My Old Star
#9 Mr. Lecturer
The journey to campus Z did not take long, now they are there. Mentari was asked to send Arfan to the faculty where he taught. The mentor who was still in his confusion continued to follow Arfan without asking anything.
Arfan entered the Lecturer's room, headed to his desk and appeared to be picking up a file. Here the new Mentari understands that Arfan is a Lecturer, Mentari unconsciously smiled to himself.
"Auwwww..," cried Mentari who was hit slowly with a file in Arfan's hands.
Mentari stroked his head which did not really hurt, "It's so bad!" muttered.
"Let's get down!" arfan's orders.
Mentari chose to follow Arfan without asking much. Arfan asks Mentari to get back in the car. He brought the girl to dinner first before delivering her back to the dormitory.
"Why did we come here first?" ask Mentari.
"Eat!" answer Arfan briefly.
Mentari actually wanted to go home to the dorm, since this afternoon he had been taken by Arfan to and fro without a clear purpose, he said. Want to ask fear because of the very cold Arfan. Although Mentari was actually happy because he never thought he could get this close to Arfan.
"Happy rest Little Mentari," said Arfan as soon as Mentari was about to get out of the car.
"You are also careful on the road, thank you for bringing me Mr. Lecturer!" The little laugh.
Spontaneous Arfan pulled Mentari's hand and took the girl into his arms. Arfan seemed not willing to let Mentari leave him.
Mentari was shocked by Arfan's sudden attitude, Mentari was still silent and did not return Arfan's embrace. His entire body felt stiff, there was another tremor rumbling within his chest.
"Don't go little Mentari, just stay here for a moment!" arfan lirih.
Arfan hugged Mentari long enough, he just let go when a security guard caught them. Mentari felt awkward because the words of the security guard were quite striking.
"This is a campus, if you want to make out there just find a hotel, don't be here, ruin the view!"
Arfan was silent without replying to the words of the security guard who passed away to continue his duties. The mentari finally got out of the car and went into the dormitory. Arfan just stopped his car when he really made sure Mentari had gone inside.
"Hey brat, where have you been all day?!" asked Grandma Wijaya when she saw Arfan entering the house.
"Taking Mentari to the campus Nek," answered Arfan deliberately using the name Mentari so that his Grandmother was not angry and because it was true all day Arfan continued with Mentari.
"Did you take him to dinner?"
"Of course, Grandma,"
"Good, you rest must be very tired, right!" Grandma Wijaya pushed Arfan's shoulder to immediately enter her room.
Grandma Wijaya suddenly changed her tone to be very soft heard.
Arfan went up to his room to pack, tomorrow morning he had to fly to Spain for club business because it could not be postponed anymore, soon he also had to go to campus to teach. Of course the club's business must be resolved immediately before class begins.
Mentari these few days is preoccupied with journal assignments that he has not completed with his seminar group. Mentari slightly forgot if Arfan also some days disappeared without news. Arfan is really busy in Spain.
Today was the first day Mentari entered the campus after the holidays were over, she began to remember that Arfan had not contacted her since their last meeting that night.
Mentari was still in the classroom when the class was over, many times he checked his phone no messages entered.
Siska who had finished packing, looked at Mentari in surprise.
"Tari don't you go home?" ask Siska.
"Sis, in a moment,"
"I go home to the dorm first yes, want to sleep last night watching drakor until morning. These eyes are so sleepy!" Siska slightly chuckled because she felt silly herself, this morning there was a class even staying up.
Mentari just nodded, "Don't stay here!" siska's message to her best friend.
Siska dropped out of the classroom leaving Mentari alone. The sun felt his heart was so empty. The momentary happiness he went through with an Arfan that he felt really imprinted in his heart, although Arfan was very flat and stiff but Mentari actually liked it.
Mentari walks out of the classroom, down the hallways of the class before entering the park road to get out of campus. In the park, Ilyas who was waiting for Mentari had since approached him.
"Tars...Dance..," she called.
Mentari turned to the source of the voice, "Ilyas?"
"Are you busy today?"
"I'm going home to the dorm,"
"Then I deliver" Ilyas bargained.
"No need, I can go home by myself. After all the dorms are very close from here," Mentari refused politely.
"Dance come on," Ilyas continued to force, even he stopped Mentari who was about to step.
"Please step aside Ilyas!"
"Tars...Dance.I like you, accept this!" Ilyas said without further ado as he offered a gift to Mentari.
Mentari felt his throat choked, not since when his level brother liked him, which he knew they were working together on a research project. Mentari never considered Ilyas more than a friend and colleague.
"Don't just talk Ilyas,"
"I'm serious Tar, accept me and we'll be a good pair of researchers."
Mentari was confused about how to behave towards Ilyas, there seemed to be great expectations from Ilyas towards him.
"Sorry Ilyas, I'm still too small for this. Ak. I. i.e.," Mentari felt choked to continue her speech.
"The little commentary is right!" arfan said from behind Ilyas.
"You?" ilyas asked as he turned his body.
Ilyas tried to remember the face of Arfan who had met them during the seminar at that time. While Mentari smiled happily because of the arrival of Arfan, the mature man whom she had longed for these few days. Mentari felt his spirit back, but he was feeling very moody.
"Tari why your uncle could be here?" ask Ilyas.
"Let me take you to the dorm!" invite Arfan to Mentari without caring about Ilyas.
Arfan took Mentari's hand and took her away from Ilyas.
"I'm sorry Ilyas, I have to go."
Ilyas could only look at the passing Mentari from before him with Arfan.
Arfan takes Mentari to a bookstore, Arfan knows that Mentari likes books just as much as he does.
"You choose whichever you like!" arfan orders once they've entered a bookstore not far from campus.
Mentari follows Arfan, picking up books he likes. However, Mentari put everything back in its place.
Mentari feels inappropriate because between him and Arfan does not have any relationship, of course he does not want if Arfan will pay for him. The mentor only picks up a few books that he will pay for at the cashier.
"Why was it put back?" ask Arfan.
Mentari shook his head, "Take it, I'll pay for everything!"
"No.no..no, I still have a lot of books that have not been read!"
"This is enough" Mentari said, pointing to the book he was carrying.
Arfan went back to the shelf where Mentari had taken some books, then took all the books Mentari had put down and took them to the cashier and paid for them.
"Here you can read it all!" Arfan gave me a bag of books he was carrying.
"You bought it?"
"Sure, for you!"
Mentari received the books that Arfan gave him, "Thank you."
Now they arrived in front of the dormitory. Arfan parked his car not far from the dorm yard.
"Did you miss me?" ask Arfan to Mentari.
Mentari just kept quiet, even though he really missed Arfan.
"Say!" arfan Urge.
Mentari nodded, "I'm sorry I left without saying goodbye to you" Arfan said.
"Where are you from?"
"Spanish...,"
Mentari puffed her cheeks, she looked so adorable to Arfan.
"Be prepared for the weekend I'll take you to see Grandma" Arfan promised Mentari.
"really?" ask the Mentari with a glowing face.
"Of course, Grandma loves you so much!" arfan.
"I also began to love you Little Mentari" said Arfan in his heart.