Titan 2'S

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When the sky turns dark. All the stars began to emit their bright lights. It was night, when the breeze of the night wind was ready to infiltrate into the window slit that was left open. Don't ask why, because the wind is your best friend for empty wishful thinking. And lonely nights are best friends for dreams that never get lifted into words in the narrative. At least, that happiness will remain for a heart that always hopes that its love will remain waiting in true eternity.

So with Tania, who is currently focusing on reading her favorite history book. It will become more serious when it drifts in the pile of history books. Nothing would interfere with his concentration of learning, if it were not for; he thought of anything other than learning.

"Gael?"

Tania called Gael, because tonight her mind became difficult to concentrate. Something had entered Tania's mind.

"Yes?" Gael appears suddenly. Behold, Gael stood looking relaxed who leaned his back against the cupboard, while his hands folded. The look in her eyes was on Tania, but her head did look a little down.

"Gue can't be concerned."

"Why?"

"Think the same thing that was last day."

Gael scratched his earlobe—which was not itchy at all. That thin smile finally puffed up on Gael's lips. Gael feels that Tania is like a child who whines for answers to questions about exams given by kindergarten teachers. Then, Gael approached Tania with a relaxed pace, Gael trying to explain everything through the pair of eyes of my beautiful Gael.

"Let me learn." Gael smiled as he held Tania's shoulder.

"But I can't make a deal."

"Why? Because of Titan again?"

Tania nodded slowly.

"Hey. Don't bother to think about something that complicated. Because for what I am here, if you are still confused like gini. As much as possible I will help you. Do I need to create the incarnation of the stars to help with this lo problem?"

Tania fell silent and was only able to return Gael's gaze.

Gael immediately turned his gaze to the history book that had been located at Tania's study table. Gael grabbed the history book, then slowly opened it up sheet by sheet.

"Lo likes history?"

Tania nodded for sure. "Yes." Yeah."

"Almost all bookshelves have all the titles of his history books."

"Yes. I am a huge history lover. Yeah, I don't know why either. But certainly my heart is always cool if learning history or just reading and understanding it, I still like. And, almost every night I study history even though for example tomorrow there is no schedule for the exhibition. But if I'm studying now, tomorrow. Because tomorrow there's a lesson." Tania spoke at length, and it seemed that Gael had managed to divert Tania's mind. Then, Gael smiled faintly - as Tania was already being influenced to divert her confused thoughts.

"Oh. If so, you mean interested in studying my science?"

"Lo's science? What science?"

"Gue' will include creatures that live in prehistoric times."

"What?!"

"Don't be surprised."

"That means, lo it ... Ancient humans?"

Gael immediately sighed, and put on a flat face. "Dodol! Yeah, not that too, time. I am not an ancient man. Where there are ancient humans as blankets and as handsome as me."

Tania immediately grinned the horse. "Hehe. Aye, yes. Your face does not look like an ancient man."

"Yes, that's it."

"In hindsight, you look like Kai."

"Kai?" Gael.

"Yes. Kai. Kim Jong-in from EXO."

Gael immediately chuckled at the sentence. It seems that Gael underestimated Tania's words. "Still hang me everywhere, Tania. You can't want me to be the same as Kai Exo."

"Yes, seriously I. You look just like him."

"No. Still my arm."

"But pede. I told you Kai lo, yeah."

"Do you know him?"

"Yes, no, anyway. Never met either." Tania.

"Winnow. Hitherto. Point. The point is, I'm coupled to Kai you mean."

"Hm. Yeah, yeah." yeah." Tania finally gave up, as Gael did not want to budge in this little debate. Gael does not want to be confused with others. Because Gael will remain a Gael—a simple-spirited, yet lonely, creature of eternity.

"Udah night. You better get some sleep." Gael tells Tania to go to bed early, because Tania has to go to school early tomorrow.

"Yes." Yeah."

"If you are still confused. Tomorrow after school, you stop by the old bokap lo house first. Take my painting there. After that, you can look at Tristan in the hospital. You should know how Tristan is doing now. Because, perhaps, Tristan was just waiting for the time to die leaving this world." Gael said seriously, Tania could not dwell anything but swallow her saliva slowly— when hearing the words of Gael.

"There is a plan indeed I will go to Bokap's house after school tomorrow. And, I'm going to see Tristan in the hospital." Tania said softly, without daring to look Gael in the eye. "OKAY. Lo can go. I want to sleep. Good night and good night." Tania turned to the bed to relax her tired body there. Gael just threw a smile and disappeared—larut carried along with the gust of night wind.

