Brother Gemes

I'll wait for your second

"Huh? Really this?"

Ahmad rubbed his eyes when he saw the photo that Noa showed.

Noa nodded confirming, Dimas did not comment. He only looked at the photo seriously.

"Gue must be how."

Noa asks for advice from her two best friends.

He decided to tell him about the results of an accidental reconnaissance by him yesterday. And finally he showed me a photo of evidence of the affair.

"Udah is just aja. Partly free, Tera also will not believe." said Dimas.

"Well, really. You want to show the photo to Tera mah nyari dead name. There he is more and more ilfeel lo. He thought you were slandering his girlfriend." said Ahmad asserting Dimas' words.

Noa nods to justify the words of his two best friends.

"Hm, if there's a way to make it. What if I print this photo I keep sending to the house Tera diem-diem. He won't know this from me."

"May you do that. It can be tried." said Ahmad.

Dimas grabbed Noa's phone and watched the photo closely.

"Obviously their faces. Hape lo the camera is cool. I'm taking a selfie." Dimas failed to focus.

"--- who sent this photo if it's already in print? You're not gonna send this through a courier, are you?"

"Hm, Tera's house is the same deket lo, Dim. How about you." Ahmad advised.

Dimas head bobbles. "Gak ah. Ntar if the ketauan, I teriakin maling the same Tera. He's a cruel man."

"Gue aja" said Noa briefly.

His two best friends turned down their heads. Ahmad held his finger high.

"Gue aja deh. I'm willing to sacrifice, boss."

Ahmad excited six nine.

"This is not a sacrifice, ******." joked Dimas.

Ahmad is the head of Dimas. "Seriously. You didn't want that. I'm just fine."

"Related?" ask Noa.

"Know it. If you look it'll be worse, boss. We do not want him to know if the photo came from lo" said Ahmad.

Dimas said Ahmad.

"Gue nemenin lo deh, Mad. I wait in front of his house. If I see it, I'm talking first."

"Gue if the ketauan, ngumpet in the house of Tera aja" said Ahmad lightly.

"Lo is the dumbest."

Noa shook his head to hear Ahmad's words, while Ahmad nyengir responded to Noa. Dimas even selfie using the camera phone Noa.

***

After school, Noa printed photos of the evidence of the affair. Noa was assigned to her boyfriend Tera's school because today Dimas brought a motorcycle to school. It might still be overtaken. At least Noa could add evidence that the man had lied to Tera.

Ahmad followed Tera to his home. Noa just wants Tera to be in good shape, and reassures herself that Tera is okay.

Finished printing the photo, Noa rushed to Tera's house. Ahmad was lurking not far from there. Noa approached Ahmad. He handed over the photos that had been printed in a brown envelope.

Ahmad dyed while walking to Tera's house using a hat and mask to his front door. He tucked the envelope under the door. Then he ran to where Noa was hiding.

They waited for a while until Noa saw Tera coming out with the envelope she had opened. Tera was confused, looking for something. Then go back into his house.

Dimas sent a short message. It contains:

'Gue again followed the guy. Same girl in the photo. They're on the road again'.

Noa simply read the message without replying to it. Ahmad took Noa to his house. Noa was about to refuse. He wanted to stay, but Ahmad insisted. Noa also sent a message to Dimas to tell him to go home or follow him to Ahmad's house.

On the way to Ahmad's house, Dimas sent another message.

'Noa, the abis girl on the road was anter back to her house.'

Noa did not expect, Dimas still stalking his girlfriend Tera. He told Dimas to go home. Before long Noa's phone vibrated again indicating there was an incoming message again. Noa who was about to reply to Dimas chat, read the next message first.

'The guy picked up laen's girl. They road. I want their intai again.'

Noa replies to Dimas' message, telling him to go home. Dimas didn't reply. Noa also sent another message telling him to follow to Ahmad's house but Dimas did not reply.

Until finally Noa was at Ahmad's house some time later, Dimas just came with his bike.

"Lur, look at the evidence. I took a picture of it."

Dimas showed me the photos on his phone. Noa and Ahmad watched carefully all the Dimas camera shots.

"Two girls one day?" ask Ahmad astonished.

Dimas nodded. "oh, how was Tera's response?"

Noa did not answer.

Finally Ahmad spoke up.

"Obsolutely normal. Confused maybe."

Dimas did not respond to Ahmad's remarks with an answer. He watched Noa. Seeing intense.

"Don't look at me like that. Ntar lo has a crush." joked Noa.

"Gue know you no longer want to joke" said Dimas.

All Noa did was sigh without trying to answer Dimas' words. He was confused as to what to answer. Tera was betrayed and he could do nothing.

"Gue back." said Noa quietly.

Dimas and Ahmad spoke Noa's words. Dimas offers to take Noa to the boarding that Noa subtly refuses.

Noa went home to Kosan. During the journey into the housing complex towards the inn, he saw a figure that always filled his mind and heart. Tera.

It's right there, right up ahead. Get out of one of the houses with a smile. Noa carried away, smiling at her smile. And he approached Tera who was not yet aware of his presence.

"What abis?" noa asked who saw Tera smiling while holding the money she had saved in her pants pocket.

Tera looked up and was surprised.

"Lo..kok lo here?"

"Lo abis what? Whywap?"

Noa ignored Tera's question.

