Festive Collection

EPS 97'S. BEAUTIFUL OR WOUNDED?

The time has shown at 16:42 wib. However, I have not yet left this place. The place where you asked me to keep waiting for you here. I have always hoped that God would bring us together not just to meet but to complement each other and to be together in the sacred bond of marriage.

Some people began to leave this place, the day was getting late and the weather today was not good either. The sky was getting darker, and I was still reluctant to get out of this place.Every time I went back to this place, I always wished I would see you again. Slowly, I went back to remembering the days we had before we parted.

FLASHBACK, June 2010

“Reinaaa! Reii!” the sound was heard in my room.

“Reii, that's no guests. Open the door gih son, mama's cooking can not be left nih.” Mom from the kitchen

“iya mah” I replied lazily.

“who the heck came during the day like this” grumbled me slowly while walking towards the door. And before I opened the door I saw from the window who was coming, and it turned out…

“APAH? AZIZ?” I was surprised to find that the person who was visiting was Aziz. I'm dizzy seven-round. I do not know what to do, “why he did not text or call first if you want to come here, so I can get ready” gruntuku slowly.

After a while with a heart to be ready I opened the door. Slowly there was a handsome face and a sweet smile behind the door.

“Hai Rei” reply

“a.aa.hh, Hi. There is a.what is ziz?” tanyaku.

“you're busy? Your mom's at Rei's?” tannya

“eeh? Mama?” I can't believe what he's saying. For a moment I was silent.

He chuckled at my surprised expression. “cute” he said slowly.

“who came Rei? Kok not asked to enter his guests.” asked mama while walking towards the door.

“aaahh this mah friend Rei come” replied me

“Assalamualaikum ma'am, I'm Aziz classmate Reina, I want to take Reina to our friend's birthday party Yola bu. Can?” without further ado Aziz immediately said his goal to mama.

I was stunned to hear him talk to my mother, when all I know, he rarely spoke and came to the woman's house and even according to the words of his friend since childhood, he said, he never even rode a motorcycle with a woman other than his mother. He also asked my mother if I could come or not. Mama was initially hesitant to give permission, but mama remembered she was one of the popular – achievers-at school students. So my mom entrusted me to her. Then, mama told me to get ready while Aziz and mama talked together in the living room.

15 Minutes later…

“Reii, why it's not ready yet. You'll be late for the show. Poor Aziz waited long.” Ask mom

“iya mah, this is done.” My answer.

I saw Aziz staring at me, he seemed astonished to see me. I also started to feel wrong about the costume. Before I left, I asked my mother how I looked. Mama said it was nice and pretty. After saying goodbye to my mother, we went straight to our destination. Along the way, none of us opened the conversation, until I finally felt something was off…

“Ziz, this is not the way to Yola” house

“indeed not” the answer is relaxed

“where are you going? Or Yola's house has moved?” Ask me again

“enggak also” answered very casually

I chose to stop asking Aziz, even though my heart was wondering where Aziz would take me.

Shortly thereafter, I saw the inscription “WelCOME TO BUNGA BEACH, BATU BARA”

“the phone is made on the beach huh Ziz?” ask me curious

“then we're here why?” ask me again

“……….”

He did not answer my question, we entered the beach area. After parking the motor. We headed to the shelter near the beach, where from that place we could enjoy the breeze and the sea view spread very wide without any obstructions. When I enjoyed the view of the beach, he took a picture of me without permission. There was the sound of ‘click’ camera, I immediately turned my head and looked at it.

“Yes! What are you doing” I said while taking her smartphone

“you're beautiful today. I like.” He answered with a smile and looked into my eyes.

“I think all women are beautiful. Do you like them too?” ask me again

“I didn't tell them, I said you. R E I N A!” answer it while spelling out the letters that string my name.

“udah ah.” I replied with a small smile and returned the phone without seeing the image.

Then he took me to the West to see the twilight. Yeah, he's a twilight lover.

“at least before that day arrives, I've seen dusk with you” he said slowly while looking at me

“haa? You said what?” I asked to confirm what he said because I heard it vaguely

“i said, besides Beautiful, twilight is also good. Wh why? Because twilight always knows better how to say goodbye when he's leaving. He seemed to smile at us and say goodbye” he replied very clearly.

“but even though dusk is Beautiful, it will also definitely sink and disappear” I said confidently.

“you're right!” the answer.

He continued to look at the twilight with a feeling, at that moment I realized there was a part of him who drowned with the twilight. It was like thinking hard about something.

Later then…

“you will wait for me, right?” he asked suddenly and looked into my eyes

“haaa?” I paused for a moment, trying to digest the question sentence he put forward.

“if you want to wait for me, go back to this place in 7 years. Go to the place where we shelter” he replied while pointing towards the shade we visited earlier.

“but if not, keep coming to this place and introduce me to the man who made your heart melt. I want to know him.” Continue again with a smile.

I was silent for a moment when I heard what he said. I still don't understand why it's all this. It was like he was going far away. I looked at her, I saw her eyes glazed over and her nose began to turn red withstanding the cries. Along the way home, I saw his hand rub his face, as if he were trying to stop something from falling from his face.

FLASHBACK END

From that day on, I never saw him again. We never had communication, not because I didn't start it, but because I had lost contact with it. He changed the phone number and all the contacts we had previously connected. It was either done intentionally or not. I didn't know it was the last day I met him. If I had known that earlier, I wouldn't have let a lot of time go to waste. I really don't know.

It has been 7 years since that day. I regret not answering that I will be waiting for him. I was too shocked to know the fact that he completely disappeared like twilight. From the moment he left, I was still in this place, waiting and seeing the twilight, feeling his presence and continuing to hope for his arrival.

Now the time has shown at 18:12, the day is getting darker and people have also started to go home. I rose up in despair, my eyes began to glaze over, and then I felt a hot streak run down my cheeks. For a moment I took the last picture of twilight today. I walked in despair, I still hope he will come today, I still wait for him. I still want to see my missing gun. But the truth IS MY GIRL ISN'T BACK!

IT'S FINISHED!

Story by: Wirda