A Red Jacket for Lestari

Wonosobo, 1999.

         A simple girl was came in the class, when she went to shit. She saw scribbles on the table such as:  poor girl, ugly, vampire and any others. “ why just on my table?” Lestari asked in heart. Fatma as her friend avenged to scribble on bayu’s table as bad boy, looser, rude, cruel and any others. After bayu finished to try PASKIBRA he was back into the class. She was very angry. He saw the table full of scribbles. He took lestari’s jacket directly and he did scrabble lestari’s jacket. Lestari punched his face strongly. She was very angry with him because so far, she was never bad act for him. “ why you always cruel for me?” she said. “because your face pale like a vampire” bayu answered. Both of them stay away, all of students in the class tight for looking them.

        Tet.. tet..tet.. the bell was sound. Time for going home. Fatma said “ why you wearing the jacket. It is so dirty full of scribbles?”. “ I must wear it, because I will through the cold way to back home”. Lestari said. Take care tari,, bye. A week passed Bayu and Lestari without dialogue, because of them was angry.

       On Monday augst, 17, 1999 at Wonosobo town square. Bayu joined member PASKIBRA to commemorate Indonesia independent day. “ he looks heroic and brave today”. Lestari told in heart. Suddenly, everything becomes black. She didn’t see everything. In a few minutes she realized that she was lie down on a mat besides of ambulance side of field. Fatma helped Lestari to shit. Lestari saw bayu walked into her. Bayu gave she a bottle of  mineral water and a cake. She looked glad. “ May I help you to stand?”. “ yeah”, she noodded her head. He droped her untill fatma’s motorcycle. Before Lestari left bayu. She said” I’m sorry about my mistake I had hit you”. “ no problem that all was my mistake always annoying you, I really.. really sorry for you.” He told. 

       In the next day lestari didn’t  joint in the class. Bayu asked fatma to accompany him visited Lestari. Fatma has the same direction with him. Arrived Lestari’s home Fatma and Bayu was sad for looking she lied on the bed. “ I give you a red jacket, I wish you always wearing it.” Bayu said. “ thanks a lot bayu, but you shouldn’t give me the jacket.” Lestari told. “ you are apple on my eyes like a yours jacket colour.” Bayu was glad to speak with her.

       Ehem.. ehem.. with small laugh fatma was flatter and fatma was happy because both of them be kind. But the day more night. So that, Bayu and Fatma were shaking hands with lestari’s parents to permite. In the next morning, when the lesson was directly. Suddenly Mr. Handoyo informed by sound system. If Lestari Wahyuningtyas was die at 06.00 AM. So that, all of school community was sad. Then bayu was blackout.