"My Bro, how can you give me this too much tasks? You are an idiot," Cherry blurted as she pursed her lips.
That tiny girl with long dangling hair was Cherry Alexandra, the younger sister of Langit Danendra Adyaksa, both a young professor in the unversity where his sister attended and a famous writer. The man with dimple and the height 180 with clean bright skin and pink lips just silently accepted her anger.Cherry was standing at the middle of the door grumbling, she thought Langit was too much in giving the tasks. While Langit who received the scolding took no action, he would rather stare at the monitor than Cherry who thought him as a heartless lecturer."You are listening to me, are you?" Cherry came in and got closer to her brother with her annoyed expression.“Hmmmmm…,” Langit said without taking his eyes off her. “I am not going to do this tasks!" Cherry grumbled without further ado.Cherry prefer watching movies to reading novels so that was why when her brother gave her task to analyze the novel, Cherry felt like she was the only one who should struggle to refuse this when her classmates felt the same but nothing they could do.“Cherry, stop it, don't bother me. You better come out then do your work that I gave."“But…,” Cherry replied with tearful face, she wish her brother gave her a little leniency.“No bergaining Cherry. You attend Indonesian Literature, you should try to love reading literary works, your study is going to come an end very soon, it will lead you to your final work, right? It's time for you to squeez your ego than doing whatever you want."Cherry got lannoyed, her intention to speak out in order to gain leniency ended with the wide talk of her brother.“But─”“That's not individual work Cherry, you can do it with your partner." Langit did not give Cherry chance to continue her talk.“My classmates have been already with their partner, why should be me my self who is no partner, I don't want it."“If you can't solve this little problem, how can you deal with the more complex one?"“No one wants and expects the problem.”“I've done, get away from my room."“My Bro…”“Cher…”Cherry snorted, stepped her feet leaving the room, nothing she got from those conversation but her brother long wide speech.“I thought having brother as lecturer is so nice and brings many advantages, lighten up assignments and so on. It's clear why my senior claimed that my brother is annoying, I proved it, he is." Cherry grumbled herself while stepped her feet leaving her brother room.The 28 years old man could still hear his sister twaddle from his room, he only smiled faintly, It was common for him to hear any form of criticism and advice from the students. Langit never took it personal, He took everything so slightly.***The sound of a cell phone ringing filled a quite wide room with pink paint and ornaments, the owner was falling asleep behind her blanket, the clock pointed at 01.00 a.m.“Bastard, who she is, bother my tight sleeping,” gurgled the owner while grabed her cell phone, searched for the flat object that had been ringing earlier.“Green Elira Natusha, are you sleeping?” asked the voice calling.Green really wanted to curse the caller, she lookod at the name on phone screen written there “Cherry Blossom.” Exactly, only that woman dared to make a phone call at this early time.With hoarse voice, Green answered Cherry question. "Don't you have a watch, Cher?"“Haha sorry, my watch doesn't work anymore, Green.” Cherry answered the question with a soft chuckle.“Hurry up, you have only five minutes, I'm sleepy.”“Wait, I forget what I am going to say.” "I'm hanging up now, I swear you're not that important, call me in the early hours and you don't know what to say!"From her voice tone, anyone would know if Green was upset, and anyone would be upset too if she had Cherry like friend.“Wait, Green! I just remember what I want to say.”“Hmmm...what it is?” Asked green lazily.“Want you marry my brother?”“Cherry!! I'm not kidding, I'll hang up now.”Green hears Cherry is laughing loudly, with her eyes half closed, Green waits patiently until cherry tells the purpose of calling her this late.“Green, have you had partner for novel analysis work?”Green did not answer right away, remembering which task Cherry was talking about. Her memory was focused on the duty of a young lecturer who was always the center of female college attention. “Ahhhh, that duty,” Green replied leisurely.“How about doing it with me?”“Oke.”