ENGAGEMENT OF THE WAY BACK #1

Part I 

by: Hesti Noviyanti

                “Kristy… Kristy…!!” Shouted my friends.

                I turned my head into them.

                “You know what, the exchange student that we’ve talked before is a guy.” Said Muti.

                “He looks cool.” Ambar continued it with full of spirit.

                “You’re all have seen him, are you?” I said with no feeling. Of course, because I never see him. What should I happy for?

                “I bet he’ll take seat behind you.” Ambar teased me. And I realize that there is an empty chair behind my seat. “You’ll enjoy that circumstances that you’re able to talk to much.”

                Bel was ringing.

                “Let’s take our own seat. Mr. Ferry will come soon.” Said a sound from student in crowded so I wasn’t able hear that voice clearly.

                “As I ever told that we’ll have new friend in our class. Start from today, Hendriatmo Krisandi will study here.” Mr. Ferry introduced a guy that had a nice performance. Not really handsome, but I could say that he’s looking good.

                “You see? He’s quite sweet, is he?” Ambar was having a great smile when the new student was introducing himself. And I just was nodding my head and giving her a little smile.

The class started to crowded again. They’re talking about that new guy. And yeah, recently, everybody’s talking about him. How about me? I don’t really care about that. What’s the different if there are one or more students in this class? But, only hearing they’re talking about him is enough to make a little smile in my lips. Hmmm… If we’ve tried to love someone then, when we don’t feel love them again, what’ll happen next? Well, it is not impossible that parents do divorce. I looked the sky. It has some fluctuative shapes.

                “… that is his story. Oh yea, your seat is in an empty chair in corner of the class. Just take a seat, Hendri.” Mr. Ferry showed the place that he meant by his right index finger.

Oops, I didn’t realize that introduction was over. I saw that new student walked close to me. I got his eyes. He caught my eyes, too. What happened? We’re in gaze. I stuck on my last style for awhile when he passed me.

                “Nice to meet you. Hope we’ll be a good friend.” He gave his greatest smile to me that I ever seen before.

What was his mean?

The fifth lesson passed. While waiting for next lesson, we’re all talking and made the class crowded. My friends and I found that the new student was gathering, laughing, and even talking much and guys around him was giving their attention to him.

“He’s a friendly one. He is able to socialize in short time to another students.” Said a sound that I didn’t really sure whose that sound’s belong to.

“Yea. I found he was talking to students in corner during the lessons.” Another sound continued.

I was getting curious to that new student. I stole a look of him.

“Kristy Novianty, you want to go home? May I accompany you?” He asked while I started to reach my bag.

What he said? “Accompany me?” I bet I had a mishearing.

“Show me some good places here. Your house is the farthest of all, is it? C’mon!” He reached his bag.

What’s this?! I never go home from school with a guy before!!

But it’ll be so dare if I reject it. So, we were going home TOGETHER. Yes, TOGETHER. At the first time. With someone who I already knew at the morning.

“That is a biggest Cyber here. You can play Online Games whenever you want because I never catch them close their store.” I showed him while we’re walking and passing that place slowly.” He’s staring at that Cyber. Didn’t really know what’s his expression. But I think he’s not really interest. “Umm, I usually go home by the edge of this river. We’ll go in ourselves way.”

“Edge of river? Sounds good. I’ll follow you.”

“Ah? O, OK.” Is he will follow me until my house?!

Not really far we’re walking. That new student surprised me.

“Wooooooooooooow!! How great the river is! Apparently, there’s a great place around here. I have no idea about this before.”

“This is only an ordinary river. What’s the great of it? But yeah, the edge so large I admit.”

“No. It is great. I found there is no a narrow street, whereas this place is so far. Hmm… but, if there’s a great place like this, I’ll keep go home from school with walking rather than ride my motorcycle.”

I said nothing. Well, I don’t believe that will there is a guy who think that this place is great. Yeah, out of my prediction.

“Kristy, can you show me where’s a counter? My load is out. But I want tell my old friends about my new school to them by phone but I haven’t reload my load yet. They must be waiting for my news, so I must tell them soon, too.”

Should he does it? Was it not ordinary? But, it’s his business. “The center of counter lies behind my house. If we continue this way a little more, we’ll arrive.”

“It is great to have a same to your house. Let’s go there.”

I surprised for awhile. “Your house lies in the opposite of this way. Why you want to follow me until here?”
                “I only want you to show me the great places around here.”

“Why?! Why it has to be me?! You’ve been friend with all of your classmates. Why don’t you just ask Nabila, Muti, Ambar, Irsan, umm.. who else…?”

“I hope you don’t hate guy.”

I shocked. “Wh, What?!”

“Oh no. I just guess. Sorry. When we are talking, from school until here, you never see my face.  I just think that, do you hate me? I don’t mean anything. Sorry.”

I turned my face into him with feeling amazed.

“If there’s nothing wrong with you, let’s be friend. Will you?”

“O, OK.” Only that words that I could say.

“How’s the new student?” Mom asked me while she was taking plates and that stuff after dinner, “He starts his first day today, is he?”

“Hah? Ah, yea, Mom. His chair is near to me. His on my behind. He’s a friendly guy. Ah ya Mom, tomorrow I’ll take my turn of presentation about biology in front of class. I have to prepare it. Thank’s for the supper, Mom.” I left my Mom. I saw she  stared at me, a weird stare.

It is impossible to tell her that actually I hate guy. If she knows that’s the cause is their divorce, she’ll be blue.

At noon after school, he was just a boy.

“Wooooooooooooow!! How great the river is! Apparently, there’s a great place around here. I have no idea about this before.” And, “No. It is great. I found there is no a narrow street, whereas this place is so far. Hmm… but, if there’s a great place like this, I’ll keep go home from school with walking rather than ride my motorcycle.” Can we become closer and closer if I talk with him normally? “If there’s nothing wrong with you, let’s be friend. Will you?” I was lying on my bed, thinking about something that I don’t really want to think. That words ‘Let’s be friend’... if I ask it to Daddy, what’ll he say to me? Or… Has he forgotten me?

“KRIIISSSSTTTTYYY!! This is a gift as my thanks for you” Hendri gave a little book. Looks cute with ribbon pink.

“Gift? As thanks?” I thought it as a weird moment.

“Yes. Thanks for yesterday. And I’m giving you this diary is because it looks so so pretty so I think you’ll love it.”

“I don’t need it! For your information, I don’t have a habit to tell everything in a diary!”

“You don’t need?” He looked disappointed. “Well, Sorry, I don’t know.” He left me.

When I think he was angry to me, at the time of going home from school, he’s still following me. I couldn’t imagine. I though I’ll go home alone today.

“Umm, here’s so chilly.” He said it because I stared at him unconsciously.

“Ah, yes of course. Oops, I must be hurry. See ya.” I left him alone at the edge of the river.

At the end, I didn’t say thanks for the diary.

Noon went by, I was still thinking about his words, “Yes. Thanks for yesterday. And I’m giving you this diary is because it looks so so pretty so I think you’ll love it.” Actually, I really love this diary. The timing was exact, because my diary was almost full of my writes. Yes, full. And I lied that I don’t like write things on diary. I lied…

‘A guy who gave this diary is a new student in my class. This is the first time I’m making friend with a guy, that is why our conversation still rigid.’ I wrote it down on the pink diary, ‘But actually, I want to talk a lot more with him.’ Unconsciously, I made a little smile on my lips. ‘Brave yourself, Kristy.’ I closed the diary with full of happiness on my heart that smile declared it.

... to be continued ...
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