Dream House

DREAM HOUSE
Windri Agriaz Muntaha

            Monday morning on the first of July 2002 was raining. I went to my school with my mom who held an umbrella on her right hand and held my hand on her left hand. I was a kindergarten student, my name is Letisya and I was 5 years old back then.

            Customarily, after study ended, I always seen a boy sat under a tree not too far from my school that’s behind it. I wondered what he did under the tree by himself. I decided to approach him just wanted to know what he did. I saw him crafting some branches, but I still didn’t know what he would make.

            On the third of September 2004, I already became a student of elementary school. I saw that boy, and he’s my senior. On break time, I went to canteen for a meal and customarily I saw him alone again and he sat on table in front of me. He was drawing. I pretended to take the menu on his table. “Excuse me, can I borrow the menu?” I said to him. He just moved the paper because the menu was under his paper. Oh, he’s so rude. But, I finally saw what he did. He was drawing a house. Maybe it’s his homework.

            On the Second of August 2009, I walked to my home from my junior high school. I felt someone was following me. I turned back, but I saw no one there. Maybe it’s just my imagination.

            Two days after that day, I saw him again in the field near my school. I decided to hide behind the tree. I saw he made a miniature house from those things, which are sand, rock, water and maybe spoon. Suddenly, I stepped a branch until I made some crack sound. I was shocked and afraid he would notice me. Immediately, I ran away to my house before he knew.

            On the fifteenth of December 2014, I began to be a college student. Now, I don’t live at my hometown with my family anymore, I live at a boarding house near my university. University life is very different with school life. I often felt homesick and want to go home very often. I miss my mom and my dad. Then, I just watched television to get rid of it.

            And then, I heard some news that said:

            A 22 year old man made an architectural design with the value of 150 billion Rupiah. The design had bought by International Company. Indonesia can be proud about it.

            On the sixteenth of April 2015, I went to my hometown because it’s holiday. There, I went to the beach with my family. On the next day, my feet brought went to field near my school. I felt peace here, no one else except me. But, I was wrong. There’s someone who sat near the bushes. It’s the boy from my childhood. He looked at me. I smiled. It’s so long that we haven’t seen each other. He came to me. “Hi, I’m Theo,” he gave me his hand. “Hi, Theo,” I said but didn’t respond his hand, I was really nervous. He sent his hand down. “Hmm, Letisya…” he said. “How do you know my name?” I asked. “I already know your name when you’re in elementary school. I know that you were the one who took the menu, I know it was you who hid behind the tree back then, I know…”
“How?” I yelled and my face blushed.

            He held my hand “Actually, I like you since you was in elementary school” he said. “Would you be my girlfriend?” he asked. I suddenly nodded without thinking. He smiled. I thought he laughed at me. “My dream to be architect, so since I was child, I used to make a miniature home from branches and also from sand. I also draw some house.” He said. I was speechless, finally I knew for what he did previously. I looked some papers that he held and I saw architectural design that I was seeing before on the television. Wow, it’s his design.

            Then, I asked him “Why do you want to be an architect?” and he answered “hmm, it’s because when I get marry, I want to build my own house from my own design. Actually, hhmmm…. I want you to be my wife….” I was shocked “but, I think it’s too early to get marry since you’re still freshman” he continued. How self-confident he is, haha. But, I still felt happy to hear that. “From the first time I saw you, my heart know that you are the one who will accompany me to live in my dream house but I didn’t have courage to say it directly to you, until know.“Finally I know what feeling to him. He is the one who makes me know about love at first sight.