short story

Sudden courtship

By Dwi Indah Pratiwi

A girl with a neat clothes and carrying some books in her hand walking to the class ,suddenly she heard someone called her name .

Tiwiiiiiiiii !!!! otomatically she stop and looking back and looking for where is the sound. It turns out her friend called her. The name is fahmi .

“Hey what’s wrong ??” tiwi said

“Is there a assignment ?” fahmi said with silly face.

“don’t worry nothing assignment in this classs. Let’s go to the class” vega said.

With in surprise tiwi and fahmi followed vega.

After finished the lesson tiwi and vega continued talking in the campus garden. She was eating together . in the time tiwi order some food suddently there are men that greet her.

Tiwi answer it with little smile in her face. She continued order her food and come back to vega.

Toktoktok . . . .  toktoktok . . .  .toktoktok . . . . .

The man was standing in front of door and waited with a tired face and there is someone that opened the door.

Tiwi who was lying on a mattress heard someone knock the door,but she felt hesitate if there is knock the door in her house . she alone in her house,so she must beware with anything.

Toktoktok . . . . toktoktok . . .! ! toktoktok . . . .!!!

The voice more loud.tiwi felt surprise

“Who the hell out loud knock on the door ?? just make shock !” she mutter as she walked to the door and opened the door.

“What are you doing ??? why are you long to open the door ???? I’ve very tired” a man said loudly.

“Sorry I’m not hear bro”

They are back to the room .

Tiwi was hear music in headset in her room not hear if there is called her .

Suddenly there is a man that enter her room with angry face . surprise tiwi release her headset in her ear

“why are you always make me shock ??”

“Why are you always not hear me if I called you ?” answer the man

“sucks !!!”

“Who are you mean?”

“YOU !!” answer tiwi to her brother

“What’s wrong ??” tiwi asked

The man that stand in front of the tiwi’s room wore shorts and yellow T-shirt put down evil face asked to the tiwi to create on some food to him.

“NO ! you can make itself” answer tiwi

“Stingy sister” the man that wore yellow T- shirt stuck out her tongue to mock his sister.

TIWIIIIIIII . . . .  wake up ! come on wake up now !!

It’s a six o’clock you must go to the campus !!

WAKE UP TIWIIII !!!!

Tiwi opened the eyes . casually she rubbing her eyes. Tiwi that still laid on the bed slowly waking up. Tiwi look at the clock and fastly go the bath and taking a bath . in toilet she said thank to her brother.

15 minutes later

She come to the campus. She sat on lawn chair campus because she was too early to arrive on campus  . when she was wait, she serve the food because she was hungry and have not a time to breakfast.

Suddenly there is a boy that sat on beside her.

“Who are you ? suddenly sitting on here” asked tiwi

The boy answer the tiwi’s question with smile

“why you just smile ?? are you cannot speak ?” tiwi asked with a little feel angry

Suddenly the boy asks her phone number. It make tiwi more angry . tiwi decided to left him.

*tingtong tingtong* a girl pres the bell in front of door. A minute there is who opened the door.

“hi ! why you come to my house” vega asked to tiwi.

With tired face, tiwi directly walked to vega’s room. Tiwi usually did it when her position in vega’s house. Without felt anything vega never destroyed,because tiwi and vega are friendship since she is high school. Vega’s parents and tiwi’s parents too know one of other. Tiwi also often slept in vega’s house ,in other hand vega too.

“i’m mad”

“why ? what’s happen ?” vega asked to tiwi

Tiwi told to the vega if when she at campus, she met with the boy that has tease her and asked her phone number. After vega knew that, vega directly laugh in front of tiwi.

While heard tiwi told to vega, vega continously laugh without stop.

Tiwi more be made annoyed with vega’s laugh suddenly tiwi stopped her story . vega also stopped her laugh.

With wonder tiwi said “ why you very happy listen my story ? i’m feel mad, but you are so happy and laughing.”

“i’m not happy, but just funny listen your story.” vega answer

“by the way, why you are not give your phone number to him ?” asked vega

“who knows you can get your soulmate” vega razz

From angry face tiwi become silly face. Tiwi thought about vega said. What said vega is true. Tiwi that been a long time single relationship began thought if she there is no wrong if she give her phone number, although not for boyfriend at least can become friend.

Today is free day from campus for tiwi. After shubuh pray, tiwi decided to jogging. Tiwi try to persuade her brother to accompanied her joggin, but her brother refuse because her brother stiil asleep. Tiwi also invite vega to accompanied her, but vega can not because she must went to market to sell load on shoulder. Finally, tiwi decided to jogging alone . tiwi usually jogging in Masjid Agung Central Java. At there often used for jogging, vend and etc. Tiwi went at there by motorcycle. Everywhere tiwi go, tiwi usually use motorcycle. After come tiwi did heating, after heating tiwi began to small run.

So many rotation that tiwi through, tiwi stopped to break a minute while drinking a bottle water. Suddenly there is a boy that sit in beside her. Tiwi don’t knows that there is a boy who sit in beside her. The boy just smile while looked tiwi’s face.

“hi !” greet the boy

With shocked and reflectly tiwi leads to a sound source.

“like a ghost, always come suddenly.” Tiwi said.

