
[Kaysan POV]
After knowing if Rinjani is having trouble understanding his college assignments. My hand is idly opening his laptop, there are indeed some chapters that he has not worked on. I meticulously typed the answer, this as a form of apology for the chaos that occurred.
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In the morning, I met Nakula at the dinner table. Like two people speaking through falsehood, Nakula took his HP and sent me a message containing an address.
Without caring for Mother who told me to have breakfast, I rushed to the location, I knew Rinjani was there. The car quickly shot through the density of working hours.
Upon arriving at a three-story index, I squinted my eyes really, Rinjani lived here with the couples who were cool in the sun in the morning.
With a mask and sunglasses I rushed towards Rinjani's room, it seemed like this hostel was quite free due to the absence of a guard guard.
I snorted weakly, as the gazes of the couples looked at me full of question marks, whereas I could only bow respectfully as I rushed up the stairs.
Arriving on the second floor, my eyes circled looking for number 14. Sure enough, he's on this index, I see a pink flip-flop on his doorstep.
My anxiety slowly dissipated, as my wife stood with messy hair with her eyes still narrowed. I looked into his room. I felt like I wanted to laugh at Rinjani who was the victim of Nakula's regret. This whole room is Hello Kitty. That boy. No one could be angry with Nakula for the events that had befallen her. Only to Rinjani, ' was the boy slowly opening his identity. Later, my sister will be transformed into an adult male and have a lover again, without any regret that still resides in her mind. And, he no longer tired of obeying Rinjani's will or, Nakula will be a single limited edition because it is too often near Rinjani, as if my wife is her lover.
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The words that came out of Rinjani's mouth bore satire and jealousy, as if making me a lucky man, beloved by a wife who was making sacrifices for the common good. I just smiled, like I was okay. But not in my mind, brother. There's something stuck in here, I don't know when I can talk to you, brother. I need the courage to tell you all my honesty.
...So, if you don't accept it, you go....
...So, what about me....
*
My eyes slowly opened, nobody, I saw a piece of paper under a Hello Kitty-shaped vase.
"The good grunt. Rinjani went to college, baby."
My dear words are so fun for me. My heart was so full of flowers that I forgot to wear glasses and a mask. My steps are steady out of Rinjani's room. Until the gaze of the couple was so stunned and amazed to see who I was.
*
After dancing, Nurmala Sari acted more and more. He invited me to the cinema, he said there was the latest horror film, our favorite film both. Since knowing that life in the kingdom is not far from the Ancestors who care for us, our lives are filled with horror films. Instead of being afraid, we will laugh at the behavior of a fake ghost.
I could not say anything when Father and Mother had told me by her word. A word I cannot dispute. Looks like I'm gonna have to learn to rebel like Indy. The girl who freely expressed her opinion, without fear of being punished like me. If I wasn't the heir to the throne, maybe I could act like I did, like my other sisters, without the need for imagery, just obeying the pawnshop.
Arrive at XXI cinema. I saw my wife sitting with her best friend who had been looking at me sharply, her mouth ready to sharpen the words advising. As Rinjani said, if Nina is an ustadzah who used to fill the afternoon study at the mosque where she lived.
I saw Rinjani's hand clutching Nina's arm tightly, seemingly hinting not to bark. I see, slowly the smile on Rinjani's face begins to disappear.
I was punished for this, I was punished with this feeling. Lord, give me the courage to say all to Rinjani, so that I can move without fear, fearing Rinjani to leave.
For me in the cinema for almost two hours, it was more frightening to know that Rinjani was not cheering in fear like the rest of the audience. He speaks a thousand languages.
*
Rinjani comes carrying one of Hello Kitty's big dolls, her smile expands, her face has been naughty ever since she's been sitting near me. My hands have tickled my belly button. What's with Rinjani, she's not like usual. If he gets jealous he will always explode or hit me in the arm many times. What's with that smile, what's with my wife. Any day he meets Nina, he's been brainwashing Rinjani.
Rinjani should now be angry and jealous because of the incident that afternoon, but this time instead he asked for rations. Hmm... not what I want but what I can do, I enjoy every touch of his hands, a day not sleeping with Rinjani, my body is wrong.
*
I knew Rinjani was testing me, the subterfuge from which she took Kitty to be part of her plan. This jumbo doll is so annoying, looking at me like I'm wrong with all this. Rinjani prefers to hug the lifeless doll, letting me who miss just hug the bolster.
The more the night makes me restless with Rinjani's words. Will I be able to say everything, and let Rinjani accept the pain that is not comparable to the pain that I have. Many things are my doubts at this time, Nanang and Rinjani will become brothers, then what about their feelings. God, I want Rinjani if jealousy gets more explosive, the more rags that come out of her mouth the better. It was a sign that Rinjani had dead love for me, her ripe mango that was already infatuated with her two little Cherries.
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One cloudy morning, in December. Rinjani brings a nice treat of warm unsalted tea with some snacks. For months she had changed, she was transformed into a quiet woman, words coming out of her mouth were nothing more than words of answer or question. The rest he will be busy with activities after college, from starting personality tutoring, dancing, making offerings, or learning other bengue who is still concerned with royal activities. Rinjani became a woman that I could hardly guess, she rarely complained, she rarely laughed, or with her silly behavior she would ask me to do things that were out of my habit.
Rinjani is changing, and the changes are further distancing us further away.
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