Wagering
I Want to Try Again

What is the use of Sunday night, if on any other night, you can still wander down the streets with your loved ones. Sitting in the back seat with arms coiled around your lover's belly. Your head rests on his shoulder, while occasionally saying “Ha?!” when the question from your lover is not heard clearly because the helmet you wear a little much has reduced the hearing power of the ears of both of you. Simple, but the warm feeling is able to envelop the heart that was originally cold because it was abandoned by its inhabitants for a long time.

Approximately, that's how Blue now feels when Baskara takes him around the city of Jakarta, after they fill the stomach with each one serving of ketoprak.

Technically, he has not really agreed to restart a relationship with Baskara. But if asked if he wants, then the percentage for him to answer “Iya.” has been confirmed more than 80 percent. Why so? Because he still loved this rancid boy, regardless of how much grudge he had brought to and fro over the years.

Even after all the resentment, hatred, and anger that made him grow into someone new, the main cast in his life remains one: Baskara.

Nope. This is not a matter of his being wishy-washy with his own feelings. But more to the moment where he finally stopped lying to himself. Perhaps, even if he did not give a chance to Baskara explained though, the grudge he maintained would also disappear along with the intensity of them intersecting each other. Because from the past, making it melt is never difficult.

“Blue,”

Blue cleared his throat without intending to raise his head from Baskara's shoulder. In addition to his embrace, the young man's shoulder was also one of the most comfortable resting places for Blue.

“Lo have no thoughts to move from your current apartment?”

Blue seemed to think for a while before answering. “There. But later, if I can make my own money. Now my life is still supported by Aunt Maya, so I have to know myself.”

“Gue payin, want?”

A blue pinch plunged into Baskara's stomach, making the young man he still held sensitively squirm in pain.

“Libur this semester I plan to find part time, if you have it, then I move.”

“Lateness. I just pay. Lo apartments that are now very safe because of the problem, if it is dibandinan the same cost-kosan deket campus kayaknya also still lose far.” Baskara is still insistent.

Blue finally raised his head, then collided with Baskara through the left rearview mirror. “Pay me if you can find your own money. No need to be willing to pay the children of people if your life is still supported by parents.” Say the girl so that makes Baskara snort.

Since he had no argument against Blue, Baskara was eventually silenced. But his hands began to act, pulling the gas lever deeper so that the motor drove faster and made Blue have no choice but to hug him back tightly.

“LO IF YOU WANT TO DIE, ALONE!!! DON'T AJAKIN ME!!” Blue screams even though his voice is muffled by the noise of other vehicles passing around them.

The speed of the motor is slowly lowered again, followed by one hand that separated from the motor handlebar and then propagated rubbing the hands of Blue who are linked to each other in his stomach. Until now, it still feels like a dream. The blue whose name he echoed at all times, which he dreamed of every night for many years after their separation, now actually hugged him tightly. Really talk to him again like they used to when their relationship was still fine.

"Bi, uh,"

"What else?!" Blue kepalang sewot. When the bike was back to speed at normal speed, he was about to release his embrace. However, Baskara's hand that was still unceasingly rubbing hers held back the movement so inevitably he re-plugged himself in the arms of the young man.

"Don't let go, I want to say something important, so you still have to be in the position like this. You see, if you keep on hah heh hoh mulu like niup kelomang things do not hear me say what, the feeling will not be able to."

Baskara used as much time as possible to calm the turmoil felt in her chest before she actually spoke up. Swipe after swipe he put into the hands of Blue, while his eyes often glanced towards the girl through the reflection of the rearview mirror.

"Gue love you." It was the first sentence he spoke very carefully. "I want to try again with you" he continued, observing the change in the expression of the girl behind him.

One sec. Two seconds. Three seconds. Even up to nine seconds later, there is still no word from Blue. The change in expression was not visible there. All Baskara could find from the mirror reflection now was Blue staring at her with a gaze that was too difficult for her to translate.

Until the speed of the motor stopped in front of the Blue apartment complex though, the answer is still not accepted. Making his anxiety rise significantly without being prevented.

The Blue Arm that was originally coiled around his stomach, slowly loosened until finally the embrace was completely released. Baskara could only let her disappointment reverberate inside her head, not daring to raise a protest as Blue jumped down from the motorbike and in an instant had stood looking at her.

He saw the girl take off the helmet in a slow motion, as their eyes clashed quite intensely.

"It's a yes." Say the girl. But because Baskara was too focused on looking at Blue's face, she could not catch what she said clearly. So then a huh?! coming out of his lips, made the girl in front of him cluck up.

"Hah heh hoh mulu kayak niup kelomang!" Blue exclaims.

"One more time." Baskara said while removing the full face helmet he was wearing so that his hearing could be better. "Say once more. It's what?"

Repeating the same sentence, let alone with its completely different atmosphere, is something that is least blue in delight. But want how else, he still returned to answer "It's a yes." after moaning annoyed.

"So .. are we dating again?" ask Baskara make sure.

More and more the annoyance filled Blue's chest. It still feels strange to bring himself around Baskara again after all this time. The grudge he had on the basis of misunderstanding also made him feel a little embarrassed. Feeling stupid and emotional enough to not be able to find out what really happened first, and instead let himself be controlled by revenge and all heart diseases.

"Yes." Yeah." He said he wouldn't. "We're dating again. Lo's satisfied?!" although Blue says it while glaring and frowning, but believe me that at this time he is celebrating his own feelings of pleasure.

Then when Baskara suddenly leaned in front of him with a meaningful smile, Blue knew the old man was planning something sneaky inside his head.

"So .. can you kiss?"

"DON'T TRY TO BE A PERVERT!!!" punch after punch was shot throughout the body of the young man who was still hanging on his motorbike, but who was strapped to blows only received resignedly. Laughter filled the air, echoing with the whirling wind that greeted every thing he encountered along the way.

The night is getting thicker, but the hearts of the two human children are slowly rediscovering the light, after a long time dim because the owner is shackled in a vast dark labyrinth.

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