Just For You, Cindy... (^_^)

The letter was still on the table. It was next to the bed, a bed where Cindy was lying on it with the eyes looking at the roof—blankly. She couldn’t believe what she had read, and then she turned her head again to the letter. Besides the letter there was also a flower that looked fresh in its vase. She then tried to remember the moment when she got the flower from a young man she really loved—Andreas. But, that’s not too long, because her mind wanted to find out the answer of the letter she had just read.

‘Why will he??’ Cindy was wondering, couldn’t accept a fact that she had known from the letter and would happen the next day. ‘Doesn’t he love me anymore???’ her tears suddenly fell down from her eyes and soaked her cheeks. ‘Andreas, please don’t…. I need you…’ She whispered, and then as she started feeling sleepy, she closed her eyes and fell asleep. The certainty of her love would be decided at a place where planes arrived and departed.

That time, outside a window of Cindy’s room, the night was raining. The wind blew strongly. They—the rain and the wind—made the situation seem to be cold. Once a while, rolling of thunder broke the stillness of the night. No one walked outside their house, not even the security usually guarding the housing area there. They would rather stay inside their station. It’s the worst weather ever.

But, after spending for hours, about 5 am, the rain stopped, and the crowing of cocks started decorating the housing environment. In the end, at 6:30 am, the sun rose slowly in the east. Its shine gave beauty to the world. Its shine even warmed up Cindy’s heart. She just got up and was walking lazily to her bathroom. And, when she wanted to take her towel hanging up at a small hanger, near the table which there was still a letter on it, she was suddenly surprised, after she accidentally stared at the letter. She reminded something and quickly ran to her bathroom.

“Oh my God! I’m late! I must go to the airport soon!” she screamed.

It seemed that the traffic was very bad—as usual. There were too many motorcycles queuing on the road. At that time the sun still went up slowly, made the condition warmer. Cindy was being trapped by a long traffic jam.

“Can you drive faster, sir?” said Cindy worriedly to a taxi driver sitting in front of her.

“How come, miss?” answered the driver, “I can’t even move this car just for one inc—I hate this city!”

‘Oooh… God!’ Cindy sighed. Suddenly, something came into her mind, ‘Oh, how if I can’t meet him for the last time…’ this thought made her uncomfortable. She was very worried, couldn’t sit in the taxi quietly. She imagined about a love would leave her. Moreover, bad fancies tempted her illusion, and she was disgusted with the condition of the traffic, and,

‘No! I can’t wait longer! I must get off, and get the airport as soon as possible’ after thinking of this, she then shouted, “Ok, sir, your job’s over. You can stop here!”

“What the???” the taxi driver replied confusedly. And, because Cindy pushed him to stop his car, he finally stopped it. And just like wind, after gave her money, Cindy opened the car’s door, and jumped out the car,

“Hey, miss, you forgot the change!” shouted the taxi driver then,

“Take it for you” answered Cindy while smiling to the taxi driver,

“Why do you look so hurried???” asked the taxi driver,

“It’s a matter of love, bro” after saying this last word, Cindy then just ran through the road. She ran very fast in the middle of the road, passing all the cars and the motorcycles queuing on the road. She ran like a bird flying in the sky. She looked free. And she looked like a racehorse. Yeah, Cindy wouldn’t stop running until she got the first turning on left where the airport could be seen there.

In another situation, at the airport, a young man looked so worried. He was as if waiting for someone. Once a while he looked the right and the left, hoped that the one would arrive soon,

“Andreas, it’s five more minutes” said a mother suddenly,

“Wait a minute, mom. I believe that Cindy will come to say farewell to me” Andreas answered.

“But, the announcement had called all the passengers twice”

“There’s still the last calling, isn’t it, mom? There’s still a chance”

It seemed that the third calling came, and it’s time for Andreas to take off, he then moved around his body, and ready to walk toward the plane that had been waiting for him. Andreas walked weakly, he hated himself, and felt guilty, and thought that Cindy perhaps had hated him because of his letter. But,……

“Andreas…!!!” there was a shout coming from Andreas’ back. The shout made him surprised, he quickly turned around his body, wanted to find the source of the shout, and it was Cindy! She was running fast through all the people there.

