
This is the fifth day (H - 5 ) to Surabaya. They are still on the run and hiding. The dawn was warm, and Erick opened his eyes.
She laid her body down, she was looking at her beautiful face. Both of his eyes were still closed. Dira fell asleep at one of the cheap motel lodging places.
Erick's hands touched the side of Dira's face. Keep staring at the woman who means so much in her life.
...I'm so lucky to be with you....
...Dira, trust me this time....
...I feel a sincere and wonderful love with you alone....
...Can you love me for a moment?...
Suddenly Erick kissed the woman's forehead very gently. He wanted to continue to feel the crazy sensation of a feeling of love. Yes, everyone calls this mysterious sensation by falling in love.
Both of Dira's eyes opened, she began to be able to recognize the face that kept smiling at her. The light of his face continued to radiate happiness. Dira was not even out of thought, this man could still smile in the midst of this chaotic situation.
...You weak, weak man....
...Your heart is too cheap for me to fight....
...Sleeping next to you, it takes away common sense, sanity and morality....
...I was too unlucky to meet a strange man like you, Erick....
Now they stared at each other, arguing with each other's hearts. They blasphemed each other.
This is how they really are, it is difficult to express feelings openly. All just inner problems and upheaval.
"I have a fever" said Dira with lethargy and deathly pale.
Erick directly pressed his palm over the woman's eel. It began to permeate various body temperatures that he was actually immune to feeling.
"Would find a pharmacy. I'm going out and you just wait here" Erick said with a worried face.
"Don't, I'm coming!" dira Protest.
"Don't ngeyel, it's too dangerous!" argue Erick.
Dira started shaking his head repeatedly. Hoping that Erick would hear his plea.
"I'm afraid to be alone here" said Dira with a face full of compassion.
Erick was stunned, he naturally could not refuse this woman's request anymore.
"Ok, but don't let you make a lot of eye contact with others. It's very dangerous, just hold my hand" Erick explained.
"Ok, I will," Dira replied while trying to smile sweetly.
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It's a little afternoon, they're out of the motel for a while. Dira continued to hold Erick's hand, not the slightest bit he wanted to take off the touch.
They walk down the sidewalk. Enjoy the cool breeze. They from afar looked like a common couple as always. But in reality they are just a pair of humans who are waiting for the door of hell.
It had been about fifteen minutes they had circled around looking for a pharmacy. I don't know why no pharmacy is open. Dira also complained that he was too tired to walk. His body was weak from fever.
"We look for a small shop, buy some stall medicine," pinta Dira with a tired look.
"Just go up on my back, I'll find a small shop soon" Erick said, squatting. He then allowed Dira to climb up behind his body.
"Just calm down, I'm already skinny this time. Your load is not too heavy," led Dira with a small smile.
After that Dira was carried by Erick. They resumed their search and eventually found a small grocery store.
Dira sat on a wooden bench next to the stall. While Erick was buying some drug stalls and long enough chatting with the mother of the stall owner.
While waiting for Erick to finish buying the medicine, he chose to shut up and save some manpower. Then suddenly there were four hordes of young men crossing him.
The young men were talking and throwing laughter, until one of the men threw a cigarette butt carelessly at Dira. Until the cigarette butts fell right into Dira's face.
Of course women were annoyed by the indifference of the young men. Unbeknownst to Erick, he got up from the wooden chair and chased after them.
"Hi you boys, wait," said Dira loudly.
Then they compactly stop and reverse position. The young men stared at the strange woman before them.
Dira then threw the cigarette butts violently. The cigarette butt landed right on one of the men's faces.
"You guys ever schooled? the SD lesson about garbage disposal is still not aware of HAH!" snarl Dira with courage.
"This is my mother" chirped one of the thinnest men. Laughter was followed by her friends.
Didn't accept himself being humiliated by a rancid boy like them. Dira was getting brave enough to approach the four of them. He gallantly and loudly began to stare at them in sharp lines.
"Quickly apologize. You have been disrespectful to the parents. Already littering and do not know themselves anymore" said Dira while mocking them as well.
Because I feel like I've been getting a lot of talks. One of the men who was already extremely irritated, slowly swung his right hand to slap.
Dira was a little shaky, because the man really dared to hurt himself. Suddenly the hand was stopped by Erick's big hand.
Erick came to break up the quarrel between them. He looked at their faces one by one with anger. Clearly Erick does not like if his woman is hurt by anyone.
"That's a dirty hand in front of me" Erick said with a horrible face.
At first the young man felt no fear, for him this man was only a loser. He looked back at Erick.
"Hey bro, is this chatty woman your mother?" asked the man while laughing.
"I don't want to make a fuss with a boy like you, you better leave before I break your fingers one by one" Erick snapped with a serious face.
"It turns out the same child the same mother equally annoying," led the man with a triumphant face.
Erick really doesn't like this kind of situation. Arguing let alone doing a physical fight is a futile thing. But still both ears could not stand the arrogance of the young men.
Erick decided to give a little lesson to them. Deftly, the man's hand he turns and twists right. There was a clear sound of bone snapping twisting in direction.
Kreek..
