Still In Love's
EP. 41. Pheromones

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Jingga saw Blue's departure with a sad look after a while ago the guy said goodbye to her because there was an urgent matter, just after Blue received the phone call. Orange does not know who contacted him earlier, Blue also stayed away while talking on the phone.

Orang thinks maybe Blue is talking to important people about his work. So, he doesn't care much about it. But fear ambushed his heart as Blue vaguely called out Luna's name. So orange guessed, why talk to Luna alone Blue should stay away from her?

If that is true, then the orange again made disappointed by Blue. Besides maybe Blue went to leave him to see Luna, Blue was also dishonest to him, considering that Blue had stayed away from him when he received the phone call. Blue is never like that.

“Do you always think that when it comes to Luna?” Orange smiled bitterly. Blue just apologized to him and agreed to try to keep her distance from Luna. But what is he doing now? Could it be that all of that was just the wind passing by?

“Are you going to do me the same? Run fast when I call you.”

The orange stared at the expanse of sky that began to paint a tinge of orange as the sun began to move to return to its contest and ready to welcome the night.

At least, seeing this show is quite soothing to the restless writhing of the orange heart that is quite tired of wrestling.

Orange closed eyes along with tears that dripped without his permission. In the bright orange of the afternoon today, Orange hopes that God will immediately dismiss his sadness and strengthen his heart to survive, at least in a moment until Blue really takes advantage of the opportunity he gave well.

“In a moment, until one day he clasped my hand again. But, just to the point where my heart is tired.”

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“Bi . . .” Luna shouted to welcome Blue while standing next to her car.

“Kok you can be here?” Blue asked in astonishment as she circulated her gaze around. The place is so quiet, probably because it is far from the settlement. Street lights are dim and only a few are lit. It seems that the road is rarely crossed by vehicles.

“So noon after the hospital, I nganter Mom to his brother's house. When I got home, I didn't know why my car broke. I was waiting for the vehicle to pass by for help, but nothing. Even more late afternoon. I'm scared, Bi. Eat your phone, anyways I'm confused to ask for help who else.” Obviously Luna is long.

Blue saw the state of Luna's car. Sure enough, he saw one of the left rear tires rupture.

“You didn't bring a spare tire?” Blue asked after finishing checking Luna's car. The girl just shook her head.

“This is ready to malem. Your car lives here, Lun. Later let the workshop bring. Now you go home with me.” Blue Speech.

They finally get into the car with Luna sitting right beside Blue who starts to drive her car to drive Luna back home.

“Still, yes, Bi. I thought you weren't coming.” Said Luna with a sparkling face happy, as well as a smile on her face that did not subside since the arrival of Blue.

“Udah should have fellow friends helping each other.” Answer Blue flat. Luna who heard that looked disappointed, but as much as she could hide it.

“Emm, Orange knows you picked me up here, don't you?” Ask Luna doubtfully. “I'm afraid he's angry and misunderstood us again, like that time.” Next later.

“He will not be angry, really, if you know I help people. Especially you are my friend. He must have known.” Sahut Biru sure without turning his face from the road.

“Ya still aja, although she knows I'm your friend, but I see she likes to be jealous with me.” Grumpily Luna while giving a rough breath, her expression was made as if she was really intimidated by Orange's attitude towards her.

“You never thought, anyway, if he was too obsessed with you?” Luna's next question managed to make Blue turn towards her.

“You mean?” Blue frowned deeply.

“I mean, Orange, right, don't like to see me deket same you. Orange, tuh, I think you just watch him aja.” Luna Bright.

“I thought that Orange was pick me. He always wanted to be the center of attention of everyone, especially men. He has also managed to attract a lot of male attention in the hospital, including your friends. Albi, Bian, same Bhishma, they easily accept Orange.” Luna then took a breath to continue her speech.

“But you're the guy she likes the most, so maybe Orange's self-esteem gets hurt when she sees you're not just her same attention. Eat it she doesn't want you to stick with me, but she obviously knows I'm just your friend.” Luna.

Blue herself still chose silence, listening to Luna finish speaking while gripping her steering wheel firmly. It felt like he did not accept the long words of the girl sitting next to him.

“Yaa, you know for yourself. Orange, tuh, very beautiful, obviously her pride will be hurt if only she does not manage to get your attention fully.”

Looks like Luna doesn't want to stop vilifying the orange. The blue growled withstanding emotions, his jaw seemingly tightening.

“I'll pretend I'm not horrified by this, Luna.” Sambar Blue cold, the look of his face looks disappointed to hear such a speech ejected from the mouth of a friend who since childhood was known.

“So good people, you don't know because you never deket same him.” Blue added without looking towards Luna who was now lowering her face.

