
I leave my longing for the Owner Missing. I repeated the prayer so that the Owner of the Heart would take care of his heart for me. (Mario Dana Putra)
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Time passes so fast when there is nothing to look forward to. On the contrary, it feels like the beat of time is so slow when there is something waiting for it. Moreover, the long-awaited thing was something that was very expected to be carried out soon. Surely the days of waiting are filled with melodious whirring, while wishful thinking coloring the shadows of opium.
Seyum Anjani recalls a promise made with his friends. The promise was said fifteen days ago, just before the final exam. Anjani and his friends said that they would really do the final exam of the semester without ruling out the recitation of the Qur'an that has been taught.
There is something interesting about the spirit they call for. Mario then made an appointment the day after the end of the semester exam, and applies to his closest friends, namely Ken, Juno, Dika, Vina, Berlian, Meli, Mario's sister who is busy-monthly, and of course Anjani. Mario will take his friends to the biggest shopping center, and free his friends to choose each one of the items they like no matter the price.
"Ukhti Solihah, why smile for yourself?" tanya Meli half teased Anjani.
"Em ... Why? Maybe because the test is over and memorization of juz 30 is also completed. Alhamdulillaah says. Hehe, maybe that's what makes me smile" explained Anjani.
"Maybe? Lah, how is it possible?" ask Meli wonder. "Had I if you can't wait to see Mario tomorrow?" Meli is teasing Anjani.
It felt like Anjani could not help but smile. Just spontaneously Anjani's smile expands. Anjani is thinking about the promise Mario has made. The promise was made by Mario for his friends, but for Anjani the promise was special because rarely Mario invites his friends to walk together.
"Honestly, anyway. I'm also happy that the exam is over and I really can't wait for tomorrow. Yuhuu!" meli exclaimed while cheering raising both of her hands.
"Sst, Mel. Keep your voice down! There's another class that's still testing." Anjani.
"ops, hehe. Forgot!" Meli shut her mouth.
"Yes, are you coming home?" asked Meli after pulling Anjani's arm away from the classrooms.
"God willing" Anjani replied.
The nearest gazebo from the lecture hall became the target of the two of them. Incidentally also the gazebo was empty because most students chose to go home directly when the exam was finished.
"When you leave?" asked Meli after they sat in the gazebo.
"God the day after tomorrow, I will leave early in the morning for the village. Tomorrow there will still be a show with you," said Anjani.
"Oh. How long?" ask Meli again.
Anjani feels something is wrong with Meli. Usually Meli would not ask that much with a mediocre expression. Instantly Anjani brought her face closer to Meli. A meaningful smile was also placed on him.
"What's up, huh?" ask Anjani while still smiling.
"What's up?" tanya Meli did not understand.
"Ehem. I only spent a few days in the village. After that I went back to the city. Want to make sure I go where?" asked Anjani who seemed to know the contents of Meli's mind.
I heard the grin when Anjani asked.
"You know what, anyway?" asked Meli without fading the grin on her face.
"I won't be the same as you two days, Mel. Let's say, where do you want to make sure I go, huh?" ask Anjani.
Meli seemed to be playing her fingers. Anjani was patiently waiting for Meli.
"Looks .. I miss Jogja. Maybe ... vacation to Jogja will be exciting," said Meli half doubtful.
Anjani's conjecture is enlightened. Anjani's smile grew even more.
"Jogja Miss or Kangmas Azka miss?" anjani asked in a seductive tone.
"Azka-kangmas? Uhh, hahaha. Hehe .. anu. Em, just miss chatting olshop with Ratna same Via aja, really." Meli misbehaved. Fizzy cheeks.
"If so, just call. Why should go to Jogja," said Anjani.
"Yes bedalah. If you meet in person is good," said Meli, and this time more enthusiastic.
"Say I want to meet Azka. How-me-me!" anjani.
"Em, yeah that's one of them, anyway." Slowly, Meli began to confess. "So?" ask Meli later.
"So what?" Anjani asked back.
"Want a vacation there?" ask Meli.
Anjani understands Meli's wishes. Meli is clearly feeling the pink virus called love.
Seeing Anjani never answered, Meli also made another possibility.
