“Damn!”
Karin exclaimed as she realized
she had pressed the wrong button on her mobile phone. She deleted the last text
messages before she had the chance to read it. She only knew that it was from
Reva.
Karin wiped her eyes and face
using her palms. She kept looking at her mobile phone, hoping that somehow the
message was still there. Reva is not the type of person who likes to chat or
text on regular basis. He would only use his mobile phone when there is a real
need for it.
“How could I be so stupid?
Should I call him? Should I text him? What should I say? I deleted your text
before reading it?? How stupid would that sound?!”
Karin could feel her chest
still heaving from her earlier sob and she didn’t want to speak to Reva in that
condition. She just sat on the edge of her bed, thinking hard about her
conversations with Reva, to find some clues on what the text was possibly
about.
When her head finally felt
heavy, she lied down and gave in to her mind that was telling her to close her
eyes and drift off to the dreamland.
“Morning, Karin.. Can I talk to
you about the Year End Performance? I can’t seem to get the right idea for the
stage decoration.”
Karin looked at Galih with
creased forehead, “Wasn’t Aira going to do the decoration?”
Galih chuckled, “Some parts of
her idea don’t match the actual setting. She’s hoping she can make adjustment
as they are decorating. I’m afraid that won’t be good enough. There will always
be adjustments even when we have done perfect preparation. I want to start with
the best preparation we can do.”
Karin nodded. She understood
what Galih meant. Aira is a very relaxed person. Aira completed many tasks by luck
or chance, more often than by hard work or determination. Galih is very polite
and subtle, but he believes in making the best effort in achieving one’s goals.
Karin straightened her head
when she noticed someone else is standing very close behind her. She didn’t
need to look or hear his voice to know the person was. In her heart she knew
straight away, it was Reva.
Today was the first day of
school, after the semester break. Karin didn’t see either Galih or Reva during
the holiday. She went on a trip with her parents to Bunaken, and she had a
great time fish watching there.
She had faced Galih with no
problem. She knew it wouldn’t be long until she could get over him. However,
facing Reva would be a completely different story. She ended up not discussing
the deleted text message with him at all. At this very moment, Reva is standing
right behind her, just like he always does. Reva never interrupted Karin’s
conversation with anyone. If he has any thoughts for her, he always talked to
her when he could find the right time to do so. That is one of the qualities Karin
always respects from Reva.
“You know I won’t be able to
handle decoration by myself, and taking over from Aira will not solve the
problem at all. I will see what she has and try to discuss it with her and her
team, OK? However, you need to be prepared to accept some things that are not
to your highest expectation. We are working with a lot of other people. We are
dealing with multiple quality standards.”
Galih nodded, “I understand. I
know I can count on you, Karin. Thank you.”
Then, Galih turned to Reva,
“Hey, Reva! We’re still playing soccer this afternoon?”
Reva nodded, “Yep. I’ll catch
up with you at the field.”
Galih nodded and waved as he
was walking away, “OK. See you.”
After Galih left, Reva took a
step to Karin’s side and greeted her, “Good to see you.”
Karin smiled and nodded, “Nice
to see you too.”
Then, the school bell rang.
Reva moved his head to the direction of their classroom and started walking. Karin
followed, walking next to him.
Arriving in class, Karin looked
at the seat she usually sat in, next to Maya. Maya moved out of town, following
her parents. Karin doesn’t want to sit alone. She is not a solitary person. She
always wants to be around people, surrounded by people.
Reva looked at Karin, who was
standing still in front of the rows of desks. Reva knows Karin well. He could
guess what was going through her mind, “The seat next to mine is empty.”
Karin grinned, “Of course, that
seat is always empty, Reva. It is the seat next to yours!”
Reva exhaled and shook his
head. Then he looked at Karin, “I meant, if you want to sit there. You’re not
going to pick a fist fight with me, are you?”
Karin looked back at Reva, “Me?
Fist fight with you? Yeah, right! Not even when that’s the last thing to do in
my life. Why would I ever pick a fist fight with you?”
Reva motioned his hand to
direct Karin to the seat he was referring to. Karin was reluctant at first,
but, one glance at her old seat, she was sure she didn’t want to sit alone this
semester. Reva is a quiet person anyway, so she won’t be disturbed by
unimportant chats in class.
Reva dropped his backpack on
his desk, while talking quickly to Karin, “You can always move back to your old
seat whenever you want.”
Karin shrugged, “I guess. I
prefer not sitting alone, though.”
Reva grinned and took his books
out of his backpack without saying anything further.
Then, they both sat down, as
the Science Teacher walked into the classroom.