‘Cindyyyy….!!!”Andreas screamed, and after put his bag on the floor, he ran toward where Cindy was still running closed him. All the people at the airport just watched them. They tried to guess what had happened, but before they could find the answer, Cindy and Andreas had faced to face. They—Cindy and Andreas—then embraced each other. All the people enjoyed this moment.

“Please, don’t leave me alone, Andreas…” Cried Cindy, “I could die without you, please…”

“No, Cindy, it won’t be forever. I’ll come back here again and marry you. Now, I just leave to get my future to study in America. Yeah, Cindy, please. Don’t cry, please. This future is just for you… trust me! I’ll love you forever and ever…” answered Andreas, he then embraced Cindy strongly. Cindy was soluble in Andreas’ hug.

“Will you promise me that you’ll come back again???” asked Cindy.

“Yes, I bet, if you wanna know I’ll never wanna go, but just for you, for our bright future I’ll go just for a while.”

Then, Cindy stood up opposite Andreas. She erased her tears, and then smiled at Andreas. She was a good girl. She believed all Andreas’ words. Then he escorted Andreas with a quiet feeling. Andreas then continued walking. He left Cindy who still stood up watching him. And before he disappeared behind a door, he waved his right had to Cindy… and whispered, “Wait for me, Cindy, I’ll come back soon”

After Andreas came inside the door, and after some minutes, the plane departed. Cindy could see the plane flying into the sky. Again, Cindy cried, but she was not alone. Andreas’ mom came close her, and held Cindy’s hand.

The next day, a newspaper reported that a plane from Indonesia to America had fallen down and disappeared. No one could find it…… (the end….)

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We Will Not Go Down...

Bombs fell on the land that had been filled with blood. Its echo broke the stillness of the night. The animals of the night were awake, but they didn’t provide any movements that indicated a fear. They just walked slowly, looking for another place to continue their sleep. They had been accustomed with explosions. Meanwhile, at corner of the city, a house was destroyed, because one bomb had fallen there. Blood were scattered, shouts of anger blared in the night sky. People ran around the city, but they ran not to stay away from their enemies attacking them. They ran looking for the source of the bombs. They would fight back the attackers.

“The last bastion has fallen down…!!!” shouted a man. He ran, trying to control the situation. His shout seemed not to make all the people who were there afraid. The people were even more vigilant. They didn’t move at all, but still waiting on the last line of defense. Although they were well aware that they didn’t have sophisticated weapons, they felt it was not a reason for surrender. They would struggle for their rights.

However, elsewhere, far from the attacks, there was a mother who was crying. She cried not because of the war, but the arrogance of his son’s attitude that hurt her feeling. That time, the mother told her son, “Come on son, you must help us fight this war. We must get together to win this battle.”

“No, mom, this is your war, not mine!” answered her son.

Actually her son was a good boy. But the bitter truth in the past to make him change. He was sometimes gentle and understanding, but sometimes rude. Just like this time, the current attitude of the boy’s impudence to appear in inappropriate situation—in a war situation.

But, the mother’s patience was like an angel. She didn’t impose her will, but rather pray that her children could be the ones who succeeded in life and afterlife. So she swept the tears from her eyes, and walked toward the well to wash her face and her feet to pray.

In the meantime, one of her other sons came home. He didn’t say anything, because he felt so tired. He just came from the war, a war that he hadn’t finished yet. So he just parked his motorcycle quietly. After that, he looked at his first brother’s eyes, red. Then he looked at his mom, she was taking a prayer, crying and sinking into her prostration. Again, he didn’t say anything; he thought that it’d better for him to go directly toward his room where the situation was dark and quiet.