"Would I move to college?" Suddenly Meli said so.
"What the hell, anyway? When you want to leave me. I'm going to college here." Anjani doesn't want Meli to move to college.
Meli Manyun's lips, and there were no other words she said.
"Keep, don't you want a vacation to Jogja?" ask Meli again.
"Look at it later, yeah. I want to go home first because I'm already heavy with Ma. I'll have some souvenirs, deh." In the end Anjani promises souvenirs for Meli.
"Yes, deh. Don't you take it long, yeah." Meli sulking like a child.
Anjani was anxious to see the behavior of his best friend.
"God willing. Yuk, home! Save energy for a walk tomorrow!" Anjani excited.
"sign up. Yuk!" sahut Meli's.
"Wait on! Go to the library first, huh. Balikin. You also have a book that hasn't been turned over, right?" ask Anjani.
"Oh yes. Almost forgot it. Okay, yuk!" Meli excited.
The final semester exam has been completed. Holidays are ahead. I can't wait for the excitement. But will it really be in the shadows?
***
Ken stepped inside the mansion in the elite housing complex. It's Mario's house. Ken came to return Mario's college books that had been borrowed.
The house's aunt greeted Ken on the front porch, then rushed back to the kitchen to make drinks and snacks for Ken who was used to coming to see Mario.
Ken immediately headed to the pool, peeked at him, but there was no Mario there. Ken also went to the balcony of the 2nd floor of Mario's house, but there was absolutely no figure of Mario there. Smartphones are the next choice to know where Mario is.
"Hallo, Bro!" greet Ken as soon as the call is connected.
"Assalamu'alaikum, Ken." Mario said hello.
"Eh, hehe. Ja. Wa'alaikumsalam" replied Ken.
"What's up, Ken?" ask Mario.
"Position," said Ken briefly.
"Library."
"Eh? Since when's your house got a library?" Ken was amazed and just found out.
"Large navy vases straight south. Find the button behind the rose painting. Press the button and find the entrance," explained Mario. "Assalamu'alaikum." Phone turned off.
"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. Whoa!" exclaim Ken.
For Ken, just hearing it was so cool. Ken really just found out that in Mario's house there's a library. Ken suspects that it's a secret library.
Soon Ken searches for the existence of the library with a clue that Mario delivered. Ken is looking for a large navy vase that turns out to be on the 1st floor of the house. Ken walked straight south and stopped right in front of a painting. It was a painting of a white rose. Single rose with stunning scratches.
"So Mario loves to give white roses to Anjani" muttered Ken.
Satisfied looking at the large painting in front of him, Ken also examined the wall behind the painting carefully. Right, there's a little button there.
"Why does it feel like exploring a treasure map?" Ken's excited.
As soon as the button was pressed, the large shelves five meters away from the painting shifted slowly. Ken gaped at it.
Ken went straight to the door that was there. However, his steps were stifled because the door was using a password.
"That's what makes it bother. Want to return a book just have to play guess first," Ken grumbled.
Ken won't take a headache. The smartphone was re-issued and one voice call was addressed to Mario.
"Assalamu'alaikum's chat. Password, Bro!" Ken's straight on the topic.
"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. Three words, and you've known since you searched for the button behind the painting. Make your brain think, Ken! " send Mario and hang up.
Tut-tut-tut.
"Mario, hey!" yelled Ken, but baby the phone's closed. "Astaghfirullah, I have to guess. Just watch out you Mario. As soon as I succeed, you will have to pay dearly for the time I have spent thinking" Ken grumbled.
First take a deep breath, then Ken hurried to mention the possible words that might be successfully used to open the door.
"I'm a college idol" said Ken.
Please try again!
"What's? I can give feedback as well. Sophisticated!" Amazed and a little forgotten by his pity.
"Super handsome guy," said Ken.
Please try again!
Two words, and all wrong. Ken tried again, again, and again, until there were countless times Ken tried. Ken who was originally excited to know the sophistication of the secret door, was now suddenly upset. Ken scratched his head and repeatedly fixed the location of his glasses.
"Dinosaurs hunt Mario." The words Ken spoke were already slurring.
