Chasing Dusk

First Meeting

While at the same time in a different place, Dusk read a message from his best friend

"See you tomorrow."

Dusk smiled, impatient to meet his best friend.

"I'm kangen. Cup cups.." Reply dusk via green app..

'Now it's time for work'

Dusk took his camera and laptop, then copied all the photos and videos of his trip on his laptop.

Dusk which is indeed since High School already likes photography and photo editing does not take long to make a good video because he is already an expert with his work.

Hours 23.15

Dusk can not sleep, even though his body is very tired because of a long journey. Dusk can only take a short break on the way home on the plane to Jakarta.

Bimo's face shaded as he smiled at her.

Bimo.

I don't know when Dusk started liking her. Recall their first meeting on the island of Bunaken, North Sulawesi.

*Flashback On*

Bunaken, a small island with a very exotic underwater scenery, colorful beauty of coral reefs and a wide variety of amazing marine life. At that time Dusk sat by the beach under a shady tree, resting after a day of snorkeling, one of the activities that are very in his tribe.

The snorkeling tool he rented was lying on his side. The atmosphere of the afternoon is quite crowded with domestic visitors and visitors from abroad..

Dusk soon moved from his seat, returned the snorkeling gear he had rented, then went to find a place to change his wet clothes.

Previously, Dusk took a backpack that he accidentally tucked in the stall of one of the food vendors, (because it is impossible for him to snorkel using a backpack.. 😁)

"Thank you, Mom.." Said Dusk while giving a piece of money 50 thousands to the owner of the stall where he left his luggage..

"No need, miss. We're sincere." Said the seller.

(We for Manado means me)

"It's okay Mom. I also like it" Dusk forced.

Mom looked bad with a large amount of money. Manado people are already famous for their hospitality.

"You just like this, Mom. I ordered fried bananas with warm tea. I'll take it over and change." Dusk again thrust the money and received the mother reluctantly.

"Where can I change my clothes, ma'am?" Ask Dusk later.

"There is a public toilet. Miss can change clothes there." The mother pointed to the toilet which was not far from the place of sale.

Dusk looked at the direction that Mother pointed, there seemed to be some people gathered there.

"Oh okay. Thanks mom. I'll take the fried banana back." The twilight passed leaving the Mother who only nodded and smiled kindly.

Dusk had to queue to enter the toilet which there were only a few, while visitors at that time were quite a lot. Maybe because it was the weekend.

Finish cleaning yourself and change the twilight clothes back to where the seller had prepared a plate of fried bananas and a glass of warm tea.

"Later if you like to add fried bananas or tea say neh..." Say the mother with a rather stiff Indonesian.

"Yes, Mom."

Dusk immediately looked for a place for him to sit down.

The benches provided around the place as a relaxing place are almost all filled. The twilight Eye then catches an empty bench, though at the same table there is a man sitting on another bench.

"Excuse me. Is anyone sitting here?" Asked dusk to a man while pointing at an empty stool with his chin as one hand held a plate filled with fried bananas and the other held a teacup.

"none. Please if you want to sit down" A friendly greeting makes Dusk do not hesitate to sit opposite him.

He looked at the man before him. "Hey.. My name is Dusk." Said Dusk venturing out as he extended his hand to the man before him.

"Bimo." His reply was brief, welcoming the hand of the Twilight with a friendly-looking smile.

"You?" Dusk offers fried bananas to Bimo.

Bimo shook his head slowly. "I'm also new to eating fried bananas" Appoint Bimo on an empty plate in the corner of the table.

Dusk began to enjoy fried bananas with typical Manado taboo. It was strange at first, but then he started to enjoy it. Dusk is actually not too fond of fried bananas even look greedy to enjoy the typical dish Manado.

"It turns out you got fried bananas." Bimo opened the conversation.

Dusk shook.

"I don't like it. This was the first time I could enjoy fried bananas voraciously. Maybe because in Jakarta fried bananas are served with a variety of sweet toppings so I do not like, because I do not really like sweet foods. But presented this way I really like it. Especially with sambal dabu dabu which pedis biting.." Say a long twilight while rubbing the sweat on his face sign he spiciness..

"So you're from Jakarta?"

"Yes. Where are you from? What people are here? But your accent is not from Manado.."

Bimo smilingly looked at Dusk with the question he was asking..

"I'm from Surabaya. Where's your friend?" Bimo asked back.

"I came alone. Usually where is it alone." Speak with confidence.

"I came alone too. Would you like to spend the night here?"

Dusk shook. "I'll be back in Manado soon. I guess in an hour our ship will be leaving."

Dusk did deliberately choose to stay in Manado and only take a day trip to the island of Bunaken. Dusk, which took a midnight flight from Jakarta, arrived in Manado at dawn. Dusk did not want to waste his time only briefly in Manado so that the morning after resting for a while, Dusk went straight to Bunaken.

Dusk looked at the watch he was using. 15:10 which means 16:10 local time. Their boat will be back by 5 p.m.

"If you?" Twilight back to asking

"I'm from yesterday here. The plan is to spend the weekend here. Tomorrow we'll be back in Manado." Bimo seemed to think.

"Will I go back to Manado with you? Can I get on your boat?"

Dusk was surprised by Bimo's spontaneous question, which sounded like it was already very familiar when they just met.

'There's no way he's a bad guy. Such a handsome face.' Inner Dusk.

"It just so happens that we come alone, so we can be traveling companions.." Bimo was convincing.

The twilight laughs. "You go back now, tomorrow, next week, or next year. I don't rent a boat. It's public transport, anyone can ride."

"You wait here. I'll get the stuff on the cotagge"

Without waiting for an answer, Bimo soon passed away leaving Dusk astonished by the behavior of the new handsome creatures he knew, who were already familiar as if they had been friends for a long time.

15 Minutes passed and Bimo appeared carrying Carrier.

"To yuk port. Afraid to miss the ship." Said Dusk as soon as Bimo arrived at his seat.

Previously Dusk returned the empty plates and glasses to the mother of the food seller.

"Thank you, Mom. The fried banana is good." Praise dusk sincerely.

"Same miss" said the mother smiling.

Dusk and Bimo soon headed for the dock, and there were already some passengers sitting on the ship that would take them to the big island, to Manado.

Not waiting long for the small ship to depart, breaking the ocean with waves that are not too big.

Dusk silently staring at the sun that began to sink in the western horizon, capturing the charm of nature with a cellphone camera shot. A few photos of Selfi taken made Bimo smile at her.

The braided girl with the blue box shirt she just met. 'A unique girl', Inner Bimo.

*Flashback Off*

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