SYAHDU (Contract Sleep Friends)

5 Days Lagi~

"Shahdu."

Arga tried to pursue Syahdu who continued to walk quickly to avoid Arga.

"Wait first. Lo why, ha?"

Arga managed to grab his hand, immediately Syahdu threw in annoyance. Seeing that, Arga also harried.

"Why, anyway? Am I wrong until this angry?"

Syahdu just opened his mouth, wanted to talk. But people's views now point to them.

"You've come a long way, Ga."

"Why?" Arga pulled his hand again. "Follow me."

"No, ah."

"Ck. Come along." Arga pulled forcefully, Syahdu did not resist much because of the people's gaze on him.

Arga opened the door and told Syahdu to get into his car. The man took her out of the campus.

Syahdu was still silent with a sullen face. He thought about Naya. Why could the girl think that she had taken Arga from her. All this time Naya saw what until she thought about it about her and Arga?

"What's wrong? You fought with Naya?"

"Because of you!" Pekik.

"Lho, what am I?"

"hey are. He must have often noticed your attitude to me, so he was stuck if I like you and call you from me."

Arga was even uproarious, making Syahdu upset and throwing his face out the window.

"Good, deh. I'm tired of being terrorized with her. Every second of the news, again what, here, that. Haah." huh." Arga complained while focusing on the asphalt expanse in front of him.

"That means you're a lucky girl." Connect again. "Because only you can be rich is the same as me. The proof, Naya is jealous." He said again, laughing.

"Diem, Ga. Not funny at all. You know, because of that I can't go to college quietly!"

"Yes, yeah. How do you want it now?"

Asked that, Syahdu was silent. Yesterday he changed his life plan to continue studying. Although Suriani was no longer there, but he continued his grandmother's desire so that Suriani smiled up there.

Not yet Syahdu replied, Arga's phone rang.

"Yes, mi?" Followed by Julia.

'Honey, can you go to Altamode now? We need shirt fittings'

"Can't do it, mi. Arga's college." He answered while glancing at Syahdu who furrowed his eyebrows because of his lies.

'Just a moment, baby. Soraya is here too. Come.'

Hearing the name of the woman actually makes Arga more reluctant.

"Yes first, mi. The lecturer has come." Arga hung up his phone.

"Hobbies lie." Chirps Syahdu.

"Where are we going, huh? Where are you going?" Ask Arga, ignoring Syahdu's words.

"Hey, I'm nanya!" Reproach Arga when Syahdu does not answer.

"Suppit. If you can go to a place that makes me not remember the same brother Wicak." He answered without looking at Arga.

"Hmmm.." Arga was busy with his thoughts. A place that does not make Syahdu remember Wicak, does it exist? 8 Years of dating so far, what are they doing? Where aja? Every place has been visited. Especially beach.

Arga smiled, he had a place to go even though he did not know if it reminded him of Wicak or not, he would try it first.

After almost an hour they finally arrived at a park that was still quiet. Shahdu got out of the car, he was staring around. The air feels fresh because it is still morning and many trees around it.

"This..the zoo?"

Arga took his hand. "Come on." He brought Syahdu in down the road that many dry leaves scattered.

Syahdu did not understand why he had complied with the warm hand that led him to walk.

Arga entered after buying a ticket. There was no one inside yet, only the janitor and the attendant who took care of the animals inside.

"Huaa, look at that." Arga pointed to an elephant eating sugar cane.

"The way to eat is very rich lo hahaha." He even cracked up.

Syahdu clucked, he continued to leave Arga. Syahdu stopped in front of a group of white swans. Syahdu observed two tails swimming together. His memory was immediately drawn to Wicak.

"You don't know, Goose is a loyal animal." Said Syahdu as Arga had just stood next to him.

"The figure is one of the faithful animals. They will only change partners when their lovers die. Some swans will feel heartbreak if their partner dies." Obviously Wicak on Syahdu at that time.

"Neither know." Answer Arga.

Syahdu told me what he had heard from Wicak. "There is a story, a male goose is heartbroken after seeing his partner die. He was silent, unwilling to eat, until he was found dead three days later."

Syahdu pitched his head, he held back so that his tears would not come out again.

