HEY JUN

20

Camplong Beach, Sampang - Madura

Juna did not understand how he could get to that place. As Juna remembered, he rode a motorcycle while daydreaming with no clear purpose. The motorbike stopped right at the tourist spot due to running out of gasoline. Either Juna should be grateful or not for what happened to him now.

Juna chose to stay silent for a moment on the beach while relieving the tightness in the chest that he had been holding since.

Krucuk...

Shit...!!! When Juna was heartbroken like that was still a worm - worms in his stomach rang. Juna wondered if the worms were not concerned about him? Juna was heartbroken, his motorbike ran out of gas, and the worms were unfriendly to rally to Juna in a public place like this? Fortunately, there were many people, so the sound of his stomach was only heard by Juna.

Juna rushed to buy a ticket to enter the beach area. Maybe he will buy a spoon to feed the worms so as not to continue protesting. Juna immediately entered after paying money of three thousand rupiah to the counter attendant.

Juna rushed to the stand of the street vendors scattered in that place. Hmmm.. this Sunday Camplong Beach is indeed visited by many visitors. Juna deliberately chose a quiet street vendor stand because the worms in his stomach were getting louder.

"Rujak and iced tea one, yes, ma'am. I wait there" Juna said to the street vendor as he pointed to the spot where he was going to sit.

The street vendor nodded and immediately made Juna's order. Juna hurried to leave the stand of the street vendor towards the empty seat just like the current state of his heart.

Juna took a deep breath when he saw the atmosphere around the beach. It turned out that only Juna had come alone. Inside the crowd Juna still felt lonely. Like the lyrics of the song god 19 that he knew from Suhri, the baladewa.

Soon Juna's order arrived. A portion of the typical lontong rujak madura is now presented in front of Juna. He was immediately tempted to see the appearance of rujak in front of him. No exception The worms in my stomach are getting wild.

"Bang, pay for new food!" said someone who delivered Juna's order.

Juna who was already the spirit of four-five wanted to eat immediately, of course had to delay for a while. The food must be paid for first. Maybe the seller is afraid of the buyer running away before paying.

It is risky in tourist attractions like this if you do not use the pay system first. Because when visitors are crowded, not infrequently the seller will not focus on pay-pay problems. They will only focus on buying spices so that the buyer's order is completed soon.

"How much, deck?" ask Juna to the introductory rujak, a girl who Juna taxis still in school in SD.

"Fifteen thousand, Bang, rujak same iced tea" said the boy again.

Juna immediately took the money in his pocket and gave it to the boy. The boy immediately left and it was time for Juna to eat the food in front of him.

Instantly Juna's heartache because of marriage was gone. He devoured the lontong rujak with a bringas. Just like someone who hasn't eaten for a week. Juna devoured his food without looking to the right and to the left. Focus on how he could finish the food immediately.

Uhuk...

Juna chokes as a result of eating in a hurry. His right hand was fumbling about to take the iced tea. But unfortunately, instead of taking Juna instead nudged the iced tea glass so that it spilled to the ground.

Uhuk...

Juna's cough is becoming. Shit, really shit. Juna had to drink immediately to stop coughing. Stupid Juna why instead take a seat away from the food stand so that he has difficulty to take a drink quickly.

"Drink this!."

Juna received a bottle of mineral water and gulped it down quickly.

"Slowly drink it if you don't want to choke anymore."

Juna immediately turned his head and realized that the mineral water he drank was someone's gift. Juna stopped drinking. He felt bad for directly taking a gift from someone without saying thank you.

"Why see me like that? Heiii... How are you? Are you all right?" ask the girl in front of Juna.

"Ma. I just take it straight away. Thank you for the drink, Miss" said Juna awkwardly.

"You haven't answered my question."

"Oh yes. Which question?" Juna asked back.

"Hmm. I don't seem to have to ask anymore because as I see it. You're fine" said the girl then passed by leaving Juna.

Juna hurried after the girl. At least he should say thank you again to her.

"Miss.." cried Juna and the girl immediately stopped stepping.

"You called me?" ask the girl.

"Yes, I'm calling you. I want to thank you for helping me."

"You're after me just wanting to say that?" her question was answered with a nod of the head by Juna.

"Not to overdo it. I'm just giving you mineral water...."

"But it has helped me a lot, Miss" said Juna cutting off her words quickly.

"That's my obligation. My instincts as a medic led me to always be quick to help someone in need."

