Under The Rain's
Chapter 16—Together

“An hour I arrive,”, Kris said across the phone.

“I'm almost ready, kok,” Reva reply while drying his thick black hair.

A new project. A week ago Kris told Reva that he was working on something different. His slick skills in the field of graphic design began to attract the attention of web-developers. Kris also often won design contests on a platform that is quite famous among digital creators. At that time, he began to think about working in the IT field which often requires designers to help create user-interface views. Of course he did it on the sidelines of his busy making films.

The burden of work and responsibility as adult humans makes Reva and Kris rarely meet. For the past nine years, they have not been apart for long. Kris must have been dying to miss her boyfriend.

Before leaving for Jakarta, actually Kris had tried to convince Reva that he did not mind if every day had to go back and forth Jakarta-Bandung so they could always meet. However, according to Reva, the idea was insane. Reva obviously did not want Kris to fall ill just because he was not willing to undergo a long distance relationship.

That day they finally met after almost a month. Kris intends to invite Reva to meet his new partner in his first IT project. In fact, Reva who is a true introvert feels very lazy every time he has to meet new people. However, because he also missed Kris very much, he finally promised to accompany the man wherever he wanted, during his vacation in Bandung took place.

Kris' big jap-style motorbike again grinds the streets of Bandung together with the favorite passengers in the bonce. Reva, who is dressed all in black with anti-uv glasses, looks very stylish and blends in with Kris's retro motor style. She looked beautiful and seductive that day, wearing black tight jeans combined with ankle boots. The super-thin t-shirt she wore was coated with a matching coloured cropped jacket. He braided a little of his hair near the temple to make it look neat, and the rest was perfectly laid out beautifully. Thin makeup also does not escape adding to the aura of freshness on the parachute.

Kris could not turn away when he saw Reva at that time. As he knocked on the door and the woman greeted him cheerfully and immediately hugged him tightly. Her smile is so beautiful. Tired of driving for four hours did not stop Kris to immediately hold her lover and kiss her whole face with longing. They were joking for a moment before finally deciding to leave in a hurry because Kris's prospective colleagues were waiting at a cafe.

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Slowly, Reva walked a small path to the cafe which on the right-hand side was decorated by various plants. Reva thought, whoever chose that location, the taste is excellent. Reva has never been to the area, although she has had such a wish since long ago.

The place is located behind the lush trees in the hills of the North Dago region. Looking at the exterior appearance, it is certain that the price of the menu offered is very expensive.

A cool semi-outdoor feel greeted Reva kindly as the woman stepped inside. However, the series on his face suddenly turned into a familiar pale appearance, when he looked at one corner of the cafe and found the man there.

Raphael?

Kris held Reva's hands together to approach a table where Rafael and Adji were sitting in front of their laptops. Kris walked towards Rafael and waved his right hand casually in front of Reva.

Whahuh? What the hell is going on? Is the man Kris meant by Rafael? Did they really work together as partners? Reva was completely panicked after seeing the stretch of reality unfold before her.

Reva had a step teased although he finally realized that he could not make Kris to put suspicion on him. As small as anything. Whatever happens Reva knows that he must be able to control himself. Then, he began to take a slow deep breath, calming his mind. And he began to steady his steps walking side by side with Kris towards the table, where Rafael was intensely staring at him from a distance.

A table with four seats for four visitors. It is located in an outdoor area in the backyard of the cafe, where the mountain breeze and the cold air of North Bandung melt into one, caressing anyone who comes. They were sitting there, Rafael was facing Reva, staring at each other for a long time with a hard-to-understand gait.

“Honey, know, new partner, nih,”, said Kris enthusiastically while patting Rafael's shoulder with pride. “We want to make a project together, design application to make a book cover.”

“Kris, a-aku—"

“Kris ...”

“Sorry before I didn't say this job involved you either. Surprise, no? But I'm sure you'll be interested.”

“T-but, Kris—”

“Come, acquaintance first, dong. Let's have a better chat.”

Reva really did not believe the situation that was happening to him at that time. Cooperating? With Rafael? Rafael with Kris? He could only stare at the three men before him with gaping mouths and confused faces studded with a million question marks. How could?

“Hey, Darling? Nightmare?”

Rice has become porridge. Inevitably such a situation must be faced also by Reva. In the midst of the thundering storm that came unexpectedly, he tried to think clearly.

“Kris .. I just want to say that I already know them both.”

Yep. Reva chose not to lie about their friendship, because it was useless. Kris will know, even if he looks like he can't know everything. The most important thing at that moment was simply avoiding the activation of his suspicious radar.

“Wah, you deserve to be dumb. I know him, anyway. Shocked, huh?”

“Iya, we're schoolmates.”

“Good, deh. Means I don't have to bother knowing you guys, yeah ...”

Meanwhile, from the beginning Rafael did not say much even though he never took his eyes off Reva. He actually observed every mimic and expression in detail. In order to find an answer to what the woman was really feeling for her, she had to take a risk. Rafael actually let Reva answer all of Kris's questions without reproach. He wanted to know which way Reva would take the game.

“So gini, honey, at first it was Rafa send an e-mail that he again needs a graphic designer,” Kris started telling stories. “It turns out, each of us fits the same form of cooperation for this project. The income issue is also clear. We can start directly.”

Holy hooch! Rafael called Kris? Reva cast her gaze towards Kris while frowning and narrowing her eyes. Did I not hear wrong?

Adji who realizes that the situation is going to get complicated immediately launches some of his jokes to melt the atmosphere, which fortunately was greeted openly by Krishna. He felt unbearable to see Reva who looked dazed hit by such turmoil. Reva looks very uncomfortable and tormented. Each woman took a deep breath, Adji was able to observe her shoulders trembling though indistinctly obvious.

On the other hand, Rafael with a probing face did not help at all. He increasingly aggressively behaves like a predator who wants to hunt its prey. Focus on staking without pause. Reva is getting less and less closely watched like an alien who just came down to earth. He just wanted to get home to run away from reality.

The afternoon conversation ended into the evening. Reva was literally stuck there for hours without being able to dodge. Standing between two sides, the story of the past and the future. At that time he could only hope that everything would be fine. I don't know what all the things that happened that day meant. Reva never knew if it was a deliberate scenario, or if it just happened naturally. Co-operation. New project. Relationship between Rafael and Krishna. Reva's hunch is really bad.