ACHARADINES

Between Forgetting and Jealousy

After tidying up the zipper, Aksa went out of the toilet to the sink, then put his watch right on the edge of the sink. Then wash both hands, and wash his dull, luminous face today.

Aksa looked at her own face in front of the mirror. Staring blankly. So empty. Whether what feelings are enveloping him at this time, aksa himself does not understand.

His relationship with Danita for 2 years ran aground.

Danita who actually Aksa know as a loyal person, now can beegas with greed all his happiness—hilang not left.

Then, what will my poem be, if what I write is no longer about you. Inner says.

But Aksa believes, even rain has a dampness.Life does not stop here. Sometimes God breaks a person's heart, to replace it with something better.

Convince in your heart, there is still a glimmer of hope left. Sooner or later everything will pass. Believe me, one day we must laugh at what we cry today, given that we were once so stupid about love. May the broken be only a matter of form, not a matter of the heart.

"What's going on? How, long time in the toilet?" Arvin asked his best friend who had just returned from the toilet.

"I just solved a case."

"Huh? What case?"

Arvin scrunched his forehead. A little confused by what Aksa said.

"Cases..."

"What case?" Arvin interrupts the words of his best friend. He seemed curious about what Aksa was talking about.

"THE CASE OF DANITA'S LOSS OF AFFECTION FOR AKSA MELVIANO."

Aksa laughed out loud.

Usually, the one who laughs the loudest, whose heart is really hurting. And it is true, this is the current Aksa, the bully of the splinter.

"Damn it, guess what case. Even vent again. Pity, where still young, upset continues," said Arvin ketus.

Aksa straightened the sitting position. Sipping a cold coffee on his desk, then opened a new novel book Aksa bought a week ago.

They are both busy with what they do. Arvin is busy replying to a message from his girlfriend named Nayara, while Aksa is engrossed in reading the novel that is in his hands.

Occasionally Aksa looked towards the coffee bar; guessing.

Apparently, the barista was trying to steal a glance at Aksa. I don't know, maybe it's just the guy's feelings. Or perhaps it was true, the woman did notice Aksa from a distance. But Aksa did not care at all, knowing Aksa was indeed the type of man who was indifferent and cold, like a 2-door refrigerator.

Arvin broke the silence between the two of them.

"Huh, Seriously? Who is he the same? She came alone?"

Aksa looked curious.

"He's the same guy. Don't know who the guy is."

"Oh so."

As soon as Aksa knew Danita was coming along with another man, her body drowned. Passion lost.

"Don't be jealous. Remember, he's nobody to you anymore" Arvin explained.

"Yes. Maudy Ayunda, " replied Aksa.

"meaning?" Arvin scrunched his forehead.

"Know yourself!" Aksa replied with a flat facial expression.

One of Maudy Ayunda's songs is titled "Know Yourself" which is what Aksa said.

Aksa was really jealous knowing Danita was on her way with another man. Really jealous. But what power, this is Aksa. Aksa is the type of person who does not want to look weak because of love in the eyes of others, even in front of his best friend Arvin.

I'm jealous of everything that touches you. Even the cup of coffee you drink. Inner says.

Then they kept quiet, busy with what they were doing.

It's getting night. The atmosphere in the coffee shop was increasingly crowded, filled with teenagers who were busy chatting with their tablemates. Vehicle traffic sounds, acoustic music accompaniment, and warm chatter accompanied by the laughter of coffee shop visitors broke the silence of the cold night in Jakarta.

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I'm jealous of everything that touches you.

Even the cup of coffee you drink.

—Aksa Melviano's