Owner of Heart #1
Chapter 8
There has been no pledge about our status until then, but we both know about each other's feelings. I thought we were old enough not to have to make love a sign of a relationship. Enough of the attention that we showed each other to be a discloser of feelings and a sign of how our relationship has been, even now we do not hesitate to express how we miss each other as it is today.
“I miss, Za.”
“Same hehehe.”
“If from Myanmar to Bandung there is an ojek, I have taken ojek back there.”
“Hahaha, pity the taxi driver.”
“Why?”
“Distance, hahaha.”
“Please me dong.”
“Why?”
“Pay expensive fare.”
“Iya really hahaha.. if the phone can not ya?”
“Can be, but not as good as others already on sleep”.
“Iya anyway, but kangen want to hear his voice.”
“Later yes, if I had called.”
“Appointment?”
“Appointments.”
“Ya we have slept yuk, who knows can meet in dreams is not good.”
“Hahaha, but fitting wake up tar say.”
“Easy to sleep again aja.”
“Hahaha.”
And he really kept his promise. It was Sunday, I was helping my mother experiment in the kitchen when Dirga screamed.
“Kak! Hp the sound tuh, someone called.”
“Liatin from whom, if from Arga, just lift it tell here say I have a new menu.”
I was doing the job of washing vegetables.
“Sang Lieutenant.”
As I stared with round eyes, I looked at the mother who looked confused by my reaction.
“Who?” I asked in disbelief.
“Sang Lieutenant.” Dirga was standing at the kitchen door with my phone in her right hand.
“Sang Lieutenant?” I still can't believe it.
“Iya, the Lieutenant.”
“Sang Lieutenant!” I ran then grabbed the phone from Dirga's hand and my eyes were round again when I saw the name on the screen, I ran inside the room, closed the door and shifted the green mark with my chest beating violently.
“Ha-lo.”I said nervously.
“Halo, busy again huh? How to lift it long.”
“Yes, I mean hgga! Back in the kitchen help mom.”
“Oh hahaha... disturb dong?”
“Engga, done already.”
“Ooh.”
Silent, I don't know what to say, my brain seems to be dead-end, all the sentences I've arranged neatly as if yawning impregnably, only my heartbeat is still crazy.
“Kok, silent, he said he wanted on the phone.”
“Hehehehe... confused do not know what to say.”.
“Hahaha..you're funny.”.
That voice! That laugh! It was the voice I had longed for, the one I wanted to hear when my heart was longing.
“Kok, can phone?”
“Again get a holiday allowance, so can callan.”
“Oooh, don't call home to tell you?”
”Already, it was the same report Big boss at home, now the same report little boss.”
“Hahaha.”
“Za, video call yes?”
“Do not!” I accidentally screamed.
“Why?”
“Not showered,” I replied shyly making her laugh again.
“And I've seen you haven't taken a shower.”
“When?” I asked in disbelief.
“Time in Ciwidey.”
“Hah?! Have you seen it?”
“Yes, I see you wear red training, her hair is a rich mess of bird's nest, her eyes are swollen, the illerant truss.”
“Iiih, lie! I'm not drooling!”
“Hahahaha.. yes dech not, you are still beautiful even though you just woke up.”
“Heheheh.” I can only laugh embarrassedly.
“Za, Video call huh? Kangen would like to see you.”
I was silent for a moment thinking.
“But five minutes to call ya?”
“Why?”
“You change first.”
“Hahaha... yes already, I call in five minutes, now I close first yes.”
“Ok!”
Without waiting for a long time I immediately ended the call, ran outside the room, went to the bathroom, washed my face very quickly, ran to the room again. At first glance I could see Dad, Mom and Dirga looking at me confused.
I looked for clothes in the closet that somehow that day was like there was no clothes that fit me, after being confused I finally pulled a sabrina-necked knitting shirt with a dark blue gradation motif, light blue, and white.
I put it on quickly, sat in front of the glass, combed my long hair, put on a thin powder, not forgetting the gloss lips to cover my dry lips, and that's all I did in just 4 minutes! With a breath of breath I stared at my reflection on the glass. Pretty, I praised myself, and exactly as promised five minutes later my phone rang.
