GREY MARNI
Getting Closer and Closer

It was morning but the shadows of last night still haunted him. Like a disaster that dispelled all her common sense, Rudi was still dazed and slightly staggered he got out of his bed and washed his face.

A terrible thing that has never happened in his life "Harming women! so stupid of me", he muttered softly as he walked open the door of the room and stood on the fence. Fires fire, burns the tip of a cigarette, sucks and exhales it. Slowly his sadness disappeared with the smoke of cigarettes flying and disappeared. Rudi recalls his promise with Salsa and hopes to heal his suffering.

"Ruddhi!!" call Laura who seems to have been watching him for a long time from below.

"Ahh, yes what is Ra. Ehh mbak!

"Come here" asked Laura with a wave of her hand.

Rudi hurriedly approached Laura still using a color and a t-shirt she used to sleep on last night.

"Pffttt.", Laura looks grim looking at Rudi wearing a color.

"Ehhhh!!, Momentary!" Rudi's ridiculous behavior that was covering the lump between her crotch and running towards the room made Laura even more open-minded.

Shortly after that Rudi returned in shorts.

"Ehh, why did you change your shorts?", asked Laura by putting on a face and winking quickly as if she was flirting.

"Ahahaha, shame there is a standout but not talent"

"Ahahaha, come! Go inside the house"

The two of them walk into the house and sit down, Laura leaving the door of her house open, avoiding prejudices that would harm Rudi for being alone with the widow.

"Rudi, as a sign of gratitude for helping me last night, this month you do not have to pay the cost"

"Wahh! Really mbak?"

"Yes!"

"Thank you, thanks mom"

"Ahahha, yes I thank you too"

After talking for a long time Rudi asked permission to go and find breakfast, Rudi offered Laura but she was full of snacks. Just as Rudi was about to walk out the door Laura suddenly called out to Rudi.

"Rude!"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Call Laura, don't papa"

"Ohhh, ok mbak! Ehh Laura's"

Rudi left Laura and went to look for breakfast. He saw that the door to Salsa's room was still locked and tried to approach and knock on the door but there was no answer. Rudi thought Salsa was on an interest so he did not try harder to knock on Salsa's bedroom door and continued looking for breakfast and coffee. Unlike his house which was served by his mother, now Rudi has to bother looking for breakfast and a cup of coffee. This does not make him sad even more to make him feel happy, every morning he drinks coffee in the stall listening to the debate of some people about various things including politics, political, work is not even uncommon they talk about their wives who can not cook and make coffee.

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...What do you think of simplicity as a lack of money?...

...You're wrong big time!...

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It did not feel like Rudi had been in the stall for very long until one by one the people left. Rudi was also quick to pay and left some change for the old grandmother who had cuisine with a taste of ancient cuisine.

As Rudi passed through Salsa's room, he tried to knock on Salsa's door again and soon Salsa's voice told her to wait outside.

"Ehh, Rudi", Sapa Salsa who just took her head out of the door that only she opened a little.

"Just finished the shower?"

"Yes, wait a minute I'm going to get dressed first"

"All right"

Rudi waited in front of Salsa's room and occasionally greeted the boarding house residents who passed in front of her. After a while Salsa opened the door wearing her favorite negligee.

"What's up Rud?"

"Where were you this morning?"

"To the market, buy some ingredients to cook, I intend to save a little bit on buying some cookware and rice cooker"

"Eheemm, mayan can eat for free"

"Pffftt... Free you say? Haha..."

"Yes obviously dong for you what the hell is not!", continued Salsa.

"Ahahaha, tonight so we're leaving?"

"That's it! I miss you so much.."

"Have I?"

"Ahahaha, I'm going to go to my room and wash my clothes"

"Ok, I'll leave after Magrib, yes, I'll find the place!"

"OK, Tuesdayaa!", Ejek Rudi while walking and facing back.

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"Ruudd, are you ready?" Shouted Salsa who was in front of his room.

"Yes, already"

Rudi came out of the room and they left. Still the same as when they came out together last time, they rode a rickshaw but with different rickshaw peddlers as well as different clothes. Salsa looks very beautiful with hair that is pigtailed like a ponytail coupled with a slightly over-size shirt and slightly loose pants at the bottom. While Rudi still uses the pants he used last night and a plain white shirt. They look harmonious as two lovebirds who are 3 years adrift. Rudi with a handsome face that looks fresh and Salsa that looks cute and beautiful.

Travel long enough to use rickshaws, especially they use crank rickshaws instead of motor rickshaws.

"If there's an online project"

"Pafftt, it's not 2022"

"Ahaha"

In that year there was actually a taxi, but they did not like the smell of a taxi that made them dizzy.

Nearly two hours they boarded a rickshaw and finally they reached the location. The two of them went down and upon seeing the pedicab attendant who looked very exhausted and was drinking, they laughed softly, looked at each other and then nodded. They both agreed to add to the rickshawman's fare and gave him some candy. It looks like the rickshawman also joined the grimace while opening the candy container and collecting it. Rudi and Salsa have a lot of respect for the rickshawman they thank and say goodbye, it seems the pedicab guy really likes two silly lovebirds and has a lot of respect for others.

Rudi and Salsa walked towards an angkringan on the beach that was full of happy faces that were highlighted by dim lights. The sound of the waves and the soothing wind adds a feel of peace to the heart of every person.

Salsa pulled Rudi's hand and took him to the corner of the angkringan which was on the edge of the ocean exactly. Salsa ordered Rudi unsweetened coffee and two glasses of a special menu called sea horse dawet.

After ordering they look for a place to sit and enjoy the calm and peaceful sea. Their order came they enjoyed it with small talk. Discussing some things is vague and strange.

"Ruddd, suppose suddenly there's a whale coming out of the sea and jumping towards us what are you going to do"

"I'll change"

"Being a whale too?"

"Didn't you?"

"Teruuusss" firmly Salsa was curious as she looked at Rudi who was pretending to be serious.

"I'll turn into an ant"

"Hahahhh! why ants?"

"The elephant was defeated by the ants so it is likely that the whale could also be defeated by the ants"

"BUAHAHAHAHA" Salsa laughed off hearing Rudi's strange but genius answer.

"Kalooo akuuu, I'll turn out"

"Whathhh?" Rudi asked with a serious look at Salsa.

"I'll be you"

"Hahahhh! How to be me?"

"Let you who are the pope's yearning so that and I may be saved"

"BUAHAHAHAHA, you are so cute! So I want to throw it into the sea"

"BUAHAHAHAHA, throw me bang! Lempaarr!!"

They laughed long enough and then Salsa got a little hungry and ordered a few snacks of mayonnaise fries in triple portions or three times larger than her usual size, Rudi looked at that and chirped even though he was also eating.

The atmosphere began to quiet, they stopped open-mouthed and stared at each other silently at the ocean.

"Saa, there's something I want to tell you about last night"

"What?"

"Yesterday night, there was an event that I deeply regret"

Salsa heard Rudi's words that seemed to be serious.

"What is that?", asked Salsa.

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...Honesty will be painful or even will result in worse things than a hurt heart...

...But honesty is also the most powerful medicine for a heart that is at odds...

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