
Alkana looked back at Amanda's black netra. He was drowning in his own thoughts. Amanda's hand grips, her warm embrace, and her brave attitude.
"But, no prettier than you," said Alkana, to be honest.
the two men were glued together, their eyes clashing for a few seconds. Before the end, that eye contact was cut off by Amanda. The girl cleared her throat, in order to remove the strange taste that was fondling her chest.
"Are you satisfied playing?" ask Alkana to shift the topic.
"Yes! I'm satisfied, let's get out of this place!" answer Amanda quickly. This situation, it's really not safe for Amanda.
Be aware Amanda, she's the one you should arrest for her crimes! Don't let you let your guard down.
***
Amanda thought, after they finished playing in the night market she would be escorted to a hotel. But in fact, he was standing somewhere unique.
Hope tree.
Amanda never thought that Alkana would take her to a place like this. A large tree that has many miniature mini objects with various shapes. The miniature will be filled with hope paper, then there will be a small padlock that will lock the paper in miniature. After that, it will be hung on ropes wrapped around the tree.
"Why take me to a place like this?"
"This is a tree of hope. Maybe you're interested in making hope, then locking it inside this heart-shaped object" explained Alkana, showing 2 miniatures in the shape of a heart.
"Don't this look childish?"
"Is writing a wish childish?"
The question that Alkana asked made Amanda speechless.
"Then, my teacher once said, ["Hopeless humans are humans whose souls have died. So make a wish, even if it is just a small hope. But, that hope is what will keep your soul intact."] ."
Amanda looked at the man beside her.
"Hopefully it will only hurt me.." Amanda said.
He, long ago omitted the word "Wish" in his life. Because, often he hopes, everything will be inversely proportional to the reality that comes.
Alkana fell silent, unable to reply to Amanda's words. But, he still offered a paper and pen to the girl.
"Try it again."
"You mean?"
"Hope once more. I'll help you, so that hope doesn't hurt you."
Deg
Alkana's last words, made Amanda shut up. Silence, no one intends to react. In fact, the existence of people around them was like there was no place in their eyes.
Slowly, Amanda's hands stretched out to pick up the pen and paper in Alkana's hands. The man gasped slightly as the two objects were suddenly taken from his hands.
Alkana smiled faintly. "Make my back for the writing pad!"
"Well, turn around!" amanda's orders are firm, but there's a happy hue on her face.
Amanda doesn't know why being around Alkana makes her always moved to do things she never did. Alkana is not arrogant, nor cruel as others say. The man's attitude depends on the interlocutor.
In fact, at their first meeting, Amanda realized that Alkana was a man who had a heart as wide as the ocean. The proof, the man did not punish his sister who had messed up his press conference, instead he seemed to sympathize when he heard the reason Sagara did the shameful thing.
Alkana simply did not know how to express what she felt, it was because people had already considered her an arrogant, cruel, and cold young master. But, when Amanda treated him warmly, the man also collapsed. Amanda became less trusting, that a man as sweet as that ..is a drug mafia.
A sudden question from Alkana makes Amanda's daydreams crumble. "Ah, no. I'm sorry, I just saw something interesting" Amanda told a lie.
"interesting? What did you see?" ask Alkana, along to turn her gaze towards the object seen by Amanda.
But, he found nothing. "Where? There ain't?"
"He's gone. Ah, turn around quickly! I'll write my wish soon!"
***
click on!
Amanda locked the heart-shaped miniature with a padlock. Succeeds. He has rediscovered what his hope is. There was a deep sense of happiness that he felt.
"Come, we'll throw away the keys!" get Amanda excited.
Alkana smiled, she had also finished storing her wish paper inside the miniature heart.
"Come, let's throw it in the river together!" reply Alkana, pointing to a bridge over the river that is located not far from where they are.
the two human children stood on the edge of the bridge, preparing to throw each lock in their hands.
"1...."
"2...."
"3!!!"
The little key was thrown away towards the river. Whether Alkana or Amanda, they could both clearly hear the sound of the two keys falling into the river. Maybe it was at the bottom of the river.
"I hope my wish for this year is fulfilled!"
Alkana, the smiling man looked at Amanda who was also smiling broadly towards the river. The girl did not know, the key they threw earlier, was a fake key.
***
click on!
The heart-shaped miniature was open, Alkana took out a small paper that was inside there. The day was already very late, even the cold started to puncture the bones. However, after delivering Amanda to one of the 5-star hotels, Alkana turned back to this place. Hope Tree.
My hope :
I want to get together with mom, papa, and Sagara this year. I hope your mom and dad will be able to attend my wedding....
Netra Alkana looked straight ahead. After reading Amanda's wish paper, her mind suddenly became distracted. Something was stirring in his heart.
"Mama? Papa's? That means...."
"Sir, are we going straight back home?" tanya Nervis as Alkana has been sitting comfortably in her car.
"Nervis, please find out more about my future wife's family. You can also find out from Mr. Sagara, just say that I need to meet their parents. Wanted to talk about my marriage to his daughter."
"Old man? So, Miss Amanda and Mr Sagara aren't orphans?" tanya Nervis hesitated.
Alkana. "Yes, they have a family. However, I don't know what's going on until there's no information about their parents."
"Good, Sir. I'll get the information you need as soon as possible."