Dum Spiro, Spero
Awal

They promised to return someday. As themselves. Bring new stories from the days they will pass in the place where they came from.

Step by step they swung. All the good things they left behind are remembered by the people they left behind in this beautiful city. While the bad memories they will bring. One by one they let go along the way home.

“Mas Baskara the same Blue Mbak must promise to always pick up the phone Lintang. If not, the latitude will come to you in a dream. Let your sleep never restful and always haunted.” Threaten the innocent girl before driving them into the car.

At that time, Baskara answered ‘iya’ with confidence. Even with Blue who gave a hug as much as six times, each lasted up to almost a minute. At dawn, they left Jogja with a better heart.

Although the cherry still occasionally cried, but in the end the girl still waved her hand while putting a smile. Accompanied by his father and mother, Lintang ushered in the departure of his two new brothers to return to a better place.

Today is the second day since their arrival in Jakarta. A rented house located in the suburbs they rent to be a place ‘cealment’ while until they are ready to meet one by one friends and family members they left for four years.

In the rented house, Baskara hid himself more. All the necessities that require leaving the house are handled by Blue with the thought that the risk of being caught can be smaller because the girl is easier to camouflage to trick others.

“Foodstocks for the next week are safe, the room for remote work is also clean. Now, we just need to use the time to adapt to the same noisy and crowded city of Jakarta again.” Blue describes what he has done to support their lives with a tone full of pride.

Baskara greeted him with a smile. Do not forget to put a kiss on his girlfriend's forehead as a sign of appreciation for what the girl has done for them.

The television in the living room lit up in a loud voice. Broadcast the news that reported the current conditions of the beloved capital. In recent times, the level of pollution is high enough until the government appealed for the re-imposition of the work from home agenda. He said, to reduce the level of pollution caused by motor vehicles. But when viewed, most of the pollution seems to come from factories in the industrial herd.

“It looks like we're back at the wrong time deh,” comments Blue. Now, the female teller on the screen is showing an index table of air pollution levels. Where Jakarta is second worst than some other cities.

Unlike Blue who looks serious enough to listen to all the information conveyed by the announcer, Baskara even more interested to look at Blue's serious face more carefully. Her slightly forward lips and occasional moving reflexes look cute in Baskara's eyes. It feels, want to directly he greedy lips until it runs out unceremonious.

“Nih yes, if I become president, I will make a policy so that one family can only have a maximum of one car and one motorcycle. Let the streets not be more congested and air pollution is getting worse.” The girl continued to comment. His face became more serious. His eyeballs to the follower moved to the right and to the left following where the announcer stepped away.

Anxious, Baskara pulled the body closer. He took it up on his lap so that he could smell the smell of soap coming out of his lover's body in a closer distance.

“Ish! I'm seriously watching the news!” blue protest while lashing out a slow blow at Baskara's chest.

No matter, Baskara even grabbed the remote tivi, pressing the red button until the screen immediately went out. The voice that was originally noisy suddenly quiet. Leave a small grunt that escapes from Blue lips because the watching activities are disturbed.

“I don’t fcking care about the pollution things. As long as you’re here with me, everything will be fine for me.” Temptation Baskara, while Blue even grieved even heard it.

“This is not the time to get rid of such sweet words. Air pollution is really a serious model. It could threaten human survival.” Ocehniah.

Instead of being flattered, Baskara even laughed. You could say, it has been a long time since Blue became active in talking about environmental issues. This makes Baskara so recall the figure of Birunya during High School, who likes to voice environmental love activities in order to keep the earth safe in the habitation of mankind.

“What's funny, Pramudya Baskara?” ask the girl while tightening her teeth.

“Lo.” Baskara without hesitation. Then, without bothering to ask for permission, the man moved quickly snatched the lips of his lover who had been nagging incessantly ever since. The kisses he mengabuhkan with ugal-ugalan. His tongue is also occasionally nosy moving on the surface of the ranum of the lover to make him rewarded with a small pinch on the stomach.

“Mesum.” Comment Blue right after Baskara distanced his face.

Baskara was back to laughing. Has he not been a pervert since? Why is Blue protesting now? Isn't it too late to escape?

“Nikah yuk tomorrow,” chirps Baskara without shady aling-aling.

“For all of you from when to know,” elak Baskara. As he remembered, he had indeed given the clue. If not wrong, he once said he would find time to marry Blue after they returned to Jakarta. So, which part is wrong?

“Yes not tomorrow either!” Blue hit Baskara's arm hard enough, but strangely the man did not grimace in pain at all. In fact, Blue found her lover smiling meaningfully. Highlighting his other-looking eyes also made Blue shudder in horror.

“Do not macem-macem!” threaten him while putting up horses to escape.

In the past days, he did like to lure Baskara to go further. But today, when the man's gaze looked determined, somehow Blue's guts became shrivelled by themselves. Come to think of it, she doesn't seem ready to get pregnant out of wedlock. Ough, no! How horrible!

“He can,” whispered Baskara as he raised his eyebrows.

Oath to God, Blue is goosebumps. As soon as possible he rose from the lap of Baskara. Directly pull a step back as far as crossing both arms in front of the chest. His gesture that looks funny in Baskara's eyes makes the man again burst into laughter. Satisfied has pranked his lover in a dim afternoon with the background of the sound of rain.

“Handering, Honey. I'm not that jerk, ah.” He said in between laughter.

However, Blue has already been hit by a trust issue. So rather than having to take a risk, he's better off continuing the escape agenda.

Unconcerned at Baskara's seduction, the girl ran around the ridge leaving the living room. Hurry into her room and don't forget to lock the door.

Meanwhile, Baskara again chuckled until the sound of laughter spread everywhere, competing with the sound of heavy rain.

A few moments later, the laughter subsided. Replaced with a line of thin smiles that he let form as is.

Exposing Blue is just a form of distraction from the nervousness and worry that he still maintains. Because anyway, it's still early. He still did not know what things would welcome him when he decided to appear again later. In fact, he also did not know how long it would take him to adapt before starting out from ‘sarang’.

“God, this time please make things easy.” He prayed fervently. And hopefully, God is willing to help him reorganize all that is broken. Family, friends, everything. May his return not end in vain.

...-happened-...

Hello, hello, thanks for reading here...

The story is finished, because the Baskara escape period is also over.

Then, will Baskara appear again at the next work?

Yes, he will appear. Well, it has actually appeared once, you may not have realized just wkwk

Yes, I no longer have any sweet words to say to you.

Take care of your health and stay happy for all of you. Plenty of drinking water, adequate rest and do not forget to do things that can help improve your mood so that your mental condition also remains excellent.

See you again at the other work, guys!

I Luh Ya & ️ I Luh

- Rain