One semester had passed, and
things were going well, as usual. Karin is very busy with Year End Performance,
while, Reva could usually be caught reading a book or doing his homework under
a tree. Occasionally, Reva would come up to Karin, if she looked like she could
use some breathing space from her activities.
Karin was facing the stage with
her arms on her hips. Aira’s team was putting up the decoration and Karin was
working as their ‘eyes’ from some distance, making sure everything looked as
they expected.
When the team had finished the
main decoration, Aira gave Karin a thumb up, suggesting a break. Karin gave her
a nod, agreeing. Then, Karin heard Reva’s voice from behind her, “About time.”
Karin was a little surprised,
not expecting or realizing Reva’s presence behind her, “Hey! Don’t tell me that
you told Aira to take a break!”
Reva looked at Karin with a
puzzled look in his face.
Karin waved her hand to Reva,
“Never mind. Are you taking a break from your books?”
Reva shook his head, “I’m done
for the day. I was going to ask you if you want to go home. I’ll get you home.”
Karin chuckled, “I can’t leave
yet. You shouldn’t wait, Reva. I don’t know how long this will take. Oh, I
really need a drink.. and some snack..”
Karin quickly walked towards
the school canteen. Reva walked by her side. In the school canteen Reva took a
seat next to Karin.
Reva took a sip of his orange
juice and looked at Karin, “I thought you were going to look for the clothes
for the Year End Performance crew?”
Karin looked back at Reva with
a blank look on her face. Then she swung her palm to her forehead. She
completely forgot that she still had to do that too! She had to go to the
market to find outfit for the crew for the performance day.
Karin’s palm never landed on
her forehead because Reva caught her wrist just in time. When Reva let go, Karin
closed her eyes while thinking hard, trying to decide what to do. That was when
Galih and Jessie walked passed them.
Galih noticed Karin’s
expression for the distance, “Karin, what’s wrong? The stage looks great!”
Karin looked up and took a
breath, “Galih, hi!”
Then she saw Jessie with Galih,
she quickly threw a smile, “Hi, Jessie.”
Jessie smiled back a little
unsure. This whole semester, Jessie has miraculously managed to avoid passing Karin
by. Despite the numerous times Galih tried to convince her that she had nothing
to do with him breaking up with Karin, Jessie was still nervous about meeting
and talking to Karin.
Galih tried to get Karin to
talk again, “Karin.. Is something wrong?”
Karin shook her head, “I can’t
believe I can be so stupid! I completely forgot that I have to go to the market
today, to look for the crew outfit! I can’t leave it until tomorrow, because
most t-shirt shops are busy with orders from other schools around the same
time. I need to make the decision today, but, the stage is not complete yet,
and Aira’s team is working hard, I can’t just leave them half way!”
Galih looked at Karin, “Is that
it? The crew outfit?”
Karin quickly nodded with a
dead-serious look on her face, “Must be done today!”
Galih looked at Karin
open-mouthed, feeling quite helpless, “Who can do it while you are here?
Karin exhaled, trying to calm
herself, then, she looked up and turned to Jessie, “Jess, surely you can help
us here.”
Jessie nervously looked at Karin,
“Me? I’m not in the committee.”
Karin grinned, “You’re not, but
Galih is. I’m asking him to look for the outfit and you’re coming with him,
keeping him for mistakenly choosing soccer uniform as year-end performance crew
outfit.”
Jessie smiled at Karin. She
felt a little strange talking to Karin, but her nervousness suddenly
disappeared. Karin is really easy to talk to. She doesn’t send out any sign of
resentment or hate. The way Karin talked to Jessie was as normal as two friends
talking.
Jessie poked Galih, “I think I
can help. I’ve handled outfits and uniforms before. We’ll just call Karin from
the market if we need her input.”
Karin exclaimed in relief,
“Thanks! Go now! I know for sure that, at least, five other schools are hunting
outfits today too. You don’t want to miss out on the best ones!”
As soon as Galih and Jessie
left, Karin looked at Reva, who was already looking at her.
Karin smiled, “The outfit is
done, and I’m stuck here!”
Reva grinned, “You could’ve
chosen the market and left them here!”
Karin dropped her head on her
folded arms on the table. Reva could hear her murmuring, “The stage is already
half-way and Galih doesn’t go well with Aira.”
Reva let Karin quiet for a
moment, then, he pushed Karin’s ice tea closer to her arms, “Your ice tea is
becoming hot tea.”
Karin sat up and looked at
Reva, “Thanks. I really need that ice tea.”
Reva went silent for a moment
then started talking, “Karin, I’ve been meaning to ask you something, out of
curiosity, but kind of important to me.”
