THE MENTARY FOR THE ESTUARY
CHAPTER 5, THE FOLLOWING YEAR IS BEAUTIFUL (ABOUT NICO AND RIRI, PART 2)
- STIL FLASHBACK
- POV AUTHOR
Nico's father and mother have returned to America, a month after all the situations returned to normal. Nico was also persuaded to come home with them, but Nico did not want to, he was already in love with Indonesia. So that's the end, Nico stayed in Indonesia, studying here, while looking for half his lost heart; R iana.
***
In the afternoon, November is wet because it rains all day. Nico was excited to see the activities of the people below through the transparent glass in his personal space. No matter what the season, everyone likes to go to the cafe. Want the dry season, want rain, cafe visitors are still a lot.
“Mas Nico, this was asking for green tea angel he said, has been called from earlier too, even not dread!” a girl's nagging stopped for a moment the activity that Nico was doing. The tall, half-cule guy rolled his eyes lazily, to a table on which was served a cup of warm green tea with a piece of cheesecake that almost melted its top.
“Sorry, Sa, I'm too excited to see the traffic and activities of the people below,” said Nico while sipping the tea slowly.
“Lo ngeliatin people, what else is the nyari people?” carissa's question was right on target, and Nico sighed again, stirring again.
“Jakarta is vast, mas, not that easy to find one person in a city this size,” said Carissa.
“Ya you really too, Sa. But how should I? A year I lost him..” complained Nico.
“What after he left Malang that you really-no more contact with him?” ask Carissa.
“There should be yes, but I don't dare, it's been until what not, the day after he went to Jakarta I just didn't dare.”.
“Yeeee, means wrong lo itself if it is mas, hadeh, already bucin, bego anyway. Double kill!” exclaimed Carissa exasperated as she immediately left the room owned by her boss. Yes, this small cafe belongs to Nico himself. Dan Carissa is a first-rate student at a campus in Jakarta, and she works here, on the recommendation of Aunty Verro – her best friend. It just so happens that this Carissa is indeed his niece Aunty Verro.
Nico continued his activities again, looking at the traffic of people who went in and out of his cafe with various backgrounds.
“One day Ri,” said while drinking green tea again, “Cafe will be big, and you are here, so part of this cafe, he said,” he continued later while closing the transparent window glass with curtains. Like he was already bored with the activities of people (and there was no sign that the person he was looking for would come here), after that, the tall guy immediately turned on his PC. Mending him play games instead of getting upset.
***
But in fact, there is no need to wait for this big cafe first to invite Riana to come there. One night, when the cafe's visitors were quiet, Nico decided to go out for a while and take a walk. Bored all day he just played PC in his private room. So rather than him continue to craze + rally because it continues there, mending him out aja, streets.
“Where are you, mas?” ask Carissa who is busy baking something in the kitchen.
“Mau streets, Sa. Want to nitip something?” ask Nico.
“Titip girlfriend one can mas? I'm a single mom,” sloppy Carissa. Nico yelled at the girl's forehead, picking up a piece of brownie on a plate.
“Idih, if laper tuh say mas, can I masakin later..” said Carissa while flipping the cooked cake.
“Bikin how many baking sheet, Sa?” ask Nico.
“Cuman 3 really, here's an order for delivery tomorrow. But like mas have to add more people if you want to receive a gini cake box message service, if only eight people here are not enough, fear of cafe affairs is not the 'handle.” said Carisa.
“Oh is easy, later I ask temen to make a locker ad deh. I'm staying Sa, happy baking!” nico exclaimed as he pulled the braid of Carissa's ponytail, made the owner turn the eyeball lazily, then drove it away using a gesture. Nico just laughed, before he finally walked quickly to the cafe exit. Thankfully, the burden can be slightly reduced after judging Carissa earlier.
***
Here's Nico now. Luckily he decided to get out of his cafe and take a walk, the problem is, he just remembered, if the kitchen and monthly logistics needs have all run out. Luckily, he took his motorcycle with him today.
“Yeah, who the hell is the person who does not work shopping nights like this?” luh Nico while paying attention to the activities and density of mobility of people in the supermarket. After making that complaint, he grimaced later. It was not that he was one of the people who with his lack of work became part of this crowd.
“Mas, mas, dong mission. Aduh suwek, already the shelves are very high, the obstruction of the mas even so not seem this,” said a woman while pointing at the kitchen spice rack which was apparently accidentally blocked by Nico. The shocked Nico was reprimanded so, immediately retreated backwards, and being unprepared, he said, he even ended up being a victim of “t and lari” someone who bothered to bring a grocery trolley while holding his two twin and bald toddlers. Very funny, like Upin-Ipin.
“Sorry mas,” he said as he walked very fast with his shopping trolley, chasing his two super agile toddlers. Nico just grinned, kept scratching his head. What kind of situation is he facing?
“Eh mas, please dong,” the voice of the woman was heard again. Nico immediately turned his head (without looking at the woman), then asked.
“Why, mbak?”
