Mustika Serpent's Skeleton
Qarel and Mbah Sugiono

The morning came again, the turn of time felt fast. This is the sixty-first day of being in the hospital. A lot of things have colored my life. However, it is not the color of a beautiful rainbow, but the color of sadness, strangeness, and fear.

Intention to take a walk in the hospital garden, I tried to wake Clara up so that I could keep Karel for a while. But what happened, the man to be guarded was not in his bed.

"Clarah! Wake up!" seruku panic.

"Duh, what's up, brother?"

"Which karel, he doesn't exist, Clar!" I called back, the feeling started to feel bad.

Doctors and some hospital crews came in droves, after Clara pushed the microcontroller button.

"Where is Karel, Doc?" ask me while hiccuping.

This shocking news made the people in the hospital help me find my lover. Before long, the police and Karel's friends also participated.

"Patience, brother. Oppa must have met, really. Quiet brother, yes," said Clara.

"Where can I calm down? There was no sign he would wake up, and .. and ... suddenly hit ...."

"Yes, my brother, I understand." Clara cut off my words and immediately embraced me to the culprit.

I was more and more stunned when the people who were looking for him regrouped in this room. They just shook their heads when I asked.

"Good day, brother.

Introduce-Aryo-Kombes local who has long cooperated with Mas Karel." The man reached out his hand, then I greeted and tried to smile.

"Rafe," I said later.

"It is better for a while, Rafe and Clara stay at home first, so it is safer during the search for Mas Karel," said Aryo suggested.

"But ...."

"Give it all to us" Aryo greeted Clara.

"OK, Mum. Then I'll take Rafe's sister home first." Clara clasped my palm and led me out of the room I had lived in for two months.

Unbearable sadness, the heart felt crumbling, tears came back, ignoring the people who looked at me pity.

The scent of lavender was smelled by me from the hospital until Clara parked the car in the garage. I know that an unknown creature of that kind, followed all the way to this house.

"I know you're here. Wanna what? Is it until I take a shower and change clothes that you will still follow?" I opened my eyes wide and looked in all directions.

The sound of small laughter and the sound of wings flapping could be heard wagging in the air.

"You know," he said after appearing.

"I'm not kidding, please come next time," I said a little tighter.

"Wih, my love is angry again this story," he said trying to slur.

"You look so happy, did you steal Karel from the hospital?" accuse me without further ado.

"Why did I steal your girlfriend? Even if he's alive, I'm still your soul mate, not him" said the creature managed to make me back flabbergasted.

"Here you go, I don't want to talk about that. My life is completely ruined and strange. Making love with the snake demon, after being saved by Karel, bad destiny came back into my life. You are! You are the one who is stressful!" My voice was suddenly high with anger suddenly uncontrollable.

"Tribble! You never come near, let alone touch me."

"The cafe? Don't do this, I'm menci ...."

"Stop! I said don't come any closer, don't talk to me, don't you call love."

I took a heavy breath, then blew it violently. "What do you know about love? I'm human, you're what, huh?" I ask again to add.

"okay!" answer's short.

The wusssss!

For the blink of an eye, he was standing in front of me. Now the distance is not up to five centimeters. And ... a warm kiss landed on this forehead. Like before, I just kept quiet without fighting back, enjoying.

***

"You don't get angry anymore, yeah. Calm yourself" he said, stroking my hair.

I just nodded in agreement. The heart that was broken, felt subsided. As if hypnotized, everything returns to normal. He was no longer in this room, not when it disappeared leaving me with my hand still raised.

The sky began to darken, and the stars and moon framed without a smile on these lips. The wind outside sounded strong roaring, which made my eyes hard closed. Yes, I think back to Karel who now knows where.

Every time I wanted to close my eyes, the noise from the wind made me open my eyes wide again, then a few moments later, a whisper called my name. I tried to ignore it, then closed my eyes again and finally fell asleep until morning.

There is strength in hope that has been forgotten. My doubt about the ability to forget a tragedy that had happened, now vanished because it changed with sadness for the departure of Karel who disappeared suddenly.

Indeed, I admit, not forever the journey of life will run smoothly as we want. The black stain that once stuck in this life, unceasingly caused problems until now.

Building a household with the person I love, getting stifled and making hopes thin with the existence of a creature that I do not know his name.

Now living hitchhiking in the house of people who have not officially become my partner, causing scorn and skewed thoughts from people around. The news of losing Karel did not guarantee I would be good here, some thought I was the mastermind of all this, because it was targeting treasure. Sick when accused of all sorts, they think I'm as crazy and stupid as that.

"Good morning, Neng," said someone from behind, I was shocked, and at once the daydreams were gone. Inevitably, I immediately moved from the memories that had been created before this moment.

"Qenan?" I was shocked by his sudden presence. How can he easily enter the yard of the man who tried to disappear?

"What's up, honey?" qenan asked who made me want to vomit at that very moment.

"Qenan! You never show up in front of me again. You have no feelings, and .. and ...."

"And what, baby?" tanyanya cut my words.

"Go you, go!!" I snapped, then immediately ran into the house.

Qenan turned around and walked out of Karel's courtyard. I kept peeking at him from behind the window blind to see if he was really gone.

It's confusing. Until now I thought, for what's more he was looking for me, while in front of his eyes and also along with other men touching this body.

***

During the day it was cold, the smell of wet soil still rippled because of the water falling from the sky. I stared at the darkening horizon, it seemed like the rain would still accompany this afternoon.

My return was pensive in the corner of the room, reflecting again the three men present in this life. One is missing, another is missing, and astral beings whether they're genies or aliens, I don't know. Clearly he was able to ease the momentary sadness in this heart.