UNEXPECTED MARRIAGES
SURPRISE OF A SONG
There's a night noise, though,
Whispering among the chants of the foliage was gobsmacked with gusts of wind
Which blends into the firefly-pollinator
Who go away in every jumantara
Then,
Fade embraces intuition and ramps up abstruse
Till friday
Till nothing
The voice of the night was like an amateur tone
Who clawed at the nirmala-nirmala in the pesanggrahan
The flutter covered the hues of dreams
Which will make me feel alone
Ah, the sound of the night
Don't chuckle at my tears!
I was in one zenit
And error treating wounds with a jemawa
Ringtones incoming calls ‘Wonderland’ tagging. Belinda stopped typing. Phone on the laptop side. Name ‘Wina’ is listed on the screen. His face changed immediately. Since the campus began to be active
studying, he rarely chat with his best friend because they are not in the same department. Vienna chose the study program of mathematics education because being a teacher of mathematics was his goal since childhood.
“Assalamu’alaikum, Win. How are you doing?”Belinda asked directly.
“Wa’alaikumsalam. Fine Bell. What's more now?”
“Custom, make a poem.” Belinda saved the writing.
“Wah, who already got champion.”
Belinda gawking. “Kok can know?”
“So I met Candra. She's the story.”
“Oh, he also told me because I had forgotten today's announcement.” In her mind, the long-haired girl imagined the trope, certificates, cash, and anthology books that the race executor would send in the near future. He was impatient to immediately display his tropy and certificate in the room. Even after returning from campus, he had bought a frame for his certificate later.
“Eh, Bell. Meeting yuk. I really want to talk to you.”
“Bby. When?” Belinda turned off her laptop and got into bed.
“Tomorrow. Sunday night, Bel. Ba’da Ashar I picked you up. How?”
Belinda hugs her hello kitty doll. “OK. But you really picked me up yeah.”
“Beres.”
“By the way, where are we going tomorrow.”
“To where we used to hang out. Itung-itung nostalgic.”
Belinda smiled. That means what Vienna means is Butterfly Cafe, a place they often spend together after the bimbel in high school. “OK, again. Then tomorrow I wait.”
“Sip. Then I hang up the phone. Tomorrow we'll have an all-out chat there.”
“Iya.”
“Assalamua’alaikum.”.
“Wa’alaikumsalam.”.
Clik. The phone was switched off from across. Belinda broke her body. His eyes looked up, to the ceiling of his room. Suddenly the incident with Charles turned back in his brain. Especially at the time
Charles reached out and introduced himself, it made his heart flower. A second later his lips smiled widely.
***
Butterfly Cafe as usual crowded with young people. Belinda and Vienna sit opposite a small stage where cafe singers perform. Currently, a male singer is singing the song ‘lover shadow’ Cakra Khan. His voice is a bit hoarse but syahdu similar to the original singer.
“Pantes ain't Bel, if girls shoot first?”
Belinda sipped her capucino. “Hmm, how to Win. I'm confused when asked this. You know I don't have a boyfriend. But yaaaaa if it's the last way, what can make.”
Vienna churning its mokacino. “It looks like there is no choice but to do that.”
Belinda looked at Vienna. The short-haired girl looked worried. “Sorry yes Win anyone I want to ask nih.”
Vienna raised her face. “Ask what Bel?”
“Hmm, look Win, I want to ask why you have the intention to shoot that guy first? Because what I know, you're the guy's cuek am a guy. Don't care that. And now you intend to shoot the guy first.”
Vienna folded her lips. The short-haired girl pondered at her best friend's words. That, it's not wrong. All this time, he had never cared about a creature called a man. Some people liked it in time
then he considered it dead. He never thought about it. But for some reason, not with that guy. From the first time we met, the charismatic face of the man continued to loom in the eye. Makes him dream often. In fact, when he was on campus, both eyes just keep looking. He wished that the man was among the crowd or among the passers-by.
“Wait just. Maybe that guy will shoot you first.”
Vienna took a breath. “It's not possible, Bel.”
“Kok is?”
“She was friendly, but her attitude was normal to me. Like his attitude to others. That's why I thought about shooting him first. Let me know immediately how he feels to me.”
“If he refuses how?”
Vienna face immediately pouted. “Kok you said that? Not praying.”
“I'll say the worst possibility, Win. If he accepts, automatically you are happy and it does not need to be prepared. All you need to prepare is for him to refuse. I'm afraid you're disappointed heavily.”
Vienna sighed again. “Iya also yes.”
“So before you shoot, think good bad first Win. So that your heart is ready with all possibilities. I as your best friend will support whatever your decision is and be ready to help if you need help."
Vienna is back.
Belinda sipped back her capuccino while looking at the small stage earlier. But he was immediately choked almost choking. On the stage he saw Charles. Directly in his eyes both. In his mind it was impossible for the man to be there. However, Charles's figure did not disappear despite having rubbed his eyes. That means what's there is true Charles. Since when? Why was he not aware of his presence in this place?
Charles brought his face closer to the mix. A guitar was already on his lap.
“Sorry everyone, I'll have a minute. I want to present a song to the beautiful long-haired girl sitting there.” He pointed towards Belinda with his index finger. The people in the room
he looked directly at Belinda. Likewise with Vienna.
Deg. At once Belinda's heart stopped beating. Especially when Charles deliberately gave his sweet smile to the girl. Belinda seemed to float into the air.
“A song from Kahitna titled Gorgeous.”
Charles began strumming the guitar in his lap. Tone by tone. Then the man started singing.
Gorgeous
Want the heart to whisper
To relieve the anxiety
Yourselves
Oo pretty
Not that I want to bother you
But what does it mean to miss
invariably
Although the sun rises in the north
My heart is only for you
There is a sweetest and most loving heart
Of course I will repay a soul
No more
No one else is bothering us
It's earnestness
I really love you
I want to walk through love
Love that lasts forever for you
Heei heyaya heya yaya heya
There is a sweetest and most loving heart
Of course I will repay a soul
No more
No one else is bothering us
Now seriousness
I really love you
Heya yaya heya
It's earnestness
I really love you
Belinda was silent during the song. The girl could not say anything. He never expected to get a surprise like this. Charles sang it very well. Haru, happy, surprised, and gobsmacked into one in her heart.
