Looking for a Blue Sky

Episode 102 End's

One year later,

Rea walked down the school corridor, his mind returning the day he first climbed the school floor, meeting the sky he was looking for. Rea fell silent in front of the bench where the Eagle had braided his hair there, that day all the girls wore kebaya while the students wore suits on the day of their graduation, if all the girls should carry their hair, the girl chose a braided half updo hairdo, wearing a soft blue brocade kebaya Rea really looks beautiful.

All the students of class XII were seated at the front inside the school hall, while their parents were seated in the back row of seats. The graduation procession began, one by one they took to the stage to receive symbolically their pilgrimage.

A happy smile emerged from the lips of everyone there, not least Rea. However, in his heart he felt a little pain because the Eagle did not attend the graduation ceremony, that day his older brother had to fly to America to continue his study.

Arkan approached Rea who was taking pictures with his friends, smiling at his best friend, they hugged each other to congratulate them on their graduation.

Among the crowd of his friends Rea looked up at the sky, saw a plane flying up there, remembering the time when the Eagle said goodbye to him yesterday.

They stood leaning against the balcony of Maya's cafe, trying to resolve the feelings that still bound them both.

"Maybe tomorrow I won't be able to come to the graduation ceremony" said Elang.

Rea could only look at the face of the guy next to her, her eyebrows looked furrowed in wonder at her brother's words.

"I'm leaving for America tomorrow." The eagle looked at the girl next to him with a stare full of solitude, while Rea could only be silent, the tip of her lips trembled slightly, she turned her face away, her tears dripping down her cheeks.

"Re, we don't know how destiny goes, but it seems we're meant to be together in this life just to be a brother and sister."

Silence, only the sound of sobs from Rea's lips could be heard.

"Honestly if I leave, I don't want you to forget me quickly, but if you don't forget me quickly, I'm afraid it'll just make your heart hurt even more."

Rea felt her body limp suddenly slumped, the girl crouched down as she continued to cry sobbing, The Eagle who saw her sister like that instantly knelt beside her, hugging Rea with both hands.

Airports

The eagle holding a ticket and passport was sitting in the waiting room of the airport. He recalled the farewell he had given to Rea, the sister whose love he still could not erase from his heart.

"Let's forget our feelings slowly, even if it's hard I'll try, promise to stay fine even if I'm not around."

Hearing the Eagle's words, Rea shook her head, as if rejecting all the words the man had told her.

Eagle opened his phone, saw some graduation photos of his friends that were shared to their class chat group. His lips smiled at Rea who looked elegant using a light blue kebaya, he enlarged the photo of his sister, rubbing a photo of Rea with her fingers.

While in the car that brought her home, Rea was just silent staring out the window, his hand reaching for the phone in the small bag he was carrying, opening a chat in his class group, a chat from the Eagle made his eyes glaze over.

"Happy graduation XII-2, I will never forget you and all our memories, sorry I couldn't attend to celebrate graduation with you guys."

Rea flipped the phone he was holding, one hand he used to wipe the tears that fell down his cheek, Lydia who was sitting next to him could only hold his daughter's hand, as if giving strength, as if holding her back, because he knows for sure the reason for the absence of Eagles at the graduation ceremony earlier.

The message notification on Rea's phone reads again, Rea leaves it this time, but when it goes off for the third time she opens the chat application and sees the name of the Eagle there , his older brother sent him several chats as well as audio messages.

"Did you remember the song we heard while walking together in Barcelona?"

"a song sung by a street busker."

"The song is called Yo Te Amo, which means I love you."

Rea then put the earphones in his ear, leaning his head in the car seat still turned towards the window.

En palabras simples y comunes yo te extra

In simple language, I miss you

En lenguaje terrenal mi vida eres

In worldly language, you are my life

En total simplicidad seria yo te amo

Y en un trozo de poesi tu seras mi luz, mi bien

And in the peace of poetry, you will be the light

While still listening to the song, Rea's hand typed out a message.

"Isn't this song too sweet for our current situation?"

"Hem, I know." The eagle replied across there.

"Thank you Re, for giving me a happy start and a happy middle section as well, don't be too long heartbroken because we also have to stay alive and happy" the Eagle murmured inwardly.

The eagle walked towards the entrance queue to the plane that would take him flying to America. Turning his head to look at the people around him as if saying goodbye, while hoping to see his loved ones there.

A few days later, Rea was on a plane to return to his hometown, looking out the window of the plane still walking on the runway waiting for a queue to fly.

His hand moved to touch the window beside him, an earphone connected to his phone attached to his earpiece.

Dear Blue Sky,

I came looking for you for the reason that fate has prepared for me

I am happy to find you and share my feelings with you

Though I'm glad to have good memories with you

Sky, Thank you

Loved you.

Rea's lips smiled, a song she had always listened to in the past few weeks since the Eagle had gone to echo in her ear.

A hand pulled one earphone from Rea's ear, the girl was shocked to see Arkan who had indeed come home with her that day.

The man smiled because he got permission from Lydia to change seats, after putting earphones in Arkan's earlobes and folding both hands in front of the chest and closing the eyes.

Rea smilingly looked towards the guy next to her before turning her face towards the window again.

You're gonna live your own life

We hurt the memories we have been through

All I have left is myself here

You'll fly far through the clouds

Start a new story without me

If you knew I didn't want you to leave

Leaving me alone with my shadow

If only you knew I'd always love

Don't forget our memories all along

(Vierratale: If only)

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