Just A Professional Relationship
Episode Forty-One - Season 1 End -
“Gue thinks you're the most perfect person on earth. It turns out it can still do something stupid like that.”
Axel laughed mockingly at Juna who was sitting next to him. They sat on a bench on a hill. Where the view of the city filled with tall buildings looks from there.
“Who wouldn't suddenly be stupid if faced with a problem like gini?”
“But wonder, why you precisely this story all to people who clearly hate the same lo. Even you yourself said that I was too weak.”
Juna grunts. “Because you're the bravest person I've ever met. The only weak person who still keeps trying to make a fight against me, despite knowing will still lose.”
“Wah, I'm confused it's a compliment or what.”
Both were silent for a while. Letting the breeze caress their hair. While still looking at the scenery that stretched wide in front of him.
“What do you really want to die?”
“Everyone must be dead too. Stupid question.”
“What's wrong with telling Nadin about all that?”
“Kira... how would it feel if he was the one left behind by those closest to him? You won't want to imagine it.”
***
Axel stood in front of Juna's grave, clutching a bunch of flowers. Put it on a mound of earth that was seven days old.
For a while, Axel was only pensive, recalling the short time of his encounter with the man currently lying inside there. He hesitated to call it a friend.
“Huh, as if you already knew everything was going to happen. Yeah, I'll never know what it's like to be in Nadin's position. But I can imagine seeing for myself his face that day.”
Axel took a long breath. “Actually, without lo pinta I will always take care of Nadin. There were people who asked for the same thing, and I answered the same thing. But the thing is, I'm not sure I can really keep him. I'm not sure if he wants me by his side. If until Nadin finds someone better, I can't make that promise.but I'll take care if that person is the best for him.”
“Gue has already expressed feelings for him. But, Nadin just asked me to wait, I don't know when. I think I just realized one thing the two of us have in common. We like to wait too much. At that time, you continue to be patient in that place waiting for the arrival of Nadin who could not happen. And now, I still keep waiting for him, who might never turn around and see me again.”
The man laughed a little. “It's funny, but I suddenly inget embarrassing thing. At that time you gave me a business card and asked me to learn martial arts from him. You must want me to be angry because I think that you just want to embarrass me who actually realized that I was weak. But, without you knowing, I actually came to that place. And. Nadin says I changed a lot. What would he say if he knew about it? I guess I'll never tell him.”
Axel laughed again, and rubbed his slightly reddened face. Then take a deep breath.
“Why am I venting here? Whether you are horrifying or not I don't know. Anyway, relax there. Let me change you to think about how to make Nadin happy.”
After a long time, Axel left. Even he was completely unaware, if not far from there, someone was hiding in the shade of the trees. Silence while listening to every word he said.
Nadin came out of hiding, after making sure Axel was no longer there. Then walk closer to the tomb of Juna which is filled with various bouquets of flowers.
Nadin smiled, before putting the flowers he was carrying. “You are really loved by many people yes,” he said. Then squat next to the tombstone.
“I don't know why people always desperately do things for me. I never felt like I had ever given anything to you. Why are you all so good? You alone.why still think of me until the last moment. Your situation is much more important than mine. But, you actually do a lot of things that I do not know.”
The wind blows hard. Shoving Nadin's hair to disturb his face.
“No, I'm not angry. I thank you, brother. Thank you for always thinking of me, for trying to send someone to keep me. Did Kak Juna meet my father's mother there? I hope you're happy, no longer have pain. Here I will also try to live a happy life. Not that I'm happy without your presence. But I don't want to waste time, until finally I can get together with you guys again.”
***
“Xel?”
“Yes? Ouch!” Axel complained as his head was struck at the bottom of the car. Nadin's voice made him spontaneously move until unconscious was lying under the car since earlier.
He stood up slowly while holding his head.
“This betulin car. I just bought it from a neighbor.”
“Oh..”
“Tumben suddenly came.”
“Again time. You were going to eat, but you are still busy?”
“No, coke. I change clothes first yes.”
Axel darted into the house, and rushed to change his clothes with a cleaner one. Then came back quickly, not wanting to make Nadin wait.
Both of them went on foot, about to go to a place to eat not far from there. Axel had offered to ride the bike, but Nadin refused because he wanted to simultaneously walk in the handsome not far from there.
Nadin was not hungry at all. He was just looking for an excuse to take Axel to a quiet place to chat.
“There's a forgetfulness I told you from a few weeks ago.”
“What's the problem?”
“My parents gave me info about music school scholarships. I can go to school there for a year, free.”
“Wah, good, dong? You will definitely take it, right?”
“At first I was a bit doubtful. But, I think I again need a new atmosphere and look for busyness. Do you think I'll take it?”
“Yes, lha! Chances like that usually do not come twice.”
“But the problem is.. the place is far away."
"Yes, how far, anyway. I can still drive the car if I want to."
"No way, his place is in America.”
Axel fell silent in surprise, though it was unclear what caused him to feel that way. Is it because you don't think about the location of the place you told, or because you realize Nadin will go far from him?
“Oh. You can while walking, right.”
Nadin observed Axel's face for a while. To catch a small feeling of not wanting to be left away, but did not dare to say it. That made him smile.
“You won't be lonely if I stay?”
“Hah? Why be lonely? Only a year. Still can phone and chat, right?”
Axel laughed somewhat awkwardly and forcedly.
Nadin who was then standing beside her did not respond to anything. Suddenly, he pulled the front of Axel's shirt, making him bend down. Afterwards, Nadin landed a kiss on the lips of the man in front of him.
“Now, the answer is still the same?”
Axel was silent for a moment in surprise, then smiled in disbelief.
“Even if it's heavy, but I'll still ask you to leave. I don't mind even having to wait another year. Two years, five years, one hundred years I will wait.”
The man held the back of Nadin's head, and brought his face closer. Then kiss the red lips that she always craved. As if to be a binding promise, that no matter how far apart the separation, there will always be a path that leads them to meet again.
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