
“Yana, to the canteen yuk?”
“Eh, I've brought lakkal”
“Oh okay then, we go to the cafeteria first ya”
I nodded with a smile.
It was my first day at a new school, for a reason that made me have to change schools. A little annoyed when I had to leave the old school, leaving all the friends who have been two years together, but how else the wishes of parents can not be denied.
At that time I thought that changing schools was the most unpleasant thing, imagined in my head I was harassed and had no friends because it was considered foreign.
But the reality is not like that, just when just entering class it turns out that there are many who greet me and invite acquaintances. “Maybe I'll be at home here and it looks like tomorrow there's no need to bring supplies so I can go to the cafeteria with them” I thought.
After the break bell rang a few minutes ago, the 12th classroom of IPA 1 became completely deserted leaving only me and one other female student in the corner there, the student who made me feel uncomfortable now. How not now did he notice me blatantly with the glare of his sharp eyes.
“Hai” said I somehow dared to greet him.
Instead of returning my greeting, the girl even raised her face to look at me sharply, with a pale face.
“Do you hurt?” I said again. Again there was no answer he even left the class with rough steps.
“Do I bother him?” Makes me ask in my heart.
Toot.
The doorbell rang, suddenly the classroom was filled with students.
Karin, Sari, Yanti, Vina, Linda, Riko, the student whose name I remember also entered the class. And the girl, who looked at me sharply a few minutes ago smiled at me as I turned to her seat, with a cheerful and fresh-looking face clearly different from before. Just makes me confused.
“Hei! Why bengong?” Karin, my best friend is shocked.
“Eh no, Rin the girl who sits in the corner seat is whose name?”
“Which one?”
“The rightmost one was”
“Ooh it's called Alisa Puspita, commonly called Lisa”
“Ooh”
“You chat? Lisa's good with her man” Karin said again
“Emp... can” my answer is doubtful.
“OK, later break second ya”
“Baik”
The Indonesian lesson went on without any sleepiness coming at me. 15 minutes to rest but I really want to pee now. I saw that Karin was very focused on listening to the lessons conveyed by Mr. Arif, making me hesitate to ask him to accompany me outside.
“Why Yan?” Karin realized my anxiety
“Pissing pen”
“Yes geez Yana why not say from radi anyway, yuk I temenin”
“Hehe” honestly, I'm a little shy on Karin.
“Come, why is it still quiet in place?”
“You asked permission”
“Yes pardon Yana yes, yuk”
Be me to wc accompanied by Karin, my new best friend who understands me the most. After peeing I went to the bathroom, and was a little surprised to see Lisa there washing her hands.
“Lisa” with doubt I greet him, again.
His head raised to face me, that pale face looked as cold as before I knew his name.
“You're Lisa, right?”
There was still no answer from his mouth that was like it was locked. Lisa stepped closer to me with her hands raised.
“Lisa you why?” I was nervous, confused about what he was going to do.
“I hate you” the remark came out when her hands that felt so cold were on my neck and, uh,
“Yan, you why?”
Karin's voice made the scary girl take her hand off my neck and then go past Karin who was standing in the doorway. My chest felt tight, it seemed like I was holding my breath just now but stupidly I was still confused by all this.
“Yan your face is pale, why the hell?” You see ghosts, right? speaking of ghosts?”
“You mean by ghost?”
“Iya that was you talking alone”
I was shocked to hear Karin's words. By the way, he said, did he not see Lisa who had clearly passed him earlier?.
“to yuk class!” Not intending to answer Karin's question, I quickly pulled her hand violently.
Upon arriving at class I noticed Lisa who now turned into looking fresh and good again, until the second break bell rang my eyes kept on her. Once upon a time Lisa noticed my gaze which she greeted with a sweet smile.
Actually what I saw in the bathroom was really Lisa or not? Big question marks are weighing on my head now.
“Yana, yuk!” Karin came back to surprise me
“Where?”
