Love In Longing
Ct. 7 (Right! It's Arsen! )

Gwen deliberately walked faster towards the backstage. Even ahead of the Lecturer who should be in front of the participants.

"I have to find the toilet as soon as possible, sir!" he said as he passed beside the Lecturer.

"Not more than 5 minutes!" answer the Lecturer, because each participant only has 15 minutes to deliver a presentation and show the results of their programming.

"Ready!" gwen replied, The important thing is that she must get backstage immediately before the United States team goes on stage.

Gwen entered the door leading the participants to get backstage. Seeing the time the Japanese team is getting thinner, making the girl have to run faster, given the distance between her chair and the waiting room is quite far.

"I found you, Sen! I must have found you!"

Gerutu Gwen while running through a quiet hallway that is only guarded by a committee who is ready to welcome participants right around the corner towards the backstage.

"I am one of the participants from Indonesia who will move forward. Where's the waiting room?"

The girl's mouth was asking the committee team, but her ears remained focused on what was heard in the building area. Where Japanese students start at the end of the presentation.

"There!" said the committee pointed to a path that looks quiet too, but at the end there, the, about 20 meters away were seen two blond men using a dark blue alma mater who seemed to start moving as if preparing to get out of the waiting room and towards the stage.

"Thanks!" exclaimed Gwen and ran back to the room that she believed was being filled by a team from the US. Simultaneously, the Japanese team began to end its presentation right at the last second. And the voice of the host has expressed his gratitude, and continues to call the team from the United States.

"Well! Huh! Huh!" gwen gasped for breath as she reached the waiting room... It seems empty.

Coinciding with his arrival there, closed was the exit that delivered students who were preparing to go on stage.

"No!" the pekiknya back.

Gwen quickly tried to open the door, but unfortunately, the door seemed to be locked from the outside without being opened by her.

Clek, clek, clek!

"Damn!" objurgation.

Without thinking any longer, Gwen immediately turned the direction and ran back in the hallway she had previously passed. And this time Gwen was really like experiencing De Javu.

How not, besides passing through the same hallway, he also heard a voice that he heard yesterday morning. And right now the voice is talking using the mic to make a presentation.

"Arsen! He's right Arsen!" exclaimed Gwen while continuing to run with an unusually fast heartbeat.

"I found it, Cla!" he murmured while continuing to run with a thumping chest.

It was not him who was looking for this young man. But somehow, maybe so close friendship between himself and Cla, making the girl join the fight to be able to reunite the love that should have been fused for a long time.

Up ahead, there were four people who joined his team were walking opposite to him with frowns. As if asking, why Gwen had to run back towards the building in such a hurry.

"Sorry, Sir! There was no toilet there. I need to find a toilet!" said Gwen with a very convincing intonation of speech if the girl was in a hurry to urinate. Though not a bit of the girl felt something want to come out of her body.

"Hurry, Gwen!" said the Lecturer with a pushy tone.

"Ready, Sir!" sahut while running again, until finally he returned to the building that became the gathering place of the participants.

Breath gasped intensely, but the girl's eyes immediately hurriedly turned to look towards the stage. And there, up there, four students in dark blue alma mater suits were delivering the results of their programming.

"Arsen.." he looked on in disbelief, when he found the figure that his best friend had been looking for.

"I found you, Arsen!" he murmured with breath still burning. "I found it, Cla!"

Arsen's hair, once black, is now in Cinnamon Brown. In combination with the skin as white as milk, certainly makes the young man more attractive also more mature. And it is quite difficult to be recognized by people who just know him. The young man really looks a lot different from the rancid Arsen of a few years ago.

Realizing that he must capture a photo of Arsen, Gwen immediately pulls out her cell phone from her alma mater's pocket. Quickly he took some photos of Arsen. And take the video for up to a minute.

But not yet finished he intends to extend the duration of the video, a call goes to his phone. Name Prof. Hardi appears at the top of the screen.

"Oh, my God! The situation is really not supportive!" gerrutu annoyed.

And inevitably he also raised the call of his companion Lecturer for the safety of his value. And end the video which is only 1 minute 5 seconds long.

"helo? Yes, Sir?"

"It's been over 5 minutes, Gwen! What exactly are you doing?" ask the Lecturer a little intimidatingly.

"Sorry, Sir! I'll be right back!" gwen replied a little upset. But he does have a big responsibility for the competition this time. Indonesia's good name is on his back at the moment.

"Hurry now!"

"Yes, Sir!"

The call ended, and Gwen immediately looked back towards the stage. Stare with satisfaction and plan to compose the right sentence when talking to the young man later.

"Cla must be happy to hear this news! Once my team advances, we'll have to meet, Sen! There are so many stories you need to hear from me!"

Said the girl staring in relief with a smile at Arsen who was right. And sure after this there will be a beautiful story for the life of the friend.

Unexpectedly, the small possibility of being able to meet someone overseas without a prior agreement, actually happened to him. And what Gwen found was the most sought after man in all this time.

Drrt!

Gwen's phone shook again, aware that if it was definitely the Lecturer, Gwen immediately went back in and then ran in the hallway while picking up Prof's phone. Hardis.

"It's running, sir!"

***

Arsenio Wilson who represented her three friends had ended the session very well. The once famous young man was very rancid and jokingly stood up with confidence. His old face had long since disappeared. And now it is more often seen cold, compared to look humorous.

The team from the United States has come down and that means the team from Indonesia is starting to take the stage.

Along the way to the stage, Gwen looked around to find Arsen who had entered the exit for the participants who had made the presentation.

' That's not right! Hopefully the US team doesn't go home right away! '

He murmured in his heart.

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