The Angel of Time
chapter 38

My phone vibrated a few times, I initially heard a faint\-vague, after being completely aware I realized it was vibrating from my phone. I opened a little blanket wrapped around my body, lazily I reached my phone.

It turned out that there was an incoming call that I did not pick up from earlier. Astrid called me this morning and it was still five in the morning. I opened up some of Astrid's piled up messages.

"Gio wake up."

"Temenin me to college huh?"

"Wake"

"P"

"P"

I said, "yes, what time?"

"Jam 9 I'll pick you up, you take a shower first." he said.

Tumben once he invited me to accompany him to campus, I was actually embarrassed. This is the second time I'm going to get into the campus. I remember that night I accompanied him to the library on his campus. With my pants torn, and I just wear a jacket, accompany him into the library that I think is quite large. What else I almost never went to the library except when it was still SMK it was only read newspapers and zodiac magazines.

That night Astrid suddenly asked me to accompany her to return the book she had borrowed there.

"Would you like to come?"

"Where?"

"You go back to the library.."

"Yes, come along."

In my heart I will always say, "I will always go where you ask, for it is better to always be there than to be there."

Usually I go to campus only every Friday, even then I only go to the mosque for Friday prayers. That night he invited me to the library.

"Let's go in." he said.

"I'll wait here." I replied.

"Why is it here?"

"I'm ashamed, my pants are torn."

"Yes, but what are my pants?"

"No one's at this hour."

"But I'll jump first.."

"What is that bond?"

"Sissue.."

"Not to be so handsome.."

I walk with Astrid always trying to keep the appearance to keep it neat. Yeah, I think it's pretty neat. Than before Astrid, not for not being herself. But it's a positive step forward. From the first appearance, who knows later other things come positive. How could I possibly want to be ordinary in front of such an amazing person. What's more that time was the beginning of my change.

Entering the library with him, he briefly passed by other students. I just realized, because the class is many and the students are also many may not recognize each other. It could be that the person who saw me thought I was also a student here. I also observed what the students' habits were like, but the way they spoke was quite interesting. The language is also pretty well-ordered.

Talking to Astrid has gotten me used to using Indonesian. Makes me more fluent, what else used to be a lesson that I like is Indonesian. Although I didn't go to college either, but I was able to learn how they thought in terms of analyzing. Interesting enough, I love the details.

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That morning Astrid had picked me up, I was fascinated by her appearance. The way he looks at work, and goes to college is different. This one is more luxurious, more presentable and to me she looks beautiful. Even this was different from when he went with me.

"Come on, don't forget to bring a helmet" he said.

Hmmmm... Far or near, he always asked me to also wear a helmet, just love my hair that I have given pomade, later the shape becomes like a helmet. But I can't argue with him, I don't want to disappoint him. Just sort it out.

"Jiannn neat tenan, meh nandi yok?" tanya Mas Matin who was in the Morning shift.

"Ngeterke neng campus, hehe.." I as I passed towards Astrid.

We headed to the campus. I watched him through the rearview mirror, he looked very happy. He sang all the way. Rizki Febian's song "finally we're together, after a long wait.."

That's how it sounds.

It reminds me of when I was karaoke with her. For the sake of replacing my disappointment because Astrid went karaoke with Vidi, in the top40. He took me karaoke in heppy puppy. He planned and he also set the budget without me knowing. He was surprised by my voice. But it really\-really makes her happy.

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Finally arrived at the school. He had not yet reached his destination and said he had not had breakfast. I finally went to the Gajebo. I was surprised by his name but I just took the message. There were a lot of students eating. I'm a little bit inferior in the middle of the\-middle of them. But here there is Astrid, this is not the time for minders. Given the purpose here is not to compare yourself to others. But accompanying Astrid is necessary.