
The noise of trains coming and going from the station starts the morning of Bimasakti in Bandung. He stepped on his feet in a relaxed manner, about to get off the train that had stopped perfectly. The hustle and bustle of human activity immediately became the first sight he encountered. This half the Bandung City station already looks busy.
The carriages lined up neatly with a machinist ready to take passengers, down the gravel road with several different departure paths.
The Milky Way raised both its hands high, wriggling and stretching its stiffened body after three hours of the mileage it had to go through for the sake of his beloved heart.
His lips covered in a smile, unaware of the meeting that was about to happen. After a long time struggling with the problem of labor, finally time was kind enough to let him go to let go of longing for his lover.
The man stepped among the roar of the engine of the train, waiting patiently for the passengers. The cold air of the Flower City, made him tighten back the hooded black jacket that he was wearing at that time.
His gaze scattered, looking at the signboards of the road on several sides that would guide him to find the exit of the station.
Arriving at the exit gate, several taxi drivers came to him, offering services between wherever he would go. The Milky Way did not respond. He was silent for a moment, pulling his phone out of his pants pocket. And contact someone.
"Laura? I just got to Bandung. Where're you?" sumringah's face never disappeared from the look of his face.
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Laura woke up from her sleep with a sour and bitter taste in her mouth. The woman immediately ran to the bathroom, when the wedge in her throat felt pressing to be removed.
Sriiiinnngg
The sound of water coming out of the toilet swept away the vomit that Laura let out. A bitter, bitter taste filled his mouth. Laura wiped her lips while looking at her reflection from the bathroom glass.
The combination of my eyes with a pale face hue indicates Laura's body is in trouble this morning. He came out of the bathroom, his steps were a little slow because he felt weak after vomiting.
The sky was already shining brightly out there, when Laura flicked her curtains and opened the window. The woman smilingly permeated the morning breeze that fondled her affectionate dangling hair.
It's a weekend, a good day for him to relax and laze around.
Drrtt... Drr.... Drrr...
Laura turned her head as soon as the ringing of the cell phone sounded. He walked up to the phone on the nightstand.
The Milky Way?
The woman's eyes widened. Her lover had contacted her so early. Laura looked silent, she thought for a moment. His mind was reminded of the message in his blog inbox that some time ago he got. Unknowingly, Laura stroked her chest that was pounding violently. He tried to prepare himself for what the man would say later.
"Hello?"
"Laura? I just got to Bandung. Where're you?" sumringah's face never disappeared from the look of his face.
The deg!
Laura's heart was like a dilotion from her ribs. His preparation failed miserably when the man said existence. Suddenly, Laura stuttered. His lips were unable to say a word.
That guy's here. In the same town as himself. Laura seemed to be in the fog, she walked back and forth indistinctly while sticking her phone in her ear.
"Laura, where are you?" The bimasakti repeats the question.
"Hmm.I'm in the room" a ridiculous statement came out from his nervousness.
"You're in the dorm? All right, I'll be there now"
"No no! Don't go there!" laura said hastily. Over there, the Milky Way gasped at Laura's hurried tone of voice. "I don't live there anymore" Laura continued.
"Where do you want to be, baby? Where do you want us to meet, huh?" ask the Milky Way with understanding.
"Hm.. We meet on Ganesha Street. Know it? There is a garden, we meet there" said Laura.
"I knew. All right, we'll meet there" the Milky Way smiled warmly. "Don't make me wait too long, baby, I'm being missed"
"Ah yes, I'm not long" Laura said slowly before she turned off her phone.
Laura put the cell phone in her hand to her chest. Mind whizzing. His decision to release the Milky Way was in sight, awaiting execution. Once when the Milky Way was far from him, he felt tormented by longing to meet. But now, if Laura could be honest, she would rather not meet the man again. The presence of the Milky Way would only leave Laura distressed at the one choice she could no longer afford.
With a sad tone of voice, Laura muttered softly while looking up at the sky.
"Would I get a longing from you, baby?"
Laura walked like a drift, her soul void thinking of a meeting that would end in a breakup any minute.
The woman went into the bathroom, forcing herself to prepare to meet the Milky Way.
When Laura was in the bathroom, in a different place, two jet black eyeballs stared intently at the screen of her phone. The man watched what happened to Laura from a distance. His mind was fixed on his mobile phone and the look on his young wife's sad face. Who was talking to him just now? To make that beautiful face look sad.
The sharp eyeball turned suspicious as a single shadow flashed through his mind. During this time Laura will show her sad face just because of two things. First, father. And second?
Sabiel shook his head, not wanting to believe what his mind was deducing. The man continued to notice a cctv display that showed Laura preparing to leave the room. Nah! The woman will leave the house. Her clothes and makeup showed that she was leaving soon.
And sure enough, the woman came out carrying a sling bag on her shoulder.
Sabiel's chest moved up and down rapidly. His breathing was hunting out of anger at the thought of where his young wife might be going. His fingers moved quickly trying to contact Tomi.
"Tom, follow Lady Laura right now. Hurry along!"
Highlighting Sabiel's eyes glared with prejudice, the terrifying aura he could no longer bear to not come out of his gaze. I don't know what he'll do next, which is clear now he has to go after Laura.
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Sabiel's footsteps couldn't have slowed down if it was related to Laura. That woman this morning had made her heart unsettled. He half ran down the stairs, directly passing by Intan who looked at him in wonder.