"Medical personnel? You're a nurse? A midwife? or..."

"I'm doctor. Doctor Athalia" the girl reached out her hand to Juna as a sign of her invitation to an introduction.

"Juna, the gym teacher" Juna replied to Atha's doctor's hand.

"You came alone?" juna and Atha asked directly.

"Yes, I came alone."

"Want to join me? At least I have a friend talking down this beach?."

"Doctors aren't shy about walking around with ugly men like me?."

"Atha..!!! Call Atha! Because I'm off duty so drop the doctor's call for me. There's no rule that a doctor shouldn't be friends with a bad person" Athalia said, making Juna a little confident.

Juna and Atha finally walk together along the camplong beach. Walking barefoot, printing our footprints in the sand.

Atha walked beside Juna cheerfully. Occasionally, he could be heard humming to enjoy the wind of the beach that hit his face.

Juna felt strange about the girl. He wondered why Atha looked uncomfortable walking with Juna who was a nice note was a foreign man he had just known. She's a girl and Juna's a boy. Just met a few minutes ago. Was he not worried about Juna messing with him?

Atha invites Juna to stand facing the beach while stretching out both hands. He also told Juna to close his eyes and enjoy the beach breeze that hit their faces. Although he did not understand what his purpose was, Juna just followed his orders.

"Why did you come here by yourself?" ask Atha.

Juna opened his eyes and turned towards Atha. The girl asked without opening her eyes.

I'm.. I'm...."

"Is there a problem???" guess Atha and that's absolutely true.

"Breaked heart???" guess Atha again and Juna is eager to curse because this girl guessed correctly.

Athalia opened her eyes and turned towards Juna. He invited Juna to get closer to the beach. Without awkwardness and uneasiness, Athalia pulled Juna's hand to sit next to her.

"You can tell me. If you want to. If not... yell out!! This beach breeze will carry your burden away from your heart."

"Doctor... Mm...."

"Atha..! Call me Atha!."

"Eh yes, Atha...! A... a. do you want to listen to ma... masa..... my problem?" juna asked nervously.

"of course. Since you're going to accompany me on this beach, that means you're my friend."

"Emmmhh, but we just got to know..."

"Is there a problem? Even the patients and doctors had never met before. But immediately grumbled when we first met."

Silent. No sound came out of Juna. Only the sound of the pounding waves and the whirling of the beach wind became the backsound of this scene.

"I was left out of wedlock" Juna said, telling Atha.

"Then?."

"She got married today and I didn't attend her invitation. I'm leaving, my bike's running out of gas, good thing my bike broke down in this place."

"I thought you were going to kill yourself" Athalia laughed gigglingly.

"Do I look like I'm gonna do that here?" ask Juna.

"Yes, your face looks so pitiful. That's why I'm inviting you to join."

"I am sad. But I have no intention of killing myself. Especially in a crowded place like this" said Juna defending himself.

"I'm sorry, I think I was wrong."

"Then you yourself why here? you're heartbroken too?."

"I? Broken heart? There will be no term of heartbreak for someone who has not given up his love" he said making Juna frown.

"What do you mean?."

"I will not feel heartbroken because I have not given my love. I just kept it, felt it without giving it to her" said Athalia, making Juna frown again

"I don't understand what you're saying, doctor."

"Let me explain if we meet again. Actually I still want to be here. But I have to go. My work hours start in fifteen minutes" Athalia said, rising from her seat.

"Heiii.. Will you leave me alone?."

"sorry. I gotta go. At least I'm calm to leave you alone because you don't intend to kill yourself here" Athalia chuckled.

"But....."

"We can talk again if God brings us together."

Atha then took something out of his pants pocket. A blue bracelet that he just tied to Juna's right hand.

"From today you are my friend. This bracelet is a sign of our friendship. Juna, I hope you're a little sensitive to the circumstances around you" Athalia said, then ran away from Juna.

Juna stared at the bracelet that Atha gave. Mystery girl. Full of puzzles. Either when with him Juna seemed to forget the heartache he had felt. Their brief encounter felt very memorable in Juna's heart.

Juna wants to meet Atha. At least now he has a friend to share his story with. Stupid Juna, he didn't ask for the address of even Athalia's phone number. Then what should Juna do?

Does Juna have to go to the police station to report a missing person? Or did he have to go to the village hall to broadcast the announcement? bewildered... Juna was really confused.