We, Without Me
Misty Sendu
Yuki's slender fingers swept the edge of the mini bar-style wooden table. Stop for a moment before turning around. Again he brought his palms rubbing a table with chairs facing each other. A second later, a slow, heavy breath escaped from Yuki's thinly opened lips.
“Since when?” yuki asked softly to the man who had just put down his big bag and cardboard.
At a glance Yuki's round eyes circled around, putting on a sad look at an apparition that wasn't even a quarter of Lux Fantasy. Yet the instant Yuki forced a smile on two unfamiliar looking faces, giving her a friendly smile and a small nod. They were the people Yuki had met while still working at Keven's restaurant.
“Not too long, just a month,” Keven replied as if he understood the direction of the question Yuki asked. Acting calm despite being quite lyrical in his unstable condition, but Yuki has known.
Passing from Yuki's side, Keven ordered a cold drink and some snacks on his employees. Then hurry up and pull back a chair and let Yuki sit down. But that did not make the two end up facing each other. Yuki is still busy obscuring every inch of Keven's simple corner, or rather the minimalist building that Keven rented after almost losing everything he owned.
Again Yuki sighed stifled, there was a tightness that was difficult to define. Not pity because of the difficulties Keven experienced, but something that broke the tears in the eye. He felt useless and was only a burden to Keven.
“I .. nyusahin,” lirih Yuki, “kamu why never tell? Is it because I'm the bad one?”
“Hey, why?”
Keven's cold thumb stuck to Yuki's eye bag. Touching the eye line overgrown with thin hair. Her palm that was no less cold cupped Yuki's tiny face. The girl's face looked up. But sure enough, in one work Yuki's eyes are already glazed.
The success of the silent foggy scene culminated in a dilemma for a waiter who wanted to serve Keven's order. If only Keven was just an ordinary visitor, not the boss where he worked, maybe he still ventured to interrupt the atmosphere created.
"ATM, hehehe," Yuki chuckled suddenly while gently pushing Keven's palm. Spontaneous Keven frowned confusedly with a jolted consciousness. Hurriedly he kept his hands down the table, laying on top of his thighs in an awkward motion.
"Would you like to go to the ATM?" asked Keven innocently.
Waving her hands, Yuki shook her head quickly. "A-T-M, there is a tai eye, not want to go to ATM.”
“Neither,” reply Keven while observing Yuki's face.
“Not me, but you, first ..” Yuki said with a thin forced smile. The girl stared at the shade of Keven seasoned with mixed feelings.
Smoky as boiling water in a teapot, Keven firmly gripped his thigh with one hand as a red clove filled the face. Back he remembered Yuki's apology about tai mata when he had tried to appear as cool as possible. But that instant of embarrassment turned into a small ruckus between Yuki and Keven who were looking at him.
“You don't need to go there anymore? Or just come home here for a minute?” keven asked suddenly, certainly not to divert the subject, but really wanted to know how long Yuki would stay in City B. He will try to maximize the time to be with Yuki.
“Because three to a week stay at Aunt Liz's house. If at home Ara can die of bucin virus, but .. huft! I may not know myself, even from the past, I don't know shame, right? So I'm having trouble not a problem times. Hmm ... can I stay longer and participate in all your activities?” Highlight those stern eyes that implied the hint of doubt was staring straight at the pair of Keven eyeballs. Not trembling even though his hands were squeezing each other in anger.
Honestly, Yuki felt responsible for the difficulties that befell Keven. Even instead of lightening, he was impressed to burden the man with his dream targets. Perhaps the sudden determination to intervene was not the best option, but Yuki hoped to help Keven a little.
“Atau gini aja, let me learn catfish buyer handle. So you focus on your work now, how? Can, right?”
“But there is not the slightest advantage you can get, Mas!” yuki said in a low and heavy voice. At first glance it sounded like a whimper from the girl who wore a pouting expression.
For a moment Yuki cast a glance. Accidentally staring at each other with a waiter who was grinning clumsily as caught peeking at Yuki and Keven's interaction. Rebuke because realized forgot to deliver Keven's order. Even the chunks of ice cubes in the cold drink had melted a lot.
“I think I've been interrupting your time too long. Sorry yes ngerepotin because ask to come.” Sliding the chair and standing up, Yuki walked over to the big bag that was on the other table.
“Where else do you want to go?”
“Ke Ara's parents' house. I have permission to stay there, maybe for three days. After that, I don't know .. I have to find a temporary boarding place.”
“Pu-”
“For a while, I have to call Nita first. He must have been waiting for news from me,” said Yuki cut off Keven's words.
In an instant Yuki had already managed to find Nita's contact number from Keven's mobile phone. Immediately he touched the caller icon that without waiting for a long time has produced a simple ringing. For a moment he waited for the connection to be answered across there.
“Nita? Brother Dimas?” tanya Keven made sure as she moved to the left side of Yuki who was standing across the side.
“Iya. Coincidentally my motorbike was used by Nita, so I can ask for it while I'm here.” Nod Yuki briefly while glancing at Keven at a glance.
“Do not contact him. There's me.. Wear mine. No need to ask for your motor again,” prevent Keven while lowering the phone attached to Yuki's ear. Grasping the girl's wrist while raising hopes for Yuki to comply through a shady weak spot.
Somehow Keven felt that it was not Nita who was coming, but the young man who had given him an ultimatum if he could not make Yuki happy. Keven's jealousy practically spread to the sincerity of the friendship Dimas hid. Because basically as a fellow male, Keven is aware of the true meaning of Dimas's attention.
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