Brother Gemes

Promises

When love wraps around the heart. Creeping to its depths, who was able to resist?

When a speck of attention is able to melt the hardness of the heart, who can resist? The door of happiness is in sight. Want me to open, want me to move this hand to see something behind it. The light of happiness.

The longer with Noa, the further Tera keeps her distance from Jati. When Teak always disappeared somewhere and came in when he needed. Noa, it's different. He was always there for Tera. The man who so hated Tera, now who always made his heart flowery.

Tera never thought it would happen like this. Adjacent to Noa, spent a lot of time with her. Noa's figure shifted the position of Teak in his heart. Securing his heart.

"Bikin yuk invitation letter." invite Noa.

He's doodling papers, Tera doesn't know what Noa's doing. Yang Tera saw everything that Noa drew was a mess.

"Lo ngaco's. Not free." said Tera.

They were sitting together in the boarding house of Noa. There's only Tera and Noa here. The other residents have not yet returned to college. And Tera hears from Noa that Dimas and Ahmad are looking for a mate for Justin, Dimas' pet monkey.

"Gue is no longer learning to make up, my dear" said Noa kalem.

He was always calm in front of Tera. Offset the less good attitude of Tera. Hm, like a sedative.

"Lo again what's the picture? Messy tau." said Tera.

Then he grabbed the paper that was in Noa's drawing. Unwilling to finish drawing, Noa recaptured the paper from Tera's hands.

"Gue again try the 'love' image'. Fail constantly" Noa complained.

Tera pointed to one by one the images that Noa made.

"It's a parallelogram. It's trapezoid. Well, it's a cone."

"Ck, how the hell. It's 'love' tofu."

Noa pointed at the trapezoid image on her paper.

"For the duration of singles, you are so ****."

Tera leaning on the living room chair kosan Noa. He was tired after school.

Noa who sat on the floor moved to sit next to Tera.

"No. I am not late single. I am single from birth. I want to make a duet mulu. So my girlfriend, let me avoid this virus of selfishness."

Noa made a serious face.

"Duet? I still have a boyfriend. Inglet?" tera reminded.

Tera looked at that face, not a hint of joke from Noa's words just now. Noa is serious.

Noa nodded and then sat back on the floor, continuing to draw on the piece of paper.

"Acep go home.." shouted someone outside the boarding house.

Tera and Noa turned their heads towards the door that was left wide open. Kang Acep is home. Not only alone, he was with Rima and one man beside him. Teak???

Noa spontaneously stood up from her seat. Tera stood beside Noa. Kang Acep looks nervous when entering the boarding house, unlike the cheerful beginning earlier.

Rima smiled as kindly as ever, and Jati walked over hesitantly entering the inn next to Rima who was faithfully clasping her hands.

Tera had known Rima a few days ago and she knew Rima had a boyfriend. But he did not think his girlfriend Rima was Jati.

Tera thought that Rima's face when she first met it was just similar to someone in the photo with Jati who was sent to her home the other day.

"Eh, there's Tera. Know this, my guy. His name is Jati." said Rima who introduced her boyfriend to Tera.

"--ayo dong, baby. The acquaintance used to be the same Noa."

Rima told Jati to extend her hand.

Teak stretched out his hand, he stared unfastenedly at Tera's face. Shaking her lover's hand, that's what Tera did.

He smiled forced to formality to meet someone who clearly he already knew even still his girlfriend status to this day.

Tera thought. 'So this is the answer to her frequent disappearance? I have no regrets about being close to Noa, because she has always filled my heart at this time. Teak is not a hope.'

"Euh, Teak. I know, it's Tera."

Noa spoke up, she embraced Tera's waist possessively.

"-- my boyfriend." he continued.

The three people in front of Tera glared perfectly. Tera did not dispute Noa's remarks to all of them. Because even here he doesn't know what to do. Quietly, that was all he had done since seeing Jati walking through the boarding door just now.

"No, are you officially Macarin Tera?" rima asked confusedly.

"--gue thinks you're still cool."

Noa smiled in response to Rima's words. It further tightens the embrace on Tera's waist.

