Reticalya

Q2: Accidental Meeting

A handsome man of high stature is now pensive himself in a room. The room that has iron bars is now his residence. 

Dzikri Moza, he ends up in the cell after he surrenders himself and gets punished.

This was his fifth year there. Maybe this is his last year. 

"Brother Dzikri, someone's visiting" said a prison guard. 

Dzikri turned his gaze at the man and immediately got up from his seat. He already knew who was visiting because all this time only he had always visited Dzikri in detention. 

With the assistance of the Dzikri guard towards a room where he usually meets someone. 

A space that is not large with a glass bulkhead in front of it that connects directly with the person who visits it. 

When Dzikri raised his head and met the person, his body slightly pecked. 

The person who was looking at him was still the same. People with the same look as they were five years ago. 

After successfully driving himself, Dzikri then sat in a chair. 

"How are you?" ask the guy. Dzikri did not think that it was the first sentence that came out of the mouth of the man whose mother he had killed. 

Yes, that man is Kenji. "Did you come here?" Instead of answering Kenji's question, Dzikri asked Kenji back. 

"Yes, why did I get here. Do you think I'm here to go to jail?" answer Kenji sarcas. 

Dzikri was silent for quite a while until he finally opened his voice. 

"I mean why do you want to meet me?" tanya Dzikri clarified her question. 

"Just want to know the news. You're out, right?"

Dzikri. Actually if he could, he wanted to stay there forever. It felt like five years was still not enough time to reply to what he had done. 

"Hmm" he answered. 

"Until you get out, take care of your health. I want to go out and come with me. There's something I need to talk about" Kenji said. 

"By here now. Why do I have to be later?" ask Dzikri. 

"Even if I say it's the same now, you won't be able to do it because you're still locked up here" replied Kenji. 

Finally Dzikri understood. Maybe Kenji wants to talk to her and ask her to do something. 

"Okay," he answered. 

"That's all?" Dzikri asked again. 

"No, there's still a lot I want to tell you. Including me who has accepted the departure of Mother and I don't want you to also stop being my best friend."

"Brother Dzikri your time is up." The cell guard spoke and immediately brought Dzikri back to his room. 

Even that man still hasn't answered Kenji. Does Kenji's saying mean that the man has forgiven his actions? 

Kenji smiled thinly. There was a sense of relief in his heart after saying it all to Dzikri. 

It was actually a few months ago that he felt uncomfortable with this. Although the mistake made by Dzikri is not a trivial mistake, but he also does not deny that the existence of the man Kenji can get to this point. 

Kenji. This is what he doesn't like when he visits. The time from the house to the prisoner takes about an hour and a half. While he met with Dzikri only counted for a few minutes. 

"Maybe I've depended too much on him all this time" he said. 

He already has a plan when Dzikri is free later, he will do something with his friend. 

But today is his schedule for health checks. He routinely does this at least once in a month. 

Kenji drives his car to one of the hospitals where he routinely exercises health control. 

Actually he was lazy to go there because he must have met that person. But what is power because everything has been done. 

Kenji walks towards the room where he usually checks. Sure enough, I don't know why he always met the man when this hospital was very big. 

****

What Kenji was afraid of finally happened. Not only did he cross paths with the man but now he is also drinking coffee together in the hospital cafeteria.

"I didn't see you for a long time" he said.

Maybe it means long time not talking because all this time they met each other just not greeting each other.

This time they were talking like now.

"Hmm," Kenji replied as he sipped his coffee.

"How are you?" The man with the name tag Axel Lorenza asked again.

"good. Lo?" Kenji asked again.

"Nice as well."

"It's a long time after he left, isn't it?" axel.

"Don't talk about him anymore. No matter how much we talk about him and the past, we will never see him again" replied Kenji.

Axel knew that he could no longer meet Ciya at all costs. Even when he died it would not be certain if he would meet with Ciya.

But Axel just wanted to talk about the girl. He wanted to reminisce and recall how the girl used to be while still chasing him.

"I've often seen you go back and forth to this hospital. Why?" ask Axel.

During this time he often saw Kenji come to the hospital maybe about a month once.

"Doang health control." Kenji had also guessed that Axel had seen him here. But be it Axel or Kenji did not greet each other.

Axel nodded in understanding. "How is Ciya's mother?" 

"Well, he's fine. Why don't you just come to his house and ask him news," said Kenji.

"Some times I have been intent on going there and even I have been in front of his house. But I ignored my intentions because I did not feel pantes. Anyway if I go there, maybe he will not accept my arrival," replied Axel.

"Who knows he's open. Mother Jihan is not the type of petty person who holds a grudge against someone. Just try to come, maybe he'll take Lo well." Kenji again gave advice.

"I'll try." They went back to each other and sipped their coffee.

They remained silent for quite a while still fixated on what was on their minds. 

"Ciya" Axel said suddenly.

Her net caught the figure she had longed for. Kenji who heard that suddenly turned his gaze to Axel with a look of wonder.

"What the hell?" ask Kenji.

"I saw Ciya. There!" Axel pointed in the direction where he had seen Ciya. Kenji followed Axel's line of sight.