Disappointing Meeting

"Randi." Laras whispered. Instantly, her tears fell. Her body, which was already limp, was getting weaker to the point that she had to hold on to Nindy's arm so he wouldn't sit on the ground.

Meanwhile, Randi was holding his breath. His body froze like a lifeless statue when he found someone who had always been on his mind lately. Laras came, with a face that looks so sad. Her eyes that always radiated happiness now turned sad, as if all happiness had disappeared from there. There were only silent tears, no longer loud laughter.

Randi clearly misses Laras. He wanted to hug that skinny body. Hugging her warmly and tightly just to erase the longing that was mounting in her chest. But now is not the right time for him to let go of Laras. He had something big to do.

Covering up the fact that Laras already contains her flesh and blood.

"Oh, you're Randi's friend, aren't you? I'm Pratama, just call Tama, Randi's grandfather." Tama reached out to Laras. Of course Laras couldn't accept the helping hand. How could it be, to move even a little it was very difficult.

So, Nindy took the initiative to welcome Tama's outstretched hand, replying her words with a tone that was no less friendly. "Yes, sir. We are Randi's friends, I am Nindy and this is my friend Laras." Even though she couldn't bear it, Nindy was forced to elbow Laras' arm so that the woman would immediately shake Tama's hand.

"Laras." Finally, Laras spoke. Of course, her voice was hoarse and muffled. She felt like she wanted to cry and scream as loud as she could. Even if possible, Laras also wanted to immediately throw a hard slap, two hard slaps on Randi's cheeks. As an outlet for all the feelings she experienced alone, without her presence.

"Why is Randi silent? This is a friend who is greeted first, invited to come in. Grandpa wants to go to the garden for a while, someone wants to buy bananas." Tama spoke to Randi, to which the boy only nodded his head.

"That's it, Nindy, Laras, you guys just go in with Randi, I want to go to the garden first, okay?" Just like that, Tama periodically shunned the three of them. Leaving two girls with their friends.

After Tama was no longer seen, Nindy finally spoke up. "Randi, lo---" Her words were cut off when suddenly Laras stepped forward to throw two slaps at Randi at once.

Plakk!

Plakk!

Suddenly, Randi grimaced. By God, he had never been slapped by anyone in his life. And this time, it was Laras who did it. His cheeks were red with pain, but she couldn't do anything because he felt that he deserved all of this. Even the taste, less.

"You?" Laras took a deep breath. For some reason she felt so tight.

"Ras, okay. Don't be angry first," said Nindy calming Laras. It's nothing, it's only natural that Laras is very angry with Randi. Anyone would be angry if they were in her position. Nindy was only afraid if Laras suddenly fainted. Like before, when the woman argued with her father's new wife. Instead of venting anger for relief, Laras fainted and ended up being treated for two days.

"Randi, I know you don't want the two of us here. But please, respect us who came all the way from Jakarta here just to straighten things out. So, can we just come in? It's really hot in here, I'm afraid Laras will get sick. "

Hearing Nindy's words, there was a sense of compassion, a lot of compassion that he directed towards Laras. Randi knows very well how tormented Laras is with all this. Moreover, earlier Nindy had implied that Laras was not in good health. Randi's heart was like being stabbed by a hot dagger, pulled out, then stabbed again and again.

"Okay, come on in."

The living room is spacious with a simple interior, lots of paintings from Jogja customs as well as typical foods from this area. It is obvious that Randi's grandfather is a person who really loves this land of Jogja.

Laras' hand was still holding on to Nindy. Even sitting on the sofa, she didn't take it off at all. Laras's eyes were of course still puffy, though she wasn't crying anymore now.

"So?" Nindy hung her sentence. As if asking Randi to immediately start his explanation of all this.

Randi himself had chosen his finger firmly. He was very confused about where to start. After all, the reason was very selfish. Want to deny, but it's hard. So with hesitation, Randi touched Laras' hand. "Ras?"

Of course Laras immediately brushed off Randi's hand. "Dare you touch me?"

Randi closed his eyes. The tingle of tightness began to be felt when Laras' tone of voice was very harsh to him. "Sorry." He said simply, lowering his head.

"The person you need to apologize to is me, not the ceramic under you." Laras spoke sarcastically. This made Nindy feel proud of him. Because, Nindy thought Laras would continue to cry and beg Randi for the man to come back to him, but apparently Laras is not that weak.

The proof is, now Laras has dared to look at Randi sharply. Although her hands still seemed to be shaking a little. Nindy knew Laras must be struggling to muster up this courage.

Randi snorted before he finally looked at Laras. The longing that had been mounting was slightly broken when he found Laras' eyes who were also looking at him. For God's sake, it's been a week since he disappeared from all of them, including Laras. Of course it was all hurting itself. It even felt like Randi wanted to die because of that passionate longing. Say if Randi is exaggerating, but everyone should know that Randi really loves Laras that much. However, still. Love is not the right reason to leave all the dreams that he has pioneered from below.

"Laras?" Called did not answer. It seems Randi is having trouble putting words together. Whereas usually, the man would easily utter a sentence that could make Laras intoxicated.

"I know, it seems like a thousand apologies will never be able to make you forgive you. I was wrong, obviously. But instead I became a coward and ran here instead of being responsible for what I did to you. You must think I'm evil, irresponsible Even though, I'm not completely like that." Randi looked at Laras deeply.

"I love you, Ras, I really do. By God, I'm also willing and willing to marry you and live together with our future child. But the problem is ..."

"Your family will not agree with the decision?" guess Laras.

Randi nodded honestly. "Yeah, they all won't let me just like that to marry you."

"Even though you made it all happen yourself?" Laras asked in a curt tone. It was obvious that he was slowly expressing his emotions.

"Let's see, I don't need your elaborate excuses. What I need, you come with me. Go back to Jakarta and we live together there." Laras leaned forward. Staring at Randi closely.

"No, Ras. I can't."