Romance In Makara Orange

Twist Someone's Arm

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Kosa laid herself on a mattress without a cot in her boarding room. His gaze was straight at the lamp with a glowing yellow light. The view is almost empty because the contents of his head swirled about the talk of Vira an hour ago in Cafe Drizzle.

“Abang...” says Vira lirih.

Kosa immediately raised her head and looked at Vira who had been silent. He saw Vira sigh long before continuing her words. Somehow Kosa had a not-so-good premonition against Vira at this time.

“Abang, we just broke up huh?” vira said in a soft tone almost inaudible.

Kosa looked at Vira with a resigned face. Vira's face looks down after saying a sentence that makes Kosa stunned for a moment. Both of Vira's hands were busy playing out her short, clean nails.

“Why?” ask Short vocabulary. Only one word could be said from his mouth. I still can't believe what I just heard.

Vira was silent, but the water in her eyes signified sadness. His mouth was tightly clenched and not a single word was spoken as an answer to what Kosa was asking. The uncomfortable atmosphere began to whack and it seemed that Vira wanted to leave immediately. Kosa only looked at the strangeness that appeared in this female gesture. I don't know what's going on but Kosa doesn't want to prolong Vira's grief.

“If that is indeed what Vira wants,” Sin speech stops. There seemed to be many words that were closest to his mouth and unable to be ejected.

The circle of tears in Vira's eyes was getting more and more down even though there was no sound of sobbing. I want it to feel like Kosa grabbed Vira and grabbed her like before. Letting Vira's sweet face cringe in her chest. Dividing the warmth can ease the sadness, but this time it can't. Kosa could only fall silent and repeatedly let out a long sigh, looking at the ceiling of the Cafe room made of wood.

Kosa escorted Vira back to her boarding house and they walked home in silence, the same atmosphere they had left earlier. There were no words spoken when they separated, only two faces that indicated sadness.

In her room Kosa tried to find answers to what had happened just now. What mistake he made to Vira. Recording previous events and putting together puzzle pieces and hoping to get one big picture.

A shadow of the man he had met while staying at Vira's house, then the figure of another man who drove Vira home to the boarding house, and another man who hugged Vira on his sports bike. There are three men who Kosa knows are currently present in Vira's life besides her even though only one man is so worried about her. Vira did not tell much about them so Kosa was not sure what she was expecting.

He recalled that he could only accept the request for a break up without any answer to the question that Kosa asked. Kosa saw such a deep sadness from the expression of Vira's implied face. At that time all I thought about was for Vira to be happy. If breaking up from him can make Vira better then that's what he has to do even if he doesn't want that.

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Meanwhile, Vira was crying incessantly when she arrived at the boarding room. His guilt affected him so much. An overwhelming regret attacked him for his decision to part from Kosa.

It was really not like this that Vira wanted and for some reason the broken words were thrown from her mouth that even Kosa did not oppose at all. Vira was not at all surprised by the flat reaction given by Kosa. There was no opposition or even rejection. All Vira wants is to get rid of her guilt feelings for Kosa for everything that happened. Sin is too good for him and deserves better than being with Vira.

Vira's eyes are so puffy and so heavy. But his head was pulsing incessantly. It was difficult for him to fall asleep especially his body felt sticky. The retrieval of towels and specks profusely from the bathroom shower began to wet the hair and body Vira. Intentionally he rubs the skin firmly like wanting to remove stains that have long been crusty. Bathing turned out to make it fresher but it was not able to eliminate the hunger that was always whack.

Still at ten in the night, Vira rushes to put on her T-shirt hijab and goes in search of food. It was impossible for him to sleep hungry like this. He remembered the last lunch in Margocity with his brother Mas Cokro who now forgotten his name. Even earlier when with Kosa, Vira only tasted a little warm tea ordered for him. Aah, Vira.Vira, even in this sad atmosphere, your stomach cannot be compromised to suffer, the inner Vira grimaced.

