It Turns out it was Love

Duka

A low noise was gracing the atmosphere in 12C class this morning.

"Gung, is the job done Mr Parto?"

"Jiiaahh, which task?"

"Yeah, yukk canteen is still a long bell."

"Meeell, there's a guy through earlier . duuhh handsome bangeettt."

The atmosphere was crowded in the classroom, in no way bothering the two boys who were sitting in the corner of the class near the window.

Bima Setya, one of the idols at SMU Persada and SMU basketball captain is also the chairman of OSIS.

But now his status is only the former of the two positions, because soon he will take the final exam and the position has been moved to his younger classmate Teddy Aliando.

Beside Bima, sat his best friend since elementary school.

Sky Spaces, a young man who was not very prominent because he was quite quiet.

Not many know, if the Sky is the only child of the owner of an international standard company. 

His simple, indifferent, dislike of luxury made him less reckoned with the girls at school.

"Lang, the promise is yes once we graduate together with college in Bandung," Bima patted the back of the sky that lay his head on the table.

"What will you major in?" ask the sky while keeping your eyes closed.

"Informatics Engineering." Bima's smile was perfect. In his imagination is already imagined with the atmosphere of the campus, and the courses that are indeed the mainstay.

"You?" ask Bima back. The sky opened his eyes and straightened his body.

"Hhhh .. I don't know, if asked to ask the same as you. But ... know yourself." The sky smiled faintly.

The sky casts its gaze out the window, where a group of boys play basketball. 

Being the only child of a leader of a large company, is not as beautiful as the shadow of people.

His life was designed in such a way, unable to choose.

School is just a stepping stone, a graduation degree is just to fill in the blank columns on the curriculum vitae.

Do not think both parents are cruel like those in novels or soap operas.

They were very kind and understanding parents, never forcing Heaven to follow in the footsteps of the Papa.

Precisely because of the goodness of his father, Heaven is willing to do anything to make his parents happy.

Although never spoken from the mouth of his parents, Sky tried to fulfill his Papa's wishes by taking the field of study in accordance with Papa's business and intend to continue his business if he graduated later.

But if you see the cheerfulness of their peers like now, it is undeniable that there is envy that sneaks into the heart.

But he was afraid that if he felt comfortable about freedom, he would forget his ultimate goal.

"It's a problem if there are different majors, which is important for one campus." Bima patted Sky's back feeling bad. He knew exactly who and how his family was.

"I want the bell, I'm ahead." Bima towards the place that has been determined to follow the try out.

Along with that the entrance bell rang loudly, all the students scrambled into their respective classes.

When the teacher shared the exam papers, 12C homeroom teacher Pak Nando walked in and whispered to the teacher.

"Corn, come with me. Take your bags." The sky that had already walked, returned again to his stool and cleaned up all his writing tools.

Bima looked at Sky with a gaze as if asking for an explanation, Sky only shrugged the sign he also did not understand.

While a little away from class, Mr. Nando stopped his steps and turned his body. 

"Sky, your mother's in the principal's room soon you'll see." Mr. Nando patted his shoulder with an anxious face.

The sky found his mother, sitting opposite to their Principal Setyo.

"Sit the Sky" Setyo ordered, "Your mother is coming to pick you up." The sky looked at her mother confused.

Her mother who usually looks always beautiful even though at her age who will step fifty years, this morning looks a little chaotic.

"I represent the school pronounce .. condolences." While saying that last sentence, Mr. Setyo breathed out as if it was heavy to convey.

"meaning? … Ma?, who died?" The sky began to panic.

"Papa .. We go home now." Mom's voice stuck in her throat.

The sky was silent, the world seemed to stop right when his mother said papa was no longer there.

The next thing he remembered was that he was lying in a room with tears in his eyes. Mama was helped by Mbok Sri packing all her clothes.

Tonight they must leave immediately for England, where Papa's company is expanding.

It's been two weeks Papa's been in the country that owns the Big Ben watch. Without any premonition Papa closes his age, himself away from the family.

