

Seventeen :
"Love comes to who dares to be ready to fall and be hurt, ready to cry and be disappointed. But, it's all just a process toward happiness." -- Titan Wirasena.
"We always find there's a wonderful taste, when we're dreaming. That is why, we always assume that beautiful feelings are even too good to be real. Dream with your eyes open, so that everything looks real." - Tania Alexandra.
"Always, that even the descendants of Eve never knew, if there were descendants of Adam who missed him here." -- Titan Wirasena
"Because of love ... It is a taste that has a beautiful melody in every note." -- Tania Alexandra.
"We are near, but not bound." - Titan Wirasena


Titan Wirasena
Kangen
Tania and Titan were forced to follow Udin's will, and friends to see the event dangdut hajatan together. Tania was really awkward, as her left hand was handcuffed along with Titan's right hand. It was all Udin's actions that were not clear what the purpose and purpose was to handcuff Tania and Titan's hands. While Titan looks to enjoy rare moments like this. Although Titan does not really like to watch dangdut hajatan, but if the atmosphere is like this, yes, he himself seemed to enjoy it.
"Tan? Where are you going?" Shouted someone from behind. Titan looked over because he felt his name being called.
"Eh elo, Yo. Gua wants to follow a trio of kampret who again otw to the concert dangdut hajatan," said Titan flat. Yeah, the one who called Titan just now is Deo.
Deo frowned strangely, "concert dangdutan? Where's where?" Ask Deo.
"The two did not know either. But for sure now it's a trio of kampret again on otw to get there, and I'm the same Tania want to follow them." Titan explained in a mediocre tone, when perhaps in his heart he enjoyed a moment like this.
"But why are your hands cuffed?" Ask Deo again.
"That's the reason why the cave followed the jellyfish trio to the Hajjatan concert, because the key to these handcuffs was in the Udin," replied Titan.
"Udin, who's Udin?"
"Her cousin Jonathan."
"Yaudah if so, I went to his celebration concert. Who knows at the event, I can get a girl. Ah, if you don't get a girl later, maybe I can eat there." Deo said with a sumringah tone, making Titan link his eyebrows next to each other. Then, without further ado Deo immediately ran after Jonathan and his friends who had walked first.
Titan sighed, while shaking his head slowly, Titan's hand folded under his field chest, making Tania's left hand dragged along. A second later, Titan realized that, and immediately turned his head casually towards Tania, accompanied by a faintly charming smile.
"Dih, the cheeks are red, anyway? Gerogi, huh?" Titan actually makes Tania's awkwardness more visible. Tania was only able to hide her flushed cheeks. Tania had never felt this ugly. Perhaps Tania was still embarrassed by what she said in the cafeteria earlier, which might also have been Titan hearing Tania's words.
Titan's smile grew wider, his eyes increasingly radiant and fixed on one point, the most beautiful point in his eyes. Yes, Tania. For some reason, Tania looked like the most beautiful thing in her view.
"Perhaps if there was a species in the world called you, I'd bet no one would be able to describe you." Titan says slowly and ends with a smile.
Tania also ventured to look at Titan's face. Tania held back her shame and awkwardness, Tania tried to put on a face like she was not hiding any feelings.
"For a long time you were like Mario Teguh" Tania said.
"Times?" Titan makes Tania unable to dwell on anything.
"Titan!" Tania exclaimed in a soft voice, and Tania was unable to hide her upset face. Titan just chuckles amusedly. Tania is even adorable. Despite trying to keep Titan from knowing that Tania is fighting her embarrassment, Titan tries to seduce her.
"Hehe. Yaudah, yes. We'll walk again, yuk, hunt Deo, Jonathan the same others say." Titan immediately switched the conversation. Tania sighed and nodded slowly.