Seen from a distance Cak Wit tent stalls subscriptions are still crowded. It seems that eating chicken pecel can be enough to make his stomach comfortable to carry to sleep. But it was not the right decision to go there because Vira forgot that the tent stall was also a subscription for many friends and even Kosa.

“Vir, hey Vira,” heard a familiar voice calling him when he was about to order and made Vira's eyes move in search of the direction the voice came from. It was Danu who called him. Danu was sitting with three women who were his juniors and until now Vira had forgotten her name and there was even Kosa there. Vira just smiled a little but did not say hello back and did not come. Clearly visible to her eyes, Kosa deliberately did not see herself and was busy chewing her food.

There was a lot of wrestling inside him. The guilt of breaking off contact with Kosa unilaterally, the wonder of seeing it seemed like Kosa was mediocre and unlike her who was so blindfolded, it was surprising to see it seemed like she was mediocre, annoyed when Kosa can still eat good food with Danu and their juniors when they just broke up two hours ago. The feeling that made Vira want to rush out of this tent stall. A sense of tightness that appeared suddenly filled the recesses of his heart.

Waiting for the chicken pecel order feels so long. Once the order was finished, Vira immediately swung her steps half-run towards her boarding house. Don't want to stay there for long. Do not want the feeling of his tightness increasingly enveloped the troubled heart of Vira. But who would have thought the steps of Vira stopped when there was a burly hand that pulled his right wrist.

“Vir, wait,” exclaims Kosa with a slightly wheezing breath.

“Abang,” said Vira slowly looked at the man who momentarily made him crowded.

“Vir, briefly. Brother wants to talk now. We have to talk, we have to talk now.” Sin's words were so compelling and without Kosa's consent pulled Vira's hand somewhere.

“Abang, where to go?” ask Vira.

There's no answer. With one hand clutching the plastic containing the chicken pecel and one hand held by Kosa, Vira realized where her feet were.

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Now only Vira and Kosa are in a small room with a half-open door. Do not know what Vira is thinking that makes him want to be invited into the boarding room he once loved.

Kosa picked up a melamine plate and a clean spoon located in the drawer under her study desk. He opened a bundle of chicken pecel and then thrust towards Vira.

“Eat first!” vocabulary Command.

Vira is like a buffalo that has its nose pierced, following what Kosa asks. Vira ate slowly without talking to Kosa who was just sitting looking at her. Kosa waited patiently for Vira to finish her last mouthful. There is much to talk about between her and Kosa. Not just a fleeting conversation in a sad and emotional state. Maybe that's the reason that got him here.

“Vir, Brother apologize huh? The brother was confused not knowing what to say when Vira asked to break up. Brother just doesn't want us to break up this way. I don't know why Vira and I don't know what's wrong. We're talking about this again, aren't we? In a good way!” said Kosa quietly with a direct look towards Vira.

“What does Vira mean by saying that breaking up is better for you?” ask Kosa

The question of Sin made Vira's eyes glaze over and slowly the tears streamed down the corners of her eyes. “Vira is evil with Brother, Vira does not know how else to say. Anyway Vira tuh ngerasa not pantes with Brother!”

“Why does koq Vira say that? My brother never thought Vira was evil. Vira wants to tell Brother why can you think like that?”

Vira was silent like a person who had trouble finding words. Long time noiseless but Kosa patiently waiting for answers. Kosa stroked Vira's head gently.

“If indeed Vira does not want to tell a story, it's okay. But you don't want to break up with Vira. Brother can't. You can't separate from Vira.”

Tetiba Vira sobbed with a faint voice and made Kosa embrace Vira's body to get close to her. Kosa kissed Vira's veil gently. A little moist with the aroma of shampoo that is soft and fragrant. Sin tightened his embrace. Although the fan turned around and the door of the room was half-open yet the atmosphere of Kosa's room turned intense. The body temperature of the Kosa is noticeably elevated. I want it to feel like Kosa is showering Vira with affection so that her sobs stop. I want Kosa to show her love for Vira to be hers.