“There Yan, to Lisa” place
“Let's go Rin, now it feels like I want to sleep” replied I pretend to sleep with my head on the table.
“Loh really is Yan”
“My eyes can't open Rin”
“Yes pardon Yan to his side. Okay if so to reopen your eyes how about we just hear the story? Yuk!”
Without even a second of my voice, Karin pulled my hand towards the few students who were gathering. Lisa was not there.
“Eh Yana, let's join us” said one of the students there. I smiled and sat down in an empty chair.
“Kok diem? Story again dong we want to hear” said Karin
“Udah finished the story, you guys dong” said Sari
“Oh yes I have a story! But scary story, you want to hear?” Saying karin again
“Mau dong! That's just exciting!”
“OK, but the story of Yana“
“How do I Rin?” Karin's words surprised me
“Yes you, who was in the bathroom earlier, the time of rest. You see ghosts, right? You're talking the same ghost, right? Story dong yan.”
“You said what the hell Rin, who saw ghost”
“Eeh lied, your face was pale. I remember you saying Lisa's name! Ghost name Lisa huh?”
Karin said loudly. Getting the other students to gather around me, asking me to tell a story.
“Ha! Really? Story dong yaaan.”
“Iya yaan. story dong”
“Yaan dunk story. Yep! Yes!”
Pinta them with a pleading tone that I think is too excessive.
“Haha you want to be lied to Karin”
I said then walked to my desk with mixed feelings let alone see Lisa's face in the corner that did not look as happy as before. He must have heard it. What then?
After a few hours spent filling the memory of the brain, finally the bell went home. I left class with Karin and a few other students, not really expecting since when the rain fell that made a puddle in some places.
“Hadeeh, when will the rain stop??. Oh rain... oh raining” karin talking to myself makes me ticklish.
“You are school picked up or how is Rin?” I'm making a sound to stop Karin singing
“I rode Yan's bike, my home is near”
“Ohh”
“If you are Yan?”
“I shuttle”.
A few minutes passed by we spent chatting, the rain began to subside making the students rush home including Karin. But not with me.
From: Rio
Yan brother is a little late to pick you up because brother's motorcycle tire is leaking, now again in the workshop. You waited a long time for nothing.
The message obviously pisses me off. I kicked the trash can violently, let alone the reason I moved schools if not for my mother marrying this man, a person who dared to get along with me when living in a new house for three days. I kept my phone back without any intention of replying to that message from Rio.
I stared at the entire school that had turned out to be completely deserted, but my eyes were accidentally fixed on the figure of the girl who was scaring me right now, standing near the computer lab room. His eyes were fixed on the school grounds, looking like a daydream. I ignored the girl and chose to sing quietly to fill the silence.
“Yana” I'm aghast
“Lisa? You haven't come home?”
I asked nervously and quickly turned to the spot where I saw Lisa a few seconds ago. Of course he's not there because now he's here, right next to me that makes me want to get out of here fast.
“Not yet, there's still business. If you?”
“Eh, anu, that's me waiting for the invitation” said I was more nervous thinking about what business he meant.
“Yan, walk to the back of yuk school, there is a beautiful place in my opinion, maybe you like it too?”
“But,
“Come, I bet you like it”
Lisa pulled my hand a little rough. I finally followed Lisa. Hearing the word “indah” I always liked it.
The rain had completely stopped, leaving only the cold and drops of water from the trees we passed by as the wind blew. Not too far we walked until finally stopped in front of a river that is not too big with clear water.
Across the river lined with trees that are quite dense, many dry leaves fall into the water and then dragged by the swift current, seen also many beautiful wild flowers that grow on the river bank. I breathed this fresh air greedily. Lisa you're right, this place is so beautiful.
Lisa's! Since when is he not with me!
“Lisa”
“Lisa! Where are you?”
I called Lisa's name over and over again, but she's really not here. Suddenly my heart beats faster. Dug dug, I can't control.
I tried to calm down, remembering some of the things I experienced today.
When Rio says “hopefully smooth yes his first day”.
