Brother Gemes

Watches

This morning always starts by looking at the figure who always loves him. Noa smiled. Treating Tera very gently, treating Tera very special like a princess from a fairyland. Fulfill all his desires. And always say romantic words.

It's overrated, but that's Noa. Someone who always makes Tera flowery feeling every day, happy Tera with her own efforts.

Tig flowers always present every morning. Three, their date. He wanted to remember it with the symbol of giving blue roses as his daily life.

"Beautiful..."

Praise always comes from his mouth. Whether for what or who, for this rose or for Tera herself, only she knows where the compliment is going.

The flower Tera kecup on one side and on the other side in the kiss also by Noa. A warm look with her gentle, soothing smile. The peace of their relationship.

Sandy. The one who is always Tera beware of. One who doesn't like their relationship. Who want the break of their love. Every day there is a small disturbance from him. Getting rid of Tera, keeping Noa out of Tera's sight and attention.

Sandy always keeps Noa busy helping her with this and that for many reasons. Tera was grateful, Noa had not changed. Noa remains a good and caring boyfriend. Not reduced all tastes against Tera, even more every day.

Tera tastes so. Noa's love, affection and longing are growing. As the disruption they face increases. Increasingly level up their relationship test because of one bully in front of the boarding house.

Tera thought. 'Why should there be Sandy who wants to ruin the hard-earned happiness Noa woke up to for me. Why do I have to maintain the increasing happiness with this disorder. When happiness peaked, I was afraid it would collapse without me noticing.'

"Today there's something you want to take for me?" ask Noa expectantly.

Today coincides with Noa's seventeen-year birthday.

Tera pretends not to know. Not forgetting.

"Nothing" Tera said lightly.

"Related?" noa asked with eyes full of hope.

Tera nods convincingly. Noa just exhaled and exited the room towards the bathroom. The smile that Tera managed to hold became a small laugh when Noa had not seen it.

All the hostesses were acting ordinary. Naturally, like nothing special. Makes Noa limp and not talk much today. In fact, Dimas and Ahmad who would usually riot, today truant congregation.

After school, Noa as usual approached Tera to class. Invite him to walk together to the motor park.

In the parking lot of the motorbike, Tera did not go straight up to the bonds of Noa.

"I'm going to the clock shop first."

"Tumbens? Is there a problem until you get there?" ask Noa.

"Nothing" replied Tera briefly.

"There's orderan? I'll help anterin ya." Noa bargained.

"Nothing" replied Tera.

Noa was annoyed and grunted. "Do you want me to go there?"

Tera again refused with a tone of judes. "Not.himself."

Noa wants to say something that Tera can guess. When he opened his mouth to say something, Tera interrupted him so that he did not speak.

"- don't pick up. I went home to the boarding house myself."

Noa is back. A moment later he opened his mouth again wanting to speak. Reveal everything.

"Today ul-..."

"Ck, it's almost afternoon."

Back Tera interrupted the remark, Noa fell silent.

"--- I go first yeah."

Noa nodded weakly. When turning away from Noa towards the school gate, even Tera's little laugh was dim by covering her mouth with her palm. He behaved naturally when looking back, he took a taxi and passed away leaving Noa who had a sad face.

***

"The cake is delicious..."

Ahmad opened the box many times at the clock shop.

"Don't look glum." said Dimas.

"Ah, if not seen how abis ntar?" said Ahmad.

"Abis is the same as you mean?"

Dimas who also brought a larger box of cookies looked at Ahmad's face flatly.

Today they skipped school on the grounds of ordering a cake that could not be left behind. Reason alone, because today there is a daily repetition that will make their hair bald suddenly.

"Is there a clock that Tera asked for?" ask Tera to Anom's brother.

Abah Anom smiled wisely. He invited Tera to sit beside him. Today the customers are quite a lot and the order makes one hired employee to be busy himself.

"For special people, huh?" asked Abah Anom with his calmness.

Tera nodded and smiled slightly. Abah Anom rubbed Tera's head.

"-it's big huh. Someone is special."

Tera silently looked at Anom's brother in front of her. Abah Anom asked again which made Tera a little difficult to give an answer.

"Well you know, who's that special? If Jati's not, you know it's not her special day."

"Ehm, you really want to know." Tera's great-granddaughter and Anom's brother smiled confidently by hinting through hand gestures for Tera to continue talking. He pointed at his ears, gestured to know and listened to the answer.

"That.pa-..ehem..."

At first glance Tera looked at the dusk face before her. Abah Anom again smiled wisely, nodding at Tera to immediately let out the answer he was waiting for.

"Noah. Name's Noa. He's good, brother."

Finally, say something that is already on the tip of the tongue. Abah Anom nodded and smiled again. He patted Tera's hand slowly and grasped her.

"Surely he's good. Seen from your increasingly contained body posture. Signs you are happy. Rightly so?" said wise.

Tera smiled awkwardly and gave a small nod without breaking eye contact between them. Anom's gaze was like wanting to dissect the depths of the heart.

