The Moon is Split

End of Winter in Hokkaido - Part One

At nine in the morning Arzie and Kira arrive in Tokyo. They deliberately took a night flight so that they could get to the morning in Tokyo. They went straight to the hotel. Arzie booked two rooms at a five-star hotel. They took a break to just straighten their waist. Arzie also has an appointment to meet his best friend while in college who is currently working at KBRI Tokyo.

From his best friend Arzie got an explanation about the address of their destination in Hokkaido. They plan to continue their journey to Hokkaido later in the afternoon. From Tokyo to Chitose Airport, it takes 1.5 hours.

"I'll take you to the High School you mean Arzie. I happened to have been there a while ago"

"Thank you for your help, Dha"

"I hope you'll see your real sister soon"

By late afternoon they had arrived at the school in question. There they met a teacher.

"Takahashi Cool chan, desuka"1)

"Hi, sou desu"2)

"Sumimasen, anata wa dare desuka?"3)

"Yudha desu. Kore wa Arzie san to Kira. Indonesia kara no tomodachi. Keren san no Oniisan to imoto desu" 4)

"Haoh?!" 5)

"Hi, sou desu. Arzie san to Kira chan wa Keren san ni aitai Indonesian kara kimashita. Seababuri" 6)

"Shikashi, seito-tachi wa 30-bu mae ni sarimashita" 7)

"Aa, sou ka. Sumimasen, adoresu oshiete moraemasu ka" 8)

"Chotto matte kudasai" 9)

The teacher searches the student's address file in the closet, then gives it to them. After thanking them, they left the school for the address in question. If you look at the address, it's not that far from the school. Only about 20 minutes walk.

"Ah, I think this is the address"

They pressed the bell many times but no one came out of the house.

"It looks like no one is home" Arzie said.

Kira took a piece of paper and a ballpoint pen from inside her bag. He wrote something on the paper and slipped it under the door.

"What did you write, Deck?"

Arzie nodded his head. After saying thank you and saying goodbye to his best friend, Arzie and his sister looked for a hotel nearby. Almost night. They rested for a while at the hotel while waiting for news from Keren.

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"I have been looking for you. but you are not home. this is my mobile number. please contact if you are home. Kirani Chandhani Fauzia" 10)

Cool who just got home reading a memo tucked under the door. Behind the paper is a picture. Cool surprised to see the photo. The photo of a hijab woman whose face looks a lot like her.

"Is this my twin sister? How could he possibly have come this far to look for me?"

"But his face was really similar to mine. It's not wrong anymore. This must be the guy. Kirani Chandhani Fauzie"

"There's nothing wrong with me contacting him. Maybe I'll get a new lead"

Cool put the paper and the picture on the table. He went to the bathroom, cleaned himself and changed clothes. It was a very exhausting journey, he thought. Then he remembered the letter and the picture. Cool tried to contact him, but there was no answer. Once again he tried to contact her, there was still no answer.

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Translations

1). "Cool Takahashi?"

2). "Yes, right"

3). "Sorry, who are you?"

4). "I'm Yudha. This is Mr. Arzie and Miss Kira. My friend from Indonesia. They are the brother and sister of Keren"

5). "really?"

6). "Yes, right. Mr. Arzie and Ms. Kira came from Indonesia to meet with Keren. They haven't seen each other in a long time"

7). "But all the students were home 30 minutes ago"

8). "Ooo... Is that so? Sorry, can you give us the address?"

9). "Please wait a minute!"

10). "I've been looking for you. But it seems you're not home. Here's my cell phone number. Please call me when you get home"