About Taste

Tragedies

The hour hand showed at 06:00 a.m. Kairi was sitting in the living room while sipping the black coffee she brought from the kitchen. Ella sat next to him, all the things Kairi needed, she had already stuffed them into the suitcase. Ella looked at her husband's face from the side, three days ahead she could no longer show her husband. There was a feeling of uneasiness, and also uneasiness that was raging in his heart.

"I can definitely be home alone, Kairi is doing this for the future. I can't make it difficult." Ella's mind closed her eyes.

"Darling!" call Kairi.

"Yes." Yeah."

"I'm leaving now." said Kairi while putting the cup of coffee.

"Yes, be careful Kai. Let me know, if you get there" Ella said with a smile.

"Yes, I'll let you know" Kairi replied.

Then he sat crouched down in front of Ella, Kairi rubbed Ella's stomach, and kissed her many times.

"Papa will go, take care of Mama at home. Promise Papa to always be okay, make Mama smile as long as Papa is not around. I love you baby." said Kairi while looking at Ella's stomach long enough.

Ella smiled, she rubbed Kairi's hair gently. There was a feeling of comfort, every time Kairi kissed her stomach warmly.

Then Kairi got up from her seat, she embraced Ella very tightly.

"Take care of yourself as long as I'm not around. Don't eat late, don't get tired, and don't think of anything. I want you two to always be okay." Kairi said, kissing Ella on the forehead.

"Yes, you take good care of yourself there too" replied Ella.

"Yes, I've left already. Assalamu'alaikum." said Kairi while releasing his embrace.

"Waalaikumsalam." replied Ella with a sweet smile.

Then Kairi starts to step away, drags her suitcase, and walks out of the apartment.

Ella looked at him with a pushy look, sadness suddenly seeping into her heart. Without excuse, a clear circle began to drip down both of his cheeks.

"Kairi only worked, and he left for only three days. Why did I become this crybaby." said Ella, wiping her tears. Then he stepped into his room.

Ella crumpled her body on the bed, taking a break for a while, definitely able to calm her slightly muddled mind. Ella covered her body with a panda-patterned brown blanket, she hugged the bolster beside her. Then Ella closed her eyes, and before long, she was already asleep in her dreams.

***

Andra sat pensively in her work chair. He shields his chin with his right hand. Andra looked at the several beams piled up on her desk, then she let out a long sigh. The last two days of his work were really tiring, he even came home late at night.

"Rubber!" moaned Andra while reaching for a cup of coffee that stayed half. Andra sipped it up the toilet.

Andra reached into her pocket, and took her phone. He was very tired, he wanted to rest for a while. Andra leaned her back on the chair, calling someone who lived far away.

Soon the phone began to connect. Andra smiled when she heard the voice of the woman who had recently filled her heart.

"Hallo Ndra!" holy greetings from across there.

"Holy Hallo, what are you doing?" ask Andra.

"Mmm I'm working for Ndra" answered Saints hesitantly.

"Oh, it's busy."

"Little."

"Then I just turn it off." Andra said.

"Don't be angry at Ndra" said the Holy One.

"No."

"I'm sorry, I'm a little busy, it's a lot of Ndra's work, and it should be done this afternoon. Later when I'm done, I tell ya, I'll call you" said Suci explained at length, afraid that Andra would be disappointed in him.

"It's okay, there's no need to apologize, I understand Ci. But still take care of your health, do not be too tired, and do not forget to eat, because of work." replied Andra.

"Yes Ndra, thanks. Then it's okay to close the phone." said Suci.

"Yes, just close it. But later after the work is done, don't forget to call me yes, I'm waiting for you Ci" Andra said.

"Yes, it must be Ndra." answered the Saint. Soon the phone connection was cut off.

Andra stared at the screen of her phone while twitching her temple. He felt that something was strange with Saints, it seemed like something was wrong with him. Suci said he had Thailand, but Andra doubted it. Thailand is seven hours faster than London. If the Saints really were in Thailand, it should be there by now it's night, not afternoon. Because currently in London already showed at 02.00 noon.

Yet Andra felt as if there was no time difference between herself and Saints. Whenever Andra called, Suci never protested that it was too early, or late at night. Andra remembered very well, when Ella was in London, they had a little trouble calling each other, because the time difference was quite far. And the time in Tahiland, not much different from the time in Indonesia.

"What exactly is he in Europe too, but why is he lying to me" Andra said. Many times he asked Holy this question, but he never answered honestly, often Holy instead diverted the conversation.

"Later I will ask this again, this time Saints will have to tell the truth. Now that I have to get back to work, I don't want to go home late like I did yesterday" Andra said as she put down her phone. He returned to busy himself with work that was quite tiring.

While Andra was busy with her work, suddenly the door of the room was knocked from outside. It was Reymond who came.

He told Andra that someone was waiting for him outside. Andra let out a long sigh, she almost forgot her promise.

"The priesthood comes home late again today." Andra's mind as she moved from her seat.

Andra snatched some important files, which were needed in the discussion of cooperation this time. Then Andra stepped her foot, and out of the room, Reymond followed behind.

Andra went to meet her colleague, and invited her into a special room downstairs, a room that was provided to meet guests.

After nearly two hours of exchanging opinions, they finally reached an agreement agreed by both sides. Soon they shook hands with each other, and his partner resigned to retreat.

Andra breathed a sigh of relief, she glanced at the circular clockwork in her hand. It was already 04:00 in the afternoon, and the work was still very piled up.

"Patience, I have to finish it. I have to be like Kairi, I can't let Mama down anymore" Andra said as she moved on from her seat.

