Solar Throne
The Rain Conversation

It's dark. The rain is starting to stop. No more strong winds. All that remains now is a drizzle that is still evenly distributed.

Surya sat with Gina on his shoulder. Gina looked very calm as she fell asleep. Gina's crew just wants to lean on Surya's shoulder. But enjoying being so comfortable he leaned there, for a long time he fell asleep too. Surya was talking until he no longer got his attention.

"Surya, your hands are rough." Gina felt Surya's hand in her hand just after Gina placed her head on Surya's shoulder.

"When you just held the hoe. Why have your hands been so rough?"

"That's because I have a dry skin type, miss. So my palms became rough"

"Oh so?" Surya nodded with a smile.

"You've lived here since childhood. You must know all corners of this village."

"It's not just this village, miss. I even know every corner up next door."

"Oh yeah? Are you a census man?"

"Not Miss. When I was a kid, I loved playing all over the place. Paddy fields, rivers, gardens, even the next village."

"You like adventure?"

"Yes. I like to swim until my hair is red. Until my lips turn blue and shiver. Look for fish when the water starts to dry. Play kite when the sun is directly overhead. Cycling on the rocky road. So many extreme things I do with my friends."

"Also with Dinda?"

"Yes, some things we did together. But there are things he doesn't do. Play that can make his clothes dirty. His mother would scold him all out if Dinda did that. Actually he was a home child at that time. His father who was the village head made him must also often take care of himself. He can't do things that make his father ashamed."

"But he told me that he stole guava with you."

"It was a silly thing that he did first and last time. At home he got his mother's nagging and after that he didn't dare to do it anymore."

"Hmmm.it seems like a lot of fun to be able to do things as a kid like you."

"Yes Miss, it makes me feel like I haven't missed anything in my childhood."

"I'm so envious." Complain Gina.

"Since childhood I've always been escorted by Papa's people. Even to this size I still have his supervision."

"That's because Papa questioned you so much, Miss. Until he became that protective."

"Hhmm, it's true that way or because Papa doesn't want me to act up to embarrass him."

"I think as far as I know him, he's very attentive to you."

"You always help me to think positively. Have you never hated anyone?"

"Of course, Miss."

"Oh yeah?" Gina looked up at Surya. Solar's face is serious. Gina felt that what Surya said was indeed true.

"I used to think you were a robotic man who was always obedient and also had no emotions." Hearing that Surya laughed a little.

"That's because you don't know me, Miss."

"You're right. I just know you're Papa's assistant who's very obedient, doing everything Papa says." Gina revealed the contents of her head to Surya.

"Have you ever felt so saturated with your work that you always had to follow what Papa said?"

"Full in work is always there, Miss. But being saturated with all the orders was unthinkable to me because Papa gave me a very decent salary."

"Oh yes, you duitan-eyed man. You even sacrificed your time for that big paycheck." Said Gina while staring at the silhouette of Surya's face inside the dimness of the warehouse lights.

"Are you a materialistic man?"

"No Miss, like most people I know which position it is in. I am a realistic man. I aspire to give Father and Mother what they did not have before. So I had to work hard to raise money in order to buy land and rice fields for you and Mom."

"That's all?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Ahh, you really are a devoted child to parents. I salute you." Gina yawned after saying that sentence.

"Then marry me? You must know exactly how my nature and attitude are you are a spy sent by Papa directly to always keep an eye on me. What I didn't really think about was that you also thought this was just a business?" Hearing that Surya was silent. He turned his face to Gina who was also looking at him.

"As I said to you at the beginning we're going to start this that I've signed a contract to always obey Papa, Miss."

"Yes I remember. But marriage is something that is very important in every phase of life. And you want to marry me for my benefit?" Gina started to get curious about Surya.

"You know, after Papa gave me the R-Company, our marriage will just end."

"Yes Miss, if it is my duty, I will all continue to live."

"Well, you're a stone-hearted man. I know why Papa forced me to marry you. You're almost comparable to me in this. Yes, we are both people with steel hearts who don't care what others say as long as our desires are achieved." Surya just smiled hearing all of Gina's assumptions.

"All right, let's live a symbiotic mutualism between us. I get R-Company, you get a very large salary for this."

For some reason, suddenly there was a bit of disappointment in Gina when Surya agreed with everything she said. That's not what Gina really wanted to hear.

"Surya, have you ever been in love?" Just like that sentence was thrown at Surya because he was curious how Surya could be very relaxed undergoing this fake marriage. Does he not have people that he likes so he can just agree with the matchmaking that his father did with him.

"Miss."

