EX: A Story That Doesn't Come

Chapter.6 (Sisa Taste)

...Why is there still some flavor in the chest, when you just leave....

(Fetched from the song titled Residual Rasa popularized by Mahalini)©©

"How are you?" Adrian reached out his hand, but it did not seem to be welcomed.

Luna was still silent, her hands clutching tightly to the pen in her grasp. The former's words sounded like stale bases to him. He decided that a blind gaze that clashed for quite a while then was about to step up but Adrian again blocked his path.

"Can you be mediocre, just say hello?" adrian asked in his flat tone.

Luna pulled her hand quickly, venturing back to look at Adrian, "If you still feel a human being, you should understand the situation, nine years I struggled to get back to life, and you want me to be mediocre," said Luna, then turning her lips, "You're still the same as before."

After saying that, Luna stepped up to leave Adrian still stunned while blocking his departure. His hands were tightly clasped, his heart jolted again after a long time. Only Luna was able to do it, for nine years, was it the rest of love or just a form of guilt?

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Luna stepped up with gontai into her apartment unit. He plopped onto the red velvet sofa that became his favorite. In the face of the ceiling of the room that looks dim because the main light does not turn on. Slowly his eyes closed, today heavier than his shadow, not physical but heart.

His body began to curl up. Meeting Adrian again as if re-opening old wounds that have not healed after a long time. His memory goes back to spinning when he was at his lowest point in life. A time when he lost his father forever and lost a husband who left without saying goodbye after the divorce.

Flashback.

Clamps.

The door of the simple room opened. Still in a state of grief after the funeral. Inside there a young woman was curled up in the corner of the room. Mom approached her daughter. Mother's tears are not held back when she sees the condition of Luna like a person who is depressed.

The eye bags swelled up, the face was pale white, and the look in his eyes was so empty. How not, when he was grieving his former in-laws came just to tell him that Adrian had gone abroad. There was no sympathy, all Luna saw from the faces of her two former in-laws was a condescending look.

"Luna, don't be like this, son," said Mother as she sobbed.

Slowly Luna lifted her head, her tears coming back out of the corner of the eye, "Mom, Adrian really wants to forget about Luna."

"It's a pity don't remember him anymore, remember your father's message to rebuild your life again" said Mother with a serious look.

"Lilena ... Luna just wants to die, ma'am," she said with tears in her eyes.

Mother gripped tightly on both sides of Luna's shoulders, "Never say such a thing! You're young, you still have a chance to live a better life .. If you die then I'll die, too," mother said with a trembling voice and eyes reddened as it held tightness in the chest.

Luna's cry broke again, "Father! Why did you leave us, Mom, why!" Luna shouted hysterically while hugging Mom tightly. Only Mother is the only place to take shelter, as a handle through all the storms that seemed endless. Since then, his mindset has begun to change. He does not want to be underestimated and lowered.

By relying on scholarships from the medical foundation owned by the Mishel family. He fought back for the dream that became his last request. Although at the beginning saw blood all over his body vibrate but now everything feels ordinary.

Flashback.

Slowly Luna got up from her position. Walk into the room and go straight to the bathroom. Under the flaming shower, still in a fully outfitted suit he let his body flutter. He again cursed in his heart, why only because the former grasped the wrist, the strange feeling reappeared. Is the rest of the flavor still there?

Yeah, it might be.

But Luna ....

Haven't realized.

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In a different place. With the apron still attached to his body, Joni stepped into Adrian's room with a tray of food and medicine that must be consumed Adrian. He stepped forward with certainty and sat on the left side of the bed, where my best friend was sitting leaning on the head of the bed.

"I've noticed since I got home from the hospital, you're daydreaming more .. I think there's something wrong with your brain" Joni said hesitantly.

"What are you actually talking about?" ask Joni who seems confused.

Adrian re-awakened his body at the head of the bed, "Come out, I want to rest."

"Alright, remember eating the porridge and then the medicine also do not forget, I opened you*ube to look for the recipe," said Joni then stepped out of the room.

Adrian is now alone. He stepped onto the balcony of the room. As usual, he really likes the night view in the city, what else when viewed from above. At least it could slightly treat his current heartbreak.

Adrian closed his eyes, feeling the night breeze that hit his face. But the eyes were opened again when the darkness felt suddenly turned into a shadow of Luna's face that came back.

if time can turn, at least I want to be at a point where that promise never comes out. Because in the end it all just makes me and you a stranger, inner Adrian.

~

Morning greetings. Luna just got to the basement of the apartment. He went into the car. Seen he yawned several times because of sleepy, last night Luna could not sleep because of anxiety. When he rewinds the car, suddenly due to lack of caution he crashes into someone's car from behind.

"Ah shit!" objurgation.

Luna got out of the car. Coinciding with that also a security officer approached because he heard the sound of a car alarm that was hit by Luna sounding loudly.

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"Are you sure you can get to the location today?" ask Joni to make sure.

"Hem, I've been better" Adrian said and turned to look at Joni, "My head is a stone head."

"Ck, yes you're a stubborn stone head, I want to take a shower first." Joni grabbed her towel and stepped inside her room.

Adrian was about to step towards the dining table when suddenly his phone rang. He quickly grabbed his phone. He frowned when he looked at the phone screen.

The security officer called....

"Hallo sir?"

[Sorry to disturb Mr Adrian, your car was hit by someone in the basement, can you come here?]

"Oh yes, I'll be there soon."

Adrian breathed a long breath and then stepped out.

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Arriving in the basement, Adrian could see the security guard talking to a woman who was currently standing on his back. He quickly stepped closer.

"Well, that's the man" said the security guard when he realized Adrian's arrival.

Luna turned around immediately. Slowly his smile shrank when he saw the owner of the car he was waiting for turned out to be Adrian. The two pairs of netra looked back in silence.

Why do we have to meet again, inner Luna.

Is this still a coincidence, or is this meeting predetermined by fate? Able to hold myself back, not to say hello to you again, inner Adrian.

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