SHORT STORY : WAIT FOR ME AT THE LIMIT OF THE TIME

That night was Saturday night. Unusual, she felt lonely. All of her friends in rent house were going home. She opened her laptop to killed the time.
“Hmm… what movies that I haven’t watch?” she said to herself.
“They have been watched by me. I don’t have new movie, huft…”
She laid down in her bed then she looked at the novel ‘5 cm.’ which had been read by her for three times. Then she took her mobile phone. She looked to the screen, no message.
“Hmm… no message, no movie, no friend. Aah… I’m bored out of my skull. How a pity I am.”
She got up and opened the cupboard. She took the small box and then put out all things that in. At the bottom is a photograph that mountain background. There stood the young man who showing the mountain as background. She looked at the photograph so long. Her teardrop fell while she was closing her eyes.
“I miss you. I am sick for your care, June. I want to see you soon at the reunion.” She said quietly.
She took it again on the small box then she turned on the radio. She leaned to the wall and closed her eyes. She imagined figure of June who came in every her dreams.
June is her friend, childhood friend. They have been good friends each other. When Elementary School until Junior High School he was always her classmate. They did the homework together in her house or his house. June always took her in his group. If he forgot about his homework, he often asked her to help him. She understood about his duty that busy as The Leader of their school.
He often told about his girlfriends to her. That it made her dislike, It was not she felt jealous but because he was playboy. Moreover then she hasn’t feel as what her feel to June right now.
After they graduated from Junior High School, they were apart. They took Senior High School and University that different city. They rarely met. If they met just say hallo, not closed as before.
She’s never relationship with other man. She will always wait him.
“I hope that one day you will see.”

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At the reunion at Dwi’s house. Met and chatted with old friends really exciting. They asked around about go for days, joked and laughed.
Suddenly Desi said, “Who will follow me to get marry?”
“Calm down, I have fiancé. Just wait the invitation card. Hahaha…” Tina joked.
“I heard, you will get marry Clara, right?” asked Fauzi.
“Yap, six month again. Please, would you like to coming at our wedding.”
“Congratulations!” said May.
“So, how about you May? I never see you with someone special.” Yoga said.
And all eyes were on her for waiting an answer. Her cheeks were blush and she replied with a smile.
“Hmm…still wait someone who the best of best.”
Then she glanced to June who was drinking carrot juice.
“I hope that’s you.” Said to herself.
“And how about you, our king of playboy?” Dwi look at June then follow by other.
June choked up, “Me?”
“Did you know guys? He has realized. He hasn’t girlfriend right now. Hehehe…” Fauzi defended him.
“Really? How could?” Dwi was not sure.
“Somebody realized me. I tired of hunting, guys.” Answered June.
“Alhamdulillah, the playboy in the world has one less.” Lina said.
"Hahahaha...." all of us laughed.
“By the way, who is someone that make you to realize, June?” Sharly asked curious.
“Somebody that has long stay in my heart.” He smiled.
“Who?” May asked.
June just grinned and winked his right eye.

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Next day, when she would back to the city that she has studying. By chance, June showed up with his motorcycle.
“Hi, May. Will back to your city?”
“Ooh yes…”
“Will you go together to the intersection way? I’ll also back to my city.”
“With pleasure.”
She could not believe that she was with him again. She hopes their way would long.
“June, I heard from your grandma you will go abroad.” She began talking.
“Yap, next month. I get a scholarship from Germany.”
“Great.”
They were silent for a moment.
“May, you changed a lot.”
“You too, now you’re more pious.”
“Because of you.”
“Pardon…?”
“We have arrived.”
So fast. He turned his motorcycle. Before leaving he turned around and said quietly.
“Thank you for loving me.”
“Pardon me?”
“I can see it in your eyes.”
She shocked what that she heard.
“Wait for me at the limit of the time. Will you?”
“What?”
He just gave his sweetest smile and looked her gently. He was getting on her nerves. They stared at each other and she could see the sincerity in his eyes.
She smiled widely, "I will."
They cut and dry. Then he sped his motorcycle. She took a look at his back until disappeared.

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by Aam Karnamah

Love story