THE SACRED LOVE OF MENTARI

CHAT AT MIDNIGHT

"Ekhem."

Deheman's voice made Dance who was currently waiting for Luke turn towards the source of the sound.

"Pak Firman." said Tari when he found out that the owner of the voice is the Word.

Word smiled wryly, "Who are you coming, who's spending the same time."

"I'm sorry sir, that's Luke, uh I mean Mr. Luke...."

"Just relax Dance, I'm not angry, yes I'm self-conscious, I can't possibly compete with the perfect Mr. Luke, I'm all right."

"That's not so, Mr. Word, we're just..."

"You don't have to explain anything to me, I'm a nobody to you."

"Hmm." Dance feels bad with the Word, the Word is right, she should not ignore the Word and instead spend time with Luke, however she came to this event along with the Word.

"I go first Dance, I'm sure, when you come home, you don't need me to take you." After saying that, the Word passes.

Dance could only sigh heavily and feel guilty.

Dance begged when she felt something very cold pressed against her cheek skin, when she turned her head to the side, it was Luke's prank that stuck a glass filled with cold drinks on Dance's cheek.

Lukas smiled idly as he managed to prank Dance.

"Luke, you are such a prankster, cold to know." Dance stroked her cheek which still felt cold.

Luke instead grinned, and handed the glass containing the drink brought to Tari, "Nieh drank"

"Thank you." Dance takes over the glass thrust by Luke.

"The word said it was here."

"Nothing" replied Dance lying.

"Did he come to seduce you." seduced Luke.

"Oh, oh, no."

"Thank God, don't let him do that."

"What if Mr. Firman seduced me."

"Color I'll be mad."

"What right do you have to be angry with him."

"Eh, yes, what right do I have to be angry with her if she seduces you." Luke chuckles to himself, actually he wants to say this, 'I don't like him coming near you, let alone seducing you, because I seem to be starting to like you' that's what Luke actually wants to say.

"It's over soon, we better go now Dance." asked Luke.

"Ehh, but later Lili's mother and Sebastian's nyariin you."

"Here you go, she can't possibly look for me, they're so happy with their anniversary, ' said Tari before Arin asked me to drop him off."

The dance is only resigned when Luke pulls his hand out of the venue.

****

There was silence in the car, none of them opened the chat, I don't know, suddenly they became awkward, until finally the driver Luke stopped his car.

And this time, Tari let Luke deliver her to her front house.

"Well, thank you for delivering me safely and completely without one thing less dear young master Lukas Pangestu" joked Tari when he arrived at his house.

"I was not invited to stop by Miss Mentari Whardhani as a thank you."

"Unfortunately can not young master, if raided by citizens how."

"Well, we can get married."

"Haha." Dance laughed at her superior's clumsiness, "This master could've."

"Hmm, yeah, you better get in the gieh."

Dari nodded, "You better turn around too, it's already tonight."

Luke approached, so that now their distance was so close, it made Tari nervous, but he did not try to erode the distance between himself and Luke.

"As soon as you're in, I'll leave, so my heart is at ease."

"You go first."

It seems like they are hard to part with each other.

"Come in, it's cold outside, you'll be sick."

"Hm."

Because Dance did not go in, out of nowhere so that Luke's hand moved to reach the waist of Dance and embrace her, Dance did not refuse, she again felt comfort when in Luke's arms, Luke, so that in wrapping her hands back to Luke's embrace, the cold that she had felt now turned into a warmth, Tari rested her head on Luke's chest which made her able to hear Luke's heartbeat clearly.

After a while in such a position, Luke finally pushed Tari's body slowly, eyes glared at each other which made Tari nervous but in no way did she turn her attention in the other direction, then Luke drew his lips closer to kiss Dari's forehead, Reflect Dance closed her eyes, waiting for Luke's lips to touch the surface area of her forehead, Dance could feel her forehead area touched by Luke's soft lips.

As soon as Luke pulled his lips from his forehead, then Tari opened her eyes, her face was hot.

"Come in there." said Luke in a soft voice that gave Tari the creeps and her blood rippled, "As soon as I get home, I'll let you know."

