Would you still consider this trip as our honeymoon? I sent him a text though he's 3 feet away across my seat.
Iyaaaa, mendongakkan kepala tersenyum melihatku setelah melihat layar HP buluk ditangannya. I wonder when he's going to toss his shitty phone away.
His smile was wide while I shouted slowly, "Akhirnya Bali, nggak percaya kesampean juga, direncanain lamaaaaa!!!!" as we walk from apron to terminal. All nice and smooth as the reception present two glasses of cold sweet ginger-lemongrass welcome drink. "KTP-nya hilang mbak diperjalanan, ini surat kehilangan kepolisian". No question asked.....
A tender kiss opened our memorable days in big garden view room aside sandy and clean Kuta Beach with big wardrobe closet and bath tub. Jantungku berdegup keras ketika ciumannya mengingatkanku akan siapa diriku saat itu baginya. Rencana yang hampir gagal berkali-kali tak lagi jadi satu-satunya harapanku agar segalanya seperti sediakala. Mungkin sekedar tanda perpisahan manis kami. He grabbed his new toys, DSLR with 2 lenses. Pose-pose depan kaca closet berdua memamerkan komplikasi tautan hati, no long faces with few instruction from him, we posed like pros.
"Liat pantai yooh", breached our awkwardness. Setiap langkah ke pantai dan senyumannya melelehkan hati, kami sama-sama mengagumi taman, kolam dan bibir pantai yang begitu dekat. Mainan barunya diarahkan ke semua sudut seperti tak terkendali. I opened my inbox and recite all those painful words while playing happy scenes. I refuse to go down in tears. This trip was intended to be the best birthday gift for him and I shall give him the best moment ever.
"Habis ini ngapain? Besok kemana?". I touched his forehead, warm, "Pusing?" ("dizzy?"). "Sithik" katanya ("a bit", he said). "Jalan-jalan sepanjang Kuta dulu cari maem". We were strolling warm Kuta street that night, took few pictures and call it short for that night. We crawled under thick blanket, segelas teh panas dan parasetamol sebelum dia beranjak memanggil siapapun yang dicintainya menjemput mimpi. I cried in silent, he never know.
"Ke Sukawati bisa beli oleh-oleh?", "ayo ae, kemanapun. Sewa motor dulu". "Kenapa ke Sukowati, deket sini ada, murah-murah" Pak Ketut pemilik motor menjelaskan arahnya. Only 5 minutes away, we swarmed in a huge souvenirs distro. "Beli kaos barong buat ganti, couple-an mau?" He smiled, "kay, terus oleh-oleh nggo sopo wae?" ("wanna buy things for whom?"). "Ibu Bapakku", I love the way he loves his parents. "sama buat dia enaknya dibeliin apa ya?"...... another moment of silent struck hard. A knife was speared directly thru my heart. I hold my tears, masih hari pertama. I wonder how many knives he had in his hands. How far will I stand my ground while bleeding. "sandal iki ae opo ya?, buat bapak ini juga ae wes.. bagus". Another nod with fake smile painted in my face.
Diatas motor melaju ke arah GWK, di Ngurah Rai bypass, "Eh, mending ke Dreamland mumpung cerah dan sempet". He pulled over and I ask around the direction, off we go to Dreamland. Pantai yang dulu selama September-Oktober selalu disebut-sebutnya tiap kali membahas rencana ke Bali. "Daerah ini sekarang namanya New Kuta" katanya seperti guide lokal yang sok tau tapi tetep nyasar ke Uluwatu.
Like a little child, he stripped his shirt off and running to blue water and white sands. Celananya basah dan berpasir, I take his DSLR and aimed at him. Dreamland indeed a Nirvana on earth, melted every heart. Perih luka-luka yang menganga lebar seperti dianestesi lokal. I gather my guts for a kiss behind those tall beach rock, he gave it to me. Diantara karang-karang tinggi, debur ombak puting menggulung dan gerimis hujan dia membiusku total.
Hujan deras dan capek sepulang Dreamland memperparah demamnya. Saat tertidur lelap sore itu, dia mengigau kecil menyebut nama dia yang jauh disana.
Another spear thrown....
Kuta Beach - 23 November 2011, few hours before your birthday.....
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I just wanna say I love him more than he tought...and Im sorry for everything I've done....aku sayang kamu, my panda..
But, who is 'dia'? U have no explanation about 'dia'...
Btw, is there any continuation?
yeap there is...will post it soon
Me @Bandung..he's @Malang
[Me: 1 Nov 2011] Yank, hari ini 2 bulan jadian, mg2 cinta qt makin kuat. ga da cinta yag laen
[Him: 1 Nov 2011] Iya
[Him 2 Nov 2011 23:36] Met istirahat yank :-* :-*
[Him 3 Nov 2011 12:47] Ga usah gpp, ga enak ma km, Aku dh ada pcar skrg jd agak2 sungkan ma dia
[Tuut...tuuut]
Me: Bener? Anak mana? mulai kapan?
Him: Iya, kamu ga kenal. Mulai November.
Me: Kenapa? hari minggu kemarin ga da apa2, knp tiba2 kayak gini
Him: ......
Me: Kenapa??? Aq salah apa???
Him:..............
Me: Gimana Bali???
Him: Menurutmu? Jangan sekarang
Me: Selesaikan dulu
Him: Don't push me !!!
Me: Pilih aq atau dia???
Him:.................
Me: Pilih aq atau dia!!!
Him: Dia, aq merasa lebih nyaman sama dia. Maaf... Nanti aq telv..
[Tut.tut.tut.tut]
[Him: 3 Nov 2011 20:33] Aku bingung, skrg aku dlm keadaan nyaman sm dia..bs barengan trs..tp disisi lain aku mikir kamu jg. AKu tau rasanya..km jgn bpikir aku seneng2 disini.. aku kalut
[Me: 3 Nov 2011 20:40] Terus gmana?
[Him: 3 Nov 2011 21:23] Kmu bener2 g mau aku sama dia? klo aku bisa bagi waktu? sounds selfish I know T.T. Aku bakal sama dia sampai Januari pas dia berangkat ke London
[Me: 3 Nov 2011 21:35] I shed my tears now. Jauh dari rumah, sendirian... disakiti.
[Him: 3 Nov 2011 21:55] Please don't you cry. Bebanku semakin berat, pls accept my proposal.
[Tuut...tuuuut]
Me: (while crying)... aq dah mikir... daripada kehilangan kamu, aq nurut sama kamu
Him: iya.. aq msh bisa nemuin kamu seminggu sekali. Toh aku sama dia jug ngga ketemu setiap saat. Sama-sama sibuk.
Me: (still crying) iya.. aku tau siapa dia. Aku tau dari wall kamu
Him: ngga usah libatin dia, sementara kamu aq remove dulu sampai kamu tenang...
Me: Please don't.....
[Tut.tut.tut.tut]
I never sleep for 3 days and 2 nights and barely eat at all for almost 10 days. 3 weeks in torture....
yeah... well im already found my mr. right....^^..