Childhood Match
Presentiments

The latitude let his handphone ring without lifting it. He was worried that if he picked up his phone, the Lintang lie would be exposed. So excited to meet Gabby, Lintang to forget to turn off his phone.

"Kok you didn't pick up the phone anyway, honey?" ask Gabby.

"No ah. later. I again want both of you, and again do not want to be disturbed." replied Lintang cover up his lie.

Though in his heart was pounding very fast, afraid that everything would be revealed.

Without any suspicion, Gabby just accept the reason given Lintang.

Moments later, they finished lunch and decided to leave the place. As she was leaving the table, Lintang said to Gabby,

"Darling, you go first, I'll go to the toilet, I'll follow you." Bareback latitude.

"Oh yes, I'm waiting in the car yaaa." said Gabby as she walked away from Lintang.

"Okeyy.." Lintang left immediately, but not to go to the toilet, but to answer a phone call from Gendhis that he had let go a few minutes ago.

Lintang called Gendhis through a voice call on whatsapp, and it turned out that Gendhis was still waiting for a call from him. Gendhis picked up the phone immediately.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Mas Lintang.." said Gendhis.

"Waalaikumsalam. sorry Dis, I did not hear you called" said Lintang.

"No papa Mas, I just want to ask Mas Lintang so not come home today?" Gendo wants to make sure.

He felt that he had not talked to Lintang for long enough. Moreover, these ahir-ahir, Gendhis was preoccupied with his school and the initial preparation to enter college. While Lintang, busy with his new lover.

"Yes so. It's still getting ready, just go home." replied Lintang.

"Oh, yes, be careful on the road." said Gendhis.

"Yes, Dis. Yes, yes, I am going home now. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Waalaikumsalam.." replied Gendhis then hung up the phone.

Lintang felt, the more days his relationship with Gendhis more bland, not as sad as before when Lintang had not started his education in Akmil. Now they rarely meet, communication is also reduced. Coupled with Gabby's presence in Lintang's life. It made the distance between him and Gendhis even further.

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That afternoon, as usual, Miss Party was cooking for dinner. From the kitchen door, a voice called out to him.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Miss Party is cooking?" ask Genthis.

"Waalaikumsalam... uh, Nduk... here come in! Yes, I'm ready to cook vegetable lodeh same sauce patasi Lintang likes." replied Bu Parti while cutting some vegetables cabbage.

Gendhis went into the kitchen after Miss Parti invited him.

"Have you come home from school? How are the children developing now? Has there been an increase?" ask Bu Parti.

"Alhamdulillah.Thanks to do'a also the support of the Father, Mother and villagers, now more and more are attending school. They are also very excited." replied Gendhis while sitting on a chair to help Miss Party.

"Thank God... Alhamdulillahot... Oh yeah, you want to find latitude? It was in his room. Momentarily I'll call you" said Ms. Parti.

Gendhis waited long enough to just call, he didn't think it would take that long. As it turned out, Miss Party did have to try even harder to wake Lintang up so that she would meet Gendhis.

After waiting for a while while continuing the Bu Parti cut vegetables, Gendhis finally found Bu Parti coming down from the stairs and walking towards the kitchen.

"Nduk... The latitude is in the upper garden" Ms. Parti said.

"Yes, Mom." Gendhis dies Miss Party in the kitchen to the back garden, their favorite place.

Hesitatingly, Gendhis set his foot, opening the garden door. From inside the house, Lintang looks to be sitting in a chair that they always make to chat when there is free time. But it seems like the chair is starting to suck, miss the lovers who used to joke around in that place. Flowers that bloomed one by one began to fall to the ground, as if they could feel betrayal from their owners.

"Mas Lintang.." in a soft voice Gendhis greeted.

Somehow he felt stiff when he met Lintang. Lintang Smile is not as sweet as it used to be. His face was not as sad as before. Attitude Cold latitude, not as warm as before.

"Oh Allah..is my hunch correct? Or is it just because of my excessive fear? O Allah.." said Gendhis inwardly as he walked towards the seat of the latitude.

"I'm sorry, yes.have interrupted Mas Lintang's rest" said Gendhis shortly after he sat in the seat next to Lintang.

"No, Dis. I'm just lying down."

Hearing Lintang's words, Gendhis felt his heart as if it were watering during a prolonged drought. For too long they have been held captive in prolonged silence.

"Is Lintang OK?" I don't know where Gendhis should start the conversation.

When I met, Lintang who was always busy asking about the situation of Gendhis, news of Gendhis, but now? Not even the slightest bit of happy aura appeared on Lintang's face when faced with Gendhis.

"Yaaa, as you can see now, I'm good, healthy. Huh huh? Is that all you want to know after all this time we haven't seen each other?" the word Lintang made Gendhis clueless.

Genphis was silent. He seemed not to recognize the current latitude, much different from the Latitude that used to be bidding to go to the dormitory Akmil first.

"Dis... Why the hell, when we meet always that question you ask? You should be more sensitive to my feelings. Can't we be more romantic, like another couple?" Lintang forgets that Gendhis is not Gabby, but Lintang wants Gendhis to be able to treat himself the same way Gabby treats him.

"The other couple? What does Mas Lintang mean by saying another couple? Who should I be to example? Doesn't our religion actually prohibit dating? I can get this close to Lintang because I respect our ancestors who have betrothed us, but that does not mean we are free to obey our desires and passions. Mas... as long as the sacred promise of marriage has not been spoken from your mouth, then as long as it is I have not been able to fulfill your desire for this one thing" said Genphis firmly, said, although his heart was fragile every time he met, Lintang always questioned this matter.

"Okeyy.. Dis, I'm tired. Who would I be going home for if not for you? And I came home to let go of my longing, not to hear your talk. But what do I get? Even a little you won't allow me to touch you." Lintang said as he got up from his seat.

"Astaghfirullah hal'azdim..why did Mas Lintang become like this?" gendhis said in his heart.

"If you are still like this, don't blame me..." Lintang has not continued his words.

"Well what, Mom? Enough Mas don't go on anymore." cut Genphis.

"Why? Are you afraid I'll leave you? Then what difference does it make if we're still together if you never thought my words were important?" tanya Latitude.

Gendhis just fell silent, no longer knowing how to give understanding to the latitude that has been affected by Gabby's lifestyle.

"I'm tired, Dis. Get some rest first. Excuse me..." The latitude left just like that leaving Gendhis sitting alone in the garden chair.

Gendhis covered his face with both hands and took a deep breath. He did not expect his meeting this time would worsen his relationship with Lintang. Though the initial intention of Gendhis to meet Lintang is to improve their relationship, but precisely what happens is the opposite. Gendhis had to go home with empty hopes.

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