Milky Way: VALLENA's
Chapter 7: Between us
Vall walked out of the school yard. Everyday he went through as before. Only he spent more time pondering. Even when he walks, he is always daydreaming. Until he was not aware of the Moon that had been waiting for him on the side of the road. The moon called him as Vall passed by.
“do I look like a power pole, or do I feel like morning mist?” ask Moon.
Vall just befell him with a faint smile. From small to big. They are both good friends. That's what Vall thought, but not for the Moon. This man beside him was the dream man since childhood.
It's been almost 1 year since Lena left her home. Vall did not stop thinking about it. Often he also visited the small hut of Lena's former residence. But that doesn't give Vall any hope. Lena seemed to have vanished from this town. Even if Vall misses him, he hopes, Lena lives well out there. Continue the rest of your life with a new person or friend.
Vall's steps were stopped when he saw an old man being wheeled toward a luxury car. Some of his subordinates seemed to rush to open the door for him.
It was the man who made her sculpt and mute, but the young girl who was embraced by the man. The girl that Vall had been looking for and questioning all this time. Looks scantily dressed girl from a high posture and an impossible face Vall can forget. Vall and Lena accidentally meet when Vall goes hand in hand with the Moon.
The moon that knew them was looking at each other, making his heart beat. Not much to say, the Moon embraces Vall's hand trying to dissuade Vall from what he will do.
Vall forced a tight grip off the Moon's hand. He knew, the one in front of him was the Lena he knew. Although his appearance changes like a rich man, but Vall does not want to see Lena away from him anymore. Moreover, Lena's gaze on Vall also felt like a missed miss.
Vall ran after the car that began to move away, knocking on the back door glass right where Lena seemed to sit quietly without a word ignoring Vall who called her continuously.
“is that your acquaintance?” ask the old man
“not, maybe wrong look. Because my face looks very market” replied Lena
“should I drive him out rudely so as not to bother you later?”
“ignore” replied Lena while opening the old man's pants. Lena's hands and lips look so good at playing the young meat-loving man.
The old man also enjoyed it while smoking marijuana in the form of cigarettes. They left Vall who was getting tired running after.
Vall knew very well Lena had deliberately ignored him. And he didn't expect the words of the people who knew Lena to be true. Lena became a rich girl. Vall's heartache was profound. This was not what he expected if he met Lena again.
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Since this incident, Vall has never been to school again. Her day was often spent waiting for Lena where she last saw her. Waiting every morning until night, wishing he'd met again. A moon that can't stand to see its dream man like a madman hoping to do something, but doesn't know what to do.
One time, Moon did not find Vall who used to wait in front of the inn center trying to find in the man's house.
Not long ago the Moon knocked on the door of the little house. An old mother approaches the moon. From the way the old mother's path explained that she was severely tormented even just for walking.
“you friend Vall” asked the mother who was none other than the previous owner of the house.
“is he inside?” ask the Moon
“thank God, I was worried for a few days that he would often scream alone in the house. I couldn't forcefully enter because he said he was okay. Please check him out. I have a spare key.” said the mother by giving Vall a backup key.
The moon opened its doors with worry. Until he ignored the mother's words again. The moon is looking into several rooms. Looks like all the dark rooms. Some furniture is messy. Shards of shards of lacquer scattered on the floor. Moon found Vall sleeping on the couch. The parasites are pale, the body is cold. Head heated. His body shivered with cold. The moon embraced and called out to him many times.
“must I call a doctor?” ask old mother
“I will take care of him first, later let me take care if the situation does not improve” pinta Bulan
The old mother nodded and left. The moon attentively picked Vall up and wiped all the sweat on his face.
In the heart of the Moon, this was what he wanted. Being next to the person he loves even though he is like a maid even than living his life so far.
Sometimes Vall calls out Lena's name in his sleep. It makes the moon sad. The moon realized, she could not possibly replace Lena who continued to be in the head of the vall at this time. But he didn't give up trying to stay next to Vall. Hoping to one day come true, Vall can melt and let Lena go. So the moon's desire to get Vall came up at all costs.
The moon is moving towards the mirror. He stared sadly at his own shadow.
“can you do it?” ask the moon for its shadow.
The moon began to loosen the buttons on his shirt. Her underwear was white, as white as her young skin. The hair that he had always tied neatly this time was parsed. Not to forget he sprayed perfume fragrance jasmine. Lena favorite perfume. The Moon in the mirror showed how mature she was with some makeup on her face.
The moon came back to Vall and hugged him. Moon kisses soft lips Vall. For a moment the Moon was worried. Will he make mistakes that lead to complicated relationship later. But the thought of his disturbing thoughts from earlier began to disappear when the half-conscious vall embraced the tiny body of the Moon as if the Moon was Lena to him.
The smell of jasmine flowers felt fragrant and made Vall more tightly embrace her. Their hands hold each other. The incoming moonlight shone on the Moon's delicate skin through the window. Their bodies and lips continue to blend in with love.