Noa. "My girlfriend's son."

His tone was so firm. It is like asserting everyone the truth that is not the truth. As if representing his heart, that he did want this from Tera.

Kang Acep just kept quiet and said nothing. He sat down on the chair and opened his shoes. Pretending to be relaxed as if he knew before. He covered up all these lies.

Rima just smiled in response to Noa's words. While Jati looked secretly at Tera, wanted to ask but could not.

Rima brought Teak into the dining room. Tera sat back down in a doldrums. It was as if half his life had disappeared somewhere. He saw kang Jhon entering kosan. And Kang Jhon opened a chat between them.

"Lo's both dating?" whispered kang Jhon while occasionally looking towards the dining room.

Noa shakes. Tera also nodded.

Kang acep asked. "Lo nguping?"

Kang Jhon nodded his head.

"Be patient, Tera" said kang Jhon, who gave a smile to strengthen.

Tera returned that smile with a messy mind, she was the same. Close to another man while he still has a lover.

"Noa, I want to go home" said Tera slowly facing the place where Noa was sitting.

Noa nodded and drove Tera home on her motorcycle. On the way, Noa only said one word.

"SORRY" said Noa lirih.

Sorry for the lying confession. Sorry for the mistakes that have been covered up. This is all Noa did for the heart of the sweet girl he adored.

Tera did not know what to reply with an answer. Noa had no intention of making things worse. Tera knew Noa's intentions well so that Tera would not be cornered. But Tera did not know that Noa was so caring for Tera's heart even though he failed in the end.

***

After the incident of the affair Jati is true, Tera is still ordinary to the lover. Tera also has the same mistake because he is too familiar with Noa.

Their relationship is still dating. He doesn't know what else to wait for. He should have ended his relationship with Jati. Noa must be tormented. He realized he was not a good person.

The flashback

"You're cheating?"

"You too."

I tried to ignore the Teak who came to me home the same day after our meeting at the Noa boarding house. But he caught me with another question.

"You're the same as him?"

"It's none of your business."

"Obviously it's still my business. You're still my girlfriend."

"We're dating because you always confess to everyone like that. Not love from the heart. You always come only when you need to. You cheated on me first."

"You've done what the hell is that guy? You become different. What is he to you? He's your mesumin? You don't want to be away from him."

"Stop. Don't try to insult him."

"You're thinking of him? What do you want?"

"I don't want to break up."

"See, you're not happy with me, are you? Go and find something that will make you happy. I want to be happy too. Take me off."

"So. I promise to stay away from Rima. Just so you stay away from Noa."

"But..."

"I love you..."

"But I don't..."

"Love me a chance..."

"........................."

"Love me a chance..."

"Yes.........."

Flashback off

Staying away from Noa, that's what Tera is currently doing. Only because of his identity and promise. He did not know if Jati kept his promise to stay away from Rima or he was still in touch as usual. But the photo sent someone to his house for the second time, makes him know that Jati can not keep his promise.

Tera won't stay away from Noa. But he should. He just doesn't want to repeat the mistake again. He decided to stay away from Noa even though he did not want to.

Noa is the one who can make Tera's heart warm, Noa who can make her smile sincerely not for the formality of hospitality. Noa who makes a pleasant laugh for the first time after a life full of solitude. Now he is back to loneliness. The laughter disappeared again as he moved away from the figure of Noa.

Tera now spends a lot of time in the park. Sitting down, Tera returned to her previous habit. Before he really knew a Noa.

Suddenly someone with a red hat and a thick mustache approached him.

"This. Make her name Tera. That's you, right?"

He spoke while handing over some gas balloons to Tera.

Confused, Tera nodded and immediately accepted the gas balloons. He grasped the rope tightly and then noticed the balloon bearing his name there.

Sticking an object in one of the gas balloons. There was one paper rolled with a light blue ribbon that did not escape his sight. He took and opened the paper. A few words welcomed the sense of sight when the paper was wide open.

"Class 6 SD" murmured Tera.

He glanced to the right and to the left, as if looking for something. Does he have to find a grade 6 elementary school kid in this park? Ask one by one the people who are here? Again, he looked at the paper scroll in confusion.

