The Story of Lover in School

It's hard to guess

I got out of my chair, and tried to catch up with Fachmi.

"Alsha." Shouting Joints. But I didn't heed the call of Joints.

Because for me right now, chasing Fachmi is more important than calling Joints. I don't want to make a difference between friendships.

I saw Fachmi sitting on a park bench. Then I approached him. And sit next to him. Looks like Fachmi doesn't care about my presence.

"Fach, I'm sorry. I just.."

"Udahlah Alesha's. Don't talk about it anymore." Fachmi cut my explanation.

"You mean?"

Fachmi turned her head 90 degrees towards me.

"Free." Her speech. Then he looked forward again. Empty look.

"Sorry Fach, I was just kidding. I don't mean anything." I tried to apologize and explain to Fachmi.

"If so, I'm okay Al. I think I'd stop here." Fachmi pasrah.

"Fach, if you really like Lisa. Why not try to keep chasing him. Said you promised me I'd make Lisa like you."

"Gue doesn't want Lisa, Al. If I can't be happy with him. At least I don't hurt him."

I looked at Fachmi Kasian. It's not Fachmi who always fought with Lisa. Fachmi who was beside me had already turned into a desperate Fachmi. I rubbed Fachmi's shoulder.

"Propay ya."

Fachmi just nodded her head slowly.

*****

After that I went back to the cafeteria. Joints, Ervan and Lisa are still there. When I got there and sat on my seat earlier, Joints suddenly left behind a cold face. I don't know what's up with Joints. Was he angry and jealous when I was chasing after Fachmi regardless of the call from him.

"Down now you follow him. ask directly to him." suggested Ervan.

I immediately moved again to pursue the Joints steps left further and further away.

I shouted, "Joint, wait."

But Joints did not turn his head, when clearly he must have heard my screams.

I continued to chase after the half-run Joints that were heading towards the class. Joints sat on his stool and pulled the phone out of his pocket. I sat down beside him too. But he doesn't seem to care about my presence. He was busy playing his cell phone.

"Joints. I was just explaining to Fachmi, I was just a prank on her. That's it." I tried to explain to Joints, I was afraid he was angry.

Joints don't budge, he's still busy playing his phone.

"Send, are you mad at me?" I asked by looking at his face.

"No." she answered briefly.

"Continue?"

Joints did not immediately answer my question, he put his phone first into his pocket. Then staring.

"I told you once, I can't anger you Alesha."

I raised both corners of my lips to form a smile. Thank goodness he wasn't angry.

"Why are you acting like you're angry?"

Joints smiled, "Udah, don't discuss it anymore."

Joints ruffled the base of my hair.

His joints are hard to guess. Sometimes he acts angry, but he is not. Sometimes he sucks. Sometimes it makes me happy, it makes me feel like he likes me. But he never expressed his feelings about it. Hopefully he's not like men in general, make women fly and then drop him. Hopefully Joints don't give me too high of a hope as well, which can make me fall whenever he wants to do it.