It's unromantic, handcuffed with a key that's somewhere, making them seem like they can never be separated. Always united. And destiny always has a way for Tania and Titan to unite. Titan is a person who always wants to be frank about what he is feeling in his heart. He likes Tania. I love the simplicity of Tania. Likes anything that comes with Tania. Because of Tania, it managed to captivate the heart of the rock-hard Titan. I don't know where the taste came from, but Titan felt that it was the most beautiful feeling. Although the Titan will have to pass through an obstacle, he will be ready to fall. Because you are ready to feel love, you must be ready to fall.
"Why do we know him in second grade High School, huh? Why don't we go to school, we've been a school." Titan walks on the sidelines.
Tania shook her head slowly, "Who said? I know you, really. You are the one who does not know me. Rarely enter, anyway," said Tania. Titan also directly scratched his nape that does not itch.
"Hehe. Aye." Yeah."
"If you go in on Mondays often, you know me, Tan. I'm a PMR member. Yeah, um, anyway, I'm not as famous as you." Tania began to extend the conversation.
"I'm so popular, aren't I?" Titan asked with a wicked smile.
"Hm."
"It's just hm, anyway?"
"Well, what do you want me to answer?"
"Answer what cake, that is. More varied, for example; yes, my dear Titan, you are famous, the most popular student, the most handsome, cute, sweet, many girls who like and have a crush on you, he said, even all the girls in school like you, that's why you're accused of PHP-in being a mulu kid, yeah because you're a handsome guy. Take that for example." Titan said with ignorance, making Tania actually stopped her steps because she heard a sentence that was thrown from the mouth of Titan.
Next to Tania-'s handcuffed hand, touching Titan's forehead intact, "This child must have been missing. But it's not hot, is it?" Tania said, making the sunging ranum on Titan's lips expand.
"The heat is not on the forehead, but here" Titan said. The palm of Tania's hand that had previously touched Titan's forehead, now Titan put it into the chest of Titan's left-heart. Suddenly, Tania was a little surprised.
"There's a beat of love here." Titan is slow.
Tania fell silent, she felt Titan's heart rate beating normally. There was an unnatural feeling that Tania was now feeling, the more the Titan was trying to explain, the more it made Tania feel something that was difficult to understand. It might just be waiting for the right time, which keeps Tania and Titan tied up.
"Woy, you two, let's take the road. Later the dangdutannya kebelar." Shouted Udin from a distance, making Titan and Tania turn towards Udin simultaneously.
"That kid doesn't know the situation," said Titan very slowly, his voice sounding like a whisper. His face turned for a moment towards the left side.
"What by the way?" Tania shrank, while Titan immediately put on a radiant face as he turned towards Tania.
"Ah, no" he said smiling.
Without a second thought and without any more chatter, Tania and Titan continued their footsteps to catch up with Udin and the comrades who had walked far ahead. Sometimes the situation always supports them to always be united. Perhaps even time would never allow them to separate. Not even a second. Fate will not separate it. Because God always has a way to unite two people who are drunk with romance.
Kangen
Look now, a place that has been crowded people arrive, the sound of drum beats began to decorate the atmosphere of the event in this place. Yes, the hajatan show. Dangdut hajatan that echoed. Udin hastily wants to take the stage immediately, while Jonathan, Rian and Deo are busy with the costumes Udin brought from home.
"Come, dong, ah." I can't wait to get on stage.
"Please napa. I was confused about the costume you brought. Arafiq all this? Why is there no Bang Haji Rhoma Irama style?" Jonathan said with confusion when choosing a costume.
"You dangduter?" Tanya Deo plain.
"Jaelah put on her. We're the dangdutilate trio, asoy digeboy soy." Rian said with sumringah.
Indeed, like the behavior of Jonathan and friends, always excited when hearing if there is a dangdutan event that either at the event or the dangdutan cart that is pushed. They are always enthusiastic when it comes to dangdut. It's so exciting, even so enthusiastic. Even plain-looking Deo seemed to be carried into the dangdut virus from Udin and his friends. The first point that Deo had in mind was not actually for dangdutan, but for free meals at the event.
