LAST GREETINGS

Episode 15's

Mike immediately opened the door of his boarding room when he heard the sound of a motorcycle stopping in the alleyway right in front of the boarding house.

He clearly saw someone stopping his motorcycle and took his phone out of his pocket.

Mike purposely let in - watching the man flustered in search of his hostel. Then immediately Mike heard his phone ringing in the room. Mike left it without caring.

Mike was still standing looking at Kevin with a small laugh. He kept watching her from in front of the hostel. He pulled the phone down from his ear and set his eyes around.

Kevin was confused. The address that Mike had sent was correct and he had arrived but which one of Mike's boarding rooms, he certainly didn't know. Mike smiled slightly looking at him.

"Hahaha, you deliberately didn't answer my phone huh. You see," said Kevin when his eyes found Mike standing looking at him. He did not forget Mike even though he had not seen each other for a long time.

"Hahaha, you've finally arrived" Mike chuckled back as he walked towards the gate and opened the gate. Mike walked over to Kevin. Kevin reinserted his phone into his leather jacket pocket and pushed his motorcycle towards Mike.

"How are you, my friend. Long time no see" he said immediately as he approached Mike. He held out his hand to Mike. Mike grabbed his hand, shook Kevin's hand.

"Hahahaha, I didn't expect you to be here either" Mike said with a small laugh.

Mike directs Kevin to push his motorcycle into his boarding yard. He followed Kevin and went straight into his room.

Kevin steps into Mike's room after parking his motorcycle next to Mike's motorcycle.

"Can I come in ?" Ask Kevin to pretend. He is one of Mike's friends who likes to joke.

"No, you're outside" Mike replied half a chuckle. Kevin laughed as he took off his helmet and placed it on Mike's desk in the room.

"Side me stay. Sorry for the smallness" Mike said lowly to Kevin.

"Hahaha, relax. Mine's worse, a mess full of musical instruments," Kevin replied as he glanced at Mike's room.

Kevin is good at playing music. During school, he was much loved by the school prima donna because of his talent for playing music. It is only natural that the room is full of musical instruments. He must have it all because his parents are also classified as capable people. His father and mother both worked as teachers and taught at their high school first.

"You alone ?" Kevin asked immediately to confuse Mike.

"Who else do you think ?" Ask Mike casually.

"I think there's your wife" Kevin continued, laughing.

"Hahaha, I haven't thought of it yet. Enjoy the youth first" answered Mike.

Kevin took off his leather jacket and placed it on the table before Mike told him to move his jacket over the hanger next to Mike's wardrobe. Mike sat down cross-legged on the floor.

"Would I make you coffee, milk, or tea ?" Mike asked Kevin for a drink.

"Those three can ?" ask Kevin in a joking manner. Mike just laughed. Mike knows very well his friend this one does not like to choose. Whatever is provided, he will enjoy it with pleasure. He gave her a glass of water before giving her a glass of white milk. Mike decided to brew two glasses of white milk for the two of them.

"Drink, I only have this," said Mike quietly as he placed the two glasses of milk on the floor. Mike sat down cross-legged with Kevin, they floated because there was only one seat in Mike's room, especially for him.

"I don't think we'll ever see each other again" asked Mike as he began the conversation. Kevin just smiled. The guy is like this. Talk as necessary but every word must have humor.

"Unless one of us is dead" said Kevin, laughing. Mike laughed too. In an instant, the feeling of fatigue, the drowsiness that had once mastered it slowly disappeared in order.

"As you're doing, what are you doing here ?" Mike asked again after a moment of silence. He downed his homemade milk earlier while inviting Kevin to join his chugging.

"I'm college bro. Praise God, it's about to be finished" she replied quietly as she sipped her milk.

"I'm just getting started and you're almost done."

"Where are you, bro. Haven't you been in Jakarta a long time ?" kevin asked Mike after Mike said he had just started college.

"That's what I'm most proud of you. Since long ago you were always independent, not willing to charge parents," said Kevin praised Mike. He knows Mike's character. In the past during High School Mike sometimes skipped the afternoon study just because he went to play football. The pay he gets is not much but enough to reduce the burden on parents.

"Yes like that. My mother alone takes care of my father's chicken farm. I don't want to bother him" Mike explained.