When he arrived in his room, he took off his uniform. He didn’t care of everything he was feeling; broken heart, betrayals, even a dream that was almost stolen, but with wounds he struggled to defense. Suddenly, when he felt in pressures, his second brother came into the room. The second brother then sat besides him, and then talked, “We must win brother, we will not go down! We must win….!”

“What must we win, brother?” he answered his second brother, “We aren’t even brave to fight in the war. Whereas, we know that our children have been waiting for the glory for years, and we here just talk about winning without any efforts to be a real winner” then his heart was full of tears. He regretted he had talked like that to his second brother. However, his second brother just smiled at him, and then telling him softly,

“Brother, I’m not asking you to forgive me for my attitude. And I’m happy that you have big motivation to win in the war. Me too, I also want to win this war. Not only for me and my family, but for us.”

After that the second brother got up, and then walked out the room. At the same time, he tried to understand every word that had been just said by his second brother. He stood up, couldn’t still find the answer. He reached the electricity to turn off the lamp in his room. He felt very tired and really wanted to take a rest.

After the room was hardly dark, he laid his body in his bed. Slowly, he closed his eyes, and his lips softly whispered, “Yes, brother, I know, we will not go down, and we will win our future…”

The moon in the sky disappeared slowly, and hiding behind the dark clouds. And in war area outside there, the battle had stopped. It was only blood covering the land, there was no fears, the people who had gotten back to their home made the night quieter and quiter.

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I Forget That I Love You

Stella was walking in a deserted alley. It was in the late evening. The alley was very dark. It was only the moon that lit up the night. "Love will never tell lies" whispered Stella to herself.

The wind blew strongly, made Stella feel cold, though she was wearing a very tick jacket. She stared for a moment gaze into the sky, it was quiet. There were no stars decorating the sky. Ooh... She suddenly felt lonely, after that she thought of her lover. "I hate him!" she cried silently. "Why did he betray me?" she muttered again.

Suddenly Stella tried to remember again when she was quarreling with her boy friend two hours before.

"Please, Stella, trust me..." Roger sulked to Stella, his girlfriend.

"What can i trust from your words? I have even forgotten that I love you!" Stella snapped. She seemed to be burning with jealousy.

How not? Stella had seen Roger walking with a woman in a mall the day before. That time, Roger and the girl walked arm in arm. And to Stella, the fact was enough for her to think that Roger had betrayed her love--her sincere love.

"But you must trust me..." said Roger silently again. But the words sounded useless, because Stella had walked away.

"I'll prove to you, Stella, that my love with you seriously..." Roger then went in the opposite direction with Stella.

Oooh... Stella suddenly cried for having to remember the quarrel. But, she just went on the steps, heading home.

The morning had come to the accompaniment of chirping birds. Sunlight that penetrated through the sidelines of the window, touching the skin of Stella's eyes were still closed. Stella was very lazy to get up from her bed, but she had to go to school. School? Considering about it made her lazier to get up. Because, she knew that she would meet Roger there. Then, with a lazy step, she finally got up and walked toward the bathroom, "I hope i won't meet him at school"

The class was deserted. Stella looked at her watch. "What the??? it's 7 already. Where are the other students???"

Stella then walked to her desk. When she arrived at her desk, she found a paper. she opened it, and read the writings in the the paper, "This class will not start if you don't forgive me". Stella gasped for a moment. She liked the sentence, but when she wanted to keep it, she suddenly remembered that it must be Roger who wrote this. "Yes, it must be him...!!!" Then she threw the paper. And when she wanted to sit down, dozens of students came to the classroom by carrying a large banner with the inscription: "IF YOU FORGET THAT YOU LOVE ME, I WILL MAKE YOU REMEMBER IT AGAIN WITH MY LOVE."