After a few minutes, Titan and Tania arrived. Titan put on a lazy face, because he saw the excitement created by Jonathan and his friends.
"Eh, Titanium. Do you want to go in costume?" Jonathan asked, Titan only links the alisna next door.
"Yes, would you like to wear a costume, Tan?" Ask Deo on Titan.
"Definitely if the Titan wears a costume will add handsome. He also wants to be possessed and cannot be ugly. The handsome continues." Rian flat. While Titan only smiled obliquely regardless of the questions and chatter thrown by the true dangduter.
"Do you have money for nyawer?" Deo asked Jonathan and Udin.
"Lo, lo, lo, just calm down. I have an empty envelope. Lo fill aja goceng, abis it lo condangan, we eat there. Abis ate us dangdutan. Saweran's problem is handing it to me." Udin said with a very strong tone.
"Condangan gobeng, the appearance of want nyawer." Deo quipped Udin.
"Well, make no mistake, I'm the saweran's son. You also do not have to worry, I am an expert in the affairs of sawer-menyawer. As the saying goes, I'm an S. Wer, aka bachelor sawer. It's a master." Udin said by puffing out his flattened chest, making Deo just cluck softly.
"Sarjana sawer? There is, yes?"
"There is."
"They are weh."
"Don't get me wrong, that Udin can manipulate someone's view, right he's not human, he's kind of half-crazy." Jonathan said without a look of sin, making Udin cluck.
"Damn. Don't think I have an inner eye, yeah, you can do me like that." Udin defended himself.
"Mistik." Deo shuddered in horror.
"The mystic was there on the first night of the doang. Do you know what it's like?" Ask Udin jahil.
"Where?"
"Ask the Titan, he knows everything" Udin said.
"Why go to the cave?" Titan cringing wonder.
"Do you know how to make a child?" Udin mocked Titan, I don't know what's in his brain, why not connect at all. Making Titan sigh slowly, what kind of question was that.
"Keep the mystical connection, the first night, and make the boy what?" Deo asked innocently. Even the ignorant Udin chuckled.
"Ask to Titan." Udin threw the question at Titan.
"Why go to the cave?" Titan dodged, plus Tania who stared at Titan carefully.
"Lo know everything." Jonathan said in a teasing tone, as if urging Titan.
"What does Titan know?" Tania asked a question. Making Titan hint with a look on his face at Jonathan, so Jonathan doesn't say anything.
"Em, you know everything. Because Titan never misses the idea of girls changing clothes in tenth grade." Jonathan purposely puts Titan to shame in front of Tania. But now, the face of Titan does not melt its charm at all. Titan only smiled bitterly as Jonathan said so.
"What?" Tania was a little surprised to hear Jonathan say. While Titan just quietly put his lazy face relaxed on Jonathan and Udin. Seeing that, Udin immediately looked for a way to shift the more important topic of conversation.
"Udah-ud. There's no time to talk about this. Yaudah we cuss in," asked Udin to switch the conversation.
And before long, the trio of dangduters went straight to the stage, followed by Deo, while Titan and Tania just waited in front of the gate of the house of worship.
"Tan, let's go in!" Shouted Deo, while running into the event.
All passed into the event. Meanwhile, Titan and Tania wait outside the gate. Titan looked relaxed, leaning his back against the wall. Semenbtara Tania stands on Titan's right side.
"When do you think we're gonna get this?" Tania asked as she raised her handcuffed hand with Titan's hand.
"Until waiting for them to come out of the way," explained Titan.
"Yes, but it's long. They must have forgotten the same time."
"It won't be long, at least two hours."
"Yes, that was a long time ago. We stand here until we wait for them to come out."
"Father. Just enjoy."
"How's nikmatin? My time is limited, this afternoon I have to help Deo make plans for his birthday Queen" Tania said.
"Kan Deonya is here too."
