UNIVERSES

14. Olympiads

That afternoon after finishing breakfast, Sema sat pensively in the back seat of the car. Beside him was Desta, the young man from the first time in the car until half the journey was still doing the same without getting bored. While here Sema is nervous because today the Olympic branch of geography will be held. That means he has to fight hard today as the end of his struggle for one week.

The shadow about later continues to tease, like a song that tingling want to always be thought of.

How later?

If it is difficult how?

If wrong how?

And if you lose how?

As well as a series of 'how-to' questions also made him anxious this time.

Doubtful to be honest, especially in circumstances like this he was left to remain silent without anyone taking the initiative to invite him to talk. Ms. Nila and Ms. Rosa were in separate cars. There was only Desta, Sema, and the driver.

"Desta!" Sema can no longer stand the thousands of questions that ambush her mind, causing dizziness and heartburn suddenly if allowed to continue. Sema needs a diversion.

"Hm?" The young man's answer was too predictable. Without looking at it at all. Sema sighed, if only she could snatch the flat object from Desta's hand and invite him to talk until Sema forgot soon he would race. That assumption made Sema shake her head repeatedly. It would be strange if Sema suddenly took Desta's phone and asked him to talk. There was Sema scolded by the cold young man.

"Not be." Finally it is only that sentence that comes out of the thought process. Pun Desta was very focused on his phone, he thought the young man did not want to be bothered with the millions of topics that Sema threw.

Sema leaning on the car seat. He opened the phone bored. Opens his chat with Haru who is not reciprocated by the young man.

Oh yeah, a little about Haru. Earlier this morning when Sema was brought home to the hotel suddenly Desta gave Sema's phone to the owner with the phrase 'boyfriend Lo nyariin' that sentence makes Sema contan refute at once confused. She doesn't have a boyfriend, does she? 

But seeing the amount of spam from Haru, the topic is not far from asking the situation makes Sema no longer focus on Desta. Now Sema knows who 'lo nyariin' is. He immediately called Haru back to tell her he was fine.

Haru had insisted that he wanted to follow Sema, he said he was ready to leave. But Sema threatens to inhabit Haru for one week if Haru catches up. He got a special response from the young man. 'Ah is not cool, ngancemnya use ngediemin Gue a week' response that makes Sema chuckle.

But yes this is how it ends, Haru sulks. Evidently from the message Sema only read by the young man. It's okay, Sema is Haru's handler who has been labeled an expert by Mr. Heru Radhika as the creator of Haru Magenta Radhika.

Now Sema threw her face out the window. I swear to whatever it is it needs a diversion. Maybe counting the vehicles around him makes him calm.

Try it first?

"What was that yesterday called?" She spontaneously turned to find a voice coming out from beside her. Netra still captures Desta who is focused on playing online games. Seen from the position of the phone and also the deft fingers Desta.

"What yesterday?" Ask Sema. Desta nodded without giving any more clue. Think hard before answering doubtfully. "Haru?" The nod from Desta made Sema curious to ask.

"Why?" Ask the girl.

"Whispering." Desta's answer made Sema silenced. His brain needs time to process whether the swear sentence is for him or for another. 

"Pardon me." The girl who even made Desta look at it for a while and then came back to his online game. "Not Lo, but Haru." He said after Desta found out the girl was responding to another word.

"The style is cool at school, when the original is noisy. Can't be just pretend to be calm so many like." Either because of getting carried away in the sudden topic issued by Desta or now Sema began to forget her panic, which must have been Sema also chuckled about the matter of Haru. After this Sema will apologize to the young man.

"Including Lo?" Sema was silent, completely silent question sentence from Desta.

"meaning?"

"Not to think about. We're getting to." Desta turned off his phone and opened the car door. It is true that now they are in the building where the race will be held. Until the panic attack came back. Sema squeezed the end of her skirt. Nervous and worried mixed into one.

The two of them walked towards Bu Rosa and Bu Nila who were waiting for them. Not to forget the two teachers gave alternating encouragement and also motivational sentences during sending Sema to the room.

"What matters is that you do your best first, winning or losing is a matter of late." Said Miss Rosa. The physics teacher who said killer was quite exciting. Yes, because indeed Sema was never taught by the second-born teacher.

"Usaha will not betray results. Sema until here represents our city already makes us proud. It has to be spirit." This time Miss Nila said. The geography teacher that Sema liked the most was smiling sweetly.

Now Sema looked at Desta just as they had reached the door of the Olympic room. But what Sema really thought she should have buried deep. There was no way he would receive any words of encouragement from the cold young man.

Impossible.

He sighed. Smiled at the three who were driving her.

"Don't be afraid." The sentence was suddenly spoken by Desta until Kontan made Sema turn back. "Gue's outside." The impression that seemed confusing.

Sema smiled even wider, either for Desta's words that were uncertain of her intentions or to return a thin smile from the young man after saying his sentence.

Slowly Sema stepped into the room, occasionally turning back to return her teachers' hands. And also saw his Olympic friend who is still standing at the door.

'Don't be afraid'

She smiled a lot the time. Recalling Desta's little words. It contains no motivation but makes a Sema almost smile all the time.

'Gue is outside'

And that day, for some time Sema again smiled with a piety and a small ring. Feeling strange to yourself.

Meanwhile outside, Desta was sitting in the long chair in front of the room. Miss Rosa and Miss Nila want to wait in the cafeteria. It was taking Desta, but Desta was too lazy to be with the two teachers. End of questioning or and so forth.

After all, Desta just promised someone he'd wait outside, right?

Even though Desta was not sure if the spontaneous sentence when he saw the girl was nervous and afraid from the car was including a promise. But Desta felt he had to keep it.

Desta felt strange about him.