The Bitter Sweet Symphony
Alternate Ending ("Friends (Love) My Childhood") extra 1

"Let's toast to the long wait of our love". Said Dirga invite to four other friends to toast. Their current genk friends from grades 10-12 (SMA). Arka, Dirga, Samuel, Bob and Khrisna, five friends who remain close even though they are married.

"Returning for 3 years of waiting" said Dirga.

"Gue 2.5 Years of waiting" Samuel said

"Gue 4 years of waiting" Bob said

"Gue 6 years of waiting" said Khrisna who felt somewhat inferior because she thought she had the longest wait in her love story before finally getting married.

"For 19 years of waiting" said the last Arka said and looked most excited".

All his friends became shocked not a bitch, not least Khrisna who although breathing a sigh of relief because there was a lot longer than him waiting to meet the woman he married. but he was also shocked to hear about the vulnerable time of almost a quarter of a century. Dirga to the point of spitting out the drink he had drunk was so shocked.

"Busyeett by now ah, Lu can have a joke". Said Dirga while wiping his mouth from the rest of the beer that was still attached from the spray.

"That's seriously Ka?" Bob's words convinced his hearing.

Arka just nodded and drank her beer until half was left.

"Can it be so long?" Ask Krishna

"So all this time, the pretty girls that Lu was courting were just runaways or what about Ka?" Samuel finally asked.

"Wait-wait, Ka. Before you explain to us-we, which Bokin Lu is the one? You haven't known us before". Said Dirga curious.

"That's what's singing on stage" Arka said.

All the views of Arka's friends went straight to the stage in front of them. Looked a woman who confidently and very enjoy the atmosphere by singing without awkward, although her voice is not too good.

"Pretty Ka"

"intriguing"

"In line with your waiting time"

"Hmmm"

Comments from Arka's friends are not too different. Because the point is, they also admire the woman who became the wife of Arka.

"Alright, since we-we already know the figure of Bokin Lu, now Lu tells the origin until you finally get married". Dirga.

"Gue hope my story won't bore you" Arka reminded.

"Ceritain is Ka, I'm curious".said Khrisna

"He was my first love"

Two years earlier

Soekarno - Hatta Jakarta Airport

Arka who just broke her boyfriend through the phone, felt the usual thing. It was because he did not love the woman. Beautiful to her the relative thing (but the opposite thing it (not beautiful) is the Absolute-writer thing). Until now he has not felt the comfort of the women he is dating. Marriage is a thing that is still far from his mind, fortunately both parents are not too concerned about it.

Arka was stuffing her recently purchased book into her backpack when she accidentally saw a woman who looked rushed next to her on the escalator that was riding on the second floor, she said, a little run past the people in front of him.

"Sorry, excuse me"

"Excuse me".said the woman wearing the gray shirt.

Arka who climbed the escalator to the ground floor, felt very familiar with the woman.

The woman's phone rang, she picked it up.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Answer the woman

"Where are you ?"

"I'm home" the woman replied

"Really?"

"Yes really!" Answer the Woman

"Let's look at the escalator below you"

The woman looked down at the escalator and saw Arka waving her hand.

Forcibly he waited for Arka who caught him lying with a slightly annoyed look.

To be Continue

("Praya/Yeah")