Remember You
The Stars

Uncle then turned to the dresser to take his chair, before finally placed side by side with his work chair. He then patted the empty chair and said, "Here, sit."

I said, then immediately landed the cheek of the buttocks there with a rough sound until there was a sound of friction between the legs of the chair and the floor.

Uncle Melvin sat down, took a piece of gingerbread and started eating it. "Wah. gingerbread made by Alena is delicious seka_"

"Grandma who makes, Alena just decorates," cut me in a tinge.

"Wah. cake decoration made by Alena is good seka_"

"What the hell, Uncle? It was not clear once again that I cut his words. This time my jaw line turned cynical.

Uncle Melvin was astonished. "Alena was angry with Uncle for the phone call?"

I shook my head quickly.

"Then Alena why?"

"It's okay" I replied briefly.

"If it's okay don't_"

"Here you go, Uncle don't talk much. Spend all the gingerbread and two glasses of milk, so as not to be thin as people are not fed. Uncle's ugly if he's skinny!"

"Alena said Uncle's skinny? Though this month the weight of Uncle rose two kilograms," explained the man.

"Oh,"

"If Alena continues to sulk, Uncle is not sure that he will live long" he added, sighing.

"Why?"

"Your father will definitely skin Uncle for making his daughter sulk like this."

"Oh."

"Then Uncle Melvin apologized. Uncle didn't mean anything. Forgiven or not?"

"Yes,"

"Now it's Alena's turn to apologize to Uncle."

"Why?"

"Because Alena entered Uncle's room without permission first. That's not polite."

"Sorry."

"That's all? Not very sincere." Uncle Melvin still can't take it.

Rotating the globular eyes, I then asked sensi, "Then Alena should what?"

"Kiss Uncle's cheek" he answered lightly while putting on an innocent look. He even pointed at his right cheek as if to tell me which place to kiss.

"Ewh, don't want to."

"Well, why not? In fact, when she was a child, Alena loved to kiss Uncle's cheeks so that they could be forgiven."

"NO!"

"Then Uncle will report Alena to the police station for violating privacy and not be invited to reconcile with ba__"

Cupps!

"Grottling!"

Uncle Melvin immediately held onto his right cheek which I just had a brief kiss on. Face cengo. Seems still in disbelief.

"W-did Alena just kiss Uncle?" tanyanya.

I shook my head, "No. I just chopped off Uncle's head."

"O-okay. So is this a sign that we're both better off?"

I nodded, "Hmm."

"alright. Now Uncle's going back to work, but Alena has to stay. Accompany Uncle while feeding gingerbread, can you?" ask it while activating the Laptop screen.

"Can."

Both corners of his lips were high. His face looks bright. Why does this guy look so happy?"

"Yes..." Uncle opened his mouth wide. I who was sensitive then took a piece of gingerbread and fed the precision beside me like a baby.

"Uncle again typing what?" I became curious.

The one being asked turned to his head, "Song lyrics. Rookie boy group MasterPiece is coming back. Uncle had a big hand as a composer."

"Oh."

Ting!

The message notification sound was on the air when I wanted to take one piece of gingerbread.

"Your phone?"

I nodded, then rushed to reach for the phone that was originally stored in my pants pocket. Then see the name 'Jeryco' in the notification bar. I immediately opened the message he sent.

📥 Tomorrow so borrow all my notebooks?

📤 Yes!/Tomorrow afternoon I will return to your house

"My friend. I want to borrow the book tomorrow," replied I who was given a nod of understanding by Pamam Melvin.

"By the way, can Uncle ask Alena something?"

"Just ask, why ask permission?" ask me back after biting the head of the gingerbread.

Uncle Melvin, who heard that, turned his chair to face me. Then take a deep breath and hold it for a while while closing your eyes for five seconds, before finally exhaling slowly. The atmosphere of the room instantly changed a moment after Uncle Melvin deliberately cleared his throat briefly.

"If a Man loves a woman who is impossible to have, what should the Man do? Can Alena answer that?"

