Linger

Protect You

As the sun slowly rose, swallowing the beautiful white blue chime and turning it into an exotic orange tinge, Kalea walked gontai towards the front yard.

There, next to the body of the car, Gavin had been waiting for him since minutes ago. The man said that they could not stay again tonight because he had to work tomorrow.

So with a heavy heart, Kalea dragged her steps after hugging Mama for as long as she could.

Behind him, Karel walked slowly. Holding the man there was a kitten that was last afternoon, his body was now clean until the appearance of fine feathers a beautiful blend of brown and black.

"I told you when I got home." Karel said as his foot stopped stepping in front of Gavin's car.

Kalea turned around, nodding weakly while still maintaining a stark frown. Karel chuckled at her. Kalea could have been 25, but in the eyes of Karel, the woman would still be the little sister he always wanted to take care of.

"Not to be sad, later every weekend can come here to visit Mumu." Persuade Karel to stop pouting.

"Your?" Gavin. His body that was originally leaning on the body of the car was immediately upright. One hand went into her pants pocket and her eyes began to look at Karel and the kitten in her cradle in turn.

"Yes, Mumu." Karel replied casually. "This little boy's name is Mumu." He continued while showing the kitten in his carrier towards Gavin.

Without anyone expecting it, Kalea suddenly stood in front of Gavin, spread her arms wide and held an alert attitude as if she wanted to protect Gavin from the attacks of evil monsters.

"Don't let Mumu get close to Gavin, Karel!" his gerrick. It looked funny as her cheeks bulged and her lips slightly advanced.

"It's just a fur bundle, Kaleo, not a flesh-eating monster. Ordinary reaction, don't worry." Karel giggled amusedly. Hugged Mumu back tightly. His hands began to stroke Mumu's fine hairs.

"Gavin is allergic to cat dander, Karel! What if the feathers fly continuously hit Gavin's body?"

Karel turned the lazy eyeball. From a long time ago, Kalea was always this cool. Whatever the case, no matter how small it is, for Kalea it is a big deal.

"ye, iye. Bawels are human, wonder." After saying that, Karel turned to look at Gavin. Karel gave a smile as he found Gavin staring in amazement at Kalea.

"Lo see how Kalea's efforts to protect you from dangerous things." Karel said with eyes fixed on Gavin. "So if one day I know you have Kalea disease..." Karel gave a pause, only to raise one hand to the neck and then move his thumb like someone who was slaughtering a chicken. "Died you're the same me."

Instead of fearing Karel's threat, Gavin chuckles. Drawn the body of Kalea into the embrace. Then, with confidence Gavin said. "Kalea's safe with me." Though deep down, Gavin clearly knew that the source of Kalea's heartache would be him.

"Okay, I hold your talk." Karel said in the end. For now, let him try to trust Gavin. But if one day he finds Gavin hurting Kalea, Karel has actually made a vow to finish off Gavin with his own hands.

"Jude, go home." Karel moved his hand showing gesture as if expelling.

Kalea clucked. But no urgency turned around and shuffled open the car door and immediately put his body there.

"Be careful, don't speed." Karel's message to Gavin before the man overtakes Kalea in the car.

"Me and Kalea go home first." Pamit Gavin after sitting behind the wheel.

Then, the car was driven. Karel waved his hand strongly, replied by Kalea lazily. It wasn't that Kalea wasn't willing to return Karel's hand properly, she just didn't like to part with the rancid boy. Because after all, there is happiness in itself when he can chat with Karel.

In a matter of minutes, the car they were riding in was mixed with other vehicles on the highway. Because their entry to the highway coincides with the return to work hours, they cannot save themselves from traffic jams.

Car creeping slowly. The vehicle lights in front of them that were brightly lit made Kalea several times cluck. Not to mention the sound of the horn that began to rumble, Kalea increasingly grumbling.

Gavin just laughed at Kalea's reaction. Before this, long before today, Gavin had always been worried that Kalea would show a bad reaction whenever he heard the noisy honking sound that it is today. But it seemed that the woman had managed to overcome her trauma little by little.

"Kal," call Gavin when the car stops at a red light. He turned his head, only to find Kalea looking at him with slightly tired boba eyes.

"What?" kalea asked when Gavin did not open his voice. Somewhat sewot because he was still upset with the driver behind him who continued to sound the horn when it was clear that the traffic light was red.

"Thank you." Gavin said with a sweet smile of honey.

"For?"

"Udah protected me from Mumu." Gavin once again gave a very sweet smile. Making Kalea's heart beat suddenly just crazy.

Kalea cleared her throat a few times to relieve her throat that suddenly felt hoarse. Hurriedly he ran out the window, looking at everything his eyes could see.

Across the street there, on the sidewalk that most of its parts have switched functions into a street vendor, street vendors, Kalea saw a girl around the age of a dozen was busy counting the dime she had just taken out of a used candy wrapper. Beside the boy's body was a small guitar, which Kalea was sure was the main weapon for the boy to scavenge for fortune.

Kalea breathed a heavy sigh. Once upon a time, he wondered why God created man with different economic degrees. Why is there rich and poor when God can divide everything. And to this day, Kalea still does not know the answer.

The figure of the girl across the street was still in her place, but the car that Kalea was riding back drove so he could no longer see how persistent the boy was trying to maintain his own life in the midst of this harsh life.

"Kal, man,"

Kalea felt her hand being touched by Gavin. He turned his head, finding Gavin was stealing glances at him in the middle of the focus of the man driving.

"I..." Gavin paused for a moment, seemingly hesitant at what to say. But Kalea was still patiently waiting until Gavin got the confidence to say whatever was in his head.

"I love you, Kal."

If there was a day when Kalea felt her head turn into a vast expanse of flower garden, then this is the day that comes.

When the sky above them had completely darkened, Kalea felt her heart warm up as Gavin's hand tightened.

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