“Sorry, I've been prejudiced.” Luna's great-granddaughter squeezed her sweaty hands. He bent his face, his heart furious that Blue was completely unaffected by his provocation.

“Thus totally has already shaken the heart Blue.” Luna growled in her heart.

“I'll forget what you said earlier.” Blue with her cold face.

Blue still appreciates Luna as her best friend, so she tries not to get angry. He would assume Luna was unintentionally making a mistake.

Blue is not at all affected by what Luna said, because Blue does not see an orange like that. Although he did not know how he felt at this time, but hearing Luna say bad things about Orange, his heart did not feel welcome.

Blue knew Orange was very beautiful, but she never saw Orange trying to attract the attention of anyone, even herself. Besides being beautiful, the friendly and kind personality of Orange will certainly make anyone like it. Not only men, nurses and female doctors also love it.

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“Can we stop by the restaurant first for dinner?” Luna asked suddenly after a long moment of silence.

Blue let out a deep breath while looking at the clock that was coiled around her wrist, it was already almost half eight, and in fact she had to return to the hospital immediately to drive Jingga home.

“I haven't had time to eat from this afternoon.” Luna continued to weld, until finally Blue agreed. He was not the one who would willingly let someone starve.

Blue stopped his car at an Italian restaurant, because that restaurant was the closest to his current distance.

Luna followed Blue's steps and sat down on the chair that led to the glass beside her. They ordered the same food and drinks. There was no conversation between the two as they waited for the order to arrive, until a girl with hazel eyes approached and broke the silence between them.

“Blue . . .”

Blue who was focused on playing his phone turned to the source of the sound, as well as Luna who was curious about the girl who greeted Blue suddenly. Luna's eyes highlighted the girl's appearance, definitely not Asian.

“Amber . . .” Blue shouted while pointing at the girl of American descent, after a while he realized. The girl named Amber immediately embraced Blue with her typical American style

“Long time no see.” Said Amber happily after taking off her embrace, then sitting down for a moment beside Blue.

“When did you come here? How can you not tell me?” Tanya Blue is no less happy to meet her fellow students at the Medical School in America.

“Tadi morning. I accidentally came to Indonesia for a vacation with my girlfriend.” Answer Amber was happy.

Blue nodded without letting go of her smile. “Huge coincidence to meet. Ohh, yes. You're here to make dinner with him?” Tanya circulated her gaze, looking around for a figure who might come with Amber.

“No, I have an appointment with my Doctor friend. But I guess they haven't come.” Amber replied while glancing to the left and right to make sure her friend had not come.

“I guess I'm your only friend in Indonesia. I envy you make a deal with them, but not with me.” Sayar Biru put on a look of face pretending to be sad.

The girl chuckled softly. “Haha, next time we meet again. The plan is here I'm a little long.”

“Bener, huh? Watch out, you know, if not.” Blue ensures. The girl just nodded. “By the way, are you still at John Hopkins?”

The girl nodded back, then the corners of her lips were interested when she remembered something. “Ohh, yes. My doctor friend used to work at John Hopkins before they moved here.”

“Planners y'all familiar.” Sahut Blue.

“They're like my sister. Next time I know you, same. Ohh, yes, the other one is very beautiful, like it fits you.” Amber exclaimed slightly seductively Blue while blinking one eye. Luna who heard it just looked at Amber didn't like it.

“Haha, do I look like I did not sell until I want to be known to all girls?” The Blue Protest was laughing.

“But I think you already have a girlfriend.” Sesal Amber glanced at Luna who was sitting opposite her.

“Sorry.” Amber put a guilty look on Luna, she felt bad for not realizing Luna was there. Maybe because it's too good to meet a friend who hasn't met in a long time.

“He's not my girlfriend. She’s my friend, Luna.” Resist Blue firmly when looking at Amber's unpleasant face. Luna's sour face increasingly sour hearing the Blue speech.

“Haha, you don't have to be shy.” Ledek Amber couldn't believe it. Blue just grunts.

“Uhm, I think I should go now.” Amber said after seeing the clock on her wrist. “I’ll call you later, ok?” Then he went back and gave Blue a farewell hug. Blue simply nodded and said he would wait for Amber to contact him.

A few seconds later, their order came. Without saying much, they immediately enjoyed the food they ordered. Sometimes Luna invites Blue to talk and asks Amber, Blue only answers as necessary. The guy's feelings were really still upset at her.

“What are you doing here?”

Luna was annoyed when someone came back and greeted them. He just wanted to eat alone with Blue, but why would there be any distractions?

“Langit . . .” Sahut Biru found the sky was already beside his desk, staring at them full of probing.

“Cock not equal Orange?” Ask Sky looking at Blue and Luna with a look of dislike.