"Well, have you ever been in love? You're not really a robot." Gina giggles gurgling. Surya just smiled knot.

"How many times?"

"One time."

"Well, you're so stingy. Fall in love only once." Gina did not believe much in Surya's answer. Where maybe Surya with his adult age only felt in love once. It was very different compared to her who was easily in love. So that the experience of falling in love either how much is the amount.

But if you remember again where Surya had fallen in love if his Papa always gave a lot of extraordinary work and he always managed to finish it.

"What a pity you are. You know, you have to enjoy your life. Your youth is almost over and you're stuck with me." Gina then laughed.

"Then, what about your first love?" Tanya Gina was curious.

"Are you guys finally dating?" Surya shakes.

"I guessed it. A man like you can't drop a woman's heart even if you like her. You can only work, work and work. That's your skill." Surya smiled at Gina's comment about him.

"You want me to tell you how to make a woman fall in love with you?"

"No need Miss, I'm not interested yet."

"Well, you're so arrogant that you're rejecting the advice of a playgirl like me."

"Not so Miss, sometimes the way others can be different if faced with the reality that is in us."

"Mmm. You have a point. But at least you can learn a little from me. How can I get those men to their knees and beg for love with me." Gina puffed up her chest saying that.

"No, thank you, Miss."

"I don't believe this. You totally rejected my offer."

"Because to me liking it doesn't have to have."

"Waw. You're a believer of that?" Gina laughed out loud.

"Hey, listen to me. Why do you like it if you can't have it. It's the same as when you eat fried food but you don't drink afterwards. You'll feel thirsty and thirsty."

"At least my feelings for her are always there, Miss."

"You're stupid or something, you gotta get what you want. You're a man, why so soft." Surya just smiled to get blasphemy from Gina.

"By the way, who's that girl?" Although actually Gina had refrained from asking questions, she finally could not bear it either. Surya looked at Gina but her lips were tightly clenched.

"Is he Dinda?" Guess Gina. Surya did not agree but his lips smiled. Looking at Surya's expression, it made Gina feel like something was stinging her heart.

"Whoever he is, I love him, Miss." Surya was still disguising who the girl was. Though from the look on her face, Gina can read if she is the one who made Surya fall in love only once.

"He's lovely. He's also good-hearted. If you smile, I think all the flowers will bloom with him." Amidst her discomfort, Gina wanted to laugh at Surya's poetic expression. And it made him suddenly become sleepy by the heavy sound of Surya calming his sense of hearing. Like a fairy tale, the expression of Surya's heart led Gina to continue to sleepy and fall asleep.

Seeing no movement or comment from Gina, Surya lowered his head to see what was happening to him. It turned out that Gina had closed her eyes and was asleep with regular breathing. Surya smiled at that.

And it's late, Surya feels the need to wake Dinda up so they can go home soon. He believes his Father and Mother must be worried about their whereabouts.

"Miss..." Slowly Surya woke Gina up. Gina started to squirm.

"Miss, the rain has stopped. Let's go home." Gina rubbed her eyes expelling the drowsiness that was still perching.

"Ahh, it's cold." It was the first sentence that came out of Gina's lips while trying to stand up.

"How can I fall asleep in this cold air." Surya opened the warehouse door and the cold air broke through more freely now.

"Let's go home, Miss." Surya was outside the warehouse followed by Gina. Then Surya locked the warehouse back. After that he grabbed Gina's cold hand to be warm in her hand. The path in the rice field is rather slippery, Surya must hold so that they do not slip let alone slip.

After arriving at the side of the road, then Surya took off his hand and rode the motor that had been brought by Gina.

"The key, Miss."

"What?" Gina had become unfocused ever since Surya held her hand earlier. His heart was pounding irregularly.

"Key this motor." Obviously Surya.

"Oh yes." Gina reached into her pants pocket and held out the key.

Gina rode on the motor when Surya started the engine. Their walk became colder because of the wind. The rocky roads that became slippery due to the rain made their journey uneventful. Surya should brake often and choose a good path. Slowly Surya felt a hand coiling around his waist. The extreme terrain made Gina take the initiative to embrace Surya so that she would not fall. Just this time, riding the motorbike felt very pleasant for Gina. Though he was once piggybacked by Faris but it did not feel as beautiful as this. Amidst the drizzle, the rocky and dark streets are barely lighted. Except the lights from the solar motor. Gina further tightened her grip and put her face on Surya's wide back. Makes himself as comfortable as possible to be in Surya's bonds.

If it was finally the Surya pellet that made me fall in love, well, I would enjoy this. I'll enjoy your pellet game.