The Love That Is Conferred

Chapters 10

Melanesia

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After Jeni and I bought the accessories

we continued to walk around the square. But as Jeni and I continued

going around, I saw Angga sitting on a chair, I felt good to be able to

meet with Angga here and I intend to run over and call

her name.

But when I want to scream

his name I saw a woman sitting next to Angga, I was surprised

when viewing. I looked at the woman and remembered a moment

walk with Angga in the school hallway to the library.

At that moment we walked both

passing through the hallway and suddenly Angga stopped suddenly, then looked towards

outside window. And saw that there was a person under a thick guava tree in the

near the school ceremonial field. And when the woman turned to look at us I

looking at the expression on the face of Angga who was curious about the woman. And I remember

the woman's face.

And now I see her being

sitting together with Angga, ahh maybe he's just his friend. But I

seeing there is a doll in the hands of the woman, not-don't Angga who

give me the doll.

“Nona?” sahut Jeni's.

Why does this heart hurt so much,

though I am not a person Angga, why this feeling can arrive

that far. A feeling that made my chest very tight when I saw them in the

before my eyes, what should I do?

“Nona?” sahut Jeni's.

I held the hanger I bought

as a gift from me to Angga, I saw this hanger that was in the

my hands, and thought. “What now this hanger has value?” I

ask myself this.

“Nona?” say Jeni again.

Then I saw Angga

touching the woman's hand as if grabbing her, I looked at her with a sense of

it's so tight in my heart.

Melani Childhood Flashback

I was 5 years old when I cried on the side of the road because

separated from my parents and then I got lost, I could only cry

I wish someone would help me. But no one came

help me at that time, until two people came closer to me.

“Why you?” ask a man who is the same age as me.

“You parted ways with your parents huh?” ask a woman who

it turns out that the boy's mother.

“Iyaa, I'm lost, I don't know where to go,” I said

while crying.

Then the boy said to me in a somewhat tone

strenuously.

“Do not cry!” said.

I was shocked and a little afraid that I would stop crying.

“You can't cheer up and can't cry!” said.

“Hmm?” I was silent to see the boy.

“Who is your name?” ask the mother.

“My name is Melani.”

“So your name is Melani yes, why can you part with people

your old?” ask the mother.

At that time I was a little calm because someone asked me to talk,

and this sadness has begun to subside because of the presence of the two of them.

“I told my parents I wanted to play for a while, but

as I went around I forgot the road to my parents,” I said.

Then the boy held my hand as if

hand in hand, and he said to me.

“My name is Angga Saputra, commonly called Angga, you can not

cry, let's find your parents,” he said while holding my hand

being afraid. And I saw the mother of Angga who just smiled at me and

said.

“We're looking for your parents,” said Angga's mother. And I nodded too

my head.

Eventually they both

accompanied me to find my parents, with Angga holding my hand

during the trip, I felt very calm as Angga held my hand on

that moment. And I managed to meet my parents and run towards them.

“Dad!” I said as I ran towards her and cried.

“Melani, you are from anywhere, dad is very worried.”

“I got lost and they helped me to find dad.”

Then my father looked towards Angga and also his mother, and my father

tell them.

“Thank you for accompanying Melani and also delivering her,”

a word of thanks from my father.

Then the two of them left me, since then I've always

remembering the face of Angga and also I still remember the grip of his hand when

accompany me in sad times.

And now I see Angga holding the woman's hand,

although I have no right to forbid it, my heart refuses when

seeing it in front of my eyes. I'm not strong anymore to be here and feel

I want to get out of here.

Then I ran away towards the car park and also

leaving Jeni there. Jeni was surprised by my sudden crying attitude

and go leave him.

“Nona?!” shout Jeni.

***

“What are you happy to spend tonight

here?” I went to Safira.

“Yaa, I'm happy, but I want to

bring my mom here, relax with her,”.

“I also want to take my dad but,”

continue Safira.

“But?”

“Actually my father and also my mother

divorced, then I chose to live with my mother, it's been

since I was SD,” he said with a dumbfounded look as if there was a very

thought of.

Safira Childhood Flashback

At that time I was drawing in the room, then I

hearing people's voices is like arguing. I also approached the origin

that voice, which turned out to be both of my parents arguing, we

there was an economic crisis in the family.

My father was fired by his company, and both of my parents

debate over the family economy that led to their divorce. Then

I chose to follow my mother, and my mother built a diner,

walk for a few months and the taverns start to get crowded, and it works

building a bigger place until opening a new branch that my mother named

Cafe Laboon is now located throughout Indonesia. Then my dad

got a new job and is now a Manager at a large company.

I want them to be together again, I don't want them to be apart

like this, and also I hope to meet my father. I miss you so much

with him, he taught me to always be independent and not easy to depend on

to someone else.

**

After I heard her past stories I felt sorry

to Sapphira, then I clasped one of her hands and said.

“Then why don't you try to unite them

Back, that way you can be together again,” I said while grasping

sapphires hand.

“Indeed sounds easy if we talk without any effort,”

while looking down.

“Means you have to wait for the right time, I'm sure you can

unite them.”

“Again you are very confident.”

“I'm just trying to make you feel better,”.

“Thank you.”

We saw a lot of night stars from down here, huh

although it is crowded here but we can still enjoy the stars at night

these. And I remember because I came here on a motorcycle, I intended

take her home with me on the motorbike I brought.

Will he accept it or not? I'm a little nervous

to tell him but this is a chance for me to go home

with him, and even more so just the two of them. The wind is cold at night

makes me goosebumps like a man holding back a bowel movement,

but if I don't tell you then this golden opportunity will just disappear

without the slightest effort.

I think I should tell him.

“Em...Safira, you will not come home later, you are with me

riding a motorbike, I happened to bring a motor here,” invite me to Safira with

eyes that are lyrical.

“Hah?!” Safira was surprised because suddenly I took her home

joint.

“How? it's dangerous for women to go home alone at night

look,” I said.

“It is not more dangerous to go home with you yaa,” conscience

Safira with a suspicious look towards me.

“How?” I said.

“Hmm...Good tonight I will go home with you,” he replied

while closing his eyes.