The moon Erlangga
8, Being Close
Ye know? I unconsciously like seeing you
and smile to himself.
Tok tok tok tok
“Mas Erlangga is morning, he said there was basketball practice this morning,” shouted aunt Naila, Erlangga's maid. Yesterevening
Erlangga asked Naila for help to wake him up.
Naila was still knocking on Erlangga's door. But there is still no answer at all. Naila held the doorknob and opened it. Naila herself does not know why every week morning Erlangga needs to be awakened. On a typical day Erlangga would wake up on his own.
‘’“Bun, mas already morning,” Naila said while shaking Erlangga's body.
“Still at 5am aunty, later at 6.30 wake Erlangga again yes.”
“Don't do it mas, pray dawn first.”
“Bibi..” said Erlangga warned Naila. Erlangga really does not like if anyone warns him to pray. Erlangga does not believe in God. If God exists, why is his life like this? Although there is, maybe God does not want Erlangga to be his servant. His life was complicated, like a very tangled thread.
“Ya already, aunty out first yes.” Naila went out of Erlangga's room. “Mas, Miss Sasa called earlier, saying that
it came faster than usual. Maybe I can meet him.”
Erlangga reflex immediately woke up, he said from Sasa must be the Moon.
Come in sooner? What'sthetime?
Erlangga took her phone trying to call Sasa's number.
The number you're calling is out of range.
Erlangga kept trying to contact Sasa a few times. The answer is the operator. Erlangga pulled her hair in annoyance, Sasa was too fond of giving incomplete information.
“Huuu,” frustrated Erlangga. Erlangga looked at the clock on the wall of his room. Only at 05:30, maybe today he will quickly go to the campus.
Erlangga ends at 6 am. While his friends are still good at sleeping, he should be stuck here. It's been almost 1 hour Erlangga in the field of basketball. Erlangga felt irritated all of a sudden, did Sasa mess with her?
Erlangga decided the clerk. It is better to wait for friends to be banned than unclear in the field itself.
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Erlangga entered the locker room. He approached his locker, taking out the trash he had on. When opening the locker, Erlangga's eyes were fixed on a red and white enveloped letter. Characteristics of the letter from the Moon, his smile rises. He opened the letter.
I forgot that life is temporary
I forgot that life is mortal
I forget that life is unpredictable
Like the story between us
No matter how hard I try to eliminate your shadow
You are always present in my life.
Erlangga turned the paper. There's a pretty picture, a picture of them, rose red. Erlangga's eyes traced around the room.
Is the moon gone?
Erlangga's daydream is gone, because he heard a noise from the direction of the warehouse. Erlangga approaching the warehouse.
“Ngpa-,” greeting Erlangga truncated when seeing the Moon in the warehouse. Erlangga tried to set the look on his face. “Hmm... Ngpain you there?” tanya Erlangga tried flat. Erlangga now understood the intent of Sasa. The moon is going to the locker this morning, with no one to go to. Erlangga must take advantage of this accuracy.
“Not ngpa-ngpain kok,” replied Moon spontaneously, “meaning, again find cicak” he continued.
Erlangga held back his laughter hearing the unreasonable reason of the Moon. “Cicak?”
“Eh don't get me wrong, common for pratikum.”
“Oh,” replied Erlangga put on a face as if believing in the words of the Moon.
The moon snorted small. “Introduction yes. Looks like the Trick is not here, want to try to find in another room first.”
The moon deliberately stood in front of the door, preventing the Moon from leaving. There was a sense of unwillingness to let the Moon go.
“Sorry, can shear a little no?” rebulan. Spontaneous Erlangga shifts his body so that the moon can come out of the warehouse.
Erlangga pulled the sleeve of the Moon, he had to get acquainted directly with the Moon. “I Erlangga. You?”
The moon seemed to blink her eyes. “Remboon.”
“Monthly beautiful name,” praise Erlangga sincerely. “You know? The moon usually has a beautiful radiance, where the rays provide calmness. When someone wants to have the Moon for himself.”
Erlangga pushed the Moon out of the locker room, realizing that the basketball kids would soon be heading to the locker room. “The kids are coming. Hope the pegs get it yes.” Erlangga left the Moon still silent.
