Thunder on Earth Love

Meeting 1

That afternoon Shafa was neat after the pesantren earlier. He went to meet Nature, his friend. Shafa drove the bike casually while enjoying the afternoon atmosphere that was crowded with vehicles.

Shafa's eyes were fixed on a mob of street children and a chaotic-looking man sitting there. Shafa pulled the bike over, watching the man. Again he felt he had seen the figure of a man there. The street kids are eating. And the food was probably from the man sitting next to them. It was clearly the man's mess. Ruffled hair, shirts and ties are irregular. Sit while daydreaming. Must be the one who saw him, thinking he was a lunatic.

Occasionally the street children greeted the man, but only a forced smile was painted on his face. Then he got up and put his foot down lazily. Both of his hands were placed in his pants pocket. He walked to a minimarket, which turned out to be parked there.

Shafa also put forward his motorbike again after the man's car sped far away. He wants to go to Nature's Cafe.

*****

Thunder stepped his foot into the house, last night he didn't come home. Precisely from yesterday morning left for a new office this afternoon Guntur returned home.

"Auntie, I think we should make a notice board in front. The warning! Crazy people are forbidden to enter the house" Samuel said upon seeing the arrival of Thunder. She and her aunt were relaxing in the family room.

Sonia understood her nephew's intentions when she saw her son coming home. "What a crazy person can read Sam" he said.

"If the madness is half-and-half it can still be. I'm the one who just got home" Samuel quipped. His face was slightly raised from the magazine he was reading.

Thunder approached and sat down next to his mother. "I know what you're talking about." That was obviously the word to Samuel.

"Thank God if it's still horrified, it means it's still sane." Samuel went back to reading the magazine.

Sonia rubbed her son's head gently. "Why did your mommy just come home?" ask without anger.

Thunder looked at his mother with guilt. "Sorry Ma! Thunder is wrong not to obey the will of mama equally papa."

"Elimination aja Bi, Kak Guntur from the list of children. I don't want to obey my parents" said Samuel.

"Bych!" sonia exclaimed a warning look. Then refocus on his son.

"Mama also apologizes if this matchmaking weighs on you. But mom and dad want the best for our son's future. She's a good woman Thunder. Even his family can understand your absence last night. Until the engagement is delayed."

"Once again, sorry Ma. Thunder will accept this matchmaking," said Guntur as usual as possible.

"Thank you, son. You can be happy with that woman." Sonia smiled happily at her son's words.

"When if Brother Guntur does not want to, I have standbay to replace. She's a pretty girl, isn't she Bi?" samuel said.

"It must be pretty, right girl!" sonia Exclamation.

"Lagian did the sis Kak Guntur go home. Though I had wanted to replace the position of Kak Guntur as the sole heir of the Aryan family," said Samuel who certainly not serious.

"You know not Sam, what bus is misleading?" ask Thunder.

Samuel seemed to think. "Bis the night" he answered later.

Thunder shakes. "No!"

"False hope."

Still wrong.

"Bis ijo cap panda."

Thunder still shook his head.

"Keep the bus what? Rhino stamp bus?"

" Want to know what buses are misleading? Biss the devil" said Thunder, throwing a pillow at Samuel.

"Eh, bushel. You think I'm a demon, brother. Kejem very much you're a cousin." Samuel threw the pillow back at Thunder.

In an instant Thunder rose from his seat and spared the throw of his sister's pillow. "Eits, it's not okay."

"Lo came home and fought a storm! It's been the look of a century of people. It's so dirty, it stinks again!" samuel's lips.

Unexpectedly Thunder approached and curled Samuel in his arms. No doubt his cousin's sister thrashed to be released. Sonia who saw that only shook her head in wonder. If you have met, there must be a dispute. But rest assured, the two brothers love each other. They will feel lost if they do not meet for a long time.

"Stop to Sister! Oath of ketek lo stink jigong," cried Samuel who still thrashed in the pittingan Guntur.

"The smell of the jigong is not a sticky mouth" said Samuel's older cousin.

Thunder dragged Samuel up the stairs. "Ketekku fragrant yes, even though not bathing from yesterday."

"Oath the barren lo slob sis! Can faint prospective wife lo ntar if met."

