A Flavor to Love

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The cold at night blows in through the invisible cracks at the entrance of the special automatic foreign flight Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Terminal 3 Ultimate. But the condition did not bother a man who was sitting casually on one of the empty waiting room benches because it was only filled by him with a large black suitcase. It appears he is waiting for the check-in schedule of the flight that became his destination, Narita International Airport, Japan. With a headset in his ear, he seemed fun to enjoy the sound of the song that rotates on his Ipod Touch and did not care about the traffic people who pass and pay attention to it. Occasionally he saw a black sports watch coiled around his right wrist. Time shows at 22:30 WIB. There was still ten minutes left before the inner check-in.

"Nolim?!" (What?!)

Suddenly a stifled scream from a girl made the man suddenly turn towards the owner of the voice whose position was not far from him. He saw the girl with a pair of colored eyes in line with a solid black onyx stone from head to toe. The girl seemed to be not far from him and seemed to be busy with a white smartphone in her left ear. Straight black hair with a slight wavy under it and bangs on its forehead, fair skin, hazel-petalled eyeballs with pliable eyelashes, ovoid face, pointed nose, puffed-up face, her small, sweet lips, the slim body contains a height of 160 cm is very harmonious with a light blue shirt with small flowers motifs of a blend of yellow and brown and a hoody jacket blue torquise looks harmonious with dark blue jeans and khaki brown boots he wore. The appearance of this girl is like an Asian version of a Barbie doll. It can also be targeted! The man's mind while smiling sideways.

What made her attract his attention was not the girl's physical appearance but the language she used. Yes, he was very familiar with that language, the official language of the country where he lived.

“Yang is right?! Anyway, when I get to Narita I don't want to be picked up by a bodyguard!" The girl who apparently named Kirana or precisely Kirana Kiseki Matsumoto said to the papa through his smartphone. "I don't want everyone pointing at me because the escort is too conspicuous!"

"But your safety is the most important of Rana-chan..," The papa named Daiki Matsumoto was apparently very worried about the safety of his daughter. "We're all worried about you.., what's more you just recovered from that car accident and also experienced..."

"Amnesia means Papa? That amnesia doesn't mean I forgot everything Pa.., the proof is that I still remember Papa and Mama and Daichi-nii! The doctor himself said that my amnesia included amnesia which is quite rare. Just forgot some of my past events but didn't forget the people closest to me. I'm not a kid anymore, Pa, who's everywhere to be watched. Hasn't I been equipped since childhood with learning various kinds of martial arts to take care of myself?" Kirana said with a loud tone of her head.

Cih, this girl is so chatty! The man clucked resentfully peeling inwardly as he continued to look at Kirana. What a shameless thing! Intentionally attracting the attention of those around huh?! I took my words, he's not attractive!

"Papa doesn't need your comment Rana-chan, you are now fully the responsibility of Papa and Mama!" Daiki who felt pressed with stubbornness of the princess finally let out her stern words. "Eleasing you to live with Grandpa and Grandma in Indonesia since the age of 13 years is enough to make us cry for days because of the weight of releasing you who incidentally our only daughter..."

Kirana rolled her eyes bored. I don't know how many times he listened to the sentence uttered by his overprotective father. Hopefully he does not become an ungodly child with his current attitude.

"Okay, your request is Papa fulfilled! With the record of the person who will pick you up is Daichi!"

"Why should Daichi-nii pick me up? He must have been busy with his job as CEO with the corporate business responsibilities that Papa had partially delegated to him.., don't add any more by bothering him to pick me up," His protest came back and this time was a little frustrating because he could imagine how much his older brother was a busy person and he did not want his presence to be troublesome. "Mom and Dad promised to pick me up before I decided to go to college and go back to Japan..."

"Oh my God, what mistakes have I made in the past that my son has amnesia this severe." complained Daiki sighing heavily. "Don't Papa say you're going to live with Daichi in his apartment in Tokyo? Papa and Mama are currently on a business trip visiting the branches of our family hotel in Europe and can be sure to take quite a long time. So, it's definitely your brother who picked you up, baby."

"The name is also Pa's amnesia, hehehe," Kirana said defending herself while grimacing widely.