Karin nodded absent-mindedly.
Her mind was cooling down as the ice tea went down her throat.
Reva looked at Karin intently,
“You never said anything about my text last holiday. It’s not like you not to
talk about things in depth. Today, seeing you talking to Jessie, I sort of
understand that you got over Galih, but how are you really doing?”
The text message last holiday!
Reva still remembered it after one semester! It must be very important to him
and she didn’t even know what it was about, because she accidentally deleted
it! How could she tell him now?
Karin choked on her ice tea.
Reva tapped Karin softly on her
back to calm her, “Karin, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. I didn’t
think my text was scary or anything, but if it had offended you in any way, I
apologize.”
Karin looked at Reva with both
eyes wide opened, “No, it’s not.”
Reva was now confused. Karin’s
reaction was unexpected and very confusing. Reva looked straight into Karin’s
eyes for a few seconds, until he had a guess of what might have happened.
“Karin, what was the last text
you received from me last semester?”
“The one when you reminded me
to swap the history books we bought.”
“After that? The night I got
you home from the library?”
The look on Karin’s face
changed. She tried to hide it, but she could never lie to Reva, “I..”
Reva tilted his head, “Karin,
did you receive a text from me that night?”
Karin closed her eyes, “Yes, I
did.”
Reva took a deep breath, “Did
you read it?”
Karin exhaled, “Well, I..”
Reva lowered his face to Karin’s
eye level, “Did you actually read my text that night?”
Karin looked down and softly
shook her head.
Reva sighed, “Why didn’t you
just tell me?”
Karin looked at Reva with
pleading look on her face, “Reva, I was embarrassed to admit that I
accidentally deleted it before I could read it. I felt so stupid! I didn’t know
how to tell you that, and I thought you had forgotten about it.”
Reva looked up to the roof with
both eyes closed then shook his head, before looking at Karin again, “Oh,
Karin.. That kind of mistake happens every day. Millions of people have done
it.”
Karin sheepishly looked at
Reva, as he pressed ‘Send’ button on his mobile phone.
Reva spoke while looking at his
mobile phone screen, “That message is very important to me, so I keep it. I
just re-sent it to you. If you accidentally delete it again, I will send it
again.”
Karin was really surprised to
hear this. How important that message could be, to make Reva this determined
about her reading it?
Karin jumped a little when her
mobile phone beeped. Reva’s text just arrived.
Karin carefully opened it, and
started reading it. Then, tears started running down her cheeks.
Reva looked at Karin, waiting
for her to look at him.
Finally Karin looked up and
turned to Reva, “Reva, do you mean this?”
Reva nodded, “Yes, Karin. I
mean it.”
Karin looked down to her mobile
phone screen again, “But, how can we be sure? We’re still very young.”
Reva smiled, “Time will tell..
But you have to follow your heart! Always!”
Karin still looked unsure,
“What if, in the end, it turns out that we’re not meant to be?”
Reva’s answer is as confident
as ever, “Time will tell..”
Karin looked at Reva.
Reva’s eyes were strong and
confident. With his right hand, he held Karin’s left upper arm firm without
hurting her, “Follow your heart, Karin! If in the end it leads you to me, you
will find me with you.. Always..”
Karin smiled and sighed, “My
heart is still numb and I still can’t think at the moment. I don’t know how
long it will take until things cool down and my heart heals.”
Reva looked straight into Karin’s
eyes, “Take as much time as you like and claim as much space as you need. I
will be right here, as always.”
Karin let out a heavy sigh, “It
doesn’t seem fair to you, Reva. I don’t like the thought of me hanging you like
this..”
Reva quickly lifted his
forefinger to stop Karin’s sentence, “Stop! This is all about you, Karin! Just
YOU!” Reva ended his sentence with his finger pointed at Karin’s chin.
Karin closed her eyes, and let
out a little sigh of relief, “I understand. Thank you, Reva. I guess, I really
need time and space.”
Reva gave his hold of Karin’s
arm a little shake, then let go, “Now, you should finish the stage. When you’re
done, I’ll get you home.”
Karin gave a little wave as she
headed towards Aira’s team. The stage was nearly done. The rest of the work
will come in gradually during the week.
Karin didn’t talk much for the
rest of the day. She understood perfectly what Reva was saying. She was sure
that Reva meant everything he said. It was her that she didn’t trust. She
didn’t even know what she wanted. Karin knew that she never wanted to lose
Reva, but can she really be with him? Reva and his solitude.. while she always
wanted people around her..
Time always flew. Humans can
never catch up. Not even the light-speed Karin Febiany, most definitely not
calm-solitary Reva KemReva.
