Eigth Years Ago

Eigth Years Ago

By : Lisandy Y Nababan

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Everybody around looked like busy at their own this afternoon. But the other hand with a girl who was standing with a big packing under a tree. Seems she didn’t care at all, just seeing the view of around.

The girl with black, smooth, and long hair, white skin like babies’, round beautiful eyes, and an innocent face looked more beauty when the wind was blowing over her hair.

She is Enjola Moongyna, and everybody called her Enjola. She is about 17 years old. Enjola looked like a rather unfriendly girl. It means she usually talked less with other people, but actually she was a kind girl. However, she couldn’t express her kindness. So everybody thought that she was an arrogant girl.

Enjola was waiting for someone to pick her up to her step father’s house. Her mother was a widow, and she has just got married with a kind man. The man had a success wine company in a town not far from Enjola’s house. But Enjola disagree, because she knew that her mother wanted to be the man’s wife because she was a materialistic woman.

Finally, a boy arrived. The boy was a good-looking one. He had a short wavy hair, white skin, a peacefull face, perfect body, and especially his killing smile. Enjola was stunned to looked at him, the boy did either.

On the way, that boy didn’t stop to looked at Enjola by the spion-glass in the car’s dashboard. Seems, he was felt in love by the first sigth with Enjola. Enjola realised that the boy looked at her. It made Enjola uncomfortable. So she pretended to go to a toilet, but she ran away. The boy knew it, and he ran after Enjola then. But finally, Enjola was able catched by the boy.

“Don’t run away! You should meet your parent, although you disagree if they got married,” said the boy and took a long breath.

“Do you have some money? It’s so difficult to still alive without any money, right? But maybe it will change if you are in or over twenty years old. Maybe you have a job, so you have some money, and so you can run away. But don’t run away for this time. You are too young,” continued the boy.

Enjola didn’t give any respon, she just asked her ownself in her heart. “Why? What’s wrong? I’ve just believed him. Even, if he says that this earth is a square one, maybe I’ll let my heart believe him. I like under his magic. His sense is so strong,”

After they arrived, finally Enjola got the boy’s name. He was Vangeuno Myson, and everybody there called him just Geno. Geno was about 18 years old. He was one of Enjola’s father’s employee. He was very friendly.

Enjola had a young sister from her step father, named Vinessia. She was a very beautiful girl and friendly. Everybody there loved her, include Enjola’s mother. But Enjola dislike Vinessia, cause her overactive talk and very childish.

In recently days, Enjola knew that Geno and Vinessa were a close-friend. Enjola was so envy everytime she saw Geno and Vinessia both together. Especially, after Enjola school at the same school with Vinessia, everyday Enjola must saw Geno picked Vinessia up after school. Yes, she was jealous. Maybe she began fall in love for the first time and maybe by the first sight with Geno.

Actually, Geno didn’t love Vinessia, but Vinessia did. Geno liked Enjola much. Geno saw Enjola by inside, that Enjola was a goodheart girl, eventhought she couldn’t express. So Geno approached Enjola. He always entertained her, when she sad. He always accompany her, when she got disapprove with everything about Vinessia and her mother. But sometimes, Enjola was unfriendly. He knew her by inside and outside. He knew everything about her. He understand. Their feeling for each other got stronger.

One day, Enjola couldn’t find Geno there. Then she asked Vinessia, she said that Geno have just gone to a far place to continue his study. Enjola cried. She searched him quickly. She searched in their special room -that only they both know it- and to the train station. But she still couldn’t find him. She went to the beach -that they both ever have been there- and cried then. “Why? Why you leave me alone? Leave me without saying goodbye. How? How am I then without you? Can’t you see how much I crazy looking for you? Can you you imagine how much I miss you then?” said Enjola stammerly while was crying.

But in fact, Geno has given a letter for Enjola to Vinessia before he gone, and asked Vinessia to gave it to Enjola. That letter was about asking Enjola to come to the train station for their farewell. But Vinessia hasn’t give it to Enjola yet. So Enjola thought that Geno left her without say goodbye.

Eigth years later...

One day, Geno came back.

“Sist, this is Geno. He come back,” said Vinessia happily.

“How do you do,” said Enjola to Geno, she couldn’t hide her hate-looking.

“What does it mean ‘how do you do’?” asked Geno. He was so confused and now he also couldn’t hide his hate-looking finally.

Enjola didn’t answer. Yes, she hate Geno for his leaving. The same thing with Geno, he thought that Enjola didn’t ant to come to train station. It caused by Vinessia.