The man grimaced in pain, his right hand was still very strong to let go. Erick then pushed the man's body with his right leg. Instantly the man bounced far enough.
Bruukk...
Suddenly all shocked and jolted to see one theme could easily be uprooted. They then mounted a horse to attack and storm Erick.
"Are you still running?" whispered Erick as he kept an eye on the movements of the opponent who started to walk forward.
"You mean?" reply Dira anxious.
"Starting from the count of three, you must be ready to run as fast as possible" said Erick slowly stepping back.
"Run from this brat?!" dira protested in annoyance.
"There is no more time, I should immediately count down, three.two.. one. run ...," cried Erick as he darted away leaving the young men.
Seeing Erick and Dira running away in a hurry, they suddenly returned to pursue with a deadly attack. They did not want to lose track of the two strangers.
Erick and Dira just kept running as fast as they could. They ran without direction and purpose, all they wanted was to disappear from the invasion of the young men.
Dira also always turned his head towards the back, continuously monitoring the enemy who was not afraid to hunt them both. From a direction not far away, the young man managed to see their movements.
"Rick, it's urgent that they keep chasing us," cried Dira as she tightened her grip with Erick.
"Damn it, we have to run faster," Erick replied while trying to regulate irregular breathing.
"Free, they're faster than us. We'd better hide, "lead Dira who almost lost his breath.
Without a second thought they quickly hid behind two large box-shaped trash cans. They both squat and duck like frogs in a shell.
A group of young men stopped right in front of the trash can. They were tired and breathless began to look for the figure of prey that suddenly disappeared.
"Where else are they," said one of the young men.
"We'll just find them again, don't let them get away with it!" the other man's nagging.
Amidst their chatter, Dira's feet accidentally nudged one of the plastic bottles scattered underground. The sound distracted them behind the trash can.
"Okay, hell!" muttered Dira with fear.
"Meet again it turns out," said one of the men with enthusiasm. They also did not hesitate to directly storm the back of the garbage can.
But it is not Erick who is clever to just give up. He directly slammed the two trash cans towards the youths.
Very deftly, Erick then dispelled their movements with a torrent of a lot of garbage. As a result, the trash scattered on the roadside and managed to penetrate their defenses.
They prance in disgust not when the trash hits their clothes and pants. Their focus began to disintegrate due to the stinging stench.
Erick immediately pulled Dira's hand, they then ran back with all their might. Amidst their escape, Erick started laughing out loud. The tense and frightening atmosphere momentarily disappeared.
"They do deserve all that junk" Erick continued to throw a smile full of satisfaction.
"You're so cool Erick!" shouted Dira with great excitement.
They kept running as far away as possible. By throwing laughter and excitement at each other, they finally managed to avoid the attacks and rattles of the youths.
Dira suddenly pulled Erick's hand into a garden that sold various kinds of flowers and plants.
Because the atmosphere is very quiet, they are silent hiding behind ornamental shrubs. Dira and Erick were sitting drooping, they began to regulate their breathing and rest their bodies.
"It looks like it's a safe place" Erick said as he wiped away much of the sweat on his face.
"It's really crazy" said Dira as she spread her legs.
Dira suddenly stood up and walked backwards. He was still afraid of the young men. He told Erick to go into hiding.
"No Dir, they don't exist" Erick argued with a dislike face.
"Son, have to hide again," Dira replied stubbornly.
Without realizing if behind him there is a fish pond. Dira almost slipped down into the fish pond, but Erick deftly held the end of his sleeve.
"Bas reckless," Erick chirped.
But for some reason, Dira's body began to waver and sway unbecoming. His legs were out of control and lost balance. In a matter of seconds, Dira also slipped down on the slippery fish pond ceramics.
As a result, Erick also fell with the woman into the volume of pool water that is not too deep.
Byuurr...
They also fell into the fish pond. The whole body including the hair was drenched. Dira painstakingly tried to rise from the puddle of water that began to blend with the mud.
"Aren't you papa Dira?" erick asked frantically while helping Dira stand up.
Instead of complaining of pain or what, Dira laughed out loud in front of Erick.
"Why you?" erick asked in panic.
"This oath is both funny and fun!" reply Dira while rubbing her wet and dirty face.
"But you're wet, you're sick again" Erick said with a puzzled face.
"No, I'm perfectly healthy, even" said Dira, laughing.
"Are you really happy?" erick asked confusedly.
"It's the first time I've felt what it is to laugh again Rick."
Erick nodded and laughed with Dira. This is a great surprise, arriving between them began to feel a bond of love.
Although Erick does not know if it is love or just an illusion.
Erick's hand while holding and stroking Dira's short hair. He began to stop the laughter between them.
Erick looked at Haru and was happy.
"I love you" said Erick.
Dira did not reply, he only returned with an ordinary and mysterious smile. But this time quite different, he floated a sweet kiss over Erick's lips.
"Let's go back to the hotel, it's time to check out" Dira replied while embracing Erick's bare hands.
...This is indeed love....
...But is this the love that normal people out there feel?...
...But it feels like it's more like a farewell....
...I felt sadness, it was clearly reflected in the smile of her laughing lips....