TRAPPED IN META LOVE
When Far From You

This morning Rendi plans to go to the campus to take care of her registration as a new student. Even though he's not interested in it. Rendi stepped towards the dining table for breakfast before she left. Her mother sat at the dinner table to enjoy her breakfast.

"For ma!" sapa Rendi's.

"Mama's son has come back here again! What time did you come?"

"Jam 7 I'm here! Yesterday when I came home my mom wasn't there so I went straight to bed!"

"Sorry yesterday mama came home a bit lazy because there was dinner with business partner mama. Rend, you went to college today, right?"

"Yes," said Rendi lazily.

Actually this morning even though Rendi had taken a shower even neat but somehow her face looks tangled like there is no spirit as usual.

"I don't think you're excited, what's wrong? Because meta?" ask her mother gently.

"That's it, meta already left for Germany. Rendi also wants to study there ma!"

"Rend, mama knows this is hard for you, but you should also understand dong. You will have to check up several times here so that you are completely clear of your pain. All the doctors who used to treat you are here. Mama hope you can be patient, after all you also have to study here, you know that one day the company that you started here must be handled."

"So you don't agree that I went to college in Germany?"

"It's not like that, mama is just worried about your health if you go to college far to Germany. Mom needs you here, too. Later while studying the plan mama will invite you to little by little take care of our company. So if you graduate college later you can already master the company."

"But ma, I can't get far from the meta!"

"Mama knows this must be heavy, but Rend wants it for your future too right? Meta will also be proud if you become a successful person, after all you also have to give a chance to meta to pursue his dreams."

True what his mother said, he shouldn't have to be childish like this. He should have given Meta a chance to pursue his dream.

"I'm afraid of losing meta ma, I just want him next to me!"

Her mother smiled and approached Rendi, fondly stroking Rendi's hair.

"Rendi, mama sure meta is a good boy, even she is a smart and persistent woman, she will definitely be loyal to you. Believe me if you match up with him even if the distance separates you, even if you have to wait for a long time, he will definitely return with you!"

"Mom, really, I should also be eager to go through all this like a meta."

"Mama can only encourage you, the rest of you will decide for your future. So you're going to college today?"

"So ma, I'll go to college to take care of everything."

"Yes, don't be sad anymore dong, later you can visit meta if you are on vacation."

"Yes ma."

"Yes, my mom went to work first!" mama Rendi said as she passed leaving Rendi who was still having breakfast.

After breakfast Rendi took her car to prepare for campus to take care of the registration.

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Elsewhere

Today is the first day the meta leaves for campus. After the lecture hours are over the meta decides to stroll around the campus. Meta is still learning to adapt to its current environment. He is trying to recognize the corners of his campus and trying to adapt to his new friends here.

Meta sat in the shade under the tree, looking at the river that looks beautiful while enjoying the fried rice breakfast that he had made himself before leaving for college. Meta sees the hustle and bustle of the campus crowd that is neatly arranged. Occasionally there is a feeling of longing tucked in the heart of meta. Missing his mom and Rendi.

"Hey girl, be alone!" greet someone.

Meta looked towards the source of the voice of the person, at first glance it occurred to him where there might be German speaking Indonesian. Meta can already guess if that person is Devan, for some reason lately Devan like a genie who follows him everywhere.

"It's 4 l make you!"

"Well 4 L? What the?"

"Lo again Lo again!"

"Why do you follow me?"

"About in Germany now say it's my Lo!"

"Have nothing to do know?"

"Obviously, your relationship wants to look slang here!"

"This child is getting disconnected, actually why the hell are you following me?"

"Well, it's good to say I'm you."

"Don't talk to Van! Answer my question, why do you keep following me? People don't have jobs know!"

"I told you yesterday that I went to college here. I also told you I wanted to be your bodyguard!"

"Van's Oath, not funny joke. Uda dong Van, not tired what from yesterday boong continue to be the same me?"

"Who's kidding, my man. I'm actually studying here."

"What degree?"

"science. You know I like things about science."

"Can't you?"

"Meta, what the hell is not possible in this world. You don't want to, other than I'm a basketball player, I'm a science guy."

Meta recalls Devan was also one of the best graduates at his school who excelled academically, so it was not impossible that he could study in science at his college.

"It's dumb again!"

"Who is dumb, I just thought, why suddenly you can be on campus with me? Cooking is a coincidence? Keep booking the apartment next to my room!"

"Maybe it's a soul mate!"

"Did you say that?"

"No, just kidding, don't be serious about being a person!"

Meta grunts his piety with Devan's constant strangeness still hiding his intent and purpose.

"You brought fried rice? Can't ask, laper's not breakfast yet. Usually if in Indonesia already cooked breakfast with auntie if the clock is this."

"Ups sorry is over! Learn to cook yourself!"

"It's as if you can cook! Most can only cook fried rice with instant noodles doang!"

"Snake it, you can cook macem-macem!"

"Then anyway? Don't believe me!"

"Whatever!"

"Heleh that's so bad! Why is he a luncher now?"

"Don't know, maybe because lately I've been meeting some nyebelin people who always follow me!"

Meta got up from his seat, walked up leaving Devan there.

"Where are you going, that's why!" devan said as he ran after the increasingly distant meta.

Meta actually accelerated his steps further away from Devan. Because basically meta is also annoyed with Devan who continues to follow him without him knowing what Devan's true intentions and goals are.