Owner of Heart #1
Chapter 38
Like a madman I smiled to myself while hugging the big teddy bear that was bought by the Lieutenant, he said to hug me if the kangen do not roll let alone hug another guy. And now I've gone back to kangen him, although only a few hours ago we parted but. I clicked my lips and laughed again while calling my head into the belly of the doll to muffle my laughter.
I really like a crazy person when I remember the incident, even until the next day when Mas Lieutenant came to visit Palembang I met him shyly to make him laugh.
As before in my father's car I drove him to the airport, and as before our hands clasped tightly together felt heavy to release him. And believe me now it's much heavier than it was before.
“Be careful, do not get sick yes, dear.”
“Hehehe, yes, Mas Lieutenant also take care of health.” Every time he calls me dear I call him Lieutenant Mas, still embarrassed if you have to call me dear too.
“Iya... don't mess around!”
“Hahaha, yes, Mas Yudha also do not mess.”
“Do not miss.”
“Iya.. huh? How not to miss?”
“If you miss me heavy on fare.”
“Hahaha..
“Boleh deh kangen, as long as not to want to hug let alone want to kiss, I could-can immediately run here than you nyari Arga.”
“Hahaha.. iiih lnga now there is a Tedy.”.
“Oh yes hehe... it turns out the doll is much luckier than me, can get your hug every day.”.
“But still, Tedy can't bend me.”
“Kaya gini?” unexpectedly Mas Lieutenant hugged me between the back and forth of the people at the airport.
“Iiih... many people!” I pushed him away with a flushed face making the Lieutenant smile.
“I have to go now.”
I nodded in understanding, and unexpectedly she hugged me back but this time I let her, she said, I took a deep breath trying to fill every cavity in my lungs with the Lieutenant's distinctive fragrance that I will miss so much.
“I love you, Za.. I love you more than you love me, and remember you are the only one for me.
He whispered in my ear making me silent with my heart as if floating at once heavy as if there was a large lump squeezing him to the throat knowing it was time for me to let go of our embrace as the time of his departure drew near.
“I love you too more than you know.” That's all I can say before finally letting go of the hug and dropping off his departure to return to the line of duty. And I already missed him even when I saw him just entering the departure gate.
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Two months later, the news about me and the Lieutenant has not been heard from again, and people are now starting to suspect Leona who is still trying to deny but does not have any evidence, he said, until finally one of the netizens uploaded the exact same location as the one in Leona's photo and it was actually in Anyer, which made it increasingly uncomplicated and eventually disappeared without knowing where.
And regarding the event in Kubu, really got a fairly high rating but everyone is curious not because of the lives of the people of Kubu, but, but more to the interaction of me and the Lieutenant Mas I just knew it was during there, he often watched me secretly, and vice versa, making some netizens feel anxious to see it. And our relationship is now getting a lot of support.
As usual every night we still contact each other before going to bed, and the Lieutenant has never returned to Bandung again after that time because he had to clear up work in Palembang before finally entering the Kopassus training center.
Finally my longing that had piled up paid off when the Lieutenant came home, we spent his time coming home always alone. The lieutenant will patiently take me to college, eat with my family or family.
And I got closer to the parents of the Lieutenant, several times Mamah deliberately picked me up and took me to the road when the Lieutenant was still in Palembang. Even Papah came to pick me up to take me to dinner with them.
Like now we are in one of the restaurants in the Setia Budhi area with his family Lieutenant to have dinner together before finally tomorrow he will enter the training center.
“You be careful, the training this time is much heavier than it already is, you have to be strong.”
“God willing, Pah, just pray for all to be smooth.”
“Aamiin.”
“Kekey must also be patient waiting for him, do not forget to pray so that your Lieutenant Mas well aja.”
“Iya insyaallah, Mah.”
“Which must definitely be loyal, do not be fit to go home training with other guys, mending back to the training camp if that is mah.”
“Hahaha.. “.
“Let's relax Mamah who sure he's not going anywhere, if necessary Mamah follow every day.”
“Hahaha... Kasian Papah dong Mah, if Mamah follows Kekey, Papah how?”
“Let's just relax, it's Papah who drove his car,” said Papah made me laugh again.
Just like Mas Lieutenant his parents were very pleasant, sometimes I like to be jealous if for example imagine them to behave like that to his former lieutenant, he said, but said Mamah the Lieutenant has never introduced his girlfriend who used to be to them, although Mamah knows in high school he had several times dating but like a monkey love that did not last long.
And I can be proud to be the only one introduced to her parents. Even Mamah once said, if for example we do not match until marriage I will still be their daughter. But of course they prayed that we were a match until later, which I immediately observed, hehehe.
After dinner the lieutenant drove me home, but not straight home but to the star hill where we said the word love for the first time.
“Besok morning I should have left so can not go home first to say goodbye.”
“Iya, I understand.”
“About seven months I could not contact or meet you, please take good care of yourself not to get sick or hurt.”
“Yes, Mas Yudha also the same must be careful and take care of yourself, remember there is me here who waits.”
The Lieutenant nodded, “Arga... I leave you to Arga because he's the only one I can trust to take care of you, but don't hug! Just be careful if you get to hug, hug the Tedi aja.”
“Hahaha... if you are riding the motor how?”
“The back grip is rich ride ojek or hold the jacket aja.”
“Hahaha..”.
“I'm serious, don't laugh.”
“Hahaha, ready Lieutenant!”
“Ckkk... instead joked,” he said while pulling me into his arms, “I will miss you so much, Za.”
“I too,” reply while hugging him no less tightly.
“These seven months may be a hard time for us, unlike the time in Myanmar or Palembang when we can still connect by phone, but now we really will not be able to communicate.”
I nodded in understanding in his arms.
“I may only go to training camp, but believe me it's no doubt like going to the battlefield. Pray that I can come back safely and be able to come back to hug you like this.”.
I again nodded helplessly to words, all I wanted right now was to just hug her and inhale the fragrance of her body to accompany my longing for the next seven months.
The night was getting late and we decided to go home, at home Mas Lieutenant said goodbye to my parents who immediately as usual to get military advice from Dad who this time somehow not at length as usual, as usual, as if understanding that we needed time for the two of us, they left the two of us in the living room to chat.
Until the Lieutenant really got home as the night wore on, he hugged me back and gave me a kiss goodbye before finally leaving to prepare for tomorrow's training.
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Haiiii... has the heart not yet?