***

Ella squirmed while yawning. He rubbed his eyes which were still slightly closed. He faintly glanced at the clockwork that was on the table, it was already 05:00 p.m. Ella flinched in shock, and spontaneously rose from her sleep. He slept since half-nine, which means he slept almost nine hours. Ahh why is it like this?

"I just want to rest for a while, why I've been asleep all this time" Ella said as she got out of bed.

He stepped onto the sofa, he sat there grabbing his phone on the table. Ella frowned, not a single message from Kairi. It only takes eight hours from Paris to Reunion. Flight at 07:00, Kairi should have been there since. But why hasn't Kairi contacted him?

Then Ella touched the screen of her phone, she tried to contact Kairi. He was too busy to call her first.

And Ella let out a long sigh, upon hearing her phone call being answered by the operator. Kairi's number is off, and out of range. Ella tried to contact him many times, but the result remained the same, Kairi's number remained inactive. Wh why? Did he forget to turn on his phone after getting off the plane?

Ella sneered at her temple, why did her feelings become uncomfortable like this. Ahh Kairi had just left one day, but it was already very restless, and sad. Then Ella got up from her seat, she stepped into the bathroom. Long enough Ella soaked her body in warm water. Inhaling the smell of soap, made him forget a little bit of his heartbreak.

Over half an hour Ella spent in the bathroom. He came out while rubbing his face with a small towel. Ella took a yellow knee-length dress, she put it on, then she combed her hair. Ella grabs her phone, she calls Kairi again. But the results were still unchanged, Kairi's number remained inactive.

"You went where Kai was, he said he'd let me know when he got there, but why until now your number still can't be reached. Was there an obstacle, continued flight delayed huh. You worry me about Kai." said Ella as she stared at the photo of Kairi clearly on her phone screen.

Then he got up from his seat, he came out of his room, and walked into the kitchen. Ella saw Bik Darmi, and Bik Ida was ironing in the living room.

"Want to eat, madam?" ask Bik Darmi while approaching Ella.

The two maids who worked in his apartment were Indonesian.

Kairi deliberately told them, because the other servants were French natives who were not very familiar with English. It would be difficult to work here, because Ella doesn't speak French at all.

"No Bik, just want to make tea." replied Ella.

"Let's wait here Madam, let me prepare" Bik Darmi said with a smile.

"Well Bik, I'll wait in the room." replied Ella.

"Yes Madam." replied Bik Darmi while nodding.

Ella again stepped towards her room, remembering Kairi who could not be contacted, making her heart even more depressed.

"What exactly are you doing Kai, why don't you call me, why is your number off, you're okay Kai." Ella bit her lip.

Ella was standing by the window of her room. The twilight has dimmed, soon the night will come to loom. Ella stared at the Eiffel Tower which was starting to glow, looking dazzling. But now Ella is not enjoying the beauty of the tower, but she remembers about last night. He and Kairi joked affectionately under the tower, they spent quite a long time there.

"Kairi, where are you? I'm worried, you're happy to see me fidgeting like this." Ella grumbled as she closed her eyes, as her hand gripped the window frame tightly. Shadows about Kairi continued to flash through her memories, her smile, her laughter, her naivety, and the gentleness of her attitude that always made Ella feel at ease.

Ella stomped her feet, many said waiting was boring, and it was true. Ella felt very bored, restless, anxious, and I don't know what other feelings were mixed in her heart. The one thing he was hoping for right now was just news from Kairi. She just needs to know that her husband is okay.

Ella stepped away from the window. He sat on the couch grabbing a TV remote. Watching the drama might ease the burden on her heart. Ella starts to press a button on her remote, looking for a channel she finds interesting. But suddenly he gasped in shock, his heart beating rapidly, as he watched a television channel that aired news of the plane crash.

Ella moved from her seat, she stood glued staring at the tv screen in front of her. His heart was beating faster, as his ears caught one sentence that the plane that crashed was a Paris-Reunion major. Ella continued to stare at the screen without a blink, the plane with so many numbers, from Paris to Reunion Island fell in the Indian Ocean at 09:00 Paris time. The plane lost control, and crashed two hours after takeoff.

"Kairi." muttered Ella very quietly. His eyes started to glaze over, could it be the plane that was carrying Kairi? The flight hours are exactly the same, but not just one, the plane that flies there with the same clock. Hopefully this is not the plane that brought Kairi, Ella hoped at that time.

Ella was still listening to the news, with an unbecoming feeling. His heart was beating fast, his heart was pounding, and his body was powerless. The report said that of the 100 passengers, 29 were found lifeless. Another 71 passengers are still in search.

Ella's body froze for a moment, and her mind seemed to drift somewhere, looking at the list of victims who had not been found. Among the many people, Kairi is one of them. Ella saw clearly, Kairi Da Vinci's name was listed on the list.

"No, this is impossible. This is impossible!" ella shouted while covering her mouth.

Ella's body trembled, this reality was too bitter for her to accept. Just now he and Kairi are enjoying the sweetness of life, but why is there such a terrible ordeal. Ella hopes all this is just part of her nightmare. But no, the pain in his stomach that suddenly came made him realize that this was real, and not just a dream.

"Aw! Ah it hurts." - Ella moaned while holding her stomach.

Bik Darmi who had just entered the room, looked panicked, and immediately ran towards Ella.

"Mrs, why Madam!" bik Darmi shouted while supporting Ella's limp body.

"Aah!" Ella can no longer answer Bik Darmi's questions. He just moaned while holding his stomach which was unusually painful.

Ella lowered her head, she faintly saw that there was blood flowing at her feet.

Ella's mind was getting messed up, plus the pain in her stomach was getting worse. Within seconds, he felt his world go dark. He no longer remembers what happened to him.

Seriate......