A Flavor to Love
19-1
GECK! GECK! GECK!
The sound of knocking on Daichi's office door awakened him from the endless daydream trying to digest and sort puzzle pieces about his relationship with Luna. After hearing the story from his parents, instead he chose to give up on Luna, he wanted to know from the side of Father Luna or Luna himself because for him to find the bright spot of the problem that brought the past affairs of their parents, he had to look at it from both sides. But he did not get a gap to start.
“Did I bother the Young Master who seemed to be thinking hard?”
“Kei?”
Kei smiled at Daichi's oversized table and leaned over a large recycled paper goody bag in front of the young man. “I haven't seen you in my cafe in a long time so I took the initiative to come here and invite you to enjoy the caffeine intake that you really need right now, how?”
“You could have,” Daichi smiled wryly and stood up from his current seat to join Kei who swiftly arranged a drink and some small snacks at the guest table. And quickly he ate his favorite chocolate-filled croissant and sat on one of the couches there. Not to forget the caramel macchiato frappucino size venti accompanied his mouth which was full of bread that he ate. It seems Kei really understands himself who lately lost his appetite and chose to drown himself with a pile of work as an object of escaping from the pain of heartache, sadness, sadness, and full of questions with everything he's facing. Of course for professionals it seems like who are used to covering up the actual expression it is an easy affair. Because he does not want to be considered a weak leader by his subordinates. For him only his family and closest friends are allowed to know his true expression including Luna. Recalling Luna his chest tightened again and he could only rub his chest to relieve the tightness.
“Your face reminds me of Luna who decided to resign from my cafe a few days ago on the grounds of wanting to spend her summer vacation back to her hometown in Indonesia,” Kei actually felt something was wrong with the relationship of the two who had been close suddenly away as if nothing had happened. But for observers like himself, it is really intriguing to know what problems are going on between the two.
“What do you mean?” Daichi is shocked to hear information from Kei about Luna returning to her home in Indonesia. One taboo thing that Luna once told him that he would not want to go back there again since the girl lived and studied college in Japan.
“From your response I don't think you know,” Kei spoke while eating his sandwich. “Are you guys having a fight?”
This is so weird! If that girl was just toying with me, couldn't it feel like her expression was as sad as mine? Or is it true that there's something he's hiding and doesn't want me or Kirana to know? But how can I get that information?
“Long story Kei,” Daichi's view looks through the large glass window that is there. There were faintly streaks of sadness that were still left accidentally caught Kei's eyes. Apparently his decision to approach Daichi was correct.
“You need not worry, I have prepared more ammunition to listen to your story that I am sure the length if used as a novel by your mother will be one thick book specifically for your love,” Kei showed two goody bags made from the same paper as before and inevitably made Daichi laugh.
“Damn it!” He is grateful to still have eccentric and anti-mainstream friends like Kei who always have a way to make the originally gloomy atmosphere cheerful even when the heartbreak he feels today.
***
“Thank you sir,” Luna got off the online taxi she booked to take her from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to her home in Kelapa Gading area, North Jakarta. Armed with a small size backpack and a suitcase in black he stared from outside the black fence of the minimalist style dual antai house building which is dominated by white paint. A small garden in front of the house overgrown with various green plants balances the pale atmosphere of the walls of the building. Nothing changed at all after two years I left. He also pressed the phone number he wrote “RUMAH” on one of the list of numbers that he stored on his smartphone.
“Halo, Mr. Daniel's residence here,” Sounded the voice of the woman who inevitably made Luna's lips raised to form an upward arch.
“Halo Bi Ani, please open the gate yes, I am already in front of nih,” Luna said.
“Non..., this is true Non Luna,” Tone Ani's voice between trust and disbelief with the voice she heard.
“What else is Bi? Ghost Mama?” Candanya. Be careful with speech, really come to know the taste!
“Se..sewhile yes Non, Bi Ani hang up the phone first then go out to open the gate,” Ani hung up the phone and was shocked to open the front door and then saw from outside the gate looks Luna who is still holding a smartphone waving her hand up. How he misses the girl he cared for as a child and is now an adult.
“Yes Allah Non, Bi Ani still does not believe Non Luna finally wants to go home too,” Ani who is too excited immediately hugs Luna to let go of the longing. “Padahatan used to say Non no longer want to set foot Non Luna, Aunt is very happy Non..,” Inevitably tears from the middle-aged woman who is very unpretentious it flows. “Let's Non go inside, this old woman can't wait to hear the story of Luna's journey for two years in the land of people.
***
“Without you being firm about it I also know that I am currently experiencing it,” Daichi ruffled his brownish black hair full of frustration. “I've never felt this sick and injured Kei. Really sucks!”
“Lantas how do you want? Just let go of it while continuing to pray that your broken heart will heal over time? Because if you consider your family background, especially his family, it will be difficult to get blessing. But seeing you who seems to love death to him I also can't bear not to support you,” Kei folded his hands and stuck them to the chest while grunting heavily. “But you never felt that God actually has a certain purpose and purpose why bring you two together and make you fall in love again. Like..um...., how do you explain it? Understandably, my brain capacity is not as big as yours because.”
“Oh come on, I don't want to hear your sarcastic joke!” Akio turned both of his hazel eyes.
Kei smiled broadly showing his teeth as it read by Daichi the purpose and purpose of his crisp joke to break up the atmosphere so serious and tense as Daichi told him everything. Until unknowingly the night has arrived and flickering lights like imitation stars began to decorate the darkness of the night in Tokyo. “I feel Luna is like an antidote or exactly a penance from both parents who never intended not good to your parents in young first.”
“How can you draw such a conclusion? Seeing the way he decided with his ice-cold gaze it felt more appropriate like endless revenge because the woman his father had found out to love was my own mother. It's really crazy because it's like an endless round of karma.”
“I told you Luna is not that kind of person Daichi, so your logic is set first to a positive wave so you can think clearly,” This time it was Kei's turn to protest that Luna did not accept being labeled negative by her best friend. “What he did was just to cover up his great sadness of having to part with you because of your family's condition. Just so you know yes, I've seen her cry a lot in the back without a sound before the girl finally decided to resign and after you explained everything to me, now I understand the reason.”
“Lantas I should how Kei?” Daichi's tone of voice weakened in despair because he had negative thoughts on the girl who managed to seize his heart.
“Then what if you become the hero who will end this karmic relationship,” Kei said aloud.
“How?”
“Try you remember again, do besides Luna you have problems with others?”
The deg! Daichi's heart was beating hard and a shadow of Akio and Kirana appeared in Daichi's mind. The shadow of an injured expression that was the same as his current self.
“Ah, where possible...” He tried to eliminate the option of that unreasonable shadow but that little thing was caught by Kei with jelly.
“Where is it possible? You haven't tried it yet,” This time Kei must be firm to end this day by giving enlightenment to his best friend before he gets angry by his wife if he comes home late later. “Remove your ego that you place too high, not always you are on the right side. Sometimes the one who helps you solve problems is the one you hurt because of your ego. Don't you know that saying?”
“Eh?”
“Of course his counseling guidance today, I have to go back to the cafe or I will be scolded by my wife, I will,” Kei looks at the circular watch on his left wrist and starts to get panicked when the clock shows the number nine. He rushes to tidy up the waste from the drink and food and throw it in the trash can in the room and go by leaving Daichi alone.
“Kei, our business is not finished!” Daichi shouted as he looked at Kei who was about to exit his room.
“You take care of yourself!” Said Kei as he passed.
“Ishh, how the hell?!” Complain Daichi.
***