"Yes but ...." Tania was at a loss for words to try to avoid Titan. He was a little tucked away in fear, when Jonathan said that Titan had once peeked at a female student changing clothes in the tenth grade.
"But why, hm?" Titan changed his position to stand in front of Tania, of course Tania was nervous, because Titan left a fairly close distance.
The sight of Titan made Tania even more nervous. The charm that Titan has is amazingly beautiful. Moreover, the look in her eyes that were so shady, made Tania increasingly feel the strange vibrations in each heartbeat.
Titan took two steps forward, the distance between the two was very close, the look of Titan's eyes increasingly fixed on Tania. Tania did not dare to look back at Titan's eyes. For a minute, two minutes, Titan was able to maintain his position like this, making Tania completely unable to twitch anything, just staring back even he did not dare. Tania was only able to duck. Then, after that Titan was chuckling amusedly.
"The cheeks are like boiled crab." Titan chuckled, and returned to his previous position.
"Babelle!" Tania nodded slowly.
"Nyebelin, but kangen, right?" Titan is even more attenuated Tania.
"Kangens? No, no, tuh."
"Times?"
"Yes, I did."
"If you miss later, just know the taste, deh. Because kangen is heavy, anyway, if I think," explained Titan.
"Oh." Tania oh flat. Making Titan come back to Tania.
"Well, just oh doang, anyway." Titan said with eye highlight that looks ignorant and charming.
Tania was silent, and ended the small talk. Not not not wanting to talk to Titan, but Tania was trying to cover her cheeks that turned pink, because of the behavior of Titan who made her rations seem to explode like pop corn. Titan was indeed ignorant, he always had a way to make Tania nervous. It may even be that Titan has 1001 ways to captivate anyone he comes close to. That's why perhaps the nickname king of PHP is attached to him.
Silent for a while, Tania occasionally turned to the direction of the celebration event, seen there Udin who was dancing with other female singers. While Deo looks greedy to enjoy the dishes contained in the celebration. Tania sighed softly, wanting to feel as if she was soon freed from the handcuffs of her hands. If only he knew it would be this way, maybe he would not have passed to the bus stop that became the place where Titan used to hang out.
Kangen
Forty-six minutes had passed, Tania looked at the clock that was coiling on her right wrist. Time has shown at two o'clock in the afternoon. Why does Jonathan and his friends seem to know no time, if Tania had not expected the handcuff key, she would not have waited and let her time be wasted like this.
Then, it came to Tania's mind, if you still have to wait for Jonathan and his friends to finish dangdutan, it would definitely make Tania's time wasted again. Tania also recalled a person in her mind, "Em. I think we should go to the locksmith" Tania told Titan.
"Why what?"
"Who knows if you can open these handcuffs."
"You don't have to wait for Jojon and the others."
Tania sighed softly, "Anyways, we should go to the locksmith. Now." Now." Tania walks, which Titan automatically walks because one hand is tied to Tania's hand.
"Do you know where it is?" Ask Titan.
"Or."
Titan is just a. Tania didn't have much time left, she had to break free from the handcuffs that tied her hands. Because for Tania, that time was precious. Tania always uses her time well. Especially if Tania came home from school late, it was certain her brother would scold her all out. Tania has to go home on time, not only afraid of her brother, but also has to help her parents who work in an orphanage, plus this afternoon Tania has a promise to help Deo and Jevin plan a birthday for the Queen.
Kangen
Now, Tania and Titan are at a crossroads that are not too crowded. Tania approached a duplicate key that she was very familiar with. Tania greets a middle-aged man - who is none other than the duplicate key.
"Pak Aji," Tania said to the middle-aged man.
"Neng Tania," answered her so kindly. Tania smiled.
"Sound father?" Tania asked the news of the middle-aged man she called Pak Aji.
"Alhamdulillah, Mr. healthy, Neng. How are you? Your mom's dad is fine, right? What are you doing here? Can you help me?" The question is very layered, maybe too sumringah because of Tania's arrival.