"The sky?" Mama rubbed her hair, "Brush first and eat, we're leaving soon."

The sky looked at her mother who was increasingly looking fragile. In one night her mother looked older.

The conscious sky was not only him who was sad at this moment. His mother suffered much more from the loss of a life partner, but he still tried to look strong for her sake.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be selfish. Mama must be sadder." Mama didn't say anything, just a sobbing that got louder.

The sky hugged his mother even tighter, he understood that all his mother needed right now was a hug.

Now there's only him, his mother needs him now.

"We need to get ready soon, pity our own father." Mama shrank her tears quickly and soon passed to the outside of the room.

More than fifteen hours flight to Greenwich Country, Sky barely fell asleep.

All the words and expectations papa had on him during his life, alternately filled his memory. 

Without having time to rest, Sky and Mama were immediately accompanied by company officials to take care of Papa's body so that he could immediately be brought back home.

"Sky, Om, would you like a minute?" pinta Om Wahyu, a confidant who has helped raise the company since Papa was not married.

"What's the matter Om?"

"Om ask you not to go back to Indonesia first, let Mama take your Papa to his final resting place." The sky staring at Om Revelation did not understand.

"There must be someone here, Lang, ' explained Om Revelation.

"Om right here?, why should I?" ask the heavens not to understand.

"Om is nobody. It's tight here, should the blood family side they'll hear."

"But I---"

"Don't worry, Om will accompany you. After all, later all this you who hold is not forever Om can be by your side."  The sky shook its head not understanding.

He still felt heavy if he could not come home with Mama, and could not deliver Papa to the pit.

"Not long Lang, we will jointly take care of the transfer of leadership back in Indonesia. It won't be more than a year."

"Huh?!, how long??" The sky raised his eyes.

"Just one year Lang, no more Om promise." Revelation continues to convince Heaven.

"Om!, one year?? it was a long time ago and I had to be here leaving mom alone?" The sky shook hard.

"There's no choice, Lang. Sorry." Revelation looked at the sky expectantly.

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In the homeland, Bima felt confused because the Sky suddenly left when the exam was approaching.

It has been two days no news from the sky, after school Bima decided to go to his best friend's house.

But he only found a housekeeper who said, Sky and his mother are in England to pick up his father's body.

"Om Hendrik .. died?" bima asked to confirm to the middle-aged worker before him.

"When are they back, Mbok?"

"I'm sorry, Mbok doesn't know." Bima nodded weakly.

Bima left his mobile number to the worker at the Sky home, he requested that immediately be contacted when the family came to bring Om Hendrik's body.

In less than a week, the news that Bima was waiting for finally came. But Bima had to swallow disappointment when he did not find his best friend in the entourage of his extended family.

"Bim, thank you for coming." Aunt Laras, the Sky mama who was like a second mama to him hugged tightly as he approached to say his condolences.

"It's Sky's number during her time in England, she asked auntie to tell you."

"He's a f---."

"You call yourself, let him tell you himself." Aunt Laras left him alone.

Bima immediately entered the new number Sky, and contacted his friend.

"Hello, Sky?"

"Hi," The merrily voice of Heaven rang out.

"Remain is back? want to find bule?" exclaim Bima upset.

"Take my Papa, Bim. Just a year, this is again the process of moving leadership back to Indonesia."

"A year??, do we want the Bim exam. How the hell?"

"How else hhheehh .. I ask Bim, often nengokin mama me yes," pinta Langit sad.

"Haahhh kamuu …." Bima did not continue his sentence, there was only a sense of disappointment but realized there was nothing he could do.

"Hurry home Lang, there's nothing I can bully here," said Bima. The sky laughed there.

Bima was happy even though the distance separated them, but he was still there and could comfort his friend, "I'm sorry Lang, sorry I just found out."

"Thanks Bim, I'm fine. My Mom's titip yes."

Time goes by so fast, Bima is focused on pursuing graduation and entrance exams of his dream college, while Langit tries to immediately complete all the process of company documents so that they can immediately be monitored from Indonesia.

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