
Flashbacks
*Cold weather envelops the border area safe zone, the, with minimal access to sleeping equipment such as blankets and body warmers, many people protect themselves close to the fireplace made in the corners of the post by volunteer soldiers.
Chandra sighed as the cold air increasingly made his tall body shiver. His other friends were busy moving to keep the body in a normal temperature. The risk of pneumonia is quite high at minus 5 degrees Celsius, although the area of this war is arid during the day but is very inversely proportional if the night is approaching, and that night became the most extreme night that the safety fighters would go through.
Nellie coughed as she had just given her patients an injection of drugs, while the girl herself struggled to survive the cold. Her tiny body was protected only by a doctor's suit and thick clothes lining her inner body. Chandra who saw it immediately Nellie and took off the leather jacket she was wearing.
"Wear this" Chandra said, handing his jacket to Nellie, who was sitting by the fireplace.
Nellie smiled a little. "No need, you're the security guard for us. Your health is primary. I'm fine," refused Nellie smooth.
Chandra kept pushy and put her big jacket on Nellie's tiny body while smiling warmly. The man had admired Nellie so much since they first met, Nellie was a decent doctor to have another name as an angel in that place. Besides being beautiful, the girl was also endowed with extraordinary courage.
Nellie smiled as Chandra's pair of long hands hugged her body from behind, the girl chuckled softly, the cold slowly fading from the embrace.
"Although I guarantee safety. I'm nothing without a doctor like you. You are a major milestone for us who are here. You need to stay healthy." tell Chandra gently.
The girl in his arms shamelessly leaned against the chest of Chandra's field and intended to enjoy the rest of the cold night there.
"Where did you get this beautiful ring. Very fitting in my hand." tell Nellie when her left hand is already wearing a gift ring from Chandra.
Chandra smile. "Hmm, that's a ring I bought from a jeweler we saved during a missile attack. Pure gold is native to Egypt, he said. It fits perfectly on your finger."
Nellie is getting happier, being in Chandra's arms and wearing the ring full of the story in her hands.
"We haven't been like this for a long time. I am very happy, tonight we are all free from both ground and air attacks. Although it's cold," Chandra said, as he peeked into Nellie's head deeply. Nellie returned the man's kiss by hugging Chandra's arm around her.
"When I returned to Indonesia. I will tell my family that I have found the right person to be a companion. They keep trying to match me up with a lot of girls*."
•••
What the hell was last night? What love does Chandra say at bedtime? Or just a permit to make Nadia unable to concentrate as she is today? I don't know, Nadia hasn't calmed down since last night. The General turned out to be good at playing with Nadia's feelings very easily. Nadia until made blush, and fortunately Chandra did not see as red as what his face was last night because of the lack of lighting. Nadia will contact Joy and make sure that her husband really never had any dating experience at all or vice versa. Does Chandra have a lot of exes because of his charm that is hidden behind his rigid and flat attitude?
As Nadia daydreamed while typing something on her phone, Ong suddenly appeared and sat down beside her.
"Morning!" greet Ong while respectfully, but before long the man giggled.
Nadia greeted Ong with a gentle hello. Ah, there's Ong here, did Nadia just ask with Ong, huh? Chandra also said that Ong was the person he knew the longest. Ong must know the story of Chandra's life while in the military.
"What's up, Mom?" ask Ong casually, because Ong is a typical person who likes to chat and easily mingle with new people, Nadia did not think twice to talk to Ong.
"Ah, no more doing, anyway. Hehe. If it's a gini holiday, what do you do, anyway?" nadia asked starting the beginning of their conversation.
"If holiday. Hmm, usually we sleep all day, sometimes we also go around the area or play to the sea. But if the General is reading a book or not tutoring Indonesian for rural children," Ong explained to Nadia with his behavior that makes Nadia can casually chat.
"Ah, pantesans. He's that diligent, huh, Ong?"
Ong nods greget. "Who ... general? Yeah, very diligent. So diligent that I'm not good."
Nadia giggles at Ong's answer about Chandra, let alone Ong's very convincing and funny expression.
"Well, it could be the same, Ong. I also like Chandra because he is too diligent. He can't enjoy life that way. The holiday period is still working. Waking up also remains at 3 am," explained Nadia expressed her complaints, now Ong's turn to laugh. It turns out that it's not just Ong who doesn't feel good about Chandra's attitude. Maybe 1 RT has ever felt the same way.
"Yes, that's why I teach dong how to enjoy life al celebrity. I always wanted the general to get married, so he had his own personal activities. Don't keep thinking about people."
Nadia mangot.
"Where is the general going now?" ask Ong while looking for a Chandra figure that he has not seen since he arrived there.
Nadia flicked her shoulders while sighing. "No idea, it said he wanted to go to the office, he said his own morning apple there. Motorcycle, but haven't come back yet."
"Uh, spread it out, ma'am. Anyway, I do the best for you. Oiya, I'm actually here to ask for food for breakfast, hehe."
Nadia laughed a little. "Ahaha. There you are, you just take it on the kitchen table. I cooked this morning, deliberately made a lot for you guys."
"Yes! Best indeed! Thanks, yeah."
Tin.
Nadia turned her gaze to the courtyard of the house where a black jeep parked there. Nadia got up from her seat and squinted her eyes to find out who the person driving the handsome jeep was.
"Morning." it turned out Chandra came out of the car, smiling cheerfully as she waved her hand towards Nadia.
Nadia was stunned by her husband's cheerful smile that morning. Unlike the usual caution, Chandra's smile this time looks loose and happy. The man also wore casual army shorts on his knees and a plain black t-shirt as usual. Nadia approached her husband with a small run.
"Wow, whose car is this?!" nadia screams excessively while touching the hood of the black car.
Chandra chuckles. "It's a car, I. But all this time kept in the office. Because there's no parking here. You, you wanna go for a walk?"
Nadia gawked dumbly, still not believing her husband's words just now.
"Seriously?!"
"Yes. You want to know about Flores, don't you?"
Nadia immediately regained her senses and nodded in spirit. "Yes! Just sec. I'll change clothes first!" Nadia ran to the house to change her clothes, while Chandra waited near the car.