They are both now in college,
still best friends, without any signs of a future together.
Reva let out a heavy sigh. Karin
had just confessed to him that she had fallen for Igo, one of the most
available bachelors in campus.
At the beginning of their
campus life, Karin wasn’t really paying attention to Igo, as she was still
healing herself from breaking up with Galih. During that time, Reva’s quiet
company was perfect for her. For some time, Karin was staying away from
non-academic campus activities.
After a while though, Karin started
to miss being with friends and being busy with student activities and campus
programs. Reva was encouraging her to try out clubs that might match her
interests. She finally found the ones she felt belong, the music performance
committee. This committee is responsible to compile all music clubs in campus,
and plan their performances for all campus events.
Ringgo Diaz Permana, or better
known as Igo, is the chairperson of the committee. He is a smart and good
looking, and doing pretty well academically. He had had his eyes on Karin since
the first time he saw her, although Karin didn’t notice it at first. Slowly, as
Igo made his moves, Karin was finally caught off guard. She appreciated Igo’s
cheerfulness and they became close.
Reva was jealous, as Karin was
telling him about her and Igo. However, Reva knew that Karin couldn’t be forced
to move on when she is not completely ready yet. On the other hand, Reva would
never know, how long Karin and Igo would go on for..
“Reva, are you angry?”
Reva shook his head, “I told
you to follow your heart, and you are doing it.”
Karin sighed, “What now?”
Reva looked at Karin, “Let time
tell.. I’m happy when you are happy, Karin.”
Karin knew that it was only
partly true. Reva must be a little hurt at the moment, but he would always wish
the best for her.
Karin smiled, “Thank you, Reva.”
Reva nodded and waved, “I have
a class now. I’ll see you later, OK.”
Karin nodded, “OK. See you
later, Reva.”
“Reva!”
Reva turned around and looked
at Galih who was walking towards him, “I thought you were not coming.”
Galih sighed, “Fia called, she
caught a cold. So, I told Jessie, we’d go to the bookshop after practice.”
Reva, Galih dan a few other
friends are instructors in a local Karate club. They have a tight schedule, and
when one of them cannot come, the others have to take the responsibility of
filling in.
Reva exhaled in relief, “Good.
It’s never easy doing two groups at once. You want the high belt or low belt?”
Galih smiled, “You are better
with the beginners.”
Reva grinned, “You worry too
much about them being scared, while they still need firm instructions.”
Galih sighed again. Reva is
right. Galih is always worried that if he is being firm, the members will
leave. Reva always knows that it is not the case. The new members really need
precise instructions on how to do the basics.
Galih glanced at Reva.
Reva noticed, “What?”
“You’re letting Karin go just
like that?”
Reva chuckled, “No. I’m just
not doing it your way.”
Galih closed his eyes, “What if
she doesn’t come back?”
Reva smiled, “She’s a smart
person, mate! She only goes forward, she doesn’t come back.”
Galih looked at Reva with a
creased forehead.
Reva took a deep breath, “Look,
throughout high school, she always thought that she could be with people and in
clubs because of you. Now, in college, she just realized that she could do
everything without you breaking the ice for her. She just found out that she
has it in her! Now, she just realized that she is attractive to other guys too.
She needs to go through this.”
Galih knew that Reva was right.
He felt bad, realizing that he had misled Karin for a long time.
“I.. I never thought about it
that way.. I wish things could be different.”
Galih is a very charismatic
young man. He never needed any force to make people believe and follow him.
Reva, on the other hand, takes
a while for people to know, trust and respect. Only people who have known him
long enough would understand that Reva is a sincere and honest guy. Reva is not
the talkative type of person and when he talks, he doesn’t make too much effort
on being subtle. Lack of social interaction has built Reva into a perfect
observer and the person he observed the most throughout his young life was Karin.
Reva looked at Galih with a
determined look on his eyes, “I will not let Karin feel that she has to be with
me because that is the only choice she has. I need to know that she is with me
because she believes that I am the right one for her. If it doesn’t happen,
then it is just not meant to be and I would rather face that, than looking at
Karin who does not know how beautiful and appreciated she is by a lot of guys
out there, for the rest of my life. I cannot do that to her or to me.”
Galih looked at Reva in
disbelief. He never thought that his quiet-and-solitary best friend could ever
express his thought and feeling as clear as he just did. Galih understood now
that Reva loved Karin more than he did. Reva always wanted the best for Karin,
even if he had to get hurt in the process.