"Spirit bro. I'm sure you'll have success with your own sweat" Kevin once again praised. He's like this guy. Speech-saving, but what he says is only two, contains humor or motivation. He always has been.

"Don't forget to find a girlfriend, there must be many who want to be with a fighter like you, bro" said Kevin joking again. Ah, she always has.

"Hahaha, just later. There will be time for all of that" Kevin replied with a chuckle.

"Do you have a boyfriend ?" Mike turned around to ask.

"Oh, you know, bro. My boyfriend since I was a child of Elementary School I already owned it, "After Kevin replied in a joking tone. Of course, what he meant was music. Music is her lover. Mike just chuckled at what Kevin said.

A moment passed through his mind. Mega, yes Mega. Maybe he can introduce Mega to Kevin so that Mega no longer chase after him.

"Hahaha, you are still loyal to your solitude. Your college will be over soon. Do you not intend to find a companion figure of your life ? Or are you going to marry music ?" Mike attacked him with deadly questions. Kevin just kept quiet, chugging his milk back.

"May I smoke, bro ?" he asked suddenly while taking out a pack of cigarettes from his pants pocket. Mike stood tore off a piece of white paper and folded it into a box to serve as an ashtray.

"I've quit smoking so there's no ashtray. Just put this on" Mike said, giving him a piece of paper. He grabbed and folded the paper together to form a perfect ashtray.

"I don't know until when I'm going to love music. I'm still waiting for a girl who can make me fall in love with her more than music" Kevin said suddenly, burning a cigarette. Mike's mind was immediately fixed on Mega again. She is smart and no less beautiful. Good at stringing poetry, maybe they can collaborate to create a beautiful musical poetry and hypnotize many millennial teenagers today.

"You're so focused on your music that you forget to think about it. Though you used to be loved by many girls in school," said Mike slowly and then quietly and again chugging milk in his glass that was almost finished. Kevin just quietly spouted his cigarette smoke.

"If Cindy hadn't let me down" Kevin whispered. His words are not finished. His eyes looked up at Mike's ceiling. Mike saw clearly the disappointment of Kevin's matanm. His memory goes back to that time, the gray-white period. Kevin had a high school sweetheart. Cindy, the girl who became one of the prima donna in their school first.

Cindy's relationship with Kevin was fine until they graduated High School. But just a week after the school breakup, Kevin watched with his own eyes Cindy being piggybacked by another guy, hugging affectionately as she passed by in front of him.

"Have you found out who that guy is ?" Mike asked carefully.

"He didn't explain anything. He just asked me not to expect him a song" Kevin raucous voice. Mike can feel the pain that Kevin still feels to this day.

"Oh, forget it. Believe me he's not the best for you" Mike said slowly. Kevin just shut up and put out his cigarette. He quickly downed the rest of the milk in his glass.

"I gotta go bro. Next time I'll play here again. Thank you for the short reunion" Kevin said with a smile. He stood up then hurriedly picked up his jacket, put it on then immediately stepped out. Mike was confused by his sudden attitude of wanting to leave. As soon as Mike feels guilty, maybe his questions force him to re-remember the hurt Kevin felt.

"Bro, I'm sorry if my question forced you to reminisce,"

"Hahahahaha, relax bro," Kevin chuckles cutting off Mike's conversation.

"I have other business, not that. I had an appointment to meet someone so I had to go" he said quickly. Mike silently watched Kevin, his sparingly talking friend. It felt like he was changing, he was getting chatty or because he wanted to meet someone so he was excited like this ? Is that someone the bluff ?

"Other chance I'll come again. Don't be surprised bro if suddenly I'm already in your room. I don't have to wait for your approval for me to come, do I ?" Kevin said instantly in a joking tone again. He was on his motorcycle.

"The door is wide open for you, bro. Come any time if you want," Mike responded quickly while patting Kevin on the shoulder. Kevin just smiled then pulled his motorcycle gas and left. Mike walked towards the gate, closed the gate and returned to the room.

His mind went back to Mega. Yeah, he should recognize Mega to Kevin. He held his forehead, thinking hard. He thought, Mega would stop chasing him if Mega also likes Kevin.

Mike again grabbed the phone and glanced at the clock on his phone screen. It's almost twelve o'clock. It was time to sleep because he had to gather energy to enter his second night shift work.

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