GREY MARNI
Tea Garden

A beautiful day seems to just pass, like the departure of twilight without permission. Such were Rudi's days for the past five days. During those five days he did not meet Andin though. Rudi did not know what was the cause of the gap in his relationship with Andin.

Rudi looks like always. The man did not show the slightest bit of his unrest in front of his friend. He tried as much as possible to cover up the feeling of sadness that increasingly makes him unable to sleep.

Almost ten times a day or even more Rudi called his lover Andin, but he never got an answer. It was as if Andin had disappeared in a short period of time.

The sixth day was also so, Andin still did not give news to Rudi. Rudi did not dare to ask Erlang who still had a blood relationship with her lover. According to Rudi, it will further complicate the problem.

The afternoon was the sixth day of Rudi's agitation. He went somewhere he never went. The man's instincts drove him to a place where some of the walls were the ruins of poranda porcupine houses. The walls look very old and moldy. Some wild plants had already enveloped the ruins.

Rudi climbed to the very top, then he sat down and lit a cigarette. Stare straight ahead right where the highway along with some vehicles. His gaze was blank and full of confusion, he felt that bad things were about to happen and he did not know what bad things were.

Sometimes he saw the little phone he was carrying around. He hopes to get word from his long-lost lover.

The sun was drowning, the night was approaching and it was getting dark. Rudi came down from the rubble and walked home.

On the way home, his phone suddenly rang. Rudi immediately reached into his pocket and looked at the small screen of his phone. Sure enough it was Andin, Rudi immediately raised and asked.

"Where are you now? Are you okay"

"Hehehe, I'm fine"

andin's reply made Rudi a little relieved and calmer than before.

"Where are you now?" Ask Andin.

"There's on the road. What's up?"

"There's nothing. I'll be there tomorrow afternoon. Don't make me wait for you to take a shower..."

"Ready princess..."

Andin hung up the phone without saying anything more. Rudi who was previously gloomy and confused became very cheerful, as if millions of flowers were surrounding him.

Rudi walked quickly and jumped a little here and there until he arrived in front of his room.

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The beautiful afternoon repeated like a dream for Rudi. The handsome and handsome man already looked neat and had taken a shower when Andin came.

Andin got off the bike and took off his helmet. The woman then smiled towards Rudi with her sweetness and headed straight for her room.

"Go away?" Rudi asked after Andin arrived in front of the room.

"I'm going to the bathroom soon"

"All right"

Rudi waited for a while and Andin came out of the bathroom.

"Come..." Andin.

The two of them walked together to the motorbike and immediately hit the gas. Rudi's heart was very excited, before he had various thoughts because he could not hear for several days. Maybe it was because of fear from his past. Rudi was afraid that bad things like what happened to Salsa would happen again to Andin.

The man drove the bike without asking Andin where they were going to travel. Andin also just kept quiet and did not tell Rudi where he was going.

The journey without direction still did not find a place to go until Andin patted Rudi on the shoulder.

"What's wrong?"

"Where will I take this dinda?"

Instantly Rudi took off one hand that was holding the steering wheel of the motorbike and patted his eel.

"Yes, where are we going?"

"Hmm, okay. I know one place is so beautiful"

The engine kept running for a few hours. No more chatter after that. They just sit on the bike. Andin was not as usual, he just sat down and put his hands on his thighs and did not hug Rudi as he had done before. Rudi who was busy driving with a flowery heart was not aware of the strangeness of Andin at that time.

Several hours passed and they began to enter a vast tea plantation. In the middle of the tea plantation there is a stall with three huts made of bamboo and the roof is made of woven long leaves that close tightly to each gap.

Rudi and Andin approached the stall and parked the bike. There were only a few people, two motorcycles with four people, two shopkeepers and some people who were picking tea leaves.

Rudi told Andin to sit in one of the huts and Rudi ordered a drink. There are some menus that look like a cafe menu and also some typical snacks of the village.

Rudi ordered two purple drinks and took a few snacks and walked up to Andin and sat next to him.

"Do you know where this beautiful place came from?" Ask Andin.

"Hehehe, I used to be here with my family"

"Very beautiful and refreshing to the mind"

"Yes, and this shop was established twenty years ago"

"Twenty years?"

"Yes, I came here ten years ago and at that time the shopkeeper said that the stall had been established ten years ago"

"Even long enough... But why do they open a shop in a place like this, it would not be difficult if only relying on a few tea harvesters?”

"Yes, but as time goes on more and more people know about this place and when they're in this area they won't forget to stop by here"

Andin nodded his head in the sign that he understood Rudi's words. After some time their order was ready and they began to enjoy fresh drinks and enjoy the green scenery in front of them.

They pensively watched for a moment the people who were picking tea leaves with experts, as if their hands and fingers could choose and sort out which leaves were worth harvesting and which were not. In that momentary silence Andin's hand slowly reached Rudi's hand. They were silent as if they were saying some friendly words.

"Rud, I love you" Andin said.

"So is it with me"

They looked at each other face to face and smiled, then they looked forward again.

Long enough they were silent to each other, the wind was blowing slowly as if giving them a breath of harmony. The wind seemed to carry a lot of love and filled every pore with love stories.

"Oh yes, tomorrow I'm going out of town. If you want to come."

"What's okay?"

"Car, same as some girlfriends"

"There's a guy?" Asked Rudi with a jealous face.

"There"

Rudi's face became increasingly jealous and Andin noticed it with a smile.

"The driver" Andin added

"Hahaha, okay"

"You wanna come?"

"Hmm, I'm working tomorrow"

"Alright if you don't come"

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