I'M A STATUE FOR YOU
PAINTING SHOES

Brayen plays his cellphone in the living room while waiting for Alena to be ready to go to the hospital. He sat on a classic Italian royal gold sofa with carved furniture. His right leg rests on his left leg. Jemari Brayen is so agile dancing on her screen.

"Of....I'm ready..." Alena stood right in front of Brayen. The position of Brayen who looked down at the tip of Alena's feet which only looked a little because it was covered in shar'i clothes. She watched Alena from the tip of her foot up.

Brayen continued to stare at Alena without blinking. Alena looked more and more beautiful and calm. Alena preening rocking left rocking right in front of Brayen. Show me the shar'i shirt he's wearing.

"Why look at me like that, Om?...I'm beautiful!..." Alena said.

Brayen remembered Alena's words in the backyard of Arya's house when she fell from a tree and ended up in Brayen's arms. "IIiiihhhh amit amit jabang baby cook Alena told to marry Om Om."

"You're ugly." Brayen ketus.

"Well...Om kidding."

"I think it's better for a monkey than you."

"Huh that's right Om, Om comparing me to a monkey. That's the only guy who says I'm ugly"

"Stop adoring the beauty of your face because being too proud is an arrogant trait. And I don't like arrogant people. What else if it's my wife." Brayen got up from the sofa and stepped towards the exit leaving Alena who was pondering her words.

"ALENA..." Brayen called Alena in a loud voice from outside the house.

"YES OM...." Brayen's screams spread Alena's daydream. Then Alena came out to Brayen who was already sitting in the steering chair of the car. Alena opened the door and sat down next to Brayen. Brayen's approaching Alena.

"You want what Om?" Alena's question made Brayen who was already in front of her turn to her, making their faces so close. Alena was holding her breath. If Alena's gonna act, she's afraid Brayen's gonna punish her. Brayen even close his lips until both of them can feel his breath colliding with each other.

Their eyes locked on each other. The closer Brayen's lips the more tense Alena lips were only 1cm away. Alena closed her eyes tightly. Brayen smiled and put on Alena's seat belt.

"Huuuufffh..." Alena breathed a sigh of relief after Brayen stepped out from before her.

"Why?"

"The cirain will kiss."

"You?..."

"No..."

Brayen smiled at Alena's adorable behavior.

***

Alena looked at the window glass of the car that was blurry because of the gurgling rain. He carved the dewy glass with the shape of love. Sometimes Brayen noticed Alena's movements while continuing to drive forward her car.

Sometimes Brayen himself wondered, at the age of 20 years should Alena have been able to act mature. But what she saw was Alena still childish. His nature and attitude are much different when compared to Alyn. Brayen himself confused, want to take where this relationship. If you end up with a divorce, it will hurt a lot of hearts. Then if it survives, what about this girl's feelings.

"Iena..."

"Yes..."

"What are your daily activities during your stay in the Fisherman's Village." Brayen wanted to get to know Alena further.

"Why Om..."

"Not to ask. Just answer me."

"Owww....Every morning in college. Keep going home from painting school."

"Painting???..." Brayen still wants to know.

"Painting shoes. Keep the results of his painting shoes on sale through online shop. There are some on display in my friend's shop. It's getting more and more fans. One shoe can profit from one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand, depending on the difficulty of the painting."

"A day you can paint how many shoes?...."

"It can be two to three shoes. Depends on the number of orders, Om."

"There must be a lot of savings."

"Hehehe..."

"You're pioneering your own efforts?..." Brayen's question was answered by Alena.

"Betted my friend. Rahma, Sri and Ali."

"Ali?... Your boyfriend?

"Not."

"Are you guys very close.?..."

"Yes." Yeah." Brayen's question was answered nodding by Brayen.

"Yes." Yeah." Alena nodded again.

"Did he care about you?..."

"Yes." Yeah." Alena nodded again.

"Is he always there for you?..."

"Yes." Yeah." Nod again.

"Do you love her."

"Yes...Eeehhh..." Alena immediately looked at Brayen, whose face was already red.

"ALENA..." Brayen said in a high tone.

"No no no Om... Not love." Alena waved her hands in front of her chest while shaking her head.

"Never be in contact with him again."

"He'em...."

"Alena you heard no...."

"YEAH OOOMM..." Alena answered in a high tone.

"Huuufffh...If it's close to another man I'll pull your ear."

"Why Om?... Jealousy."

"No."

"Keep why I shouldn't be close to another guy."

"Because I'm your husband."

"Just because of that."

"Yes." Yeah."

Brayen again focused on driving his car through the flood roads that are still in the rush of rain. Brayen's car drove past shophouses, hotels, schools and churches. Stopped at the red traffic light and then drove again.

Moments later, Brayen pulled over his car after passing through the railroad tracks. The gaze of Alena who had been staring at the window now turned to look at Brayen.

"Where are you going, Om?..."

"Wait here. Watch out don't go anywhere." Brayen's words were filled with affirmation in response to a slow nod by Alena. Brayen opened the car door and then barged out in the middle of a very heavy rain. In an instant his clothes were soaked.

Alena kept watching Brayen who was helping the old man wake up his wagon that rolled near the tracks. Maybe there was an invisible hole until the wheel of the cart fell and it fell.

Alena looked around, some people chose to take shelter and just watched Brayen and the old man pick up his falling merchandise. Maybe the audience was afraid that his clothes were soaking wet like Brayen and chose to keep silent to watch the incident even though it happened in plain sight. Without feeling the corner of Alena's lips are pulled a little sideways.

In his notice Brayen who several times exposed his hair back and occasionally scooped his face wet because of the rain water.

"It turns out Om's fierce can be good too." Alena.

Brayen soon re-entered the car with his clothes soaked.

"Cold Om."

"It's a surprise to be near you..."

"IIiiissss iiiiss iiiiss... Om getting perverted." Brayen just smiled in response to Alena. Then start driving the car back.

"Om cook to the hospital in wet clothes..."

"I brought a change of clothes."

"Where let me take it."

"There." Brayen pointed at the drawer of the car in front of Alena. Alena opened the lid and opened the dark-colored plastic. Then opening it and looking at all the contents, there was only one plain shirt and one cloth pants.

"Kok no CD his Om...Uupssss..." Alena who was embarrassed because of the slip directly facing the window. Brayen's face was red.

***

Enjoyably.