Love of the Journalist
85. Sooner or Later It's Over
...85. Sooner or Later It’s Over...
Kirei
Mas Danang calling ....
Anisa's staring. Because he still holds the phone without immediately shifting the receive call icon.
“Who?” Anisa asked in curiosity.
“Yes ... Mas,”.
“Where is it? Already home?”
“Magazine on mall. Same Anisa.”
“Mas Danang have come home?”
“Hemm .. There is Aksa at home.”
“Oya, Rei same way home Anisa. Later on again, yes ...”
Phone connection disconnected. Coinciding with the Ganjar car that stopped right in front of them.
Yet they still stood nailing. Until Ganjar look through the side window glass that is opened automatically.
“Hayoo!” Ganjar Seru.
They look at each other. Then get in the car.
He sat in front while Anisa was on the second bench.
The three are still silent. Drowning in each other's minds. Until Ganjar asks, “Anisa down where?”
“Ee .. in my apartment. She's at my place.” He was quick before Anisa answered. He feels uncomfortable! If only Anisa had come down first. Then he'll be alone with Ganjar? Nah! He thinks this is the best way he decided. He did not want to make the atmosphere more complicated. Although he had to sacrifice the restless Anisa in the back. “So sorry, Nis.” Say it in the heart.
Along the way, more people talked.
“Hot, yes?” Ganjar raise one level of air conditioning.
He shook slowly.
“You've eaten?”
“Already.” Legally.
“So I met a client there,” Ganjar clucked, “we'll see you again. Where would you go, yes?” Curdly head like wonder and disbelief. Is that a sign ....
“Oya, how's Ken?” doing
He glanced at Ganjar, “Good.”
Again, Ganjar clucked. “That time Ken was waiting for you. Wonder where you are.”
“I think who. Economic Child stray to Fisipol. Why your girlfriend again!” Tukas Ganjar's.
“Not once twice .. but often so.”
“People know you're dating.”
He flinched. Stiff. Still hearing Ganjar's story.
Ganjar clucked somehow several times, “Including me who cheated.” Then chuckle.
“That time—” pause, “sorry, yes ....” Ganjar glanced at Anisa through the rearview mirror inside.
He lifted the corner of his thin lips.
Wailful.
The car they were riding in perfectly stopped at his apartment. He said, “Thanks, Gan .. You should not bother between us.”
“No. Absolutely no trouble.” Quick reply Ganjar.
“We first,” he and Anisa get off the car.
Ganjar open the window glass, “Bye ... Rei's. See you around ...” waved, then drove off the car and left those still standing.
He exhaled.
“Crazy lo, yes! I'm a tumbar!” Anisa Sulu.
He folded his lips, “Sori right, Nis.” They set foot in the lobby.
“Laki was like, lo deh.” Terka Anise's.
He shrugged his shoulders. Nonchalantly.
**
Danang
After the return of Banuaji. He called Kirei. But his wife was in the mall with Anisa.
The phone he had stored on the table shook. When he was focusing on watching a football match with Aksa. His body leaned to see who called him.
My wife calling ....
“Sorry, Sa.” He got up from sitting while grabbing his phone.
He moved away from the middle room and into the room. Turn phone calls into video calls.
“Home home?” He asked when the screen display showed Kirei's new activity arriving at the apartment unit. He sits on the couch.
“There's Anisa,” says Kirei. Then the camera is directed to Anisa who is sitting on the chair removing the bag.
“Hallo, Mas ..” Anisa greeted and waved her hand.
He smiled back.
“Next week can go home?” Ask. The screen there showed Kirei pouring water from the dispenser into a glass, then gulping it down.
“Employed,”
“Ten days left.” Answer Kirei. Switching the front camera. So that his face was clearly visible.
“Marriage day sunday. Barengan Pak Banuaji revealed his son.”
He looked at his wife, “Miss you ..”
“Miss you too,”
**
Kirei
In the morning, he drove Anisa to the front of the lobby. Still with an indistinct grumbling Anisa got into the taxi.
“Lo says I'm married!” chirped Anisa last night. Who are still upset, even though they have been willing to pick up a dream.
It's squealing, “Pede!” The spray. “gue can not talk like that, Nis. Sooner or later he will know.”
“Asper lo! But there should be no second Aldi. Failed to move on ... his run to the gak-gak.” Anisa barking.
“Haaaa .. chhiiiimmm!”
“Wadd. Virus spread ...” Anisa reflexively covered her face with her hands.
He chuckles. “So how? Say love use what?” Todongnya.
“Tau ... ah!” Anisa buried her face in the pillow.
“Hahaha ..” He laughed at Anisa who was snarling.
After dropping off Anisa he returned to his unit.
Ting.
Tagged: Morning! Ready to start the day.
Then,
Ting.
And,
Ting.
He no longer opened 2 messages from Ganjar that entered almost simultaneously.
Ting.
Enter voice note from Mas Danang.
“Good morning my dear. Have a nice day. Love you ...”
His lips curled upwards hearing the sound of the tape. Can't wait to get a message back. He called Danang.
“Hei ... have you woken up?” Danang from across.
“Has sent Nisa down. Haaa chimmm ...” she rubs her itchy nose from sneezing.
“You sick?”
“It looks like the flu, Mas. Yesterday had a chance to drizzle fitting up ojek.”
“Oject?!”
“Why ride an ojek? I can take a taxi. Moreover, the weather is not friendly anymore.” Danang sounded worried.
“Gak pa-pa, Mas. Don’t worry .. haaa .. chimm ...”
“Tooh, right!”
“Rei,”
He put his body in the bed. His head is a little bit dizzy.
