You Saw Me?!
Graduation day

Eps. 103

Reyhan walked hesitantly towards the brown door on the house that was in front of him, then pressed the bell hesitantly.

Just as Reyhan's hand came off the bell, the door was already open. Leo was already smiling there welcoming Reyhan kindly.

"Have arrived? I've been waiting for you" he said casually. "Let's go in," he said again.

Reyhan is goosebumps knowing that Leo already knows that he will come to visit. Reyhan hadn't contacted or told me that before. Not minding that, Reyhan stepped into the tiny house full of flowers.

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Reyhan put down the cup of tea that he had just drank. It's pretty awkward. Seeing Leo who was sipping his tea deliciously, the middle-aged man's face was so calm.

"So?" leo asked Reyhan to flinch from his daydream.

"Ah, yes Uncle. I just wanted to visit" he answered misbehaving but tried to calm down.

The uncle smiled, as if understanding something made Reyhan astonished.

"I'm sorry Clara. He's in a mess of his own mind" Leo said suddenly.

Reyhan. Okay, can that uncle read minds? Let it be, Reyhan brushed it off and stopped dodging the purpose of his arrival to Leo's house.

"Ah yes, Uncle."

"You've been patient enough. Wait until it's time for him to talk to you. Maybe after the national exam. You should focus too, right?" ask Leo again. Reyhan just nodded.

Very amazed by Leo's ability even though Reyhan had understood from the beginning. Reyhan thought that from now on, it might be better if he directly asked Leo for an opinion.

"Uncle .. Can I ask you something?"

"certain."

"About Arion ... does Clara still think about it?" reyhan asked unsure of his own question.

Once again, the man leaning back was smiling meaningfully and Reyhan disliked the smile.

"No. Arion may be the memory of his childhood love, but Clara doesn't think about it" Leo replies.

Reyhan looked at Leo. That guy's smile is pretty shitty. Why didn't he just say it all but it had to be in gray.

This blonde guy is thinking. Little did Reyhan understand, but he needed a certainty not just a speculation of his own mind.

Can't Clara move on from Arion? That question has been broken. Then why?

"He's standing on the edge of the abyss. It all depends on your choice, Rey. He'll fall if you push him, and he'll hold on tight to you if you pull him towards you" Leo said.

That hard. Leo's words are too many parables.

"But .. it all takes time" Leo added.

"Time?" ask Reyhan curiously.

Leo smiled so happy that Reyhan was very curious. "true."

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The busyness of the national exam keeps all students in this state school busy with their respective preparations. Next week is a national test.

Clara has not communicated at all with Reyhan. This girl drowned her mind by learning to shift her longing towards Reyhan.

If he is not able to, sometimes he will see Reyhan from as far away as his heart. Alice and Dita were only able to look at Clara with concern.

"Why don't you just take Reyhan's feelings?" tanya Dita's anxious.

"You won't understand" Clara argued.

They were playing a video game at Dita's house, having just finished studying together.

"It's only in your mind Clara, Lisya–"

"That's Alice!" cut Clara up her tone.

"I keep having nightmares about Lisya being disappointed in me. I like Reyhan, don't I! I love her but my life is not calm with Lisya who has always been my nightmare" she said.

Alice and Dita fell silent. After the incident with Arion a while ago, Clara is now increasingly reluctant to tell her two friends. And too sensitive about the thing that's dealing with Reyhan.

Clara stood up just like that in a very bad mood. "Sorry, I'll go home first. See you at the national exam on Monday" said Clara then hurriedly picked up the bag and left afterwards.

"Do you think Clara is depressed?" ask Dita iba.

"Yes. It seems like the university entrance exam, the national exam, Lisya and Reyhan are quite draining of his mind."

The national exam is going on tensely. Clara is constantly over-learning. Not just for national or university exams, but also to remove Reyhan from his mind.

"What's? Why not go to college in the city? You know that M town is so far away? It took four hours with mobil–"

"An hour by car, Ma," cut Clara.

Ryo who was listening to this family gathering immediately stood up and moved away. After this things won't be good. Her brother who insisted on going to college outside the city with his mother who did not want Clara to go far, there would be a war in a moment.

"I want to sleep first" said Ryo then walked towards his room.

BLAM

The sound of the door that Ryo closed sounded quite loud looking at the very quiet situation in the living room.

"Is it because of Reyhan?" ask Harumi.

"Ma–" said Ezra who was not finished because Harumi cut back.

"Jawab Clara," asked Harumi with great emphasis.

"Ma .. I just want to go to college quietly. It was only four years and I promised to go back home" Clara replied, pleading with her mother.

"No problem, honey. We'll visit Clara as often as possible, okay?" persuade Ezra.

Harumi sighed heavily, massaging the base of her nose slowly. "Give Mama the right reason, why you should agree to it."

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The national exam had already passed, and Clara had already been accepted into the university she wanted. Tomorrow is graduation day, he'll say goodbye to Reyhan.

The atmosphere of graduation was so solemn in the school hall. All the disciples wearing graduation uniforms with the same toga lined up in their curries so neatly.

After the show is over, Reyhan and his friends get together with Clara and her two friends. A happy smile rose on their faces. After congratulating each other, they started taking pictures together.

"Clara .. Would you like a photo with me?" ask Reyhan.

DEG

Clara's heart trembled. His cheeks were also heated up due to blushing, but Clara's attitude was still calm as usual.

"Sure," Clara replied with her sweet smile. Of course he wants to. He was so happy, not expecting Reyhan to take a picture together.

Reyhan and Clara were already standing side by side, while Alice was already standing in front with her camera.

"Hey, can you guys get closer?" alice said after seeing the two from the camera.

"Let's get closer, get closer" Dita said, coding Clara and Reyhan closer.

Reyhan's other friends also smiled as if flirting with the two.

Clara still hesitates and looks awkward, while Reyhan suddenly erodes the distance with the shoulder that touches Clara's shoulder. Clara's body stiffened, but she tried to calm down and smile at the camera.

"Good! Ready, one, two, senyuuum!"

Only one photo was taken but Clara's heart was so rumbled. After this, Clara intended to ask Alice for the photo and keep it in a nice place.

"Rey ... Can we talk to you for a second?"

Reyhan looked at her so intensely before nodding. "certain. I want to talk to you too."