Tone & Sound

#06 [Chapter. azaleas]

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...And how's it going, Jakarta?...

In the past, for Nada this city was the best city. Even though the twilight always loses cold air, the wind blows slowly, and the sun rarely smiles. Many years ago, Jakarta also always gave extraordinary things to Nada. Fill every important sheet in his life book. But now, Jakarta is far behind. The city has become a city of memories. Nada left Jakarta a year ago. Now Jakarta is nothing more than a piece of memory with hundreds of outdated sheets that will continue to be remembered. It doesn't feel like a year. And again, how is Jakarta now?

It has been a year that Nada has a new place. The place where he started it all again. From the earliest beginning. Even when he arrived in Paris once again Nada was introduced to life. The difference with others, who introduce and who are introduced is the same figure. The tone itself. But it's not all that hard. Tone made it through his days very well. Although many things left behind are still often thought of, including one place that became one of the best parts of his life. La vie en rose.

A few years ago, Nada opened a small cafe called La vie en rose with her childhood friend Banda. Which was originally used as a place to practice music, but thanks to the genius thought Banda who is an expert in the field of business, La vie en rose was finally born. Banda said, besides being used as their training ground, cafe, maybe later that place will be one of the places to go home for many people. Because out there, a lot of people have lost their homes. Or even a place that they consider as home, but not a home that is their place to go home. Tone agreed. They agreed on many things. Dividing the task down to small things like Nada which will later take care of the menu on the food, while Banda on the drink. Even in La vie en rose was also born a small dream in the heart of Nada. He dreamed of making La vie en rose as a place for him to introduce music to many people.

No one seemed disappointed after seeing the two perform. The piercing rhythms Nada creates, and the classic touch of Banda is a weekly success. In addition to being Nada's childhood friend, business partner, Banda is also a Flute player, the Betot-Bas - the largest musical instrument in the Chordophone family, and Trombone. Banda is very good at playing the three musical instruments. But the most preferred tone of Banda is trombone. Because every time Banda plays that instrument, every instrument can sound very magical. Even each of them perform together with both musical instruments each, always get the most applause when Nada performed with his organ and Banda with his trombone. At least the night will end very beautifully because of that.

Weeks until time doesn't seem to pass very quickly. Everything was normal until the gray night finally arrived. The night that made it all messy. Nada left and was forced to sacrifice La vie en rose because he no longer wanted to be in Jakarta. Banda had also tried to prevent Nada's departure when he learned about the decision. But like the three friends of Nada, Banda also can not do anything. La vie en rose must be abandoned. Nada handed over all her business to Banda.

Wasn't easy. It was even very heavy for Nada to leave La vie en rose. But he still wanted to go as far away from Jakarta as possible at that time. The grey night had indeed broken his heart. In fact, after arriving in Paris, Nada did not want to remember Jakarta again and everything in it. To the smallest part though. Tone tries to forget and start all over again.