The Romance of Earth and Blue
SECTION 28 – Apologies

School without Blue feels lonely. Even though my friends always try to cheer me up, it still feels different. The second hour of rest I used to wear to watch Blue play football became hollow. Though only a few days, but the influence of Blue's absence makes me uneasy.

Kartika did not attend school today because she was sick. While Fanny and the others are taking a follow-up exam.

Be me sitting alone on the rooftop. This is one of the places I like. Actually not a rooftop like those in Korean dramas. This place actually contains plants that are the task of biological practice. The plant is inside a glass dome.

Not many students want to go to this place because it is very hot. The reflection of sunlight glass makes the temperature feel increased.

But it became my favorite place when I was alone. As of this moment, I was sitting near the storage shed. At least here is a roof that keeps me protected from the sun. This place also allows me to directly see widely towards the field.

I ate my lunch voraciously because today's subjects completely drained my energy and brain.

“I don't think anyone.”

I immediately turned my head and found Bima who looked surprised by my presence. He brought a box of dark purple. Even so Bima still walked up to me.

“You had lunch?” my many.

Bima nodded. I tidied up my box and wanted to find somewhere else. “Oh yes. I moved,” I said.

But just about to stand up, Bima held my arm. “Sit. Later stomach pain just ate too,” he said.

I finally fell silent and sat back down. Bima sat down next to me casually while opening her lunchbox.

“You come here often?” tanyakanya.

“Iya. If I am alone I always come here,” I replied.

“I too. But strange yes we even just met now.try it from the first,” he said while busy with his stock box.

“You don't?” Bima offered me the box she was carrying. But what I saw really made me not believe. The issue of the Bima stock box is not much different from the provisions of the TK child. Vegetables are cut with a variety of shapes, rice is made in the form of a duck.

I laughed seeing him. Really, just a reflex.

“Dih, even laugh. Didawarin too,” grunts.

“Yes geez. You're funny anyway. Same with your character.”

“My mama will make provisions for my adek-adek. They are still Kindergarten, be equal to all of me,” he said explaining it.

I nodded in understanding.

“Means I chose to find a quiet place to eat, because it is embarrassed especially if until the cement-clay,” he said while chuckling.

“You still have shame?” myrag.

“Have it!”

We talked about a lot of things. Bima's humorous turns out to be quite pleasant although several times he also irritates.

“So you didn't follow the problem?” my many.

Bima shook her head while gulping down her mineral water.

“I'm not their core team anyway. Also at certain times. Yes biasah, popular guy like I can enter in any circle,” he said made me immediately look at him with annoyance.

Bima laughed afterwards.

“What kind of person do you think Blue is?”

He was amazed by the question I suddenly asked. “Yes, he's nice, loyal friend, keep let alone huh? I don't know. Bottom line is.”

“The real answer is cake,” asking him.

That answer doesn't help me at all.

“Bim! Down's up. Less than 1 nih, cepet lah,” the sound of shouting one of the students from the field makes Bima immediately stand up.

“Iye, bentar.” Bima re-inserted the empty supply box into his totebag. “Bum, first yes. Don't stay here long, there's a ghost.”

After saying that he immediately ran away leaving me. Oh shit just scares me. Quickly I packed up my stuff and got down from there.

By Thursday, Blue was back at school.

Many people immediately welcomed him. But I felt foreign. For three days we didn't really communicate with each other. Blue really does inhabit me.

I decided to pretend I didn't see him and head straight to class. At the break, I was quite surprised because Blue was waiting at my classroom door. He didn't care about the people around him staring at him.

I quickly approached him. “Yuk lunch,” he said while pulling my arm.

“Emm I brought stock,” I replied.

“Ya have eaten together.”

I nodded and followed her steps towards the canteen. I don't know, we feel so awkward at the moment. Or is it just me who thinks like that?

Blue wrapped up her food and invited me to eat somewhere else. “Eating on the perpus can not ya?” tanyakanya.

He's totally nuts. I immediately shook my head to respond to that. “Can't,” my word.

“Continue eating where? Canteen rame really.”

I immediately proposed to eat at the rooftop like yesterday. At least if there's a Blue I won't be afraid.

“I just knew there was this place,” said Blue who looked in disbelief.

“Yes, rarely come here. You see the average class 12 that use to make practice.”

Blue nods. I took him to the place yesterday, in front of the warehouse that was always locked tightly.

We ate our lunch without talking a word. I waited for Blue to open the conversation. It was only after our meal was washed, that Blue started it.

“Earth, I want to apologize about a few days ago. Sorry because maybe what I said was too rude, sorry because it forced you to understand my thoughts,” he said while looking far ahead.

From the side I saw Blue's face getting thinner. His jawbone looks more and more firm.

“I also want to apologize,” I replied in earnest. “but better is it. I'd rather you open up to me about the things that are on your mind. Rather than misunderstanding each other. So I want you to be honest about anything,” I said.

Blue turned to make our eyes meet. He grabbed my left hand and held it. “Yes, I promise I'll always be honest about anything with you. Thank you already want to understand,” he said while putting on a smile that I really missed.

The smile that made both of his eyes curved like a crescent moon.

I nodded and patted the end of her hair and scrambled her fat.

“You didn't miss me for days?” ask me while thawing.

He chuckles. “Loh right before it was precisely you diemin me more than that.”

“Oh so the story wants revenge bales?”

“Iya. Let you know that didiemin taste is not good.” He smiled and tidied up my hair that flew in the wind.

“Oh no people?”

We familiarly turned directly to the source of the voice. It turns out that there is Bima who is standing there carrying a box of his old purple stock like yesterday.

“Emm, sorry Bim. We're done, you're here aja,” said I feel bad because this is Bima's favorite place that is usually used by the man.

“No need. Anyway already want the bell,” said Bima with a small smile. He said nothing and then turned back down the stairs.