After He's gone
Sixty-five. Matcha cake

After that little vacation, things got a little better. Well, physically they stay the same. Ananta who is a bit frail but can do many things, Alana and Gea who have too much energy reserves, also Rara, the princess who only moves enough, sometimes we talk more than anything.

Indeed, what changed from them was only a calm heart, and a more open heart to each other. They know who the people are who will be really worried when one of them is not okay. They have unspoken and unwritten promises about always being there for each other. It made Alana's smile even brighter.

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Holidays after exams and a lot of busyness, in fact, very pleasant. Alana went home, no longer sleeping in the dorm. And his daily activities during the holidays are disturbing Ananta's life. The word disturbing in the true sense.

He always comes home, almost every day even though the distance of their home is quite far. Don't forget, Alana is definitely the most persistent for things related to ananta. Ananta himself also let it go. Seeing Alana every day makes her happy.

"today I brought a cake" said Alana putting down the large box she had difficulty carrying.

"what's going on today?" ananta asked, he doesn't remember any celebration today.

"Alana's day wants to eat cake." Alana's reply made Ananta pull lips smile understandably. Well, what he's up against is this alana, an adorable random creature. Ananta also knows, after ice cream, Alana likes cake the most. Although many times Ananta said eating too much cake is not good.

"Yes but not much" Ananta replied. He's used to looking after Alana like he's looking after a kid at this point. But let it be, Alana doesn't mind either.

"That's why I brought it here, made a meal together." he finished putting the cake on the table. The cake is quite large in diameter, it is not ordered to eat alone.

"nih... my new favorite.matcha tart cake" he said with a happy smile.

"humm isn't you always like matcha."

"yes. But this tart ananta. bigger, more cream, more beautiful. lebiih.." he said again excitedly.

"more unhealthy, not much." reply ananta rather judes. She knows how much Alana will eat when she says SHE LIKES something.

"yes, that's why you have to eat. I've been a less sugar penny." Alana replied again. Did Alana know that less sugar foods do not directly mean that the food becomes healthier to eat.

Yes, if an Alana has said, Ananta can do anything but obey. After all, Ananta was very happy how Alana always thought about it when doing things that she loved. Alana who always wanted to involve him in various things in his life.

"thank you very much." said Ananta.

"make cake?" alana asked in surprise, because usually Ananta would not be that happy when he gave her a cake.

"hmm yeah, make a cake and everything" he replied. Its low tone made the atmosphere somewhat feel cold.

"humm yes.Here open your mouth, Aaaa" the atmosphere will not be long if you are with Alana. Now Alana's been chasing Ananta to feed her cake.

"why do you like matcha anyway" said Ananta when he had given up, now they are back sitting together on the sofa, with some cream still attached to the corner of the lips Ananta.

Alana was busy looking for tissue in her bag, but Ananta's hand picked up the tissue that had been on the table earlier. Then Alana grabbed him before he could touch his face.

"here" Alana cleans the cream with a light hand gripping ananta's face. This way they look a little long.

"already, handsome again" said Alana after ananta's face clean.

"bull, but now a little more handsome." Alana replied. Ananta who looked at him in close proximity, noticed him, it was many times more handsome than usual. Remind Alana to regulate her heartbeat to calm down again. Being in close proximity so it turns out still makes it beat fast.

"The cake is still a lot, how dong" said ananta, his view turned to the cake that still has half more.

"i'll eat it all. Yesterday I finished one" said Alana cutting one more piece of cake and then eating it with a big mouthful.

"has been said not to eat much." Ananta reply raised his voice a little.

"ish, I ate with mommy.. exhausted one, I'm the same mother." reply Alana, lie anyway. But this is for Ananta not angry.

"hmm. yes" Silent, long after. Then suddenly Alana was reminded of something again. The old thing is in his head.

"Ta.." call Alana before eating one more mouthful.

"hmm?"

"the holidays are still long yes." he said after a long silence to chew and swallow.

"yes. why?" ask ananta. Not usually Alana asks about school, usually she enjoys the holidays until she does not want to enter again.

"If Gea kangen same Rara can meet outside aja" reply ananta guess. All Alana misses from school, not just them...

Alana shook her head slowly.

"it was a phone call that was malem to fall asleep" Alana replied. Ananta prepared for the lecture, but Alana spoke again.

"if you go to school, you'll meet Arkan?" alana asked in a low voice. It still seems to bother him. Now, in the eyes of Alana Arkan is a fragile object that can break at any time. Too fragile until he doesn't know what to treat her like.

Arkan whom he knew in the past was a jolly person, always livening up the atmosphere by making others laugh. But why exactly the same people, so tired of living that they want to exchange it for someone else's life? Alana does not and will never understand why Arkan ever thought so.

"That's all right Na, now. "reply back to Ananta with a meaningful look. He both knew Alana's worries.

"I'll definitely do that" he added. He can't give guarantees, but he can work on them. They still exchange messages every day, with silly chats like they used to before anything happened. Ananta doesn't pretend to forget, he just always reminds Arkan, that they were once okay. And it's still gonna be okay.

Because if the same thing happens again, the decision still remains the same, he wants to live with Arkan as well, instead of living thanks to Arkan.

Alana smiled a little. He still does not understand the friendship between men, maybe at any time will not understand. But hearing Ananta speak so, it felt like Arkan was really fine.

"already. Stop talking to other men. You're with me now." continued Ananta, smiling.

"To think, Arkan is handsome really" Alana replied teasing Ananta.

"ALANA!"