Why Her Friend Stopped Texting

Ingrid and Cass are best friends. They usually text every day after school.

Ingrid dan Cass bersahabat baik. Biasanya mereka saling berkirim pesan setiap hari sepulang sekolah.

This week, Cass doesn't answer any of Ingrid's messages. Ingrid starts to worry.

Minggu ini, Cass tidak membalas satu pun pesan Ingrid. Ingrid mulai cemas.

"Did I do something wrong?" Ingrid asks herself. She thinks back over their last conversation.

"Apa aku berbuat salah?" tanya Ingrid pada dirinya sendiri. Ia mengingat kembali percakapan terakhir mereka.

On Wednesday, Ingrid sees Cass in the hallway. Cass walks by without saying hello.

Pada hari Rabu, Ingrid melihat Cass di lorong sekolah. Cass berjalan lewat tanpa menyapa.

Ingrid feels hurt. She decides to ask Cass directly instead of guessing.

Ingrid merasa sakit hati. Ia memutuskan bertanya langsung kepada Cass daripada menebak-nebak.

After school, Ingrid finds Cass at her locker. "Are you mad at me?" Ingrid asks quietly.

Sepulang sekolah, Ingrid menemukan Cass di lokernya. "Kamu marah padaku?" tanya Ingrid pelan.

Cass looks surprised. "No, not at all," she says. "Why do you think that?"

Cass tampak terkejut. "Tidak, sama sekali tidak," katanya. "Kenapa kamu berpikir begitu?"

"You stopped answering my texts," Ingrid says. "And you walked past me without saying hi."

"Kamu berhenti membalas pesanku," kata Ingrid. "Dan kamu lewat begitu saja tanpa menyapaku."

Cass sighs. "My phone broke on Monday," she says. "I didn't even see you in the hallway. I'm sorry."

Cass menghela napas. "Ponselku rusak hari Senin," katanya. "Aku bahkan tidak melihatmu di lorong. Maafkan aku."

"Oh," Ingrid says. "I thought it was something I did."

"Oh," kata Ingrid. "Kupikir aku yang berbuat salah."

"Never," Cass says. "It's still broken. My mom is going to buy a new one this weekend."

"Tidak pernah," kata Cass. "Ponselku masih rusak. Ibuku akan membelikan yang baru akhir pekan ini."

Ingrid laughs with relief. "I'm glad it's nothing bad," she says.

Ingrid tertawa lega. "Aku senang bukan sesuatu yang buruk," katanya.

"Me too," Cass says. "Now, let's talk in person until I get my phone back." They walk to the bus stop together and talk the whole way.

"Aku juga," kata Cass. "Sekarang, kita ngobrol langsung saja sampai ponselku kembali." Mereka berjalan bersama ke halte bus dan mengobrol sepanjang jalan.