Heaven In The Eye Pelupuk
Wounds and Tears

..."If the heart is broken and the heart is put together, then it will feel more painful."...

Footprints sound odd against each other attacking the aspalan road. Under the moonlight, a round-eyed girl wearing a black hoodie was walking down every street. Right left look bush that adds to the atmosphere becomes gripping. His breathing was irregular, Aida did not pay attention to the small stone that made him stumble until several times he would fall.

His steps came to a halt as his essence caught a young man standing staring at the beautiful lake. Silent. Just the sound of crickets and other small insects. When Aida's breath was so clear in her ears.

Slowly, the girl ventured to step over to Kenzo, sadly mixed with dismay. Sad that Aida could not tell if she would soon be married to a santri of her parents' choice. Anxious whack, afraid that Kenzo already knew everything and he asked that. Aida has to answer what?

"Have you arrived?" The baritone's voice shocked Aida. There was not the slightest movement from Kenzo, nor did he look. However, the young man could tell of his arrival.

"Ken-"

"Look at this lake, beautiful huh?" Kenzo slashed Aida's words very quickly. The girl had no idea why Kenzo had told her to come to the lake this late. His heart was currently completely unsettled.

"Aida, do you know Laila Majnun's love story?" In his pushy gaze, the man grinned. His tears flowed down the river, and so did he.

"Their love story ends in eternity." Aida lowered her head while squeezing tightly into the sutures of her skirt.

The man looked quickly at Aida's face. "Will our love story end that way too, Aida?"

Telak. Aida turned her gaze to the source of the sound. Her tears had already welled up in the crackers, only one wink of crying had fallen. Kenzo's voice was so raucous that Aida couldn't help but cry. Divine, how do you explain the real thing to Kenzo?

"I mean Kenzo?" There was no answer from the man. Kenzo just petrified while gulping repeatedly.

"Kenzo-"

"Congratulations, yes. It must be very happy to be betrothed to a gus .. child of the owner of a famous boarding school." The words were spoken with great emphasis.

"Aida can explain everything to Kenzo." The more Aida approached, the more the man moved away. At the same second, somehow his steps felt heavy when he saw Kenzo's attitude was so cold to him. Aida grew increasingly moved, her lips trembling as well as the fingers covering her mouth.

"Why do you prefer that santri Aida, why? Do you love me no more?" Aida looked up and shook her head quickly. No. gabe. He still loves you, even more than the word love.

"It's just Kenzo's matchmaking, Aida doesn't love the guy either."

"If you don't love her, why did you accept this match?" Petrifying. His lips suddenly turned cackled. Her tears continued to pour out along with a whirring sting in her chest. The sobbing was so deep after Kenzo snapped at Aida. He's never seen Kenzo that angry. Never get angry, yell at Kenzo never.

"Aida. What are you doing here?" The baritone voice broke the silence. With the remaining energy still gathered, Aida turned to the source of the voice. How surprised he was when the attention caught a man who was familiar to him. Yes, Gus Bima.

"Mas Bima." The netra was perfectly rounded, its mouth slightly agape. Can't believe the man standing not far from her is her future husband.

Hearing Aida's voice, Kenzo now knows that the man who without permission to call his lover's name is the man of his parents' choice. In the same minute, with such a heavy step, Kenzo walked past Aida and stood a few centi from Gus Bima. So close that Kenzo can see the color of Gus Bima's eyeball.

"Oh, so this is your future husband .. who said Gus was." Said little gus Kenzo press with eyes glaring towards Gus Bima. The innocent man who knew nothing was only frowning while looking at Aida. I hope he gets an answer.

Kenzo held onto the collar of Gus Bima's shirt so roughly that he could feel Kenzo's irregular breathing.

"You who? What are you doing with Aida?" Kenzo smiled obliquely, he looked at Gus Bima with hatred and resentment. Sometimes he snorted annoyedly to Gus Bima.

"You asked me who?" Kenzo squeezed the collar of Gus Bima's shirt very tightly, as if he wanted to finish off the man tonight as well.

"Kenzo already, don't hurt Mas Bima." Aida tries to break up Kenzo, easing the anger that now rules her body. However, the rice had already become porridge. Aida is pushed rough by Kenzo so he bounces away. The girl fell to the ground and stared at the edge of the garden chair.

