Swipe You, Swipe Me
The Five of Cups and Six of Wands

"Now son!"

Tara feels her hand being pulled by someone who turns out to be Kiara.

"Kok you know the cave's here?" Tara wonder.

"What good is a cave of intel" his thumb pointed at Adam at the counter. A moment Kiara turned to look at Rendi, "hi, long time no see."

"The lawyer's mother still sounds chatty, yes" said Rendi. "How are you?"

"good. Yes, if the cave is not chatty cave dapet money from where?" saith. He turned to Tara, "lagian you are hard to find anyway," he said anxiously.

"You should know, Ra, this friend of yours if you've come out of his ninja style will not be easy to find," said Rendi. "So mending you sneak and HAP!" Rendi put her hands together in the air. Staring at Tara, "too caught."

"You think Tara's a mosquito, you're going to come back?" Kiara wows her friend's arm.

Tara turned towards Rendi, stared at the old face that was too familiar to her as well as Rendi returned her gaze. It's not that he doesn't want to listen to Rendi's explanation about his relationship with Sofia, but his own mind is clear.

"I go first, yeah" Tara lifted her coffee cup. "Thank you for the deal."

However, our conversation has opened up old wounds. Makes me remember how strong and how fragile the foundation of this relationship is. Because relationships can't stop just asking for reciprocated and constructive love.

"No problem," Rendi stared back at Tara as if they started communication through that gaze but nothing was conveyed. Only the fog kept them away.

Tara stood up and walked off her desk.

"Bye, Ren," said Kiara and then followed her best friend out.

***

"Older you two?"

"No, thanks for picking me up, too" Tara stared out the purple Brio's window. The sky of Jakarta suddenly poured rainwater. First rain in October.

His mind floated on the last name called Rendi, Sofia. Sofia is a teammate of Rendi who will always be together wherever the project sends them away. There's no way there's not a taste bud between those two people. Compared to Tara, Rendi obviously spent more time with her. Tara accepted that fact.

"Where the hell is that? Proud to be a person. Abis from the exhibition you have no news already biweekly. Ampe cave hire the services of Adam try!" sumpu Kiara's. "Good cave baek, try if I cuekin you, ga ga ga ga ga ga pick you up."

"Sorry, yeah. But the proof is you pick up the cave without the cave even know," he said.

Kiara echoes the same thing Tara said with nyinyir, "but you missed. Two Weeks!"

"The two just need some time alone."

"Keep what you've met? The answers? Or more questions?"

Tara decided not to answer. Sometimes when we tell something, the final decision will be more difficult because it has mingled with opinions and feelings from the outside. Not that he ignored Kiara's opinion, the possibility is certain that his head will be fuller.

"Lo ate? Find chicken noodles, "Tara offers her friend's favorite food so that this situation can be diverted.

***

Close to the steering circle of the car. Can not be seen see the figure inside the coffee shop until the rain flushed and blurred the windshield of his car. Even half an hour had Tara left him, the man was still sitting in the same position looking at the glass before him.

Rendi is seen going out of the tavern, quickly Sofia turns off the car engine and picks up the umbrella in the back seat. Then he ran towards the tavern and arrived just as Rendi opened the door. They both looked. Rendi with her own complicated thoughts and Sofia who was waiting for her joined under her umbrella.

"So soon, your clothes are getting wet," said Sofia while trying to hold Rendi.

Rendi just kept quiet, took the umbrella and put Sofia on her body so as not to be exposed to wet rain.

"I didn't ask you to pick me up Sofia" said Rendi slowly, her face flat.

"You didn't go to the office today, I went to your house and saw your bike was there without you. Have you eaten?" Sofia ignored the man's harsh expression.

"I'm new from the coffee shop, I'm eating something there, '" Rendi directs the woman to the passenger-side car and opens the door. "Let me drive."

"Alright," Sofia silently followed.

She folded the umbrella and got into the car. The engine starts and the car goes.

"Sofia, I'm sorry for my attitude last night. I lost control," Rendi said it expressionlessly making Sofia ask if this man sincerely said it.

"I see," said Sofia who was still in shock with what happened last night.

"I heard, after this there is another assignment in Surakarta. Maybe after the project is finished I will resign Sofia" he said.

"What do you mean?" Sofia was aghast at the statement from the mouth of the man who was still calmly driving. If he was behind the steering wheel, he would have braked suddenly.

Sofia's nervous, "then you're gonna leave me here?"

Rendi chuckled, "you're a big boy. After all since college you've even lived in your apartment. Taking care of yourself isn't hard, I guess."

Sofia clasped Rendi's free hand, not a matter of her own life that she was worried about. How will his life with this man be lost? A sense of familiarity with the presence of Rendi and the man stated that going was going to be a frightening specter for him.

