When Jonathan Meet Erin
Buku

"How have you met ?." Jonathan calls Dr. Juan to ask him the news of someone he is looking for and after some there is no news at all until he takes the initiative to ask him directly.

"It's very difficult because hospitals don't give all patients access to all doctors' data easily, plus it's a big hospital and I hope you're patient."

"But when ?! It's been a long time." Jonathan felt impatient until his tone rose. If he could he wanted to meet that person as soon as possible.

"When you meet, what do you want ?."

Silence no voice, honestly he himself confused what to do because the main purpose of wanting to meet but after that he did not know what to say or how.

"Jo you're still there." In the silence of the phone made the Doctor feel something was strange, he thought the phone connection had been cut off but the seconds the numbers were still running on the screen made him sure it was still connected.

"I think it's important I want to see that person immediately." Jonathan disconnects the phone unilaterally, his mind is muddled after a few days ago to Bandung and feeling homesick.

Memories used to make it difficult to forget his birthplace, his mother was even buried there but he still did not dare to pilgrimage to the tomb because it felt useless, a promise that used to be said he could not be kept.

The hand of someone holding his shoulder shocked Jo, his daydreams were disturbed and he was unable to hide the look of the restless face from his father.

"What's up ?." The word that people always say to him and he just shakes his head.

"It's okay." He answered, but it seemed like the father demanded more.

"You can't lie to me, it's obvious that there's something you've been thinking about like this, say." His insistence.

"For now I can't say, maybe sometime when I'm ready I'll say it, I'll go to the room first." Jo steps away and realizes that her words are not the answer her father wanted.

Since his mother's departure, Jonathan has become as private as he once was and that puts distance between him and his father. Sad of course but dad yes Jonathan can not do much because the departure of the wife also gives a wound that may never heal forever. The meek person is very heavy in his sincere departure.

"If you're here baby, our son's grown up but I don't know what to do but work." His father Jo stared at the photo with the longest large frame on the wall, the smile was so missed.

*****

The library that is usually crowded by visitors is now quiet there are only library guards, Erin and 3 other students. I don't know why Jonathan wanted to meet the girl, maybe because there are some similarities between them that make the two fit together.

Very easy to find, Erin used to sit in the corner reading books and there were piles of other books on the same table and surely it was a book that would have been read. Jo approached and did not hesitate to sit and disturb the girl by slightly lowering the book that was being read.

"Not paper ?." He asked when Erin and herself were looking at the book as a barrier, only visible to the eye until Erin chose to lower the book.

"Lumayan laper, why ?." Now it was the girl's turn to ask.

A loaf of bread was taken from Jo's pocket, Erin chuckled and looked around to avoid being noticed by others.

"If so let's go to the tomb in the cafeteria, no longer full of bread."

Invite Jo to succeed, Erin chose to close the book and put the book she had picked up on the shelf where the book came from. Arranging according to the theme and then heading out to the cafeteria together. Their togetherness is actually noticed by someone who does not like the two who often look so familiar.

The gaze seemed to want to swallow anyone who passed by and the can that was in his grasp just dented. Anger and ego are greater than patience but he is good at covering with a smile, step by step approaching Jo and Erin to successfully block his second step.

"Erin can we talk for a minute."

He is Vishnu, a popular student with his good looks as well because he is the chairman of OSIS. Many already know that the man was attracted by Erin but unfortunately it is not a secret that the near-perfect man among the students did not get a welcome in the heart of the girl who was targeted.

"Jo, for a moment."

Jo nodded seeing Erin and Vishnu go along away from her. I don't know what to say but Jo is still waiting there until Erin returns and brings a box that Jo believes in from Vishnu.

"That's what ?." Jo's eyes were fixed on a box with a heart cover, either blatantly or not but it could have been hinting at Vishnu's feelings for Erin.

"Vishnu gave me this but I don't know what it is, he just said I'll like it after the box is opened."

In the cafeteria they met with Rani and Andika who were sitting together, it seemed not a friendly impression that was visible but even a small level because scrambling oval-shaped crackers that were wrapped in plastic and lived one.

"Love I don't !." Rani's gaze was sharp, even though the trifles in fact she wanted it so much.

"No, you take another plank." Reply Andika.

Erin sits next to Rani while Jo sits next to Andika, seeing the crackers being fought to the point that Jo finally breaks up. Unpack the plastic wrap and divide the crackers into several parts.

"Kayak krupuk aja small child, not ashamed what the same ants ?." Jonathan said to his two less-adult friends.

Erin was more curious about the item she received from Vishnu, she opened it and smiled when she saw that the book she had been looking for she could finally have.

"Who is Rin from ?." Ask Rani.

"From Vishnu, I happen to be looking for this book."

"Lack of gercep lo." Andika nudged Jo's shoulder until the man was a little upset.

Erin opened the book and something fell, she was curious but she paused to find out and preferred to slip back into the book, only after returning home did she see what it was.