“Gue just wanted to pick him up out of this.” Answer Blue.

The sky snorted with faces bent. “Okay.”

Not wanting to linger there, the sky then moved, but turned back when something forgot to say.

“Ohh, yes. Orange will definitely not like to see this.” Syndir Langit while glancing at Luna at a glance, then patted Blue's shoulder gently before finally passing away leaving them.

“Why can the Sky be here?” Mumbled Luna who felt the world was really narrow.

“This, right, restaurant, anyone can come here. Quickly finish the food, I have to pick up Orange. He must have waited” Titah Biru, making Luna's heart growled again when the girl's name was called.

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“Ji, why daydream?” Aunt Lisa was astonished to see that Orange continued to play her sedot with a blank look, occasionally the girl let out a heavy sigh.

It's still clear in Orange's memory last night that he called Blue to ask if Blue could take him home or not, because Orange is afraid that the Blue business said when they were on the roof is not finished.

Orange was surprised when he heard not Blue on the other side of the phone, but Luna who said that Blue was in the toilet.

Not wanting to hear any more of what Luna was going to say, Jingga immediately hung up her phone.

Orange smiled bitterly, it turns out the business in question Blue is to meet Luna. His suspicions were not wrong at the time. It turned out to be true, the one talking on the phone with Blue was Luna, and Blue instantly left after talking to her.

“Can he not directly send the workshop person?” Orange muttered inwardly, heeding Aunt Lisa who kept calling her name.

They were currently in the living room, in the middle-aged woman's house. Yesterday Aunt Lisa came to see him and asked to come to his house because today is Orange Holiday.

The middle-aged woman told Jingga that she wanted to show some examples of wedding invitation models. He was supposed to come with Blue today, but the guy said he would follow after accompanying his father to golf with his colleague.

“Good.”

“Jingga . . .” Aunt Lisa, who did not get a speech, called him back while waving her hand in front of the girl's face.

“Eh. Yes, Tan?” Orange woke up and raised his head to look at Aunt Lisa, not forgetting he put the glass containing the juice first.

“Think what, anyway, Ji? Aunt call from earlier not nyahut.” Ask Aunt Lisa curious. Orange scratched at his unscratchy nape, he was at a loss to answer what.

“Eung, I don't think about anything anymore, kok, Tan.” Reply Orange while smiling stiffly. But Aunt Lisa did not believe it, her eyes peeking sharply dissatisfied with the answer of Orange.

Orange breathed deeply, her brain trying hard to find an excuse, but could not. “I'm just thinking about Brother Blue. I never thought I could see him again. I guess. . . .”

The girl hung up her sentence, she let out a heavy sigh, the look on her face turned sad.

Aunty Lisa smiled, she then grabbed an orange hand and then held it, then gave a soft elusan on the back of the girl's hand.

“You've heard this term, haven't you?” Aunty Lisa asked, Orange just fell silent waiting for the woman to continue her speech. “He said, if something belongs to us, then it will come back to us, no matter how far it is lost or gone. Aunt sure, Blue is yours, and vice versa.”

Little orange smile hearing the words of Aunt Lisa.

“Kayak me.”

For a moment he remembered Blue's words which seemed to have a feeling that he would experience memory loss.

“I will always come back with you, no matter how far I go. You know why?”

The orange twitches to hold back the tears that begin to pool. A deep sense of longing for his past appeared again.

“Cause you’re my home. . .”

Again. Orange misses the old Blue. Her good beer, Blue who always treated her like a princess.

“When will I see you again?” It flows in the heart.

Orange wants to scream out loud if she really misses Blue, the old Blue. Orange wants the beer back.

“So, you never give up on Blue, yeah. Aunt sure, even if you are missing from her memory now, but not from her heart.” Continue Aunt Lisa, making Orange gasp. The woman stretched out her hand to touch and gently stroke the orange cheek.

“That, yes, Tan?” An orange voice sounded doubtful, even with the look of his eyes.

“Tante can definitely assure it. Blue will come back to you, definitely.” Aunty Lisa replied confidently to then bring the Orange into her arms, gently rubbing the girl's back as if channeling her spirit.

“But, if for example one day I have to give up the same brother Blue. Will Auntie hate me?” Ask Jingga while pulling away to reach out to her view with Aunt Lisa.

Aunt Lisa is a very nice person and loves her like a child. It feels, Orange will be very sad if until Aunt Lisa hates it.

It is undeniable that maybe one day it could be that Orange will give up for Blue, because he does not know what the end will be like. But he kept hoping Blue wouldn't make him give up.

“Mana can Aunty hate the same beautiful child as you.” Aunty Lisa's voice while poking Orange's chin, making the girl chuckle a little.

“Tante can aja.” Orange blushed in shame.

