Dusk Star

Chapter 36 Balcony

Nai was out of the tent because he could not sleep. He sat in front of the bonfire and saw the beautiful lights of the city and the stars in the sky. His throat was dry, he went to the villa to get a drink because the supplies in the tent were running out. While he was drinking, he heard the sound of a guitar from above. Nai looked for the source of the sound coming from the balcony.

There was Joseph who was picking the GTar. Nai sat beside him. Ysuuf glanced at Nai for a moment, “Lo not sleeping?” ask Yusuf. Nai shakes.

“Nyanyiin me one song kak.” Pinta Nai's. Ysuuf looked at Nai confusedly.

“Make entertain me.” Yusuf finally nodded and started strumming his guitar.

Jergeng

When I see you again

You left with no goodbye

Not a single word a said

No final kiss to seal any seams

I head no idea of the state we were in

I know I have a sickle heart and bitterness

And a wandering eye

And haviness in my head

But don't you remember?

The reason you love me before

Chapter, please remember me once more

Don’t you remember-adele

Nai continued to watch over Joseph who was singing with great passion. As if to convey his longing to someone who knows who through the song he sings. Nai became curious about that person, maybe very special, Nai thought.

Joseph also seemed to enjoy the song he sang, the verses of the song he sang as if to convey his deep longing. He really missed the presence of the person who might be in heaven.

Yusuf finished the song perfectly, making Nai clap cheerfully, “turns out brother's voice is very good.”

“Regular aja.” Sahut Yusuf was flat and kept his guitar on the side. He started looking up at the night sky.

“Why haven't you slept?” yusuf asked while looking at Nai for a moment and turned him back to look at the sky.

“Not yet sleepy,” replied Nai briefly.

“Sana came in late at night, back to the tent,” said Yusuf who got a look of disbelief from Nai.

Nai's eyes are breaking. “So ngusir nih his story.” Sindir Nai.

Yusuf stared in disbelief, “gak, not that. Tomorrow we will go to the river arum rapids you must be tired out.” Yusuf did not continue to see the sad face of Nai.

“Ya anyway you are not tired of what after a long trip also the event earlier.” Joseph did not want Nai to misunderstand.

Nai sighed for a while, “capek anyway but was not sleepy either. I'm still in the tent and need entertainment,” complained Nai, he did not want to see Akbar's face for a while. Also sees Sha recalling Sha and Akbar's romantic singing show.

“Yaudah there flap back to the tent.” Said Joseph leaving Nai alone on the balcony.

Nai quickly caught up with Ysuuf because he did not want to stay alone. Nai saw Joseph drinking in the kitchen. Nai approached her and sat down before her.

“Song was for me?” asked Nai while looking at Ysuuf seriously.

“Not.” Nai sighed disappointedly in Joseph's words.

“Create someone who is grieving in the middle of the night.” Lirih Yusuf who can still be heard Nai.

Nai played the glass he had used for drinking. He looked at Yusuf, “Makasih.” Said Nai who lowered his head.

Yusuf looked at the confused Nai, “For?”

“For the song earlier, it comforted my sadness a little.” Nai smilingly looked at Yusuf who was staring at Nai Confused.

“Not a problem.”

Nai again smiled shyly, “Then I first sister.” Nai immediately left Joseph, who was astonished by Nai's behavior.

Yusuf so smiled to see Nai's behavior, “It turns out that moving on is difficult yes, let alone the person sellau near us.” Lirih Yusuf's.

Sha who was about to go to the bathroom paused his intention when he saw the conversation of the two people who looked familiar. Unaware that his tears were dripping, Sha hurriedly entered the bathroom when he saw Joseph leaving the kitchen.

“What's with my heart huh?” yusuf's words that Sha could hear from the bathroom.

Sha stared at his reflection in the mirror. His hand held his chest firmly. Sha very clearly saw the happy look on Joseph's face as well as Nai's. Although he did not hear clearly what they were talking about, Sha could feel that something had happened before he came.

“It's hard to open my heart to me sister?” sha said to the mirror that reflected the image of her crying self.

Tok

“Who's inside?” yelled at someone from outside.

“Who is it?” ask Sha to himself.

Tok tok tok tok

“Audah kebellet nih, cepetan dong.” Say that guy again.

“Sebentar.” Shouted Sha nervously, he hurriedly wiped away his tears. His long hair he trimmed and let it stretch to cover a little face ynag sembab.

Sha came out with a head down, a man that Sha did not see was silent carelessly and looked at Sha's appearance which frightened Sha. Sha lowered his face and left from there.

Passing through Sha's kitchen suddenly there was a desire to make something. Sha decided to make hot chocolate which fortunately was in Akbar's villa. While carrying the cup containing Sha's chocolate was sitting on the chair that had been occupied by Nai.