"I'm good. Mom and Dad are good too. Here, sir, I'm handcuffed, and the key doesn't exist. You can help us get rid of these handcuffs, right?" Tania.
"Oh that. Could be." After seeing the keyhole handcuffs, immediately the old man prepared a backup key contained in his lap and tried to make a key that fits in order to open the handcuffs.
"Brother is that you? Brother?" Ask Titan in a very slow voice.
"Not."
"Uncle?"
"Not."
"Omm?"
"Not."
"Keep, how familiar?"
"This man was once my neighbor. If I'm always easy to get along with anyone," Tania explained.
Before long, Mr. Aji had finished backing up his key and immediately tried to open the handcuffs.
"Alhamdulillah the key fits right," said the man when the handcuffs are open and detached from the hands of Tania and Titan. Tania smiled with relief. Mr. Aji is indeed reliable in key affairs like this, it is not wrong if Tania chose Pak Aji to solve this one problem.
"Sir Taniaaa!" Greet someone approach Tania so sumringah.
"Fatir," Tania was no less eager to answer the greeting of the eleven-year-old boy named Fatir.
"Son, how are you? Fatir hasn't seen Brother for a long time." Fatir said with passion. Fatir is Pak Aji's only son. The child that Mr. Aji adopted from an orphanage run by Tania's parents. Yes, because Mr. Aji has no children and no wife. In the past, he had children and a wife, but his wife died after giving birth to their first child. That's why Mr. Aji decided to adopt a child.
"I'm doing fine. How are you doing?"
"I'm good too. Oh, yes, brother, who is he?" Fatir asked as he looked towards Titan.
"She's sister, her name is Titan" Tania explained.
Then Titan greeted him with a smile and waved his hand at Fatir. And Fatir replied with a smile. Then, Fatir looked seriously at Titan, something stuck in Titan's eyes, something Fatir knew in Titan's eyes. Fatir is a tough boy, he diligently helps his father when he comes home from school. And, Fatir was also given the privilege of the Almighty, he had the gift of being able to see something invisible, and he was able to foretell something or event to come, even Fatir could see one's past just from the look in his eyes. The award, only Tania knows. Because Fatir kept everything a secret from his father. Tania had considered Fatir more than a brother who always heard his complaints, making Fatir more happy to keep his secret to Tania.
Kangen
Three o'clock in the afternoon, Tania and Titan are now walking down the corner of the city. They have the same habit, going home from school prefers to walk rather than ride public transportation, because maybe the distance of the house is not too far. It's just that later when they walk and find a fork, the direction of their house is directed opposite. And they'll split up in the next fork there.
"You, like little kids?" Titan asked before they would finally split up at the front fork - a few meters away.
"Yes. Why?"
"I see you're familiar with Fatir."
"I've taken my own brother's fatir."
"Keep, am I considered to be the same as you?"
Tania sighed softly, "What do you want me to take? If the sister is old, if the nephew is also old." Tania even mocked Titan.
"Ep. You're gemesin, deh." Titan pinched Tania's cheek very adorable. Tania only groaned a little, seconds later Titan released a pinch of her hand and smiled faintly towards Tania.
"You need to pinch the permission first cake" said Tania.
Titan smiled and said inwardly, "whether I should be how, obviously today I am happy."
"Hey Tania." Suddenly a matic biker stopped in front of Tania.
"Sir Bejo?"
"Where are you going, Neng?"
"I'm going home, sir."
"Jaudah, father of Anterin, to the house."
"Well, what a coincidence, sir."
"Yaudah, yuk, up."
But when Tania was about to ride the motorbike, Titan held Tania's hand. "He who?" Ask Titan.
"Subscribe motorcycle. I go first, yes," said Tania. Tania then rode the bike. Titan was only able to smile when he saw the motorbike that Tania was riding passed in his view.
"May there be days like this again in the future" said Titan slowly, then turned his back, and walked home.

Titan Wirasena