Waiting Room

Chapter 1 #2

I \= April

I am a waiting room.

Where longing that piles up it wants to soon become a meeting.

I wish time would go a thousand times faster.

For waiting for you to come home,

It's the most annoying thing.

After what day? Anniversary maybe? Yeah, call it that. After our anniversary that night. Janu will graduate tomorrow. I'm getting ready to go to college. I can't wait to see his handsome face while wearing the toga. To meet him this time, there was another feeling, because I wasn't just his best friend. I didn't think he would say that yesterday either. Talk about all his feelings for me. And actually, I've been waiting for him to say that. I used to try to give my heart to other men, but nothing made me as comfortable as when I was with him. I tried to talk about the other guy in front of him to make him jealous. But I didn't make it. All my efforts failed. I finally gave up. I was just waiting for him to tell me how he felt. Finally came along too. Yesterday he approached Feby, but he said Feby rejected him for some reason.

Ah last night. It was the most fun thing I felt. The most incredible thing so far. When she said she loved me, and then I hugged her tightly back then, I told her that I loved her too. Ah already. We put aside yesterday's story.

I hurried to the campus. Ride the online ojek because Janu has already left with his family. I was going with him. But I woke up late. Yes sorry. I am a very lazy woman. When I came to the campus, the show hadn't started yet. Huh. It's not too late.

***

One by one the names of the people who graduated were called. Everything looks so moved. Some cry too. Huh. If I had graduated so soon. It's okay, maybe I'll catch up next year. When Janu's name was called, I took a picture of him. At that time my tears came out, but I quickly removed them. I was sad, sad that I couldn't be with him when he was on the campus. Eating with dikantin. Ah.... Janus. I was just made happy yesterday. Now I am sad again.

"Congratulations!" Saying to him. Then we both took pictures together. From very good facial expressions to very crazy. Suddenly, he held both of my hands. We faced each other and looked into each other's eyes. He smiled at me.

"Thank you for accepting me. Thank you for accompanying me. Thank you for being the best friend. Thank you for never staying away. Thanks for everything."

I smiled happily at her words.

"Thank you for doing the same thing." Reply loudly.

The feeling is astonishing. It can grow anywhere, anytime and to anyone. Now I am grateful. Because my feelings grew in the right place, at the right time and to the right person. His person. He was the one who accompanied me from the very beginning of our meeting. I hope he stays that way. Not going away or away. I will not seek a replacement or leave me.

***

After that graduation day, now he just drove me to the campus and back home after that. He also took me on a broadcast and picked me up. Our activities are the same as usual, eating together, going to a bookstore, eating ice cream, sometimes we also watch. There's nothing different. It's just that he's making me smile more and more this late.

At night, he came to my house. Take me on a walk. I agree to his invitation.

"Wait a minute." I'll be ready. I went to my room on the second floor, while she waited in the middle room. A few moments later he screamed.

"Haven't?"

"Yet. A little dress up first." I reply.

"No need. Already beautiful. Don't be more beautiful!" He made me smile again.

"Ih.. There's nothing!"

"So fast!!"

"Yes. Iyaaaaaa.." I'll see him immediately. He doesn't look happy.

"Well.." she lamented.

"Why?"

"You said don't dance. It's even more beautiful!"

"Gombal continues. It was never like this!" I patted the eel in astonishment at his attitude this late.

"Already! It's already! Depart. Don't keep fighting!" I pulled his hand to leave immediately. I thought he'd stop talking and focus on the bike. Apparently not, he kept joking.

"Why?"

"Let's get fatter and uglier."

"Ih. How come?"

"Let me be with you. If it's beautiful, then there are a lot of people who like it!"

"Have it."

"Haha." She laughs. But it feels fun too. Even though it was just a fight, but to me it was more than just a fight. But what he'll prove. He wants me to be his, someone he likes. Not someone that many people like out there.

***

After the rumble, we both arrived at the night market. A place we used to visit. Sometimes we eat cotton candy. Or to a haunted house whose ghost is not at all creepy.

"Why come here?" I asked in wonder.

"You play. Exclaim!"

"OKAY. But buy..."

"Cotton candy?"

"Well that's him. Remember that too!" We looked for a cotton candy dealer and bought him. Buy cotton candy yes, not buy the merchant.

"Now what else?" My toot.

"mmmmmmmmm. Well...this!" He pointed to one of the games. The game throws a ball to drop a can. We didn't win, but we're happy. What matters is not what we do, but who we do it with. After playing throw the ball, we also play pedaling ducks, enter the house of ghosts whose ghosts are not scary, using your ex's house can also. Eh digressing. Now we're playing bianglala. See the city from above. Very amusing.

"Ouch. Tired too go around." I said while leaning against his shoulder.

"Funny ya.." he looked up with a smile.

"Where are we going?"

"mmmmmmm. April. I have something to say."

"Oh. What do you want to say?" Askaqua. Maybe he wants to talk about something amazing he's going through.

"Look. So.." bruk. Not yet he continued his sentence, the ring stopped. We decided to go down and find a seat. We sat down at the grilled sausage vendor.

"What did you want to say?" I asked curious.

"Look...."

"Wear mayo mba?" Ask the merchant who was busy preparing the grilled sausage.

"Not wear it. Just saos!"

"Huh.." he let out a long breath.

"So what is janu....?"

"Look. Next week I'll.." There's a pause before he continues his sentence. "I'm going to Germany. Continuing my S2 studies." What he said made me feel a little claustrophobic for a moment. It feels like the happiness we just woke up collapsed instantly. The smile that had just expanded, disappeared instantly.

Fear right. When he first expressed his feelings I told him not to go anywhere. But it turns out he's going to leave. Even farther and longer than I thought. Not just going to the minimarket or going out of town. He's going out of state. The place where the word "visit each other" is just nonsense.