Sha's eyes stared at the various utensils in the kitchen that had not been cleaned. Then switch to staring at the new hot chocolate in the brew. He slowly brought the hot chocolate to his mouth.

“Aww,” ringis Sha.

He was now so down, drowning in grief that he himself did not know why. Akbar who had just come out of the bathroom shuddered when he heard the voice of a woman crying. By sneaking around Akbar looking for the origin of the sound.

In the kitchen he saw a woman wearing a blue shirt with long hair dangling over her face. Akbar turned in horror not-don't…

“Hiks hiks, if you know falling in love it hurts better not need..”.

Slowly approaching the man, Akbar tried to close his eyes when his hand touched the shoulder of the woman that Akbar himself did not know who.

“You..”.

“Aaaaa”

“Clontang..”.

Sha was dumbstruck looking at Akbar who closed his eyes when he saw Sha turn around. Sha now turned to stare at the hot cokleat cup that had spilled onto the floor. He stared at the sad hot chocolate he had just drunk that little bit. Slowly he got up and began to squat in front of the cup that was spilling its contents.

“Hiks hiks.” Suddenly Sha came back crying.

Akbar's eyes peeked slightly, making sure the person was indeed a human not a ghost as he had expected. Akbar was shocked when he saw the man crying again. He was also squatting in front of the man.

“Cup fell...”

“You.” Sha raised his head to hear the voice of someone other than himself.

They looked at each other for a while. Sha was fixated on seeing Akbar's surprised face and Akbar couldn't hide his surprise at seeing Sha crying with hair that couldn't be said to be neat, also do not forget that his hair was partially covered his face which made Akbar parno.

Sha got up while carrying the cup to the sink, he then took a rag and went back to Akbar who was still squatting in silence. Sha would wipe the dirty floor when Akbar clasped his hand.

“Sha.”

Being called that way Sha just lowered his head and tried to let go of Akbar's grasp.

“Let me aja.” Akbar quickly took over the lap in Sha's hands. The other hand led Sha to sit on the chair.

Sha just kept silent to see Akbar deftly wiping the floor. Seeing Akbar somehow his tears came back. Not wanting to be seen whiny Sha turned back to Akbar, he walked to the westapel.

Akbar noticed Sha's movements, unexpectedly Akbar Sha instead cleaned the dirty dishes that piled up. Seeing this Akbar hurried to speed up his work. He throws with the original rag he used to clean the floor.

“Sha is back later.” Akbar looks worried to see the condition of Sha who washes dishes while crying.

Sha wiped the side of his face that was hit by tears, “it's okay brother, I can kok.”

With very forced Akbar let it, “then I help.”

Akbar and Sha finally work together to wash the dirty dishes they ate earlier. Akbar did not expect that this supposed beautiful night would turn gray. Somehow when sad like this Sha became a working spirit. Even he was unconscious when he sat back on the dining table chair.Akbar himself Sha did not really care in fact, he just wanted to spill his grief, alone.

“Nih.” Akbar thrust out a cup of hot chocolate that was still steaming.

Sha looked at the cup with a pushy gaze, “thank you sis.” Sha said without looking at the worried looking Akbar.

“Sha are you okay?”

Sha only shook his head, making Akbar sigh slowly. He sipped his chocolate cup. Suddenly Akbar remembered something. Akbar got up from his seat, one hand carrying a cup and one hand inviting Sha to rise.

“Sha come with me.”

Have not had time to ask Akbar's voice echoed again, “ bring also the cup.” With forced to Sha according this time.

***

“What are we doing here, sister?” ask Sha as soon as they get to the balcony. Akbar relinquished his grip on Sha's hand.

Akbar walked towards the chair, he kept his cup there. Then Akbar walked again to the middle of the balcony that was not roofed. Put himself in there. Akbar's hand waved to Sha who was just speechless peeking.

“Sini Sha.”

Sha walked slowly following Akbar's activities earlier, kept his cup in a chair then sat down in front of Akbar. Suddenly Akbar lay down in front of Sha.

“Lo know, the thing I often do when sad is to lie on the balcony then look at the stars.” Akbar looked at the sky filled with stars.

Akbar's head turned towards Sha who was silent digesting Akbar's words. Akbar smiled at Sha, then refocused his eyes on the cold night sky.

“If you want to see the most beautiful stars like this how.”

“Ayo Sha here bare.” Take Akbar to Sha. Sha started following Akbar's advice. The heads of Shad an Akbar now intersect with each other.

Sha stared at the astonishment of the stars scattered beautifully in the sky. “Beauty kan.” Akbar said which made Sha nod.

They were both speechless now staring at the sky as if it could be the right place to throw away all their misfortune. Akbar's hand stretched out into the sky.

