Part 3 – Akito’s
Dilemma
Writer’s Note :
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Akito smiled and felt relieved.
Mayu looked in the good mood and still have her silly there. Usually it's a
sign that she was fine. And although as usual Mayu was the type to be read as a
person who likes to keep secrets and the burden alone, which who knows what
secrets and burden that were, but if we could see her to laugh so happy like
that, it should not problem.
It's just ...
But may be, actually, who have a big problem here
is not Mayu but herself. Precisely in terms of hiding 'something' behind her
friend.
Right!
In fact, if only she could be honest, she was
actually hiding a big secret behind Mayu. That if Mayu know, whatever the
reactions in the future. Akito does not even bear thinking about that. She
could only hope that Mayu did not realize this.
Glek!
Akito secretly swallowed, horrified.
Hhh ... This all because of her!
Scolding to the person who she is told about in
the distance.
If only she hadn’t come ...
I'll never ...
Polonia Airport ...
One hour before the scheduled meeting between
Mayu with Akito ...
"Ah ~ so this is Medan, huh? Not bad ~"
said a passenger who had just come down from the plane.
She then took out her cell phone and instantly
turned it back on. When flight, for safety's sake, all the phones are required
to be turned off. But since it was already land, she was no longer reluctant to
immediately turn it on.
"Fu fu fu ... well ... Look who's here
now." She made a full of meaning's smile when she finally found her friend
who are expected to immediately pick her up when she arrived. This is her first
time came to this town, she had arrived, and did not have any family
acquaintances here. There was only an acquaintance whom she knew through the
virtual world (social networking). Which turned out to the someone that are ...
"Yeah ... its me ..." said the friend
with a flat tone. It was wonder what she had in mind, it's just that it was
difficult for her to be cheerful like this cheerful person in front of her.
"Hey, Akito ~ You really look alike in your
picture, ya." The person said again, still did not leave a cheerful smile.
The journey may be long, but when she saw her friend and remember what fun
would it be possible she met later, exhausted and tired all vanished instantly.
Flight taken by the next flight somewhere.
"Yeah ... you too." The friend,
who turns out to be Akito, just smile while help her to carry her bag.
"Thanks."
"Well ..."
"Oh, ya ... You have a promise to meet Mayu
today, right?"
Akito nod a little and then immediately put a
face to frown, "And you more than know who's the one will make me come
late, huh!"
But this person do not even pretend to listen and
just pulled Akito arm and said, "Lets hurry, Akito! Don’t you let her wait
too long."she take her out soon.
Akito was just resigned to just follow her. But
she still wondered, what would Mayu thought about it later,if she knew that
this child, without her knowledge, come to here and even intend to see her
later for surprise.
Would Mayu be surprised?
Of course!
Would Mayu be happy?
She would...
Or even disappointed?
Maybe ...
Because both of them hide this from Mayu quietly.
Even in a recent conversation in their chat rooms, they did not mention or even
gave any clues about this to Mayu. If ... this kid ...who they knew from the
net... will come to visit this town like this and ...
"Hey, Karin."
"Um?"
"Are you sure about this?"
"Hm? About what?"
"Well ... about not telling to Mayu that you
come here and ..."
Akito looked feel so guilty and worried. If she
is in a position Mayu now, she would be disappointed to know that her friends
were hiding something like this behind her. Perhaps, she must be even angry!
Although she never even saw Mayu angry, but precisely because she was never
seen angry, it's unimaginable how it goes later.
If we told about physical strength, as a former
karateka, she certainly would not be loss to the person who looks obviously so
lazy to exercice like her. But if we told about mental strength ...
Glek!
Akito could not control the feelings of
nervousness. And even, somehow, though she knew clearly that Karin is a human,
like herself, but in her eyes and even in the imagine of her mind, and even
since she saw her in the first time face to face like this.. somehow... Karin
actually looks like ...
"Akito, hurry!"
Akito swallowed hard again. She was getting uncomfort...
... Oh, God ... She's not a shinigami, right?
***
At 2 pm. Right on schedule meetings between Mayu
with Akito in café.
"To, To, Akito! So, so which one is her
there? "Karin said excitedly, glancing at the café visitors who can she
look visible through the glass walls from outside. The walls of its café was
partly made of glass. So that even people from outside would see some of the
contents that were inside.
"There." Akito pointed at one of the
visitors there.
"Which one?"
"The one who wear a blue jacket and blue
jeans. Who look lonely and shut in even just by looking from a far. "
"Oh, she?" Karin finally finds the
figure in question, "The one who is reading a book alone there, huh?"
"Yeah, that one."
"She's look gloomy..."
