Jogja, You & Memories
The 49th Temple

Two days after we routinely visited the hospital to visit Priska and the daughter of the lecturer who was female. On the third day they were allowed to go home.

Dominic and I grinned as the lecturer closed his room as Priska was about to love her daughter.

“Here you go home, want to marry still happy to wander.” expel the lecturer while embracing Dominic's shoulder.

“Some are scared of being disturbed, Race. Ceileh... Mr. anyar.” guraunya while wearing shoes on the steps. His smile came back bright as if the sparks from Kendranata were just small coals that hit his mind because for him the real big fire was me.

“Still vulnerable, sir. Ti-ati, later check in again at home sa—eh.... uh..”

“By what you are!” jolt the lecturer while fretting Dominic's ear. “Lower-less you're recalcitrant, Dom. Rastanty boy is fine, itung-kannnya still simple!”

“Excite, sir.” Dominic rubbed his palm on a navy blue sweater quickly after snorting the mangkel.“ Pamit first nggih, do not forget you come to our wedding sir!” He reminded as he grabbed the helmet from the handlebar of the motor before putting it on my head.

“Most wes, you compact do not gelut keep!” The lecturer patted me on the shoulder after I got on the bike. “Spirit, Rasta. Which you bonceng abot this.”

Dominic's hand touched my waist. “I'm ready, Ras.”

I never imagined getting a punishment from the father of being a taxi driver for his noble dream ghost anywhere. It's really insulting to me as a real child but what I can do, false protests, strange lashes, heavy hearted. Yesterday's commotion broke the glass windows, one seat was broken, my mother's trinkets were partially ceramic, either physical struggle like what Dominic and Kendranata did, he said, maybe they practiced the krav maga movement they learned and now the living room is being renovated.

“Ngacir first, sir. Bye... Tomorrow I go to college again.” as I bang my bike out of the yellow green gate that is almost as high as Dominic.

“Sok familiar.” murmured while leaning his chin on my shoulder. “Where are we going today, Ras?”

“Through a long journey to Bantul!” I could see his smile from the rearview motor dimming. “I want you to be honest today before tomorrow we prepare for the wedding! I want to wake up from my confusion looking for your meaning and honesty, Dom! You, Kendranata and Pranata have what story? You know, I not only lost Pranata, but also to the midget in the well of lies!”

I gritted my teeth, no matter what pain would evaporate from Dominic's mouth later because honestly I was tired of hiding from the calmness of my face that seemed bright and cheerful.

Remember that time will not wait for you to make peace with yourself. Stop being okay, you're not alone and start walking, face it.

Dominic wrapped his hand around my waist. “Stay with me while we grow together, Ras.”

“Gak! Males,” said I frowned, “by the way first, just ngarep we aging together!”

Dominic groaned softly while wriggling on the speeding motor. “Silver. Mending need not be discussed, Race! Mending do not need to disturb buried memories.”

I overtook several vehicles in front of me while getting into the gas station grounds.

“You know where we are again? Lighting a fire here is too risky, but you know your honesty similar to embers is important for me to burn Pranata in my life!” Dominic got off the bike and went to the lips of the gas station, he was waiting for me to line up to fill the gas with a frown.

“Good!”

“Iya.”

Dominic was straddling along a journey that turned silent without a sound.

Half an hour later, we had to pass through the uphill terrain with the streets starting to shrink, winding, winding, once twice the bus passed making my heart beat increased because some of the routes we went through were interspersed with a long line of chasms that rained down to the bottom of the slope.

The motor stopped and I looked. I told Dominic how Pranata's past mixed with my feelings after we stopped at the becici peak parking lot filled with shady and cool pine tree vegetation.

Instead of nodding, Dominic gawked away. He paid for a very friendly ticket in the pocket and we started exploring the top of the becici by climbing the red land of Jogja on the second floor after buying food.

“Camping here is like exciting, Race. No need at the top of the mountain.” asked Dominic when we passed the camping ground, some yellow tents appear to be faced with black fly sheets that shade the tent with a rope that is fixed on the tree trunk.

“Sensation is different.” I said ketus. “Hinya, his mist and his struggles. Places like this are suitable for family camping and barbeque. Not a breakout place!”

Dominic held onto the swing rope while pulling it back. My body swayed, following the air that blew, my hair unraveled. Dominic pushed my shoulder until I was satisfied swinging around.

“What's the difference?” dominic. “More important where is Pranata's past or Kendra's presence in your life now?”

