"Love Story" BELLE FILLE
BAB-VII. The seed of love in Herat

The sunlight this morning was quite stinging to the body, and the atmosphere in Herat city seemed to be quite calm today. Today I sat in a long chair in front of the camp tent. Tired of my body, because I had to keep fighting for the news all day. Almost every day and every hour the city of Herat is always colored by war. Accompanied by a cup of coffee and a new cigarette ignited accompany the atmosphere of my meal today. Hopefully today there will be no fighting, so that the soldiers can rest in peace like me, I said in my heart with a small smile.

I have been here for five days, every day there have been two or four battles. Srruupp.......A sip of warm coffee soaked my esophagus, it was delicious to taste, did not escape the white smoke coming out through my nostrils and mouth, too, when a cigarette burns and I pull it from the corner of my lips.

By using an armless black T-shirt, and black glasses that I wear so as not to be exposed to the sun directly when my eyes turn to the sky. I don't know how many hours I've been relaxing sitting sweet. Suddenly from behind was a voice of a woman calling out to me. "Hello, Rudi", the voice echoed in my ear. Yeah, I know, this voice is familiar. The voice I often heard, "Hellen," I replied as I turned my body towards her.

"why did you come here?" many wonder.

"i miss you, and last night I couldn't sleep" he replied. God, it turns out he misses me so much that he can't sleep, I replied inwardly. How pleased my heart is with such an attitude. I also let him sit next to me.

Then I made him a cup of coffee to enjoy the mood together. "I'm glad you're here" I said, using English "is that really?" He said, "miss Hellen, you are so kind and friendly" I said, smiling and my eyes showing admiration for her, "and she has a beautiful face and a beautiful body, too" I slightly adored her, I saw him smiling, "mister praises me too much" he said again, giving a sweet smile, "I never praise, but I speak soberly" I said. "I'm just an ordinary girl" she replied, throwing her eyes on the floor, "i only know how to study and work" she continued, bowing her face, "i'm also a girl who doesn't know about love, twenty-five years I've lived, I've never known romance," he said then he cast his gaze to the left side of his body. For a moment the atmosphere became silent and calm, I took the cup containing coffee and drank it. "So she's never had a boyfriend?" ask, "No! I've never had a lover" she replied, "why? Is the lady herself who does not want to be romantically or...no man wants to get close to the lady?" I just wanted to know a little. He just kept quiet and didn't answer, then I saw him smiling, "at that time I didn't want to have a girlfriend, but right now I've been thinking, I don't want to live alone, I also want to make love," he said, "then why don't you look for it now?" I asked, the girl just smiled, "the love is in front of my eyes," he replied, I don't understand what it means, I just kept quiet. He frowned and the girl smiled a little.

Because today he got time off work, he took the time to come to me and tell me a lot of things from work to romance. Hellen is a diligent girl, and smart, she is the best student on campus in the field of nursing studies that she studied at the University of Lens France. After college he worked at one of the clinics in his hometown, a year working at the clinic he was sent to Afghanistan on a humanitarian mission with some of his friends. For the past two years he has been in Afghanistan, his life has always been lonely and away from his parents. Hellen is a spoiled girl, she is very close to her father, and she says also that she is the youngest of three brothers. Yep.....I just quietly listened to all his stories carefully, maybe at my older age away from him, I can be patient to listen to all his life stories

"What about your wife and son? Is there any news from him?" hellen asked, "he, we had a lot of communication over the phone, and they were fine," I said, "sir is a nice guy and answerable," he said slightly praising me, "I like men like you, mature and calm" he said, "oh yeah? Right now, Miss isn't praising me, is she?" I said with serious eyes. "No! I said what it was," he replied to me, "was my words wrong sir?" Hellen asked me, "not really, but it was a flattery to me, which made me like an Angel who came down from the sky," I said with a smile, hearing my words Hellen let out a laugh. After meeting me he felt more comfortable and calm. Yes.., I think I am also for the sake of getting, even far from it. "Honestly, I like you Hellen" I said in my heart. For a moment of silence, "sir is a kind and loving man," he said, "sometimes I always think of mister, there is a longing not to meet mister, this is serious!!" he said firmly while looking at my face. I just kept quiet and looked into his eyes expectantly and made no comment. Yeah, "asian guy", he called me that."Asian Man" he said.

For a moment he was silent and looked at my face back deeply, he noticed my whole body. He said he liked my nice body, my face and my thin mustache.

Is correct.... Rudi Budiman is indeed a man who has a body as high as 175 cm with a chest posture of his field and skinned yellow like the skin of an Asian. Rudi also has a face that is oval and handsome, with his eyes black, and nose pointed. He is also a short and straight-haired man in black, although in some sections of his hair there is already white signifies his age is almost half a century. But Rudi himself still looks young and fresh, because he diligently exercise in the middle of his busy life, on his lips also overgrown with a thin mustache.

A moment of silence....

Rudi Budiman was still staring at the girl closely. She praised the beauty of the girl. I called her "Belle Fille," the girl smiled sweetly as I gave her the compliment.

"Can I love you, Rudi?" he asked seriously and looked firmly at me, I was silent at his words, long ago I looked at the girl's face, her eyes sparkled, I pressed her shoulders, "do you really love me?" my question was full of certainty, "he, I love you!" he said, "as I love you, Belle Fille!" I said, the atmosphere became quiet again, suddenly the girl kissed my lips, "thank you" he said.

At that moment, he expressed his feelings.

I was silent for a moment....

"but there's one thing you should know" I said back, "what is that?" the answer.

"I don't want to disappoint you" I told him.

"You should know in terms of age I'm much older and I have a family with a wife and two children!" I said. "I don't want to hurt your heart, I have to be honest even though on one side of my heart I love and like you, too" I said back, I did have to say this so that he wouldn't hate me.

Hellen was silent for a moment, "on the one side that was left and the one that was, I wanted to be there, and let it be in that narrow place I was happy," he told me.

From the one side that was left and the one that was there he wanted to get into my heart, even though he knew I was a married man. Because of her sincerity, I accepted her as a lover.

It was a beautiful day to be there and sit together with him. I don't know why I look like a virgin back. I also ventured to embrace it. She just kept her head on my chest. Oh my God, the atmosphere that I really can't imagine.I didn't expect in the middle of a war raging there was a Caucasian girl who fell for me. At first I was very hesitant and scared when I was first sent and sent to Afghanistan. Shadows of noise and horror often washed up in my head. But it turned out that I was shown a beautiful atmosphere with my introduction to Hellen. Now the atmosphere in Afghanistan is no longer gripping for me and Hellen. Hellen Martinez is now my lover. I feel like a lucky guy right now, to love a beautiful and kind-hearted bule girl.

Not feeling the time has gone by, I borrowed a motorcycle belonging to one of the civil service members from Indonesia to send Hellen back to the nursing barracks at the hospital where he served. Until late at night, after dinner together, I went straight into the tent to rest with a flowery heart. Today maybe they stopped the war because they wanted to give me a chance to be with Hellen, in my mind smiling to myself. Indeed, all day the city of Herat seemed calm due to none of the battles that occurred today. The night continued to be late, and I tried to close my eyes between my flowery hearts. "Ah, does Hellen feel the same way as me?" Thought.

What a myriad of questions running through my brain space tonight. Even the sounds of nocturnal animals have sounded accompanied by the howling of dogs, signifying the night as late as late. Fatigue had disappeared from my entire body, as at this moment all changed in strength. Yep... The power of love that adds to my passion in work and work. "Good night Hellen Martinez Belle fille," I closed my eyes.