five

With a sour face and limp steps, Sunny walked slowly into her house. In her mind, she already imagined how soft the mattress and pillows were in his room. The comfort of the blanket and bolster that she will hug.

When she got home, she frowned in confusion. It's not usually this quiet house. Usually, her mother would be in the kitchen or tv room, and her younger brother was busy playing on her cellphone in the dining room. But, reluctant to think further, Sunny shrugged nonchalantly and walked back to her room. Taking a shower first and then sleeping through the day might be better than thinking about things Sunny shouldn't be thinking about.

***

The ringing of the phone made Sunny squirm slowly on her bed. Her eyes stared blankly at her cell phone lying on the wooden floor of her room. Can't someone make her day calm for just a second?

Panji : SUNNY!!!

Panji : Sunny where are you!!??

Panji : S

Panji : U

Panji : N

Panji : N

Panji : Y

Panji : Y

Panji : Y

Panji : Y

Panji : Y

Panji : Y

Panji : Y

With an annoyed groan, Sunny finally opened her eyes. Should Panji send that many messages? No, did Desty say this afternoon that Panji regrets insomnia that Sunny suffers from? Then why now the man looks like he doesn't care and sucks like this? Next time, Sunny will have to give Desty more lectures on how to judge someone. How could Panji's nature be so out of sync with what Desty was talking about?! With an annoyed groan, Sunny finally opened her eyes. Should Panji send that many messages? No, did Desty say this afternoon that Panji regrets insomnia that Sunny suffers from? Then why now the man looks like he doesn't care and sucks like this? Next time, Sunny will have to give Desty more lectures to know how to judge someone. How could Panji's nature be so out of sync with what Desty was talking about?!

With full awareness, she glanced at the clock on the wall. Okay, 9 p.m. she slept quite a bit too. And, is there an important thing until a super busy Panji looks for her?

Sunny : What?

Sunny : You disturb my sleep.

Ignoring her words which might be rude. Sunny prefers to leave her room to the bathroom. Not waiting for Panji's reply which came as fast as lightning. She needed a face wash and a glass of cold water to refresh her brain and throat.

"You've woken up."

Her sister appeared along with her, who was drinking a glass of cold water in the dining room. Sunny's eyes glanced at Iris in confusion. Seeing her sister wearing clothes that looked like she was going or just got home?

"Where are you going?" Sunny asked after finishing her drink.

Iris glanced at her clothes, then back at Sunny. "After hanging out with my friends."

Sunny nodded, then let her sister into her room carrying a pack of food that Iris had just taken from the hanging cupboard. And Sunny who returned to her room. Take a cell phone that has been turned on due to an incoming message.

Panji : I thought you were in Desty's room

Panji : Please follow the committee. I'm being billed for this, I have to find 2 more people

Panji: At that time, you said you wanted to take part in events like that. This is an opportunity for you

Panji : Betra and Ayu have made a deal

Panji : Help me pls, I'm really confused about this

Panji : This can also be used to gain experience for you

Banner: please reply to my text!!

Panji : Sunny, I'll call you if you don't answer first

Panji : I WANTED THIS, PICK UP MY PHONE!!!

Panji : You don't want to help me?

Panji : I'm sorry, I'm not a newspaper

Sunny who saw a series of useless messages from Panji could only roll her eyes bored. She knew, Panji would not stop there. So, she let Panji continue to send his messages and she didn't try to leave Panji's chat room. All she did was open the laptop, turn it on and after the boot period was over, hse went into safari and clicked on the netflix icon to watch the unfinished movie. While waiting for loading to finish. Sunny glanced at her cell phone which was still on.

Unlucky. Why didn't Panji give up too? Usually when he doesn't reply to his messages to Sunny, that person will give up on his own because he's tired of not being answered by Sunny. But Panji kept texting Sunny, whether she wanted a reply or not.

Sunny: Why the hell?

Panji replied to his message quickly.

Panji : Finally you answered my text!!!

Panji: My chats haven't been replied to since earlier

"So stupid," Sunny hissed quietly.

Sunny : I told you I didn't want to be like that

Instead of a reply, Sunny's cell phone vibrated continuously due to a call from Panji. Sunny stared at her phone desperately. What is this guy really up to?!

"What?!" Sunny snapped as soon as she picked up the call.

On the other side, Panji was grinning. "Don't be so mean.."

Sunny snorted, "A waste of time, you know?" she said. "Speak quickly."

"I've been talking about it ever since," replied Panji. The feeling he spoke was fine, but why was this woman he called so fierce? "I thought you were in Desty's room, I was there to talk about the committee. But Desty said you had to come home at noon. Come on, be a committee... I need you."

"What do you need? I feel like I've never been active on campus. I automatically don't have a very important role on campus."

"I need your energy, not the campus."

Sunny groaned, tired of dealing with pushy people. "But I don't open a service to receive energy assistance," she said.

Panji snorted, exasperated himself. "I'm asking for help, my God!"

"I'll be sure to help," replied Sunny. "But I don't want to be on the committee. It doesn't work in my life either."

"I beg you, Sunny. Please help me. I'm really confused about---"

"Sunny ..."

Sunny sat up straight when she heard Mom's voice and a knock on the door. Panji's voice was faintly heard.

"Yeahh?"

Right after Sunny answered, the door opened. The figure of a woman in a nightgown and her hair in a bun came in. An aura of intimidation immediately burst into the euphoria of Sunny's room. Sunny gulped slowly. Sunny knew her mother was coming to her room at night as this would talk about something important. Her eyes stared at Sunny desperately. Before her mother started the conversation that would be very long, Sunny hurriedly picked up her cell phone which had been connected to Panji.

"I'll call you later, bye," then quickly hung up the phone, not forgetting to press the airplane icon to avoid future disturbances.

"Are you home earlier today?" Mother's voice caught Sunny's attention. Her eyes stared at Mother in shock. Between glaring and a little Mother's voice that sounded weak and tired.

"Ng ... yup."

Mother nodded her head slowly, "How was your college? Is it safe?"

"Safe...?" Still a little confused, Sunny turned off her laptop to focus on her mother. "What's wrong mom?" Sunny asked.

"How much money do you have?" Mother asked again. Her eyes stared at Sunny doubtfully.

"I don't know," Sunny replied, more confused. "The most left that you usually give me, why?"

"May I borrow it for your sister?"

Reflexively, Sunny squealed loudly. Sunny thought her mother had come into her room to talk about something important. Because Sunny thought it was unusual for her to go into Sunny's room if she didn't need it. Sunny thought her mother would keep asking questions about her college which might be a mess. But, what her mother asked, was only Sunny's remaining money for her sister's needs.

"I don't have money anymore for your sister, because I use the money for you and Iris."

That's how it should be. Because as far as Sunny knows, her sister is married and has two children.