The atmosphere that morning was quite busy, with students flocking to their respective classes. Diana began to enter the college grounds and parked her car behind the Civil Engineering faculty block.
"Damn, I'm late." Quickly Diana picked up her reference book and started running to the lecture hall.
"Oh, it hurts. Bro, sorry, bro. I want to hurry. I'll apologize later." Diana bumped into a figure while on her way and hurried to pick up her book again. She kept going regardless of the reply of the owner of the body she had violated.
***
"Brother, vanilla latte ice one." After a few minutes, the drink was ready, and Diana continued to pay for it. She continued to inhale it as she walked towards the table occupied by Sofia.
"Dian, I want to look at the lecture notes that we faced yesterday. I didn't have time to write it back. I'm so sleepy that I'm too lazy to take notes." Sofia managed to yawn a little as she looked at Dania, who was staring at her smartphone.
"That's it; you were watching the Korean drama until that morning, right? You knocked."
"Ala, I don't always watch it. The drama this time is the best. It's so sweet." Sofia smiled for that reason.
"Whatever. Which note, Fia?"
"The thermodynamics."
"Wait ... Eh, where did my green notebook go?" Diana frantically searched for the book that Sofia asked for. "Ala, where did it go? Fea, the book is gone. How is it?"
Diana was about to cry when Sofia saw her. "Okay, okay. Calm down. Try to remember where you last saw the book." Sofia tried to calm her friend down.
"Last time ... This morning, I brought the book once to go to class. After that, ... Haa. I remember!"
"I'm surprised. Haa, after that, how come?" Sofia massaged her chest because she was surprised by Diana's seriousness earlier. "I bumped into someone earlier; at that time, all the books fell out. I guess I didn't quote the green book once."
"Where did you collide?"
"Near the back of the faculty block."
"Okay, let's go see. Who knows, there's more to the book." Sofia gave her suggestion.
"Okay, let's go." They both quickly packed their belongings and hurried to the place called Diana earlier.
***
"Not found, Fea. Satisfied, I'm looking for it. Can you see it?" Diana had given up on finding her book.
"Neither will." Sofia wearily slowly sat down on a wooden bench and was followed by Diana. Sofia gently patted her friend's shoulder and said, "Don't be worried so much; it's already happened. I think it's not your luck for this time."
"But in there is a sketching that I have to send the next day." Diana began to think about the work she would have to submit later.
"It's okay; I'll share what I've made later. Don't worry so much."
"Thank you, Fea."
"It doesn't matter." Sofia just smiled a little at Diana's reply.
"Before I forget, my mother invited you to eat next Friday. There's a little congratulations prayer ceremony. It's for my brother who will take the exam this year." Sofia almost forgot about her mother's order.
"Yeah? Your little brother is growing up. SPM right?
"Yes. Come to know."
"God willing."
"Do you have another class?" Sofia asked Diana.
"I have one more class, do you?" Diana asked Sofia the same question.
"I'm done. In that case, I'll go back first."
"Okay, be careful on your way home." Diana gave a short piece of advice to her friend.
"Well, I have that sketching paper. If you don't understand, you'll ask me later." Sofia handed a paper to Diana.
"Okay, I'll give it back later."
"Bye." Sofia walked away after a slight nod with Diana's reply earlier.
Diana even went to the lecture hall in block G for the next class after her eyes sent her friend's departure step.
***
While Diana was concentrating on her class, suddenly, someone sent a voice message to Diana's WhatsApp inbox. But, Diana ignored it because she considered the order like a regular order she got from her acquaintance.
After half an hour, the class was over. Diana got up from her seat while packing her stationery.
"Who sent WhatsApp to me?" Diana reached for the smartphone in the bag, and her finger kept pressing the WhatsApp notification.
"Oh, Voice Note. But, from whom? Not my acquaintance either."
Diana took the earphones and poked at her phone to listen to the voice message.
"You're Diana. You don't need to know who I am. I want to tell you, don't you dare look for your father back. Just assume your father is no longer in this world. Otherwise, you will accept the consequences." Diana gasped after hearing the voice message. Her body shivered for a moment.
"His verse is the same as that day. Allahu Akbar, what happened?" Diana sat back in her seat to calm down for a moment.
"I need to calm down. Maybe the order is to prank me. Yes, it's just to play with me. I need to think positively." Diana got up again and continued to walk out of the hall. After she got out, she headed straight to her car park and got into the car quickly.
Diana hurriedly turned on her car and drove home. In her heart, fear began to nestle, and she often turned her gaze back for fear anyone was following her.
"Calm down, Diana. You have to be strong. Strong." Diana gripped the steering wheel of her car tightly and continued to drive quickly.
***
Arriving at her house, Diana hurried into the house and kept the front door locked. Previously, she was lazy to lock the door after returning from nowhere, but she broke her sense of laziness due to her fear today.
After that, she continued to head to the room. And then wrapped herself with the blanket after placing the bag on a chair in the room. Diana hid on her bed with a blanket; in there, she just closed her eyes to fight the fear. Shortly after that, she fell asleep until she woke up after hearing the faint maghrib call resounding from a nearby mosque.
"I've been sleeping for a long time; I'm afraid I'll have to deal with this. I'd better take a shower first. After that, eat what's near the kitchen."
Diana squirmed for a moment as she got out of bed. She picked up a towel and headed to the bathroom. While walking, she stumbled upon a plastic bag containing something. Diana took the plastic and looked at the contents.
"Well, this is the flower shirt man that day. I forgot to wash it. It's okay; I washed it with my shirt once this time."
She removed the shirt from the plastic and put the shirt in her clothes basket. Diana continued her steps to the bathroom after that.
***
After refreshing her body with a shower, Diana started washing her clothes and not forgetting that man's clothes too. She had forgotten for a moment about her fears this afternoon.
Continued.......