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The moon continued to sleep for a moment in Vall's bare chest. He felt the warmth of a man's body for the first time. It felt comfortable for him especially it was the man he had been expecting and wanting all along.
A moment later a small nickname Lena's name came out again from Vall's lips. Makes a petite body Flower trembling. His eyes were red, his heart was wounded. She sobbed occasionally but she tried to hold back her tiny lips with both hands. Tears dripping from both of his round eyes fell onto Vall's chest. Feeling unable, the Moon took his clothes and wore them. He got out of the house immediately by buttoning up some of his clothes.
Moon felt that whatever she did would not make her like Lena to Vall.
The moon was seen exiting the house with her sobs that she still held. And he realized, a woman in a fancy dress was standing under a roadside tree. His right hand held the folded electric scooter. It seems Lena has been there for a long time. Even Lena did not expect that she would meet directly with her best friend Moon after a long time without greeting.
Moon's eyes seemed to be getting reddened holding back the pain of her current feelings when she saw Lena. Envy, hatred, and mixed with his longing for Lena.
Lena also tried to avoid direct contact. He stepped away from the moon.
“stop” says Month slowly
Lena also unfolded her electric scooter. Lena realized, she shouldn't be here while her real goal from the beginning was to cut off her relationship with her best friend so they wouldn't get involved with her. But in Lena's heart, she still remained worried about them. That's why he always watches every night even from the outside silently.
“Lena!!” snapped Moon
“maaf” reply Lena
“sorry? what's your fault?” said Moon smiling insinuated “both you and Vall later will say the same thing. Until I lose my mind and make me always think that I am a bully among you. I hate your feelings so much, even I hate myself so much right now. But I love you guys too much. What is the real problem between you and me?. What has been my role all this time?” continue Moon.
Lena is approaching the Moon. The red eyes of the Moon were still fixed straight at Lena. Lena hugged him like in the old days when they laughed happily in the small hut of the garbage village.
“the path I choose will be dangerous for you in the future. I can't say goodbye very well. Because I'm not very good at it and I hope you'll hate me and stay away from me. I'm so happy every time I see you guys go home from school and walk together. I hope you're together for the future without me. For everything you've given me so far, for everything Vall has done for me so far, I hope someone else can repay you. I love you guys so much. Very.. ” says Lena
Inside the house, from behind the window door, Vall leaned against the wall and heard the conversation of the two of them outside. Vall realized, maybe the path Lena chose was the only way she could do considering that so far no one would care even to help her. What's more, Vall feels himself just a burden of constantly expecting one-sided happiness regardless of the situation of others. He always dreamed of building a house for Lena. But her current condition turned out to be very unfit to say that word again in front of Lena.
Negative thoughts continue to weigh on vall. He was getting worse with a situation he had not calculated before. Vall feels like a loser who can do nothing but fail as a sulking boy hoping for ease.
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Months later. The garbage village began to wake up better from various sides. Parlok is the one who doesn't play when it comes to deals. As long as Lena managed to make money for him, Parlok did not hesitate to share some of his profits with Lena even though it was not in the agreement.
The money that I get is used to clean up the garbage village. Some homeless people who do not have a home can safely live as much as possible in the garbage village. Not only shelter, but also food will not be lacking.
Members of the cartel were no longer seen in the garbage village. No one dared to harass Lena at this moment. Because Lena is currently an important person for Parlok. You could say he is the source of Parlok's money. His ability to seduce and sell medicine to the nobles was already beyond doubt.
In the morning, in the garbage village, Lena sat in front of the jasmine plants she planted along the path to her home. Lena's gaze turned towards the slum man on the riverbank. The man used to wear it to sleep.
Every time a vagrant wants to live in a garbage village, Lena never once ignored him. But not for this one guy, because he's Vall. Vall is getting worse caught up by thoughts of self-pessimism. He thinks he's all the trouble that's been going on with Lena. The more days, Vall's condition is getting sane.
No matter what Vall does, Lena won't bother. But not for this time when he saw Vall dipping his face in the river water for very long. Lena pulled and pushed him to his side. Vall's dreadlocks were wet and his face was full of whiskers and a beard that had never been shaved. This is how he was kicked out by his parents. Despite having a home, Vall never dies again. Because it will remind him again of the memories to give the house to Lena.
“if you want to die, don't be here!” snapped Lena
Vall looked at Lena and smiled. Either way, this man is the man who helped and took care of him once. Seeing Vall like this, Lena pulled and took him in the house. Some food he gave to Vall. Vall devoured it like other starving vagabonds.
“not enough? Isn't it time you stopped and continued your life?” ask Lena quietly
Vall stopped that. And then he continued to chew his food again.
“do I still look worthy to expect you?” answer Vall.
From here they begin to live each other's lives without thinking will dive into the taste again like before.
The day they went through was like before where they were teenagers. Living together, eating together in a garbage village. It's just that Vall is currently in a half-crazy state.