Childhood Match
The unexpected meeting

The sky was not yet over rolling up his night blanket. Dawn is still hiding behind the hill, so the atmosphere of the morning still looks dim. Gala found her sister was dressed in sports complete with her shoes. The ideal height and weight, make Riko look macho with a slightly infectious sportswear.

"Wuuuihhh. Early in the morning gini is ready to jog." said Gala while looking at the clock attached to the wall of the new house shows at 05.15 WIB.

"It's still a holiday, right, brother... Kangen shrimp want to breathe the morning air in the Tidar valley." replied Riko as she filled mineral water into her drinking bottle.

Understandably, since he studied at Ali Wardana Campus or PKN STAN Main Campus in South Tangerang, making himself less and less breathing fresh air in the Tidar valley, he said, the complex of their homes at the foot of Mount Tidar.

"Ayooo Kak, hunt.we jog together! I'm waiting for ya." take Riko.

"Sister is not finished yet, you go first! Ntar's sister followed." said Gala.

After dawn prayers, as usual Gala waiting for dawn to rise while reading a few verses of the Quran, wearing white clothes and batik sarong motifs complete with black peci, makes the man really look handsome like prince Fazza from Dubai. Only then did he start doing his morning activities, such as jogging, bathing, dhuha prayer, breakfast, then prepare to go to the campus Untidar where he teaches. While Riko, usually so too, just special today, he wants to go jogging early in the morning so that he can breathe longer already early in the morning in his homeland.

"Yes already if Kak Gala want arentar, Riko first yes.." said Riko as he passed away.

Because Sunday, although still early in the morning, already seen some people walk, also run small to warm the body. Riko began to move her legs a little quickly, down the road around the complex. A few minutes later, we arrived at the Tidar Valley complex. The place is quite spacious, clean and green, which is usually in the morning is often used as a place for jogging, cycling, walking, or maybe just a walk.

When he was about to run around the field, his eyes were fixed on one point that was still quite far away. He could not believe what he saw, especially the dawn had not yet appeared to make the atmosphere become dim and people who started jogging also not so much. Riko paused and watched from a distance to make sure what she saw was not wrong. He did not want to be rashly afraid just because of a wrong look.

After observing for a long time, Riko concluded, "Yes! So I didn't see it wrong. What I see is true!!!" riko said in her heart while holding back such a tight heartbeat.

Riko took a deep breath. He then walked as fast as lightning towards someone who was now not far from him. Without further ado and without permission, Riko suddenly clenched her right fingers and with embers full of fire,

"Bhuuughh..."

Riko's right hand floated right on the cheek of Lintang who was busy delivering bumil morning streets in the field. Without realizing it turns out Gabby's house is a complex with Gala-Riko house, only Gabby's house is at the back end, while Gala-Riko is in front. Unsatisfied to get there, Riko raised his hand back to simultaneously make Lintang almost fall on the ground.

Gabby, who did not know the origin of her husband's feud with Riko since High School, was immediately startled and shouted hysterically and said,

"Darling... You're not papa?" ask Gabby to worry.

"Heyyy.. you! Dare to hit people without alesan. You don't know who my husband is? He's a member of the TNI, and we could have reported your actions to the authorities!" threaten Gabby on Riko.

"Buuuh.. bulshit. I can't believe his behavior is even worse than someone who never ate in school!" riko murmured in the heart.

While Lintang, he still felt a soreness in his face due to the actions of his rivals since they sat on the bench this High School."It turns out he hasn't changed! What's more now that I know that Gendhis and I are separated. He will certainly deketin Gendhis again." bathin Lintang.

With a sharp look and a reddened face, Riko spoke with Lintang without wavering in the slightest with Gabby's threat.

"How's it feel? Sick right? That's not how much pain you've been giving to Gendhis!" said Riko.

Hearing Riko's words, Gabby nodded her head. He began to be able to read the reason why the handsome man who was younger than him suddenly attacked Lintang.

"You should have said that you couldn't make Gendhis happy. You should have stayed with Gendhis from a long time ago so that now he does not need to feel the heartache as now due to your bad attitude, with this woman." said Riko simultaneously made Lintang and Gabby also ignited emotions.

Lintang still held back his anger, while Riko.he continued his action by squeezing the collar of Lintang shirt and raised his hand back saying, "This is for your betrayal because you have dared to make Gendhis cry!"

The end of the latitude was unable to control himself and there was a clash between the two.

Gabby, who was the only woman there, was quite anxious to see the two men fighting. He was worried that if not immediately separated, the two would be fatal. Gabby screams for help.

Until finally, came some residents who had started walking in the morning. They panicked and tried to break Riko with Lintang. They held onto Riko's hand and body, while Gabby held Lintang back while saying.

"Crosses... already! Enough's enough! There's no point in us following this snot kid. We better get out of here." Gabby said after the two were successfully broken up.

Both Riko and Lintang, both of them still looked into each other's eyes with a view full of burning embers waiting for the damkar officers to come to flutter them with water pipes.

"Cross! Ayoooks... Let's go now!" force Gabby while pulling Lintang's hand.

Finally, Lintang also wanted to obey his wife's invitation to leave the place, saying.

"Awas... You are! Our business is not done...!" Lintang walked while looking at Riko full of revenge.

"You think I'm afraid of your threats? Okayy.. I'll do what you want!" riko replied without a trace.

Those who broke up chose not to interfere in the affairs of the two young people.

"Huh..release me, sir! I want to go home!" riko said as she let go and walked away from the crowd.

All the way home, he still did not understand, why Lintang could prefer that woman over Gendhis. Choosing is not a problem, but the way it makes Riko emotional. But at least. he felt more relieved to have vented his frustration at Lintang because it had made Gendhis suffer.

"It is good that Lintang chose to go from the life of Gendhis. And now, nothing will stop me from getting Gendhis's heart." he said softly as he walked home.

Arriving at the door of the house, Gala was surprised to find her sister already there. But not long ago he wanted to go jogging.

"Richo? Have you gone home yet? Very spooky... New brother wants to follow you." asked Gala.

"Not so, brother... Riko again jogs for a long time." replied Riko as she walked in and tried to hide her face from Gala's sight.

But Gala. He then observed the face of his sister who suddenly slightly bruised on the upper right cheek and the corner of the left lip.

"Riko... Why is your face?" gala asked in wonder while holding the handsome face of her sister who became a little bit of water with her hands.

Riko turned her face away while trying to escape from her brother's hand.

"No papa Kak, it was a jog, Riko fell and Riko's face hit the road" replied Riko hiding what had happened. How could he speak honestly if he had fought. If until his brother finds out Riko is involved in a fight, he may be exposed to angry housemates.

"Fall down? But how can it be?" Gala slightly doubted Riko's answer.

"So Riko was less careful, brother. So it fell.. already yes Brother, Riko to the room first want to take a shower...!" riko said as she passed away leaving Gala with curiosity.

Gala felt that something was wrong with her sister. Riko doesn't usually behave like this. He is the type of brother who is always honest and does not like to look for commotion at home or outside, yes... Riko's been fighting? But just who was fighting so early in the morning like this? Think Gala.

By keeping a lot of questions in his head, Gala tried to understand the wishes of his sister who did not want to tell him about the problem. But Gala believes, sooner or later Riko will be the story. He's the kind of guy who can't keep secrets from his only brother.

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