
In the afternoon after work, I asked the driver to drive me to a downtown mall. I want to have fun to get rid of my heart by eating or doing treatments in the salon.
For the rest of my life, I want to enjoy it all without thinking about what would hurt me.
The wall clock shows at 7:30 p.m. After finishing the treatment, I rushed towards a restaurant to fill my stomach which had started to rumble.
Just after dinner, as he was about to walk out of the restaurant, Arnold pulled my hand abruptly. He took me to the car park and opened the car door for me.
The man who looked sad spoke,
"Come, come in Velicia," she asked me..
I was about to refuse, but the quiet atmosphere of the parking lot scared me if I had to walk alone. What else is seen here is only the men.
I had to get in Arnold's car. My hands were getting colder, just squeezing each other, with my eyes fixed out the window. Really, I hate this situation. For me this is not a coincidence, but a trial.
"Would you like to go home or go somewhere?" Ask Arnold to me.
"I'm going to see my friend." Reply origin.
"Can you please tell me the direction?" said Arnold.
"Just type pelita street no.4 on google map," I replied without looking at him.
"It's a shame, but my HP's dead, running out of battery." Reply Arnold.
Definitely lying!
"The car can't run if it doesn't know the direction" Arnold said.
"I ordered a taxi on–"
"Ah, yes, I forgot to bring a charger, I charged up for a while," Arnold said, cutting off my words with his hands busy looking for something.
Arnold looks busy fiddling with his phone.
Long time. He's looking for an address or writing a novel!
"Ehem." I intentionally cleared my throat.
"Sorry, there was an incoming message so I replied first. We're walking now."
We were?
Hearing the word 'we' coming out of Arnold's mouth made me take a deep breath.
Patience Velicia .. Let's just say this is a wrong ordeal in your life. He's a nobody. Take care of your heart, Velicia. Strong, yuk, strong!
Finally the car drove at a moderate speed, accompanied by silence.
The car turns into the SPBU after a while.
"Fill the gas first, yeah." Arnold.
I just kept my eyes fixed on staring out the window.
Arnold opened the window, gave the money and talked for a moment with the attendant. He started driving his car again after the charging was over. Instead of coming out of SPBU, he even stopped by the minimarket which is still one location with the SPBU.
"I'm so thirsty, I haven't had time to drink anything. You want to drop something?"
"No thanks" I replied without looking at Arnold.
"OKAY. Shorty, yeah."
Lord, why did you meet us again? I have struggled desperately to let go and forget. Is this one of your tests too?
I closed my eyes for a moment, somehow the pain stopped in his heart. With my chest tight, I ordered a taxi online and asked him to come quickly.
"Life is like a highway, Miss. We will meet many intersections, which sometimes make the speed of our vehicles stop for a moment, before finally continuing the journey again to get to the destination" said Bu Sumi at that time.
"Miss's life is the way Miss, Miss Velicia herself can decide when to stop and when to continue the journey. There are no wounds that don't heal, no wounds that don't have a cure, and every wound has a destiny. It's all a matter of time and how hard we work, leave it to God, let Him do it."
I was closed, reflexes open when I heard the sound of the door moving. Arnold came in with something in hand.
"Look out if you're thirsty later" he said, turning to me and offering a bottle of chocolate, my favorite drink.
I just gave him a quick look. "I'm allergic to chocolate."
"Yes? Since kap–"
"Since a few days ago," I said quickly.
"Velicia.." Arnold's voice sounded soft, but it was able to squeeze my heart.
"I've booked a taxi online, thanks for the ride," I said as I got out of the car when I saw an online taxi stop at the minimarket according to the instructions I gave earlier.
Arnold got out of the car. "Velicia......."
I immediately raised one hand towards her, signaling no longer to speak or approach.
"Don't make me hate you a second time, Mr. Arnold Setyawan."
During the journey, the shadow of Arnold's face trying to hold me back from leaving made my heart go numb.
I put my hands on my chest, trying to brace myself not to cry. The purpose point I deliberately did not focus on the house. I deliberately chose to be alone until calm and go to the beach as usual.
I exhaled a long breath slowly.
I looked straight ahead at the waves. After a long journey, I finally arrived at the suburban beach. I started walking along the beach with a smile, I don't know what crazy idea was stuck in my mind last night, it's been a night like this even ask for the driver I ordered offline to the beach.
I thought the driver would refuse.
The man who was about the same age as the late Papa was willing to wait until I was done.
"I'll just wait here. Later when you're done here alone," he said as I got out of the car. "Don't do anything weird, remember the old man at home."
I wanted to laugh when the driver said there was an old man at home. In fact, I don't have anyone anymore. And without doing anything strange, my life would not last long. As per the doctor's diagnosis in a few days I'll be dead.
Slowly, I walked along the shore.
A gentle breeze moved my long, high-bound hair. Slowly, my eyes closed with my hands stretched out while taking a deep breath, then exhaling slowly. I did it many times until my heart was completely calm.
"Coraladr!" I screamed as loud as I could, remembering all those dreams that ran aground without a trace.
My breath was piqued after that. The chest rumbled violently as the tightness returned to fulfill it. Slowly my body fell into the sand, holding her painful chest back.
Why is it so difficult to forget, even though it has tried as hard as possible. Why, yes, God ...?
Regardless of the surrounding conditions, I dropped my body on the sand with my head staring at the increasingly dense night sky. Something warm I felt flowed from the end of my eyes.
Lord ... Please hold my heart, so as not to hope except for You.
Seriate......