***

When the night has passed, finally the sun came back to say hello in the morning. The sounds of birds chirping and crowing chickens began to decorate the morning. Not making it aral by a handful of people, because the morning routine is always this cheerful.

Look, the current Titan is already neatly wearing his school uniform. He walked through the streets of the city with a heart that seemed unencumbered by something - something that had been plaguing his mind lately. Every morning, Titan always takes the time to meet someone he calls 'girlfriend' that is why, Titan always starts the morning with as thin as a smile engraved on his lips.

Titan stands at the bus stop. No, not waiting for the bus to stop. But he was waiting for someone to come. He occasionally glanced at the clock in his left hand. And in the end, after waiting for almost 10 minutes, someone came to Titan.

"Son,"

Titan is immediately obtained when someone calls it 'Son.' He looked old and weak. Only a wheelchair helps a person to go anywhere he wants. White hair, and rows of teeth that had split, made Titan look meaningfully at that person. Obviously, Titan loves someone who is now sitting in a wheelchair that leads to Titan.

"grandmother." Titan knelt down before his grandmother. The figure of the woman he calls 'girlfriend' to his friends. Of course, Jonathan and Rayn know this.

"Where are your friends?"

"Jonathan and Rayn have gone first, Grandma."

"Why are you still here? Grandma don't have to wait. Grandma, there is already Riana Ma'am who always delivers Grandma wherever Grandma wants. Every morning, Grandma would go to the white house, where indeed Grandma found Grandma's happiness. But, Grandma will stay with you. Grandma loves you" he said in silence. Titan smiled as both of his Grandma's hands touched Titan's cheeks.

"I love Grandma very much. And I, assume that Sister Riana is my sister." Titan smiled and immediately kissed the back of Grandma's hand.

Then someone who was standing behind Grandma's wheelchair, threw her smile at Titan. "You go straight to school. It's noon. It will be late" he said so sweetly.

"Good, Ma'am." Titan agreed with alacrity.

"If it's about Grandma, leave it all to Ma'am. You're gonna help."

"That's because, Ma'am can find a new family here."

"I promise. I will make you both happy. You two are the women I should have looked after." Titan said with a smile.

"Yes." Yeah."

"If so, Ma'am take good care of my girlfriend, yes. If it gets chafed, I'll be angry with you." Titan said ignorantly, while his Grandmother immediately pinched the soft cheek of Titan.

"You always do, say that this Grandma is your girlfriend. Don't make your grandmother feel like she wants to go back to youth."

Titan chuckles. "In the eyes of Titan, Grandma still looks youthful. Beautiful grandma. Grandma was everything to Titan when Mama and Papa didn't care about Titan anymore."

"It has. Let it be, they were both your parents, Dek. You should be able to respect both your parents." The Riana ma'am advised Titan, and Titan immediately nodded with a smile.

"Listen to Riana's mom say. Already, Grandma and Sister Riana will leave, later at 2 pm Grandma will definitely go home. You're a good school, be Grandma's pride." The middle-aged woman immediately kissed Titan's forehead with a touch of affection.

A few seconds later, Titan gave way to her Grandmother as well. Ma'am Riana has indeed become the best friend for Grandma, wherever Grandma wants to go, Ma'am Riana always faithfully pushes Grandma's wheelchair and delivers Grandma.

Titan looked at the back of Mbak Riana who was passing from his sight. Just with a smile, Titan expressed his feelings this morning. A few seconds after that, Titan's smile faded, as one event was recorded in Titan's brain memory.

"Today the cave will skip school" said Titan slowly.

Unwittingly by Titan, it turns out that someone is watching Titan in the distance. Then, someone who had been watching the Titan immediately approached Titan by running closer to the Titan standing at this time.

Titan turned his body. And, how surprised Titan was when a girl was standing opposite him and blocking the path of Titan. Instantly, Titan's face turned flat, with a gaze like 'make what the hell lo here?'

"So, who you've been calling that boyfriend ... Your own grandmother?" He said without further ado.

"Why?" Titan is lazy. "Is there a problem for you?" Titan says, again.

"Ah, anu, the, hm, anu. I mean, what is your relationship with Riana's sister?" Tania-nametag girl was immediately nervous not playing. Then, spontaneously he asked Riana. For some reason the world is this narrow, the adult woman who Titan calls 'Mbak Riana' was 'Kak Riana' Tania's private teacher at Junior High School.

"Lo know Riana's mom?"

"Yes. Obviously I know. He was my private teacher at Junior High."

"Thank you."

Tania was immediately shocked and astonished, why Titan said a word of gratitude to her. Tania was completely confused.

"Thank you for what?"