"Have the woman pregnant."

"M-hamilize?" Uncle Melvin sounds stuttering.

I nodded, though a little skeptical. "If the woman is pregnant, she will definitely hold her account. That's when the Man can marry her and have her completely."

"Where can you think of?"

"Novel," I replied lightly. "What's wrong, Uncle? Unusually Uncle asked about things like this. Is Uncle in the same position as the Man?"

"Hey, impossible! Uncle asked for inspiration to make Song," said the Uncle while sipping his milk.

"Why do we go to the balcony? Looks like the rain has gone. Uncle wants to breathe the air the night after it rains." Uncle Melvin offered me a hand while holding my wrist. Then I took me to the balcony before I could accept the offer.

"Gee... Isn't the air after the rain so fresh?"

Uncle Melvin spread his hands wide while breathing deeply. His face looks peaceful.

"Here, get closer to Uncle."

I said, then immediately walked to the balcony railing where the man was.

"Is Alena cold?" Uncle Melvin seems sensitive. Indeed, ever since we went out to the balcony terrace, my hands did not stop rubbing the arms because the night wind that burst felt so cold and pierced the skin.

"It's okay, really."

"It's okay how does that mean?"

******Happ******!

That second also my two eyes perfectly patterned. Success was made to gape as the two burly arms suddenly hugged my body from behind.

"Uncle, what are you doing?"

Yeah, it's none other than Uncle Melvin.

"Hey, why is your body so tense. Uncle just wants to warm you up. You can get sick if you're cold" he explained as if trying to calm me down. But still can't.

"I-I can go inside ka_"

"Can't! Alena should be with Uncle," the interruption was quick.

"I'm not comfortable, Uncle."

However, instead of letting go, Uncle Melvin actually tightened his embrace. Not only that, he even landed his chin on my left shoulder while saying, "Close your eyes. Enjoy how the roar of this wind sweeps your skin. Slowly you will feel warm and comfortable being one. Trust me, Uncle."

Though hesitant, I started to do as he asked. Close your eyes slowly while enjoying the roar of the night wind. My body gave an unusual response. Feels weird. I was about to fly when her cold right palm started to slip into my sweater, stroking my stomach very gently.

"Engh..." It came out of my mouth without me noticing. I felt even more uneasy as I felt the hot breath of Uncle Melvin greet the skin of my neck.

"When Alena was a little girl, Alena loved being hugged by Uncle. What about now?"

"P-uncle what are you doing?"

"Makes you feel comfortable."

"But this feels ticklish. Engh... Uncle... Can you stop your hands playing in my stomach?"

Uncle Melvin nodded, I could feel that from the movement of his chin on my shoulder. He stopped the action. Then I immediately opened my two eyelids that were initially closed, before finally staring at Uncle Melvin sticky through the tail of the glower.

"Why are you staring at Uncle like that?" ask her with a thin smile at the corner of her lips. He also looked at me with his beautiful eyes. However, I could not interpret the implied message behind his eyes.

"Is it natural for an uncle and nephew to do something like we just did?"

He nodded, again. "It's nothing. Just an uncle who wants to give warmth and comfort to his nephew. Not a big deal."

"T-but-"

"Alena, look at those two stars" he said, pointing toward the sky that now looks as cloudless as before. The moonlight began to shine and stars began to appear as the black clouds disappeared after pouring rain. I followed his index finger and found two stars that he meant.

"From here, the stars look close together, don't they?" asked the man while looking at the object he was talking about.

"Yes." Yeah."

"But they are actually very far away. Separated by empty space."

"They can get close to each other if they want to be together" I said.

"But they will explode and disintegrate if they are close together. The universe does not give them a destiny to be together. They exist to be far apart so as not to damage the world order."

I turned to her, "But why is Uncle Melvin suddenly talking about that star?"

Uncle Melvin turned his head towards me, then locked his gaze between the two of us. "Alena."

"Yes?"

"Till in no time do not stop Uncle. Even if it'll break us."

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