Captured by the Past
CHAPTER 6: Valentine

The morning sun rises above. Carving blue skies and white clouds that clean it makes the horizon like it has real life. The gods who may now be watching or even laughing at the inhabitants of the earth are full of complaints or drama created on the ground. Under the same sky Royyan had just arrived at his school, the first place he visited was the parking lot.

In the parking lot, Royyan held a bag over one of his hands, he walked down the hall until he was touched by his two long legs, read each step carefully without any of them remaining. The soil grains that are the inhabitants of the floor cracks made of the building material, are occasionally stepped on by the black shoes of the man who just wiped his hair with his fingers.

He's so calm. Until he was at the end of the hall, he accidentally met Elshara who was holding a blue box with a beautiful pink ribbon. Royyan looked at the woman deeply, trying to get into the box, guessing what was in it, but Royyan was not a psychic who could guess or feel the future with his eyes.

"Why here?"royyan asked briefly and kept his eyes straight on Elshara's brownish eyeballs.

"Wait for you, why else try to be willing here if there is nothing," he replied with a cheerful smile.

The girl bowed shyly, then she tapped her hair behind her ears then immediately turned her head and went back to look at the man who was currently the occupant of her entire heart.

"Today's valentine, right? Happy valentine ya Royyan, "revealed Elshara with the intonation of his potent voice, while sticking the box that turned out to contain the chocolate to Royyan.

Royyan. His left hand he put on his waist, while the other hand he used to hold the bag. And the net was glued to the box that was in Elshara's grasp.

"This what?"instead of retaliating, Royyan questioned what was inside the box.

His eyeballs sharpened with the look of his face that was softening.

"Brown dong Yan, valentine's day" he said.

"Oh. Love Dirta."

Royyan swung away past Elshara. The woman wearing the pink knit sweeter fell silent and let out her smile immediately. He bowed lethargicly, then he turned his head and watched the broad back of the man he loved walk away from him. As soon as he paddles his feet after Royyan.

"Why don't you like chocolate? If so you bring it to Mama or Papa you will.."guess Elshara did not give up thrusting the chocolate to Royyan.

The man with the stern jaw fell silent and turned to Elshara who was now silent at his right side.

"Valentine's a day of love, right?"Royyan asked again.

"Yes,"sahut Elshara was excited again with her cheerful smile as she nodded.

"Love you it's Dirta,"

"Well?!"Elshara was stuck, she immediately lowered the box down and was still in her grasp.

His eyeballs are spinning. Elshara darted after hearing Royyan's words, her forehead furrowed trying to interpret the fragments of the word Royyan tried to express. But he did not find the answer, he was still shackled by a sense of wonder and confusion.

"You mean? You don't love me, why do you say that," asked Elshara clutching the chocolate box in her hand.

Royyan let out a long sigh as he squinted which he then ruffled his waist in front of the woman who was waiting for her answer. His face he deliberately made sharp, trying to reinforce his position in front of Elshara was only as a friend.

"Dirta is in love with you, so the chocolate is mending for Dirta." he said.

Elshara was aghast at hearing the confession straight from Royyan's mouth, her forehead wrinkled in disbelief, even she slightly shook her head. Her cherry face again dimmed in rhythm with her face which suddenly looked down at the floor made of black brick.

"That's Dirta right, not me. I can't control his feelings, neither can I" Elshara said as she looked up and pecked at Royyan's gaze.

With his flat face Royyan looked at Elshara deeply, his sharp little eyes were silent, even his lips were silent, wanting to say everything to Elshara, but he is too lazy to talk too much which is not his realm. He doesn't want to share the feelings of others.

"I like you Yan! I really love you, I don't know why this feeling arises, I can't help my feelings" Elshara said, addressing Royyan straightly, and solemnly.

Royyan's eyes slightly widened, but there was no change in his position now, he was still ruffled waist while holding his backpack.

"OKAY. Thanks for liking me, but I didn't, find Dirta, I'm going to class" Royyan replied firmly.

Elshara's eyes began to condense, she hid her face. Like someone hit his heart with a very hard object, so he was tight and had trouble breathing. Then the tall, slender woman strengthened her heart and held back the crystals in her eyes, slightly clapping her chest, telling her heart not to launch tears in Royyan's presence.

Elshara swung back after Royyan who had walked away, just that Royyan's calm and unhurried steps, making Elshara able to chase after him. Aligning his steps with Royyan.

"You don't have to think about what I said just now, just accept it as a gift from a friend" he said, after he clasped Royyan's idle hand, swinging forward and backward as he stepped his foot.

The man with the pointy nose turned his head, turning his firm face into a wistful, soft look recorded Elshara being bowed before him. His mother's taste suddenly soared to the surface, but he still held it with all his soul and body. Royyan does not want to destroy his friendship with Dirta. Slowly he picked up the box of chocolates, only to appreciate the hard work of Elshara who had gone to great lengths to prepare the chocolates for him.

"Thank you," Royyan said.

"Udah come on in."

The beautiful girl who had gotten rid of all the evaporating dew on her flat eyeball was smiling happily. Then stepping forward with Royyan finished his steps towards the class together.

In that class, a noisy voice surged again. Valentine's Day keeps everyone busy giving each other chocolate for loved ones, whether it's a lover or a close friend. The tables in the class were not empty, on the table was perched brown into decoration this morning. No exception Royyan's table, the table is full of chocolate that does not come from where the chocolate is.

