We've Been Matchmade
Curatan Dinda

As usual, Dinda was late again. But this time I won't let him get bullied by friends. All pairs of eyes as I performed to protect Dinda, becoming a shield for her until finally everyone backed off in order. All quiet, not daring to bully.

"It's okay, isn't it?" ask Dinda.

"What's wrong?" I asked back.

"From yesterday Dihya was weird. I'm so scared."

"Fear why?"

"Fear ...."

"Udah, don't think about it. Do you remember my commitment when I was elected chairman of OSIS last year? One of them prevents bullying. Well according to me, the attitude of friends to you is already very outrageous. That's why I want to protect you." I said. "Once because you're your future wife." Of course the sentence at the end was said in my heart so that he did not GR. I don't want to talk about that yet. Let it all flow, at least until we graduate. "Oh yeah, speaking of being late. You have no way to not be late again? For example, take care of uminya earlier or replace the same work at home. You part of the afternoon he part of the morning. How's it?"

Dinda quiet. Instead of answering, he guessed that I was told by my mother. "It must be because of Aunt Gina, huh?" tanyakanya.

"Especially not. It's purely from myself."

"Oh so." he seemed to think. "Actually it could be, even abi has also offered to replace me but .. I want to be filial with Umi. Um I'm sick, Dihya. I'm afraid, afraid that ..." he can't continue his words. But I know where the talk is going.

"Yes, I know Din. You also have a responsibility for your education. I've checked, your assessment of the delay is intolerable. If you break again you may get a suspension. I'm also not sure your aunt can help you continuously. After all, we have third grade High School, Din. time to stay in school a few more months.not long. about three months more. It's time for you to concentrate on your education or not graduate." I explained. "Umi you want to be a doctor, meaning you have an important task of learning well so that later you can graduate with the best grades as well. Who knew you could be a doctor like your mother hoped."

"Could it still be overtaken?"

"Can you really mean it."

"Totally Dihya?"

"Yes InshaAllah. So now pay attention to absenteeism and study seriously. You have to improve the quality of your learning many times more than usual because your burden is more than others including me!" I said.

"Huh, yeah, too. But what can. Ahh, I can't. Just go for what it is."

"Lho is that? Not even an attempt to give up. Try it first."

"But it can't. The teacher explained that there was nothing in my brain" said Dinda.

"I'll help. If you can't I'll explain."

"Tell?"

"Yep!"

"Thank you to Dihya!" so happy, Dinda to scream so that it attracts the attention of the people in the class. I wasn't too comfortable with it, so I decided to leave class for the cafeteria.

"Devil!" someone's after me. He matched my steps with great difficulty. Orange, one of the outstanding girls in this school. He was also my Olympic rival. Jingga never openly expressed love to me in the second grade, but I refused because it did not want to date. I want to focus on learning and pursuing my goals first. "Where are you going? Can I come with you?"

"Cantin!" I said.

Orange really followed me. He follows me wherever I go. After ordering food, he hurriedly sat down in front of me.

"What's different?" I asked back.

"Minda. You seem to be paying attention to him. You likey?"

"What do you care?"

"Yes,"

"Dinda's his friend's son umiku. I pity that you made her a bully when she was like that because she had to take care of her sick mother. Don't tell me Dinda wants attention, 'cause the one who told me that wasn't Dinda but my mom!"

"Oh so yeah. But why didn't Dinda talk?"

"Because he's not a caper" I said. "He is what he is. She doesn't like being pitied either."

"Alright then, I understand now. You don't have to bother escorting Dinda because I will tell my friends not to bother Dinda anymore. When necessary I will take care of her so you can move to your original seat."

"Why should I move?"

Orange smile. "But now I will be a friend of Dinda's. So don't worry."

"Dinda doesn't just need a friend, let alone you."

"What's wrong with me."

"What the hell!" I finished eating, then passed to class after paying for the food I had eaten.

***

The foamy orange became a friend to Dinda. But even so I felt he was insincere. Should have been from the beginning. Especially to the point of wanting me to stay away from Dinda. He didn't know that Dinda and I had been betrothed. If God wills, we cannot be separated. We will get married when we grow up.

For some reason, when I imagined it, I smiled to myself.

Dinda is not a perfect girl. Not a mathematician, physics, especially chemistry. But he was amazing in my eyes.

"Cie Dinda's the same Dihya!" suddenly Septi's gangmates from the next class, active as cheers boys cheered me and Dinda. "You guys are dating, huh?" one of the men approached my desk and Dinda. He was totally in touch with our relationship.

"No. Dihya and Dinda are not dating!" the word orange came straight to our table. "They're just discussing."

"Why from yesterday the tandem continued? What is discussed? Must be dating, right? Wow this is going to be a super gossip because the most genius men are dating the most female students ....!" they laugh together while I'm inflamed.

"Heh what are you talking about?" I said. "Don't be smart, you also if you can't cheat from Sisil also won't enter IPA class!" I said. "All you know is cheering. Learn zero!" I'm replying to their Bulian. "So don't just mock others to consider others below us.

"Yes," Jingga tried to hold me back from serving their rant. "Have gone, mending you back to the next class rather than later I report to the picket teacher!" threaten Orange. "Want you guys on suspension? Can't go cheers." I said. "Have gone!"

"Alah Orange just want to be a mosquito repellent really complicated!" they ridiculed Orange before returning to her class.