And a moment later, Roger came into the classroom too. He carried a flower. He stepped toward Stella. Stella was nervous. She wanted to scream, and she longed to berate Roger. But, she didn't know why she felt difficult doing it. This time Roger had stoop up in front of her, "Stella..." said Roger calmly. But before he continued his words, he looked back at his friends who had supported and helped him. He winked his right eye to his friends for a while, it made his friends smile to him.

"I never lie to you" said Roger again after looking back to Stella, "All I want in this world is only you. I'm not lying. It's true, this feeling comes from deep inside my heart. About the girl you saw yesterday. Mm... I forgot to tell you that I have a little sister. She studies in Australia. And yesterday, she wanted me to accompany her to buy a new dress."

"You're lying!" Stella snapped.

"No, he's not lying..." suddenly a beautiful girl came, and walked closed Stella and Roger, "I'm his sister... Hello, My name is Hanna..."

Stella was confused. She knew now that she had misunderstood.But, she felt shy to stare at Roger's eyes. Roger, because he knew Stella, just embarrassed Stella. So did Stella, She cried on Roger's chest...

Looking at this moment, all the students there clapped their hands. But suddenly, came a terrible sound. It was a teacher's voice, "Is there anyone who can tell me what happening is here???"

All the students, of course, just ran toward their desks hurriedly...

above the sky, the angel of love smiled looking at Stella and Roger's love that reunited... (^_^)

(Saturday Afternoon, 22-May-2010)

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AS I JUST WANT TO STUDY

Billy was a diligent student. He liked coming to the class on time. Even, he always arrived in his school very early, and usually just sat down on his chair until his friends came to the class, the bell rang, and the teacher entered the class. All his friends always praised such attitude of his, including the teachers at the school, they were proud of having Billy as one of the students in the school.

However, Billy wasn’t smart enough as a student. This fact could be seen when Billy never did home-works given by the teachers to him. And it caused Billy always stood up in front of the class as a punishment for the students who didn’t do the home-works.

“I like it, thank you, Mam” said Billy while he was standing in front of the class. That time, his smile looked very happy. It was as if he didn’t feel any shames at all.

Looking at this, Billy’s teacher was wondering. She really wanted to know why Billy said such words, while other students, of course, would refuse to stand up in front of the class by giving so many reasons in order that the teacher would give them an excuse.

“Billy, why do you look so happy? Don’t you feel shy standing up here?” Asked Billy’s teacher finally.

“No, Mam,” Answered Billy, and smiled. And after listening to this answer, it was not only his teacher laughed, but all the students hearing this also laughed at Billy. And Billy, what an incredible Billy! He just stood up quietly.

“Okay, Billy. Now, tell me your reason why you didn’t do your home-work?” Asked the teacher again.

“No reason, Mam. I didn’t do it on purpose. Hehehe…”

Of course, this answer made the teacher very angry. She felt that Billy had underestimated her lessons. So, couldn’t stand it, she didn’t only ask Billy to stand up. She even asked Billy to go out of the class until the end of the school.

“No, Mam…” Refused Billy suddenly. He then came close his teacher, he hoped his teacher wouldn’t give him such hard punishment. Though, he knew that it was because his answer a few minutes ago. But, that’s the truth; he didn’t do the home-work on purpose,

“Do you know what my purpose is, Mam???” Cried Billy. He tried to explain.

“What???” the teacher shouted. It seemed that she couldn’t maintain her patience.

“Because….” Whispered Billy.

“What the????”

“Because, the purpose is I just want to study…”

“What did you mean???” The teacher still didn’t understand.

“I just want to study how to be a strong man who can stand up in a very long time, Mam. Yeah, Mam, I’ve just joint a group of PASKIBRA, and tomorrow I’m going to have my first test by standing up in a ceremony. So, I know it will take a very long time, so before I fail tomorrow, I think it’s the right moment to train my stamina. Hehehe….”

Hearing this reason, Billy’s teacher’s face became red, very red. And then she shouted, while Billy had left the class horribly.

“Billyyyyyy……!!!!”


What a funny Billy! (^_^)


Office (17-05-2010)

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