"When I meet my future wife, I'm also scented and clean Sam."

Upon reaching his room Thunder released Samuel. They sat in front of the door.

From what once seemed cheerful and ordinary. Now the look on Thunder's face turned soft. He bent his face against the floor with his hands resting on his knees.

Samuel understood his brother's feelings. Of course it is difficult to accept the matchmaking that has been prepared by both parents. His heart was stuck on another girl. When married once in a lifetime is the principle, then what if he can not love his wife later. Wouldn't it hurt his heart and his wife's. Thunder really has resigned to the situation. Wanting to refuse but his parents decided to match him.

"Udahlah Brother! Don't be sad! I know how hard it feels right now. But rest assured, with the blessing of both parents. You can be happy someday." Samuel tried to strengthen his brother's heart.

"Sono mandi! It smells like tau" said Samuel.

The thunder hit Samuel's arm. "Damn you!" They also chuckle slowly.

Thunder rose and opened the door of his room. Samuel also went to his own room, which was right next to Thunder's room.

*****

"Assalamu'alaikum!" shafa exclaimed as he entered the room of Nature.

Nature looks pleased with the arrival of Shafa. "Wa'alaikumsalam!" the answer.

"Why again? Kisut kisut face like a dry orange," said Alam when he saw Shafa looked not excited.

"Next week I'm getting married" Shafa said briefly densely and clearly.

Nature was immediately stunned to not believe the words of the girl in front of him at this time. Because, Nature knows the girl can not possibly forget the man of her past.

"Seriously you Fa?"

Shafa just nodded.

"Who's the guy?"

Shafa just shrugged his shoulders. He himself did not know who the man he would marry was. "Daddy set this up. I had no choice but to reject her wish."

In the room of Nature, Shafa recounts his grievances. As much as possible Nature advised and assured Shafa, that he should move on. Slowly, surely he can dismiss the memories of Fachri with the presence of new people.

After returning from Alam, Shafa went to his sister's cafe. Gibran told himself to go there. Shafa himself also misses his friends there.

"Hi Shafa! Long time no see, I miss knowing," said Ririn who saw the arrival of Shafa immediately embraced the body of his friend.

It has been over a month that Shafa has not come to the cafe since the day of the riots that left him injured. Gibran had told him that he said that he had left the cafe.

"Boss Gibran said you don't work here anymore Fa," Ririn continued when she took off her arms.

"Yes Rin, I'm sorry I just came."

"Yes Fa, I know. I'm the same Arif wants to see you in the hospital also not be given the same boss Gibran. But you're really healthy, aren't you Fa?" ask Ririn.

"I'm healthy Rin. Oh yeah, it's quiet at this hour?" shafa asked when he saw the quiet atmosphere. It was only seven o'clock at night.

"Oh, this is boss Gibran deliberately telling us to close early. He said he wanted a family event" replied Ririn.

Shafa nodded his head. Then Gibran showed up and told Ririn to come home. Other employees have also returned home. He'll lock up the cafe himself.

"Let's sit down first!" bring Gibran.

Shafa said he sat down with his brother. "Why did you tell me to come here?"

"So papa said you want to meet with your future husband" said Gibran.

Shafa also seemed silent not to respond. Gibran was silent as well. An awkward atmosphere between the two. Shafa could not bear such an atmosphere.

"So why the hell is it like being awkward like me now? I miss my old brother. We laugh together, we joke together. You don't miss those days?" shafa asked as he clasped his brother's hand. I hope the awkwardness between them is gone.

Gibran also held his sister's hand back. "So I miss those days Shafa. Brother only feels guilty about not being next to you when you need Brother. Brother should be the one who can protect you, but instead let you suffer all this time."

"Sister is not wrong. Everything is already the way like this," said Shafa with teary eyes.

Gibran stood up from his seat and stretched out his arms so that Shafa would embrace him.

They both hugged with their feelings. After all these years they were separated by distance and time, now Shafa hopes to be close again to his brother.

Without them knowing. Outside the cafe there are a pair of eyes watching the scenery inside. He felt disappointed and betrayed. With the anger that becomes. That guy's gone from there. I don't know what's going to happen next.

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