SYAHDU (Contract Sleep Friends)
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"Thank you, Syahdu." His whisper. Syahdu gently stroked Margaret's back. He already considered the old woman as his own grandmother. A very nice woman, once offered her a stay to school. The woman who never judged her badly even though Syahdu was sure Margaret would know about her.

"Have you set the date?"

Syahdu looked at Arga. So does Arga, he actually wants Syahdu to decide everything.

"Emm. not yet, Oma. We'll take care of both. But definitely in the near future. Before Syahdu went to college, he had to marry Arga."

Margareth chuckles. "Syahdu wants to go to college again, huh? Oma agrees, education is important let alone you smart girl."

"Arga will also build a home foundation for Syahdu. Arga promised."

"Oh, huh?" Margaret's eyes were round looking at Syahdu. "That's good. Oma is very supportive. If necessary, cooperate with the hospital, so that everything is easily fulfilled."

"It's kind of about that. The main thing now, take care of our marriage." Sahut Arga fast. Back Margaret chuckled.

"Julia knows about this?"

"Udah Arga is kabarin, but Mami kaya doesn't believe."

Margaret chuckles. "Later Oma kabarin again. He has to go home, he has to welcome his future son-in-law."

"Yes, please tell me, Oma. We want to prepare everything carefully. Arga does not want this most beautiful moment to run too ordinary. Everything has to be special, because Arga is married to a special and extraordinary girl."

Called so, Syahdu became embarrassed. He never felt special or special. But this time Arga's warm gaze made her fall even deeper.

"Congratulations, yes. Oma hope everything goes well. Don't hesitate to ask Oma for your needs." Margaret said with a pounding heart waiting for the time when her favorite grandson would have a marriage with her heart.

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Syahdu walked slowly through several mounds of earth with a row of headstones traced above it. The girl had already memorized where she was going to stop. With a bouquet of flowers Syahdu finally stopped in a tomb beratas called Suriani. He crouched down, putting a bucket of lilies on top of it.

Syahdu rubbed his headstone, his memory flying towards where Suriani always paid attention to him. The smile of the old woman he longed for, which he hoped would continue with him.

Arga crouched down. He stroked Syahdu's still-silent back staring at the tomb.

"Grandma, Syahdu is coming." The Eye of Shahdu leads to Arga. "Not alone, both the same Arga. The man that my grandmother used to say is friendly with a smile." Syahdu smiled saying that word. Because Suriani was always talking about Arga's smile, making Syahdu stressed because he did not understand why the grandmother continued to babble about a smile that he almost never saw before.

"Sahdu was confused why Grandma always said that Arga likes to smile. Syahdu is a Jutek."

Arga. He also smiled remembering that. Indeed, he used to give a limit to Syahdu, in fact he who crossed the line.

"Now Syahdu almost every second saw Arga's smile. She. lamar Syahdu, grandma. And soon we'll be married." Syahdu widened his finger, showing the ring embedded.

"Syahdu hope grandma will be happy, because Syahdu is happy. According to what grandma hoped." Syahdu wiped away the flowing tears, while Arga dyed Syahdu's hair, calming the girl.

After finishing in Suriani's tomb, they walked towards Wicak's tomb. Syahdu crouched down again, putting a rose on top of the belly button.

"Hi, brother." Sapa Syahdu, rubbing the tombstone of Wicak. Arga stood behind him, watching Syahdu.

"No, I would be happy if I were happy now. Aye, right?" Finally the word came out from the lips of Syahdu. He knew there was no way Wicak could think about it anymore, because the man must be happy there.

"Thank you, brother, for everything." Syahdu is remembered for a time when Wicak helped him a lot. Maybe Wicak is tired of hearing thousands of thanks that Syahdu gave. Although the word was not enough to describe how Syahdu really appreciate all that Wicak gave and did to him.

"I'm getting married, brother. I'm.." Syahdu could not continue his sentence when suddenly his chest felt tight and his eyes sore.

"I'm sorry." he said again in a raucous voice. Syahdu blinked several times to remove the lumps of water in his eyes.

There were no words he could say, because everything was bitter to Wicak. If Wicak lived, there was no way the man would be happy to hear that Syahdu would marry another man. Where Wicak himself once said that he would not marry if Syahdu went first from him.

The girl stood up after successfully wiping away her tears. He smiled at Arga.

"Yeah.."

"You go first, yeah."

Syahdu raised an eyebrow, told first by Arga? He nodded slowly, according to him, although he wanted to know what Arga wanted to do at Wicak's tomb.

After Syahdu was far enough away, Arga approached the tomb of Wicak. He looked at the pusara that was already filled with green grass.

He remembered how he did not like Wicak's look at him. Arga knew that Wicak had realized a long time ago how he felt about Syahdu, and he understood what Wicak did to him.

"I'm so sorry for all my fault." Arga said with all his regrets. Wicak must die in his own state, realizing that his lover has betrayed him.

"Gue.would say that I will make Syahdu happy with me. You don't have to worry, 'cause I love dead same girl.."

Back Arga remembered when Wicak beat him up for saying that he would be with Syahdu if Wicak no longer wanted to be with the girl. In fact, Wicak fought for Syahdu until the end of his life.

"Lo know, right, my struggle to make dapetin Syahdu not kidding. That's also what makes me know exactly why you defend him. I'm gonna be rich, bro. I will continue to love Syahdu until I die. I promise you, you need to know that!"

Arga lowered his head, he hoped Wicak could hear his sentence, that he was really serious about his own ucaapn.

"Gue pampering. I will rarely bring him here. But don't worry, I know Syahdu prayer is still going for you." He said it as a closing conversation.

He walked towards the parking lot, he saw Syahdu was waiting to stand staring at him. The girl must have wanted to know what Arga said to Wicak's grave.

Syahdu's eyes can not be separated from the approaching Arga. Without any words coming out, Arga embraced Syahdu. He didn't know what picture was right for him when he found out Wicak had died. On the one hand, he was also sad and sorry about what he did to the man. Moreover, the death of Wicak made Syahdu hit and almost desperate. But on the other hand, he was happy because he could have Syahdu like this time.

Syahdu, he hugged the girl tightly. Like what he said to Wicak, he is determined in himself to continue to love and make Syahdu happy all his life.

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