Between Asa And Taste

Hiro

"Come Maudi! Your time is up" called Maudi's father from the car.

"Yes Pah" replied Maudi.

Despite her tight chest, Maudi followed her father's words. He got into the car and abandoned all his biggest dreams.

I'm goin. But I won't let you guys be happy. I will be a dark shadow that will make you feel the pain I am currently experiencing.

The car was moving further away from the campus. Just like Maudi's hopes and dreams are getting farther and even almost lost.

"You don't have to be sad. In Indonesia you can still go to college" said his father Maudi.

Maudi did not answer. He doesn't want to talk about college. If he could choose, he wanted to just sleep and spend his time crying. Lamenting his useless regret at all.

Indoneszian. Beautiful country full of love. But not for Maudi. His love was left behind in Germany. Like a part of his life. With his father and younger brother, Maudi lived in luxury.

"Mo, eat first!" said Hiro.

Hiro is Maudi's only brother who is not far from Maudi. It's only two years different. Hiro is also in college next year. Mo, is Hiro's nickname for Maudi.

"I'm not hungry yet" replied Maudi.

"Mo, when are you going to be like this? I know you're disappointed, but I'm sure Papa has a good reason for this decision. Although I don't know what the reason is" Hiro said.

"You don't need to know what happened Hiro. Better to learn good," said Maudi lazy.

"You don't intend to tell me everything, Mo?" ask Hiro.

"No need" replied Maudi.

"Why? You don't believe I can keep your secret?" ask Hiro.

"That's it. Don't ask too much. Get out of my room!" maudi.

Hiro let out a long sigh and kept food for Maudi on top of his bedroom nightstand. Although Maudi was stubborn, Hiro was always patient in dealing with his older sister.

"I'm out, but you eat! I don't want you to get sick, Mo." Hiro came out after Maudi did not respond to his remarks at all.

After the sound of the door closing, Maudi made sure that Hiro had actually come out of his room. He smiled wryly.

"You've always been nice even though I've always behaved as I please. Thank you Hiro" said Maudi.

Outside the room, Hiro searches for his father. He wants to know what happened to Maudi. However, he could not bear to see Maudi so glum.

"Hiro" call his father.

"Bah, I'm looking for Papa from earlier." Hiro approached his father.

"What's wrong?" ask father.

"What's wrong with Maudi? Why is he so moody?" ask Hiro.

"Let him calm down first. Let him explain everything to you later" replied his father. "Papa rest first" he continued.

Hiro just pecking. He looked at his father's back. Seems like there's a problem. Butwhat? Hiro does not know if his father revoked Maudi's lecture in Germany.

"What's this about? Why am I being treated like a child?" said Hiro.

Hiro just shook his head. He went into the room and lay down. His eyes stared at the ceiling of the room with both hands that he folded to the back of his head.

In solitude, Hiro thought about the various possibilities that happened to Maudi. Living without the affection of a mother, Hiro can prove if his father managed to educate him to be a good child.

Night had changed, while Hiro was busy figuring out the cause of Maudi's depression, Rian was enjoying his happy days. The calmness of his life without interference from Maudi.

"Today you look so happy, Ri. So Mpus, huh?" god Mr. Felix.

"Don't Papa what the hell?" said Rian.

"You should not be ashamed. Papa is ready to be your confiding friend" said Mr. Felix.

"Bah, me and Mpus are just friends. No more and don't expect more" Rian said.

"Loh, why? Mpus rejected you, didn't he?" ask Mr. Felix.

"Oh, this again. There is no denying Pah" replied Rian.

"Then is there a pull dong?" god Mr. Felix.

"Know ah" said Rian, turning his face away.

With a feeling of hopefulness, Rian tried to calm down and showed nothing to Mr. Felix. He didn't want anyone to know about his feelings for Riri.

"Hopefully the presence of Mpus can make your learning spirit higher yes!" said Mr. Felix.

"Paaaah," said Rian.

"Yes, I've already left!" Mr. Felix waved at Rian.

Rian left with a flushed face. He saw his face from the spy.

"Hey, what's going on? Why is my chest pounding like this?" rian muttered while holding his chest.

Rian tried to calm himself down before the car made its way to campus. But unfortunately, the sight this morning made Rian sick. He sees Riri and Rey chatting in a lap.

Long Rian didn't get out of the car. He looked at the two who looked so happy. It hurts when it comes to reality if Rey can make Riri laugh happily.

"Was Rey's figure all this time able to make you happy, Pus?" rian asked while tightly grasping the steering wheel of his car.

After Rey and Riri are no longer there, Rian gets out of the car. His thoughts and feelings are chaotic. He enters the classroom and does not find Rey there.

Rian's thoughts get more chaotic, as he suspects that Rey deliberately spent her time this morning with Riri. The smile that had been expanding since at home had disappeared. He can no longer smile. He lost before the war.

Not even Rian tried to express his feelings, he had seen Rey approach Riri first. Although he did not know what kind of closeness was being established between the two, but Rian already felt very sick with their closeness.

A few minutes before the lecturer's arrival to class, Rey just came with a wide smile that expands. Rian immediately lowered his head when he saw Rey. He didn't want to talk to Rey with his feelings being messed up.

"Ri," said Rey.

Inevitably Rian lifted his face and smiled as Rey patted his shoulder.

"Why?" ask Rey.

As usual, Rian was not a person who was good at hiding his feelings. Rey can guess if Rian is not okay. Rian was lucky because the arrival of the lecturer made Rey immediately ignore his question.

When he finished, Rian immediately left the room. Even as Rey tried to restrain Rian, she immediately dodged.

"I have business first" said Rian.

What business? Rian was just looking for a reason to be free from Rey's questions. He immediately went to the library. The room was rarely visited by Rey. But Rian did not know if the place became Riri's favorite place.

"Mas Rian," said Riri.

Rian who was sitting in the corner of the perpus room was surprised by Riri's presence.

"Pus" said Rian.

"Mas Rian is here too?" ask Riri.

"Yes. I don't think you're here" replied Rian.

"I come here often. What book are you looking for?" ask Riri.

"Here I'm looking for this book." Rian groped the bookshelf and picked up a fairly thick book at random.

"That's a cooking book. Want to be a chef?" tanya Riri held back her laughter.

Rian swallowed his saliva with difficulty when he saw the book he was holding turned out to be a book about cooking.

"I-I want to learn to cook. Yeah, I want to learn to cook. Can you?" asked Rian nervously.

Again Riri can guess Rian's condition is not okay.

"Mas why?" ask Riri.

Why is everyone asking why? I'm it's okay. I'm doing fine.

Rian just smiled and shook his head.

"Mas, if there's anything to tell me. I told you that we will continue our story" said Riri.

"When, yeah. I'm afraid you're busy" Rian said.

"I'm not busy at all Mas" replied Riri.

"If you're not busy, why don't you go see Rey? He's in class" Rian said.

Ririr frowned.

"Rey?" riri asked confusedly.