The Moon Among the Stars

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Rara was already in Ayumi's room and tried to ask Ayumi. Why did Ayumi have to leave all of a sudden and make everyone panic.

"What happened to you Ayumi? Don't you know, we're all freaked out and confused because of you?" rara said softly to Ayumi.

Rara already considered Ayumi as her own brother. For Rara, the grief must be lived together with her best friend Ayumi.

Ayumi simply fell silent and stared out of her bedroom window.

"I'm fine, Ra. No need to worry or panic about my current condition. Everything will be fine" said Ayumi Lirih without looking at Rara at all. His vision remained unguided outside the window.

The view outside Ayumi's room is a small garden owned by her neighbors neatly arranged flowers and beautiful pots. Cool in the eye see it, not to mention if the flower began to bud and grow fragrance will certainly be as fragrant as to the room Ayumi.

"Is it hard to speak honestly with me, Ay? Aren't we friends, Ay?" said Rara slowly and sat right beside Ayumi.

"Ra look at the white flowers near the green black pot is beautiful huh. Beautiful like you, Ra," said Ayumi softly regardless of Rara's previous speech.

Rara looked out the window and stared at the flowers one by one.

"Oh that's Lily's flower. The flowers are as beautiful as their name. I'm not as pretty as Ra, you are as beautiful as a rose" Rara explained.

"It's important to debate something unfortunate?" ayumi said slowly and turned towards Rara.

"What do you mean, Ay?" ask Rara who looks confused.

"I just want the people around me to be happy, especially you, Ra. You are my best friend, I want to see happiness in your eyes, in your face and in your smile," said Ayumi softly and smiled sweetly to Rara.

"Do you want me and Kahfi to be close?" tanya Rara guessed Ayumi's intention.

Ayumi laughed out loud while covering her mouth with both palms.

"Astagfirullah .. prospective bidadari kok kak kakak gini," Ayumi said to herself.

"Who is he?" chirps Rara smile.

"I don't think Ra. One day it will be a person's heed" Ayumi replied and chuckled.

"You're honest or you don't want to tell a story" Todong Rara told Ayumi.

"It's not time for Ra. Surely I will tell you later," said Ayumi slowly.

"Well, our school will be different. Maybe I'll go to a school a little far from the city" said Rara slowly.

"Don't you want to go to school at Kak Kahfi's?" ask Ayumi briefly.

"Wherever I go to school, we're Ay's best friend. I will not forget your kindness Ay," said Rara slowly to Ayumi who was still focused on staring at the flowers one by one.

"You want to go to school where Ra is?" ask Ayumi to Rara.

Ayumi turned her body and sat opposite Rara. This topic is more interesting than having to talk about Afnan and Kahfi.

"I'd like to take an analyst school in Solo city. Learn to be independent like you, Ay. Play there, later we will have news Ay," said Rara slowly.

"After the exam I went straight there Ay. Yes you said Ay, we must succeed first and do not play heart. Our path is still so long, there is still a lot of knowledge and experience that we can get from taking care of love that ultimately makes us hurt," said Rara slowly and smiled to Rara.

"We both have to succeed Ra. We can definitely succeed together, as long as we support and motivate each other" Ayumi told Rara.

The eyes of the two friends were wet, they found the true meaning of the friend. Friends who are always there even though they have been disappointed, friends who always accompany even though they have been abandoned, friends who will always love even if they have been forgotten. Friends will mean a lot when they are gone, the near moment will definitely differ in opinion but when it feels lost friends exchange ideas.

Ayumi and Rara embrace each other and cry together. They feel they have the same story just different conditions.

"Well, I want to be honest with you. Brother Zura is not my Big Brother," said Rara Lirih opening her own family's disgrace.

Ayumi looked surprised and looked at Rara as if asking for a more detailed and understandable explanation.

"I don't know Ra. Indeed, your faces are different, but that is not a problem," said Ayumi trying to mediate.

"The whole story is Ra. I know it from my mom too. Mama told me everything about Ibu Kak Zura," said Rara slowly.

"Then is ta'aruf right?" ayumi asked to switch the conversation. Ayumi doesn't want to go too deep into Rara's life.

"Ta'aruf was indeed only one-sided Ay. Brother Zura loves Kak Afnan. But, Kak Afnan prefers it over Kak Zura. You are different Ay. There is an aura of its own that makes Kak Afnan far-sighted until now," said Rara slowly.

"I don't know Ra either. Our feelings are the same, but .." Ayumi's words stopped when she remembered the incident this morning. There was a strange taste that was not as usual.

"But what's Ay?" rara asked a little urgently out of curiosity.

Ayumi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, and tried to calm her heart and mind.

"So when I ran into Brother Afnan by accident, we were both very close when I hit him. Kak Afnan's voice close to my ears just didn't shake as usual" Ayumi explained.

"Do you love Ay with Afnan?" rara asked back and looked into Ayumi's eyes to find honesty there.

"I love but today it feels empty when I meet Kak Afnan. It feels empty, like there is no vibration as usual," said Ayumi innocently.

"What do you do every night Ay?" rara asked increasingly curious.

"I only ask Allah SWT to be given the best for me, even though at this time the decision makes me disappointed. I will continue to seek the love and pleasure of Allah SWT and His Messenger. If I get it, God's insha will be facilitated any way," explained Ayumi.

"Then in your opinion, the love is now gone because you are as good as to achieve the ideals first," said Rara a little cornered.

"Promise yes Ra, before we have a job and have not been successful, we should not talk about men including Kak Afnan and Kak Kahfi," Ayumi chuckled.

"Who's afraid?! Deal yes," said Rara while giving her little finger a sign of promise must be obeyed.

Ayumi linked her little finger to Rara's little finger. They both smile and laugh.

"Oh, like a kid, aren't we?" asked Ayumi who was still chuckling at the behavior of the two of them.

"Once in a while make yourself happy it needs Ay. Don't think what we're doing isn't our age" Rara told Ayumi, who still seemed shy.