"Mmm, all right, I'm going in." Dari really hoped Luke would keep his promise to contact her.

"Bye Luke."

"Bye Mentari."

Dance smiled before turning around and walking towards her house, before actually entering her house, Tari had turned around and gave her sweet smile which was replied by Luke with a smile no less sweet.

"Come in."

Dance nodded and now disappeared behind the door.

Once inside, Tari revealed a little curtain peeking through the window, it turns out that Luke is still standing there, Luke waved his hand which was replied by Tari, and after that only then did Tari close the curtain back.

Dance leaned against the door of her house while holding her chest that was beating fast, Dance did not need to ask why her heart was beating so fast like this, Dance knew at this moment that she had fallen in love, she had fallen in love, falling in love for the second time with Luke who is his own superior, Luke's gentle demeanor and attention turn out to eventually make him melt and without being asked, his heart opens by itself to receive a new heart.

There is a sense of guilt in the mind of Tari because she feels she has betrayed Adam, let alone she has promised to never open her heart to another man again, but no one can know what fate is like, no one can know what fate is like, Taripun never thought in the end he would fall in love again, of the many men who had tried to approach him, it was Luke where his heart fell.

"Whether my feelings are wrong, is it natural that I love Luke." Dance monologues to herself and eventually makes her tired herself and decides to enter her room while waiting for Luke to contact her.

****

"Good night Dance." muttered Luke as soon as Tari closed her window curtains.

Luke walked away from Tari's house to his car, he was sure that Mr. Agung would be restless waiting for him because he was with Tari for quite a long time, along the way Luke continued to smile and whistle.

Upon arrival at home, the house looks quiet and spacious, it is already midnight, thought Lukas his parents must also be on a break after the exhausting event earlier.

Luke took off his coat and threw it on his bed, followed by his body being thrown, Dance's face was shadowed on the ceiling of his room and it made Luke smile, after a year and more he closed the door of his heart, now the door of his heart was opened again, and the woman who opened it was the girl Luke should have forbidden to enter.

"Whether my feelings are wrong, am I not supposed to fall in love, am I not supposed to love Dance" she asked herself.

"But this feeling came suddenly without me expecting it, I wanted Dance, I wanted to have it, but what if Tari knew I was the one who killed her husband and her baby, he would hate me so much and would never want to see me." Luke continues to monologue with himself until a message goes to his cell phone, a message coming from Tari, so busy thinking about how Tari's reaction if he knows he is the one who destroyed Dance's life makes him forget his promise that will contact Tari, until Tari himself who first contacted him.

Dance : Luke, have you slept.

Lukas felt his feelings warm when he heard Tari calling him mas, and it made him moved to contact Tari because he wanted to hear Dari call him directly.

Luke dialed the number of Dance, and Luke's call was answered on the first ring.

"Hello." Dance's voice sounded so soft and melodious heard Luke in the middle of the night like this.

"You haven't slept Dance yet."

"No, I'm waiting for you to call me, but you're not doing it."

Luke chuckled, "I'm sorry Dance."

"Hmm."

"Dance."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Try calling me with a mas call like that chat."

"Mmm, Luke's mas." call Dancing in doubt.

Luke's heart warmed, it felt like he wanted to bring Dance straight to KUA and make it right.

"Dance, you know no, I want to take you to KUA and justify you." Luke voiced his heart.

There was a laugh of Dance from across the street, "Luke's this is all there is."

"You don't ya."

"You donk, cook not want sieh, or from now on, should I call you by the call of the mistress Luke Pangestu."

"The call wasn't bad."

Silence, for a moment no one spoke, until Luke said, "Tomorrow not to go to work, will you spend time with me."

"Mmm, where are we going."

"Where do you want to go."

"Of course."

"How about we take a walk to the beach, I think it'll be fun."

"Can."

"Well Mrs Luke Pangestu, tomorrow Mr. Luke will pick you up early in the morning, so rest now."

"All right."

"Dance."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Try calling me mas once more, I love to hear you calling me with a mas call."

"Mas Luke."

"May I make sure you sleep well tonight and if you're lucky, you'll be in my dreams."