“So after I tell you everything, you want to say what I am, want to run away, do not immediately believe?” The swing stopped, I went down with my head spinning as I walked with Dominic. He spewed his teeth and stopped walking and turned around, he faced me, blocking my path while holding out his mineral water.

“Jawab, Race.”

“You involved me, now what's wrong I know.” I smiled wryly, “Yang gentle dong. We can't just split up because of your secret, right?”

Dominic smiled wryly and grabbed my chin. “You're wasting your time just on contemplating, Race. I'm not as bad as you think!”

“Eat says!” I lowered his hand from my chin and looked at him boldly. “Think I'm your best friend now, don't care how I feel after you talk to me!”

“But you will cry silently on my back.” Dominic smiled disparagingly. “I often face you like this, you will not go forward if you keep telling Pranata. Loss on the end!”

“Udah regular.” I turned my head, Dominic leaning his body against the trunk of a pine tree while crossing.

“My crush landing of you for the first time I saw you, cute.” Dominic smiled and sighed. He looked up at the trees swaying in the wind.

“Beginning from kasian because of your relationship and Pranata. It seems exciting if Kendra knows who Prana's real boyfriend is, let him be haunted by feelings of anxiety over the lies he did and sent you. That's what I wanted first. I can't lie to myself, I really want you to quickly realize that Pranata's ambition will not be to make Hetty his tool, much hotter than that. That's why I gave Kendra info, sent her photos and some videos so that the more heated their feud in Surakarta.” Dominic.

“Remember the time he permission did not return to the boarding house two weeks, what is the family kangen? He's my enemy because of leaking his secret. Very funny, Race. He was angry, he was afraid, and as a good friend what my fault was not a hundred percent . Pranata realizes he is wrong but can not kill you without reason finally reason for the reason he piled up to cover his lies and for the Kendranata case, he said, even if he had never been in your life before the unexpected meeting yesterday, he had known you for a long time. That's my fear, Ras. He has a plan to approach you, so your father and mother let you go from home until two years.”

I was crossed with a flat expression. “Terus..”.

”Kendra is more qualified than Pranata, we have business in the same field until the cooperation contract is completed yesterday. Good anyway, so I don't have to bother showing off bojo and breaking up business even though our relationship is actually fine after Pranata's problem is clear, but because he knows I'm going to marry you, Kendra may not accept. But it's not a big deal, I can handle it. And.. and this is the last secret of Pranata, please after this stop wondering again, Ras. I'm sick!”

Dominic banged his back head against a tree branch while closing his eyes. It seemed that he was so difficult to reveal it that it took about ten minutes for Dominic to speak.

“The Hetty family desperately threw the perpetrator into prison and asked for the responsibility of the Bu Indri family because Hetty had a child from Pranata!”

“Close your mouth!” i said windy.

“I'm serious, Race. She took leave after Pranata's death because her pregnancy could not be covered and jeopardized her father's position.”

“OK, fine!” I raise my hand. “I will not discuss Pranata again, he is dead and it seems I did not lose even though I lost him as sick as this!”

I turned around, hugged the tree trunk and laid my head there. I don't know how stupid I was and how much I loved Pranata, but as if my curiosity has been complete with the puzzle of why Hetty often shows off photos with small men who have Pranata-like eyes and nose on social media, why Kendranata is no stranger to me and why Dominic and my parents are so compact. Everything is complete, including this pain.

My hands clenched, angry I beat the tree trunk repeatedly interpreting my pain until my knuckle felt sore.

“You are angry that Pranata betrayed you or you feel stupid, your love is harming yourself now?”

Dominic grabbed my hand, held it, and blew it slowly.

“Lemphasize your fingers, and do not let this blood of anger stain our engagement ring! I don't like it and I need to replace it if it happens!”

I pulled out my hand and looked at my scuffed finger before wiping the blood seeping out with my blouse.

“Thank you for talking, for being a good friend and for being my husband, Dom. I thought everything would go wrong in my eyes, but it turns out. devil in my mind, angel in your heart.”.

Dominic leaned over, kissed the back of my injured hand. “You probably wouldn't count, but now everything's over, Race. Ikhlaskan.”

I stared at the trail of light that broke through the pine tree trunks.

“Iya.” I'm nodding. I should be relieved that the secret has been revealed and belongs together, but it feels like the betrayal happened yesterday and it feels real. The fresh wound was in my heart and told me to stay alert and careful.

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