Is It Wrong Not All Right?
The Reunion of Two Little Friends
Fina and Gerald are heading somewhere. Fina asked Gerald to drive her to that place. Gerald himself had no idea where his car was going. He simply followed the cue from Fina as a hint of direction.
“Where the hell are we?” ask Gerald curiously.
“There's. Follow me anyway.” Fina's still a secret. “Let's in front turn right.”
Gerald just nodded obediently. His foot stepped on the accelerator, accelerating the speed of his car.
Gerald parked his car in one of the empty shophouses. They walk to a narrow residential alley. Fina led Gerald down the place. Gerald just followed where Fina went without saying much.
In the middle of the alley, there was a small playground for children. Fina and Gerald were sitting on an uninhabited swing. Swinging around with his body relax over there.
“Doctors know not, once this place was a wide field.” Fina opened the topic of conversation.
“Really?” ask Gerald.
Fina nodded. “Past, if there was a plane taking off, look from here. Because the location of this field is close to the flight place.”
Suddenly Gerald was silent to Fina's story.
“There used to be two small children, who like to sit in the chairs of this field park. View passing planes, while enjoying strawberry-flavored ice-cream.”
Gerald's still tight-lipped. Fina told her story.
“But one day one of the children had to go on that plane to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor.”
“I'm proud of that boy. Now the boy has become a great doctor. Who wiped the tears of his patients.” Fina looked at Gerald with a twinkle of pride.
“Fins... Do you know everything? Sorry I can't tell you yet. I don't want this to interfere with your healing process.” Gerald, or what used to be called Andro explained.
Fina suddenly asked Gerald to stand up. Greet that soft, burly hand. They're facing each other. Fina looked up because Gerald's body was taller than her.
“This is a sign of what?” lirih Fina's. He still can't believe they were reunited after 11 years of separation. Everything feels beyond reason. Like a fairy tale with a magical plot.
“Maybe this is called destiny,” explained Gerald.
For some reason, it felt like Fina wanted to hug Gerald or Andro again. Fina wrapped her arms around Gerald's athletic body. His head rested on the chest of his field. So close that he could hear the sound of his heartbeat.
“Thanks for coming back and wiping my tears, Andro.” Fina said feelingly.
“Sama-sama, Fina.” Gerald tried to wipe Fina's hair. At first he doubted. Movement's limped. But in the end he managed to do the romantic thing.
-flashback
Little Andro stood in front of Fina's body. They look at each other. Andro had to bow a little because Fina's body was shorter than him. While Fina had to look up.
“Tomorrow I will go, Fina,” Andro said farewell.
A moment little Fina was silent. Wry face.
“But promise, yes, buy me a lot of strawberry ice-cream if you are already a doctor.”
Andro smiled and nodded. Fina's sour face again sparkled to receive a promise from Andro.
Andro hugged Fina's tiny body, just like the adult Andro and the adult Fina do today.
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The weather this afternoon was very clear. Clouds can be seen clumping in the light blue sky like cotton. Not hot, not cloudy. The afternoon breeze scattered, like a flute.
Fina curled up her body, got into Gerald's car. How surprised he was when he found out that the head support pillow in the car seat Gerald pink and strawberry patterned. His nose also detected a new scent. Fina glanced at the car fragrant hanging above her. The car smeller was strawberry-flavored.
“Do you like strawberry?” gerald asked smilingly looking at Fina who was so happy.
“Yes..” Fina replied with enthusiasm.
“Do you like me?” ask Gerald again.
“H... I dont know.” Fina couldn't answer Gerald's question.
“Its OK.” Gerald took something in the middle seat of the car. The soft object was large enough that he gave to Fina. “For you.”
Fina flabbergasted. A funny ice cream doll. The size is very fitting for Fina. He hasn't driven yet, but he's already had a lot of fun from Gerald. Today is not his birthday.
“Are you ready for more strawberry?” ask Gerald, turn on the engine.
“Yes, im ready.” Fina.
“Kok that much doang voice? Less hard, ah.”
“IM... READYYY!!!” Shouted Fina like a tarzan in the forest. Then they both laughed. Gerald stepped on the accelerator, drove his car somewhere.
Fina knew where Gerald was going to take her. The previous day Gerald said that he wanted to keep his promise as a child to buy Fina a lot of strawberry ice-cream. But Fina really doesn't know about room fragrances, ice-cream dolls, and car head support pillows. Gerald also rented the ice-cream booth we visited, so there were only them and the waiters.
“Dok, this booth Doctor rent?” fina asked as she spread her gaze around.
“Gerald nodded. He pulled out a chair, allowing Fina to sit down.
“Still a lot loh.” Fina smiled happily.
Before long some waiters came to deliver strawberry food and drinks to their tables. There are ice-cream strawberry cup, ice-cream strawberry cone, strawberry pancake, strawberry juice and real strawberry fruit granules. Their table was full of strawberry sprouts.
Fina's smile grew wider. He took a fresh strawberry and put it in his mouth.
“Em..”Fina clucked delicacy. Fina switched to ice-cream strawberry cone. He licked the ice-cream. Gerald just glanced over with a knotty smile. A sight that made him happy.
“Are you happy, Mrs. Strawberry?” ask Gerald.
“IM SO HAPPY Fina said out loud as she spread her hands into the air.
“Doctor won't try?” Fina thrust her licked cones into Gerald. Gerald shook his head.
“Surely because of my ex, yes, so don't want.” Fina realized that. He put his tongue back on the strawberry ice cream in his hand.
“Doctor wants pancakes? Want juice?” Fina offers another menu. The doctor kept shaking.
“Engga, Fina. Finish it all. Everything on this table belongs to you,” explains Gerald.
“OK..” Fina sipped strawberry juice. He tasted one by one the strawberry menu dishes on his desk.
Gerald's promise to buy Fina an ice-cream strawberry was fulfilled. 11 years passed, they met again. Accidentally. As doctors and patients. What is the next universe plan? Did their destiny just end up as doctors and patients? Or there's another reason why they were found.
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