You Who I Miss
Me and you
There is nothing wrong with that feeling. It's just that the feeling is at the wrong time.
-M. Iqbal Ardiansyah
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Three days passed, after the day I and Iqbal left the High School. Now we both have gone back to high school. And today was the first day Iqbal and Iqbal were there.
Right now, the two of us are standing in front of us to acquaint ourselves with our new friends.
"Please." said Titin's mother. Our new class guardian.
"My name is M. Iqbal Ardiansyah and this is Rissa Valentina." said Iqbal.
"Hi." I said.
"Hi." said friends.
"Beautiful." said one guy. Suddenly a man raised his hand.
"Well, why Rey?" asked Ms. Titin.
"You ask" said the man named Rey.
"Yes ask me what." said Mrs Titin.
"You brother?" asked Rey to us. Iqbal and I smile at each other.
"I'm not her sister and she's not my sister, my boyfriend Rissa, we've been dating from sd." said Iqbal. I smiled at Iqbal. As I recall she dared to express love when she just entered Junior High School.
"Wow." said the friends.
"Aish, don't be rey pdkt." teased a guy named Bagas on Rey.
"Haha."
"You look like a loh." said a girl, her name was Elisha. Iqbal looked at me with a smile.
"Stupid is possible." said Iqbal. I immediately laughed as well as the classmates and Titin's mother laughed.
"Haha."
"Come on Iqbal and Rissa please sit down." said Mrs Titin.
"Yes ma'am, thank you." I said.
Iqbal and I sat in our seats. At the school, the students sit alone. Not like the old school me and Iqbal sitting together. I sit in the second row of number three. Iqbal sat behind me. I looked back, smiling at Iqbal.
"Bal, why don't you sit there" I said, pointing at the seat that was parallel to me.
"I can't see you, sitting there, seeing other girls" he said. I smile. I went back to the front and watched Ms. Titin.
"Ris." call Iqbal. I looked back.
"What?." I asked while looking at him who was looking for something from inside his bag.
"Pinjem pen, I didn't bring it" he said.
"Ih, you are." I said.
"Hehe, I forgot baby" he said.
"Nih." I said while giving Iqbal a pink pompom pen. I purposely gave him the pen.
"It's really pretty pen, same as mine" he said. I laughed and closed my mouth.
***
During the break. Iqbal and I were walking in the corridor hand in hand. Many children looked at us. I'm embarrassed, wanting to let go of Iqbal's handrails. But, Iqbal did not want to let go. He said, let everyone know if we're dating, so no one bothers me let alone him.
"We go where bal, the streets continue to be like gini" I said.
"Hem, we go to the cafeteria just yuk, culinary snacks there" he said. I'm nodding.
"But bal." I said as I looked at the loose ties of my shoelaces. I want to strengthen it. But, I was confused how, if I bent my uniform skirt up, it would look like my shorts.
"Here, I tie it" he said. Iqbal squatted tied back the shoelaces firmly.
"Why the hell this school has a short skirt like gini." grunts.
"Don't know, I just don't like it, I've pesen a new skirt that is longer than this" I said.
"Oh good." he said. Iqbal stood up without raising his head to look at me, he kept his head down.
"Not that guys like to see girls wearing short skirts" I said.
"Not all guys" he said.
"What was the color of my shorts?." I asked. Iqbal rubbed my face with his hand.
"Oh, get eyes." I said scowling at him.
"I'm sorry" he said with a laugh.
"Haha."
"Come on" he said, taking me to the cafeteria. I'm nodding.
The canteen. Iqbal ordered one cup of spicy pentol. While I bought the drink. So I and Iqbal went to the drink stand. I ordered choco cookies. Waiting for my order. I saw Iqbal was busy eating the spicy pentol he bought earlier.
"You?" he said.
"Pedes." I said.
"No." he said. Iqbal fed me the pentol with a skewer.
"No problem" he said.
"Pedes bal." I said. Iqbal smiled as he took my finished drink order. He also gave me drinks. I drink it immediately.
