, I just want to tell you there is a performance of our campus theater in GOR Kuningan, South Jakarta this afternoon. Make support of our friends who perform, we expect from our campus many who come. "

"Oh, why is the info impromptu? No one in my class talked about this yesterday."

"That's why we made this brochure, it's a little late, but it's okay?"

"I'm lazy to come alone, you want to go with me?" Suddenly, Andri's ignorant brain reacts to see a sweet smile of a girl in front of his eyes.

"I go first with theater friends, but many koq who want to leave the campus later in the afternoon," This woman realized the danger of Andri's ignorant brain, but she still smiled.

"See you there later, Brother, Assalamualaikum" He turned around and left.

At first Andri did not care about the brochure in his hand now, he just put it in his pants pocket and then rushed to class for the next course. But already passed two courses Andri can not also remove the shadow of the sweet smile of the girl earlier. He also felt guilty for underestimating what the girl had done. Watching the theater is not your favorite, but people's tastes are not the same, but he should still appreciate those who have different tastes with him. Andri felt he was guilty with his attitude so he decided to come. He hopes to meet the girl again.

Exactly at five in the afternoon campus hours ended, Andri immediately drove his motorbike to Kuningan. He did not want to go with his friends because he intended to find the girl earlier. Arriving at the location he rushed to the performance building, his eyes went around looking for the figure of the girl, he was lucky, who was sought to be seen carrying a large package about to enter from the back door of the performance building.

"Assalamualaikum, let me help you!" Andri just grabbed the package in the hands of the girl earlier, Pekikan restrained and bulging eyes immediately accepted Andri, but a moment later turned into a cheerful smile.

"I want to apologize for my attitude this afternoon, I shouldn't have been so trivial about what you and your friends are doing here. Art is something I don't understand, but I should appreciate amazing people like you. Again I'm sorry."

"Thank you for coming, but I'm sorry I didn't get this before this big package got backstage and there's a lot more stuff in my car." His eyes glared, but his eyes shone like a boy who had just gotten candy, his smile expanding like a rose.

"Ready to take orders from the madam! " Andri bowed respectfully, accompanied by the laughter of the carefree girl earlier.

"Partner" The girl thrust her hand.

"Andri" He welcomed Citra's hand, then they marched backstage with a large package in Andri's hand.

He was so fascinated with the image. Occasionally Citra who was busy arranging the drama caught the eyes of Andri who was always fixed on him, so the two looked at each other. Andri no longer focused on the same spectacle in front of him. Every time they look at their eyes, Citra always gives off her sweet smile. Makes Andri rattled.

Suddenly Andri felt his phone vibrate and he saw the name of the person who called, immediately he asked Citra to zin to get out of the performance building.

"What's the Commander?"

"Andri where are you? Your wife called me earlier, she said she called you not to be picked up!"

Andri gasped in shock, as soon as he checked his phone it was true, Julia, his wife called many times.

"Keep the commander said what? " Andri asked with a troubled heart.

"I said you're here looking after me, but you're going to the bathroom."

"Ok Ndan, thank you, I'll be home soon" Andri immediately ran away to the parking lot of the motorbike and had no time to pay with Citra.

On the way home riding a motorbike his mind floated, he was already married and already had two children. His eldest son was only five years old and his second daughter was three years old. Andri works as a security guard at a private company in Bekasi. Fortunately, he has colleagues who support his college activities. Moreover, Commander Andri parents are very wise and encourage Andri to go to college while working. The commander made Andri's work schedule adjusted to his lecture schedule.

Because he wanted to watch the show, he contacted his wife to tell him that after college, he was on guard duty until 10 pm. But apparently the wife was suspicious, so she called and checked directly with her commander. That is, people say, the woman has a strong instinct if she is being lied to.

"Wire, can the cold war later tonight" Andri muttered resignedly.

The clock had shown at eleven o'clock the night when Andri arrived at his front. He was already greeted by spoiled screams and hugs from his two children. Andri entered the house while holding his daughter he was greeted with a sour face from his wife.

"Why didn't you answer my phone call?' Julia asked with glaring eyes looking at Andri full of investigation as if trying to read what was on her husband's mind.

"I'm in the bathroom and I pray Maghrib, but you also know the info from the commander!" Andri answered with a sniffle.

"But why didn't you call back?" She looked at her husband suspiciously.

"The commander asked for my college schedule next month, so I forgot to call you because we made a work schedule for next month. After that I went straight home!" Andri answered with a sentence as if he kept the coals in every word.

Andri put his daughter on the sofa and went straight to the bathroom. After he took a bath and prayed Isya he played and lured his children in their room until they fell asleep. When Andri entered his room, his wife was already on the bed lying behind him. Andri's mind was puffed up. He remembered the figure of Citra, and also remembered that he had not had time to go home to Citra. If you think about it, he did not never leave, but confused to make a reason what the same image. The image must be angry and disappointed.

"Why should Citra be disappointed? after all, he is not Citra, just know the new." Andri. If Citra had known I had a wife, she would have stayed away from me. He regretted that he had not asked for his cell phone number Citra all day.

Andri tried to close his eyes so that the anxiety of his heart was invisible to his wife.. But his mind still branched out somewhere.