The Night After You

CH - 3: Book Store

Sena, who was now in her room, was sitting and looking at the book that had been given by Sanda.

"How can he give this book to me, when he does not know me" said Sena's heart

"And also, this book is almost full of his rhymes, is he not afraid of losing this whole rhyme?" sena asked inside her head, looking out her window

*From Sanda's side.

Sanda is now in a bookstore, near his school, he pulled over there himself, reading a book he had bought from 1 week ago.

"Young man, here you look like it," said a father-father of the bookstore owner

Sanda looked towards him.

"Yes sir" said Sanda with a smile

"Are you alone?" ask the Father

"Yes, that's how it is, sir," said Sanda

The father sat down next to Sanda, asking.

"Why do you always like being here alone? Don't you ever want to take your lover?" ask the Father

Sanda smiled, her mind, where maybe she brought her lover, had it not.

"No, sir." replied Sanda

"Why?" ask the father back

"No," replied Sanda again

"Ah, big con you young man," said the father as he looked towards Sanda

"The man is handsome and charismatic like you, the time has no lover" said the father again

"Yes, I don't want to fall in love yet, sir" Sanda said

"That's your mouth, young man. About the heart, who understands" said the father

Sanda was silent.

"But you've never been in love?" ask the father again

"Sure, sir," said Sanda

Now that Sanda looked serious, he put the book he read, on the table in front of him.

"Then, you said, right?" asked the man while lighting a cigarette

"No," said Sanda

He smoked a cigarette first, and then asked.

"Why?" ask the Father

"Because it is only a matter of my heart, there is no need to disturb the feelings of others" Sanda told the bookstore owner

"Haha" the little laugh of the Father

From the little laugh of his father, making Sanda a little wonder in his head, what is it?

"Why, Sir?" ask Sanda

"When you start loving women, who have business not only your heart, young man," said the father as he looked towards Sanda

"Instantly, he also, even though he does not know about your feelings," the father told Sanda, smoking his cigarette

Sanda thought about the words of the Father.

"It's up to you, young man, to believe me or not. To be sure, if there is hope in your heart, tell him who made love in your chest, just tell him, although he does not necessarily want to hear the news. At least, you are relieved and calm, although sometimes, the answer from a woman is quite painful" said the father

Sanda was silent.

"Yes, you go into the store first, someone ordered another book to be sent to a distant address, I have to prepare the book first, I'm sorry," said the father by turning off his cigarette, while patting Sanda's shoulder and stood up and left

"Yes, sir," said Sanda

Sanda was there still sitting alone, after the bookstore owner's father entered, he was left alone with a bustling question in his head.

*From Sena's side.

Sena who was glancing out the window, now began to see the rhyme book owned by Sanda who was on his mattress.

"What a strange man I can't guess his attitude about" Sena said

He walked up to take the rhyme book that had been given by Sanda, he began to read the following page.

..."Spoiled Girl In Eye Peeler"...

in front of the porch and the twilight,

crying misses the mood, though,

silence in the crowd of heads.

His voice seemed fine, though,

seeing the sun's journey as though it were intentional,

not one bit he wanted to shed tears,

but from his attitude I know, he is grieving.

It sniffles after brewing,

the sweet tea water became bitter with longing,

he forgot after wiping, though,

the appearance of falling also water from the eyelids.

From my high window, my,

able to see his own seat, he,

in front of me, he always seemed happy,

but who would have thought, inside his eye patch keeps lara.

- Sanda Sambiru

"Who's that girl called her?" ask Sena's heart

"Did she have a boyfriend?" ask Sena again

"Ah, that's it, why should I think about it, it doesn't matter at all. Who cares if he has a partner or not? It has nothing to do with me" said the day Sena brushed off her own questions

*From Sanda's side.

Now that the day began to form a sad, the sun almost fell, Sanda looked at the bookstore, the store was already wanting to be closed fragile. Sanda stood up, then approached the owner of the bookstore.

"Let me help," said Sanda while helping the owner of the store closed his shop

"There is no need to bother young people, this is my duty" the father told Sanda

"Instantially, I've been here, sir. Means including my duty to also help fellow humans," said Sanda while locking the door that had been a little difficult from the owner of the shop

After Sanda spoke to the owner of the store like that, the father smiled faintly while looking at Sanda.

Shortly after, Sanda finished locking the door of the bookstore owned by the father.

"Thank you, young man," said the store owner after Sanda gave the keys to the store to the Father

"Together, sir," said Sanda

"I hope you understand what I meant" the shop owner told Sanda

"Yes, Sir. I slowly understood," Sanda told the owner of the bookstore

"I give permission" said Sanda while greeting the Father

"Yes, thank you again" said the father

"Together too" said Sanda

Then, Sanda passed away.

*From Sena's side.

"Sena," cried her mother from the front of her room

Sena's room is located on the 2nd floor.

"Yes, Ma. Why?" ask Sena

"Down, eat, Mama has cooked your favorite food" said Mama Sena

"Sena is still full, Ma" said Sena

"Relatedly? You don't want to go down to the dinner table? To see who's coming home today?" said Mama Sena

Sena who heard the words from her mother was immediately standing then ran towards the door of the room and opened her.

"It looks like Sena is getting hungry, Ma, hehe," Sena said, opening the door with a smile to her mother