“Yeayyy, thank you Green, it's relief now. Okay, just continue your sleeping, bye.” Cherry shouted happily then unilaterally ended up the call.After the call ended, Green took her phone checking w******p notification, and she waited until 1:15 a.m for someone to write back, but it was nothing.The taste of feeling heavy sleepy suddenly went away. Green left the mattress and toom a glass of mineral water, her mind and heart were along with Altair Ardiya Arkana—her man. Since this early morning Alta has not answered her calls and replied her texts, it has been almost a week since he disappeared and has not heard from him.Communication is the most important thing in relationships, especially with this fucking long distance relationship Green and Alta did. He is learning in different town.Green suggested to always think possitively and believe in Alta, the man who had given his time to accompany her in ups and downs phase until now. "Tomorrow Alta will definitely let me know it. Yeah, sure, " murmured Green trying to convince herself.Green tied her long hair randomly, clean white skin, thin lips with curl eyelashes and proportionate both height and weight centainly describe that Green Elira Natusha is a beautiful woman waiting for word from her beloved. Her eyes was glued to the phone on the table, hoping Alta will contact her immediately.She stared at the clock and realized it has already 02.00 a.m. Green tapped her index finger at the table. Her mind and heart were in disalignment, her heart wanted to contact Alta, but she was afraid if it would disturb him, while her mind asked her to do so. For the first time in her life, Green disobeyes her heart, with her anxiety feeling she might choose to call Alta, Worried of something awful might happen to her boyfriend.Green took her cell phone and tried to call Alta, until five times was still unanswerable, only a ringing sign filled her phone screen. Her heart was churned out, and it was uncommon for Alta to do that. Normally, the guy would always have time to contact her, Green did not give up, she kept trying.But nothing came to a result , Alta could not be reached. Green cried, could not hold back her tears. The sweet promise that Alta once wished to marry her next year dancing in her head, the warm treatment of his one month ago still vividly recorded in her memory.“Al, you will not break the promise, will you? Next year you are going to marry me as you had promised, are you?"Since 02.00 a.m Green had not closed her eyes until this morning. The sound of the cock crowing indicated the night was changing. Green decided to get out of bed to clean herself up and get ready for morning worship. This morning she was going to try to call Alta again, after that she was going to work as usual then did her assignment with Cherry.“I'm sure, Alta will always keep his promise, he will not do anything which can break the promise.” Green murmured herself.After making up the bedroom, Green immediately went to the bathroom. She started the day with all possitive thoughts in order her day will be good. Green was in the bathroom for a few minutes, then she did early morning prayer. Right after doing her worship, her mobile phone vibrated indicating an incoming message. Green grabbed her phone fast, thought it must be from Alta. The deep breaths came from her lips after she saw that the message she had received was not from the person she expected.“Green, how if today we d
Green was sleepwalking, Alta could not reach her, where he went until he did not text her back. What he was doing until he could not reply the message that probably spent only a second.Feeling tired of waiting for anything about Alta, Green distracted her mind from always focusing on it. Green was silent for a moment, her memory went back to the incident, like she knew a guy who helped her a few minutes ago, looked familiar, but she could not remember where she ever met him. "I think I'd seen him before, but where was it?" Green asked herself.The unread book on her hand since before, Green smiled at it, especially at quotation written on the cover. "For those who have been hurted in the past," stated the quotation. From the very first glance, the novel has intrigued her. Green laughed at herself, her past was not beautiful, she had a lot of bad memories, and to get to this point it was not easy for her. The gratitude she had expressed to herself was a form of appreciation for her en
Green pulled her hand out of Langit as soon as possible, did not want to touch another man for more than five seconds because she thought it was not good thing. Cherry who noticed Green's discomfort soon banished Langit. "Stop it, Green and I will do our assigntment given by you!"Langit smiled slightly "Okay, fighting," he said looking at Green.Cherry and Geen did not respond to Langit supporting words, saying was always easy but it was not that simple in practice. Before Langit actually went away, Cherry called out to her brother "Kak Langit...""Yes?" Langit turned to the younger sister for an explanation."I wanted your Kilas Balik novel, Green and I will analyze that novel," Cherry said. "Just get it in the library." "Okay, thanks, my bro." Langit ruffled Cherry hair. "Good choice," he said with a smile and then turned his back on Cherry."Haaa, a good choice? Examine me it was, annoying." Cherry grumbled, still unacceptable because they were going to analyze her brotherr's n