There was a new employee in Enjola’s father’s company, named Elvano. He was a very kind people. And he fell in love with Enjola, but Enjola didn’t. He knew that Enjola loved Geno and Geno loved Enjola.

“I often see you cry caused Geno. But you still love him! Look at me! Consider me! I’ll not make you sad,” said Vano in one night.

Enjola give no answer.

“Why? Why do you love him much?” asked Vano.

“You know? I’m sad when he looks at me, or when he doesn’t look at me. I’m sad when he smiles at me, or when he doesn’t smile at me. I’m sad when he is here around me, or he isn’t. Why I’m so sad? Because I love him so much. Eventhough I love him, but I can do nothing. There is Vinessia. But it would be better, I’m sad, than not having him here,” answered Enjola and began cried.

Vano speechless. Now he knew how much Enjola loved Geno. And, he gave up for get Enjola. Then, Vano went to met Geno and asked the same question as Enjola’s.

“I love her. I don’t understand why she hate me. Yes, I have ever hate her, because she doesn’t want to go to the train station when I’m leaving her in the past time. But I can’t and I don’t wanna let my heart hate the girl I loved since eight years ago,” answered Geno and began cried.

“I’d love to look at her face. I’d love to smile at her. You know? I have smiled at her for about a thousand times, but she never replied my smiling. It’a hurt! I always ask myself what’s wrong with me. And I’d love to have a conversation with her. But she rarely respon me. I’d love to do everything with her. I have tried,” he can’t stop his tears.

“When I’m not here, everyday is just a nightmare. I can’t see her face with all her expressions. I can’t hear her voice. I miss her. I hope everymorning I wake up and everynight I fall asleep with her presence still. And tenderly telling me not to cry,” he cried.

Everything was going on just as always. Enjola and Vinessia got a better sister-relation. So Vinessia decided to gave Geno’s letter to her. Then Enjola read it.

“I don’t think I can go, if I see you. So I’m leaving you without say goodbye. I’m leaving you alone for now, but later I’ll hold your hand and take you to the moon and to the stars,” said Geno in his letter. Tears dropped from Enjola’s eyes. She kinda shocked.

“Don’t run away. Don’t go anywhere. Wait for me at home. I’m going to endure thinking that you will waiting for me and I hope that you will endure thinking for my coming back. I like you, Enjola. You are the one I like the most in this whole world. If I’m parting with you now for a short time, I want to write you a letter like this, pound your heart. Enjola, I’ll pass a bridge, that there’s no way to come back. I don’t want to go. Stop me, Enjola! Will you stop me? If you stop me, surely I won’t go,” asked Geno in his letter’s ending.

Enjola ran to their special room. She cried there. She couldn’t stop her heavy tearsdrop.

“He said if I stopped him, he would have stopped then. I, I regret have ever hate him! I think he left me. Why and how it can be happen? How, how I tell my heart? He, he is the boy I loved since eight years ago,” said Enjola stammerly.

“Why Vinessia didn’t give me Geno’s letter?” Enjola just asked.

“Enjola,” Geno shouted.

Actually, Geno was there without Enjola’s knowing. He has just heard all of Enjola’s sayings. He began cried.

“Enjola. Sorry. I don’t that Vinessia didn’t give my letter to you.” Geno said. And then he speechless. But finally he repeated,,

“Enjola. I don’t understand why you hate me. Yes, I have ever hate you, because you didn’t go to the train station when I’m leaving you in the past time. But I can’t and I don’t wanna let my heart hate you, the girl I loved since eight years ago. I’d love to look at your face. I’d love to smile at you. You know? I have smiled at you for about a thousand times, but you never replied my smiling. It’a hurt! I always ask myself what’s wrong with me. And I’d love to have a conversation with you. But you rarely respon me. I’d love to do everything with you. I have tried. When I’m not here, everyday is just a nightmare. I can’t see your face with all your expressions. I can’t hear your voice. I miss you. I hope everymorning I wake up and everynight I fall asleep with your presence still. And tenderly telling me not to cry,” continued Geno.

“You know? I’m sad when you look at me, or when you don’t look at me. I’m sad when you smile at me, or when you don’t smile at me. I’m sad when you are here around me, or you aren’t. Why I’m so sad? Because I love you so. Eventhough I love you, but I can do nothing. But it would be better, I’m sad, than not having you here,” Enjola said.

“I have waiting for this timing like this for a long time,” said Geno.

“Whenever I would turn my head. There would be you someone I loved since eight years ago, who lift my spirit. I don’t dare to hope for everything. No matter where I went. If you are here with me, that’s enough for me,” Enjola ended.

The tears dropped so heavy over their own faces. They cried together and full with Love together.

*adaptedfrom:cs