"This. The clock you asked for. He's special on a special day gets a special gift from the most special person."

Abah Anom handed over the clock box that was left open in front of Tera. He showed me the contents that would be very suitable for Noa.

"According to you, she'd love a gift from me?" said Tera.

"Surely, he'll like it. Whatever you give her on her special day she'll love and be her favorite."

Abah Anom injected great confidence into Tera's heart. Tera's self-confidence also increased by thousands of percent.

Tera. 'Favorites yes. I used to play with my favorite things on my birthday and the gifting agent was Noa. The light blue jacket from him on my special day became a favorite to this day.'

"The neat package. He'll be more impressed. I want to serve the buyer first."

Abah Anom moved to serve the buyer with the hospitality he offered.

A neat package will impress the recipient. Sure do. When Tera saw the gift from Noa, what she saw first was the impression of neat, beautiful, and sweet wrapping of gifts and light blue ribbons. It is, he does not know yet. After Tera found out, she was even more impressed.

Especially at that time his feelings had not grown yet to even appear for Noa. Upon learning of Noa's care on her special day, the buds of happiness appear like new hopes for a better life. He enjoys life with the simple happiness of someone who will always love and love with all his heart.

Tera wrapped the clock neatly stored in the box. He wrapped neatly and gave decorations like roses that he made himself from the remnants of gift paper. To be a beautiful work and worthy of Noa's acceptance.

Tera smiled with satisfaction as she looked at the gift she was about to give Noa. Dimas and Ahmad invited him to go to kosan. Kang Acep, kang Jhon and Rima were waiting there, making another surprise.

***

"No more molasses" said kang Acep giving info.

Kang Jhon showed off Noa's room key.

"Gue lockin from the outside during the process of cleaning kosan."

"Magicians need help, oy." Rima protested to everyone. He is seriously decorating the living room, juggling it, with a touch of art that is enough to be in the thumbs up.

Tera knows Rima is still dating Jati. Sometimes, Teak comes to the boarding house to meet Rima. For that, he behaved normally. Because he felt no need to grieve, there is someone who can give real happiness for him.

Noa had offered everything completely, and Tera needed nothing else. He does not care about others let alone people who just pass by in his life, or commonly called ex-girlfriend.

All help Rima, until the task is over there is no sign of Noa waking up from her sleep. Birthday cake with candles ready to light waiting for the master who is still asleep in the room. The gift is stored entirely in one place to remain the next surprise.

Noa was still not awake, all took the initiative to justify it. They made a fuss that would shock him.

"Yetoooooo..."

The screams were from the Acep kang.

"Ah, my color. Save." yelled kang Jhon.

Rima also shouted furiously to strip off his calm nature.

"Fire's blazing. The bonfire lost. Baikal..."

Dimas won't lose either. His roar made Noa bang on the door from inside the room.

"Gyaaaahhh...Tera..guess."

"Traaa..."

Noa banged on the door.

"--- stick to the key anyway" he said slowly.

He kept trying to open the door. Not just banging but now breaking it.

"Teraa...wait for me..don't be afraid.." she cried again.

Tera turned the key slowly then opened the door that displayed the messy figure of Noa. His scarred face looked at Tera, he hugged tightly. He still did not realize the living room was different than usual.

"You gapapa? Which fire? How is there no smoke like fire? It's not hot." Noa Cerocos looked down at Tera.

"Look around, someone will burn your spirit." Tera said softly.

Noa looked ahead, looked around and frowned. Not fully aware of what's happening here. A few seconds later he realized, as if surprised too late.

"Seventeen cieehh.." ledek kang Acep.

"Blow the candles" said kang Jhon lighting the candles on the cake.

"The babysitters will pass." joked Dimas, pointing to Ahmad. Rima also menjotos arm Dimas.

Tera leads Noa closer to her birthday cake. He nodded hinting for Noa to blow it immediately. Noa blew out all the candles with a big smile.

"Thank you all" Noa said to those in the room with her.

"Kado.." cried Ahmad.

He brought gifts from everyone.

Special gift from Tera, still in her school bag. Tera will give later when they're just the two of them.

Noa opened the cards one by one.

Gift from Acep kang, soap makeup two thousand purple.

Noa looked flatly at Acep's kang.

Alibi kang Acep's. "To wash your clothes, benefits right? The gift should be useful."

Noa nodded and opened the next gift, from kang Jhon. He gave Noa a pair of blue sellow flip flops that had previously been owned by Noa and broke up while jogging with Tera.

Alibi kang Jhon's. "Replace lo sandals that are broken. Don't pinjem got me mulu. Thin my sandals, you keep on wearing."

Noa agreed and continued to open another gift. This time from Rima. Apparently, Rima was as agleknya as the others. He gave me a glass lid gift.

Rima Alibi. "Lo likes not to close the glass. Likes on the same chip lizard. I'm not happy, so I love it."

