Healing
42. Overnight on the Mountain

While taking a selfie and taking a picture with Utari, I could see Yoga pointing her phone at us, seemingly secretly taking pictures of us both. I wanted to ban him, but I was afraid that Yoga would deliberately avoid taking pictures of me, because in it there is a picture of Utari too, who is none other than his future wife.

I pretended not to see what Yoga was doing. And resume the activity of taking many pictures.

Bian and others put up tents to sleep us, it was not only our group who was climbing, here there were several other tents from different groups of climbers. I don't know which area they came from, when I noticed most of them were men, and they were the same, just up and just setting up a tent.

After being satisfied taking pictures, Utari and I joined the others to help set up a tent for the night, Bian made a bonfire for us to warm up, because the night was getting, the night was getting, the air above the mountain was getting colder. It is fitting that Bian kekeh bought me a very thick jacket when in the mall yesterday, even though I have tried to refuse, it turns out this is the reason. The air here was very cold, even though we were already sitting around the campfire.

A thick jacket with a price of almost a million, a price that made no sense to me at that time, but now it makes sense, because by using this thick jacket Bian gave me my body began to feel warm. It's just that my legs and face still feel a bit cold because they are not covered by a jacket.

Bian and Riko boiled water to make coffee, also made boiled noodles for us dinner. There is still a sausage that Haidar deliberately burned in the fireplace, and also the rice that we had bought at the food stall.

I remember when Bian asked where the previous owner of the rice stall, which he called by the name Mbah Gono to the current owner. It turned out that he was dead, because of the pain he had suffered a few months ago. When he heard the news, Bian and his three friends looked sad, maybe Mbah Gono was a good person, so the four of them missed him. Unfortunately they could not meet again because it turns out Mbah Gono is dead.

" Eat first, because we do not bring a place to eat, we usually eat directly in the panc. You two don't papa if you eat a six-pot with us?".

Haidar thrust the pot earlier to boil the noodles, there was rice put into it and also grilled sausage.

" Here, let me bribe my future wife using my hands only, let the effect is romantic, when the hell because I forgot not to bring a spoon, and ngirit not to waste too much drinking water to wash your hands ", muttered Bian.

I just smiled at her words. " Isn't there still bread in the bag, why don't you just eat bread?", I asked.

" Don't..!", exclaimed the four of them compact.

Utari and I stared at each other, then laughed at their cohesiveness and forbade me to eat bread. " Why do you eat bread?", I wondered.

" The bread is for breakfast tomorrow morning, there is already a schedule for each. Cannot be changed" said Riko.

" Let's eat this rice alone, so I can sleep well tonight, is not the stomach full, sleep comfortable" murmured Haidar.

The six of us ate together from one pot. But honestly, either because of hunger or because of the cold air, making rice with side dishes of noodles and grilled sausage is very delicious. We were all full and just waiting for the drowsiness to come, the more night the air felt the cold pierced the bones. After washing his hands, Bian sat behind me and flanked me between his legs, hugging me very tightly from behind.

" Let's not get cold" he murmured, rubbing his hands and then sticking them on my very cold cheeks, so that I would feel warm.

Bian immediately got a protest from Riko and Haidar, because it made the envy of those who came without bringing a partner. Also getting a sharp and upset gaze from Yoga who was sitting next to Utari, but just next to each other was not like Bian who quickly took the initiative to embrace my body.

I let Bian embrace me, indeed the cold air, even though he was wearing a jacket, with Bian hugged so much warmer, maybe Bian also needs warmth. Just like I was cold, that's why Bian hugged me.

I saw Yoga standing up and walking away from the campfire carrying an empty bottle of mineral water 'cause he wanted to pee. Everyone just believes in his words. Though I can see, Yoga looks so upset with Bian's attitude towards me. But Yoga cannot forbid or protest with Bian's treatment of me. We're husband and wife and we're getting married soon.

Tonight the weather was bright, and the sky looked very pretty, from where we were, looking up, as if we were covered by millions of stars, absolutely beautiful and amazing. Just like in the romantic movies I've seen on YouTube.

I deliberately looked up and leaned my head on Bian's shoulder, Bian repeatedly peeked at me. And still I let it go, but I reminded him, "Don't overdo it, pity the others just come here" I said to stop Bian's increasingly becoming treatment.

Bian just nodded, and stopped his actions that had continuously kissed my forehead many times.

" I'm sleepy now Ra. We go into the tent yuk.", Utari invites me into the tent. But Bian just hugged me tighter.

" Raya is not sleepy, she still wants to enjoy the beauty of the stars, you just enter the tent, later Raya will, yes Ra.", said Bian with great emphasis.

Though I was about to agree and go into the tent following Utari to go to bed early, so as not to feel how cold it was tonight. But it seems like Bian wants me to stay in my current position.

I know Bian hasn't let me in the tent and sleep, and it's true that I'm not sleepy, how can I be sleepy if my heart beats like it is today, when Bian hugs me from behind. I could feel Bian's heart beating fast because it was so close to me.

But this makes our bodies feel warmer, the heart pumping blood faster makes us feel warm because our blood is flowing faster in the body.

I felt the peace when I was close in Bian's arms as I am today, above the mountains with the cold night air, the black sky with a very beautiful star sprinkling. Exactly with my shadow back when I was Junior High.

I used to want to camp and join campfire activities like today, playing guitar and singing together with others, staring at the beauty of the star-studded night sky with my loved ones. It's just that the person in question is different.

I used to imagine doing something like this with Yoga. Not Bian, because I used to only think of Bian as my best friend.

As for Yoga, he was the man I loved so much back then, wasn't it natural that I imagined doing romantic things with the man I loved?.

Oh my God.. what I think, why suddenly thought with Yoga, my brain must be shorting because the air is getting colder. And where did that annoying guy go, wasn't he just saying to pee, why hasn't he come back yet, he should have come back and gathered with us here?.

" Yes already then I went into the tent first yes Ra.., later if you are sleepy, immediately go inside", Utari's voice made me realize from daydream.

I nodded, "Yes Ri, you go to bed first, later if I get sleepy I immediately nyusulin you into the tent", I replied.

" Good night everyone, I slept first yes, because the night added cold, I was not strong to sit outside for long" said Utari. Utari also entered the tent which was right behind my sitting position. Haidar and Riko simply waved at Utari who was also waving at us upon entering the tent.

" Steve why not go back and forth, did he join another group of climbers?, it's been a long time since he said to pee earlier, did papa go long?", my question is starting to worry that there is one of the groups that never returned. Not because Yoga is special, if anyone else goes long, I will also worry about it.

" No papa, maybe he joined another group of climbers, or was staring at a star alone somewhere, later he returned, this is not the first time he is like this, Steve used to sit alone staring at the stars, like you. He said his first love had wanted to camp, and see the stars in the sky together. But it seems that it has not been accomplished, because they have broken up before realizing it".

I looked at Bian who was explaining the story of Yoga softly beside my ear. How can Bian understand so much about Yoga. Does Bian know what the name of the first love of Yoga is?, lest he actually already know, but keep silent, because the name of the Kingdom there are so many in this world.