Jogja, You & Memories
The 40th Temple

I looked at the wall clock, it's nine o'clock less. Dominic never woke up from his deep and supple sleep beside me with arms clutching both of my thighs with a face attached to the waist. He curled up, the blanket wrapped half of his body.

My eyes are well preserved since his body is stuck on this king-size bed. My anxiety has gone blindly while my fantasy has gone nowhere. But nothing happened.

I'm relieved. The honeymoon exam was done by setting my breath and watching a movie while ordering food from the hotel's intercom service. While I am very sure that tomorrow after our wedding, the fatigue and honeymoon that was going to be predicted will happen in Malang still happen in that city, not here.

I lowered my head as the line of text ended the film I saw, my hand stroking Dominic's cheek under the light of the headlight.

“Domi, wake.”I rubbed her eyebrows that shaded her beautiful eyes. “We have to go home, later the father gets angry with me again.” I said wake him up.

“Not satisfied, Ras.” said hoarsely, Dominic close his face on my waist. His hands tightened on my thighs. “Father will not be angry, you are calm!”

“How to be calm, from there you just sleep. And I'm just gonna be Dominic's security guard sleeping. Get up on the cake, have dinner first. Continue again at his sleep house. I got cramps twice because I couldn't move.”

“Bawel..” Those tightly shut eyes slowly opened, puffy and juicy but her smile adds brightness to the conditions that surround us in an intimate setting that I sometimes wish this was the beginning of my closeness to a closer phase. But the smile of the panic reliever was just a flash as if he was recalling something forgotten.

Dominic closed his eyes. “Cium was kayaking last afternoon!”

“What!”

“Let you know how it feels to wake up!”

“Ih..., it wasn't me who asked you to kiss me! Wrong yourself.”

“You sure you don't want to go home? Brilliant idea!” Dominic fixed the blanket.

I shook my head as I kicked the blanket until some of it fell to the floor.

“I'll kiss you, but you keep on crashing. Don't worry, let alone laugh. This is a profanity act. I don't tolerate you laughing at me especially if my dad finds out I kiss you. You will really hoist the banner of war!”

Dominic's not doing anything yet. “Neither of you make a letter of agreement, Ras?”

“No, no need.”

“OK, do.” Dominic wet his lips while I rubbed my palms together. Nervous standing up to me. I couldn't possibly devour his whole lips like he did. I simply kissed her as I saw in the movie. The scene is still in my memory.

I smiled with relief. Easy, batinku.

First I just need to look at her face, then move my face and my lips kiss her lips.

Dominic held my nape with his fingers slipping through my hair. “The funny thing, can it be repeated? Again the friendly?”

I put my lips together and touched her lips. Peck it five times, until I'm ashamed of myself. “Udah. Don't ask for more.”

“Iya, I know I'm first for you.” Dominic smiled and pushed my face away from his. “Far-away, I have to get up and face reality.”

I hissed while following him to the bathroom.

“You should be aware, the bathroom is privacy. Here, see the no screams. Keep me as a scapegoat.” his lips while removing the belt.

“Yes, I'm out!” I said honestly, knowing why I came in here. The brain is not fine. Convinced me, the closer the wedding day the more complicated the contents of the head.

Dominic rubbed my hair while opening the door. “Patience times, Race. Also married. Wherever I go, you can go, including to the bathroom. If now do not, danger.” He opened the door with a smile.

I straightened my spine, straightened my neck and came out of the bathroom haughtily.

“Yang ngebet nikah who, who hit the stone who.” grumbled me while opening the glass door. I looked at the bustle that was beginning to fade in the gerus of the night. The vehicle began to gradually diminish and the smell of midnight conditions with a desolate atmosphere of wingit lifted some traces of Pranata into the air.

Street crime lurks everywhere, indiscriminately, old, young, men, and women can be hit including the apes that hit him. Doctors said the cuts on his right back and waist were too deep. Pranata lost a lot of blood, attempts to transfuse blood into his body also failed miserably.

The only thing the doctor could suggest was to contact his family, quickly this time Dominic who took over all of Pranata's personal belongings contacted his family. What I remember most is his last message. “Help and sorry.” Here's the shareloc where he's lying helpless.

At one in the morning I took Dominic's car to drive as fast as I could to that location, barging through the red lights repeatedly and my eyes, my whole body stiffened.

Stained with blood on the asphalt Pranata raised his hand with his eyes almost closed when he saw me.

I was silent on the spot, the chaos hit me in all directions, my tongue was muddled, not only did I have friends coming around at almost the same time as the locals.

Setyo, Paijo, Andi, Hima tried to get Pranata into the car. I clutched my hair in frustration, I screamed hysterically, Dominic's car sped into the hospital after Setyo had gas. Leaving the crowd around the pool of blood and me, my knees bent, my days slowly dissipated, my wounds grew, his death imprinted on my veins as if wanting to be eternally selfless there.

“Ras, daydream?” Dominic touched both of my waist and kissed my tubers. “Second shower earlier. Wait?”

“Ngak also.” My hand clutched the balcony bar. “Udah can stories? Or want to have dinner first?”

“You to the restaurant down or dinner here?”

“Short of here.” I changed positions, now I could see her damp and fragrant hair, her cold and fresh skin complete with her sweet smile.

“I know you can't wait, but wait a minute. This room will be a witness to our first night, if I tell you, I have to find another room to make the atmosphere different. You don't mind?”

I'm shaking. “Your room in Malang I want. It doesn't have to be at the hotel. Your room is better for making memories Ter.. be it.”

“Best what's worst?” dominic's Repeat

while narrowing his eyes.

“Specifically.” I said while cutting the distance with his cheek. “You're special, Dom. Especially me.”

Dominic chuckled while tightening his arms around my waist. “Can only seasonal woo.”

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