UNIROW

A COUPLE’S DREAM
A boy and a girl sit a longside each  other on their own chairs,together  with tens of other children.They seem to enjoy drawing on A3 paper.On the middle of the blackboard and on the top right side of every A3 there is text written,”my future “ .The teacher is going around observing the work students in the class.
Girl:Why do you look at me?
Boy:”I’M not looking at you I look at your picture.Your picture is so beautiful .You are beautiful too.”
Girl yours too.Your picture is good .What are you drawing ?
Boy:I’M drawing robot.I’m going to engineer.Later I will make robots to protect The earth .Beside the earth,you will to. Rei,What are you drawing?
Girl:”I’m drawing a house.I want to make a big nice house.Later grandfather,grandmother,I and you can play together .Your robot can join too.”
Teacher:Nusa,Rei,Silent please!”
Boy and girl:Yes, maam!!!”
Nusa dan Rei smile to each other they become friend.
Nusa and Rei Graduate from kindergarten together.Nusa and Rei continue their education up to secondary school in the same school.Nosa’s father is a succesful businessman.Nusa father has succesfully developed a small store before Nusa was born to become a large company that has many branches in various areas.Rei lives with her grandmother and grand father since she was small.Rei’s grandfather  was building contractor.Rei’s grandfather often go to the building project for a visit or to distribute food.Nusa often invited his father to the company for help.Rei and nusa still friends until now.Currently,Nusa and Rei are enjoying their adolescence.They meet,travel,and play freely as if there is nothing that can hinder their happiness.
Rei and Nusa graduate together.Rei and Nusa continue their education to the same university.Nusa chooses  management course because of the advice of his father .Nusa plan to become a substitude for his father in the future .Nusa supports  his parents’ plant .Rei chooses architecture major,in the different department from Nusa.Rei is busy with the activities of studies,whereas Nusa is busy with the activities of studies,whereas Nusa is busy with the activities of the organization that is participating in.
Every night Nusa sends a short message.Every night Rei also waits from the SMS from Nusa.SMS is becoming their connector when they are busy.On days in spare times,they purposely meet each other to do group activities.Nusa likes to go to electronic equipment store,whereas Rei likes to tour various tourism areas,and they often do both together.Nusa becomes a flower is Rei’s life.Nusa decorates Rei”s life with laughter,weeping,and memories .Rei becomes the moon in Nusa”s life.Rei illuminates the life of Nusa throught togetherness,encouragement,and sweet smiles.
Nusa and Rei graduate from University together.Nusa is offered to continue the study by his parents,but nusa decides to have working experiences first.Nusa gets a job as a marketer in an International bank.Employeed by a bank is a dream for any people.Working in air-conditioned office in the city center with all the facilities and a satisfactory salary.Rei receives scholarships to study abroad.Nusa gives his support to Rei goes overseas.Initially,Nusa and Rei still send e-mails to each other  things including his boredom at work.E-mail from Rei contain stories about her and her study friends,photograps,and words of wisdom about enthusiasm for Nusa.As time files.replies from both Rei and Nusa are slower and slower.Phone calls are also rarely returned.Communication betwen them rarely happens.Chasm between them becomes wider and deeper.
Two years later they have almost never communicate again.The sun begins to disappear and flowers start to become frail.Nusa decides to quit fromhis job and applies to a famous overseas private university.Nusa feels very saturated and bored with his job.Nusa thinks that higher level of education will open doors to higher positions,heavier responsibility,wider authority,and more a varied activities.Nusa chooses Masters program in Management .Rei has already disappear from his life.No communication between them has happened for ages.In this lapse of time,Nusa’s feeling hass never been able to be mentioned.
One night,Nusa packs his stuffs and then he begins to organize the contents of his wallet.He finds a picture of him with Rei that was made in photo-booth five years ago.In the photo Rei smiles.Nusa is reminded about Rei’s smiles that iluminated his day to day life in the past.Nusa sends a message to the Rei’s old phone number :
●Sir/Madam Rei,
●Congratulations,you won the lottery from Bank X
●Please contact this number for confirmation.
