THE WAY YOU LOVE ME

14

That afternoon I cleaned the dishes. Then I neatly arranged it on the plate rack.

Then I swept the floor and cleaned all the tables. Today is the time to go home.

I'm still leaving for work at the request of the Union. Incidentally there are also orders of rice dus in some places.

The clock now shows at 5. Uni says I can go home early and get ready to go home.

I took off the apron and put it in the dirty clothes. Then I washed my hands with water and soap.

I'm heading to the exit of the Uni stall. However, uni pulled my hand.

"What's the Union? I can help you with work, right?" I'm saying.

Uni gave me a folded white envelope. He pulled my right hand and put the envelope.

"Is this Uni..??" I'm flustered.

"It's a lot of indak, but it can be for you to buy by - by for the family. Do not go home empty handed. Abstinence, consider this from the Union for you... "

"Thank you very much Uni.... Thanksmeme it... " I smiled at the sumringah.

"Hurry home, you'll have to eat son. And prepare.. Be careful on the road, do not want to drink water from indak people in the know. Take good care of yourself - well and quickly come back yes... " Uni hugged me.

It was like a mother letting her child go. Uni I think it's hard to let me go.

"Good Union... I go home first... See you Uni, greetings to Uda.. I'll be back... "

Uni smiled and nodded his head.

I also walked out and headed to the turn beside my stall. The weather was clear that afternoon. As bright as I feel coming home.

I walked fast. I want to be ready and wait for Travel to pick me up. either my energy is not reduced maybe because I will meet my family.

However, when I got in front of my hostel. I saw Yofie just coming home.

the white motor stopped right in front of me. I shouldn't have to press it. But, in my heart as if to say to wait for it.

He opened his helmet and smiled at me. My legs were limp seeing his smile. I slowly approached him.

"Kok come home spit? Any events?" Yofie opened his voice.

"Yes brother.... I'm going to go back for a second. "I replied in a soft voice.

"Owh... I thought you had an event, I wanted to take you away... What's the afternoon of Gini?"

"I'm on a travel kak, uhmm I stay first huh sis... I have to be ready - ready and start eating first... Yea... See you's..."

I just left Yofie. I sped up my steps into the terrace.I opened the wooden door and akh went straight into my room and then locked the door.

'Ahh!! Stupidly I just left.' I spoke inwardly.

but I don't want to waste my time imagining. I took a towel and took a shower.

now I've changed clothes. Wearing white color t-shirt with black leggings. I put a red cardigan on my bed.

I took the 20k and put it in my leggie pocket. Then I came out of my room.

I walked to the front door...

the unusual sight I saw. Yofie sat by himself reading the newspaper, but I kept walking without caring.

"Where'd Cath go?" Yofie called out to me. It also slowed my steps.

"Sir, I thought I didn't see... Hehe..this is foraging... " I answered briefly.

"Not between, let it go over time." Yofie put down the newspaper and took the keys to the bike.

"Where's brother?" I still don't catch what Yofie means.

"Udah cepet up... " Yofie is ready with his bike on the road in front of the boarding house.

"All right, brother.... " I got on Yofie's bike.

He took me away on his bike. That afternoon for the first time I went around the boarding house on a motorcycle.

I think I'm really happy. You can walk to other places in the area. Yofie took me around to the back of the housing.

the road that even I just found out now.there is a foodcourt area in the middle of the field.

Yofie parked the bike. Then we went inside. We saw the signboard there, a lot of menus with a sloping price. uhm.

"What do you want to eat?" Ask Yofie.

"Free brother... Uh, if you have the same baso ketupat aja kak... I'm not so hungry yet, "I answered Yofie.

"well, sit down first, brother who ordered.."

then I sat in one of the areas. I chose a slightly open area. Usually Yofie will ignite his cigarette.

And I don't like the smell of cigarette smoke, actually my father is also a smoker, but it makes me less like men who smoke.

yofie also came, I saw him carrying a white plastic package.if I see from his brand.it looks like from a bakery that is there.

"This is on the road... " Yofie gave me the white plastic.

I took it and opened it, and there was bread and drink. There are also some small snacks.but this is too much, besides my night trip.usually I do not eat anymore. I prefer to sleep.

"Sister... So many... I don't want to run out... " I looked at Yofie who was sitting in front of me.

"Udah ngga papa, make people home only if you do not run out."

True to my guess, yofie took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. He lit and threw smoke into the air.

Actually I'm starting to have a taste for him. But watching him smoke quietly, made me lose my sympathies.

I placed the package on the table, and then I sighed to see Yofie.

"When are you coming home?" Yofie asked as he threw the cigarette butts onto the ground.

"Cuman 5 days, I've been working so you can take a long vacation... "

"Owh is that, good... So brother wait a long time.make you walk again...Oh yes, here comes the eating.. "

The waiter serves two bowls of meatballs and iced tea. We immediately ate the dish.

"Cathrine.... Do you have a boyfriend?" Yofie asked while we were still eating the afternoon meal

"Not yet, not thinking now. Shame on you too, going out... Must be a guy thinking about my job. It's a rough job .. I also still want to go to college, brother,..." I answered casually.

Yofie folded his spoon, he finished his meal first. I'm still a little less.

"Kan Kak Yofie is proud.not anyone else is also a good brother..." I answered while devouring my last meatball.