"Luke's is just there."

"Yes, I'm closing first."

"Dance soon."

"Otherwise it's mas."

"Kiss byenya mana."

"Ehh, what the fuck is sieh mas."

Luke chuckled, "I guess, your face must be reddening."

"Son, don't be pretentious." when it's true.

"That's right."

"Yes." Yeah."

"From muahhh."

Dance was silent, she felt ashamed of herself because their behavior was like ABG alone.

"Why keep quiet Sieh Tari, answered the doank."

"Mas, we're not ABG."

"But we are human, so it's legal to do what we like, ayok kiss bye first, if not, I don't feel like I'll be able to sleep well." Lukas forced.

"Muahh."

"Tomorrow real love."

"Ishh what the fuck." right now Dance drowned her face in shame.

Lukas chuckled, so glad he teased Tari.

"Mas Luke, yes, I'm going to bed."

"Okay, my dear, sleep well, dream of me."

"Hm."

"Bye mas."

"Bye Mentor."

*****

In her room, Tari did not stop smiling, for the second time she felt the beauty of falling in love, she was already impatient to wait for tomorrow, waiting when she met the man who filled the niches of her heart.

Before closing her eyes, Tari sent a message to Laura, Tari did not expect Laura to immediately reply to her message because she was sure her best friend must have slept because it was already midnight.

Dance : Ra, I am happy, very happy after a long time my heart was surrounded by cloudy clouds

And after telling her about her mood, Tari closed her eyes, hoping that tomorrow would come quickly.

*****

Early in the morning, Tari got a call from Laura, Laura was really curious about the purpose of the message sent by Dari last night.

"Tariiii, explain what the message you sent last night meant."

"Ohh Laura, can not not be so excited, can be sultak me if you hear your screams.'" protested Dance.

"I can't help it, I can't help but stir when I find my best friend happy after decades of his heart being enveloped by cloud."

Dance giggled, "You're too much Ra."

"Tari now, tell me what makes you so happy, what this has to do with men, if so, tell me what makes you so happy, I would be most grateful to the man who opened the door of my best friend's heart that had been locked perfectly."

"Yes, it's a man's problem." Dance permitting.

"God, really, who is that man Dance, who is the man who has managed to knock on your heart's door after a long time of torpor."

"Oh my God, could you not have spoken his normal Ra, the decade of all, now use all the suspended animation to describe my heart."

"Duhh Tari, you can't help but discuss the unimportant thing, now tell me, who the man is."

"Mmm, Lukas Pangestu, my own boss."

"Oh my God, really."

Dance nodded, but knowing that Laura could not see her nod, she replied, "Yes, I never thought she was the one who opened the door of my heart."

"When I know a man named Lukas Pangestu that's Dance, I'll thank him for raising up your heart that has been tormented."

"Yes, I'll do it sometime."

"Don't donk sometime, right away."

"Yes." Yeah."

"But Ra, I feel guilty also with the late Adam, I have betrayed his love."

"What do you think Sieh Tari, who said you betrayed Adam, I'm sure, Adam's mas over there must be happy to see the wife he loved open his heart again to a new love, he said, she must want to see you happy too Dance, not stuck in the past, so Whardhani Mentari, never think weird okay."

"Yes Ra, thank you."

"Thank you for..."

"You have always been there for me during my difficult times, always helping me and hearing my complaints, I am truly grateful to God for giving me such a kind and sincere friend like you."

"Together Ra, aren't you always there for me, always helping me when I need to, and helping me to complete my super duper script."

"Yes Ra, you're the same."

"Ra, yes, I want to go."

"You want to go, don't tell me you're leaving with a cult of heart."

"Yes that's how it is."

"Duhh again flowery, make the singles envious."

"You are, but many want to be with you, but none of you accept, so it's natural that you are single, I tell you yes, don't be too choosy, Ra."

"Yes yes, do not start talking to me about it again deh, now there gieh get ready and and and beautiful so that your love of your heart more klepek."

"There are you."

After ending her conversation with Laura, Tari now steps her foot into the bathroom.

*****