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With clothes dongker lumbar color look elegant today. He ran small towards the cafeteria, where Elisha and Erza were waiting for him. The ever-dense college schedule made us remember eating alone was grateful.
The moon can see her friend from a distance who is already sitting at the table eating the canteen.
“Udah long wait?” the Moon said while sitting next to Erza. In front of her were Elisha and Vino beside Elisha. Although the three of them tried to eliminate the tense atmosphere, still the Moon can feel awkwardness.
“Udah on meal message?” tanya Rebulan who only got a head bob from Erza. Elisha who from earlier looked scowled was just silent.
“You want what mess? Let me order it,” this time Vino is open voice.
“Mie ayam” replied Elisa, Erza and Rembulan compact.
Vino stand will order food.
“Drinking white water only yes,” said the Moon and reciprocated nod of the head.
Elisha could feel Vino glancing at him before leaving. Elisha realized his hope of eating chicken noodles was only a memory.
The moon looked at Elisha who was grumbling indistinctly from earlier. Then look at Erza. Hope someone wants to explain to him, the peculiarity that happened since.
“You guys why, how tense is that? That's Vino's brother, right?” tanya Rembulan gave up on the secret event of Elisha and Erza.
“Iya it sis Vino,” replied Elisha casually. “Canner?” he continued with a sweet smile typical bucin.
Erza turns her eyes annoyed, “tadi early morning there is a munching unclear, now muji-muji Vino handsome! Tired see your drama.”
“OK. Can you explain, what does it mean?”
“Not yet princess tau,” said Erza.
The moon so badmood heard Erza's answer, too many of their secrets she didn't know.
The moon turned her back around the canteen. His eyes grew bigger when he saw Erlangga who had just entered the canteen. The look in their eyes met, the moon felt like there was a black hole
sucked him in Erlangga's gaze.
The moon threw a gaze in another direction, wherever it matters not Erlangga who became the object. The face of the Moon now may already be blushing red . The moon still glanced at Erlangga at a glance.
Erlangga went to order food and met Vino, the senior brother of one of his majors.
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“What about the case you investigated?” ask Vino.
“No results yet, all like lost in the earth! Though we are both very confident, can find a bright spot in the location of D.”
“Start, which you are investigating about the doctor. Given how people know him, there must be many pros and cons.”
“Especially from the side of a large family, there is something strange with them.”
“Doctors come from an influential family. Obviously many things are hidden from them.”
Erlangga agreed with Vino's opinion. Lots of weirdness in a doctor's accident. He may have to propose a re-plan.
“You order what deck?” ask the canteen.
Erlangga and Vino mentioned their message to the dining table after getting their food.
The moon who likes to eat, feels happy to see Vino and is confused at the same time.
“Kak ..”
“I exchange food,” cut Erlangga without guilt`
The moon spontaneously looked at Erlangga with a sprain. He wanted to eat chicken noodles instead of white rice which was a lot like this!
“How do you change my food without asking first?”
Erlangga attaches his index finger to the lips of the Moon, “Suttt. Eat!”
The lips of the Moon are open to protest again. Erlangga who noticed it, put his index finger back to the lips of the Moon.
“You have 1 hour to eat before pratikum.”
The moon realized since the incident the locker made them close. He felt Erlangga was always around him at any time. Maybe it was just the feeling of the moon, he would try ordinary. Honestly, the Moon enjoys all this, being around Erlangga.
The moon saw Erlangga, she felt Erlangga looking at her.
Make goosebumps know!
“Why are you staring at me?”
“Hanyingin.”
“No other work huh?”
“No,” Erlangga briefly replied without taking his eyes off the Moon.
The moon sighed tiredly looking at Erlangga. It is free to ask Erlangga to change the decision he made. Born as a smart child makes Erlangga often take his own decisions on his performances and difficult to change.
Erlangga smiled and blinked her eyes, teasing the moon who was still upset with her.
On one side Elisha and Erza looked at Vino in annoyance. They suffered the same fate as the Moon, a chicken noodle that turned into white rice. The vino? Relax like there is no mistake.
