My cousin, Canduku
The Moon Speech

Both the Moon and Blue were silent in the car. The rain began to subside even though the heavy drizzle still makes droplets in the blue car glass.

No one dared to start the conversation. Both are condemning themselves. The kiss that happened between them a few minutes ago in front of the shophouse closed down was quite embarrassing. Moreover, the kiss was separated because the puddle of water again doused Blue's body when there was a car that drove fast.

The moon put her body in the car door. Since then his son could not stop racing. Not because of the turmoil of feelings of joy that arises, but the shame that dominates him at this time makes the Moon want to run away from Blue.

Blue turned his face the other way when he could not bear the smile that wanted to appear on his face as the man's memory was even able to feel the return from the lips of the Moon. Blue felt a butterfly playing in her stomach, because even though the girl was cursing herself, at least Blue knew that the Moon liked the incident.

He turned his head, looking at the moon slowly beating its head on the windshield of the car. Blue wanted to laugh, but he chose a little thump until the Moon confirmed his front-facing sitting position.

"Master-"

"sister"

Silence ensued as the two spoke at the same moment.

"You first.." Blue Speech.

The moon looked down for a moment, then looked at Blue. "Pardon me, brother." The sound of the Moon choking, he felt guilty as well for having dared to touch Blue's neck. But he shouldn't have done that. Then about the kiss, the Moon folded her lips. Somehow he could not be angry about it, and unfortunately he even enjoyed the warm touch of Blue that made him forget himself.

"Ga need to apologize, Moon. I should have said thank you because you didn't reject my kiss."

The moon was wide for a while, then lowered her head when suddenly her cheeks were hot flushed with embarrassment. 'A-what the hell Brother Blue...'

"I know this can't be. You're my student, also a cousin. But I have to be honest, if I like you, Moon. Not just ordinary likes. I feel like I've crept into a deep heart."

The moon turned. It was never in his shadow that Blue would be this honest with him. Blue, this iron-talking man suddenly expressed his liking to her? It's-it's complicated...

"Don't see me so rich, Moon. I'm not lying, let alone joking with you."

The Moon is down. His heart is so fast. The coldness he had felt suddenly disappeared, replaced by an extraordinary nervousness. This foreign feeling made the Moon unable to say anything.

"I don't want you to answer. The important thing is that you know. And. Please don't avoid me."

The moon did not dare to raise its head. Prior to this, the Moon regarded Blue as a man whose gaze was intimidating. Until the wide space becomes narrow, fresh air becomes congested if Blue is nearby. Where did that Blue feeling come from? The moon doesn't understand, is Blue just talking?

"We're home, yeah. Your clothes are wet. I don't want you to get sick and miss my class again." Her speech. Doesn't sound like attention to a loved one. This is the teacher's attention to the students. Then Blue runs the car, crashing the rain that comes back down.

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Breakfast this time was awkward for the Moon. After last night experiencing the unexpected with the older cousin, everything became different. Plus the lecturer had expressed his love for the Moon until the girl had trouble sleeping. Blue voices in his ears. Of course this does not make the Moon then able to behave as usual.

"But seriously, ma. Temen Selat is already engaged..."

The moon sits. He smiled awkwardly at all who had sat first at the dinner table. The atmosphere does not change, it remains crowded because the South likes to tell stories. Just the feeling of the Moon alone was unpleasant, especially from the tail of his eyes, he could see Blue kept staring at him.

"What class?" Ask Dina.

"Sekatan Selatan. She just moved school." Answer South. Then he turned to his father. "That's you know, pa, whose papa business event time is the most important guest. His son's name is Ariva. She's engaged to her son, former singer Arga Alexander.." South Seru recounts a rare incident at his school. Cakra only nodded when he remembered who his son meant.

"That means the relationship is serious, dong."

"Yes, kali. Lagian terribly mengapain anyway, until fiancee."

The moon listened while smearing toast with chocolate jam.

"...let alone they are LDR. The girl's in Russia, the guy's here. I'm not sure they'll last."

"Hush. How to talk about it."

"Good dong, means the guy's serious."

Sahutan Moon gets delicacy and head is directly tilted. "Good?" South Cebik.

Moon nodded. "All men have a rich brave mentality. Most are not serious and even playful."

The Moon's answer made Blue stop chewing. He felt like he was the girl.

"Seriously, seriously. But it doesn't have to be a fiancee, does it. Dating can be serious, too. We're still in High School. Enjoy the youth. Play, find some fun here and there. Get to know many girls to find the best one. If the fiancee is that fast, buehh easily tilted, Arsya if you meet a more cute."

"That's a sign your mind is still a child. He is an adult."

The moon glanced at Blue. The man said while enjoying his bread. Not even staring at the dumbstruck South hearing her brother's answer. Not because of the sting, the South was just astonished, why her sister tumben voiced.

After breakfast, everyone went to their destination. The chakras, Blue, and South are gone. The Moon now says goodbye to Dina. Then he got out of the fence and stopped for a while to look for a taxi or taxi.

The phone's still broken. The plan is that he will fix it by noon.

Not waiting for a long time, the Blue car stopped in front of him. Glasses down, Blue smiled. "You want to go together?"

This time he asked, no longer ruling like yesterday. Because he wanted the Moon not to be with him. She wanted to, the girl got into the car because she wanted to.

The moon gave a pause before answering. Now the Moon's brain told him to be irritated because he had to fix his broken phone. There was no way he would ask for Dina's money anymore because he already had a monthly ration.

With a little stiff, the Moon opened the car door and went inside. The girl held her eyes back from glancing at Blue. He sat quietly even though his heart was beating violently again.

Blue hasn't run the car. Before, there was something he wanted to ask the Moon.

"Tonight, you work?"

"Emm, this afternoon until 6." Answer the Moon with a glance.

Yes, of course Blue knows. Because the Moon's schedule was sent first by Nakula. Blue set that up. He didn't want the Moon to be exhausted. So before Nakula sent on the Moon, he asked Blue to check it first.

"If so. would you like to dinner with me, Moon?"

The girl looked up with raised eyebrows. A second later he turned his gaze with a stifled breath. Isn't this too sudden? Dinner. But the Moon wasn't sure she could swallow food properly while sitting alone with Blue later. But he also did not want to refuse.

"Where, Moon?" After yesterday's incident, Blue did not want to stay silent. He will move even slowly because he does not want the Moon to feel depressed with his approach. Moreover, the girl had already touched him earlier. Of course Blue does not want to be considered to play tricks on his feelings.

"okay."

Blue smiled satisfied hearing that answer. The first step went well.

While the Moon, biting his tongue while staring out the window so that the action is not seen Blue. His back was erect because of his tense body.

"Attent." Blue wanted to help the Moon put up a seatbelt, the man leaned his body on the Moon. But because of Blue's sudden action, made the Moon turn and immediately froze when the tip of his nose touched Blue's cheek. The girl held her breath. Really not breathing.

With such a close distance of the face, Blue smiled, then grabbed the seatbelt and paired it properly.

No words came out after that, the Moon was still frozen like it was.

While Blue runs the car with a rustling heart. With great difficulty he held back his face from smiling as his memories continued to surface footage of the Moon kissing his cheek. Maybe today was unintentional. But someday, who knows. Blue whispers in the heart.

The To Be Continued...

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