Royyan hates things like this, it's exhausting. Love doesn't have to be celebrated on one day, right? Affection should be channeled in every second with the beloved. Things like this for Royyan are not very important. Because love and affection should be shown at all times. Valentine celebration can not mean someone loves you very sincerely, it is just a chocolate that has a sweet taste and also does not escape from the bitter taste. Royyan always thought so.

The inner hero Royyan.

But then he chose to sit in front of the table that had been filled with chocolate. One by one he put the chocolates into his backpack, until his backpack was nauseous not able to lock the chocolate in it.

"Subscribe yes you if the chocolate valentine luber on the table, whereas his son most males celebrate valentine,"Ajun chattered beside Royyan.

"You?"royyan asked, shaking his body backwards.

"Huh?! Could it be, later the girls who give you a nod to the cave again,"

Royyan grinned as he bent his neck to the left and also to the right, flexing his muscles that had stiffened.

"Wouldn't you? Yaudah cave is meaningless,"

"Oh yeah, the cave wants,"

"Now!"Royyan thrust some of the chocolate left on the table at Ajun who was beside him.

"Weiiis thanks bro,"

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In a park near the school just after the clock came home. Dirta pulled Elshara into the garden, leading the woman who from this morning like she had no passion, let alone to walk, just smiling it felt like it needed more energy.

They faced each other in front of one of the empty seats painted black, accompanied by flowers that deliberately grew on the right and left, respectively, the colorful flowers are like valentine's day filled with loving people. The beauty of the flowers could not cover the mountain of Elshara, in the presence of the woman Dirta who subdued her gaze began to tremble, her body evaporating hot air. Dew that dwells in his brownish eyeballs began to fade, fall and plunge like rainwater spewed by clouds.

"Els! Why are you crying all of a sudden?"dirta asked puzzledly, she approached the woman before her, slightly lowering her knees to match her height with Elshara.

The girl continued to sob by covering her face with her two soft white hands, her back was increasingly shaking helplessly, all her energy was drained making her body lose a lot of energy. The clear crystal shafts began to fall and flood Elshara's cheeks.

Dirta is confused. Her eyes continued to spin aimlessly with her worries growing along with Elshara's cries getting louder, breaking the silence in the garden. Dirta was holed up to the sidelines of Elshara's fingers covering her face. Quickly he stood up straight and pulled the girl's arm, going into his arms.

"What's wrong? I don't know anything, please tell me everything, let me understand what happened to you El," asked Dirta again.

Elshara's hands no longer covered her puffy face, but had moved around a warm neck that spread the fragrant scent of the parfume she used this morning. Gathering there, Elshara's cries broke out uncontrollably. His body was weakened, losing a lot of energy. Luckily Dirta can support Elshara's body completely without feeling the weight or anything else.

"I love Royyan,"lapped Elshara shrieked with a still unfinished sobbing.

The deg!

The hug that was originally tight, instantly became weak. Dirta's smile immediately entered into the trough of her face that had been struggling to prepare everything mentally and her most beautiful smile. Stuffy. Bemoan. Painful, a hard blow broke Dirta's heart.

"I loved him, but Royyan didn't want to, did I wrongly love him Dir," he whispered in Dirta's ear just a centimeter away.

The roar of breath that blows warm and soft penetrated Dirta's ears. Getting angry? He's angry that he can't curse anyone here. Dirta was silent for a long time and the blank stare continued to dominate the Dirta who was still in Elshara's arms. His hands were still wrapped around Elshara's small waist, but it was just a wounded embrace.

"Why? Why do you love Royyan?"dirta suddenly.

Then Dirta's arms weakened and she finally retreated from Elshara's arms. Elshara's cry had stopped, she wiped the remaining tears that still adorned her cheeks. Quietly in front of Dirta and let both his hands dangle just like that without grasping anything.

Dirta who ducked immediately looked up, venturing to look at the face of the girl he loved so much. But that love has no place in Elshara's heart, Dirta's heart tormented. The claustrophobic feeling further struck his soul, standing in front of him did not guarantee Elshara to be his.

I love you El! Why Royyan.

I'm always with you, why did Royyan get his position.

Do I have to give my life for you to love me?

I love you Elshara.

Those words only became the inner inhabitants of Dirta and were unable to burst forth let alone spew before Elshara. The beautiful woman just looked at Dirta inside without knowing anything that was in the mind of the man before her. The little face smiled again, and harboring everything she wanted to say, she simply gave him the bouquet of chocolates she had prepared beforehand.

"Happy valentine." she revealed it briefly with a bright smile that she forced to adorn her handsome face.

The girl's originally dim face returned with her beautiful smile, she took the brown bouquet happily, the pretty face with its long lines they were great, hugging the bouquet, the, his heart was so happy to get that much chocolate. The net can not be separated from the beauty of the brown bouquet.

As long as you smile I will try to keep that smile, I love you Elshara. I hope someday that position will be mine.

Dirta's inner chatter re-echoed, hitting the walls of the heart that still felt pain, Elshara's expression was like a big rock that then gnawed mercilessly. He was really angry, but Dirta was still thinking healthy. There is no gap for him to be angry, because the heart cannot be controlled. Love always chooses him lovingly without seeing if he is good or bad.

NEXT....