"Because of your talk earlier, make me not have to bother looking for the answer that I have been looking for. So you have to be conscious. The hatred that grows in my heart is because of the things you do to the people who matter in my life. Well, um, Riana's not part of my family. But, he's already I consider like part of my family." Titan spoke at length, and this caused even more confusion for Tania.

"What do you mean? I don't understand."

"****! Don't be a plain bitch being a girl. Your face deceives too many people. You're the one who made Riana's marriage as much as a guy failed?" Titan's words were so painful to hear. And, Tania was immediately shocked to hear those words.

"Lo know about Riana's boy? Means you also know that Trist—"

"Gue doesn't want to argue much with you. And now, the reason why I was too upset about your life, until my title in eskul badminton, it's not because of my ambition. But because, I really hate the same girl named Tania Alexandria." Titan says slowly but there are emphasis in each of his words. His eyes also sharpened on Tania.

A pair of Tania's eyes glazed over as she stared intently at the pair of Titan's eyes that felt very sore.

"Lo misunderstood." Tania tried to explain.

"Misunderstand me?" Titan smiled wryly and shook his head slowly. "You should realize, I already know all your writings in your little notebook. It's dedicated to her boyfriend, Riana, isn't it?" Speak Titan sharp.

"What's? Have you read my little notebook yet?" Tania immediately dripped her tears that had just thrashed to plunge freely wet her cheeks.

"Yes. The cave read it all."

Titan repeats that he has read all the contents of Tania's little notebook - a small notebook that Titan returned to Tania. At that moment, goosebumps attacked Tania's body, trembling, as if not strong enough to get sharp words thrown from Titan's mouth.

Tania wiped her own tears. "Do you know who Riana's boy is?" Tania asked carefully.

"Do I need to answer?"

"At least, do you know what her boyfriend's name is Kak Riana?"

"Nothing to question anymore. Everything is clear. Forever, I'll still hate girls like you." Titan says firmly.

The Titan left Tania, as if unconcerned by the tears coming from Tania's pair of beautiful eyes.

Why does it feel this sick? Tania's heart seemed to want to stop for a beat.

"Don't grieve. At least you know who Titan's girlfriend is." Gael appears before Tania. Tania immediately cried—shows the fragility of her heart in front of Gael.

"But Titan hates me."

"Not that, all this time you know that Titan really hates you? You're sworn enemies, aren't you?"

"But it doesn't feel like this, Gael."

"That's because of the love that stopped in lo's niche."

"But Titan should have realized that my writing was not for Tristan. But my writing was shown to Titan. Why the hell, I can not understand and understand the character of Titan in this real world? Why try? It seems that history books are easier for me to understand than having to understand the character of Titan. Because Titan in the real world is the same Titan in my dreams is different." Tania chattered, Gael only smiled faintly listening to her chatter.

"Lo can not match Titan as your favorite history book, although Titan is also included in your favorite." Gael said as he patted Tania's shoulder slowly.

"Yes, but 'kan—"

"Lo be calm."

"Where to calm down, try? Titan knows his girlfriend Riana. Riana's sister's boyfriend is Tristan."

"Titan knows his girlfriend Riana. But she doesn't know that Riana's boyfriend is Tristan. Tristan, whom Titan considers his brother. Hence, you can remain calm. Because if Titan finds out that Riana's failed husband-to-be is Tristan. Titan will hate you much more deeply. 'And I have warned you also Udin, lest Titan know the existence of Tristan, or the status of Tristan who was once a potential husband Riana. Because you need to know, Titan loves Riana like a real sister." Gael is at length.

Tania fell silent. He understood what Gael said. Then, Tania sighed softly and wiped away her own tears.

"Gue has to skip school today." Tania steadied her heart to talk like that.

"Why? Isn't there a history lesson today?" Gael.

"This is the first time in my life, I'm truant. And it's also the first time I've skipped a clock on history. There's something I need to finish. I have to see Tristan. Yeah, I need to see Tristan at the hospital, right now."

Without giving Gael a chance to speak, Tania went and ran north to the hospital Gael had told her the other day. Tania is so reckless today, I don't know what has penetrated into her. In her life, Tania would curse the day on which there was a history lesson, but she missed the day on purpose. This is the first time for Tania to ignore the history lessons—which became her favorite lesson. To be sure, Tania is being confronted by the 'fear' feeling if the Titan hates her much more deeply.

"Just for free, you will be in vain later." Gael looked at the back of Tania who had disappeared in his view. There was a sense of compassion in Gael's heart, but Gael had to carry on his duties until Tania completely understood the complicated feelings that were now attacking the recesses of his heart and the trough of his soul.

Published | Bogor, July 22, 2018