"Kan engga papa's.... If you are proud and your brother is interested in you... " Yofie said softly.

I gawked straight at Yofie. I was almost hypnotized by what Yofie said.

"Ha ha ahaa.... You are funny, brother... " I laughed at Yofie's words.Yes, I instantly came to my senses and placed a limit in my heart.

"Hm..... Can you laugh Cathrine... But.... "

"It's been... It's been.... Brother is funny... I'm back, he said I was picked up sooner...." I immediately took Yofie home.

Not for what, but I was reluctant to hear Yofie's words. I'm afraid of men. They are easy to talk to and forget.

I also do not want to get carried away with the atmosphere and feelings of what Yofie said.how I want to repeat my High School time with a love story that I do not want to repeat.

..........

That was enough when I was in school. How I was just made into a toy by my upperclassman.

people say this is my first love.Yes the first time I was close to my opposite sex.the first time I heard a man shoot me to be his girlfriend.

having a lover who entered the ranks of cool men in school.it may be a dream of some girls my age.

He's an active sausage and also a basketball player at my school. Name's Michael.

He is tall and not too thin. Not too fat or athletic. His eyes are somewhat sad and his voice is a typical heavy male.his tan skin is mature, middle split hair typical of one of the boybands from Taiwan.

I knew him at the beginning of the school race. We were sent to represent. I'm for science and he's for sports.

during the race I knew him as a good man.he accompanied and escorted us to the end.until he returned to our school, he always sat near me.

Slowly we started to get closer, starting to exchange numbers. Messaging and talking on the phone after school.

our very short closeness, as well as our sweet introduction, led me to fall in love with her. I wanted to tell her my feelings, but I was ashamed and scared.

he is a man who is surrounded by many women.also so famous in school, while I was just an ordinary student.we at school spoke directly never.

when he saw me approaching, he avoided me. First I thought it was just my feeling. Because after coming home, he would call and apologize to me.

this continued until he expressed his feelings for me. It was me who also had a sense of accepting it. Without me the slightest bit of suspicion or demand to open our relationship in school.

We only communicate during recess and school. There was never a direct chat from us. only by phone call or short message. Michael really wanted to keep our relationship secret.

I have no problem, because he still remembers to reply to my message. Also call me if I am nearby.

I just saw Michael practice basketball from afar. I once tried to prepare cold mineral water for him.

I haven't given Fira a chance to come and give her. I want to get angry, why did that woman approach Michael all the time.

Fira is Michael's classmate. said the guy they were dating. But obviously I can't believe.I'm Michael's girlfriend!

I'm always angry that everyone talks about them. I think I want to say that I'm Michael's girlfriend.

I still remember clearly, We dated for only 10 days.....We dated Backstreet on the grounds that basketball children were forbidden to date.

honestly, I was so stupid to believe what Michael said about the ban on dating, I fell asleep with what Michael gave in seduction in every message and phone call.

even hearing him say kangen spoke directly to me I was happy. I according to what michael said. I never even reprimanded him at school. I did what he wanted.

But what do I get? that incident I remember clearly!

Michael instead kissed his classmate in front of my eyes.Yes, he kissed Fira when the school was a bit quiet.

I just came out of the physics lab just looked at them, carrying a book in my hand.

Even then all the children who were there, witnessed how Michael asked Fira to be his girlfriend. All boisterous cheered Fira to receive it.

I just silently looked at the scene.sick..I don't think I can stem anymore but even, my tears can't drip.

I ventured to send a message to Michael.

"What does that mean? you drunk?"

"We broke up." Michael texted me back and hugged Fira again.

Yes they were dating, and I ran aground myself. Sickness of self or love of own?

my hands trembled reading michael's message. My head immediately ached and hung over - a firefly. Both my legs were limp, almost I fell. but I chose to sit on the bench beside me.

I could only look at them from far away. My countrymen I know our relationship is upset.

only with him did I dare to tell.even he knew as deeply as I was lulled by Michael's seduction.

"Udah Cathrine... He's not so good with you. "my friend patted me on the shoulder.

I just nodded and left my spectacle.

"thanks ya Lolla." I answered Lola and leaned my head against her shoulder.

"already Cath... you must be strong. indicate if you are not weak. cry aja engga, let him know, if you are not consider him.... "

From then on I chose to stay in class during break time.It was too sick and lazy to look around.

every time I go out of class I look at the field. The passing events always seem to repeat in my eyes. I want to be strong and do what Lola said.

it was disgusted when Michael shamelessly expressed affection with Fira. intentionally or if I do not understand.which I understand, it hurts to see them.

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We're back at the boarding house. There's not much we say. It also feels like someone made a mistake.

We stopped in front of the hostel and I went down. I opened the fence and Yofie went inside.

I followed and opened the door. I saw Yofie sitting on the porch.

I went straight into the room. I took my backpack and tote bag. I looked at Jessy's bed.

"gw came back, Jess. I'll be back. byee. "I talked to myself where Jessy slept.

Then I went out and waited for Travel to pick up on the terrace. I went out to the terrace, where Yofie was still sitting alone.

I sat down next to Yofie. Then put my stuff aside.

"Cathrine, I'm waiting... I also have no work... " Yofie then put his cell phone on our front desk.

"With papa sis.. There is even his friend, brother.. " I answered Yofie.