Call Me Rain
A Reply to Budi

Two years passed so quickly for Alula. After deciding to leave his memory house with Mother and Dwi in Bandung, he and Abhi's father chose to live in the city of Bogor.

"Lula wants to stay behind Mom, yeah." so Alula said as she and dad drove around the village on their motorcycle.

"Don't you want to stay here ?" ask Dad with a wrinkled forehead, while driving his motorcycle.

"Suddenly Lula changed her mind well" she replied nervously behind her father's back.

"Keep what do you want now ?"

"We go to Mother's tomb with Dwi, we look for a house in the area."

While visiting the cemetery, Alula meets Bi Sumi, who used to work as a domestic assistant at Leon's house.

Bi Sumi was fired when she was caught buying a pregnancy-preventing pill for Mom. After leaving the house, Bi Sumi returned to work at another family home.

When he found out that Alula was looking for a place to stay, Bi Sumi offered a shophouse that happened to be sold by her employer. Without a second thought, Alula and Dad bought the shophouse and immediately occupied it. The shophouse consisted of two floors, Alula and father chose the upper floor for their residence.

Alula warned Teh Yuyun not to tell her where she lived with her father. Likewise with the father, Alula forbade the father to contact anyone, including the Mahesa family who at that time must have been looking for their whereabouts. I see, maybe Alula doesn't want to continue to trouble the family.

With the money from his work while in the boutique, also the pocket money from Mama Indri which he put up. Alula bought some sewing machines, and opened a shirt sewing service on the bottom floor of the shophouse. And I started working as an interior designer at one of those companies. Although a small company, but the spirit of father still working there.

Alula also continued her education, without anyone knowing that Alula was following the SNMPTN program at that time, and when she learned that she graduated, she decided to take the campus in Bogor.

The first year of Alula's business is increasingly known to many people. Slowly, he began to make several types of clothes and extend them in front of the shophouse glass.although not too big, shophouse Alula never deserted from buyers.

The customers are quite satisfied with the results of the stitches as well as the model of clothes that Alula made, so many people often ask him to make clothes.

In the following year, Alula worked as a part-time singer in one of the large cafes owned by her friend's sister on Campus. Alula works every weekend, when she is off college, or when there is no work in the shophouse.

Alula had just come out of college, when she got a call from the cafe where she worked. Alula was asked to fill the event tonight.he agreed, and chose to go home to the shop first to prepare and ask permission on Abhi's father who was enjoying the holiday.

Since this afternoon, the weather in the city of Bogor was covered with cloud cloud. Misting drizzle down, enough to make the dry soil wet.

Alula came to the cafe in a taxi, just got off, a man accidentally hit her from behind.

"Eh Sorry," the man said to Alula who slightly staggered forward.

"Yes, it's okay." Alula answered with her head down. "Yanu, huh,?" Alula frowned as she raised her head.

"You ... Alula ?" yanuar asked with sparkling eyes, looking at the beautiful appearance of Alula that night.

"Yes, I'm Alula." The corner of Alula's lips turned.

"Well, what dream did I meet you here ? how are you ?" asked Yanuar.

"I'm good, where are you going ?"

"Inside, you ?"

"Sama, come together."

Alula and Yanuar entered the cafe, the atmosphere of the cafe was quite crowded that night. After enough pleasantries, Alula said goodbye to Yanuar to go up on stage. As usual, he will sing after the stage is finished.

Alula began to sing, with her sweet voice she performed the heart treatise of the god 19. Alula enjoyed the song she performed, greeting the visitors who were so crowded that night.

But he could not continue singing when his gaze caught someone staring at him sharply at one of the visitor's tables. The man who for the last two years so much he missed.

"What I'm going to let go first well, there's a sudden need" he whispered to the man carrying the Acoustic guitar next to him.

After getting a nod Alula down from the stage, she walked towards Yanuar who looked astonished to see her suddenly descending from there.

