5. Ari

When I looked up and saw a female ghost was sitting, moving her legs on the stairs. I stopped and grabbed the hem of Hangga's shirt, following him up. 

"Hangga, why are you so calm looking at the ghosts? Share me the recipe." 

"You think we're cooking? You're asking me about a recipe?"

 "You want to know? Why can I calm down when I see a ghost?" he asked seriously. I nodded quickly while waiting for an explanation from him. 

"That's because I'm used to seeing them since childhood." 

"Were you afraid when you were a child too?" 

"Of course. Even now I am still often afraid, it's just that I can control my fear. As long as the ghosts I meet are not ignorant, then everything can be controlled."

Beni, who had been standing there since then, came back in and put on his jacket. 

"Sisi... I better go home." He looked uncomfortable but still managed to make a smile when he spoke to me.

"What? Why do you have to go home? Later!" stop me. 

"It's okay. Excuse me, I'm sorry. Sorry if I disturbed you," said Beni to Ari. 

My house and Ari's are not that far away. We are neighbors and also committed. It's just that at that time I idly responded to Ari when he expressed feelings. I was a girl then, oh no, even now. But only this body, but the soul inside is no longer a teenager. I've gone overtime and returned to the past. Surely my personality won't be the same anymore now. Especially after the many things I experienced in the previous timeline.

 "What are you doing!" I asked, annoyed. 

"I should be the one asking! We're still dating! You've been in the hospital all that time, and now all of a sudden you've brought another guy home. Are you amnesiac?" I pressed my head. Suddenly pain strikes.

 "On the contrary. I remember everything, Ri. Before you speak like that, you should introspect! How have you behaved so far! Can't we call our relationship like dating? You're too cowardly to ask me out! this. But where are you?"

 "...." Ari was silent. Looking down breathlessly. 

"Then? What do you think of me? All this time, every time we met on the street, you just avoided me. Never mind, we've been dating all this time, not because of mutual love, but just following the trend. After all, don't you already have a boyfriend at your school? Ice? Isn't that right?" I challenged him. Ari glared and was a little surprised by my words.

 "How did you know?" 

"I know everything. So, don't think that the two of us have a special relationship. We... Break up!" I then left him and went into the house. 

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My cell phone alarm rang earlier than Grandma's. I then sat for a while collecting the life that had not yet fully returned, then walked unsteadily to the bathroom, to do my usual morning routine. Take a bath and pray at dawn. At breakfast, I was surprised by the menu on the dining table. There was only fried rice, while as I recall, before waking up earlier, the atmosphere in the kitchen sounded crowded. 

I thought Grandma was cooking a lot of menus until the noise in the kitchen was heard in my room. 

"Grandma, what did you cook this morning? Usually, Grandma only cooks modestly for breakfast," I said while shoving fried rice into my mouth.

 "You mean? Grandma woke up as usual. And only cooked fried rice. Aren't you eating now?"

 "Really? I thought at 2 in the morning, grandma was cooking." 

"You're a dream! That's why when you sleep, read a prayer first." Even though I'm sure it wasn't a dream, I'm too lazy to argue this early in the morning with grandma. So I just assumed it was a dream.

After breakfast, I went to school. I accidentally stopped by Beni's class before entering my class. But I'm waiting for it to move away a bit, at least if the person I want to meet shows up, I'll be able to see it easily. Soon Beni came and saw me. He smiled, then got off his motorbike, walking towards me. As if I knew that I was here deliberately waiting for him. And this incident never happened in the past timeline. This is the first thing I've changed since I returned to the past.

 "What are you doing here? Wardani not coming?" he asked, still the same as usual. Friendly and impressed okay. I even tried to find out, they were annoyed or angry from his face. Unfortunately, I didn't find anything. He's still the same Beni I usually know. 

"No. I haven't even been to class yet. I came here first."

 "Okay. Why?"

 "Um... I want to apologize for last night. He's my boyfriend. It's just my relationship with him... Hmm, complicated. We're not like normal dating people. We rarely see each other. Yesterday, when I was being treated at home sick he didn't come to visit at all. Last night, we broke up. But he can't accept my decision. He thinks I'm acting like that because I'm having an affair with you. Sorry."

"Hey, it's okay. I understand. I'm not angry, Sisi. Maybe I'm wrong, I didn't ask first, whether you already have a lover or not. I'm sorry too. For making you two fight." 

I smiled, "It's not your fault. Even I forgot that he exists in this world. But... You're not mad at me?" He shook his head with a smile, just as the bell rang. 

"Well, you better go back to class. Or do you want me to accompany you?" 

"Eum... you don't have to. There's still a lot of people on the stairs. If you walk me, you'll be late for class too." 

"Yes, be careful." I went back to class after discussing with Beni. But when I got to the stairs, I met Hangga.

 "Sisi, if you walk slowly. Look up there. Don't be surprised to see him suddenly appear later," said Hangga towards the stairs.

When I looked up and saw a female ghost was sitting, moving her legs on the stairs. I stopped and grabbed the hem of Hangga's shirt, following him up.

 "Hangga, why are you so calm looking at the ghosts? Share me the recipe." 

"You think we're cooking? You're asking me about a recipe?"

 "You want to know? Why can I calm down when I see a ghost?" he asked seriously. I nodded quickly while waiting for an explanation from him.

 "That's because I'm used to seeing them since childhood."

 "Were you afraid when you were a child too?"

 "Of course. Even now I am still often afraid, it's just that I can control my fear. As long as the ghosts I meet are not ignorant, then everything can be controlled."