I nodded and ran to the school gate.
I shyly entered the 12 IPA 1 with Mr. Wandi, introduced myself and greeted my new friend.
During my first break in class with Lisa, she looked at me sharply without making a sound.
The second break I met Lisa in the bathroom, she looked at me sharply again and wanted to do something scary.
And just now, when the rain had subsided all the disciples decided to go home, he himself still had some business. Suddenly took me to the back of the school and now he's gone.
I really feel stupid, considering all the strange things to the girl doesn't that mean she wants to do something? Isn't he setting me up now?.
Well right, it's not far from where I stand now Lisa's staring intently at me, again.
“Lisa what do you want?” I'm yelling. Lisa stepped closer to me, as close as possible until it was completely in front of me.
“I hate you! Get out of here!”
“What do you want Lisa? What's my fault?” I said as I sobbed with the pain in my neck.
“Just kill you!” His words were right in front of my face.
“Stop!”
Suddenly someone's voice made Lisa release her hand from my neck.
Lisa's! That one over there really is Lisa, then this one?
“Enough Lina! He's just a new student. Her name is Yana and she's not the one who took the man you love so much. Not her Lina, not her”
My mind was all messed up, Lisa over there called Lina the girl in front of me and said something I didn't understand.
“Do not interfere Lisa! It's my business!” Lisa's voice called Lina
“Please realize Lina, why do you love the man more than we always love you. Dad, mom, me, we all love you. Stop doing this Lina. I know you hate Riska so much, but no matter how much you hate that woman, don't you still get to be with the man you said she took from you?. Now you're even hurting people who don't know anything. If mom and dad know this they must be very disappointed”. Lisa there said quietly with her cheeks already flooded with her own tears.
Lina with a sad face stepped closer to Lisa, then stopped. For a few seconds there was no sound, I watched two girls who looked so similar looking at each other, saw that sad face made me feel sad even though I was still confused by all this.
“I'm sorry” the voice came out of Lina's mouth followed by a loud enough sobbing then she ran and lost out of nowhere.
“I didn't mean to frame you Yana, again sorry” Lisa said while we were in the school parking lot
“It's okay, stop apologizing. What matters now is that Lina is conscious and not repeating it again”
Lisa nodded
“Eh that's Rio's sister! I'm first Lis, bye”
Lisa smile. I approached my brother who had arrived.
“Sorry yes big brother really, because the time in the workshop was ad..”
“It's okay, let's go”
“Is it really okay?”
“Yes, my brother actually”
“Kak?”
“Iya sister, why is it? Want me to call om?”
“Yes don't want to. Hehe”
“Continue the problem?”
“Yaa weird aja Yan, who yesterday-yes let you call brother by name, Rio”
“When?, feeling never”
“Haha, you ya”.
The motor drove, the wind gusts made me calmer now. Reminds me of Lisa's story.
“His name is Elina Puspita, she's my sister. We're very similar, right? People always say that first. Back when Lina High School had a boyfriend named Niko, she loved him so much that she almost went crazy when Niko turned away from him.
Niko ended her relationship with Lina and then dated Riska, a new student in class 12 IPA 1, our class. We and our family often advised Lina to forget Niko, but she never wanted to listen, until finally she was desperate to harm Riska in the river we came to earlier, but somehow the story even Lisa who splashed into the river and his life could not be saved.
It happened four years ago, I really did not expect Lina still had a grudge on the new child 12 IPA 1 even though it was definitely not Riska.
You know Yana?, there is one thing that makes me very sorry until now, when Lina was alive I never tried to get along with her, we very rarely spoke together, she said, maybe we don't even look like brothers if our faces aren't this similar.
After he died I just felt that I had a sister. I'm so sorry I didn't become a useful sister, especially when she was having trouble”.
“It turns out that there is ya”, I said slowly.
I put my arms around Rio's belly, from now on I should try to be familiar and loving with my brother, so that he would believe my words, so that he would listen to my advice, so that I wouldn't regret it later.
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