Now he remembered the question at that time to Wicak.

"If I die, will you be heartbroken."

Wicak did not like the direction of the conversation, but the man still answered.

"Don't be that rich. I can't even imagine my life without you. So stop asking the unimportant questions. You understand, Syahdu?" Wicak replied at that time.

Wizard could not imagine life without him. That's why he accepted whatever the condition of Syahdu was, even if it hurt him a lot.

"It's not just the goose, it's the crocodile."

Syahdu looked straight at Arga as the man corrected him.

"The crocodile is a symbol of loyalty. Why the Betawi tribe brought crocodile bread for marriage, which is an expression of the loyalty of married couples to live a life of pemati, wading through the household ark until the end of life. In addition, crocodile bread also symbolizes patience, the symbol of virility, economic stability, and hope. Different again if the culture has reached land. HAHAHAHA." His laughter was so loose, felt funny also wanted to comfort Syahdu that he knew, the girl must have remembered her lover.

"You are that, yes. Land crocodile." Cibir Syahdu then went again.

Arga increasingly chuckled, let alone see the sullen face of Syahdu. But this is funny to him. But Syahdu could not laugh.

Arga accelerated and equated his pace with Syahdu. The girl walked without looking left and right. He was focused on a bridge that was quite high.

After climbing the stairs are quite a lot, finally Syahdu is on a stone bridge. Where all animals and plants can now be seen from above.

Syahdu breathed in the air deeply. The wind makes the cold. Dry leaves fall off and fly in the wind. This place was enough to make him feel better.

"It turns out, I don't have a place to make you remember him." Arga. He looked at Syahdu looking at me.

"Gue know, it must be difficult to forget people who have been in your heart for a long time." Connect again.

Syahdu smiled bitterly. "Ngga anything. I just wanted to say thank you. I feel better now."

They were silent for a moment. Syahdu enjoyed the air there by closing his eyes.

"After this. What is your goal?" Ask Arga.

"Eitherway. For sure, I want to find a new life. But. after you're engaged." He answered while looking at Arga. "Because I promised you I'd help you with your show. 5 more days, right?"

Arga looked down, watching the animals he could see from above.

"Well I'm not engaged, you stay here?"

Syahdu looked at both of Arga's eyes. A man now tries to keep him by his side, while Arga does not understand how his world and the world of Syahdu do not fit.

"I'm not going anywhere." Answer Syahdu without hesitation.

Arga grabbed Syahdu's hand and held it tightly.

"You want, I can cancel this fiancee and us..." Arga hesitantly continued his words. He did not know if his sentence would make Syahdu better or vice versa.

"Our contract is over, Ga." Syahdu replied as he pulled his hand back.

Arga tried to digest Syahdu's words. There was no word of rejection in the words 'we' that Arga uttered.

"Gue can find a way to get rid of all this so I can keep looking after you." Arga continued what he wanted to express to Syahdu explicitly. She was sure that the woman would be sad if she also left her life.

The wind blew away Syahdu's hair, but the girl was unmoved. Not one bit to look or answer Arga's words.

The man tilted his body, grabbed Syahdu's hand and grasped it.

"Shahdu, i-"

"Don't riot, Ga." Tukas Syahdu, retract his hand. "Don't say anything that makes you regret later. You know, mom and mom you love me so much. Not because of you, I'm getting carried away. After all, our relationship is only due to a contract. There is no other relationship outside of that. Once you're engaged, I'm a nobody and we'll come back like people who don't know each other. That's right, fill the contract?" Say shahdu with glazed eyes.

Arga knew at this moment, Syahdu's heart felt empty and hollow. If Arga continued to fill it, he was sure Syahdu would turn to him.

5 More days. Arga will make Syahdu change his mind in those 5 days. He wanted Syahdu who gave up on the feeling that he needed Arga by his side.

Arga wanted Syahdu to say that, until finally he could cancel the engagement because of something certain that Syahdu gave him.

Arga clasped Syahdu's hand. He did not say anything, just staring ahead while tightening the grip that Syahdu had wanted to release. But at last the girl relented, letting Arga hold her hand tightly. They stayed there for a long time, fighting with their minds while continuing to feel comfort and warmth in each other's grasp.

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