CERPEN: Misserabel

Those days is my first day in university. I always found my highschool friends who school there. Seems difficult for me to be far away from my old friend. Anyway, my name is Anton. Im the grandchild of noble. Among five category class I they was placed me at C. In my university, every class treated differently. A is special, where all the student had a high final exam score. That’s mean B, C, D, E is ‘just’ regular class. Meanwhile, my class is in C. I got scolarship, because my grandpa is a patriot from Marine.

Next day, i go to canteen’s university. My canteen is a huge. Suddenly, my eyes catch a girl with bangs and glasses who sit on the corner of the canteen. Well, she’s pretty enough for my age. She’s alone. I sit on her side, because i thinks there’s no empty place for eating my food. She’s look sad, her eyes dropping a tears. Yaaa.. i think she’s just kid who just got break from her boyfriend. Her tears is endless, i asked her “why are you?” and she’s replayed “Me? Nothing, im fine.” With smiling. Suddenly my friend said if class is set back for a few minutes. So i go to library, i borrow sci-fi novel that available in the first shelf. And i sit around here to read those book. Afterwards, a girl started the conversation..

“Sci-fi?” I turned my head. Evidently, she’s girl with bangs and glasses that i just met.

“Yes.” With smiling, and continued reading.

“You stalk me? Why?” i said continously.

“No, seriously. I love library, full of story and silence.” She said.

“Really? I love your words.” , i continued reading again, and i brace up myself to ask her name.

“By the way, my name is Anton... So, who you are?”

“Abella Valentine. You can call me Abel. Or Bella. Or both.”she joked.

“Your eyes... why there’s a endless tears?”

“Its a long story.”

“I’d like to hear you.”

“My father was a taxi driver. 1 year ago, we’re go home to our village. We’re have a holiday because tomorrow is christmas. Rain and strom is like cat and dog. When evening, my father cant see, the taxi that ridden by me and my mother has breaking the outlines. Our taxi falling apart, it fall into river. My father and mother thrown out. My cranium hit a steel. Doctor said my eyelid has strangulated. But it’ll safe as long as i dont watch TV too often. And my parents, they will pray for me from heaven.” She said.

“My biggest condolences about you parents. I think you sad and crying.”

“Hahaha.. That’s my secret. I’m always sad.”

“By the way, how many your final exam score?”

“9,5.. and you?”

“Yeah.. below you. I bet you’re in class A, isn’t?”

“No, i’m class E. My step-father doesnt have enough money for my college.”

Hmm.. i think class A in my university is just fucking formality. After we’re blether, seems like the class is started. Abel looks got spirit on her first day.

I think i love her, she’s funny, she’s bookworm like me. And then... she’s pretty. WHAT THE HELL I JUST SAID, no no.. my expectation is to high.

Day-to-day is running. After 1 years, she said to me that she’ll stop from college, because her step-father doesn’t had money for her college. She’ll go farming in village with her step-father.

3 years has gone. Graduation day is come! I graduated from here with high enough achievement index score. I got contract with foreign company with huge enough salary. I have my happiness, except someone to share happiness with. Suddenly i want to visit Abel, i think i miss Abel very much. I bought gift a little christmas tree for her. I go to her place with my grandpa’s Roll Royce. I drive with full speed. If i came, i will hug her and say i miss her.

Finally arrived. But, grife flag standing in the front of Abel’s house. I entered the house and saw Abel got condolences from her neighbours, she’s always looks sad. Not sure she’s really sad or not. I think twice before i give a little christmas tree that lettered “Merry christmas and happily ever after!” while she’s sorrow. And i’m trying to call her.. “Abel?” she’s turned on me, stand, run and hug me. One minute, two minute... I’ll be the last one to let go. Because i never know how long she need hug.

I asked “Who’s has gone, Bel?”

“My..Step-father..passed..Ton..” with sniff

I started crying and kept asking her “What can I do for you?”

And she looked up at me and said... “Just stay here,..because..I need someone..who.. can fix me right now..and it’s you.”

Seems she really miserable, and i whispered her “Keep hug me, because you’re my weakness, and you Miss-er-Abel.

I’m always sad when I remembered those days, it’s almost 1 year. In this christmas, i want to give her a little christmas tree. She’s not sad anymore, and here she is now, the best wife ever. And I always love my Miss-er-Abel.