A Flick of Asa For Love
CHAPTER 85

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“Whose home, Wid?” bowo asked as soon as he saw his daughter closing the front door.

Widya immediately approached Bowo who was sitting casually in front of the television. “Awarded Harsa, Dad. Last happened to meet.” Widya immediately grabbed Bowo's arm.

Bowo glanced at Widya who was beside him. “Why you?” ask Bowo wonder. “Oh, yes. Nathan has left?”

“Udah, Dad. That's why I left this morning,” explained Widya. “Not a day yet, I miss Nathan, Dad.”

Bowo. “Basic of young people. He was also left for a day. As left three times lebaran not return home.”

“Dad ...he Bang Nathan, not Bang Toyib!” gerutu Widya was upset when her lover was likened to Bang Toyib who never came home during two fasts and two Eid.

“What to chat with?” It was Arini's voice who had just returned from the kitchen while carrying a drink.

“Custom, young people are stricken with longing. Ouch!” Instantly Bowo got a light blow from Widya.

“Dad, don't repeat again, dong! Shame, i.” Without a second thought, Widya got up from her seat and ran to the room. Making both parents who are still loyal in front of the television chuckle because of the behavior of his daughter.

Upon arriving in the room, Widya immediately dropped her body on the mattress. Picked up the flat object that was inside his bag. No incoming messages from Nathan. Some of the messages that he had sent were only visible two gray ticks.

Until the clock shows at nine p.m., there are no incoming messages on his phone other than the group ‘Sahabat Selamanya’ and the group in his office. Until drowsiness attacks and brings it to dreamland.

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Widya thought, by busying yourself with work can make Widya able to forget Nathan for a moment. Apparently not. Instead he increasingly misses the man who is now in Surabaya to finish his job.

Widya also sighs. Since Nathan left yesterday until this afternoon, Nathan hasn't told me. No phone calls or messages from Nathan. The message he had sent since yesterday was still not read. In fact, several times Widya found Nathan's contact written online.

During the break like now, Widya wants to contact him first, but she is afraid if it interferes with Nathan's work. He wanted Nathan to finish his job and return to Jakarta, so he retracted his intention.

Just as he finished thinking about the man, his phone rang with Nathan's name there. Not waiting long, Widya immediately lifted it up to display Nathan's face.

“Where are you going? My message you did not read at all. He said you'd call me. Whereabouts? From yesterday, no phone came in. At the very least, reply to my message even if it just says ‘iya’ or ‘not’. Do you not miss me? Am I not important to you anymore? Or was there another girl there, who was sexier and prettier than me? Yes?” Without pause, Widya nagged over the phone line. Expressing his frustration at the man who is now just silently smiling without any objection when he hears his chatter. “You, really, got it, anyway, Nath?” Widya went back to nagging.

Nathan chuckles. “Assalamualaikum, Beautiful,” greet Nathan later.

“Waalaikumsalam, Bulls!” ketus Widya's.

Nathan was getting worse. “The answer, really, so?”

Widya. “How to?”

“Sayang ... dear. If I were there, I would kiss your lips. From earlier ngomel mulu. How can I not love more, try?”

“Nath, I'm serious, yes.”

“OK, I'm serious. How is Adek Widya doing today?”

“Truly, would you like to hang up? Said kangen?” Widya. “I only have half an hour rest before I go back to work again. Maybe this run out can not be contacted anymore because it must focus on cooperation. Can't I get your smile today?”

“Iya, sorry,” said Widya bowed, then stared back at her phone screen. “Don't hang up, honey! I'm kangen. Two days you can't be contacted, I'm confused.”

“Sorry, I am here to really focus on cooperation, let the spit is done and spit also meet you. Yes, no?” nathan said as he raised both eyebrows.

For fifteen minutes, they simply fell silent without doing anything. Looking at each other's faces more and more adds to the longing between the distances that separate. There was no longer a word they needed to say. Simply throw each other a smile through a video call like they do today.

Does Nathan know how much Widya misses him? If Nathan finds out, will Nathan see Widya right now?

Suppose Nathan will meet him immediately, Widya will reveal how much she misses the figure of the man whose face has now filled the screen of her phone. The man who was now smiling was very sincere, even though the fatigue was still left behind his smile. Then, he would immediately hug the tall man's body tightly and no longer want to let go.

While Nathan only hopes happiness always accompanies the face of a woman who will soon be his wife. A woman who has attracted so much attention since she first met at High School. How could he ever hurt a woman as sincere and as good as Widya?

Even that regret was still stuck at the end of his heart. Either until when the regret is lost, changed with happiness because it has made her lover a lucky woman in the world. Make a woman proud because she was born in the world surrounded by people who love her so much.

“Nath...” Widya called Nathan back.

“Hmm?”

“When are you home?”

Nathan smiled. “Waiting for you to stack first. Let me come home later you don't need to miss me.”

Widya joined her index finger and thumb to form the saranghae emblem, then showed it to Nathan. Nathan couldn't help but laugh.

For a moment, Nathan stopped his laughter. Staring closely at the screen of his phone, as if Widya was really in front of him. “Sayang .. I miss, very miss. If we were close, I would embrace you. Take care of yourself and keep your heart there! No matter how far we are, I hope you will always remember and believe that I am here always in love with you. I cannot take care of you here, I hope you are always in good shape, there or without me there. Once I lost you, enough once.” Nathan's words just now made Widya even more confused what he wanted to say. Almost everything he wanted to reveal to Nathan was already represented by the man who was now looking at him with a sad look.

Widya tried to hold back her tears from falling down her cheeks, but the more she saw the sadness on Nathan's face, she could no longer control it. He hides his sadness.

“Honey, why cry?” nathan asked as he realized Widya who was bowed with a trembling shoulder.

Widya shook her head slowly. He did not want to look weak at this moment. Instead, he had to give Nathan encouragement so that the man could focus on completing his project. He did not want to be a burden to Nathan.

Finally, Widya closed the camera screen using her hand. For a moment he wiped his tears and looked back at Nathan. “Neg. Don't think about me, Nath! I don't want to be a burden on you to achieve your dreams. You finish all your work and I'll wait here. You're fine there too!"

“Definitely, dear,” replied Nathan steady. He also glanced at the clock on his wrist. It didn't feel like half an hour had passed and now he had to get back to work.

“Darling, I work first. Sorry, after this maybe I'll be hard to contact. Give my regards to Bowo's father and Mother Arini. Dear you, Beautiful,” said Nathan, then he kissed the screen of his phone by imagining Widya in front of him. Widya closed her eyes, feeling Nathan's lips landing on her forehead.

After the virtual kissing session was over, they fell silent and stared at each other. Soon their faces disappeared from the phone screen. “Be careful, Nath! Love you,” Og Widya.

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