I catch my breath, easing the pounding of my heart that is still racing quickly as if I was doing a marathon. After taking a deep breath I finally answered the video call.
As soon as the screen revealed the figure of the soldier's flap-haired man, his sharp eyes stared at me gently, his nose slightly bent in the middle due to the broken marks, his lips smiling warmly. This is the same guy, the guy I met a year ago, the guy that made me fall in love at first sight.
Some time we just look at each other, a smile adorning our faces that are getting wider and wider then turned into laughter for some reason.
“Still the same.” He started to say still with a big smile.
“What's the same?”
I lowered my head with an embarrassed smile, and.. Oh my God, I really like it when he calls me ‘Za’ with that voice.
“Mas Yudha is also still the same.”
“Iya, no more plastic surgery because.”
I can't hide my laughter anymore hearing it.
“Nyesel.”
“Nyesel why?”
“Nyesel video call.”
I was surprised to hear that, was he disappointed to see me?
“Why?”
“So add kangen.”
“Hahaha.. go home here.”.
“Mau.. but no ojek passing.”.
“Hahaha.naik angkot.”
“Again on strike.”
“Hahahaha.”
“Do not laugh constantly, Za.”
“Why?”
“You'll be more beautiful if you laugh.”
“Hahaha..I don't know Mas Yudha turned out to like to fight.”.
“Not terrible, but the fact that you are more beautiful if you laugh, Za.”
“Hahahaha..”
“Ih even laughed again.”
“Habis Mas Yudha very different the same time in Ciwidey.”
“Emang how was it? Same feeling as.”
“Mas Yudha did not want when I asked, why call Za?”
“Hahaha, inget.”
“That's Mas Yudha answered judes terribly, no smiles, kept fitting last night in Ciwidey inget gak, which we sat decatan? Kan Mas Yudha is very cold rich do not want to deket-deket Kekey.”
“Hahaha.. You don't know if I told Bang Eddy to move so you sit there.”
“Hah! Which actually?”
“Just ask the same Bang Eddy, I nyutik him pretty fast at that time.”
“Hahahaha.. Yes Allah, Cassian Bang Eddy.”.
“Biarin, he already wants to marry, times succumb to the same singles like us.”
“Hahaha...trus why the time was silent?”
“Ga delicious same others, right again collect.”
I smiled understand.
“Colour not everywhere, Za?”
“Engga, males out no friends. Mas Yudha himself can allot the holiday why not play? Can mumpung abroad can walk.”
“Let's have an invitation from the Embassy, so be sure to leave.”
“Pake uniform TNI not impressed?”
“Engga, pack regular clothes.”
“Oh thanksgiving dech.”
“Hahaha, why?”
“If you wear a cute tar uniform double.”
“Hahahaha.”
“Anything, don't dress up and make-up yeah!”
“Why?”
“Let's someone like their Embassy.”
“Hahahaha, take it easy later I say do not be too tight because the girl is fierce if jealous like burning.”
“Hahahahaha..” instantly I laughed loudly considering the incident of the night bonfire in Ciwidey.
“Lagian same Mira aja jealous anyway.”
“Iih engga, who is jealous?”
“The wood you're burning again until you're done, Za.”
“Hahahaha.. how to know?”
“And I watch out for you, ya know lah.”
“Kok I don't know Mas Yudha is watching me?”
“That is the ability to spy on the famous Indonesian army great.”
“Hahahaha.. Yes dech Yes.”.
“Bentar, Za.”
I heard someone call the Lieutenant.
“Za, sorry richness I have to go now.”
“Oh already want to go huh?” I'm a little disappointed to have to end this video call, I still want to see his face.
“Iya... still kangen ya?”
I nodded with a smile in response.
“Hahaha.sama, later tonight we continue again yes.”
“Ya already... be careful.”
“Iya.”
“Do not dandan saucy-cake.”
“Hahahaha.. yes.”.
“Ya udah.”
“Bye, Za”
“Bye, Mas Lieutenant.”
For the last time I saw him smile before the call ended, leaving me to miss him.
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