"I have business first" Sabiel tried to get rid of Intan's body before him.
But the woman swiftly held Sabiel's arm tightly.
"Where? What business?" Intan is getting curious. The look on her agitated husband's face reissued her suspicions.
"Intan, I beg you. I'll explain, okay?!" Sabiel tries to remove Intan's grip, but Intan does not want to let go.
"I'm coming!" exacting.
"No. It's none of your business. You stay here, I'll come back later" Sabiel is still trying to let go of Intan's grasp.
"I'm coming!" intan's voice rose, the look in his eyes turned furious.
"No" Sabiel immediately walked over quickly when Intan's grasp slipped.
Intan tried to chase after him, "Sabiel, I'm coming!" he shouted at Sabiel who was already in his car.
Sabiel did not budge, he ignored Intan's screams by running his car without him panning first.
"Sabieelll!" the sound of Intan blaring around the terrace of the spacious house. " Aarrayghh! Goddamnit! Fuck you!" umpat Intan was annoyed to see Sabiel who ignored him.
Not long after, the woman walked quickly into the house. He ran to get the keys and immediately approached the car in the garage.
"Where are you going, Sabiel!" he said while running the car to follow Sabiel from behind.
That bright morning, will be the starting point of all the feelings in the hearts of the four people there. Bimasakti with a sense of longing for Laura, without knowing the purpose of Laura asked him to come to Bandung. Laura with her guilt towards the Milky Way, for having to end her relationship. Sabiel who slowly begins to turn into a possessive husband for Laura, who still feels afraid of being overshadowed by Laura who recklessly runs away from her. And Intan, who feels threatened by Laura's existence. In the end, she tries to get Laura out of her husband's life.
Complicated? Yep!
The path of love is always complicated. There is no happy ending without struggle. There is no happy ending without sacrifice. Life makes us strong at the risk of every choice we make.
Only one must always be imprinted in their hearts or ours. That no matter how heavy the choice, accepting and patient is absolute.
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In the garden, the Milky Way waited alone. His eyes looked around the green area, some people were seen walking leisurely enjoying the freshness of the morning air that was still sacred from various smoke and dust.
The man was sitting in an iron chair of the garden, under a shady tree facing the rows of plants neatly arranged to form the inscription GANESHA. There are bougenville flowers of various colors along the small path of the park, a road commonly traversed by park visitors.
Usually on weekends like that, the ganesha park becomes an alternative for residents to exercise in the morning or afternoon. But because there are several parts of the park that are being renovated, making the park quiet visitors that morning.
Staring at the screen of his phone, it had almost an hour gone by from the last time he contacted Laura. But the woman had not yet revealed her nose.
The feeling of happiness in his heart, because he would meet his lover made him an impatient man. His fingers tapped on the arm of the chair beside him rhythmically.
A smile as bright as the morning sun slowly appeared on his face, as the figure of the beautiful woman appeared from a distance. The woman walked over to get closer to him.
As the Milky Way stood up from its seat, it walked up to Laura as the woman stayed a few meters away.
"Finally you came baby" The man hugged Laura tightly.
Laura did not return the hug, her hands were on either side of her thighs, clasped tightly against the urge to hug the man in front of her.
Waves of mixed feelings into one appeared in Laura's heart. He felt adrift on the high seas, carried by the currents somewhere.
Laura closed her eyes for a moment, permeating the smell of the long embrace she longed for. His mind immediately remembered that the man's embrace had only been a few times, from the last time they met.
"How about we go to breakfast?" The Milky Way took off his embrace and looked at Laura longingly.
"Bimasakti, I have to tell you something" Laura said slowly.
"Yes, we can talk later over breakfast. I just came, and was very hungry" the man complained.
Knowing that, Laura could not bear to let the Milky Way have to withstand hunger longer. He fell silent, following the steps of the Milky Way which led him out of the garden.
His hand was still the same as before. It feels strong but not painful. Laura let him go, he couldn't lie to himself, that he missed that grasp.
Bimasakti brought Laura to a simple food stall located at the back of the park, the stall was lined up to extend like a canteen in a school and opposite one of the famous campuses in Bandung.
Throughout his breakfast, Bimasakti unceasingly told him about many things. Laura occasionally chimed in, with a mind that felt gamy. He accepted the food from the man hesitantly. But no doubt, the food he ate anyway.
"Why you, baby?" bimasakti asked as they decided to walk back after finishing their breakfast.
The man did not feel that Laura's attitude was very strange this morning. He just tried to ignore the uncomfortable feeling from the first time he saw the look on Laura's face that looked uninspired. Even the Milky Way realized, several times Laura seemed to daydream like she was thinking about something.
Laura stopped her steps, followed by the Milky Way. He looked at his tiny fingers that the man was holding. The Milky Way silently watched. Deep in his heart, he was afraid of what Laura wanted to say.
"Male..... "
"Laura!!"
A heavy voice mixed with emotion stopped Laura's speech. His heart throbbed quickly hearing the voice he recognized was behind his ears. Loud, full of emphasis. Laura and the Milky Way look at the source of the sound. Laura could not help her surprise anymore, her eyes widened as the man approached them. The Milky Way stared questioningly, his eyes narrowing at the figure of the man walking half-running towards him.
"Get your hand off, she's my wife!" sabiel said half growling to hold back the wrath. He threw the Milky Way's grip on Laura. And pulled Laura into his arms.
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