"Sad time, sweet like this really is" he said.
"Yes sweet, I eat it while looking at you" he said. I smiled shyly at him.
"Ih." I said as I slapped Iqbal's shoulder.
"Udah pinter gumbal ya now" I said.
"Haha."
"Why?, I'm my own boyfriend" he said.
"Haha."
"Well, we buy what you can eat" he said. I nodded happily.
I bought a cup of 5 egg rolls with a little sauce. Because the cafeteria was crowded, there was no place for us to sit. We also went to the school park. We both sat on the chair with the umbrella, so I wouldn't overheat and make Iqbal anxious again.
"Enak?." asked Iqbal to me. I nodded while chewing on the egg roll I bought earlier.
"May I ask a little" he said.
"Can." I said.
I pointed one egg roll towards Iqbal's already gaping mouth. However, before the egg rolls into his mouth I turn the bow into my mouth. Soon I ate it in front of Iqbal.
"Hem, good." I said teasingly. Iqbal silently looked at me in annoyance.
"Haha." I laugh.
"Rissa" he said annoyed.
"Yes-yes, this, aak." I said. Iqbal just kept staring at me.
A few seconds later Iqbal quickly kissed me on the cheek, leaving me stunned. He smiled and ate the egg from my hand. I pout at her who was again chewing while smiling mocking me.
"Haha." Iqbal laughs. I kept pouting at him.
"Udah, don't be upset ah" he said.
"Smile dong" he said as he tried to make me smile. I'm staying quiet.
"You smile, I give you a gift" he said.
"What gift?." I asked.
"Smile first" he said. I had to smile sweetly at him.
"Ciii."
"That's dong" he said.
"Where?" I said. Iqbal smiled as he took out a small box from his pants pocket.
"Now" he said, giving the box to me.
I looked at Iqbal for a moment and then opened it. The box contained a white gold bracelet. The bracelet is so pretty. But, I think it's expensive.
For a moment I was silent after seeing that expensive gift of Iqbal. I do like. But, what is the reason Iqbal bought that gift for me. I am no longer having a birthday or celebrating something. I also don't know where Iqbal can get that bracelet from. I knew Iqbal was from someone, but I didn't want Iqbal to ask his father for money to buy me this.
"Why?" I said.
"I mean."
"Why did you give me this expensive bracelet" I said. Iqbal smiled at me.
"You remember, when we were still sd I once gave you a bracelet, until now you still wear it, even though it is rust still you wear, so make a change of the bracelet, so make it, I bought this bracelet for you" he said.
"No bales, it's still good" I said as I looked at the wristband Iqbal gave me while it was still wrapped around my left hand.
I never took the bracelet off until now, even though it was rusty, I still wore it. However, my mother wanted to throw the bracelet away and replace it with a nicer one. But, I don't want to because it's from Iqbal. So, every month the mother brings the bracelet to the market to be plated, so that the skin of my hands is not irritated.
"Well from where ris, take it off, wear this one, I put it on" he said. I shook my head.
"No, this is your first gift" I said.
"You know ris, every weekend I go to papa's office, make help, help photocopies, between drinks other employees, even I clean the office, I didn't think at all that I was paid equally papa, yes even though not much, but enough, so I can keep all of it until I can buy this bracelet for you" he said.
A drop of my tears fell. I really didn't expect Iqbal to do this. If he wants, he can easily get everything he wants. Honestly, I was moved, I didn't know what else to talk to him.
"Kok nangis" he said. I hurriedly removed it.
"Haru." I said. Iqbal smile.
"Open the bracelet change this one" he said.
"I don't want to take this off" I said.
"So far, you don't want to wear it" he said.
"You, put it in here" I said as I thrust out my right hand. Iqbal put the bracelet in my right hand.
"Beautiful, I like Iqbal, thank you." I smiled at him. Iqbal smile.
"Now I have two special gifts, this is from the little Iqbal and this is from the big Iqbal" I said.
"Haha."
Iqbal, though,
Even though this world only exists with you and me, I would love to live with you.
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