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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