Between Love and Corona
Communication Glass

In pandemic times, for those working from home remains a boon. Although some of them do not receive 100% income, but having a steady income every month is a blessing in itself.

However, working at home actually makes the workload more and the duration of work also exceeds the daily hours worked in the office as usual.

A few days passed, the month that is still teaching online in fact his work is even more. At home, he had to reply to a student's parent chat group to remind the PR schedule. Also the plan of the school to visit the homes of the students, will certainly be more time-consuming months.

While Surya in Makassar was the same. As a tax staff, Surya does a lot from recording and calculating the taxes that need to be paid by the company, reporting and paying taxes on time, making tax plans, and making tax plans, and record financial statements and transaction data.

The busyness that seems to immerse Surya in a variety of data that makes it have to work extra carefully.

In the midst of the busyness of their work, there is one that is also affected by the ups and downs of communication both. If at the beginning of Long Distance Relationship they can still communicate intensely, now just reply to messages it feels like they do not have time.

During the break of teaching hours, the Moon appears to sit and observe the mobile phone that is currently on his desk. The last few days mobile phones were dominated only by the parents of students who collected photos of assignments and various questions about schoolwork. Within a few days, the intensity of the messages Surya was sending was also reduced.

Ayu girl who works as a teacher seems to feel something is reduced. I don't know who started it, but his communication with Surya seems chaotic. If usually both he and Surya both send good morning messages, messages while eating, or just messages sent to fill their activities. These days, it feels like the messages sent are reduced. There was a void in his heart that the Moon felt. But the girl doesn't know. Not because there is another love. Nope.

In silence the Moon thought, but soon the Moon sent a message to Surya.

[To: Solar]

[What are you doing?]

[I just took a break teaching.]

[Do not forget to eat and take care of your health.]

Months later put the phone back on the table. Now the Moon continues the work of assessing the tasks that have been sent by his students.

Time passed until the Moon returned home. However, the Moon seemed to be frowning. This time the message he sent to Surya had not even been read. Check two in the message application has not changed the color blue.

***

Meanwhile in Makassar, Surya has started working from the office with only 25% of employees required to work from the office every day.

So much work indeed shifted the focus of 23-year-old men on various jobs that came. Especially when having to make a tax plan does require high concentration.

Until Surya does not know that the Moon sends him a message and also waits for his answer.

Feeling it was time for lunch, Surya chose to buy lunch at Soto Ayam and Gado-Gado Lunch House which is at the Makassar City School Brother. By walking a few meters, Surya had reached the restaurant.

Upon arrival there Surya chose Soto Ayam and a glass of warm tea. How surprised he was, he was now back to meet Arunika who had also had lunch at that place.

"Hi Nika ... Whoa, don't you think we'll see each other here again?" greet Surya when he saw Arunika had sat at one of the tables.

Surya nodded his head. "Yes, I'm alone. Because not all employees work from the office. Only 25% of staff can work from the office. Can I sit down?" surya asked before taking a seat at Arunika's table.

Arunika nodded, assuring. "Yes can .. join. Is it pesen?" ask Arunika.

"Yes, it's been.." replied Surya.

"When are you coming home to Jogja, Surya?" asked Arunika on the sidelines of her time waiting for her order to come.

Surya just put his shoulder out. "Entahlah ..it is difficult to return to Jogja. Still have to do an antigen test to get on the plane." replied Surya.

Arunika seemed to nod her head. "Yes, really. And, it does not guarantee we are safe during the trip yes. Because the virus is everywhere. It can also be contagious." said Arunika.

"Your relationship with the Moon is still ongoing?" ask Arunika to Surya.

The man just nodded his head and smiled. "Yes still .. but lately we've been very busy, communication has been a bit stuck. Grateful to still survive" said Surya who looks calm.

Soon their order of rice and Soto Ayam was available in front of them. Immediately, Surya and Arunika enjoyed Soto's bowl of rice.

"Help to always wake up communication, Surya. The key to long distance relationships is in communication. Don't be like me and the stars. Yes, even though I know maybe we are not a match and the stars do not like me." Arunika story.

"Yes .. I have the same communication as the Moon. Every day we communicate. A few days ago, the Star met the Moon" Surya told me while chewing his Soto rice.

Arunika seems to stop for a moment the eating activity. "Oh yeah .. Is he good, right?" asked Arunika awkwardly.

"Maybe good. Why don't you try to get into a relationship with the Stars?" surya asked carefully.

On the other side Arunika seemed to be laughing. "No Surya .. trying would not be possible because we differ in principle. I want to stay in Makassar and he wants to stay in Jogja. From that alone it is clear how we can not be together" said Arunika with a smile on her face.

Surya nodded his head. "True, why should there be such a distance between two people who love each other?"

Not feeling their lunch is over, Surya also say goodbye first with Arunika because his work in the office is very much.

Once at the office, the first thing he looked for was his phone. How surprised Surya was to read a series of messages from the Moon.

Ah, how busy I was to miss reading and replying to your message, Moon...

For a moment Surya sensed something was diminishing from the second relationship. Could his love have faded?

Surya immediately dismissed all those feelings, his eyes staring back at the rows of messages sent by the Moon. Then, Surya chose to move his fingers and reply to a message from the Moon. Yes, maintaining communication is the only way Surya can do it right now.