The Red Bridge 16 February

A Promise

On Sunday, Satria will leave for a new place of duty. On the Red Bridge, Satria said a word of farewell to Tiara. The teenage girl, glazed as Satria, was about to leave.

"Silver yes, next year we meet here" said Satria.

"Yes my brother." said Tiara as she sobbed.

"You don't cry and keep crying, brother so sad to see it." said Satria while wiping her tears.

"Where not sad, Brother will go. Just know ahead, we'll meet here."

"There's still a phone, we can send each other messages. We'll do it like that, every day without holes. "

Tiara smiled, and so did Satria. The man immediately pulled the growing Tiara, entering into his body's embrace. The two hugged each other, the sense of not wanting to part was in both.

"Sister is leaving now yes, the plane is 2 hours away" Satria said.

"Yes, heart - heart." said Tiara.

Satria kissed Tiara's forehead very long, and re-embraced Tiara's body. After about 2 minutes of hugging, Satria immediately went by car, with some friends.

Tiara stared at the car until it was not visible, while Satria was the same staring from the rearview mirror, until Tiara was invisible.

"I will wait for Brother, next year on this Red bridge" said Tiara.

****

"How can you not be so passionate?" ask Inara.

"Where not the spirit, it has been a week brother Satria has not told you. Even the phone is inactive. Don't think, I'm worried." replied Tiara.

"You think positive, there may be no signal" Inara replied.

"I mean, he's in that forest?" tiara.

"It could be in the woods" Inara said.

"Perhaps, I'll keep waiting for him" Tiara said.

While sitting in the cafeteria, with Inara. Suddenly Tiara's phone rang, a foreign number called her.

"Who's number is this?" tiara asked while showing a foreign phone number.

"Not knowing, just try to pick up." replied Inara.

"Hallo." said Tiara.

"Hallo deck, this is brother." a voice from across the man's back is heard.

"Sister, my goodness, how new is the news? Brother anywhere, I think here." said Tiara.

"Sorry deck, brother here is busy taking care of everything in the new service place. And coincidentally, the signal's kind of going up and down."

"No matter what, brother, the important brother has contacted Adek."

"I'm sorry big brother, if that worries you."

"Yes, if there is an explanation, I am relieved."

"Sir, sister misses you."

"Same sister, I miss brother too."

"How are Adek's parents?"

"Alhamdulillah healthy brother, sister is also there well - okay right?"

"Silver deck pain."

"What pain is it, brother?"

"Malarindu pain."

"Huh..!! "

"That Hindu, sick kangen wants to see you."

"Ih.. Brother, let me be surprised." said Tiara with a smile.

"Hahahahaha. got a prank."

"Not funny prank her."

"What are you doing deck now?"

"So soon to be in a senior class, if it's brother?"

"This brother is calling a distant soulmate."

"Ah.. sister, make it melt."

"Hahahahahah. Later that night we connect again, one word for adek, I love you." said Satria from across.

"I love you too."

"Please, muuuaaaccchhh. "

"Muach too."

Aaaaa

Shouted Tiara.

"Ih.. pelein, why are you? kayak has won the lottery." said Inara.

"Satria's brother called, uh. his seneng." said Tiara.

"Now the phone, too, right?" inara.

"Yes the phone, he said the signal was also up and down, same again busy."

"Eat it, don't think it's not - no, Satria's sister, unlike Mas Tino."

"Yuk ah come in, 5 minutes bell sound." Tiara asked.

****

1 Year Later

Tiara waited on the Red Bridge, on 16 February, Satria would meet him. Tiara stood on the edge of the Red bridge, wishing her lover a timely arrival.

Until the sun, just above the head, Satria did not come. There was no intention, however, to return home.

"Maybe Satria is on the road, I have to wait" Tiara said.

Until almost 1 pm, Tiara tried to contact her phone but was not active. There is already a sense of uneasiness, and a thought that does not want to happen.

"The phone is off, he promised to come today" Tiara said.

Tiara's phone rang, Satria contacted her. Tiara immediately picked up her phone call, the man who in the future finally gave the news.

"Hallo brother, I'm already on the Red bridge" said Tiara.

"Dec, forgive brother. Today cannot come. Instead, you send a package by courier, please reply later. And immediately you love him, Brother wait, a reply package from you."

"Package, brother didn't say from yesterday? if it doesn't come. I think, brother will keep his promise, even the package comes." said Tiara.

"I'm sorry big brother, please accept. There will be a man coming to see you, he will give you a package, please you will reply." said Satria from across.

"I'm sorry big brother deck, next year big brother promise, will come to see Adek" said Satria back.

"Yes brother, I will wait." said Tiara, disappointed.

After the phone closed, came a man dressed all in black, wearing a black hat. The man walked carrying a paper bag, towards Tiara.

"Mba Tiara" said the man.

"Yes" said Tiara briefly.

"This is a deposit from Satria, for you" he said while giving a paper bag to Tiara.

"This is a package from Satria's sister?" ask Tiara.

"Yes right, "he answered.

"What else is she picking?" ask Tiara.

"Nothing else, just give this away" he replied.

"Please Brother." said Tiara.

"Samely, then I say goodbye" he said and left.

"Wait, whose sister's name?" ask Tiara.

"Call me Nature" he answered.

***

Tiara opened the paper bag, when opened a white kebaya. And there's a, a letter in it.

For Tiara

Deck, brother love you kebaya, later you wear this kebaya. If one day your sister proposes to you, Brother wants to tie you up first, when you graduate High School.

Wait Brother, on February 16 next year, brother next year home, will propose to you. We got engaged first, sorry for now, brother can't meet you.

Deck, brother ask you to exchange gifts. You put it again with Alam, tomorrow at 10 noon.

Love Satria

Tiara held onto the white kebaya, and looked for something to give to Satria. Tiara found a knitting scarf, a white color made with her own hands.

****

"This is for Satria, tell her. I'll keep waiting on the Red Bridge" Tiara said.

"I will tell him, then I say goodbye." said Alam.

Nature then left, getting into a car that picked her up. Tiara stared at the black car, until the car disappeared from Tiara's sight.

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