ENTANGLED IN THE LOVE OF A WHIPPED HERBAL SELLER
I also miss (POV Mutia)

Some people say it hurts more than a short meeting and a farewell. That is miss.

I wonder if it feels like missing someone so much? like being stabbed a little bit in the stomach, every time you think about it.

I really don't know what's been going on with me these past few days.

I started not eager to help the Mbok in selling herbal medicine.

I used to love it when I teased men so they could buy the whipped herbs I always brought, I no longer felt like doing it.

Thio.

I'm the cause of my loss of spirit, because of a man named Tio.

I don't want to know which planet he's from. Why did he appear all of a sudden and make me feel a vibration that I had never felt before.

There was a sense of tightness and discomfort when I thought about the man. The saddest truth is to miss someone and hope they miss us too.

Wait, did I just say that I miss someone?

"Sir, are you okay?" Asked Mbok Sumi while approaching me who was sitting and enjoying the breeze of the rice field behind the house.

"I'm fine, just enjoying the rest of my time in the village and feeling the calm." I said with a smile.

"Did you miss the guy who wanted to propose to you?" Ask Mbok Sumi who surprised me.

"Mbok Sumi, what the hell is he talking about?" I said while trying to calm down so that Mbok Sumi did not see my face that began to turn red.

Elsewhere, I don't know if he's talking to his mother, either.

IbuTio and the Mbok that night seemed like one person who had two separate bodies.

They both gave advice to me and Tio.

"Choose a partner who can laugh at himself and can see the funny side of things, not laugh at others. In the end, love will grow into something stable. When there are no more vibrations and heartbeats pounding when looking into his eyes, the most durable adhesive of love is laughter. Laughing and not too rigidly wading through the household ark. You will still feel love, comfort and enjoy the thrill of living together."

I suddenly imagined the face of Tio who was always laughing in every moment.

"Choosing a life partner is one of the most crucial things for most people. Before deciding to go to a more serious level, you must find who the right person to be a partner. Be wise in choosing a life partner that suits each character and can make you a better person."

I closed my eyes and tried to remove Tio's shadow from my mind.

But it seems like the universe doesn't want me to cast a shadow of him in my mind. Because, the harder I try, the more Tio's shadow pervades my mind.

"I don't know what's special about him, I just feel so happy knowing him and there's a feeling of some kind of longing." I said after I got tired of fighting back and tried to remove Tio's shadow from my mind.

"Know the man by his deeds and not by his words, and know his love by his eyes, not by his words." Mbok Sumi.

"You are young, your journey is long, Mbok hope you can find someone who is right to be your life companion."

"I may not be in line with the people around me. But what if I don't get along with the person who's my life partner." My speech.

"If you marry only because of love later you will experience boredom and saturation with your partner."

"If you marry just because of her beautiful face, you will feel dissatisfaction from your partner's appearance and see others better than your partner."

"Worldly standards do not guarantee happiness in your household in the future. The more you strengthen that standard, not the happiness it creates, but the opposite."

I fell silent and started thinking about what made me fall in love with Tio.

"If Mbok's advice, don't just look at one man. You need to meet and get to know some other men so that you can find out which ones are suitable to live with you."

"Pretain those who treat their mothers like queens. Because it's a reflection of his treatment to you, after you and him get married."

Mbok Sumi then left me alone.

Missing someone isn't about how long you haven't seen them or how many times you've talked to them. It's about the moment when you do something and wish they were there with you.

Mutia stepped her foot out of the house and slightly walked away from there. The same thing was done by Tio, after he talked about choosing the right partner with his mother.

The rain suddenly came as if to signal to the two, that they were still connected to each other despite the distance separating.

Missing you is like a rain that comes suddenly and lasts a long time. And even after the rain subsided, my longing was still felt.

Tio, somehow with you. But I really miss you. I wish you were I was here, standing with me in the rain tonight. So I can tell you how much I miss you.

Longs....

This feeling more and more filled the entire space and seized my mind.

Thio...

Are you there also feeling the longing that I am feeling. Or instead you have found another woman who can now make you forget me.

Ah...

What happened to me, why do I miss someone so much that I never even expected to see him in my life before.

Thio...

You have managed to shake my mind and shake my heart.

You have to take responsibility for that, you really made the calm that I had been feeling disappear.

I can't wait to see you again.

Universe, are you going to make me reunite with Tio?

Will this love story continue in a relationship far more beautiful than just admiring and loving in silence?

"Mutia?"

I looked over and how surprised I was when I saw Amar.

"Marine?"

"Mutia? so it's true you are Mutia. What do you do and why do you play in the rain at night? are you afraid that you might catch a cold and get sick?" Amar asked as he approached me and surrounded me.

"Amar, did you forget that I was a whipped herbalist. So, I'm sure I won't get sick 'cause I already have my own concoction."

I smiled, and who would have thought if that smile actually created unusual vibrations in Amar.

Oh naw. Universe, please do not make Amar misunderstand the smile I just gave.

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