Linger

Someone He Cares to

"That night, when I left you alone, someone I knew almost lost his life."

Kalea looked at Gavin. Traces of tears were still clearly visible on the side of her pale cheeks. After spending minutes crying in the man's arms, Kalea pulled away. Decided to switch listening to Gavin's explanation. Didn't he promise to provide an ear when his heart was ready? And Kalea doesn't know if there will be a better time than today.

"Just like Karel wants to protect you, I also want to protect this person. So when I got word that he was in a position of danger, I couldn't think of anything else but to immediately go after where he was." Gavin's view was straight ahead. But from the side, Kalea could clearly see the bitterness emanating from the dark bead of the man.

"I know my actions were wrong, Kalea. I shouldn't have left you alone that night." Gavin said again, this time turning his head with a clear guilty look.

Kalea was silent. He knew there were more things Gavin wanted to say and he didn't mind listening.

"I'm sorry. Because of my stupidity, you're in danger."

"That morning, I received the blow that Karel gave me. I did not intend to reply in the slightest because I was aware of what my mistake was. Because if I were in Karel's position, I would do the same, maybe even more."

Then created silence for quite a long time. In that pause, Kalea was busy tracing the dark bead that was now fixated on her. Trying to find the lies of every sentence Gavin said to him. But, nil. Kalea did not manage to find a single speck of lies in the man's eyes. There is such sadness there. Describe how fragile a Mahesa Gavin Cakraditya is. Something she won't show in public tonight, Kalea witnessed for herself.

Kalea still wanted to look further, but when Gavin's big hand grabbed her cold hand and clasped it tightly, she completely lost that intention.

"I know my mistake was fatal. You can curse me as much as you are if it makes you feel better. But, Kalea," Gavin gave a short pause to take a deep breath.

"Please don't withdraw from this matchmaking because of a mistake I've made."

"Just say I don't know myself because I asked for something like this after what happened. But I really can't let this matchmaking get cancelled."

"Why?" the question escaped from Kalea's thin lips.

"Because I want you." Gavin replied without a second thought.

Suddenly Kalea lost the ability to respond. Many files that are being processed in his head scattered, chaotic until none of them can be realized in an action. Because I want you. It never occurred to Kalea that the sentence would come from Gavin's lips.

"I want you, not the others."

Then Kalea was really like losing herself.

******

Gavin's request didn't Kalea answer. After a moment of silence, Kalea pulled her hand from the man's grasp and cut off the eye contact. His small body rose, followed by Gavin who rose soon after.

"I'm taking you forward." Kalea. His head lowered, watching how his bare toes had turned pale and slightly wrinkled.

"Yes." Yeah." Gavin did not refuse. After lowering back the trousers she rolled and put on shoes, she caught up with Kalea who had already walked ahead.

Gavin still continued to tail behind, until the moment they arrived at the boundary of the living room and the living room, he quickly aligned his steps with Kalea.

"Till here. You better get on and change clothes. You must be cold. Besides my Papa has also come home, so you don't have to say goodbye." Prevent Gavin. The man walked before Kalea, driving away his steps.

"I'll drive you to the front." Kalea with her stubbornness.

"Calaea,"

"I'll drive you to the front, Gavin." Kalea was full of affirmation. He looked up, challenging Gavin to face him. "Until the front." Deuteronomy.

Gavin. Finally shifted his body so that Kalea could pass. He was still silent on the spot as the small body walked away. Before Kalea reached the front door, Gavin followed.

"What did you come here for?" kalea asked when she couldn't find another car parked in her yard.

"Airport taxi."

"Please order a taxi online now. At this hour it's hard to find a conventional taxi passing in front of my housing complex." Kalea. They stopped for a moment near the security guard post where Mr. Dadang used to stand guard. The man was not in his place, going anywhere.

"I don't have a HP."

Kalea practically turned her head. What other shit is this? Are there people who can travel without their cell phones? Gavin is not good at lying.

"I'm serious." Said Gavin who was aware that Kalea was looking at him suspiciously.

"Can't you?"

"Yes, the evidence can."

Kalea turned the eyeballs irritated. "How did you get home?"

Gavin just shrugged his shoulders. As if the thing with what and how he was going to come home was not a serious problem.

"Jude, just use my car." Kalea. He walked into the house to get his car keys.

Shortly thereafter, he returned with Papa's car keys and leather jacket which he had snatched from the clothesline.

"More." Kalea held out the car keys and the leather jacket to Gavin.

"The package is not necessary." Gavin. Just grabbing the car keys and pushing the leather jacket that Kalea thrust back towards the girl.

"Your clothes are wet with splashing pool water" Kalea said. He put down the leather jacket he had brought to Gavin's strapping shoulder.

"It's not a big deal. But still, thank you." In the end, Gavin resigned. He wore a leather jacket that was slightly smaller than his size to keep Kalea happy.

"Where to go." Kalea turned Gavin's body around, pushing him towards the garage where his car was parked.