"I'm sorry, I have to go" he told Yanuar, still astonished.

"La wait a minute." Yanuar followed Alula out of the cafe.

Just as Alula reached the front yard of the cafe, someone grabbed her hand, then pulled her quickly.

"Sir, wait." stop Mirza. When Alula was about to walk towards the highway. Alula who thought it was Yanuar immediately brushed it off.

The dim lighting and the rain that started pouring down on them outside the cafe made Yanuar not recognize Mirza. Yanuar pulls rough Mirza to stay away from Alula.

"Who are you ?" yanuar asked sarcastically, irritating Mirza and directly pushing Yanuar's body violently

"Abang." cried Alula as Yanuar lashed a punch at Mirza. The two are fighting against each other with power. The jealous Mirza saw Alula with Yanuar endlessly lashing out her punch.

BUGGS

Mirza who was not ready to take a hit, immediately staggered, her head hit the wall pole near her. Mirza grimaced, clutching her dizzy head.

"Enough Yanu, he's my brother." cried Alula at Yanuar who was just about to hit Mirza again.

Yanuar flinched, he forgot that Alula had always been escorted by Mirza.

"Sorry, I don't know." Yanuar lamented with a sigh. " Let me help !"

"Please call me a cab, I'll take you home."

Alula and Mirza are on their way back to Villa. The atmosphere of the Villa is quite quiet, there is no Kang Agus or other Villa administrators there. Probably asleep, because when Alula got there, the clock showed 23:00 p.m.

Assisted by a taxi driver, Alula takes Mirza to her room. He laid Mirza's body on the bed. The bruised wound on her face was quite obvious, as Mirza's face was so pale that Alula stared fixedly at Mirza.

After the departure of the taxi driver, Alula nervously tried to open Mirza's shirt that was dirty and drenched due to the rain.His hands were shaking, her heartbeat palpitating.

Alula gulps her saliva when she has managed to open Mirza's shirt, she moves to take a change of clothes so that Mirza does not feel cold. But he was stunned when Mirza suddenly pulled her hand quickly.

Alula who was shocked and unprepared, collapsed in Mirza's arms. Erat, Mirza hugged Alula, as if unwilling to let go of her embrace.

"Don't go, Rain." - Mirza - with her eyes closed.

Alula was stunned, when she heard Mirza calling her by the name of Rain.

Does he know everything ? inner Alula.

"Did you?" Alula panicked a little, because Mirza suddenly changed her position.

Slowly, Mirza opened her eyes, she stared fixedly at the woman who was now lying under her cage.Mirza's eyes emitted an aura of deep love.

"Don't go again, please. I can't live without you."

"Abang, I .." Alula's voice choked, she could not continue the sentence. Only the pounding of his heart that was beating violently represented his feelings.

A kiss Mirza let land on Alula's cheek.

"I love you, I love you." whispered Mirza right in Alula's ear, making her whole body crumble. Her tears shed along with the gentle touch Mirza gave her.

Alula opened her eyes as she felt a hand hold her so tightly. His whole body felt crumpled. Her tears were shed again, realizing the great mistake she had just made.

"Dad, I'm sorry Lula." Alula wiped the tears on her cheeks.

Why is he so stupid, just because he got carried away. A passionate longing, as well as a deep love had blinded his heart. It was destroyed by the defensive wall he had built over the past two years.

Slowly, Alula raised Mirza's hand to move away from her body. A flash of silver curled up in Mirza's sweet finger again made Alula shed tears.

"I'm a traitor." said Alula, then got out of bed. He put his clothes on the floor.

Alula walked out of the room in shaky steps. His entire body was in pain, but he had to quickly leave the villa before Mirza woke up. Time has shown at 03:00 in the morning when he came out of Villa.

The online taxi he ordered was waiting outside the gate.

"Suppose it's a return for all the good your family has given me." said Alula in tears. That instant also Alula felt, she had sold her pride.

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