Damar (Not) For Wulan
Looking for Lost Memories

The POV Damar

Selena took me down to the first floor to eat together. We both went down the stairs while joking. Mami and Papi were sitting side by side in the dining room. They're waiting for us.

"Damar, yes, you always have to be quipped. Call Wulan and her family there!"

"Hem," I said indifferently stepping away from them.

I walked lazily towards the guest room, wanting to knock on the door immediately, but I did not. The door opened slightly, I sharpened my ears, heard the conversation of the old man and the boy. I gasped to hear the words coming out of Mother Ningsih's mouth.

"Since when have I and Wulan been close? Did we ever meet in childhood? Why don't I remember anything, just like Wulan? Strange, I'm sure there's something they're hiding.

I jumped from a stand, a woman the age of Mami yelled loudly calling her son. Feet rushed into the room without excuse.

"What's up, Mom? Why did Wulan faint?" Wulan's body was lying on the side of the bed with her legs dangling to the floor.

"Mother, Father, may Damar please get me some wind oil in the medicine box? Could you ask Bi Inem."

"Wulan, what about her, son?" Mother Ningsih sobbed, tears out of the corner of the eye.

"Let Damar set his position."

"Come, Mom!" They both left us. I grabbed this girl by the waist, carried her like a baby and then put her in the right position on the bed. His face was so pale, I patted him on the cheek repeatedly while calling his name.

"Lan, why did you faint like this? Lan, wake! Tomorrow's our engagement, you can pass out." I tried to make her emotional, knowing her ears could hear. But, the result is nil. His eyelids are not narrowed.

"This, Mar. Wipe it down his nostrils!" Ningsih's mother handed her eucalyptus oil, I applied the oil to Wulan's nose area.

"Lan, wakeup! It's time for dinner, let's get up!" I tried to shake his shoulder.

"Son Damar, don't fight the mother's son. Poor thing, son."

"Calm down, Mom! She's a bar-bar girl and strong. I wouldn't die if it were just this."

"Damar, Wulan why?" Mami, Papi and Selena came to the bed.

"Ck, why is everyone here? Damar asked everyone for help, Wulan needs to breathe well, let Damar keep Wulan here. You all eat! Have Aunt deliver two servings of food for us."

"Damar, Wulan fainted and joked. How the hell are you?" Mami scolds me.

"Alright, Mam! It's true what he said. Fainting people can't be surrounded, let's go to the dinner table! There's a damar that can handle it." Papi understands my decision.

Finally it was just the two of us here, I was curious to ask him something important. Hopefully not protracted this woman in her stupor.

I pinched his nose with my thumb and index finger. His head began to move slowly, I removed the clasp on his nose.

"Lan, wake up woi!" I patted her cheeks in turn.

Aunty's voice rang out, I told her to put the tray containing the two plates and the two glasses on the dressing table. The old woman returned to her place of origin.

I tried to squeeze her nose repeatedly.

"Eumh," He began to wake up. Thank goodness he was starting to wake up.

"You just fainted, now get up! Let's eat first!" I had to fill her stomach before asking about our childhood memories.

"Males, I don't want to eat." He refused when I handed him a plate containing rice and his side dishes.

"If you refuse, I say Mami let him come here. Do you want to hear my mom say something?" He shook his head quickly. With a trembling hand, he took out this plate.

It was as if his face had to swallow the food. I also ate dinner here, in bed with Wulan. Our eyes glimpsed, his forehead frowning in wonder.

"Why are you eating here too?"

"How else, I was told to take care of Elu. From the edges of the storm, I'm dying." I feed this food casually.

Silent for a moment, all that was heard was the sound of the twang of the cutlery clashing with the plate. After eating and drinking, we talked again. To be exact, I started the conversation. Dirty plates and empty glasses I put them right on the nightstand.

"Lan, don't you remember when we were kids playing together?" He shook weakly.

"Every time I want to remember it, my head hurts and I lose consciousness. I don't know what's wrong with me." Face sluggish.

"It's not just you, I don't remember anything either. But, this photo is evidence of our being who used to play childhood." I walked towards the dresser, grabbing the picture frame made of glass. I caught a glimpse of him when I took the plate for Wulan.

"This, this becomes strong evidence that we are indeed familiar as children first." He took the picture. His head was weak.

"But, even so, I can't remember it. You said you don't remember either, so, what should we do? Instead of what, I find it strange why the memories of the past SD do not remember? Whereas, when I was Junior High School and High School, everything I remember."

"Same, we're going through something similar. How about we just investigate all this together?"

"Well? Just ask Mom or Auntie, you know."

"You sure? They won't tell us what happened to us. They're covering up something, our parents are covering up a big secret to both of us." This woman thinks hard.

"What do you say, too. So, what should we do?"

"Gue was also confused, but, we should go to this place! I've been horrified that if we go back to that place of memories, we can remember them again periodically."

"this place? This house in my village, not the house of Mom and Dad, maybe this house was your parents' house." He pointed at the photo.

"Yes, we both have to go there."

"How is it? While tomorrow's our engagement, the day after the opening of the new coffee shop."

"Why don't we pretend to drive Elu's parents home? Your parents are only here for a month, right? We can reason that with Mami, all holidays."

"Oh yeah, pinter you lied too." He's sparkling.

"What's insulting muji, Lu? What a behavior."

"Hehehe, sorry. You think it's really fitting, use nganterin go home all village. Hopefully they do not suspect, because we are always fighting, even want a vacation together." The look on his face made me feel anxious.

"After this we should be a little peaceful, let them not be suspicious."

"Suspectedly? Who suspects who?" We both looked to the origin of the sound, I gulped heavily.