Behind Laughter

Words
1790
Reading
8 min
Listen
Play
9y

image

Abdiii !!! "came a voice that seemed far away calling me. I turned around. Seen a woman I know very well call me. Yes, no mistake. It's Fira, Zafira Azzahranama is complete. I immediately ran to embrace him for how happy I was to see him. "Fira? Where have you been, Fir? I miss you the same you know? "I asked. After a long time I hugged him and no answer a word from him, then I realized only a dust of longing dust that I hugged. Dark was suddenly coming. I could not see anything until finally when the light suddenly pierced my eyes and woke me up, "Oh .. just a dream!" I cried out with a sigh.

Morning has arrived since I woke up, again the face came again to disturb the delicious morning that I was feeling. Fira. I was still daydreaming at her smiling face and there was often a little ridicule there like mock me that could never express my feelings to her. "Heuuhhh .. Fira! You are the one I love since I was in junior high school until we parted when we graduated high school. But you are not my lover, just a friend and I do not know how you feel about me until now. Can you miss me too? "A million questions bothered my mind, who was desperate for her to imagine as if I were speaking to her. I do not know, it tortured me.

Almost every night and morning there was never a smile on my face when I was alone in my boarding house, even my heart was crying. "Drrrttt drrrttt!" Shakes my phone startling me. Written name sure on screen.
"Hello? Slamlekum! What is this morning nih already call aja? "I asked while lazy.
"Lu's name? Hurry to the campus, I'm leaving for a seminar, Di! Lu do not listen to Mr Helmi said yesterday? "Cerocosnya.
"Any time?" I asked, confused.
"Hekhh .. So if there is an announcement perhatiin. Baksos forward because it is adjacent to Eid! "
"Aduhh, I forgot. Yes already, 10 minutes more. Cave bath first. "I replied in a hurry and immediately turn off the phone.



The atmosphere in the car was so festive. Although there are only 5 people including me, my three friends can always enliven the atmosphere with jokes that they spend. I laughed with them too. Bram, Anton and Yakin.

Upon entering the seminar room, to my surprise I saw the one who was always in my dream and I missed. Fira. I hid the shock. Luckily he did not see me. Somehow there is no courage to greet him. I just pretended not to see it and joked with my friends. From time to time I glance at her in secret. I saw him just reading a book. I do not know whether Fira still remember me or not, which I remember we are also very familiar with laughing laughing my days with him.

The seminar has started. Not a single thought came out of my mind, my eyes just pretending I was pointing to the board and the person who was arguing, but actually the tormented heart harbored the longing for laughter and greeting as it used to be in high school. Amazingly, I found that Fira was silent without a word at the time. Though he had read the book. Could he also want to greet me? My heart wonders.

Today's seminar we close first, we discuss tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Thank you for the participants present today. Wassalamualaikum warohmatullahi wabarokatu! "Closed one of the seminar committee that day.

The second and third days of the seminar were just the same, only me and Fira did not think at all. I always pay attention to him from the beginning in. He read the book to the outside of the seminar room he just with a friend in the cafeteria campus. I do not know if he's in college here or a student invite.

image

This afternoon my group will come home from campus and immediately delivered to their respective place without first stop to campus. Because tomorrow is vacation.

"Ehh, Di! Lu from the first entry seminar kok not out the sound at all anyway? "Sure call me. I just look out of my own thoughts thinking about how to say I meet you in the same village of Fira.
"What's up?" He snarled as he pounded my shoulder.
"It was fine anyway. I do not understand the cave either. "I dodged.
"Alaahhh, boong lu. Surely you think about something? "Sure the Sure.
"Emm, I just miss the same family atmosphere village, Kin. Udah dying back nih cave. Heheh, want to eat tupat mother cave. "I elak with a little laugh.
"Cuman so doang sampe not konsen. Melas really, Di! "He replied with a fag.
"Abis what else? Bhat ahh, I want to go to the cafeteria first. Laper. Want nitip not? "I stopped the chat to see Fira enter the canteen and remember later that afternoon I had to go home.
"Udah eat cave, there dah kalo!" He said while grinning ngeledek as he knows if I want nemuin this college girl. I left him at the inn.

"Ice Tea same instant noodle one, sir. Take some rice, yes, sir. Add chili too. "I ordered dinner with the cafeteria sir.
"Ready, Deck. Wait on the table. "His smile is friendly.