“Vir, let's get Vir out. What time is it now? Later locked.” Tetiba Kosa wakes up and invites Vira to get out of her boarding room. Hand held Vira tightly and lead her towards the exit of the boarding house which is still filled with young people who are busy chatting.

The two young men walk down the road that steps them to Vira's boarding house. Does not seem rushed and does not intentionally slow down the legs.

“Abang, how is this? The door's locked with aunt. Where's vira sleeping?” said Vira was confused when he arrived at the boarding house, the gate was tightly closed with a large locked padlock.

“Try his aunt's phone, it's only ten minutes. Surely the aunt has not slept,” said Kosa trying to calm Vira who looks panicked.

“Vira don't bring a phone. It's in the room. Just bring money to buy a chicken pecel as the key to the room! Well, how's this going?” Vira looked increasingly panicked and confused.

“Yaudah, this is using your phone aja.” Kosa thrust her phone towards Vira.

“Vira did not want the number of the aunt. You know yourself that Vira never wants the same numbers.”

Vira looked at the fence of the high boarding house with its edges like a sharp spear. It seems impossible for him or Kosa to climb this fence. The aunt's room is located at the back. The sound of his voice would not go that far.

“So, how? Vira want to be delivered to Mirna?” ask Kosa.

“Contact Mirna first Bang. He is no longer in Depok. Earlier, Mirna ordered not so nganterin souvenirs from Mama because her lecturer memgebatalin lecture today.”

It turns out that Vira's guess is correct. Mirna, her sister is in Bekasi. Mirna replied in a soft, unfocused voice. I had to get up just to answer the phone.

“Luck Mirna if called quickly lifted, different from you Vir,” said Kosa.

“Apaan sih Abang, already kayak situation gini koq use nyindir Vira anyway. Where does Vira sleep? Lagian Abang used to take Vira there all the way. Why not just talk at Vira's hostel?” sulk Vira with a slightly irritated and spoiled tone.

“Vira want to be delivered to Bekasi? Brother can koq. An hour to get there and you return to Depok an hour. At the latest at three hours get here again,” bargain Kosa.

“Tas, wallet, same Vira phone is here, so complicated if you have to go to Bekasi again,” reject Vira.

“You Want to book a hotel here? Wanna where? Margo, Savero, or Santika?” Kosa once again tried to offer a solution.

“Use whose ID card is included? A brother? Gini nights to the hotel using KTP Abang same Vira that I gini. If anyone knows and goes viral, be shy. Don't want ah!”

“So where does Vira want to sleep? In Brother's room? Brother from earlier wanted to nemenin Vira. But I can't guarantee that Vira isn't a brother there.”

“Abang ah, yaudah let Vira sleep there alone, you find somewhere else to sleep tonight. Brother to Danu's place. I ate the same Danu. Near here is not the place?”

“What will people say if you stay at your place? It would be just as virulent if caught checking in at the hotel. There will even be many eyewitnesses who see and spread gossip. No problem, but how about Vira? Here go to the boys' room for a while no problem, but if you have another stay about.”

“Vira sleeps in the mosque near here aja deh then,” said Vira resigned.

“Before Vir, Brother call Danu first yes! Do you want to stay at Trisha?”

“Trisha? Who ate the same brother? That new student?” ask Vira.

“Yes, no problem, right? Vira also knew Trisha, that time was never an acquaintance as well?” ask for a counter-sin.

“Near by the way, just like to see Trisha the same way Danu. Brother why should you contact Danu first, why not directly contact Trisha?”

“And again pedekate the same Trisha, Abang not good if contact Trisha directly, afraid Danu misunderstood,” said Kosa.

Vira nodded and Kosa immediately contacted Danu to ask Trisha and her point. When the conversation on the phone was over, Vira saw a smile of Kosa indicating that Vira could stay at Trisha's place.