“What's wrong, Mas. I'll take medicine.” His voice changed a little. Maybe the immunity in his body is also being dropped. Since returning from Bogor, several times blocked by drizzle while riding ojek. Plus a pretty exhausting job.
On the second day, his condition worsened. In addition to the flu, he also has a fever.
The message from Ganjar was never opened. Even his friend left a history of contacting him,
Missed voice calls 4
Unreadable message 6
“Mas, today I really can't go to work. I'm a permit.” He said that when he called Anton.
“Gak pa-pa, Rei. May it heal quickly.”
Danang in the video call was also very worried about him when he saw him curled up in a blanket.
“Honey, have you been to the doctor?”
“Udah, Mas.” The practicing doctor who was on the 1st floor of his apartment said that he only needed a complete break. Take medications and eat regularly and nutritionally.
“Mas Danang to where?” He asked as the man wore a casual t-shirt. Sit on the back of an oncoming car.
“From Dipa's place. Just got home.”
He nodded. Looked at the man with a glare.
“Rest ...”
The night is crawling. I don't know how many times he changed his sleeping position. Stumped nose. Coughing and flu makes his sleep not good. He felt a cold hand touch his forehead. Slowly he opened his eyes,
“Mas Danang,”
**
Danang
At 8 p.m., he was escorted by Aksa to the airport. After completing some work, of course. Then stop by Dipa's show for a bit.
Arrive at Kirei's apartment at 10 p.m. It opens the passcode. It seems Kirei is asleep. Next to her is a tissue box. Under the bed was a garbage dump filled with tissue. Some tissue was strewn on the floor. He shook his head and picked up the trash, putting it in the trash can. Washing hands in the sink. Take off jacket.
Groped Kirei's forehead with the back of his hand. The fever has gone down.
Kirei. Waking up from his sleep.
“Mas Danang,”
He sat on the edge of the bed next to Kirei.
“I woke you. Rest again.”
“When to come?”
“Why don't you know if you want to come?” Kirei shifted and leaned against the headboard.
He slipped a random strand of Kirei's mane behind his ear.
“I'm worried. You're sick here no one takes care of.”
“I'm not pa-pa. Haaa .. chiiimm!” Kirei quickly covered his nose with a tissue.
“Mas Danang don't whip. Later ketangsungan.”
He chuckles. Then head to the mini bar.
“Have taken medicine?” tanyakanya. Pour warm water into a glass. Then thrust for Kirei.
His wife nodded. He could see the plastic medicine packaging on the table.
“Must drink a lot.” He kept a glass on the table next to the medicine.
**
Kirei
Danang's sudden arrival and unbeknownst to him made him a flower. It even became a mood booster.
He looked at the sleeping man holding him. Slumbering. Then put on a smile.
“Still, Mas ...” Mumbled.
Slowly remove the blanket. He rose from his sleep. This morning he felt better.
He prepared breakfast for them. Making black coffee for Danang. He turned to the bed as the man squirmed and woke up.
“Mas Danang is awake?” he put the toast on the plate.
“Bau coffee makes awaken.” Danang's voice while yawning.
“What time is the plane?” Ask. He sat next to the man.
“Jam 9.”
“Rei, 10 o'clock in. I've said the same with Anton.” The reply.
Danang cupped his face, “Udah healed really?”
He nodded.
“Kalo don't yet maxain.”
He shook. “I'm good. Thanks Danang for coming.”
Danang clucked, “Sini,” he said by widening his hand.
He also slid into his arms. The smell he longed for deeply.
The man kissed the top of his head. “Or want to come home?”
He looked up, “Still two more days. Yesterday I had permission. Not good permission to continue. Chasing production. Before the contract runs out.” Evidently.
“As you wish .. but don't get sick again.”
“Bikin I worry.”
He nodded. He lowered his head to the man's chest.
And hold it tightly.
The sound of his cellphone has been thrashing ever since. But he didn't heed it. Even as long as he is sick the phone is like being stung just like a useless item.
Then alternated the sound of the doorbell.
They're breaking down hugs.
Staring at each other as if asking ‘who’. But he put his shoulder out.
A moment later the vibration of the cell phone and the sound of the doorbell alternately buzzing filled their auditory senses.
Danang quickly moved. Opens door. Then return with a few white frictional bags inscribed with the names of a place to eat. It's put on the mini bar table.
After giving tips to the security guards who deliver the meal. Danang closed the door again.
“You ordered food?” Ask Danang.
“Feelings are absent,” he seems to think. Who sent this morning food. He never gave the address of his apartment to anyone. Except ....
He scrunched his forehead.
Looking for a cell phone in a stack of manuscripts on the table. Obviously many notifications were coming in from yesterday.
There are 100 messages from 6 chat :
Anisha (2 messages)
Ganjar (7 messages)
Group Komed_Fussy (67 messages)
Group TVS_Jur (21 messages)
My brother (2 messages)
By Anton (1 message)
Missed call 7 (Ganjar)
He sighed. It opens a message from Ken and Anton.
My brother: Rei, how are you?
My brother: Maega is going to Jakarta. When did you get there?
Anton: If it still hurts today. Don't be forced. Better to rest.
“From whom?” Danang asked to come out of the bathroom.
He turned his head, “Temen,” he said. He put his phone back on the table.
“I take a shower first, Mas. We had breakfast with.” The message before entering the bathroom.
**
Fidgety
This morning he sent Kirei a message and phone again but there was no reply. The first message is read without reply.
Dissipated.
Worried it.
He sent breakfast to Kirei's apartment. I hope the woman accepts it. Although he felt Kirei was guarding the landscape between them.
Choose some food through an online application. And then complete the transaction. It’s done!
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