Shackles of Love

44. The Coast

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Someone knocked on the car's glass door.

Keisha jumped in shock and looked towards the person who was banging on his car glass.

Arfian's face appeared in front of Keisha.

Keisha breathed a sigh of relief seeing Arfian knocking on the car glass.

With his hand, Arfian beckoned Keisha to lower the windshield.

Keisha kneels the button to open the glass.

“You want coffee, Kei?” ask Arfian.

“Where is this, Brother?” Keisha asked back.

“We are again on the road to the beach.” Answer Arfian casually.

“Serious, Brother?” Keisha widened her eyes in shock.

“Before the time of the morning prayer, we pray first in the mosque after that we continue the journey. 1 hour we arrive.

Keisha could only hear Arfian saying.

After the morning prayer, Arfian drove his car to the beach.

“Tiba on the beach we will see sunrise.” Arfian.

“Kak, this is where we go to the beach anyway. How is the journey so far anyway?.” asked Keisha confused.

“We go to Amandaratu Beach in Sukabumi.” Answer Arfian briefly.

“Away, Brother. I didn't bring a change of clothes. Where's my shirt spit up like this.”

“Your changing clothes are ready in the trunk. Your mom's nyiapin.” Arfian said as he continued to look forward towards the road.

“Let's rest where. The beach is far from the crowd. Is there an inn?” ask Keisha curious.

“All are prepared. We just enjoyed our holiday.” Arfian Sahut.

“How's home? It's impossible for Brother Fian to go back and forth on his own. Brother Fian just healed loh.” Keisha worries about Arfian's health, who returns home from the hospital.

“His return is Paijo. You don't have to worry.” Arfian answered Keisha's concerns.

“Kak Fian has already dated this yes?” ask Keisha.

“From a week ago.” Answer Arfian flat

“Ooooh Keisha ber oh ria.

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Arfian and Keisha arrive at the beach just before sunrise. Arfian awakens Keisha who is back asleep on the way to the beach.

“Build, Kei.” Arfian shakes Keisha's arm.

Keisha opened her eyes little by little and moved her achy body.

“We're out, Kei.” Bring Arfian.

Keisha and Arfian enjoy the cool morning air that hits their skin. Keisha hugged herself to endure the cold. On the eastern horizon, the sun began to rise showing its rays.

Keisha sat on the sand, stretched his muscles and held out his legs which felt sore from being bent all night on the car.

“Indah.” Keisha enjoys the beauty of the sunrise on this deserted beach.

Arfian sat down beside Keisha. He also enjoyed the beauty of the sunrise.

“Seeing the beautiful sunrise is not as beautiful as seeing the smile you gave me.” Inner Arfian speaks.

Arfian looked at Keisha's smiling face looking at the rising sun.

“Cantics.” Arfian lirih.

“Huh?” Keisha turned his face away from looking at the rising sun to hear the words Arfian spoke softly.

“Sunday light is beautiful.” Arfian.

“Hmmm..

“But not as pretty as you.” This time it was the inner Arfian who spoke.

After they finished enjoying the sunrise, Arfian invited Keisha to breakfast and rest in the villa rented by Arfian.

“Breakfast, Kei.”

Reluctantly Keisha stood following Arfian back to her car.

“We walk from here.” Arfian took Keisha walking towards the inn.

Arfian took his bag and Keisha's bag from the trunk and held both bags with his right and left hands.

Arfian walked while carrying the two big bags followed by Keisha behind him.

Arriving at the villa, Paijo and his wife had prepared breakfast for Arfian and Keisha.

One day earlier, Paijo and his wife had reached the inn and prepared everything for Arfian and Keisha.

“Den Fian's room above, Neng Keisha's room below.” Paijo explains the room arrangement for Arfian and Keisha while taking over the bag that Arfian is carrying. Paijo's wife carries Keisha's bag and keeps it in the lower room, while Paijo carries Arfian's bag and carries it to the upper room.

After storing Arfian's bag, Paijo returned downstairs to help his wife prepare breakfast.

“You ate first, Kei. Brother wants to clean up first.” Arfian told Keisha to have breakfast first while he himself went to his room above. His body could no longer stand the fatigue. Arfian intended to take a nap after cleansing his body.

Keisha returned to the kitchen after finishing the bath and changed clothes, but there was no Arfian in the entire corner of the room in this villa.

