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Buku favoritku

Hari-hariku terasa cepat Persis seperti dulu saat kita janjian untuk bertemu Aku selalu berharap hari-hari diantaranya segera berlalu Agar aku bisa cepat melanjutkan bacaanku Aku bahkan tak bisa menuliskan Perasaan familiar yang kurasa saat melihat sudut halamanmu Alunan musik yang kudengar saat aku mendengar ceritamu Ketenangan yang ada saat aku membaca kata-katamu Setiap tempat yang kita kunjungi bagai halaman buku yang terlipat Yang selalu aku ingin datangi lagi Tahun itu, tahun yang berharga buatku Mereka berkali kali bertanya padaku Sudahkah kau selesai? Tentu! Tentu aku sudah menamatkan ceritanya Sudah tidak ada lagi buku yang kubaca Buku buku baru itu tak menarik buatku Terlalu puitis, terlalu teoritis, terlalu realistis Aku tidak bisa menikmati kudapanku saat membaca Mereka bilang aku terlalu lama menyimpanmu Akan membelikanku buku yang baru Tapi di setiap toko buku yang kukunjungi Aku selalu membandingkannya dengan buku lamaku "Buku favoritku" Chusna A.

I met her for brunch today

I met my younger self for brunch. She was around 17. She arrived 5 minutes late, and I arrived 10 minutes early. She ordered the cheapest item on the menu, saying she usually doesn’t eat at cafes. I ordered what I wanted and told her the brunch was on me. She told me about the competition she was preparing for and said that she was so afraid of failing. I held her hand and said failure is not something she should be afraid of. "We lose and win, and everything is temporary," I added. During our brunch, I reminded her to start eating real food and to exercise regularly because we would need to visit the hospital a few times in the future if we're not start doing it. She nodded, then asked me how to cheer up her best friend who had a broken heart. She also asked if we would have a broken heart in the future. I told her we would. She stared at me and asked if it was bad. I said it was bad, but I told her how much we had grown from it. "It’s fine to feel vulnerable someti...