
However, the two are still separated by distance and time, although as close as possible, have not been able to meet.
Only, the path to it had already begun to open. Both of them were accidentally missed, as if they no longer wanted to look for another. Only know the sound, yet directly staring at the appearance. Counting weeks, or even days.
Joy keeps trying to focus on her scripts, while Rey continues to continue her habit, reading books in the library, immersed in books of computer programming, programming languages, assembling her own computer. Because of that, his steps are getting steady to leave the world of luxury full of ease behind him. And like a different world that complements each other, the tomboy Joy who likes art, design, writing and desktop publishing must be a pretty advanced brained girl, also nice to talk to, connect, and desktop publishing, not talking about cosmetics, luxury jewelry and boutique dresses just like the girls bangsawati princess style Disni in the Kingdom of Evertonia High School.
Joy's birthday is finally coming! He can't wait, will his friends - or, um, just that one is enough - will call him. Mama has promised, Joy's phone can be used specifically for that time. So if there is someone super special in the heart who congratulates, it will certainly be a sweet surprise.
And as soon as Joy opens her phone after so many days of not touching, surprise! Poking how many tens or hundreds of notifications from someone, which he was waiting for.
Who else, if not Mr Rey!
"Joy, tell me."
"Where are you?"
"I'm here waiting for you."
Joy's eyes stared at the wall clock. It was the morning of her birthday, but her eyes were reluctant to close. "I'm not sleepy anyway, I just wait until 12, like new year's night! If he remembers me, uhh, I'll prove it to him later!"
They had one of their night conversations over the phone at home, a few weeks ago,
"Joy, when's your birthday?"
"July. The day before the end of the month. You?"
"Still long. In February. Horoscope fish."
"I'm dong first. Don't forget the card."
"Sip. But later if we meet. I said HBD first."
"Hm. I don't know when, but I want to! We will meet, yes! "
The conversation ended with both laughter. That promise will soon be proved. "Unless Rey forgets, falls asleep, or has another crush! Uh, no no no! He better be serious with me! I've risked everything for this relationship, even though I haven't said the word like, let alone love! Anyway, I need to get to know Mr. Rey even more! Watch out if he dares to lie to me,"
The clock's needle is beating very slowly, one second is shifting very slowly, like an hour for Joy. "Well, Rey remembers no? He was a handyman. Must remember." Joy is starting to feel like a zombie. He is sleep-deprived, tired, anxious and restless lately, because the TA session aka the final task of counting days.
At 12 o'clock.
The phone rang, the old-fashioned tone of the famous classic phones of the time.
Shaking, Joy pressed the receive button. "Hello?"
"Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Joy, happy birthday to you..."
"Hopefully accomplished all that Joy aspired to. And one more gift I want to give you..."
A moment, two seconds. Joy's heart stopped beating. "What else, Mr Rey? Please don't make me fall unconscious."
"I like you."
Joy speechless. Like in cartoons. As if time had stopped. So did his heartbeat.
Suddenly he laughed. Long time, a minute, two minutes? I don't know. If there is a mirror, it may be reflected on his face that met almost red dice because of embarrassment.
"I, I.." he said after his laughter stopped.
"I like you too."
Momentary silence. Suddenly they both laughed. "really? Joy likes me?" rey's tone sounded seductive, "Joy is joking?"
"No. I like Mr. Rey too." Joy was suddenly braver.
"Call me Rey. I'm younger."
"So..."
"So?" reply Rey.
"Ehm, us?"
"We have to meet." Rey seemed to be smiling down there.
"of course. After the exam. After I must have graduated."
"And I know which one you are, Joy."
Oops. Joy suddenly groggy. "Was Rey jokingly saying I like it?" Just want to work on it, like a surprise egg that friends break to the birthday in SMU first?
"You're wearing glasses, right? Sweet."
"I also like Mr. Rey's face, uh, Rey. If you smile it must be more cute, like emoticons ^_^."
"Ah, I'm not attractive. My eyes are too narrow, my body is not high big" Rey low.
"I like guys who are young, not like om-om or gaffers. I hope you like tomboy girls too."
The two continued to chat long until the early hours, dissolved in longing and all dreams, impatient to meet, wondering if this is what is called love. "It can't be this way, we have to meet. We'll meet soon. Soon."