Between Love and Corona
A Seputhan Tale of Arunika

"Surya...."

"Arunica...."

Apparently the girl who also reversed the menu order was named Arunika, and Surya knew her.

"Loh, it turns out you're to Arunika? How can we meet here anyway?" surya asked as his index finger pointed at the brown girl named Arunika.

Arunika was smiling. "Yes, I'm from Makassar, Surya ... used to go to Jogjakarta just for college." he replied while waiting for Buras (male bullion) which he ordered arrived.

Surya also seemed to nod his head. "The world is indeed as wide as moringa leaves, did not expect us to one campus, now we meet here. Not expecting it, you turned out to be Makassar" said Surya while laughing.

"You're still in contact with the stars?" surya asked carefully.

Immediately Arunika shook her head. "No... We lost contact for a long time, Sur. Living a long distance relationship is not that easy, after all Bintang has the desire to be able to settle in Jogjakarta, while I want him to be in Makassar. There are many differences between the two of us" Arunika said given the breakdown of her relationship with the Star.

Yes, Arunika is a native girl of Makassar who studied in Jogjakarta. This cute girl named Bestari Arunika is the ex-Bintang girlfriend while on campus. Both are from different faculties, but in fact the two are in a relationship in the last year of college.

After both graduated, Arunika returned to Makassar, while Bintang remained in Jogjakarta. Long distance relationships and various differences between each other make the relationship both run aground.

"Nearly two years have passed, Surya .. After all, for some reason from the beginning I felt the Star did not really love me. I don't know, the man was too cold and didn't talk much" Arunika told Surya.

Surya also listened to the story of Arunika, as his best friend Bintang of course Surya really knows that Bintang is a man who is cold, not talkative, impressed indifferent. However, the real Star is a kind and friendly man.

"So your long-distance relationship lasted how long?" asked Surya who had already received his order. He while filling his stomach that began to starve with a bowl of Coto Makassar.

"Euhm, maybe only five months" replied Arunika. The sweet girl paused for a moment. "How are the stars now, Sur?"

Whether the impulse or just asking, meeting Surya makes Arunika remember back about the Star. Surya and Bintang are good friends that are difficult to separate. Where there is Surya, there are stars. The two faculties are indeed different, but they are often together when on campus first.

"The stars are fine, Nika. Did you really lose contact with him, too? No more sending messages? Not even if it's broken up, can still be friends, right?" surya asked at length to Arunika.

"It's not that easy, Surya. There are people who cannot make friends with their ex. One of them is me. Especially when we break up badly like this. Disconnect via phone call. It's really stifling, isn't it?"

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Makassar - Two Years Ago

With anxious feelings Arunika searched for the Star number and tried to contact him. Immediately, he pressed the phone icon on his phone. Wait until the connection is connected.

"Hello Bintang .." he said when his phone was connected.

While across the street, the star receives a call from Arunika. "Yes Nika ... What's wrong?"

Nika seemed to be caught off guard with the Star that had been cold, even Arunika judged that the Star was not serious about being in a relationship with her.

"Bin ... How is the clarity of our relationship? I think, as a man you are too cold, Bin. I'm always the first one to text you, call you. Establishing the relationship needs the involvement and activeness of two parties, Bin. Especially when we are in a long distance relationship, we must be equally active in maintaining this relationship." he lamented to the lover.

While there Bintang knew very well he could not give more attention and caring attitude to Arunika.

"Sorry Nika .. I'm too busy with my project." reply Star quite carefully.

However, across the street Arunika feels that it is as if she is struggling alone in this long-distance relationship. As a woman, Arunika also wants the attention and affection of her boyfriend. Although their circumstances are equally remote, is not paying attention not limited to place and time. Through gadgets we can give attention and express affection, right?

With a rumbling feeling, feeling ignored and a Star attitude that was too cold. Makes Arunika so impervious to the attitude of the Stars. Therefore, with a heavy heart Arunika also made a decision.

"Bin .. seems like we can't continue like this. It was as if I was the only one fighting for our relationship. You're too passive a star. In communication, you are very passive. I always have to start first. The key to long distance relationships is communication. It's okay we don't meet, but at least we pay attention to each other through the gadgets we have. I'm sorry, Bin. I can't take it anymore. I can't take it anymore. We'd better...." Arunika paused for a moment her speech and wiped away the tears that started to drip on her face.

"We'd better break up the Stars" he said, ending his mobile call with the Stars.

Flashback Off

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Surya listened to Arunika's story while finishing his meal. He really did not expect such a cold Star. Even the Star did not tell about the break-up of his relationship with Arunika.

"Why did you break off the Star over the phone, Nika? Doesn't that hurt?" surya asked while frowning.

Arunika nodded her head. "Yes .. it was very painful. But I have no other choice. I can't fight with a man who's too cold and passive. As a woman, I also want to be understood, noticed, and occasionally my boyfriend who first calls me. However, I did not get all that from the stars. I feel like the Star likes another girl, who I don't know who she is."

Surya seemed to be thinking hard this time. "Why can you feel that? Isn't the Star indeed a calm person and not easily familiar with others?" again he was curious.

Arunika sighed for a moment. "Because I know, a man like the Stars when he's really in love, he'll take care of him as much as possible. Making the girl he loved as the sole owner of his heart. He is not easy to express his feelings, but his gaze and behavior will greatly show if he takes care of the person" said Arunika with a sad voice. Because during being the girlfriend of a Star Alan Pratama, Arunika himself felt that the man did not put feelings for him.