"Wait." Gavin stopped his steps abruptly, making Kalea's face collide with his wide back.

"Gavin!" Kalea squealed, but her lips clenched tightly as Gavin suddenly turned around and slightly bowed, leaning face towards her.

"I..have I been forgiven yet?" he asked in a low voice that made Kalea shudder.

"Not yet." Kalea said after being silent for quite a long time.

Gavin looked surprised at the reply Kalea gave. His body was suddenly upheld and he was completely at a loss for words.

"There's a condition if you want me to apologize." Kalea said, complete with a nosy look the first time Gavin saw.

"What?"

"Buy me kinderjoy. Eleven."

For a moment, Gavin was silent. His body was pecking and his head was busy processing the information that his ears had just heard. Kinderjoy, eleven. Kinderjoy, eleven. Kindergarten? Eleven? Then when his brain was fully understood, Gavin practically laughed.

When he heard Kalea say there were conditions he had to meet to be able to forgive the girl, Gavin thought Kalea would ask for difficult things. Just to test his patience and make him grit his teeth firmly and display a fake smile in his ability to qualify it. But apparently, Kalea is indeed a unique girl. Eleven Kinderjoy is not a difficult thing for Gavin. Let alone eleven, if Kalea asked to buy the factory though, Gavin was able to.

"Couldn't you?" kalea asked who was beginning to carelessly wait for Gavin to stop laughing. Although he quietly extended a smile seeing how loose the man was expressing his feelings.

"Capable." Gavin said steadily after finishing his laughter. "Tomorrow, I came here with a kinderjoy eleven. You don't go anywhere, okay?" continued. Damage Kalea's brown hair slowly before getting in the car.

"See you tomorrow, Kalea." Then his car, he then stayed away from the Kalea residential area.

Kalea was still standing in her place even minutes after Gavin and his car disappeared from view. Started busy thinking about other things as the sound of Gavin's laughter slowly faded from within the memory. Carrels. Kalea still has to repair her relationship with Karel.

"Why did Kalea go outside?"

The question posed by Mr. Dadang sontak made Kalea daydreams scatter. He turned his head and found Mr. Dadang standing not far from him with a look of astonishment.

"Abis nganterin Gavin is home." Answer Kalea as it is.

"The message was Mas Karel just for a moment, apparently because there is still Mas Gavin anyway?" continued the middle-aged man who suddenly made Kalea surprised.

"Karel was here?" ask again to make sure.

"Yes, Mother. Great spirit of the way, maybe because it has not played here for days. But not long Mas Karel came out again, his face looked sad. Kirain fought again with Kalea." Obviously Mr. Dadang at length.

Kalea had not heard what Mr. Dadang said next because at that time he immediately ran out of the gate to the house of Karel. Arriving in front of the looming gate of Karel's mansion, Kalea impulsively pressed the bell many times. His lips also did not remain silent, busy calling out the name of Karel.

"Karellllllllll be!!!" he cried out somehow already the number of times.

"Karellll open the door!!!!"

"Rell!!! We have to talk!!!"

"Karelino Gautama!!!!!"

Kalea continued to scream until her throat hurt and her voice began to hoarse. The bell is still pressed, no matter if it can interfere with the comfort of other neighbors. All Kalea thinks about right now is that she needs to meet up with Karel immediately to straighten out their problems. Kalea could not bear to linger in these conditions with Karel. He also had to explain to Karel about Gavin's whereabouts in his house so that the man would not be misunderstood.

"Rell!!!!!!!!!" he shouted for the last time before someone ran towards him, opening the fence in a hurry.

Kalea's hope dashed when it appeared from behind the gate was not Karel, but Ibun who was wearing a nightgown and looked at him in wonder.

"Why baby?" ibun asked worriedly when he found Kalea's eyes began to water.

"Ibun, where's Karel? Kalea wants to see Karel." Kalea said with a trembling voice. His eyes felt hot and tight in his chest slowly making his breath choked.

"Loh, Karel was going to your house. You guys didn't meet?" he asked and started to panic.

Kalea shakes. Her tears could no longer be contained, so she cried. His shoulders trembled up and down and he began to sob. "Kalea wants to see Karel." It was this that made Ibun even more panic.

"Well, where's the kid. Kalea, with Ibun first.kamu do not cry. Let me try Karel's phone first, okay?" Ibun grabbed Kalea's shoulder, rubbing her slowly to help the girl ease her cries. But in vain because there is a cry Kalea even more broken.

"Cup cup, we go in first, huh? Let's try Karel's phone first, shall we, baby?" Ibun still tried to persuade Kalea. But the girl shook her head strongly.

"Ibun, can Kalea borrow Karel's car?" tanya Kalea who suddenly made Ibun frown.

"Make what, baby? Don't be weird."

"Kalea seems to know where Karel is. Can you, yeah, Ibun?" whine Kalea while wiping her tears that still fall.

