Meeting Point

people come and go

Behind the meeting, there must have been a farewell. Like the lyrics of Endank Soekamti. Coming will go, passing will pass, there will be no meeting will be separated. The beginning will end, the rising will sink, the tides will ebb meet, will separate. No man is ready to let go, no man is willing to part. But in life, humans come back and forth, leaving a life experience that will never be repeated. No matter how hard we resist, no matter how tightly we hold the bond, this phase of life can never be prevented.people come and go, that's how the world works.

Learning does not only have to be in school, it does not have to be from a highly educated person. Sometimes, meeting and talking with someone, makes us learn something new. The meeting of Aretha and also Jovan, taught him about the meaning of preaching and also fighting. Teach him about liking, which does not have to end up being ownership.

The love story of difference of belief, is a point of courage. The courage to give up on things we can no longer fight for. The courage to stop, also let go. So that both of them are looking for their own way. "you have love, but the world has a norm.you have a desire, but Religion has rules" said Giandra a few days ago, it still stuck in Aretha's mind. The man's words were too true to make it hard for Aretha to forget.

Although his story with Jovan has many obstacles as well as challenges, although their story never got the blessing of both families. But Aretha had no regrets, to her, loving Jovan was not a mistake. But it is a gift that teaches him some life experiences. Maybe, when they have both grown up, their love story in adolescence, becomes a memory that will never be forgotten. Experiences that teach the meaning of self-maturity.

Their faith-different romance journey, begins when they visit the Exhibition. A statement of love that Aretha never imagined would come out of Jovan's mouth. The time where his love is still passionate, the time where he does not know if he with Jovan different beliefs. Aretha thought, everything will go very smoothly, like a teenage romance in general. However, reality forced him to remain conscious. If there is a difference between them, it cannot be a bridge. But the lake separates them. A lake that can only be crossed, by leaving one of them. God, or a loved one.

"This place, hasn't changed Jo?" Carefully, Aretha looked around her, this place, reminding her of a long-forgotten moment. At that moment, Aretha saw a glimmer of light in love clapping her hand.

"Yes, not only has this place not changed, but we haven't changed either" Jovan said, with a shady smile she looked at Aretha "still a friend, and will remain a friend" jovan said afterwards.

Aretha exhaled deeply, stretching out her hands. "Because it's already here, we enjoy all the facilities here yuk? We lose for a moment all the burdens that are in our minds"

After school, Jovan suddenly invites Aretha to visit a place. He said there was a place he wanted to go before they split up. Surely Aretha agreed to the young man's request, because he wanted to finish what he should have done. He did not want, there were energies left, which would become a ticking time bomb in the future.

Like when they first came to this cast, this time they played ball throwing. Saying basmallah first, Aretha throws a red plastic ball at the pile of bottles. And,

Brakkk

"yey,,, it worked!!" so happy, Aretha to jump up and down from where she stood. The last time he played this game, he suffered a crushing defeat. Well, failure teaches us how to get back up.

"i'm great, aren't I, Jo?" ask Aretha proudly.

A smile rose at the corner of Jovan's lips, "yes, great" he replied, nodding his head.

"emmm, because it was you who won and I who chose the prize. This time because I won, you picked Jo's prize"

Jovan nodded one of his eyebrows. He looked at Aretha not believing "really?" tanyakanya.

"okay"

After that, the man also chose a gift that felt suitable for him. His gaze fell on one puppet that was on the top hanger. The doll reminded him of the doll that Aretha had chosen. With a smile that never faded, he also chose the same doll as the doll that used to be chosen by Aretha, the ice bear doll.

"ice bear?" ask the girl not to believe it.

"yes"

After that, they went back around and played all the games in the exhibition. Every now and then, they laugh happily because of defeat. Sometimes, Aretha forces Jovan to play a game that Jovan does not want.

"we play it yuk?" bring Aretha.

"no, I'm not good at painting" Jovan refused without a second thought.

Aretha pursed her lips disliked, forcibly pulling Jovan's shirt and bringing the man into the field. "we draw each other's faces?" pinta Aretha after they both sat himself down.

Without refuting, Jovan nodded his head in agreement. With a great focus Jovan painted Aretha's face, and vice versa. Both of them were overwhelmed by what they were doing. This painting will probably be the first painting, as well as the last painting they draw. Because it could be, this meeting became their last meeting.

Because after the moon sets and the sun rises again, they will return to their respective worlds. They will be busy carrying out the tests that they have been preparing for so far.

A happy smile rose at the corner of his second lip. After being paired with the figura, they ended up swapping out each other's paintings. Aretha was silent for a while, noticing the painting Jovan had painted for her.

The picture is not very good, but Aretha can see the man's sincerity in making the artwork that is currently held by him. The girl was more and more fixated when she saw the writing in the corner of the paper.

"a beautiful smile and always will be beautiful. I leave you to the universe, let God take care of you wherever your feet stand. That sweet smile, never fade. Be happy, and I will be happy too. As for destiny, let's leave everything to God"

Meeting with Jovan was a point of untold happiness. His figure is too good, leaving many good memories. In the light-facing reed of every corner of the city, above 69 meters, they decided to reconnect, deciding to become good friends again. Biangalala bears witness to their maturity, bearing witness to a love that ends in a good way. Their farewell, breaking all arguments that say if the breakup will only incise a wound. Because in fact, even though they are separated, even though they give up on the love that grows in the hearts of both. They can still be friends and interact as usual.

The exhibition was the starting point of their meeting. The meeting point that succeeds in uniting a difference, even if only for a moment. The exhibition is also the end point of his relationship with Jovan, the end point that became the separation of their relationship. The end point of meaning of self-maturity. The point that brings their faith closer to the creator.