LAST CLIMB (EPS.1)
20. First Love
A girl in an ash-white uniform was sitting by herself under a cool tree in the back area of the school, where usually the students who prefer to be alone there, but this time the goal of being there is not for that. While accompanied by a famous horror novel book he rests his back on the tree behind him, the soft cradle of wind that cools anyone who is there makes him feel at home to linger. It is a little strange when a woman likes a horror or mystery novel, but maybe because in the novel there is part of a romantic story between lovers with mysterious abilities so she likes it.
The girl was waiting for someone who knew who, or who, because on a paper containing a message found in his desk drawer just wrote that he had to wait for the sender of the message alone under the back tree of the school where he currently sailed, because there is something that the sender of the message wants to convey, without hesitation and suspicion he followed what the sender of the message asked, without hesitation, the girl did not realize that a pair of eyes had caught her from behind the dull walls of the school shed, with her heart pounding fast enough that she had noticed it from a moment ago, long enough for him to venture out and meet the girl.
"Hey."
The girl who heard the greeting turned her head and smiled and slightly scrunched her forehead, but she did not realize that the person who sent her the message was the man who had just greeted her.
"Well, are you here?" The girl asked with a friendly smile and was astonished by the existence of a person she knew well enough that was currently standing before her, because indeed in the back area of this school there are rarely students who like this kind of place, and he is not the type of person who likes this kind of place.
"Mmmhhhh..me...."
The courage and determination that had been accumulated earlier with great difficulty instantly disappeared when faced with the person he liked, all of that must be instantly wiped away by the gaze and smile that is now right presented before him, cold sweat began to pour soaked his forehead and back, he said, the cool breeze that caressed them this afternoon was not able to provide coolness at the beautiful moment he planned.
"I what?"
The girl was more and more astonished at what her friend was going to say, but unfortunately he still does not understand that the one who asked him to come to this place is a male figure who is now in front of him.
"I love you."
The word is thrown away, but not out of courage, but out of an attitude, there is no turning back and this is the best opportunity to express it all.
The girl was shocked to hear his friend's confession, showing him a paper with a message she found this morning in her desk drawer, which made her smile disappear, and finally the girl understood why her friend had suddenly been here with her.
After that, the two of them just fell silent with their respective minds do not know what else they should talk about, long enough to wait for the answer of the girl of his tribe, he said, but finally patience bears an answer even though not as beautiful as imagined, but this is a reality that sometimes does not match expectations.
"Rie, I love you too..."
For a moment the answer catapulted Arie as high as the sky as possible to even imagine heaven, until unconsciously a little smile was hidden behind his face that was bowed happily.
"But my dear is just a friend.sorry."
The additional sentence threw Arie's hopes soared, his smile that had been broken now withered again, but he could only be silent and did not know what to do, not daring to say anything, anything else to catch the person who had crushed his hopes.
As Arie stood up and left Aini without saying anything as a farewell, she could not help but feel disappointed, while Aini had to feel guilty for Arie, which indeed he could not give more affection than a friend.
With gontai Arie walked down the hallway in front of the class until he returned to his own class, Danu who saw the moody Arie was surprised, although Arie always looks moody, but she always looks sad, but this time he saw Arie as if he was facing a severe problem.
Aini stood at the door of Arie's class, looking at Arie who was sitting with her head bowed on the table, wanting her to erase her friend's grief, but she realized that it was her who made her sad.
However, Danu who was sitting right beside Arie actually smiled, seeing the person he had been looking for finally revealed himself, it seemed like his plan had always been facilitated by fate, he said, in this way Danu does not need to bother looking for the existence of the chosen person, and then he just needs to approach it and make sure everything goes according to what he has planned so far.