“Anu, no nyampe and my dear. Please take that one, that one, the same one at the top yes, really high, seriously,” he said while grinning, maybe feeling bad. Nico nodded and smiled. Quickly, he picked up some items requested by the woman and handed them over.
“Receive cash..” the woman's words came to a halt, her gaze also halted exactly in front of Nico's face. The astonished Nico finally returned the woman's gaze, and in another split second, they were both aware of who he really was in one location and one place.
***
Nico parked his motorcycle with eye conditions that are still glazed. In the rear bonbar, Riana also looked equally shaken. Unexpectedly, after a year, they were finally reunited in a different nuance and atmosphere.
“Nico... I-I still can't believe that this is you,” Riana said as she removed her helmet.
“I can't believe you're here all of a sudden, for a year, I'm desperate for you,” said Nico. They got off the bike hand in hand, forgetting the luggage that was still beautifully arranged in the trunk of the motorbike that was large enough.
“Carissaaaaa!” jerit Nico, arriving at the cafe. Lucky cafe is deserted, only the remaining workers who have not returned – including Carissa.
“Ngopo and mas? Even screaming!” yells.
“Sa, she's coming Sa, she's coming, she's here!” nico exclaimed as he shook Carissa's arm vigorously.
“What the hell? This is if my arm is dislodged how? She who? Who's coming?” ask Carissa.
“The person is behind lo, Riana!” nico exclaimed, still with the same enthusiasm.
“Hi... This is you two why the hell?” riana did not understand.
“Oh, sorry, mom, Hi, I'm Carissa, Mas Nico's employee at this cafe. If you ask me, who do I ask? What is clear, he continued nuh nyariin mbak, confided yes to me, so, the time he was happy really after meeting mbak mbak,” said Carissa. Riana gawking. Is that Nico to him? Nico presents Carissa with a plot, but the sweet girl doesn't care, and continues the story.
“Mas Nico every day it always look to the window from his room above, hope mbak see this cafe continues to enter it, make a stopover. But not unexpectedly, you even met after Mas Nico came out of hiding.”.
“Wes, Sa, Wes. Ojo ngawur lehmu cerito... Mending semapno something special for Riri, he would have come here for the first time.” said Nico interrupted, without him knowing that his own interlocutor was making peace with foreign pain, he said, which suddenly slipped into the heart. After all those secrets, after all those stories and millions of complaints, he will soon be ignored, replaced by the one that was once lost from sight.
***
“I don't want to lose you again, Riana,” said Nico, shortly after the two of them arrived inside Nico's private room.
“Sorry, Nico. But if you're supposed to miss, you can call me first. I just left, and couldn't carry on feeling between us because of that difference. But that does not mean we can not continue to make friends,” said Riana. Nico. He lowered his face, not daring to oppose Riana's gaze and speech. The girl was right. Actually all this time, it was she who had intentionally let the girl disappear.
“So actually, who left whom?” Riana broke the silence. Nico sighed, he tried to look into Riana's eyes, eyes as clear as the well she missed.
“A-I, Ri, I was wrong. Sorry,” said Nico while bringing the little girl into his arms.
“Already, the important thing, we can be together again now..” Riana returned Nico's embrace so tightly. It seems, he also felt lost.
“Excuse me..” Carissa opened the door slowly. In his hand, there was one tray containing two glasses of hot chocolate and a plate full of brownies that seemed to have just matured.
“Hi, Carissa. Here join,” invite Riana friendly.
“Thanks mbak, I
“Are you ok, Sa?” ask Nico to worry.
“I'm not papa... I'm home huh?”
“Don't be alone, I anter aja yes, kost you will be far away.” bargain Nico.
“No mas, I'm like Mas Alit, he hasn't come home either. Excuse me yes, good night,” said Carissa. Nico can't prevent. Honestly, he was confused, is Carissa different? Why these?
For thousands of days
I'm sticking with you
Skip the things I have on your side
Without you knowing how I feel about you
I hope myself
Giving love even if not returning
I maybe not yours and you're not mine
But I'll be there for you when you need me
It is only me
Believe me girl it's only me
Yeah it's only me
I will always be the one who pull you up
When everyone push you down
And it's only me
Believe me girl it's only me
Yeah it's only me
Even if you never care about my feelings
I won't ignore you
But I hope someday you know
I hope myself
Giving love even if not returning
I maybe not yours and you're not mine
But I'll be there for you when you need me
It is only me
Believe me girl it's only me
Yeah it's only me
I will always be the one who pull you up
When everyone push you down
And it's only me
Believe me girl it's only me
Yeah it's only me
I wasn't
The taste you want
But I do exist
For you for you
I maybe not yours and you're not mine
But I'll be there for you when you need me
It is only me
Believe me girl it's only me
Yeah it's only me
I will always be the one who pull you up
When everyone push you down
And it's only me
Believe me girl it's only me
Yeah it's only me
It's only me
Its only its only me
Yeah its only me
(Kaleb J-It’s Only Me).
(BBC).
