A Thousand Flowers
Chapters 33. Streets

Night in autumn. Wind gusts carried the scent of maple and gingko leaves. Saying goodbye to the twigs.

The laughter of Fadhil and his friends filled Izzah's room. Izzah is still counting the stars in the night sky. Feeling the cold gust of the night wind behind the warm as longing for the mother. Just a thread of prayer airs, may the beloved mother always be fine.

A black silhouette moved slowly up the stairs. Izzah rushed in, picked up a frying pan, then stood watchfully behind the door.

“Why, Zah?” tanya Fadhil was accompanied by the astonished gazes of three other people.

“Pssstt!” Izzah asked them to be quiet with his hand code.

Seeing Izzah so serious, they went on standby.

I heard the door being pushed slowly by someone from outside. And then Izzah was about to hit the object he held to the uninvited guest.

“Izzah! What the hell?” a woman called out the name Izzah.

Izzah lowered the raised frying pan and opened the door wide.

“Riris?” Izzah was shocked not dumbass.

“So how you welcome friends!” Irritatedly

“Who told me to come sneak up without news?” sulk Izzah.

The four men in Izzah's room raised eyebrows, looking at each other. None of them felt Riris invite.

Riris sat together while massaging her feet that felt sore.

“How did you know we were here?” yudha asked in a hostile tone. He was troubled by the presence of Riris in their midst.

“Ho oh... feelings no one tells you Deh, Ris,” timpal Johnny

“Waah .. lest you masang nih tracker in Yudha's belongings,” Ihsan's seductress who managed to make Yudha goiter and others suddenly laugh.

“Dong secret ...,” replied Riris while imagining how she could know their plan.

Yudha and her friends gather at Mother Izzah's tavern to enjoy dinner.

Riris said hello, but no one answered her greeting. Intrigued by the furore of Yudha and her colleagues, Riris eavesdropped on their conversation. He went home before his presence was known to Yudha and the others.

After Fadhil's departure, Riris came to Mother Izzah asking for the address of Izzah's home and workplace.

Without wasting any time, he immediately caught up with Fadhil and his comrades. Unfortunately, he did not get a plane ticket. As a result, he had to be willing at night to arrive in Korea.

“Zah, I slept with you yeah ..” pinta Riris.

“Bby, as long as you don't mind lesehan,” replied Izzah.

“Not a problem,” reply Riris.

“Yes is it .. it's free,” chirps Yudha insinuating Riris.

Riris just shut up. He was too tired to serve Yudha. All he wanted now was to be able to sleep peacefully.

“Come back to hotel!” take Yudha, feeling hot since Riris's appearance at Izzah's house.

Fadhil and the others did not want the atmosphere to be hot. They agreed to Yudha's invitation, then said goodbye.

Izzah took out two thin mattresses and pillows from the closet, then spread them out on the floor. Without warning Riris directly stretched her body on the mattress.

“Zah, I'm so ugly huh?" riris asked as Izzah lay beside her.

“Beauty is hanging in the eyes of the person who sees. In my opinion, you are beautiful,” replied Izzah a little philosophic.

“Why do you think so?”

“Entahlah. I feel, no matter how hard I try, Yudha has never seen me as a woman.” Riris sounded desperate.

Izzah tilted his body facing Riris.

“That's because you're too aggressive. The guy sometimes feels afraid if too chased. It could be that Yudha feels you are not loving her, but instead considers you a predator of love.”

“What! Are there predators of love? How did I just hear that term.” Izzah just smiles at Riris's protest.

“Basic Riris lugunya kebangetan. It's just an Izzah phrase because I don't know what to say. Izzah alone has never been in love ..haha ..” Izzah laughed amusedly at heart.

“Not that term is the problem. In essence, if you want to melt Yudha's heart, avoid being too aggressive! You know what Yudha is. So yes .. it's good from now on you try to keep your distance. Give him space to realize the meaning of your existence by his side!”

Silent ryris. "Izzah's words may have a point" thought Riris. Unconsciously he hummed.

“If it is gone ... new feels .. that its presence ... is valuable .…”

“Nah tuh .. Bang Roma only know. You learn the same gih Bang Roma,” Izzah goda, chuckle at Riris's behavior.

Riris emotions are very easy to change. He never grieved for a long time and Izzah really liked the nature of Riris like that.

“OK. From tomorrow, I will keep my distance from Yudha. Spirit!” riris' determination while encouraging herself.

Izzah's smile expanded and supported Riris' decision by giving a light pat on Riris' shoulder.

“Already night. Yuk, sleep! Don't forget to read the prayer! Have a nice dream!” izzah said, then closed his eyes.

“Have a nice dream!”

Riris fell asleep with a million plans to avoid Yudha.

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Izzah had just opened the door when Fadhil's entourage appeared carrying his tent.

“Aready? Breakfast first yuk!” take Ihsan while putting a paper bag containing food on the outside table.

“Riiis ... follow breakfast? End of the hunt lo,” shouted Izzah, calling Riris.

“Iya. A moment,” reply Riris from the inside.

Five minutes later, he joined in for breakfast.

Izzah's first breakfast together. Accompanied by the beautiful harmony of natural colors in the midst of the change of color of maple leaves and gingko along the way. Bright blue skies interspersed with white clouds warm the morning air in autumn.

After breakfast, they went down. What a beautiful saturday. Fadhil sits behind the wheel accompanied by Johnny. Riris and Izzah in the centre bench. Ihsan and Yudha in the very back.

“So, where was it?” asked Fadhil, glancing at Izzah from the rearview mirror.

“Yonsei University Museum,” replied Izzah and Riris almost simultaneously.

Following GPS, Fadhil drove the car to the strategic area of one of the top universities in Seoul.

For young people, visiting the Yonsei University museum is the right choice. Besides the place is famous as a gathering place for young people, in the autumn Yonsei University Museum also presents exotic beauty of maple leaves and gingko. Invite young romance to pass the time.

The Yonsei University Museum is organized into a comprehensive museum covering art, archaeology, history, folklore and natural history. In fact, since 2006, Yonsei University Museum is officially recognized as an organization that issues certification through training to gain career experience with various purposes, such as museum curators and museum workers.

By making the Yonsei University Museum his first destination, Izzah hopes to get to know South Korea better, where he will spend the next few months.

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