He seemed to think for a moment. Then after one long breath, Ibun finally nodded his head.

"Wait a minute, Ibun get the keys to the car."

Kalea nodded. Then Ibun ran into the house and Kalea was busy trying to stop her crying. He cannot be weak. No crybaby because he had to come to Karel and drag the boy home.

Moments later, Ibun returned with the keys to Karel's car and handed them to Kalea.

"Where do you want to find Karel? Mother come along."

"Don't. Kalea. Mother at home." Reject Kalea. Hurriedly walked to the garage, leaving Ibun behind who was still busy negotiating.

"But, Kal, Ibun wants to come."

"Ibun don't ngeyel." Kalea stopped the movement of her hand to open the car door. He turned around, looking at Ibun with a fierce gaze.

"OK, okay. Mother doesn't come." Ibun rewinded his steps while raising both of his hands into the air, a sign of surrender.

"Good." Kalea said then immediately got into the car. He ignored the cry of Ibun telling him to drive carefully and not speed, because once his foot touched the gas pedal, the car practically drove in above-average speed.

******

From the outside, Algara still looks the same as the last time Kalea set foot here. Two thick-bodied security guards were assigned to guard the entrance. His face was fierce, as if it could intimidate anyone to not do anything.

Kalea stepped slowly, grimacing slightly as the cold hit the exposed part of her body. Up in front of the entrance, the two security guards looked at him from top to bottom. Thoroughly scrutinize his appearance from head to toe. It's only natural they are. Because the kind of people who would come to the nightclub only use Jisung suits T-shirts, shorts and flip-flops? Even if there is, the odds may be only 1:1000.

"Identity card." Said the security.

Kalea patted her forehead right then and there. Wrong for being too excited to catch up with Karel to forget to bring his identity card.

"No identity card, no entry." Say the other security with a look of disdain. Perhaps, the man thought Kalea was an underage girl who was trying to get to know the night world.

"This, sir," Kalea said trying to explain. "I was in a hurry, so I forgot to bring my wallet."

"The reason is so stale, Dek. If you can't give me an identity card, please leave." Security who first spoke directed Kalea to go from there.

But Kalea certainly will not give up that easily. His eyes squinted to check the name tag of the security who spoke to him. Suryan. As it is written there. Then Kalea raised her head.

"Gini, Mr. Suryana," he said. "I'm not here to clubbing. My dad has a wine cellar at home, so I don't have to come to the club if I just want to mabok." Furthermore, rather give too much information about the wine warehouse owned by Papa which is not necessarily two security is curious.

"It's a club, a mabok place. Why would you come here if it wasn't for mabok? Don't have a lot of excuses, go." Said another security after Kalea check his name Hadi.

"I'm here to pick up my friend, Mr. Hadi." Kalea said to the man.

"Temen you are already big, why use the event picked up all?" The man named Hadi was still insistent.

"The thing is he's drunk like rest, sir. I like to smell people. Usually the most often kissed tuh security like the father of both gini. The body's clunky and muscular macem bodybuilder."

"Temen you girl?"

"Turkey."

The two security were silent and looked at each other for quite a long time. Then when the two turned back to Kalea in unison, both of them practically shuddered in horror.

"Where, sir? Can I not come in? It's for the sake of comfort." Kalea with all her skills seduce.

"You're not lying to us anymore, are you?" ask Suryana.

"No." Kalea shakes. "If the two of you do not believe, follow me in, you will see for yourself how my friend behaves. But yes, I can't guarantee that both of you will be safe from my friend's attack."

"There in. Take your friend out before he makes a troublemaker." Said the Hadi, moving his hand with gestures as if pushing Kalea's body to immediately enter the club.

Not wanting to waste time, Kalea actually walked into the club while giggling. It was still clear how amused the expressions on the faces of the two muscular men were when he made up a story about Karel's drunken habit.

His laughter had subsided, along with his move that was getting closer to the very inside of the club. Kalea did not have to bother to sweep the tables one by one there to find Karel's whereabouts because she knew Karel would always choose to sit at the bar table.

Then with a confident step, he walked towards the bar table. There were four visitors sitting there, three men and one woman. One of them is Karel.

Kalea had no idea how many glasses of alcohol Karel had drunk, but seeing the boy's drooping head on the bar table and his nimble gaze, Kalea knew Karel was drunk. Soon the boy will lose consciousness.

"Enough, Rail. You've gone too far. Let's go home." He said, trying to pull Karel's body back up straight.

When Karel's body was finally able to get back up straight and their eyes met, Kalea felt the tightness coming back filling her chest cavity. There was a deep sadness from the look in Karel's eyes that had now turned red. Sadness is not enough when described only with words. Sadness that Kaela doesn't know what, but she desperately wants to help Karel get rid of.

Then, before Karel lost consciousness and the huge body collapsed in his arms, Kalea knew the sadness was coming from him when from the side of the man's lips came out a word.

"Calea."

Seriate