She knew that Rendi never looked at her more than her coworkers. However, those warm nights, the feeling in Sofia's growing heart, her presence in Gegei's man's life. There's no way Rendi never considered it, right?

"Told me, it's not true. You've pranked me, right? I mean c'mon, I don't care if I have to compensate you for the hundreds of bars you want to destroy" Sofia tried to throw a joke so that the man didn't think he was forcing her to stay by his side.

"My partner in crime," Rendi ruffled her hair which along with ruffling her heart.

"Or. let's move together. I'll goin' with you, Ren. You don't have to resign, we can take care of the Imagine branch in Batam," Sofia gave the idea. "We live together there still be partners in crime."

"You're a head office asset and it's inappropriate for Imagine to send you to manage that branch office. You're Imagine's life, Sofia," Rendi looked at the woman because the red light stopped the car.

Sofia's grasp loosens, she is rejected indirectly by the mean man in her life. His heart refused to give up, he did not want to lose Rendi.

"Me, it doesn't matter if you never look at me, Rendi," Sofia began. "I know your love has been poured out on Tara but what is your move...My feelings are your consideration as well?"

Sofia looked at Rendi, whether she had to make sacrifices, especially so that the man could completely fall on her. For him, mentioning Tara's name is like a sin in his life and if for a lifetime he is only considered umpteenth by Rendi does not matter. Most importantly, he remained by her side.

"I have no problem being the place where you feel for Tara" her heart broke as each word came out of her lips. "I'm staying close to you."

Without looking towards the woman, Rendi stroked the hand of the woman who was grasping her arm tightly and slowly let go of the grasp. The traffic light turned green and Rendi returned to run her car.

***

"Yes, ma. I stayed at Kiara's house. No, there's no problem. Mama doesn't matter at home alone? Greetings to Ndud and Tipsy. Yep. Good night, mom," Tara turned off her phone. His free hand stroked the sweet belly of sugar lying near his cross-legged feet. The dog's body was facing upwards until its four legs were sticking up against the sky. His face peacefully enjoyed a touch of Tara until his tongue stuck out as if he was stoned for a drink.

Kiara put a glass of chocolate on the back porch couch. Sugar who knew his mommy was coming, rolled over and approached. His tail swayed and swiped his body spoiled to his master.

"Heh, you're delicious to be petted," said Kiara but a second later she stroked the head of sugar with affection.

"Still the chocolate," Tara took the offered glass and sipped the contents slowly, as it was still hot.

"Huh. you," Kiara looked at her best friend. "Sorry because of the break up no one is prohibited, which should not be the deadline stretched out. Pay the UN there's a time limit."

Tara snorted and smiled. "Maybe the cave likes to be under this kind of feeling. If the cave is allowed to feel love afterwards, the cave can love to the full."

"Excess is not good, love enough. Because no one will continue to love even though they are husband and wife. There's just trying to maintain that commitment with feelings that might be completely gone."

Tara looked at her best friend for a moment, "Healthy, Ra?"

"Monyong emang lu," Kiara swatted Tara's un-parked hoe, a single mosquito. "Do you know about Bang Danang?"

"Oh yeah, how's it going with Toyib?" tanya Tara was enthusiastic. At least putting aside what he felt and hearing other news outside of his life made a slight difference to his feelings.

"Yeee," Kiara did not accept her Bang Danang called Toyib. But a second later his face was radiant, because it was hit by a glowing cellphone screen light. "Now!"

Kiara showed me the screen. The screen shows a picture of a plane ticket heading to Jakarta which will arrive tomorrow morning.

"Finally, got her fare to Jakarta?" tara asked innocently in jest.

"Sialaaaaaan, just to buy a ticket he can afford ya. The time is not there," said Kiara annoyed.

"Well, the judge is always busy for sure" Tara said. "This really wants to come because elo or what?"

"There is a case that must be resolved to the court in Jakarta. So he flew yesterday," explained Kiara happy.

"Yeah, that job again. It's not special for you doang. Three bucks," Tara teased her best friend.

"Ih spaneng cave ama you deh, really," he folded his hands on his chest. Tara just laughed.

"There's finally a time he can use to meet you," straight Tara didn't want to upset him any further. Maybe he should go home with his pajamas on his body. "Enjoy that quality time."

That night they spent telling stories on the back porch with the sound of crickets before they crawled into bed and pulled out their blankets. Rain can always invite nature orchestra easily.

When Tara turned off the lights on the bedside table, her phone screen lit up. Seen a notification of incoming messages. Dappers.

Tara, are you healthy?

Tara glanced at her friend who was already sound, she walked away from the bed and opened the window. The night wind struck him politely. On the dial Genta number and not until the tone connect the two men's voices have reached Tara's ears.

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