We, Without Me

Befriended

The lampshade from behind Keven's back disappeared. Leave the darkness in the cold night. The fingertips of the adult male had been frozen for a while. It is alternately squeezed but not warmed up in the slightest.

A second later came the sound of the door creaking and the keyhole being turned. Continued with a swift clattering of steps rushing to escape from the darkness. Keven's contrast stood up, stepping wide near the source of the sound.

His heart was pounding, not out of fear or being in danger alert mode. Only the pleasure of enslaving when imagining an angel would emerge from behind that darkness.

“Loh ... Mas Keven is still here?” Yuki climbed with wide eyes and a wide gaping mouth. The laboratory key hanging from the index finger was almost thrown from shock.

Smiling knots under the dim bias of the street lighting lights, Keven swung his legs, slashing the remaining distance between himself and Yuki. “Udah done?” ask Keven briefly. The intonation of his voice sounded soft.

“Not yet, but connect tomorrow. It was a really big night,” replied Yuki while normalizing the shock that had approached. Trying to shift the rolling door of the biology laboratory before continuing the intention to go home.

“Let me.” Keven pulled slowly onto Yuki's shoulder, replacing the position of sliding the large glass door that looked jammed.

“Why didn't you tell me it was here?” asked Yuki while glancing at Keven. The next second there was a soft clap on the forehead accompanied by the sound of Yuki speaking again, “ah yes, in the lab hard signal.”

Grabbing a medium-sized maroon totebag from Yuki's hand, Keven shortened his footsteps, aligning himself on Yuki's right side. “Let me take it,” Keven said as his second sight turned blue.

“Why didn't you just knock on the door?”

“Fear to disturb you.”

“Just knocking on the door won't bother you, Mom. Yesterday I told you you don't have to wait like this anymore, right? Long time can catch a cold. It's a waste of time, like I don't have a job. He said again developing new business, but even a waste of time is not clear. Why not just go in? At least not very cold if entering,” cerocos Yuki while continuing to walk, but certainly the speed of the lips and footsteps is not comparable.

While Keven, of course, has chuckled amusedly at the messiness of Yuki. The noise of the noisy cry that used to be very disturbing turned into a song as gentle as a sutra lambaian. Never did Keven think he would fall in love with this bully girl whose eyes were always caught following her movements in the restaurant.

Being able to stand by Yuki's side at this moment alone Keven felt extremely grateful. Although short, the togetherness of the two really means a lot. Although still leaves the bitterness in the deepest recesses of Keven's heart.

The happiness is lost arising arbitrarily, impregnate the gamang because eroded the fact that they are now only limited to ‘friend’. Right, just making friends in marriage status that might soon be over.

It has been more than 1 month since the mediation hearing took place where Keven did not deny all the allegations and approved the lawsuit Yuki filed. From then on, Yuki accepts Keven's invitation to be friends. Relationships that were originally full of awkwardness slowly turned into much more intimate. Luckily Yuki was able to melt the atmosphere with her cheerfulness.

Without involving feelings of mountainous hate and love that can hurt, both are serious about friendship. But again, it was all a charade. Both are full of lies. Denying the throbbing of pain, happiness, romance and many things that are difficult to express that happen in a super short period of time. All for the sake of keeping the word ‘friend’ which is the only bridge so as not to trigger debate.

Maybe that's the best option.

“I'm going to another lab first. Mas Keven if you want to go home ..”

“Ngak. I'm coming,” cut Keven fast.

“You wait here or come in?” yuki said without looking at the interlocutor. His palm had already touched between the rolling doors of the biotechnology laboratory. It just so happens that each laboratory is built separately, not on the same roof.

“Not outsiders can not enter?” Raising his right eyebrow, Keven asked Yuki.

“Ya into the laboratory core space obviously can not. But inside there is a small room where usually the lab guard sits,” said Yuki casually while pushing a strong rolling door.

Just as Yuki's head was peeking in, he was already made clumsy by someone's sharp gaze. ‘Yeah ... Wrong ngajak Mas Keven nih,’ muttered Yuki in the heart. Pounding softly, Yuki forcibly swallowed his saliva. He knew he would face a less wearing situation if he brought Keven in.

A glance turned his face, staring doubtfully at Keven who replied with a puzzled twitch. Frown lines faintly filled Keven's forehead which wore an expression as if asking what was wrong with Yuki.

“Night, Sir ...," greeted Yuki kindly while nodding briefly. An awkward smile expands from Yuki's lips. The figure of the man who was very obvious giving off an aura of hostility really made Yuki shudder in horror.

