
Seeing Asti not answering Tomi is getting upset.
“Moreover now the relationship that occurs between us still remains as a lecturer and student, not as a doctor and patient. That we met in the hospital at that time, it was also because of a coincidence” Tomi said in a high tone.
“I am in Yogya with several Gama-graduated doctors who want to improve our Bachelor level, by conducting a series of research. Obviously, I was present in several cities for many months not as a practicing doctor, but as a student who was continuing his studies. Clear”? Tomi pressed her tone more firmly.
Asti did not comment again. Even his mouth was tightly clenched and his eyesight implied his indifference. Tomi tightened her molars again seeing that. He had tried to cross the chasm between them. To make this situation better. And not just this time, but many times something like this happened between the two of them.
It still doesn't feel like Tomi's heart, that the effort he has been doing all this time ended in failure like today's events. He had already gone through a fierce rivalry with one of the male lecturers on his campus because they were approaching the same girl.
So far, he has a belief that if compared to the efforts of the male lecturer, he is more successful and far in the forefront. In fact he would bet with anyone, that the male lecturer who was none other than Mr. Eko was definitely never kissed Asti like his relationship with Asti.
According to Tomi, Mr. Eko not only never dared to kiss Asti, but also if the word ever would not get a welcome or reply as warm as he had received from the girl.
Now, however, Tomi felt herself as if standing without a grip. He felt he was on a small unaccompanied island. The hope he had instilled all this time towards the woman before him had already started to make him sick.
Tomi realized that since meeting in the hospital, the girl's attitude was not only distance, but even so cold with eyesight that it was difficult to guess. Asti who he last met in Jakarta seems not the Asti he met in Yogja.
Is the girl still angry because she was offended to know that her student, who was thought to be lazy, had wasted time and also money, her parents turned out to be a doctor? Was that the problem until Asti was like this? Did it disappoint him to this size?
Thinking like that, Tomi then tries to understand Asti's feelings. Tomi tried to position herself on the girl's side. What does she feel when she is in this girl's position in case something like that happens.
It is possible. Yes..Maybe.Tomi asked and answered his own questions in the heart. It seems like yes.The girl felt being played by me. In fact, I didn't mean that at all.
All the things that had happened all this time between him and Asti were purely flowing. There was no moment or situation he planned in such a way with those scenarios. Tomi also did not realize that it turned out that his journey with Asti was far away.
It all started when he was present at the campus where Asti taught it as a student. And all of that just happened. He who was also a man, could not close his eyes to his admiration for the beautiful female lecturer and so attracted his heart.
His background as a doctor as well, did not mean not to tell this girl he liked. But there is no right time to convey to Asti. Because of his initial intention he wanted to complete the last undergraduate education he was pursuing now.
And from that, then, in terms of his identity, it is not only Asti who does not know but all the friends on campus and the one class with him and also all the lecturers who teach him, there is also no one who know.
So in this case it is not intended that he hide deliberately about his identity as a doctor, other than a student at the university where Asti teaches.
“Bu Asti” said later in a softer voice. “To be clear I feel objection to Mother's attitude so stiff and cold towards me since we met in the hospital at that time”
“Indeed, even during our introductions, Mom was never friendly and almost always took a distance with me. But the attitude and outlook is as cold as it is now, only this time I received from Mom. Though Ma'am, we still have to and will often meet later if we return to Jakarta. Including later when we have started to enter campus again”
“How can I easily complete my studies if the attitude of Mother as a lecturer like this?” tomi said again, directing more to a cold conversation situation.
“Brothers overestimate a reality?” sahut Asti does not want to lose.
“No, I am not exaggerating the actual situation!” refute Tomi. “If you are honest, you will definitely feel that your attitude since you know me is too biased. Not comparable to my error”
“Moreover all this time I always try to catch up with all my misses. And my mother also answered my question yesterday, that I got a good assessment of the writing that Mother assigned to me”
“Then if I am not being fair, what do you really expect from me now?” asti said.
“I said it earlier, hope you still remember that we will meet again on campus as lecturers and students!” tomi said frankly. “So let personal feelings such as anger, hatred, or whatever they may be, do not take Mom to”
Tomi tries to calm and reassure Asti of her work later. Because it is true when we are emotional all things will be wrong. The truth can be wrong, what else is possible from the beginning is wrong.
If you want to improve this communication, start by calming down first. So that the mind and heart can talk and discuss normally. Tomi hopes that with one step back from selfishness and emotions that exist in his heart can cool the situation between him and Asti at this time.
Seriate….