Waiting for Your Love

CHAPTER 13

"Where are you staying at the dorm, Nin?" arif asked as he walked down the south sidewalk with Nina.

"Dear," Nina replied as she tried to avoid Arif's eyes.

"Oh. We have arrived," said Arif suddenly, they stopped in front of a brick building with a colonial model with a green light.

"We'll take the book first and then we'll go to your dorm. I happen to want to go too" he added.

Nina's instincts say that Arif actually deliberately wanted to take her home. And Nina didn't mind.

"Can. I'll just wait here" said Nina.

Arif scrunched his forehead. "You don't want to go into my room? I want to show you my work. I made some new plans. I want to know what you think."

Nina is out soon. He was curious about Arif's sketchbook. After all Arif today has helped him a lot, he does not want to make Arif disappointed. He looked into Arif's eyes.

"Okay, but don't be long because hmmm .. I'm still a lot of work," said Nina.

"Ready! It won't be long" replied Arif with a smile.

As soon as she climbed the stairs to Arif's room, Nina had already imagined the contents. Arif is an art lover, maybe the walls of his room are full of sketches and paintings.

When Arif opened the door to her room, what Nina first saw was a pre-natal sketch of the crayon, framed and hanging on top of the bed. Arif immediately explained when he saw Nina's gaze.

Then he went to the bookshelf beside his bed. "This is the book, just take it. When you're done, send it in the mail. I'm still here until September."

"Thank you very much" Nina said as she picked up the book in Arif's hands.

"If this one's an old collection," Arif said as he pulled the bundle from under his bed. He cleaned the dust before opening it. "If my new work is stored in the department secretariat," he said, patting the mattress. "Please sit down."

Nina sat beside Arif and turned slowly over each painting, observing Arif's bold strokes.

"Everything's great, Arif. I feel like I can feel the wind in this painting!" he said as he pointed at the misty landscape painting painted with pen and ink. "You are talented in the art world."

"Thank you for the compliment. I'm glad to hear your opinion. That's the answer from the view of an artist" replied Arif.

An artist? Nina likes. He loved to design and sketch, but he did not know how much he was talented. Arif praised his artistic soul.

After looking at Arif's painting, he returned the painting and looked down. He was confused about what else to talk about. Did he have to say that he was happy to meet Arif. Or telling the truth that he was very nervous when looked at by Arif.

"Nina, mmm .. would you like to have dinner with me?" asked Arif suddenly. "Yes. I know you have a lot to do, but ..."

"Oh .." said Nina while thinking for a moment. The only thing he had to do was accept Arif's invitation. And frankly about Andika's lover in Tegal. "Arif, thank you, but ... " He looked up into Arif's eyes. "Alright I want to," Nina replied nervously.

After picking up the book and looking through Arif's work, Nina decides to go straight home to Cristin's dormitory with Arif in between.