“Mas, Brother Fian where?” keisha asked Paijo who was cleaning the dishes at the dinner table.

“Den Fian hasn't come down since he entered the room.” Paijo explained while helping his wife clean the kitchen.

After hearing Paijo's reply, Keisha immediately went up to Arfian's room on the 2nd floor.

Tok.shock.

Keisha knocked on the door of Arfian's room.

Tok.shock.

There is no truth from within. Keisha knocked on the door of Arfian's room.

Tok.dok…

“Kak, I'm in yes.” Keisha ventured to open the door of Arfian's room.

“Kak...”.

Keisha saw Arfian lying on the bed.

Not wanting to wake up the sleeping Arfian, Keisha closed the door to Arfian's room slowly.

“Mas Paijo, I want to take a walk on the beach first. If later Brother Fian wakes up and asks me, just say that I was walking on the beach.” Keisha tells Paijo.

Keisha glanced at the watch which showed the clock hand to the number nine on his wrist. The weather on the beach this morning was not too bad. Keisha walks along the coast. The atmosphere of the beach is very quiet, there is not a single tourist seen walking on the beach.

After a 1-hour walk on the beach, Keisha decided to return to the inn.

“Mas Paijo, Brother Fian is still in his room?” ask Keisha to Paijo.

“It looks like it's still sleeping, Neng.” Answer Paijo.

Keisha went into the kitchen and asked Paijo's wife for a glass. After drinking the water in her glass, Keisha decided to go back to her room and rest because there was nothing else Keisha could do.

When he was about to enter his room, Arfian looked neatly with a t-shirt and shorts down the stairs.

“Kei, have you had breakfast?” arfian asked when he saw Keisha at the door of his room.

“Already from earlier, Brother. I also walked on the beach. Want to invite Brother Fian, uh Brother Fian to sleep instead. Tired ya kak semaleman nyetir?” ask Keisha.

“Hmmmm..”

Arfian walks into the kitchen to ask Paijo's wife for breakfast.

“Kak, what are we going to do here? I was out for a walk but the beach was so quiet.” Keisha expressed her boredom.

“Let's go to Karangsari Beach. There are many water rides, we can play banana boat, screen kayak, wave whitewater, and more. We went there on a rented motorbike yes.” Arfian explained their vacation plans while feeding rice into his mouth.

At 10 o'clock, Arfian and Keisha are ready to go to Karangsari Beach by using a rented motorbike.

“Do not forget to bring change of clothes and prayer equipment.” Said Arfian while putting his luggage into a small bag.

“So Kak.” Answer Keisha.

Keisha eats short-sleeved shirts and knee-length shorts.

“Wear jacket and trousers, our journey is far. If you wear shirts and shorts, your skin will burn.” Arfian expressed his objection to seeing Keisha wearing a t-shirt and shorts.

“From a long time ago, my skin used to be sunburned.” Keisha Sahut

“At least wear a jacket so as not to catch a cold. We went by motor.” Arfian keeps Keisha wearing a jacket.

“Iya..iya..” Keisha put on her jacket in annoyance.

Arfian and Keisha are ready on the bike.

“Handle.” Arfian Command

Keisha wrapped her hands around Arfian's stomach.

The uneven path made Keisha increasingly tighten his hand grip on Arfian's stomach. Keisha does not know that the Arfian deliberately took a steep path to take advantage of Keisha.

“Kak, this is a really ugly road anyway. Is there no other way smoother?” ask Keisha annoyed.

“It's a shortcut let us fast till.” Arfian Sahut.

The road is getting steep and bumpy so Keisha must hug Arfian's body tightly if he does not want to fall from the bike.

After more than 1 hour of a stressful journey, they finally reached their destination.

A very beautiful beach makes Keisha not regret passing the road so steep.

They arrive at lunch hour. After lunch at a beachside stall, they perform dzuhur prayer first before playing around the existing water rides.

After 2 hours of beach rides, Arfian and Keisha cleaned up and changed their clothes. After their bodies were cleared of sand and dried, they were preparing to return to the inn.

“Kak, there is a smoother path gak?” ask Keisha.

“There is a heck but have to rotate far.” Arfian Sahut.

“Nothing far away is also the origin of the road smooth.” Keisha Pinta.

Arfian took a round trip that took about 2 hours to get to the inn.

They arrived at the inn at sunset.

“Kei, we'll see the sunset first.” Bring Arfian.

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