I'm Not Taking It Again

Unaltered

Dirga looked at his face in the mirror, his hands tracing every inch of his face. The face that was once taken care of is now thin mustachioed and also brewok growing in his jaw. His body was thinner and his hair was slightly lengthened. Plus the look is made as simple as possible. The skin that was once pure white is now turned brown because he deliberately tanning (tanning skin color). This was all he did before he left for Malang.

Dirga to Malang destination just want to vacation and forget all that has been engraved with Niar. But destiny says something else. This is where he meets Niar. His long lost lover.

"Five years turned out to be a lot to change you, as did I. But, does your love still remain the same?" muttered.

At nine o'clock Dirga went outside the house on the grounds of wanting to find the night breeze. It turned out that he was in front of the Niar cafe. He waited for Niar to come home. After half an hour of waiting, the lady came out.

Niar stands in front of the cafe with a cell phone in his hand. Dirga ventured to Niar. With an all-black stellan and legendary flip flops at her feet, Dirga greeted Niar.

Niar looked shocked and held his chest. "Sorry Mommy, I was surprised, yes," Dirga said with a laugh.

"Who are you waiting for?" ask Dirga again.

"I'm waiting for my girlfriend."

Deg.

How hurt Dirga to hear the words of Niar. Five years had changed Niar's feelings for her. I want to feel Dirga screaming.

"What are you doing here?" asked Niar who saw Dirga's sad face.

"I want to eat, Ma'am," he replied slowly.

"You why Angga?" asked Niar who touched Dirga's shoulder. Yes, Niar knows Dirga as Angga.

Dirga looked at Niar's hand that was on his shoulder. Hands that always make his heart warm and comfortable.

"I'm just lonely, do you want to accompany me to dinner? While waiting for Maak's girlfriend," he said.

Niar looked at Dirga's face filled with sadness. Because Niar did not have the heart to accompany Dirga. Not far from the cafe Niar there is a fried rice cooker. Dirga also took Niar there.

"Is it okay to eat here?" ask Dirga.

"It's okay, you pay" replied Niar, laughing.

The laughter that Dirga had longed for so long, and now she could see again the laughter. Dirga ordered two servings of extra spicy fried rice. Dirga will test how changed Niar is. Is this Niar in front of him still like the Niar he used to know?

"Where do you live?"

Fried rice is also available at the table. When Niar sensed this fried rice his eyes were pushy. His mouth stopped chewing.

"Why Ma'am? Not delicious? Or too spicy?" ask Dirga.

"No, it suits my taste, really," he said.

Dirga took a tissue and rubbed the end of Niar's eyes that had runny. "Don't cry, Ma'am. If, there is a burden in your heart just let it out. Don't put it on your own" said Dirga.

Niar smiled at Dirga. His heart began to warm with the treatment of Angga who turned out to be Dirga.

They talk lightly and occasionally Niar laughs with Angga's behavior which he thinks is very entertaining. Until someone gets out of the car.

"Sorry dear, Mas is late" said Jicko.

Dirga's eyes widened, Niar's lover turned out to be Jicko who hit his sister a few days ago.

"It's okay, Mom," replied Niar.

Mata Jicko and Dirga meet. Jicko warmly greeted Dirga. "People," said Jicko. Dirga also answered Jicko's greeting with a very forced smile.

"Keep know him?" ask Niar for wonder.

"Yes, it was his sister who accidentally sacked yesterday" explained Jicko.

Jicko ate Niar's fried rice, and occasionally he fed Niar. Under the table, Dirga's hands clenched very hard. See the romance between Jicko and Niar.

"Female, because my boyfriend has already picked me up. I go first, yes," said Niar.

"Thank you for taking care of my girlfriend, and I paid for this fried rice" Jicko said.

There was no response from Dirga. Just a gaze that implied there would be a lot of sadness on his face. Is it time for Dirga to surrender and retreat slowly?

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