As I sat and watched as Fira chatted with her friends while eating a small snack across from my table, I found them occasionally looking at me. Maybe again talk to me. I immediately lowered my face while grumbling with disgust at myself.
"Ck, why can not I say if I used to love him? Heuuhhh .. Fira !! If you know I really miss you and I want to talk now if I love you but I do not dare. "I grunted with a voice as I squeezed my hair. As I lifted my head suddenly Fira was in front of me with a big smile showing off her clean white teeth.
"Abdi?" She called.
"Hahah .. Who is it? Yes I am Abdi. "I pretended to forget her because I was afraid she changed because she had not seen me at all since yesterday's seminar.
"I heard, Di!" I noticed that his eyes were slightly shiny in his tears that he was trying to hold.
"You guys do not have a heart! Not sensitive. "Suddenly said his friend who sat at his desk.
"Deck mienya already ready." Came my message.
"Yes sir. Thanks for listening to my friends interfering I pretend to eat noodles until they run out.
"Hey, do not you hear me? He heard what he just talked to himself, still aja ngelak aja lu. Lu deliberately want to play the heart of Fira huh? He often vent about lu since the same cemen temenan here do not know? He never receives the guys who shoot him because he's waiting for you. Fira nungguin sensitive to him! Do not you know? "Suddenly his friend angrily cursed me. After eating, I saw Fira still survive.
"Hahaha, diem lu. The most conspiracy alike, Fira right? The joke is funny ah lu. Hahah "I replied to the woman with a laugh and a mocking smile disregarding her chatter, just looking at Fira's eyes and trying to get deeper into her heart to find out the truth that I did. Hearing my words Fira could no longer survive. She cried moanly lowered her face.
"You're real ..." he has not had time to finish with the sentence, I've hugged him to stop his words.
"I remember, Fir. I do not forget. I just want to know how you feel. "I smiled happily.
"Forgive me. I never dare say how I feel with you. Maybe God's Blessing made me unconsciously grumbling loudly until you heard. Maybe this is his destiny. Thank you for opening your ears well, Fir. "I explained to him.
"Am I not dreaming?" She released her hug and pinched her own arm.
"Auuhh, sick," she cried, rubbing her left hand from her own pinct. I just smiled and prayed that this was real, not like my previous dreams.

I do not dream, Di. Abdi, I do not think you'll ever come back in my life. Because even though we are one village, since we split up campus you rarely greeted me. In fact we last met already 3 years ago. "Celotenya while whining, smiling and wiping his tears.
"I ... um ... I can not come back, Fir. I .. emm .. I .. a..I love you, I like you already from our age still in junior high school until we mock each other and joking in high school era. You remember I like to say you tuyul because you are the smallest in the class? I'm not really starting to love you since then. I often dream about you and fantasize about those times, Fir! I've never been in love with another girl since I fell in love with you. "I told her about all my feelings behind my laughter earlier in the conversation.
"Then why do not you tell me first? Why are you waiting for me? I was tormented? You are not sensitive yes! Hemhh! "He scolded me but he hugged me and cried again.
"I'm afraid. I'm afraid you do not feel the same way. I also do not know cute romantic words kyak cool men to ngungkapinnya. I just covered everything with my laughter when I was with you. I'm sorry I made you wait. "I explained again.
"Ihh, you're not sensitive," he said with a smile sheepishly embarrassed. I was too shy to face this situation.

I did not feel more than an hour in the cafeteria. At this time the state feels beautiful with the shyness of both of us blanketed happy. I saw Fira's new friend I know his name Santi was also smiling to see us.
"Abdi! I want to go home. Come on! "I heard a sure voice calling me to walk here.
"Ahh, the Sure is not right!" I said.
"You already want to go?" Asked Fira kinda whine.
"Ihh, lebay you ah. We're home, yes, Fira! "I excited my head.
"Oh yes. Yes udah Lebaran I to your house yes. Want silaturrahmi. "He laughed as he hugged me.
"There is-you wrote. I have to go there. Yes I've come home first yes. "I say goodbye.
"Yes," he replied as he hugged me again as a farewell. He waved me and I was the same. I turned, I saw him embracing each other with his friend.

The End

Behind Laughter | Ecency