“why ?” tiwi asked.

“ i’m Arif”  the boy said

“i’m tiwi” with the silly face tiwi said.

Began from here tiwi often communication with him, often play together, often hang out together.

A few weeks later

Tiwi told to the vega if she began near with the boy that make tiwi mad. Tiwi also told about how they can met and to be a friend. Vega that listened story from tiwi felt happy too, finally vega’s friend has a friendzone.

“are you have a his picture ?” vega asked.

“of course, i have . wait a minute” tiwi respond with happy.

“this is  the boy that i tell to you” tiwi said.

Vega feel shock after look the picture. “ really this boy that approached you all this time ?” vega asked.

“yeah this is the boy. What’s wrong ?” tiwi asked curious.

Vega suddenly sad and a fake vega must told to tiwi if the boy that she mean also approached vegaa too. Vega told all how the boy can approached to vega and how they can met. Tiwi shocked heard that and feel sad too. Tiwi also apologize to vega, tiwi also don’t know if Arif also approached vega too,in other hand vega also apologize to tiwi.

Tiwi decided to kept of from arif while vega stay next with their relationship.

*kriiinnnnggg kriiiinnngggg kriiinnnnggg kriiiinnnggg* the telephone beep rom handphone tiwi.

“Why you don’t pick up the phone ?” asked brother.

“Let it, not important” tiwi respond.

“you phone very destroyed me ! pick up your phone now” snapped brother.

It turns out from arif, arif apologize ti her about all that had happened and arif wants to met with tiwi today because there are that be discussed. tiwi agreed with it.

“what do you want to order ?” asked the waitress

“ a cup of coffe” tiwi respond

“wait a minute” waitress said.

A few minutes later the order come and tiwi still sit on chair and wait someone.

“it is been a long time ?” the boy said while sit on in empty chair beside tiwi.

“yeah, what’s wrong? Just to the point,because i have not long time.” Tiwi said.

Arif explain all to tiwi, why arif approached vega because arif wants know tiwi further.

“i know if vega is your bestfriend, i’m approached vega there are the reason. It are not meant if i like a vega , i approched vega because i wants know you more, i wants know who are you. At the moment when i asked your phone number to you and you don’t give it, i try to asked to vega, but vega has a another meaning. Please believe to me. I do it all because i wants know you further and i wants to be your boyfriend.”

Tiwi shocked listened explanation from arif and asked “ really ? so, why you continuing to hold with vega ??” tiwi asked.

Arif respond “ i’m not continuing to hold with her, after i know that you know i approached vega, i try to contact you,but you very difficult to i contact. I also explain all to vega, but vega doesn’t know what i meant . vega continue contact I . i’m sorry. I’m really regret”

Tiwi that not strong wish to shed tears, decided to go and leave without a word wisely. Tiwi continously think what arif tell. In one side tiwi happy heard that arif tell to tiwi,but in other side tiwi felt sad because her bestfriend also like to arif. Tiwi confused with it all.

At the campus tiwi met with vega and tiwi asked something to vega about arif “ how about you and arif ?”

“why you suddenly asked about it ? “ asked vega.

“i’m so sorry tiwi, i know all. I know if arif like to you, not me . I shouldn’t egois. I think if arif like me,but he like to you. Arif had tell to me why arif aapproached me and why arif do it all  to me . the answer just one , it is because you.” Vega said while hug tiwi.

“yeah i know that, arif also tell to me.” Respond tiwi.

“By the way how about your feel about him ? are you like him too ?” asked vega.

Tiwi just silent

“don’t be afraid, i’m not angry with you if you like him too. I will so happy if my bestfriend like him too. If you know,arif is the best man . will not feel regret if you relationship with you ?”.vega razz

“i don’t know” tiwi said

Vega has a planning to unite between tiwi and arif. Vega wants if tiwi has relationship with arif.

Vega telephone tiwi . . .

“tiwi where are you?” asked vega with fake cry

“what happen to you vega? Why are you cry ?”

“can you meet me in retro caffe now ? i want tell to you tiwi, this is very important to me .” asked vega

“ok vega, i will go to there . wait a minute” tiwi said.

Vega telephone arif

“where are you arif ? can you come in retro caffe now?” vega asked

“what wrong vega? Are you ok ?”

“you must come in retro caffe now, i need you now.” Vega answer

“okee, wait a minute.” Respon arif

Tiwi has come in retro caffe, while vega there is no at there.

“where are you vega ? i had in retro caffe.” Asked tiwi by telephone.

“wait a minute.” Answer vega while turn off the phone directly

After tiwi wait a minutes, suddenly arif came

“why you in here ?” asked arif

“why you in here too ?” asked tiwi

“ I prompting came in here with vega. Why you in here ?”

“yeahhh i know what vega meant, i’m in here also prompting vega,”

They are laughing together after know that vega’s plan. Suddenly arif asked to tiwi to wants be her girlfriend without chit chat.

Tiwi directly agreed, because tiwi also like arif long this time. Finally tiwi and arif officially dating.

They are also tell to vega if they are had dating and they are say thanks to vega, because vega also plays in their love stories. Vega felt happy heard good news and vega hope they will imperishable until died.