BARATA & BARETA

Short Story

#Part 4

By: Heri Cahyono

A week later, Andien's condition began to recover due to the intensive care given by the doctor at the hospital. Randy seemed more attentive after the incident and faithfully accompanied his lover. I also only occasionally visited him, because I had to clean up the debris on the streets after the flood yesterday. The community is very enthusiastic about helping the cleaning officers to reorganize the areas affected by the floods.

Two months after the incident, Randy and Andien got married. They look very happy because they can be together after being separated by the flood. It seems that the flood has tied the rope of love to the two of them. I am also happy to see that my best friend can find a loyal companion even when death almost separates.

A year later I finished college and got a cum laude for my achievements so far. I am grateful that every incident will have a good impact on people who want to try and have faith in God's Power. I decided to take my vacation in Germany because that's the country I wanted to visit after graduating from college. I hope to find my soulmate there, who can be a foreigner or a crossbreed woman.

A month I toured the beautiful cities in Germany, I took the time to sit in a park to see a couple who were busy dating. That morning the air was very cold, I was wearing double clothes with a thick jacket, and a knit hat that covered my head. I accidentally saw a beautiful woman was sitting leaning against a park bench, across from me while reading a novel. Looks very graceful and charming, it looks like he is half-blood. Judging from the novel that was read with the title in Indonesian.

With courage, I walked over to him, while I brought the soft drink that had been in my sling bag. "Hello, good morning. May I sit here? " In English, I greet him, because I haven't studied German yet. “Of Course. Here you are. ". He replied in a soft voice as he looked at my smiling face. Apparently, he welcomed me with pleasure. It turned out that my guess was correct, he still has Indonesian blood. His father is originally German and his mother is Indonesian. After chatting with him for a long time, he uses Indonesian with a Western accent. From that conversation, he talked a lot about his life journey, until finally settling in Germany following his father.

Cinta, the woman's nickname. She is a student at a university in Germany. She is also a model and singer who is popular in Germany. But he is more modest in appearance, unlike the typical artist who is full of sensations. That was the beginning of our introduction and I asked for his contact number so I could reach him. With pleasure, he gave his contact because we have a lot in common and fit well with each other. Moreover, she is also still single and she takes great care of herself and is careful in dealing with men.

The next day I called him by phone and planned to take him out for dinner if I had time. After speaking at length he finally accepted. Even though he's busy with a lot, he didn't refuse my invitation. Cinta expresses that she feels comfortable when I'm with her.

In his spare time at work, he doesn't have any friends to tell stories with. My presence really makes him happier and can make him more open.