Gus Bima who saw Aida was injured could not remain silent. Had enough. His hands clenched and landed right on Kenzo's cheekbones. Impasse. The man also fell to the ground. Kenzo grimaced in pain as he held his cheek. Yeah, a little bruising of course.

"You can hurt me, but not Aida." Kenzo smiled wryly. The man rose up with all the hate that was embedded in his heart. Both of his hands clenched so that Gus Bima could see his entire muscles. A few minutes later, Kenzo returned the blow.

Gus Bima slammed, the poor man also fell down. Aida who was in pain from the wound on her forehead could only cry while tightly hugging her limp knees.

"Kenzo already!" Aida stretched out her arms and stood her back to Gus Bima, trying to protect her future husband. Her eyes were glazed over, Aida was staring in Kenzo's bead. Trying to find compassion that might no longer apply to her.

"Kill me, not him. With you killing me, your hatred will be vented." Her voice stammered. Her chest feels tight. Rabb, why did You put Aida in this position? Heavy, it feels like the girl can't handle it.

"If you want to hate me, okay go ahead .. but we're just victims. We also do not want to be matched. It's Kenzo's destiny." It feels so hard to say all this. Slowly, Kenzo's clenched hand now loosened.

There were no words he said. Quite a few tears that represent Kenzo's feelings. The man could not help but cry anymore, he grabbed his hair and shouted right at the lake.

In the same second, the man weld his tears and stared inside Aida for the last time. "OK .. if this is all fate. I'll let you off to live with that man."

"I've got our relationship. You are not my girlfriend anymore .. Now you are free to do everything you like .. including marry her." Aida looked up quickly. The girl shook her head while holding Kenzo's arms. The more obvious it feels the more it hurts. Kenzo had no power to say every word to Aida. Actually the man did not want to end his relationship with the girl he loved so much.

"I don't want this relationship to end. Please reconsider Kenzo, I beg you." The girl was fucked. So deep cries sounded. Aida implores Kenzo to retract her words. His hands hung on Kenzo's arms with tears in his cheeks. However, Kenzo brushes aside and ignores Aida's request and leaves her alone.

With the rest of the power, Aida tried to catch up with Kenzo's car. However, it seems impossible. Gus Bima got up, with all her courage the man tried to calm Aida down. Seeing Aida who was stunned and like he did not know the direction made Gus Bima's heart slit.

"Dad." There's no answer. The girl was sitting limp while tightly hugging her knees. He did not care if anyone saw him crying like a possessed person.

"Why Kenzo got to me Mas, why?"

"Yes, I get it. We're looking for a comfortable place. Not here." Aida kept crying. The girl looked frustrated, she grabbed her veil to the point of disorganization.

"I love Kenzo, but why would Kenzo break this relationship? I love Kenzo Mas Bima. I love Kenzo." The sentence continued what Aida said without thinking about the feelings of Gus Bima, her future husband.

"I get it, Aida. We find a comfortable place for the story? Look, your nose is flushed. If you keep going like this, you can get the flu. The weather today is also quite cold."

Not bear to see Aida's condition, Gus Bima put on a jacket that he wore to Aida's body. Yeah, even though he knew that girl was already wearing a hoodie. But there is no harm, right? He didn't want to until Aida got sick.

I don't know when I started to love you, but really .. seeing you like this is enough to make my heart slice.

***

The night air was so cold it pierced through his ribs. It was Aida who rubbed her palms together, hoping that with it could reduce the unrelenting coldness caressing her skin.

"Drink this hot chocolate first." A man's hand thrust a glass of hot chocolate at him. Aida just glanced, she was not excited when she remembered the incident a few minutes ago.

Gus Bima placed it right on top of Aida's palm. "Sum up while it's warm!"

Silent. There was no conversation between the two of them. Ah, maybe the two of them were confused as to what to discuss for the topic of conversation. It's impossible if they discuss the events in the lake earlier isn't it?

"Why did Bima do all this?" After a long silence, finally Aida who first opened the conversation.

"meaning?" Aida stared at Gus Bima's face which was filled with bruises.

"Why is Bima still good to me? I don't love Bima one bit." Gus Bima smiled and looked down again.

"It feels like Aida can't pretend to be happily married to Mas Bima."

Before answering, Gus Bima smiled as she stroked her warm chocolate cup. "Aida .. I know it's hard, but I promise you that I'll take care of you when Kenzo's ready to marry Aida."

Seriate....

Pasuruan, January 30, 2023