CHASING THE LOVE OF THE TEACHER
MCGP 2

“Can't wait for Mas Juna to go to his papi tomb ? Not that I do not want to accompany Cilla, but today's schedule is very tight. What about Saturday ?”

This morning after taking a bath, Cilla suddenly said she wanted to go to the papi tomb because last night dreamed of meeting papi calling his name. For 4 months Cilla has not visited the tomb of papi and mami are next to each other, but during this time he routinely comes there every 2 months.

“Cilla just a minute, run out it directly to campus, there is a lecture at 11 later. Won't be long.”

“Sean want to be brought also ?” asked Arjuna who finally gave up on his wife's wishes.

“The body is a bit clean because yesterday the vaccine ran out so this morning let istirshat first. If later in the afternoon Sean is better, Cilla wants to take him to the supermarket and Mas Juna next to make dinner how ?”

“Let's Mas Juna tell you about dinner, yes. If it is not wrong there is an afternoon meeting at 5 o'clock, afraid not to rush if followed to dinner. But for sure, Mas Juna will give you the news so until the office.”

Cilla nodded and moved along as Arjuna hurriedly woke up after finishing his breakfast. Today the two woke up late because last night Arjuna was unable to resist the temptation of his wife who always made his passion at the highest peak.

“Glen still likes to make trouble ?” asked Arjuna after kissing Cilla's forehead who drove him up to the front porch.

“Faith. So far Glen is not looking for it because it is also in class.”

Arjuna gave a thumbs up while smiling and rushed into the car. The sound of the phone has sounded again, surely from Tino who again reminded Arjuna not to be late to come to the board meeting this morning.

***

Cilla sat on the edge of the cemented tomb. A faint smile expanded on his face after he finished sprinkling flowers over the tombs of papi and mami.

Being left behind by a mother since childhood because of illness and neglected by a papi who lives in regret makes Cilla grow in a deep sense of loneliness.

“Cilla is now very happy Mi, Pi. Sean is more adorable and the love of Mas Juna continues to grow every day. Hopefully in nature there, papi and mami can be reunited. Cilla said goodbye first, next Cilla will come again with Mas Juna and Sean.”

Cilla got up, down the path between the tombs. His eyes narrowed when he saw a familiar figure. His steps stopped, for a moment Cilla thought to stay ahead or approach Glen who was sowing flowers on the tomb.

Finally Cilla's footsteps brought her closer to the man.

“Pak Glen,” greeting Cilla made the man who was bending his head.

“Priscilla, you to whose grave ?” Glen stopped his activity and re-enforced his body.

“My parents, Sir. Over there,” Cilla menubjuk towards eating mami and papi.

“So many coincidences in the lives of both of us,” Glen said with a faint smile that Cilla replied with a thin smile as well.

“So Kak Gina is buried here too?” Cilla glanced at the gravestone that was behind Glen.

“Ya, Gina my only sister.”

“May I pray on his grave ?”

Glen nodded as he pulled over, making room for Cilla to approach. The silent atmosphere as Cilla closed her eyes and lowered her head, praying for the peace of Gina's soul and hoping Gina could help unlock the truth about her reason for ending life in such a horrible way.

“Hopefully Kak Gina's soul can rest in nature there, sir. I'm ready to go to campus.”

“Priscilla !”

Just 4 steps away from Cilla, Glen called her name. He looked up and knitted his eyebrows.

“How much time did you go to college ? Can we have breakfast for a while as friends instead of lecturers and students ?”

Cilla was silent, she saw her watch. There's still 1 hour 45 minutes before class starts. The journey from here to campus is about 20-30 minutes, meaning that there is still enough time for breakfast.

The curiosity about Gina made Cilla nod her head.

“Near-near here, Sir.”

Cilla does not want her breakfast with Glen to be an impromptu papparazi meal near campus.

”I know a good place near here. You follow my car.”

Cilla nodded and walked first to the parking lot, waiting for Glen to get into his car.