Regardless of the figure ready to pounce on its prey, Yuki rushed to embrace Ara's arm which was seen as composing tools and research materials. "Clearly, Ra?”

“I was going where you used to be, Ki. Actually not yet, but this is from earlier ribet,” replied Ara while pointing to Rava with the tip of his eye tail.

“Udah night, Darling. You can continue tomorrow."

“You can wear it until tomorrow morning, too, Mas. There's a permit. Right, Ki?” said Ara who suddenly asked for the support of justification from Yuki.

“Iya. If we were one lab, we would be together. I'm afraid to be there alone, so hopefully aja.”

“Tadi Mas have contacted the lab in charge, you just adjust the lecture schedule to the same down time. Later can enter the letter through his assistant. But tomorrow immediately tell Mas you want to wear when again," said Rava at length while ducking with a little bent back. Not forgetting to land a small pinch on the tip of Ara's nose.

“Totally?” asked Ara while squinting her eyes. Because it is not easy to meet the laboratory responsible who in fact is also a Lecturer.

“Iya, Darling. Now go home huh?” reply Rava while lovingly rubbing the top of Ara's head.

“It has clarity. Help me also dong, sir ...” Spontaneous Yuki cupped both palms together, winking slowly in a cute pretentious manner while pleading with Rava.

“No loss sir if it's okay with me. If you do not want to help later I can whisper Ara persuaded the devil. Do not be surprised if there is a sudden confusion can not phone pujaan heart, hahaha ...”

Missing is the look of a plain face typical of good children. Now Yuki just laughs evil pretentiously threatening to unravel the awkwardness. Also be aware if only Ara's sweet attitude is mempan to melt Rava.

“Ngaco,” ketus Ara short with resigned head bobble. The girl patted Rava's arm slowly while sending the code through a blink so that Rava was not provoked by Yuki's sentence.

At first glance the sweet interaction of Ara and Rava really made Keven who had been silent behind Yuki feel envious. In silence Keven prayed to be in that position someday, of course with Yuki.

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"Definitely not expect my fierce friend had a boyfriend? Just so you know, her boyfriend is as good as he is. Even more serem if angry but silent as before.”

“Tau kok,” muttered Keven softly until not heard by Yuki. He just opened his thin lips as if speaking without a sound.

Keven clearly still remembered the figure of Rava. The man who almost crushed his hand for holding Ara. Though Keven's main goal at that time was only to break up a fight where Alia lost terribly. Conditions that did not allow Keven to inevitably lift Ara by force.

In addition, Keven really will never be able to forget the figure he just knew turned out to be very influential, especially in City B. Mana Keven thought before if Rava is a line of young entrepreneurs who can eject and destroy the new business at any time.

“Have eaten so sleepy.”

The sleepiness whack Yuki who is sitting restlessly looking for comfort. His eyelids already felt very heavy, but many times Yuki widened so as not to fall asleep.

"Hooaaam ...." Vaporizing widely, Yuki felt his eyeballs almost fall if not immediately close their eyes.

“Nak was that fried chicken in that catfish pecel? I go there often at night. Cheap, good again. Tempe bacemnya also maknyus. Usually there is a burnt also, but tonight it is too late, Yuki's babbling” suddenly. His constantly blabbering lips were trying to master his consciousness in order to stay awake.

Keven answered only a nod. His hands outstretched playing music with a soft flowing melody. He slowed down the speed of his car. It is intentional to be with Yuki even longer.

“When you wake up, right? Suddenly so sleepy. I think it's wrong to go to pecel lele, you will be sleepy earlier eating meatballs aja aja that is deket,” Yuki told Keven with a voice that slowly weakened, even almost like muttering.

Without waiting for long the girl was already in the dreamland. Hugging his own body in a clear position could not be said to be comfortable. It can even be ascertained Yuki will ache if too long in that position.

"Ki ..," call Keven hanging. His car had already stopped in front of the boarding fence, but the smooth snoring of the girl who was sleeping while gaping seemed to divert Keven's entire world.

"Ck ... Surely if he realizes he is embarrassed," said Keven while pulling a tissue. It was slowly rubbed into the corner of Yuki's lips that were wet with saliva. For a moment, the cute face of Yuki who looks very tired.

"I'm sorry for tonight" said Keven, who smiled meaningfully. The man returned to his car with a thumping chest. Just one pinta Keven this time, hopefully Yuki will be more sound and just open his eyes tomorrow.

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Is Keven looking for trouble again or not?🤭

Thank you for waiting for the story of Yuki who is super late UP😘