"Yeah, no wonder. I'm late after all. "
"That's right ..."
"Hhh ... and this .. Because of who, huh?
"
"Hey, hey ... don't blame other for your own
faulth, ok. That's so bad~ "
"Huh, looks who's talking!"
Karin pretended not to hear, "... but ... I
still can't see her face cleary ..."she felt disappointment.
"Hey, Mayu... over here... look over here...
I want to see your face... let me see... please... over here ..." she
called in a whisper, to more like a person reading a spell. She was be friend
with Mayu since a long time in net, but she had never seen how Mayu's face
exactly. Though Mayu knew her face. Because it was her who has sent some of her
own pictures to Mayu, even without being asked. But though she had never
received the same reply. Whether because of less confident or anything. But
certainly, even in her own account Mayu, Mayu had never even put her original
picture there. As with the Akito. Akito easily be persuaded to be asked for her
original face images without the hassle. Akito sometimes even using her
original picture as well as the profile picture on her account. So even without
being asked, Karin was able to know how the real face of Akito becomes.
"Hhh ... how can she hear you, Karin! Lets
go inside and meet her now! "Akito pulled Karin's hand away.
But Karin has not shifted one step from her
position, she saw Mayu suddenly raised her eyes and turned to the waiter at her
side who had just arrived with the order. And because the waiter was standing
back to their positions, then Karin would also see Mayu's face more clearly.
Deg!
Karin snapped surprised. N, no ... way ...
She almost doubted her eyes. And really hope that
she only got hallusination. But the reality is not in line with expectations oftenly.
S, Sh, she ....!
"Hm? What's up? "Akito surprised
because Karin suddenly stopped in a place with wide eyes.
"..."
Because of too shocked, Karin then lose the words
and almost forgotten that there is Akito with her now.
"Oi, Karin!"
Deg!
Karin was realized, "A, e, w, what
the?"
"I'm the one who should ask it, you
know!"
"Ee .. ? Mmm ... oh, yeah, s, so, sorry ...
"
"No need to say sorry to me ... Now the
problem is ... we need to meet her as soon as possible or her aura will be more
gloomy than now. So, hurry up! "Said Akito warned.
Karin so uncomfortable. Quick as a flash she was
trying to make sense, "Mmm ... Aaa ... Akito! ... I... I guess.. I can't
meet her now. "
"Eh, why? But you're the one who force
me to take you here too, right? You also always say that you want to meet her
for real and, and... even because of you too, I came late like this but why now
you ... "
Karin tried to look for the right reasons,
"Can’t you see her aura?"
"Hu-uh?"
"She's truly in the dark mood right now! It
must be because you came late. Oh, no... I'm sorry... I'm too afraid Aki ... I
can't ... I can't handle her together with you since I'm coming here without
telling her first. Now, I remember that Mayu hate surprise. So, if... if I
appear now... she ... she will ... Glup! "Karin swallowed as with fear.
She must be 'kill' us!
Both of them suddenly felt the chill in their
body.
Mayu was never angry to them. But precisely, it
is because she was never angry that so difficult for them to not worry about
what would happen later if she really gets angry. They can not imagine
perfectly, but precisely because of that too, it would be terrible, right?
If the problem is simply due to the delay ...
It was used.
Akito did it oftenly.
But now the problem is ...
Karin comes without telling her. And they even
arrive late together.
Even Mayu is a patient person though ... but she
must be also ...
"... Sorry, Akito ... don’t worry ... I'll
pray for your save from here. So... Good luck, ya... "
"... Dare you..."
"Its okay ... before we come here... I was
checking the number to call an ambulance here so if something happen..."
"... Dare..." Akito almost want to cry.
So it means I have to face her alone? What kind of friend you are, Karin
...??
"So, good luck. May Allah help you... "
***
After Akito went to Mayu alone, Karin also took a
seat in the other café which near to the café where Mayu and Akito are now. She
took a safe position out of sight but still easy for her to still be watching
them from a distance. At a minimum, even if she is willing for eyes to eyes
with Akito, she still could.
Hhh ...
Karin sighed heavily.
Oh, God ... You must be kidding, right?
She felt so confuse every time she stare a glance
at those in the café next door.
She even hopes that this is merely a mere
hallucination. Even a dream will be not bad too for her. And once awakened, she
was still on her comfortable bed, in her beloved room, and even now, do not
know why, but she even missed her lovely country. Not here, in this place. And
finally met with a figure from her past. Who ever gave a very deep wound in her
heart, which was also gave a scar in the palm of her left hand which she can
not erase. Even to forget anything, she can’t.
*** to be
continue***