Glen was talking to 2 children aged around 7-8 years and did not know what the relationship between the two children was. They talked quite familiarly and occasionally laughed even Cilla had seen Glen take 2 packages out of his car and gave the two children a sheet of paper money that was somehow worth.

Slowly Cilla followed Glen's moving car leaving the cemetery. Just 10 minutes, Glen's car re-entered the parking area.

The traditional building looks cozy and there are only 2 parking cars in front of the building.

“Come here, Sir ?” cilla asked as Glen took her to the back area where visitors could sit near the open garden.

“I often stopped by during the nyekar to the tomb of Gina.”

Cila nodded and circulated his gaze, recording the atmosphere around him.

A waiter delivered 2 menu books and Glen began to explain the mainstay menus there. Cilla ordered a glass of hot chocolate because she had breakfast with Arjuna before going to the tomb.

“Can I hear the story about Mr Glen's Kak Gina version ? Who knows I could help Mas Juna dig up his memories.”

Glen smiled faintly at Cilla's question.

“I am sure Mas Juna will not mind apologizing to Mr. Glen and his family if he is guilty.”

Glen looked at Cilla fixedly. He liked to see Cilla's eyes blink while talking.

Without waiting for Cilla to repeat her question, Glen began to tell about Gina from her personality to how Glen regretted feeling insensitive to catch the feelings of Gina who liked Arjuna since the girl was still sitting on the Junior High.

Glen paused for a moment as the waiter delivered their order. After that, he went back to tell how his parents were devastated when he found Gina dead in his room and found a diary and inserts for Arjuna among the diary sheets.

“Mas Juna did not know that Gina sent him a letter during ospek because Mas Juna was not a member of OSIS and not a single letter from the new student was read.”

“But Gina's letter is not only unread but squeezed and directly dumped into the garbage can.”

“Where did Mr Glen know ?”

“I accidentally saw Gina from the 2nd floor. He was hiding behind a wall and I saw Gina watching Arjuna with Luki, Boni and Theo. They laugh as Boni lifts Gina's pink letter and before long Arjuna snatches it from Boni's hand then squeezes it out and immediately throws it into the trash can.”

Cilla did not want to argue Glen's story with Arjuna's version because now her position wants to hear Glen's story about his sister.

Not long after the waiter returned to deliver a small meal that was not ordered by Cilla.

“You should try this tempe menu, very tasty, much tastier than you ever ate in Semarang.”

Cilla laughed softly and without a doubt her hand picked up a piece of tempe mendoan with spices sprinkled on it, it did look somewhat different from the menu tempe mendoan she had eaten.

Cilla went back to listening to Glen's story while enjoying his food and drinks until Cilla finally glanced at his hand because she felt that she had listened enough to Glen's story.

“Thank you for the tract and trust you have told me about Kak Gina,”, Cilla said when the two were standing near their adjacent car.

Cilla smiled but not for long her forehead immediately wrinkled. His stomach churned, not heartburn but nausea to his head dizzy.

Glen pulled one corner of his lips and immediately held Cilla's slowly slipping body and carried it.

“There can be helped, Sir ?” a security guard rushed over to Glen who had brought Cilla in his carrier.

“Can you please open my car door, Sir,” Glen gestured to his hand which was under Cilla's body, holding the car key.

“What does this lady want to bring inside first, Sir ?”

“No need, she's my wife and is pregnant young. This has been a few times, let me take him to the hospital. I drop the car first, later I ask employees to take it here.”

Although a little confused, the security guard helped open the car door and received Cilla's car keys that Glen gave her.

”I'm tipped, Sir. My employee who will take his name Arjuna or Tino, please later be given by Mr.”

Glen rushed into the car with a face that looked panicked to make the security guard just nod and just remembered that he forgot to ask the name of his guest and recorded the license plate of Glen's car.

After 100 meters left the cafe, Glen immediately took Cilla's phone and pulled the battery and turned the car in the opposite direction.