Please try again.
"Let'soo!" exclaims Ken's upset.
Ken almost gave up. He was already sitting on the floor while wiping the sweat that Ken himself did not know when the sweat appeared.
Ken took a deep breath. Ken tried to recall Mario's words on the phone.
"Three words, and Mario said I've known since I found the button in the painting. The painting ...." Ken seemed to think. "White rose?" Ken found an idea to try it.
"Ehem. Bismillaah," said Ken and then said the password.
"The painting is a white rose" Ken said of the password.
Almost right. Please try again.
"Yuhu! Almost right!" ken Lebay cheer, but not yet successful.
"Gift of white roses."
Almost right. Please try again.
"White roses are beautiful."
Almost right. Please try again.
"White roses in action."
Almost right. Please try again.
"Let'soo!" yelled Ken while scratching his head that did not itch.
Ken started to get upset, but did not dampen his spirit at all because the password he guessed was almost right.
"Rabbed white roses."
Almost right. Please try again.
"Love white roses. Lonely white roses. Crazy white roses. White roses sucks. White rose aaaah. Anjani's white rose."
Please enter!
"What?"
Ken gawking. At all Ken did not suspect that the password to enter the secret library was 'Anjani White Rose'.
"It's just fine not to mention the password. It turns out there's Anjani's name." Ken nodded to himself while rubbing the sweat on his forehead.
Ken's steady steps led him into the library which turned out to be amazing. The bookshelves are neatly arranged by forming a semi-circle. There is also a comfortable reading place, accompanied by ornamental flowers on display. The aroma of perfume in the room is also fragrant and instantly relaxes the mind.
"Wow!" Ken was again amazed.
"Welcome, Ken." Mario smiled and greeted his friend.
"Is this the secret to all A's in every course you take? This room is cool, bro. Too bad the owner sucks!" said Ken while pressing the word 'sucks'.
Mario raised his eyebrows.
"Infuse?" ask Mario. "I think after finishing a glass of melon juice and this snack this annoying predicate will fade," said Mario as he pointed towards the tray.
"Wow. How is this here? Is the door closed?" Ken kepo's.
"There's another door over there, connected to the kitchen. Only I have access to it." Mario continues to explain. He enjoyed the annoyed look on Ken's face.
Ken did not respond to Mario's explanation. A glass of melon juice is immediately targeted and spent. Even the incarcerated snacks did not escape the target.
"This is your book. Thanks though. Ohy. Since when is this room?" Ken's keeperty continues.
"Since I was a child, and deliberately kept secret." Mario explained again.
"Oh. It's new now I know. Btw, if there's such a complete facility already, then why are you going, Mario?" ask Ken.
"I still have to go" said Mario seriously.
"So this day after?" Ken asked again and immediately got a nod from Mario.
For a moment the conversation between them stopped. Ken is busy with his thoughts, and so is Mario.
"Wouldn't you miss Anjani?" ask Ken to know.
Mario immediately smiled. A smile that was difficult to interpret, but emanated a sincere feeling from his heart.
"Kutitipkan my longing to the Owner Missing. Prayers were repeated so that the Owner of the Heart keep his heart for me," said Mario sincerely.
"Cie. In one sense. So, tomorrow's story you want to make a sweet memory. Why should I be in a shopping mall? Bring a lot of friends again." Behind those words, Ken was actually curious.
"I want to enjoy being safe with you. Especially, Anjani. So, tomorrow don't be absent, yeah." Mario patted Ken on the shoulder.
"Ready! Who would be absent if bought shopping. Haha. Good luck, Bro!" Ken asked for a tos, and was immediately welcomed by Mario.
"Thanks." -."
Connect ....
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Yang kel read Ken scene and password please raise your hand 🙋😁. Still talking about continuing the story? Is it true that Mario will leave the city soon? How dear is the expression of Anjani if it happens?
Thank you for reading the novel Love Strata 1. Vote, like, and comments are always the author wait, yes. See You's. 😉
Kepo-in is also the figure of Azka who makes Meli cheeks blush red in the novel ALWAYS THERE IS A PLACE TO LEAN by Kak Cahyanti.
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