In the midst of confusion that has not disappeared. Again comes the confusion that is getting worse. Afflicting thoughts.

A young man with long hair wearing a mask gave a bottle of perfume to Tera. Tera accepted and someone left without saying anything.

There was a roll of paper stamped on her perfume bottle, the same roll of paper as the light blue ribbon. He opened it and read it. There's only one word.

"Perfume." murmured Tera as she read one word clearly on the paper.

Previously, someone had sent him a light blue ribbon rolled paper as well. Tera still kept the first roll of paper. The content of the writing is 'minimarket', and it now has two new papers that read 'class 6 SD' and 'perfume'.

Tera wonders. 'Does someone want to tell me something. Reminds me of an event that I forgot because I feel it is not a memory that I have to remember.'

Storing the paper by rolling it neatly, he left the park with confusion and puzzles that still continue.

He carried a few balloon straps in his hand and a bottle of perfume that he always smelled. Calming energy. It reminds him of someone. The person he has been away from lately. Noahs.

***

Meanwhile, Noa was silent to a point. Viewing from a safe distance. He saw Tera leaving the park carrying a balloon and a bottle of perfume.

He should thank the two friends who always helped him.

"Let's Dim..Mad.." said Noa.

They smiled, still using the disguise they did while giving the two objects to Tera.

Dimas opened his red hat and whipped out a thick mustache attached to it in disarray.

"luck, it turns out that gatel wears a fake gini mustache."

Dimas threw away the mustache.

"Gue feels the tomboyish tau. This hair is never shaved what yes."

Ahmad opened his wig and mask.

"Reverse yuk. To my house, how?" bring Dimas.

Noa and Ahmad accepted Dimas' offer. They passed away from the park to the house of Dimas which is not far from the park.

In the house of Dimas who is always quiet, is currently so crowded with the existence of Father and Mother Dimas. They were about to go to their hometown to see Dimas's ailing grandmother. They say goodbye to his son who does not seem willing to stay alone at home.

"Haaahh.gue. My time in staying went mulu." lamented Dimas.

"Gue fanin use this" Noa said.

He fanned Dimas with one hundred thousand banknotes.

"-- all sorts of diseases heal instantly. Dizziness, pans, scabies, lizards, ringworm, warts, fish eyes, boils, and others. Let's come here Mr. Mother does not like being treated here."

"dwarf, adem. Again dong." said Ahmad who followed asking in the money kipasi.

"Lo's talented to be a drug dealer."

Dimas ended up laughing too, forgetting his loneliness and continued to have fun with Noa and Ahmad.

"Lo doesn't want to call me daddy anymore, Mad" Dimas said.

While Ahmad who was replying to a chat from a woman glanced at Dimas at a glance.

"Baper lo's. I want to be a baby" Ahmad joked.

Dimas laughed at Ahmad's words.

"Baper mah dong" joked Dimas.

"That's laper."

Noa is holding Dimas' head. Ahmad followed alms with the head of Dimas.

"Lo still want a decetin Tera that is clearly far away from you now?" ahmad asked seriously.

Noa nodded confidently. Dimas smiled for Noa and patted slowly on the shoulder of someone who needed his support.

"Lo should have a SIM if he's been able to successfully train her" Dimas said.

Ahmad scratched his head, trying to think that usually in daily repetition he only counted the buttons. Noa who mengeplos first responded to Dimas' words.

"Lo's a slovenly becandain intent right?" ask Noa.

"Lo perverted. Permission to love my intentions." - Toyor Dimas in Noa's head.

"Please letter. I'll do that too." said Noa.

"Aih..aciieciie.." said Ahmad.

"I was born bodong. I don't have a SIM. Fortunately there is no razia of love" said Noa kalem.

Ahmad ngak nista. Dimas throws Ahmad's mouth with a thousand loaves of bread.

"Gue in a nice-tasting throw. Permission to apply, Noa. You must have it too" said Ahmad.

And he again got the prize of the pounding of bread from Noa and Dimas simultaneously.

At least, there was still laughter created instead of laughter left at this moment.

***

Tbc