Pocong In Smartphone
6-2. The Wasted Memory

"Yes remember! Maybe because of his handsome Junior High, plus his silly behavior, especially he also likes the misery of others. Absolutely absurd!" Cetus Pita added.

My ears hurt to hear their words, whether I don't know their intention to praise me or not. It makes me feel lazy to hear it.

Because now I'm a loner, why do I get praised for things that have changed from me?

The Junior High? Now I've forgotten it a little, although sometimes I feel that Junior High is indeed the most beautiful time I have ever had, besides traveling with family.

About good times like that, sometimes it hurts me, sometimes it makes me soft.

Not all good times are beautiful, sometimes painful when everything is over.

When I was in elementary school I was an introvert who was really embarrassed talking to the opposite sex. My Junior High time was an extrovert who, as my friends say, was absurd, and famous in the class. High School time.I tried to introvert back, I'm tired of looking for friends again, now it's time to be alone.

It's sad, but yeah. While listening to the memories presented by my friends, I just sat quietly here, propping up my head using my hands from being tired.

"Even now, Lora is about to become famous. Judging by his appearance, he's now a busy OSIS kid!" Sewot Eko diverts the gossip to Lora.

"There will be a new candidate! You're gonna be the next head of the OSIS, huh, Lor?" ask Pita while seducing Lora to answer her.

"Hehhh!! Who said?! The OSIS brothers haven't spoken yet!" Read the shocked Lora, immediately sewot.

I just watched those who kept chatting, I didn't know what to say to join the conversation, while my brain was empty here. My gaze was empty, staring at all of them who were full of emotions upset or surprised, or even happy there.

Didn't she? It looks like Lora is going forward for a new candidate to be the chairman of OSIS or its representative. How many candidates will he be? I don't know, I'll be in full support for Lora. Even though he used to not participate in extracurricular or organization at all, but I was surprised if he became an important SMA now, like me at Junior High School.

After getting tired of babbling, Pita also offered a drink that had been provided on the table for us.

The babbling was thirsty, maybe that was what Lora and Eko felt as they continued to babble earlier.

"Eh, you want to, since when did we start being friends?" tanya Lora started the conversation again, trying to remember together.

"Since.. since when?" Pita tried to remember it.

"Eh, wasn't that time... When we were in 2nd grade SD? It happened in the river, right? After that, we try group work together. Bener, right?" I tried to answer, but still had doubts.

"I guess.really, Fir. But I forgot!" Respond Eko while laughing shyly.

"Yes, Ko!!" Lora supported Eko with passion.

Why is it this '45 spirit?! This was not what was expected of his spirit, he was misplaced!

Where is someone so excited and proud that he forgot?!

Or does Lora think this is holding an OSIS chair election with her vision of mission? I don't know, I didn't think about him. There-there's just a response.

"I was. Wait, I tried to remember. At the time, I was in the river.I was at first..." I tried to remember it, but suddenly the pain hit my head. "Adudamu..."

◐True Times are Hard to Remember◐

Once upon a time, during class I was in the 2nd grade of Elementary School.

I was lazy to go to school, I felt like I wanted to get big quickly, then go to Junior High School to leave all the SD friends who always mocked me.

No day without the ridicule that kept coming to me, plus their harsh treatment of me, such as hitting, kicking, etc., made me unable to stand school.

At school, not even one friend I had. I don't know why I've always been shunned. The ones who accompanied me in class were just tables and benches, they were very loyal to me.

While my friend at the break time, only the rocks and sand that are next to my classroom building.

I remember, Mother Teacher often told me not to play sand there, because there was cat litter there. But I don't care what he says, the only reason is because they're my friends. Although I always envy seeing people can play chases, hide and seek, or so forth, not playing with inanimate objects like me.

While I'm here just playing rock and sand while imagining they are race cars and their tracks.

Even so, I never get tired of being alone, rather than joining others and getting bullied. I've been singlehandedly bullied and ostracized, let alone joining them?

One day when...

After school, I changed clothes to play until the afternoon, whether it was a walk or aloof.

Actually I'm afraid if I walk around alone like this, because I'm still in 2nd grade Elementary school, aka prone to kidnapping. I was afraid that if something bad happened to me, considering that I wouldn't be able to do anything because I was also a home child.

In one of the houses I passed by, there was a wall clock I could see from the outside. It was 4pm, and soon I decided to go home.

A boring trip. Walking on the lonely road beside the river, I wanted to go along it. Until I accidentally saw a little girl right in front of the river, sitting while hugging her hanker facing the river.

Is he the same fate as me? I'll try asking.

"Hey, this afternoon, why are you here?" I asked after sitting with him and taking his place next to him, while he was just confused looking at me because of my behavior.

"I-i. That you?" he answered and asked without jaim-jaiman, because we were just a pair of children.

"I'm the same." I reply and smile for a moment to face him.

Conversations are age appropriate. It seems like this woman has the type to make friends, the answer looks sincere.

Maybe if I get to know him, we can seem to be friends, and he will be my first friend besides inanimate objects.

Afternoon like this, why is this woman alone by the river? Does he have friends like me? Is he alone like me now? Wait, I still have both parents. Maybe he was alone because at school he had no friends.

"Why are you alone?" my question after the atmosphere here was quiet, but he did not answer me, even turned his head not. He just nodded after hearing it. "I don't have any friends at school, especially at home. So, let's go! What's yourname?"