Dear, Soul!!

Tamu

The sudden encounter with Faiq still made Sasa not fully believe what had just happened, occasionally Sasa patted his cheek softly and gave a small sting with a pinch on his arm for him to come to his senses, that this is not a dream.

Although Fauzi offered to help even with a little force to drive Sasa home, Sasa refused. Sasa himself needed time to understand what had just happened to him, so he refused the kindness of Fauzi to take him home to the front of his house.

Sasa walked down the road to the house that was not far away anymore. He stopped the taxi he was riding not right in front of his house, it felt like he wanted to enjoy the air that afternoon to help him realize what had just happened to him.

With a slightly slow pace, blank stare and a thought that was somehow floating around, Sasa continued down the road to his house which took so long even though the distance was not far.

“Sasa..”

Someone's call blew away Sasa's daydream, he quickly set his gaze from the direction of the sound source.

“Where to?”

Sasa smiled. “From nganter temen I said yesterday” He replied, while walking to the man who stood in his yard holding a few plastic bags. Yes, Sasa had already told the man he knew it would be today, also his friend who is quite familiar with the external problems about the condition of Salwa considering he had met once with Fauzi when Fauzi drove Salwa to check his health.

“Oh, so how was the meeting? Smoothly?”

Sasa nodded. “Iya” Answer later. Sasa's attention turned to the plastic bag his interlocutor was carrying, then set his gaze inside the house he knew belonged to the man he was talking to at the moment.

“Kok crowded? Any events?” Tanya Sasa wanted to let go of her curiosity.

As he knew, the man he knew by the name of Azka lived alone in his house. And today, the house looked crowded and a little fuss sounded out, making Sasa ask.

“Ah it.. Mom, Dad and my sister visited, so crowded”

“Ngerayain something?”

“Gak. It just so happened that they stopped by, he said my brother wanted to buy something that was not around my house there, so here all you cool me”

Sasa just smiled. The man he had known the past few months when he moved to work at the hospital where he was currently staying, was the one who first greeted him back then, and ended up being as familiar as he was today.

Azka, a tall man with pure white skin, was the first person Sasa knew when he decided to work in a hospital in this area. Azka's friendly personality makes Sasa comfortable, so the two often share stories, whether common things to some personal things. Sasa, who is set in an orphanage, is greatly helped by Azka's presence when she first comes to a new territory.

The thing that makes the two more familiar is also, their residence is fairly close. Only a few houses separate the house that Sasa lived in with the house Azka. They are one-way when they want to go and go home from work, making the two often leave and go home together. What's more, the two have the same shift schedule, so they meet more and more often.

Time that goes with the familiarity between them, making the feeling that initially only considers Sasa as a friend, began to formulate into a feeling of love that was a little difficult to be contained by Azka. But he did not dare to go further to strengthen the relationship between the two, considering that Sasa had told Azka about his feelings that still loved his first love.

Azka thought that the relationship she had with Sasa at this time was enough, compared to her stepping forward and expressing love for Sasa, who was in love with her, that could have ended in rejection because Sasa was still harboring love for his first love. If the rejection happens, there could be awkwardness between them or the bad thing that might happen is Sasa who can avoid him. That is what made Azka choose silence, slowly showing her sincerity without expressing her feelings. He hopes that someday Sasa will be able to feel his sincerity and feelings even though he does not express them.

“Azka, any guests??” Asked the woman whose face was very similar to Azka's. Yes, she is Azka's older sister. Like the word, the woman is Azka version of long hair, so it looks like a face owned by both.

Azka turned around to hear her brother's question which had suddenly appeared behind her. Sasa tilted his head slightly due to his sight being blocked by Azka's tall body, to see the face of someone who was reprimanding his interlocutor at this time.

“Ya you buy garemnya very long, so mbak intentionnya want nyusulin earlier”

Azka looked down and saw the bag of salt that he bought earlier, but he had not left it to his brother due to meeting with Sasa and began chatting by forgetting his original purpose to give the salt he was carrying to his sister.

“I forgot mbak.”

“Yes yes, how do you not forget that the fun of chatting with girls outside”

“Ck.” Azka snorted angrily as she took a few steps handing her brother a bag of crackles filled with salt.

Sasa just smiled, showing his hospitality when the view of the woman he knew was Azka's sister, was highlighting her. Azikapun also replied with a smile.

“Temennya not invited to enter Ka?”

“Eh?”

Azka, who had just turned around after giving up the salt below, turned back to look at her brother.

“That's it's not invited in?”

“Ah yes”, Azka turned to stare at Sasa. “Sa, let's go in first.”

“Eh no need, you guys will again quality time”

“Ah no, no.. Here come in first.” Bring Azika.

“No, I'm back.”

Azika who had been standing before the door came to Sasa.

“Udah.. Let's go in first, when else can we meet”

Azika pulled Sasa's arm slowly, inviting Sasa to join them despite being a little pushy.

“Ta-but..” Sasa just turned to look at Azka, while Azka just smiled awkwardly confused how her brother constantly pulled Sasa into his house.

Previously, Sasa had never entered Azka's house, they would only chat outside the house or choose to go to the cafe if they wanted to discuss something, considering Azka lived alone in her house. Similarly, Azka whose limit was to visit only in front of Sasa's house, unless he was gathering with others, then Azka set her foot into Sasa's house.

Unlike Azka who had previously entered Sasa's house when they and other friends were celebrating the event of moving house Sasa. For Sasa, this was the first time he had set foot into Azka's house, where the Azkas were gathering.