Kiss The Rain

Posted by : Alsy Taqiya May 11, 2017

The cold night comes with a loud thunderstorm outside. Drop by drop of water finally makes the city wet. Dooar! Doooar!!

“Ow yeah! It’s raining cats and dogs,” said Carl while remembering the last English idiom lesson. Then she threw her notebook and continued to spend much time sitting down, watching TV, and really had nothing to do. She enjoyed it everytime.

“Stop being couch potato! Get up and do something productive, my dear Carl!” said Carl’s mother, Mrs. Humbood. She turned off the TV. She didn’t want to let her only daughter to be lazy.

“Please, mum! I’m so bad mood today... and I’m not a lazy girl! I’ve done my homework!” Carl gave her book to her mother so that she can believe her.

“Carl! Listen to your mother! We know that you always spend too much time doing nothing! And this is the final semester, isn’t it? Have you been prepared to face the final exam next week? Don’t go out to spend such useless activity and don’t watch TV over an hour!” Carl’s father showed his anger. But he just wanted the best for his daughter. Then he tried to lower his voice, “Darling, please you go studying now, ok?” Carl just nodded. She went to her room and began to write such a writing.

“Dear Mum.. Dad... I just feel like loosing part of the puzzle in my life that makes me confused and what must I do now? Those puzzles are my stars and the moonlight that shines through my yellow room. But then the heavy rains come. Loosing all the memories is too easy in that autumn. I can’t catch the leave... But now I know... you’re the best mom and dad!" Then she slipped it in her diary. The rain got heavier. She turned her mobile phone on to listen ‘Kiss The Rain’.

*Some days later...*

“Yep! This is Sunday! Oh no, I’m forget that I can’t go out,” said Carl while holding her mobile phone. Day by day she became so bored to stay at home. However, her parents didn’t allow her to go out. So she texted her friend Kate, to accompany her in the room.

“Cheer up! You’ve had a face like a wet weekend since yesterday. What’s wrong with you, Carl?” Then she told Kate what was happened in this recent days.
“I’m so fed up with being stuck in the house all day. Have you got any idea to change my parent’s mind, Kate?”’ said Carl, frowning her face.
“Hmm... one problem a million solution, isn’t? I suggest you to hear their advice and ask them politely that you wanna go out.” Then, Kate showed her big hug to her bestie. She knew that Carl needed a shoulder to cry on. That’s what are friends for. Carl got up and asked her parents politely to hang out with Kate. “Yes, dear... you may go out but you must be home before at noon, okay?” Hearing it, Carl said, “Alright, mum! Thanks a bunch.”

Carl is very happy now. She promised to herself not to do such useless things again and began to change into the new world. Carl feels like her spirit comes back. Then she thanked to her bestie to always support her and to always be there in joy and sorrow. “What a fresh day this morning!” Since then, she is used to do more productive in her whole examination week.

The graduation school party comes. Carl is very happy when she was declared as one of the top students in that junior high school. Then, she and her friend Kate took some pictures with teachers and friends. They gave a bouquet of flowers to their teacher. They just couldn’t forget how hard her teachers taught her. Then Kate said, “Today is our school graduation party, right? What’s your view on it?” Carl nodded. She said, “Honestly, Kate... I’m jubilant to be declared as the graduate of this school, but besides it, I’m so sad too because we have to leave this colourful school which contains thousand years of memory inside, especially when we used to spend many activity with teacher, friends, and nothing was more beautiful than this. And you know? I have to leave to another city to continue my study next week. Hiks...” Kate didn’t want her bestie torn into tears. She tried to entertain her, and said, “Yeah, me too. I feel the same too. I know how hard it will be, but listen, you never walk alone. Trust me that parting is not the end." So saying, Carl showed her smile and said that Kate understands her well.

But, when she heard ‘Kiss The Rain’ on piano that came from that cool boy, she was tearing with joy. “I’m terrified of this. I know it would be changed soon. I’m just a... I’M JUST A... leave that was falling and blown by the strong wind. All it was stay in memory with... that cool-brilliant boy. The very silly and awkward moments have been proved that I was... I was... No, I won’t say it. It’s impossible. I dream immense to get it. I wanna forget it. So, I’m still here in the RAIN?”

Suddenly, Scott stopped his perform and came to Carl. “Hi, Carl! Let’s play together! I know you can play it too, right?” said him, the cool boy. “Me? What? (oh no... am I dreaming?)” said Carl. “Yeah, come on! I will take my violin. You should play that black and white thing. Are you ready?” added Scott while taking his violin. Slowly but surely, Carl said, “Definitely.”

And .... so it goes. The last encounter gonna be the most precious day she has ever had. She didn’t care what tomorrow will happen. She made sure that today is alright. She is not dreadful of tomorrow. Carl doesn’t know what she feels like. Happy? quiet wrong. Sad? not even. But, she is just having a beautiful butterfly in her stomach!

THE ENDBy : Alsy Taqiya Herasafitri