Ms. Dorky

Goodbye Old Love

The white round table becomes the barrier between Laras and Angga. After never greeting each other, now the two are sitting opposite each other in Eleven, a coffee shop that Laras first visited with Angga in Jakarta.

That place has not changed at all. The layout, lighting, and even the staff are still the same as before, even though how many years have passed.

Laras remembered, he used to wear jeans, strangely patterned clothes, hair tied up in a mess, brightly lit sneakers. Laras' appearance thought it was very polite until he was surprised to see many beautiful girls there just to sip a glass of coffee.

Now the barrel is different. A short white dress with pretty flower slippers, earrings, thin makeup, and hair was stroked making Angga unable to stop staring at the girl. In the eyes of Angga Laras looks very beautiful.

“As long as you can finish our relationship well in front of a large family, I will not open my mouth about your affair” said Laras calmly.

Angga threw a sad look. “You really won't give me a chance?”

“Neg. Because the first one to throw me away was kamu” Gelas Laras.

“Sorry I'm Ra”

“I'm sorry for you, but that doesn't mean I give you a second chance.”

Angga is silent, extinct already wishful thinking to return to the Baras. The girl's heart is already frozen and will never melt because of her.

“What is this because there is Dano?”

Baras smiled and then shook his head. “There's no Dano, still I won't go back to you. Returning to someone who cheated on me was one of those stupid things I should never have done. I also realized that I don't love you. The more you want to pull me closer, the more I want to stay away from you” Laras replied honestly.

Angga forced himself to smile. Both of them were silent for quite a long time staring at each other. Angga's heart ached, he only realized how much his love for Laras was even when the girl was no longer with him. It's true, something will look valuable when it's no longer ours.

“Oke Ra if you want it....but Ra...whenever you want to come back, I'm ready to accept you”.

“Even though you already have another?”

Angga.

“I will never come back, so you enjoy your life. Hopefully in the future there will be no second or third barrel. Because either me or you, will surely feel pain if betrayed”

“I'm sorry Ra. You are the best girl I have ever had”

“But you took off me”

“Iya I know. I am stupid”

“Sangat”

“Thank you Ra” whispered Angga sadly.

...*****...

The sweet tea in Laras' hands was bland, just like the expression of his extended family when he heard Angga's confession.

“What did you say Angga?”

“Catalin engagement ma. Angga does not want to marry Laras” said Angga.

Barrel closed his eyes. Next he could hear clearly the confessions of Angga, the anger of Marinah, the awkwardness, and everything going on in the room signifying the end of the relationship of Laras and Angga.

Laras sighed, Marina looked very angry. Ratih tried to persuade the weeping Marinah, while Angga himself had gone out. Hurriedly Laras stood up, he wanted to get out of the chaos and awkwardness in the room.

“Angga! Angga!” shouting Laras ran to hold Angga to get into the car.

“Why are you honest? Our deals are to keep your good name”

“Free Ra, because I can't get you either. I've been destroyed, all I was smashed to pieces” reply Angga get into the car and without saying goodbye he drove away somewhere.

Is it that easy as my relationship is done? Barrels. He turned when he saw Marinah coming out of the house with Ratih.

“Laras, sorry mama ya, because mama can not teach Angga correctly.” Marinah held Laras' hand tightly, the woman crying looking very hard hit with Angga's confession. Laras nodded not hearing Marinah's words, he was too cool to daydream about trying to digest what was going on.

...*****...

“Mother angry?” tanya Laras approached Ratih. The two sat on a bamboo chair when the day had darkened. Since then Laras has been full enough to hear Susanto's nagging, but Ratih's hardship makes Laras understand, in certain conditions the highest power holder is in the hands of Ratih. Maybe because the woman was a bit sensitive afraid Baras would go again like that time.

“Just if until Angga ngajak you return do not want to. It's nice, I guess my son couldn't get better what?” dengus Susanto from the inside.

“Father, it's enough, chicken in the kitchen please cut” peech Ratih make Susanto rush to the back. Laras nyengir, the figure of Angga as an ideal ghost has clearly collapsed in the eyes of Susanto.

“Mother is not angry” said Ratih finally answered the question Laras.

“Even after mom was silent. I can't guess how mom feels, sad or angry”

“Should be a mother who worries about your feelings. Sad or angry” smile Train. “Mommy already knows Mas Angga is cheating, but I can't say anything because I'm waiting for your decision. People's hearts are easy to change, I think you want to apologize Mas Angga so I'm silent aja.”

Barrel turned, his eyes round in surprise. “Since when?”

“Since you disappeared, I already know” replied Ratih calmly, he held the hand of the soft Laras. “Ra, now whatever you want me to support, as long as it makes you happy. Laras wants to go to college until S2, S3, want to work in Jakarta, want marriage, or non-marital mother still support. As long as mom doesn't lose Laras.”

Baras bit his lips, he hugged Ratih tightly and cried.

“For father's business, let mother take care of. You are well in Jakarta and finish your lecture

“Bu...” Barrel sobbing. He hugged Ratih for a long time.

Ratih laughs amusedly pinching the cheek Laras. “You are now beautiful. Pantes Bu Marinah sad can not be able to ghost kayak kamu”

“Ah mom can aj” Laughter Barrel. “But ma'am... I know Angga cheated from mana”.

“Mas Dano” replied Ratih making Inner Laras scream.

Laras knew Dano had been to Surabaya to see Ratih, but he did not know Dano could be as easy as controlling Ratih to keep quiet about the relationship between Laras and Angga.

“Ra, don't bengong” tease Ratih.

“A-I..I really did not expect that Dano artat to save me from this matchmaking” muttered Laras slowly.

“According to mom, Mas Dano was a good friend. He wooed me for days to support you not to marry young. He said darling, you are smart beloved Dekor”

“Dano said so?”

Ratih nodded innocently.

“And mom agrees?”

“Iya. I don't think there's any harm in believing in Mas Dano. Mas Dano is a campus organization whose job is to help lecturers to solve student problems right? If not wrong Mas Dano said the name of his organization srikandi.”

Barrels.

“Also Mas Dano was sent by your guidance counselor to take care of your lost time. How can you not agree? Ah, I feel guilty already ngerepotin Mas Dano.”

Laras is getting bigger. Srikandi taking care of student problems? Are they sometimes the source of campus problems? inner Barrel.

“Mas Dano a week here. Play it with your father. I got into a fight with my father, because after Mas Dano left, your father wanted a tattoo like Mas Dano”

“Terus Dano stories everything to mom?”

Ratih. “Intinya Mas Dano said that Laras was depressed because of this problem, but did not dare to speak. At that time my mother forbade Mas Dano to talk to my father, so that's it, every night they play carombol.”

Laras laughs. Dano's behavior was completely unexpected Laras.

You strange guy, muttered Laras smiling to himself.