"Come on Green, I'll take you home. Where is your home?"Green was still shut her mouth, wondering how to respond. Whether to accept both the lecturer and her friend's brother offer or to reject that good will. After much thought, Green finally chose a second option, choosing to go home on his own, and so Green had promised Alta not to go near any other man."I'll leave alone Cher, thanks for your offer, Sir," said Green politely."It's been late afternoon Green, it's cloudy outside. What do you want to back home with?" asked Cherry, her eyes pointed to the sky which suddenly turning dark.Green's eyes were on Cherry's side, it was true what she had said, and it seemed that it was going to rain soon, but Green insisted on going home on her own."I can ride an online transportation, Cher.""Why choose to pay when someone offers you for free, Green?" Cherry asked without understanding Green's thinking."Cher, please I don't feel good about Mr.Langit," Green whispered in order Langit wo
Langit was still in the last place he was with Green, not yet intending to go back to his house, all Langit had to do was stare at the passenger seat next to him and imagine Green was there. Besides, Green was very different from most women out there, Green's face and behavior reminded him of someone in the past, someone who once filled his heart. Langit smiled at the thought of Green's face, but that smile immediately faded away with a flat expression.The phone alarm of Langit was ringing, so it was time for him to come home because he had to do something. Langit drove and left the place, the next day or anytime he intended to return there to simply apologize to Green for making the woman uncomfortable and frightened. "Green.., a beautiful name, as beautiful as its owner." Langit talked to himself with a smile at the thought of Green's face.His imagination of Green's face suddenly disappeared as his phone vibrated, the call came in from Kalila—his mother. Langit breathed annoyed,
The rain that poured down the earth was over, Green had been hiding her entire body under the blanket ever since. If she was anxious, Green would do that, sleep all day long. Green had closed her eyes shortly after Alta hung up the call, and until a day ended, Green had not moved from her beloved mattress, she remained idle. The sound of footsteps approached to the bedroom window, Green sharpened her hearing, wondering who the figure was behind it.“Who's there?” asked Green with a little bravery.Green saw the clock was 1:00 in the morning, she was more than four hours asleep. Green ventured to open the window, but she didn't see anyone. "Anyone there?" Green asked again as she opened the window. Since her mom was gone, she has lived alone and has had many similar experiences, Green has never been afraid because her life's biggest fear was the loss of Melan—her mom, and he has been through a tough time.“Green, it's me,” Said someone behind the window..“Ser, what are you doing th
Green and Cherry were alike at some points, both like sweet foods and don't like loneliness. It's funny, Green lived alone and Cherry lived with her brother, Langit who frequently left her. The two were friend with loneliness, and no doubt felt lonely. Green's loneliness slowly faded because of Alta's presence, and so did Cherry, her day became more colorful since her dating with Zein. Neither Green nor Cherry didn't have a lot of friends but they knew a lot of people, not because of pride or anything similar, it was because they both had the principle of getting to know anyone but not all of them can be friends.The two women were now in the college park reading the novel for their assignment, Green looked down at the Cherry's perfect eyes that looks gloomy, and she had not talk much since before. Green wasn't curious at first, but she saw Cherry's eyes like they were holding back the tears. "Cher..." Green touched the back of her hand. Cherry who was naturally cheerful and expres
Green was still pulling Cherry away from the place, she was moved by the thought that Green was actually defending her. Cherry smiles, her pain still there hasn't completely healed. Even if what Green said was true, it would be inappropriate for her to grieve over Violet and Zein. But nothing can just happen, a broken heart remains a broken heart, unable to heal immediately with words of motivation or spiritual touch. Everything takes a process, and right now he's committed to going through it."Green, thank you," she said sincerely as soon as they got to the front of the class. "After this, you can't feel yourself, Cher," said Green like seeing the inside of a Cherry is Sera figure. Cherry nodded. "Thanks again, Green." Green smiled slightly. Class was still quiet, and the class was about to start in five minutes. Green saw Beni, the student leader in her class walking up the stairs with a laptop bag in his hand."You two are still here?" asked Beni upon seeing Green and Cherry.