Call Me Rain
Keep Distance

The air in the morning is always refreshing, the sunlight is slowly rising leaving a warm feeling in the body. Alula was now in the back yard, sitting on the Gazebo - her favorite place - holding a book.she pulled her hair down every time the wind hit her.

Alula rests her back and head comfortably on the support pole, her eyes focused on the perpendicular line, which she scratches on the paper.This time Alula will draw a sketch of a mini dress. he determines the pose of the body he will draw, or commonly called Choquis.

Alula began to draw an oval shape as the shape of the head, then shoulders, hands, until the whole body reaches the legs in accordance with the pose he wanted. Finally he made his own clothing design.armless clothes, he was not, with a knee length.not much he drew there, just a small pearl along the neck, also small accent-stamp that surrounds the waist, not to forget the small band at the back waist. and mini dress with a simple but elegant shape now he chose as a form of sketch.

It has been a few days since his meeting with Gweny at the cafe at that time, Alula has not received any news from Gweny. whether the owner of the boutique called Gweny liked the design or not.

Actually, he did not really expect the owner of the boutique to like his work, if not like it was not a problem, the important thing is that Alula has tried to make the best work. the problem is that Gweny who until now has not updated it, especially the small picture book carried by Gweny.

Alula was still focusing on the picture book in her hand, when she was suddenly startled by the sound of someone coming.

"Dek, you if again focus like to be a budeg." murmured Mirza who is now sitting next to him. not without reason, since he called Alula, but who was called even indifferent, but even nonchalant, staying focused on the sheet of paper he was holding was annoying.

"Abang" said Alula with a frowning forehead.

"Yes, what else ?" Mirza looked at the paper that Alula was holding.Alula had not had time to answer, the ringing of the mobile phone distracted her.

"Sister Gweny." murmured Alula softly, but it was still clearly heard by Mirza. Hearing Gweny's name called, Mirza just glanced lazily.

"Hallo brother," he said to Gweny across the phone.

"Oh yeah? who really is Sis?" alula asked, sounding in disbelief as Gweny said that Aunt Nuning - a boutique owner - liked the image.

"Yes, sorry yes just ngabarin. I forgot to forget loh. good thing aja Aunt Nuning phone me. she said a few days ago her employees tried to sew one of your designs, simple and not complicated. but the results are good." said Gweny at length explained.

"Thank God if that's it, I'm very fond of you brother, thank you very much brother, have helped me." Alula sighed, she felt relieved because her dream path now found a bright spot. Hopefully it starts from the dressmaker, ends as the owner of a clothing boutique.it was her wish long ago, he said, realizing the Mother's dream.

"What the hell, I didn't help much." said Gweny.

"If so, I'll send the button address. Aunt Nuning wants to see you." After chatting for a while, the call was finally cut off.

Mirza who had been sitting next to Alula, just looked at her in wonder. Since when did Alula become that familiar with Gweny? he thought. and the question 'since when' it just kept spinning in his mind. until he did not feel his forehead shriveled many times.

"What is his business?" ask Mirza with ketus.

"Job." replied Alula briefly.

"What?"

"Still in school, what do you want to do?"

"I sold my picture."

Mirza's forehead again shriveled "Make what?"

"Make savings in the future, because I have dreams and ideals." Alula smiled, imagining her success in the future.will everything be as expected? I don't know, only God knows he can only try.

"There's pa Abhi, there's Mama. why bother working."

"If everything wants to be instant, we will not know what it's like to struggle" Alula said confidently.

"Any instant noodles must be boiled first can be eaten" he added, making Mirza gawk at hearing it.

"It's also just a picture, it won't interfere with my school."

Immediately after Mirza smiled, the girl before him was indeed different, never knew to give up. always fight for whatever he thought was worth fighting for.

"My brother is very wise." Mirza shook her head, then furiously scrambled Alula's hair which was already a little messy due to the wind.

"Abang ih, it's getting messy." annoyed Alula while tidying up her tangled hair.

Silent..

"Bang," call Alula with her eyes fixed on the image.

Mirza turned to "Hmmm." he said.

"How come I don't like Gweny?" again Alula asked the same thing as that time, but this time Mirza could not distract him.

"Sister Gweny's a good guy, he's a big brother, isn't he?"

Well, Mirza admits that Gweny is a good woman.Mirza initially thought, she was different from most women who openly expressed her feelings to Mirza. Mirza considers her closeness to Gweny to be pure, just a friend.

But in fact Gweny also save feelings for Mirza. If only Gweny did not say that he liked Mirza, maybe until now they are still good friends.

"Do you hate Gweny?"

Mirza shook her head,

"Gue never hated anyone," said Mirza made Alula stop her activities, she stared fixedly at the face of the man beside her.

"Gue just keeps his distance, limits himself, doesn't want to get too close to women."

"Gue didn't want them to be disappointed, because I couldn't be what they expected." for some reason, the image of Inara's sad face when sulking at him still remembered in memory.he didn't want to repeat it again, he didn't want to repeat it, because of his selfishness he lost someone he loved so much.

"Then, what do you think of me? I'm a girl too, right?"

"If I say, I like you. will you also keep my distance?"

"Lu adek me." insisted Mirza while looking at Alula. moment their eyes met each other, making Alula bow. about the taste of Alula's heart which again heard the word 'fuck' out of Mirza's mouth.

"When do you want to bang?" lirih Alula tries to hide her feelings.

"That can't go on like this, you have to start living a new life.Someday, you also need a female presence."

"There's Mama, there's Lu deck." refuted Mirza with pushy eyes staring at the pool with calm water.

Alula shook her head in disagreement "Make your future."

Mirza opened her mouth, about to respond, but stopped because Alula first said,

"Not his own brother who said, fear is not to be avoided, but to be faced.not always you can hide behind fear and guilt."

"Inara is calm there bang." he added.

Alula let out a long sigh and exhaled slowly, before returning to say

"At least, open your heart, let someone enter your life."

"So Gweny for example?" he looked up, looking at Mirza with curiosity.

"Sister Gweny is a good person, beautiful and graceful.he is perfect for a brother.or at least, try to re-friend him bang." honestly he held back the pain when saying this. but compared to him, Gweny is clearly more perfect to be Mirza's partner.

Mirza was speechless, not that she would not open her heart to women.Inara's departure was also not the only reason she behaved like that, the sad eyes of the child's beautiful face and toothy toothy was so attached to his heart. Mirza does not want to be frank, it's funny if she says she has fallen for a little girl since many years ago..

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Happy reading.. 😊