Love That Starts With Hate
My Story is a Sad Love Story

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Selvi looked up from the window of the room and daydreamed hoping for a rainbow to appear after a heavy rain. From the window Selvi saw a man standing in front of her house. He was still watching the man with a guitar bag that he was protecting was more valuable than him. Finally his heart came out of the house with an umbrella. He approached the man and opened the gate. “Log yuk, from rain.” bargain Selvi. “Yakin ga’ papa!!” said the man was polite. “Serious. In this house I live alone. Come!!!”. The man parked his motorbike in Selvi's modest yard. Then Selvi took her to sit on the porch of her house. Selvi picked up a dry towel to dry out the remnants of the rain for the man. But the man would rather clean his guitar than himself. Selvi just smiled watching the behavior of the white man and narrow-eyed.

“His guitar kit used to be dried. Not you?” “Iya ga’ papa. This is my first life. So important too!” “What's that guitar make??” “I Thomas. I am a guitarist of an amateur band called Superband.” “Wah. Listen to a musician think of a musical instrument as his life. I thought it was just a rumor and it turned out to be true!” “Hehe. Ishaa. .. Can you play a musical instrument too?” “Hm.” Selvi stared at the man's guitar. “Slightly can play the piano, used to have tutoring but now it is stupid times, but if the guitar is ga’ emang can. Want to learn but ga’ no time, busy for college.” “Oo so.. Where did you go to college?” “STIKOM near here. Not the original city. Home is a contract, Don't be surprised if I live alone in this house!” “Hahaha, so..!” Selvi offered the man a cup of warm tea. Thomas was flattered by the kindness of the girl. The rain is starting to stop. Thomas immediately went to the cafe where he worked and said goodbye to Selvi. Selvi was happy to meet the man. “Thank you for a place to take shelter, your services I will reply later” “Idih. Hmm... How about you teach me to play guitar!!” “True... I'd be happy to teach you. If I had time I would have taught you.”

“Alright then!”. The introduction was the beginning of their closeness. Thomas actually met Selvi to teach Selvi to play guitar from scratch until he began to draw notes from the classical guitar loaned by Thomas. Selvi has been loving music ever since. He always looks forward to his new guitar teacher every time there is a chance. After several rehearsals, Thomas also saw a great potential of the voice possessed by Selvi. It just so happened that the vocalist in his band decided to retreat in search of better job opportunities. Selvi was doubtful. But because of the encouragement given Thomas made him dare to declare himself willing. Apparently, Thomas' choice to Selvi was not wrong. Their band began to attract many cafes to give a portion of the concert to them. Selvi began to actively become a vocalist and make the lecture abandoned. There was something else he had hidden in his band. He falls in love with Thomas. But Thomas always insists on the whole team to achieve their goals of being a successful band to handle their personal affairs including love. The greatness of their band name is not enough to make the band enter the recording kitchen.

He is willing to do all that for the sake of his ideals and dreams with the lover. Their relationship is so close and difficult to separate. The band arrived to audition and qualified for the final competing with the band that was making a fuss with Gerry. They were ready for the final day and Selvi was testing in college. He decided to leave alone by taxi to the audition spot after the exam was over. While Thomas and Gerry go together as well as Nita and Hendra. Once there Selvi, Nita and Hendra wait for Thomas and Gerry. Their band is soon auditioning. Selvi contacts Thomas and Gerry but is unable to reach her. They begin to get anxious and eventually Gerri contacts Selvi. Gerry tells them that they have some business and tells Selvi to do his audition. Now the three of them are fighting for their band. The audition ended and Selvi brought success. Selvi called Gerry. “Gerry, we're champions. We could be a kitchen recording band.” “Congratulations yes. Cell, Thomas critical. He's been hospitalized. Come on, speed it here.” “You ga’ doubled Ger?” “Ngga’, speed here.” Selvi started to get anxious and agitated.

Once in the hospital he met Gerry with a wound to his head. In the ER he saw Thomas lying on a breathing apparatus. He broke through the room and shouted loudly. The nurse and the doctor separated the girl. Selvi asked Gerry. “Why can this be?” “I'm sorry Cell. It's my fault. If I hadn't made a fuss, he wouldn't be like this. He got a knife when he helped me out of that fight.” Then the doctor came out of the ER room and said the patient had died. Selvi broke through the ER door and shouted out loud. “Thom, don't leave me.” Their love ends as a memory. Selvi could not forget the memories of the two of them. He sees Thomas's guitar as the only remaining part of Thomas' life. Selvi strummed the guitar and ended up creating a beautiful song. Then Selvi had the passion to sing. At that time their band sang a song made Selvi. Selvi began to open her last words, “This song I dedicate to my loved ones who have gone for good.” A businessman fell in love with the song and made their band a success. After the concert Selvi came home from exhaustion. When his friends come to Selvi's house they meet Selvi with a drop of blood and a sheet of song lyrics for the last offering of his life. The song was a success and left a deep pain.^^^^^^^^^^^