“Lo know the most painful thing in the world?”

“Fall in love.” Sha replied spontaneously which made Akbar stunned.

“Why is it?”

Sha gecapan himself. “Not that means don't know kak.”

Akbar seems to want to look at Sha now but there are things he wants to tell Sha. “The most painful thing in my opinion is a goodbye without saying goodbye.”

“Each meeting is certainly a parting tone, but if the fanfare is without saying goodbye is also called separation not leaving?”

“Despite both of those things, why do I feel that separation does not exist and he seems to always be near me.”

Sha just kept quiet did not reply Akbar. In the brain somehow seems to revolve about his sadness left someone. Wondering if he ever experienced that?

“Sha why?” Akbar tries to get up but is prevented by Sha

“Nothing brother.”

Silence enveloped the two of them. Sha looked at the sky as if it was above his head. Akbar seemed to recall memories with his past that always felt close.

“Sha, may I ask why?”

“Hah? Why what kak?”

“If you want to tell aja.”

Sha did not answer Akbar's words this time his memory revolved around the incident earlier.

“Sha I want to apologize.”

“Gue didn't mean to jump on you earlier, It's just me ..

Don't know who to choose.”

“Gue don't want to lie to my own heart.”

I don't want to lie to my own heart, that sentence somehow stuck right in Sha's brain and heart. Sha suddenly remembered the incident of Akbar who shouted when he saw it earlier.

“I'm also sorry brother.”

“For.”

“Tadi in the kitchen nakutin sister ya.”

“Hahahaha.” Akbar's laughter echoes the coldness of the skin-piercing air.

Akbar was embarrassed because Sha did not make a sound. “Sorry, sorry that I was shocked kirain ghost let alone nagis night-night keeps your hair.” pause for a while.

“Why did you cry earlier?” Tergugu.

“Kak.” Call Sha.

“Ya.”

“If falling in love is this painful how about a broken heart huh?” tanya Sha While looking at the stars.

“Hah?” Akbar gawking.

“It turns out everything related to falling it hurts ya.”

“Sha.”

“I..”

“Sha..”

“Hiksss..”

This time Akbar let Sha cry. Seeing Sha cry Akbar's heart felt torn. He didn't want to see Sha cry anymore.

“Sha.” Call Akbar who made Sha stop crying.

“Do not cry again.” Akbar took out the handkerchief he always carried and gave it to Sha.

“Still yes brother.”

“Sama-sama Sha.”

“Sha I did not want to make you cry taoi want to make you forget the problem lo.”

“Now try to pay close attention, said my friend. If you are sad you stay to look at the sky and then pay attention. Focus your attention on the brightest star. Ask for the desire you most want to realize.”

“Ready, let's start now.”

Sha and Akbar both saw the sky. Focusing their vision on the brightest star. Sha cupped his hands together in his chest and began to close his eyes when he already saw the brightest star.

May one day I and Joseph's brother be happy even though they are not together. Prayer Sha in the heart.

Akbar did so after he saw the brightest star he began to submit his plea. I hope to meet with you again stars even though in a dream, I also hope to make Sha always smile in times of sadness.

“Where's Sha?” ask Akbar.

Sha got up and finally smiled looking at Akbar who was still lying down. Seeing that Akbar's eyes seemed fixated, they enjoyed that gaze for a moment. Sha immediately cut off that eye contact, he immediately got up and sat down on the chair, sipping on the cup of chilled chocolate contents.

Akbar followed Sha, he sat next to Sha. “whatever sadness you are experiencing, lo bole the same story me. My shoulder is always available for where you lean.” Sha tightened his grip on the cup after landing Akbar's remark.

“Sha has finished her chocolate?”

Sha glanced at his already empty cup.sha nodded in response.

“Back to tent yuk.” Take Akbar who is starting to rise.

“Iya kak.”

“Already night use.” Akbar puts his jacket over Sha's shoulder which makes Sha freeze. They go in silence.

When it had entered the courtyard, it suddenly drizzled coming. Sha tightened Akbar's jacket.

“Sha let's run.” Akbar invites Sha to run because the rain turns increasingly heavy. The distance from the front of the villa to the tent is not far but when heavy rain begii make them soaked.

“Sha direct sign yes.” Shouted Akbar who was muffled by the rain his voice. Akbar accidentally escorted Sha to the first. He doesn't want to get Sha to be rained on for too long.

"Thank you brother.”

Abar nodded and after that he went into the tent. Throughout this night Akbar continued to smile even though his body was shivering somewhat from the rain. Akbar checked the small bag he carried into the tent, hopefully there is medicine, Akbar inner. Immediately he drank it even in the middle of minimal lighting. Unlike Sha who immediately broke down after Akbar left. He did not realize if his body became slightly raised due to rain.