●Thank you
Nusa wait for a while and then he saw the message sending report on his phone.The status message indicates that is pending for delivery.My guess was correct,Rei has not come back.Nusa sees outside the window.There was no moon in that night.Nusa sleeps.
The Next day Nusa goes to the airport with his mother and his father’s driver.When he arrives at the airport ,he is greeted by his friends and collegues.They chat a moment,take pictures  together twice,and then Nusa says goodbye to all of them.The queue for getting boarding passes is not too long.Nusa’s mobile phone rings.
 ‘Hello’
Nusa where are you?
I have been at the airport,Dad’!!!
 “I bought the excekutif class ticket for you.Don’t accept it if you get the economi class seat.”
 “Don’t worry,Dad .Althought they are pretty,the officials are not stupid I will chek again before go to the  boarding room.”
“Tuut.... The phone get disconected.
Nusa’s phone rings again.
“Sorry, Dad,the phone   was suddenly interupted.”
 “Its OK,can I confirm my lottery   prize now?”
     “heh?”
 “Nusa!Did you forget about me?I’m surprised that you have such a short lived memory.”
 “Mmm...,Rei?”
 “I’m your step sister!”
“Yuck!Peevish step sister.Where are you now?”
“I just arrived at the airport.This is my father’s number.”
“What?”
One hour to departure time.Nusa ‘s heart beats  very fast.After getting boarding pass.Nusa rushes to a fast food kiosk inside the airport.A girl with long thick black jacket sits sweetly.He approaches her.
“Rei!”
“Nusa,did you become taller?”Rei stoods and slaps Nnusa’s shoulder repeatedly.
I wear a pair of dress shoes,not light shoes like when we are still in university .Nusa holds Rei’s hands and bring her to the seat.Did you get my SMS?”
 “I received it just before I returned here.So,where are you heading to?”
 “I’m going after you.I’m afraid you will be confused.If you stray.How can you ask me for help there?”
 “Ha ha ha .I think I am not that worse.Are you really going after me?”
 “Yup,but you are now here.’
 “What major?”
 “Management.”
“Management again?Your final-year project was done together with me.I still remember.If you work alone,you never move forward.”
 “But I finished it,right ? I think I need refreshment.Now job,new position,new atmosphere,new challenges.”
“Do you like your previous work? As I remember,every time you sent me an e-mail hurts my eyes,so does replying to your e-mail.So I became lazy.”
 “I was also lazy to receive your e-mail.Photos,photos again.Ten mega bytes,twenty megabytes again.My previous job,according to me,was good.I worked in a comfortable place,I could save money,I could have careers,there was nothing wrong.”
 “Why did you quit?”   
 “I felt bored.I feel saturated.I feel tired working there.”
 “Or...,did you feel like it isnt you?”
“Rei continued,Do you remember,the drawing that we did when we where still kids,”
 “Mmm..you drew a house?”
 “And your picture was?”
 “Ha ha ha.It is just our past.”
 “But it is your dream.”
“Nusa becomes silent.Nusa remembers about the drawing that himself and Rei made.Rei drew a big and nice house,While Nusa drew a robot.Rei  choose to learn architecture with her own volition,while Nusa choose to learn mangement because of  father’s suggeston.Rei will be able to design and realize a big and nice house like her childhood On the contrary,Nusa does not want to create robots,but Nusa is actually is interested in electronics.He used to work in banking fields,while his actually is interest is all about electronics.Nusa is not interested in marketing,he was more interested in technology and electronic equipment.Now,It is almost time to depart.
 “OK,I will reconsider my choice again.Rei...,thank you.”
 “Is it already the time ?”
Yes it is.
“OK,see you again!”
Nusa embraces Rei for seconds but it feels like forever.Rei accompanies Nusa to departure gate.They are separated again.This time Nusa leaves Rei fir his future,but this time Nusa says to him self that –It is never too late to change.     


BY ADHI