Noa looked flatly at the final gift before her. His spirit slumped, he was not sure the final gift would be normal and he could be proud of. He snorted as he opened the final gift.

"Kuaci is sucro. Oh, tissue. Especially the candy."

Noa looked flatly at Dimas and Ahmad who were grinning wide.

"-from whom?"

Dimas and Ahmad held their fingers high. Noa snorted back.

"---of the two of you?" point Noa.

Dimas and Ahmad nodded.

Dimas says. "Syukuri dong, Noa."

"Lumayan make capital as a support worker." joked Ahmad.

"This is a gift from you two? The share?" ask Noa.

"Ck, yes" said Dimas grinned wide.

"Nyisihin the snack money" said Ahmad.

"Yes. Thank you everyone." said Noa thanking him sincerely.

"--where are you, baby?" ask Noa to Tera.

"So many times on the road." replied Tera of origin.

"Well, there's no. Yes, yes, gapapa." Noa regretted.

Tera smiled looking at that lethargic face. Everyone wants to cut a cake. Noa cut the cake and shared it with everyone in the room. Noa looks happy, she is grateful for what is and is available. Without complaining about something that is not as he wishes. Unostentatious.

Sandy knocked on the door that was left open. All eyes turned to the source of the knocking and greeting sounds. He brought a gift for Noa. A big gift.

Of course, he knows. He was still trying to get close to Noa, stealing her heart and attention. Want to know through social media, he will always do. The real evidence is the presence of it with a gift that it carries.

Everyone smiles to welcome him. Sandy handed the gift to Noa with a friendly smile to wish her a happy birthday.

"This. Happy birthday to you." said Sandy.

"Thank you."

Noa returned a smile, she opened the gift in front of everyone, repeating her activities as before.

The gift from Sandy was so cool. The robot is ordered directly from the land of sakura. Increasingly making a gift from Tera that he had not had time to give to Noa became nothing. Like something unimportant later for Noa.

"Thank you for the card, Sandy" Noa said with sincerity.

"- Come eat yes. Nih."

Noa handed over a neatly cut plate of cake to Sandy who was received with pleasure. Tera just smiled, acting normal in front of Sandy and Noa.

All eyes, except for Sandy and Noa signal that Tera is giving Noa a gift. But Tera shook her head in response.

Sandy was getting close to Noa, they were chatting familiarly. Sticking like an envelope with stamps to reach an address. Sandy wants to achieve her goal.

Kang Jhon takes Noa away from Sandy by making her joke out of her. All follow what the kang Jhon do, all blend in. Separating Noa from someone who intends to separate her from Tera.

Until the night got late, Sandy finally said goodbye. Following Dimas and Ahmad who also returned to their homes. Hosts also entered the room after cleaning up the messy room.

Currently, Tera was sitting on the bed of Noa's room. Facing at Noa, he opened the school bag removing its contents. Gift from her. The gift he hoped would make Noa's happiness more complete on her special day.

Tera handed her a neatly wrapped gift with an artificial rose decoration. Noa accepted it with pleasure.

"I don't think you're actually giving me a gift. I open it." Noa said excitedly.

Tera nodded. "open. Look at it."

Noa smiled widely, opening her gift in great excitement.

"Hour. Watches. Very good." said Noa full of admiration.

"---thank you, baby."

Noa smiled and put the watch on her left wrist. He looked with happy eyes.

"That's all I can give you. Not as good as Sandy loves." said Tera slowly.

"Whatever you love, I like. It will be my favorite." said Noa full of sincerity inviting a smile on Tera's lips. The tip of Noa's lips was pulled upwards, she smiled with her agelessness.

"I don't know the original philosophy of the clock. All I know is that the clock is a timepiece. Showing time and reminding someone of something" Tera said.

Noa listened enthusiastically to Tera's words.

"the "-hours show the time, turning non-stop and when it stops, the time will still go on. Like the life of a living human being continues to continue his daily life. When he dies, time will go on. For the dead, it will continue in another realm. For those left behind, they must continue to live their lives." continued Tera.

Noa still listened to Tera's every word in the sentence.

"- the hours indicate the time. For the past, the present and the future. The past will be remembered as a memory, something reminiscent of the time we now meet. The present will warn you of all things to do in the future. And the future is the time of creating many things in the present."

Tera paused for a moment, Noa still lingered on noticing. He listened with earnestness.

"Past to memory, present to create promise. The future to create a dream, a promise that cannot be denied. Time, the reminder can not be replayed and will continue to run even if someone wants to stop. It can't be stopped even if regret is an excuse.

Because of time, every flower that you routinely give every morning to me is a real proof you remember what happened. For the sake of time, you continue to struggle and be patient with me. Because of time, I can reciprocate your feelings. And for that, I want to spend a lot of time with you" Tera said.

Noa was moved to hear Tera's words. He grabbed Tera's body in his warm, tight, soothing embrace.

"Thank you.." whispered Noa.

***

Tbc