Different Age

Love Does Not Look at Age

Arya was still standing in front of the kost with Yola. The cold atmosphere along with the increasingly quiet conditions made the two of them more late in their togetherness. Yola smilingly looked at Arya with a feeling of pleasure. The two of them continued chatting without remembering the time that kept rolling. Unknowingly the time has shown at 01.00 WIB.

"Eh it's Ar's night, I go in first huh ?"

Yola smiled and walked into the boarding gate.

"Yes Yol, I'll go home first"

Arya immediately turned on her motorbike and left Yola's boarding house. Along the way Arya keeps remembering the events while with Yola. The night was getting late, Arya's journey home was felt so slow along with the memories she kept remembering.

Time did not feel any late, Arya also arrived in front of the house with a smile on her face. He brought in his motorbike and locked the gate of his rented house. As Arya opened the door of the house, how shocked she was. Echa looks asleep with a sitting position and his head lying on the table and there is a cold coffee at his side.

Arya was just stunned staring at Echa and the smile previously attached to her face turned sad and worried. Arya rushes to hold Echa and brings her into the room to sleep. Echa lay on the bed, and Arya walked away from her.

"Welcome to you"

There was the sound of Echa who was struggling because she was waiting for Arya. Hearing that Arya could only shut up and walk towards the living room. Take a cold cup of coffee and take out a cigarette to suck.

"I came home, the coffee was cold"

Arya's face turned sad along with the quiet atmosphere and dark living room lights.

"Why am I so stupid and forget he's waiting"

Arya stared at her cup of coffee and contemplated her mistake on Echa. Due to the quiet atmosphere and the night, Arya's eyes began to feel heavy and fell asleep on the sofa.

The next morning, a fried rice with eggs is seen in front of where Arya sleeps. The atmosphere felt lonely, Arya stared around the room not the slightest bit of Echa was in the kitchen. Arya walked to the bathroom to wash her face. Seen dishes and cooking utensils are clean, Arya also entered the bathroom. Arya returned to the living room couch and ate the fried rice. Arya enjoyed eating her fried rice, arriving from the open door and Echa came in carrying plastic filled with vegetables. Arya stopped eating and looked at Echa, but she seemed indifferent to him and walked towards the kitchen.

"He... Ey"

"What"

Echa did not turn around in the slightest and just stood in the driveway towards the kitchen. Arya lowered her head and picked up the finished plate and gave it to Echa.

"Guard you and wash it"

Echa just shut up and took the plate and took it to the kitchen. Arya just sat down and lowered her head. In his heart he felt confused by Echa's attitude. The atmosphere of that morning felt so quiet and it was as if there was a distance between him and Arya. A cigarette was picked up and lit, and he leaned on the sofa. Echa came out of the kitchen to the living room and put a cup of coffee on the table, then she walked back to leave Arya.

"Are you angry with me ?"

Echa stopped walking hearing Arya's words.

"If you're angry, I'm sorry"

Echa turned to look at Arya and smiled.

"I'm not angry anyway, I have no right to be angry with you"

Echa also walked into the kitchen and began to process food that had been purchased. Arya just sat down and lowered her head while smoking her cigarette.

"He lied to me, didn't he ? I was stupid to make him mad"

Time passed and Arya began to go to work, no smiles or people who drove her to the front of the house. Arya left the house and left feeling confused and guilty.

Arriving at work, Arya walks in and starts to do the job despite her feelings being less good. Every job he did kept remembering Echa's different attitude.

Evening came over, and all the employees started to go home. Arya walked slowly towards her vehicle. When he was about to get on his bike, Pampam came and hit his shoulder.

"Hey, where's Ar ?"

"The wanderer forgot yesterday to tell you something, hehe"

Arya starts to remember that yesterday will tell Pampam everything.

"Well Pam, we're talking in a normal place"

He smiled and got on his bike. They both run the bike and go to the coffee place they both. Arriving there, they headed straight for the empty seat and ordered 2 black coffees. They took out a pack of cigarettes and put them on the table. Arya starts lighting a cigarette and is followed by Pampam. Coffee came to the table and they started to have a serious chat.

"So what do you want to tell Ar ? About your relationship with Yola it's just a lie, right ?"

"How do you know Pam ?"

"I've known you since Junior High, so I understand every strange thing. Especially when Yola says you're fucked up, it doesn't make any sense"

"Yes, you're the one who always understood me Pam. I don't think I can hide it either"

"So what's up ?"

Arya drank her coffee then smoked her cigarette and looked up at the sky.

"The story will be Pam's length"

Pampam began to understand, there are things that he is difficult to explain.

"The story is simple and I can easily understand Ar"

Arya just smiles and smokes her cigarette and then gives off her smoke.

"Yola and I weren't, but after she turned me down it was all weird"

"Any ? you mean Ar ?"

"Yes just weird. I didn't shoot him before and I retreated because I thought he had one. But suddenly she came back and explained her status as having no boyfriend"

"Oh yes, you had that story Ar. Then what happens until he says you're fucked up ?"

Arya just shut up and turned off her cigarette and drank her coffee. Pampam looked seriously curious about his friend's problem.

"Well, I can say that Pam misunderstood"

"I mean Ar ?"

"We ate together and went to the park to meet you at that time, you remember fitting in the park ?"

"Well I remember, I thought you were making out"

"No, you think Pam's too weird"

"Who knows you're having fun"

"Somewhat, I'm just having a normal conversation about it. And he said he liked me but my heart was already disappointed. So I said, you better let our relationship be as usual. But he misunderstood and concluded something different"

"So that's the cause of his misunderstanding"

They both started lighting cigarettes and smoking them.

"Eh Ar, yesterday I went to your contract. Then there's a high school girl in a sports uniform. Who is Ar ?"