GREY MARNI
A More Close Bond

Eleven o'clock in the night, they had already reached the front of the building where they slept and rested. Salsa, who had been leaning her head on her shoulder, walked staggering to the front door of her room and went inside.

"Rudi thanks!" salsa said after reopening her room door.

Rudi just nodded and walked slowly to his room. It looks very clear Rudi is exhausted and needs rest. Tomorrow he must get up early to work. Rudi opened the door of her room and went to the bathroom to wash her face and feet, then laid down and slept soundly.

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...a fast-engraved sculpture of love...

...may it last long?...

...atakah precisely be the beginning of the fruition of keeratan?...

...who determines who likes whom or who loves whom?...

...is God involved in romance...

...if it's all grey...

...putting selfishness and relationships is a dead end...

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Rudi got enough rest today, he woke up in the morning as usual, Rudi's body became fresher with a break of several hours. Salsa's perfume is still on the shirt she wore last night. Rudi prepares to go to work with a heart that is still happy with his first date with Salsa. He felt so quick to find happiness with the woman.

Arriving at the terminal, Rudi saw De Run wearing a white shirt with a tiger logo on his chest. Rudi approached De Run who seemed to be wearing the new clothes.

"Wahhh, Pakde's new shirt"

"Ahahaha, that's yours inside!" sahut DebRun while pointing at the two clothes on the seat next to the driver.

Rudi took his uniform and went to the toilet to get changed. Wearing a new uniform makes Rudi even more eager to work today.

As usual, Rudi started looking for passengers and then charged the fare of the passengers after the bus started to leave. One by one held out some money and Rudi gave the change at once with his ticket, arriving at the second seat from the right of the fourth row from the front, a woman dressed like a woman who is very caring for her appearance and aura, the woman is wearing a black hijab and an all-white dress patterned in lighter white batik. A few moments Rudi looked at the girl, as if she was blushing and fascinated for a moment.

"Mas, How much"

"Ah... Huh huh? What's mbak?" rudi replied in disarray.

"How much does it cost?"

"Ohh, twenty-five thousand"

The girl held out money from inside a small bag she was holding and Rudi gave her the ticket. Rudi blushed for a while and then continued charging the other passengers.

Unlike usual, Rudi is easily fascinated by the woman when she just met. Rudi was still astonished that he had blushed twice with a woman during his monitoring to daydream in front of the woman he had just met. Like a test he had to pass, a test that would determine whether he was able to guard his heart for one of the million women God had brought for him.

Habits that have made Rudi get used to, time so quickly passed. It's time for Rudi to come home. Rudi immediately went home and as he passed through Salsa's room.

"Uhhh kasian! Weeks are still working! Money for the wife at home, right?"

Rudi looked for the origin of the sound, it turned out that the voice belonged to Salsa, but Rudi did not see it. Rudi approached Salsa's room, trying to peek out of the window whose curtains were open

"Goddessa!!" Surprised Rudi saw an all-white face that was right in front of him as he was peering into Salsa's room.

"Master!"

"Ahahaha, I guess the devil turned out to be a true demon! hahaha"

"Hahaha, demons are also human"

"What meda?"

"By the medic... Let's not insectyuuurr"

Then Salsa came out of her room with an all-white face wrapped in a mask.

"Have you, have you?"

"Yes the same"

"Let's have a chat in front of your room, shall we?"

"Ok I'm gonna take a shower, too"

Rudi went up the stairs, salsa from behind still smiling looking at Rudi who was already wearing her kernet uniform. Then he entered the room again and washed his face which was still full of masks.

After half an hour Salsa was in the bathroom, she went to meet Rudi wearing a t-shirt and shorts or hot pants. It looks so sexy despite being petite. Salsa knocked on Rudi's room door and Rudi told Salsa to wait in front of her room. Not long after, Rudi came out with a clean face.

The two of them sat close together and Rudi lit a cigarette and made an ashtray from the glass drinking water container that was scattered beside him.

"Lohh, are you smoking?"

"Yes, you don't know yet"

"Hahaha, Not yet! I guess you're not a smoker, because you've never been seen by my dark eyes"

"Emm, maybe it's your dark eyes that never had the fortune to see me smoking so elegantly"

"Pftttt, seeing you smoke is a disaster!!”

"Well! why disaster?"

"Your cigarettes are cheap! Haha"

"Haha..."

The two of them chatted without pause and breath, Salsa did not feel disturbed and also did not consider the smoke of Rudi as a problem. Rudi also keeps his cigarette smoke from leading to Salsa's face and is inhaled by her. The two of them are indeed really connected and respect each other even though sometimes Salsa likes to tease Rudi. Rudi never mentioned anything about Salsa, whether her family or background, as well as Salsa, she never mentioned anything about Rudi's life and past. They wait for the other party to tell about their past without them needing to bring it up first.

"Oh yeah, can I ask you a question?" salsa.

"Can! If the answer is correct, what do I get?"

"You what?"

"You want! Can you?"

"Pftttt, if I get it I want to flap?"

"Maintained and smeared with butter"

"Ahahaha, seriously I want to ask you something"

"What?"

"Why don't you ever tell me to go into your room"

"Ahaha... Not polite! Fear of making neighbors think no"

"Emmm, okay"

Salsa seemed relieved, maybe Salsa thought that Rudi did not respect her by not telling her to go into the room. It was all for the sake of preserving his own honor.

Deep and deeper the conversation between the two of them. Salsa is getting late telling her past to Rudi, but Rudi feels there are still some things that Salsa is hiding. According to Rudi it is better to wait for the right moment to ask that. Rudi also told Salsa some things about her. But he still did not tell me who he really was and what his purpose was to come here.

The sun began to set slowly with its red twilight that began to disappear. The night began to wave as if it was time to replace the scorching sun with the cold darkness.

Rudi and Salsa left and left each other. Rudi went into the room.

Maybe tomorrow there will be a more appropriate time than today, Rudi looks forward to the day where he will tell Salsa everything. When that day comes, Rudi will really have Salsa completely.