Not long after they let go of his embrace, footsteps came closer and closer to the room they were in. Guess what, they are Blue and Om Rendi.

“Long time, Ji?” Ask Om Rendi after successfully sitting himself on the sofa followed by Blue.

“Lumayan, long enough until Auntie finished teaching me to cook.” Reply to Jingga while sharing her friendly smile.

“Mama ngajarin Orange cook?” Ask Blue.

“Iya, but not exciting, because Jingga quickly understands. Mama can't expect him, deh.” Aunty Lisa remembers the orange that is very fast to learn.

“Haha, Mama is there. That's great, dong. One more point plus Orange that Mama can show off the same socialite gang Mama.” Sindir Om Rendi who made Aunt Lisa snort small.

“Udah, ahh. Mending Papa change now, come on, Mama is readyin.” Ask Aunt Lisa to end the conversation.

“You also change clothes, Bi. After that we both choose the invitation design.” Aunt Lisa's decree later, before the middle-aged woman finally followed her husband to enter the room.

After the departure of the Blue parents. Now the atmosphere in the family room was silent for a moment, before finally Blue began to open his voice and inching to sit next to Orange.

“Why did last night go home first?” Blue asked, considering that last night he contacted Orange and asked her whereabouts to take her home. But the girl flatly refused that Blue would not have to pick her up because she had gone home first by taxi.

“I don't want to bother you with Luna.” The orange is flat, but full of emphasis in the sentence.

Blue shook with a slightly irritated expression, thinking Heaven must have already complained to Orange.

“Luna who told me. He picked up the phone on your phone last night.” Clearly Orange, made Blue nod in understanding and surprised at once because Luna did not tell him if Orange called.

“You angry?” Tanya Blue stared fixedly at the face of Orange.

“According to you?” Orange swelled.

“Yesterday Luna mita help me make – “

“I know.” Sela Jingga doesn't want to talk about it anymore. Then he took his phone, ignored Blue and chose to surf on social media.

“I'm sorry.” Blue Vocabulary.

“Hmm.” Sahut Orange without shifting the focus from his phone.

“Ji, he said not angry?” Blue snatches the phone from the hands of the orange.

The orange clucked with a sharp giddy eye toward Blue.

“I don't like you not being honest with me.” The girl said softly, her gaze turned sad.

Not immediately replied, Blue even grabbed the body of Orange to be carried into his arms. The man rested his chin on the shoulders of the Orange, grinning his face at the neck of the Orange covered in hair.

“Ish, freelanin.” The orange is in contact with the Blue's back. It would definitely be very embarrassed if suddenly Blue's old man came and saw them like this.

“I'm sorry.” Blue said tightening his embrace.

Orange grunting sebal. “Iya-iya. Cepetan freelancing, later Om same Aunt see.”

“Nothing. Lagian Papa has seen us more than this.” Yelling Blue.

The orange again snorted violently. He was confused by Blue's attitude. Sometimes the guy is very warm, but suddenly can instantly turn cold. That guy always makes Orange happy and sad without cue. Always fickle.

“Ish, you, tuh, yes.” Once again Orange hit Blue's back. But the guy even more grinned his face in the recess of the orange neck, inhaling the scent of the girl deeply.

“Kak, ih. Shirt change there.” The Orang-orange succeeded in pushing Blue's body.

“No help me like Mama?” Tanya Blue teases. The girl just rolled her eyes lazily.

“Ish, it's There.” Orange pushes Blue's body furiously.

The guy chuckled softly, making Orange feel de ja vu, he seemed to find the old Blue. Blue laughed with him.

“Yes already, if so let's come to my room.”

“I'm not like someone who can play in someone else's room.” The orange vow is full of insinuations.

“You're talking to me again?” Both Blue eyebrows swooped sharply.

“I didn't say it was you.” Excited Orange with a sneering smile.

“I think I should kiss you ten times, yeah. Here . . . .”

Blue then pulled the waist of Orange and prepared to bring her face closer, but swiftly the girl held Blue's face with the palm of her hand.

“You used to, tuh, not like this. Why do you like hugging me so much, kissing me? Is this your new habit of staying in America too long?” Ask Orange annoyed.

“I'm just saying it's the same you.” Sahut Blue does not accept.

“Why?” Ask Orange again, without releasing his fist from both sides of Blue's face.

“I don't know either. Maybe this, tuh, because of the pheromones from your body that make me like gini.” Blue replied casually, and the next sentence that Blue whispered actually left the girl flabbergasted. “And make another Blue wake up.”

“You're crazy.” The orange inched backwards to keep its distance when it felt something stuck touching the side of its thigh.

While Blue was smiling grinning, making Orange continue to rewind her body in fear.

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To be continued . . . .