MISS THE NO MAN
Keep Distance

" Hey, why daydream?" dirga asked as he rubbed the head of Kirania as Dirga drove Kirania home. After a tense conversation between Dirga, his mother and Nadia.

" Why do you do that?" ask Kirania lirih.

" Do what else, anyway? You still don't believe that I'm really affectionate and serious about you? What more evidence do you want?"

Kirania turned to Dirga who was driving his vehicle at medium speed.

" Do you think I'm happy with this? Do you think I'm happy with your confession in front of your mom and sister Nadia earlier?" there was a furious tone heard from the questions of Kirania thrown to Dirga.

" Isn't that what you want? A confession about who you really are to me?"

Kirania shook her head many times. " You don't care about your mom's disappointment. You don't care about Nadia's heartache with this attitude of yours."

" They have to accept that reality."

" You love Brother Nadia?"

" It used to be."

" Do you love me?"

" That's for sure."

" For how long?"

Dirga turned towards Kirania with a frown. " You mean?" tanyanya's confused.

" You used to love Nadia very much. Now your love for her is gone. Are you going to do the same to me? When you find another woman, you'll also dump me like Sister Nadia?"

" You don't talk ngaco. That's not going to happen!" dirga firmly seemed to dislike the words of Kirania earlier.

" What is the fault of Brother Nadia that you release your feelings of love to her? Is he cheating? Did Brother Nadia betray you?" kirania's question seemed to demand an explanation, but no answer came out of Dirga's mouth. " Before I was, you were close to a lot of women. You often sleep ...."

" That's not true! The news is hoax!" dirga firmly denied. " Okay, I do look free, dating a lot of women, tasting their bodies. But I swear, I never got to a body with them." Dirga revealed how his association had been so far.

" When coming into contact with your date, you never remember Sister Nadia who still keeps her love for you, Sister? What if one day it happens to me? If one day I have to separate distance and time with you. Are you also going to leave me, like you left Sister Nadia?"

" That's not gonna happen. You're not going anywhere. I won't let you stay away from me!"

" You're selfish, Brother."

" I don't care if I'm being selfish. For sure I won't let you leave me."

Kirania took a deep breath.

" I think ... We better keep our distance for a while."

Dirga immediately stopped the speed of his car suddenly when he heard the words of Kirania.

" Athaghfirullahal adzim .. be careful, dong, brother." Kirania held onto her chest because she felt very shocked at Dirga's actions earlier.

" What are you talking about, anyway?!" dirga was angry at Kirania's words.

Kirania lowered her head, she was also actually confused as to what she wanted. He wants to be with Dirga, but knowing the real thing going on between Dirga and the man's ex-lover, makes his heart go bad.

" We better keep our distance until you can solve your problems with your parents and Brother Nadia."

" My problem with Nadia is over. You know for yourself, didn't I make it clear that I chose to stay with you in front of them?!" Dirga was visibly upset by the decision that Kirania wanted to make.

" It's done for you, not them."

" Gosh, Yank. What else do you doubt, anyway?"

" I'll still choose you."

" Don't be selfish, Brother."

" Ran, don't make me do something I don't want to do! I will never stay away from you! Never will be!!" dirga firmly full of confidence.

***

Kirania had just finished attending a course taught by Mr. Reyhan.

" Ran, can I drop something?"

Kirania turned to look at Mr. Reyhan who was walking towards him who was putting a book into his bag.

" Titip what, sir?" Kirania scrunched her forehead.

" So Reyna asked me to buy some food if I came home. But it looks like I still have to be restrained for a few hours here. Reyna was at her aunt's house. Do you mind if I ask you to bring Reyna's order?"

" Oh yes, sir." Kirania did not mind. Because the help Reyhan requested was not a hassle.

" Then you will go to my room, if you want to go home."

" Good, sir."

" Yes already, I'm first, yeah." Reyhan said goodbye before walking away from Kirania and her friends.

" Bil, has anyone been missed by us, huh?" Sindir Hasna spoke to Sabilla.

" Yes, I also really smell the aroma of the lecturer's affair with the student, deh." Sabilla is insinuating.

" Athaghfirullahal adzim, you are so good when you speak." Kirania.

" Then, what was dong, there was a big show?" search Sabilla. " If I pay attention, lately Mr. Reyhan if he is teaching like to steal a look at you, you know."

" Ck, don't like suudzon, dong." Kirania.

" I was probably suudzon at first. But after what happened just now, I think that stealing the view of Mr. Reyhan means something, deh." Sabilla explained her conjecture.

" Why can Mr. Reyhan send goods to you? Where do you want to be taken? And who was Reyna? What's the matter with you, Mr. Reyhan?" Hasna was curious to investigate.

" I forgot to tell you guys yet. If his brother, Mr. Reyhan, moved to the front of my father's house. And then I met his son, Mr. Reyhan, his name was Reyna. Funny for his son. Mr. Reyhan said, his son was difficult to get along with strangers who were newly known. But the same I can get along quickly. Even if Mr. Reyhan visits his sister's house and brings Reyna, he must be playing at my place." Kirania told me why Mr. Reyhan asked for his help.

" Well, it's bad it's this business." Hasna immediately commented listening to Kirania's story.

" Didn't let there be an incident of students punching their own lecturers because of blind jealousy." Sabilla seemed to understand what Kirania said.

" sthat mean?"

" Goodness, Ran. You're so innocent, so people. You know that Mr. Reyhan is duren, a cool widower. Now his son is close to you. You are not afraid that his son becomes dependent on you, keep asking that you marry his father? Like most of the stories in the novel, you know." Hasna.

" You are the same Brother Dirga, is the same mind? Brother Dirga also said so yesterday." Kirania again poked her lips.

" Dirga's sister knows??" Hasna and Sabilla simultaneously asked.

" Yes, and he also spoke as you spoke earlier. Ck, could it be, not bad to think of others?" Kirania then got up and walked away from her two best friends.

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