"Papa understands," Daiki must be able to patiently face her daughter. He must understand the illness experienced by the child so as to make his family happy turned into a disaster. Moreover, the change in attitude from the child who was originally sweet and obedient became stubborn. In his heart said, whose nature did the child decline from? He glanced at the beautiful woman who was hugging his right arm as if giving strength to be patient, his wife. "Papa will send you the latest picture of your brother and do not get the wrong one to recognize the person yes.., if you do not manage to find your brother, you must immediately go to the information room asking for their help to find your brother. You understand, don't you, son?"

"We all love you here."

"I also love Mom and Dad."

The phone call with the father was cut off. The emotions that he had been trying to suppress since Kirana felt trying to throw him away. He closed his eyes for a moment and raised his head up. His hands were placed on each side of his waist and relaxed by turning his head to the left and right. Not forgetting that he took a deep breath and let out as he could. He did it to calm his heart.

"Are you sure Kirana will return to Japan?" A couple of husband and wife in their eighty years but did not appear physically his age looking straight at Kirana. Her gaze that looked so worried was felt by Kirana. "Your condition has not recovered properly..."

The man furrowed his brows when he heard the girl's conversation with the old couple who were in front of the girl. He also knows the language he uses, the language he learned while in Indonesia to facilitate his activities in Indonesia. He was truly grateful with the genius genes he had to be able to digest all the words of the girl named Kirana. Quite a strange name for a person of Japanese blood. But what does it matter? This girl was not a special object to him. Shit, why don't his eyes want to look away at the girl?!

"You know how else Kek, Nek, Grandpa and Grandma's favorite daughter-in-law has given such instructions," replied Kirana with a bitter smile on her lips looking at the parents of her Indonesian mother. "Maybe this was a reply because I had selfishly left them and chose to stay with Grandpa and Grandma," Kirana's gaze seemed to be staring far away somewhere. "I'm sorry, Grandma, you can only accompany Grandpa and Grandma for eight years..."

"Kirana..," Boy, the grandmother stared at the nanar. He felt guilty as a result of the accident that his grandson had experienced. The accident that should not have happened had he not let the child who was still not smooth driving was driving his four-wheeled vehicle, precisely belonged to Rea, the mother of Kirana. She recalls that her daughter was sobbing at the sight of Kirana who was lying weakly in apprehensive condition in an incentive treatment room at a hospital and almost blamed herself and her husband who could not looking after the child she had relinquished to be raised by her and her husband. He thanked his son-in-law, Daiki, who was able to calm and reconcile their relationship which was quite strained because of the incident.

"Grandpa and Grandma don't have to worry, I'll be fine there!" Kirana said steadily while smiling widely trying to calm grandfather and neneknua. Both hands held the hands of Wahya and Sutomo. "If it's a long vacation, I'll come see Grandpa and Grandma."

"Of course Kirana," Wahya and Sutomo hugged his grandson's body tightly. It was as if giving her the strength to be able to get through everything. For the two of them, Kirana is the most beautiful gift given by her second child to kill the loneliness in their home since their three biological children have their own home life. His joy and innocence will be greatly missed. "We will always be there for you Kirana..."

"Thank you, Grandma" Kirana returned the embrace of her grandparents no less tightly. He hated this farewell. I don't know why the breakup with his grandparents now feels so hard. It was like losing strength in his life. Although she has amnesia, she can feel how much love she has gained from the middle-aged couple. But he should not be selfish, he has a family where he should be. A family that will slowly help to remember about its forgotten past. "Ah, it's time for me to leave," Kirana let go of her tight hug and kissed the back of her Grandpa and Grandma's right hand. "I'm saying yes, Kek...Grandma..."

"Be careful, dear," Widya patted Kirana's head gently down. "We're gonna miss you so much."

"Me too" Kirana smiled. He pulled out his big pink fanta suitcase and left the old couple for the airline counter to print the ticket he had checked in earlier via online. He passed by a man who was listening to music with a headset in his ear. Faintly smelled perfume blend of lavender and vanilla so that made the young man involuntarily inhale as if drugged the sensation of a fragrant and soothing therapeutic aroma. Sweet.., although the word did not suit her who disliked everything sweet, she brought out a very thin crooked smile and followed Kirana from behind.

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