"Abis sendin pesenan jam." ketus Tera.

"Oh, that's it" said Noa.

Tera asked back. "Lo didn't follow me, did he?"

Noa's head bobble. Tera continued her question.

"Gue kost around here." replied Noa.

Tera squinted her eyes. "Hm, you're not boong, are you?"

"Lo going to my boarding house?" tawar Noa's.

And he did not expect Tera to nod.

"Gue just want mastiin lo not boong" said Tera.

Noa smiled and walked towards the kosan with Tera walking behind her.

In kosan, acep kang is eating instant noodles. Kang Jhon listens to music through his headset, Noa believes metal music will be heard.

"Noa.." cried kang Acep cheerful.

"Hey, kang." Noa replied.

Kang Acep looked at the person behind Noa, his expression confused. Kang Jhon opened his headset and stood up. Kang Acep stood up.

"This is a new host? How not to take her to the boarding house? Want to see first?" ask kang Jhon at length.

"No, kang. It's Tera.. "

Noa still wanted to explain the continuation but was pulled by Acep kang.

He whispered. "This is the Tera you're taking?"

Noa nodded and Acep kang continued whispering. "-pantes lo doyan."

"Tera, this is where I cost. This one's called Acep's kang." point Noa at Acep's kang beside him.

"---and that's kang Jhon." point Noa to the door of the room kang Jhon who is still on the paper with the hashtag give me love.

Kang Jhon snatching Noa. "Hey, Tera."

In the friendly greeting of Jhon kang, Tera only replied with a thin smile.

"I believe I'm staying here" said Noa and Tera just nodded.

"-want to my room?"

Tera hesitated, she turned to look at the two akang. They just smile. Tera then looked at Noa. Not waiting for his approval, Noa pulled Tera into the room.

"This is my boarding room. Sorry messy. Want me to make you a drink?" noa said.

"No need." replied Tera briefly.

His eyes looked around the room.

"---lo ngekost here. Don't have a house?"

"Have. I moved around according to Mother's duties. The house is in Kontrakin, and I occupy the Mother's official house in each city." Noa explained.

Tera listened carefully. Noa had never imagined being able to chat like this with him.

"Lo's a 'house'?" tanya Tera ambiguous.

Noa nodded. "Hm, here I find the meaning of family."

"Gue also wants to kayak lo." Tera muttered almost like a whisper.

"---gue wants to have a family."

"Lo ngekost here. It's not just a son's boarding house" Noa said.

"can't. I just have a watch shop and share the results with other people. If I spend, I can't wait for college." Tera explained.

"Lo's parents?" noa asked who looked at Tera's face fixedly.

Tera looked back at Noa. There's sadness there. Tears almost dripped, pooling in his eye pelup.

"Nothing. There is no."

"Sorry."

Tera nodded. He's looking down deep. Noa raised Tera's chin slowly until Tera looked up slightly, her face aligned with Noa's face.

"Don't be sad. I don't like it."

Noa cupped Tera's cheeks with both of her hands, she wiped away the freshly dripping tear. Tera closed her eyes, and Noa dared to kiss Tera.

Noa distanced her face slightly after the kiss to see Tera's expression. There is only sadness. Noa doesn't like that. He brought his face closer, even putting his lips on Tera's lips which shook with the cry. Noa kissed softly a few times.

When did it start, it became a deep and warm kiss. Unlike before, this time Tera returned Noa's kiss. Winding each other's tongue is like strengthening a relationship that does not want to end. They do it slowly like channeling their feelings.

Tera knitted her brows, perhaps she was thinking about more than one thing. His feelings were mixed, at least he was still enjoying this kiss.

Noa mutters. "Sorry."

Tera simply nodded at that mutter. Surely taking Tera home became Noa's duty, no one would have the heart to let her go home alone. He asked for the key to Kang Jhon and drove Tera home.

"This is lo's motor?" tanya Tera started the conversation again after that kiss.

"Hem.." answered Noa.

"Lo's got a motorbike but naek public transport mulu go home from school" said Tera astonished.

"There is more need to use this bike than I am now" said Noa.

"Lo's weird" Tera said.

Noa did not answer the words, until it arrived in front of his house, Tera also came down from the bonds.

"Beautiful dream, Tera." said Noa quietly.

Tera simply looked at Noa's face without answering the remark and without any expression on her face.

"Get in, it's almost malem." said Noa again.

Tera is still standing next to Noa's bike. Long Noa wait, but Tera did not move at all. Noa got off the motorbike and took Tera's hand to the front door of the house.

"Lock the house." - Pinta Noa.

Tera gave the door a key, Noa opened the door wide. He pushed Tera's plan into his house. Before closing the door, he had to say a sentence to her.

"Sister, I'll wait for your second."

'Sir. .kutunggu secondmu.'

'Wait for your second.'

Noa saw Tera stiffen for a moment. His expression caught his sense of sight. After closing the door of Tera's house, Noa headed for the parked motorbike and left from there.

Noa did not know this was an advance or an excess of hope for his struggle All he knew, only Tera who until this moment filled his mind and heart. The heart has not given up. Maybe it will never be spoken.

Slowly, God began to open the veil of love. The coveted romance slowly begins to be created. This is not empty hope. God hasn't said 'no'.

If God can flip a person's heart, Noa hopes Tera's heart turns to love her who loves her so much.

***

Tbc