Short Story















“Why you invited me to here?”
Asked me, but Bintang just silent
“What’s up, Bin? Please open your mouth if you had problems say to me certain I helped you.” His eyes sight me
“ Rin, I wanted to move Surabaya tomorrow.” replied Bintang immediately. I very surprised hear it.
“Why?” asked me again didn’t believe
“Because my father had duty in there. Therefore, I had to move too. Actually it had one month ago, he had had to go but he took to his office to delay until I had finish exam and he got permit and now I had finish.
“Why you didn’t say before?” asked me with kept my tears.
“I didn’t know how the way to say it for you”
“Rin, I promised to call you,” said him
“Really?”
“Really!”
****
Separation day came.
Bintang came to my house and gave me a bracelet there had my name and him and I gave him a hat. After that, he said goodbye to my mom and me.
“Took care on the way..”
“I had to go and kept your health. Did not forget to eat then your magh suffered you. Key !
I waved to him. I cried up on my mom.
After we said goodbye, he always to call me, three times or four times one week. He told about his new home, his school, and his new friends, but it is not too long, we lost contact and I never hear his voice again.
****
“Hello, I was Dimas Aditya Putra, but just called me Dimas.”He said introduce his self and shook hand.
“ I was Arini Pratista Putri.Just called me Arin .” I was too
“Nice to meet you “
“Nice to meet you too.”
Bell was ringing and we came into class. I looked many girls to close him. He was the real idol in the school. Beside he was handsome, opened, and friendly too. I sat and looked my bracelet from Bin tang. Memories about him recall me again.
“Sure I came back and waiting for you.” His words before he left me.
“ I would wait for you, but how long?”
“ Hey, just to muse ! said him with cheered up” I wiped my tears directly.
“ Eh, you made me surprised.” said me with smile
“You cried?” sight me
” Oh...no my eyes entered dusts”
“ Oh I think”
Day after day, I was be a close friend with him. We often cooperated for many events, especially when I was sick at PENSI party events. He often gave his care for me and until he said love for me.
“ Rin. would you be my lady?” I laugh hear it.
“I was serious! I very loved you
“ Ok, I wanted !”Said me suddenly.
I didn’t know why I could say that, might be now I hadn’t feeling yet for him but I didn’t know future.
During we steadied with, he cared with me, he also helped me and my mom at store and we often learned together, he was loving me and I started to love him although still small.
****
When I missed books, I looked someone like Bintang. I astonished its real or not. I wanted to call him, but I could not.
Two days later I saw Bintang’s home rebuilt. I asked to somebody in there who were live, he did not really know about it.
Next day, when I wanted to go to school, I looked a car stopped exact front of it and a few seconds had a woman outside from it together a boy as old as her. It’s Bintang. Didn’t I dream? no, it’s real.
“Aunt, how was Bintang? Very long I did not meet “said me with didn’t believe it.
“Oh my God..wasn’t Arin?”
“Now you older and beautiful.”Prouded me.
“ Ah..you made me shy..”
Now, I met him. I didn’t know why my heart so beating like here? Many turns of him,higher,more handsome,but he thin. Wasn’t he sick? He sight sharply
“ Hai, What’s up?” greet me with shook hand
“Fine.” replied him
I left his home with million-questions.At school I could not concentrate with my matter. I just thought about Bintang.
“Why his attitudes change to?
Tomorrow, I came to his home again. His mother told everything until changing on her son
“What? Divorce??” I very surprised hear it.
She said that Bintang’s father had the other woman outside and Bintang choose to move his aunt’s home. The climax when his father got married. He became a bad boy until he was dropped out from school and he became an addict. After he recovered, he wanted to back to Lampung and met me. The real he loved me so much.
****
“Did you remember at this place when I said love you ?”
“Yes, I remembered. go on..”
“The best we broke up “ said him suddenly
“Pardon me??!! Broke up? Why?” I surprised
“ I really loved you, but 3 months we had relationship, I felt you didn’t love me. “
I was sorry because I lied to you. You were kind heart and I didn’t want to make you disappointed, therefore I got you”
“Dimas forgave me please..!” I unintended to
“Ok, like our relationship just trial “
“Thanks Dim, you were kind heart and should you get a girl like you not me!
****
Bintang sat in front of me.” I knew, I was wrong. I tried to recover my life. I would pay all of my silly. I promised to make you and mom sad.I would be a Bintang as you well.” Said him seriously.
“ Did you love me?” asked me
“Until now I always loved you.,” said him sight me
“But why you distance away from me?”
“Sorry I didn’t match close with you and I saw you were happy with Dimas. Said him softly with caress my hairs. I cried on his arm.
‘Didn’t cry again?” he wiped my tears
“We began from zero again, okay!”
“Said once more, did you love me?”Asked me
“ I was so loving you, Arin “ he replied
“I was too, Bintang “we smiled ashamed each other.

THE END