Reva looked back at Galih, who
didn’t know what to say. Reva landed a friendly punch on Galih’s shoulder,
“Relax, mate! This is my fight, my choice, my life! It’s none of your concern.
Now, go and instruct your team. They’ve started warming up without you!”
Galih shook his head and
grinned, “Guess you’re right. Good luck, Reva! I better start the practice,
before they start fighting each other without me!”
Reva sighed. He was worried,
but he didn’t want to involve anyone in his situation. He couldn’t say how, but
something in his heart kept telling him to be patient and confident. Reva
always listened to his heart and he was not about to stop now.
Six months has passed since Karin
broke the news to Reva that she was seeing Igo. Everyone in campus knew that
Reva was Karin’s best friend and they’ve been friends since they were baKarins.
Noone was daring enough to provoke personal questions about them, as being
stared by Reva was as scary as facing a man holding a pointed knife!
Tonight is the final of Campus
Band Competition. While Karin and Igo are busy organizing the event, Reva, as
usual, is present on the scene, without any apparent contact with anyone. He
had brought some books with him and ‘claimed’ a bench under a thick tree. He
could see the stage clearly from there, and the loudness of the music was
perfect for his reading mood.
Every now and then, other
students came to say ‘hi’ and sit with Reva. They would talk for a bit before
headed somewhere else again, for food or other people. Reva didn’t mind people
coming and going. He welcome people and solitude just the same. People thought
that he hated being in the crowd, but they were mistaken. He can enjoy the
crowd, musical events, just not by bouncing around like most people.
The Campus Band Competition
went on until late that evening. After a while, Reva started noticing something
strange. More than a couple of times, he saw Karin walking past, looking over
her shoulder, then walk away again.
Every time Karin walked past,
Reva would also see Igo walking past too. There would be several minutes
interval between Karin and Igo. Igo would be looking around, as if searching
for someone. When he couldn’t catch the sight of the person(s) he was looking
for, he would walk away again.
After seeing this scene
repeated for the fifth time, Reva started feel concerned. He was on alert, something
might have gone wrong. Why are Karin and Igo walking around, every so often? If
they are in trouble, why haven’t Karin come to him to ask for help? Reva is
really puzzled, because apart from seeing Karin and Igo walking around in
circle, he hasn’t caught any glimpse of anyone sneaking, acting inappropriately
or suspiciously.
Reva was drowned in his own
thoughts, until he realized that it was late. He looked at his watch and it was
already 9.30.
Reva tried to remember the last
time Karin and Igo walked past him, it must’ve been around half an hour ago.
Reva collected his books, put them in his backpack and then walked towards the
parking area, to see if Karin’s car is still there.
Approaching the parking area,
Reva caught a sight of Karin, opening her car door, and driving off campus. Not
far behind her, Igo was walking fast while calling out to her, “Karin.. Karin..
Wait! What’s wrong? Karin..??”
Reva was covered by a
medium-sized tree, so that Igo couldn’t see him there. Judging from the look on
Igo’s face, Reva decided that asking Igo about what happening wouldn’t be the
best idea. Reva slowly walked towards his motorbike and rode off. He had a good
guess of where Karin went to.
Reva slowed down near the park,
where the little fountain was. He could see Karin’s car parked not far from the
entrance gate. He parked his motorbike near Karin’s car, and he started walking
towards the fountain. Soon, he could see Karin, sitting on the little steps
under the fountain.
Karin had her face down, on arms
which were folded on her knees. Reva wasn’t sure whether she was crying. Quietly,
he sat next to her.
“Karin..”
Karin was a little startled.
She pulled her head up with a worried look on her face, but then, she realized
that it was Reva and not Igo, sitting next to her. She looked at him and gave a
sigh of relief.
“Reva.. You found me..”
Reva looked at Karin with a
concern expression, “I saw you driving off, and Igo was trying to catch up.
What’s wrong?”
Karin looked at Reva with
shaking eyes, “You found me here.. It’s always you who find me..”
Reva smiled, trying to lighten
the situation, “If you want someone else to find you, you should tell them how.
Otherwise, it will always be me.”
Tears started falling down Karin’s
face, “It is always you.. You always find me..”
Reva’s smiled disappeared. Now
he is really worried. He moved closer to Karin and held her shoulder firm,
“Karin, I’m worried now. What’s wrong? What’s happening? Please tell me.”
Karin dropped her head on
Reva’s shoulder and started crying. Reva patted her head, trying to calm her
down.
“Shhh, it’s alright. Did Igo do
anything to hurt you?”
Karin shook her head.
“Karin, I can’t help you much
unless I know the problem.”
Karin nodded. Slowly, she
stopped crying and took a deep breath. Then, she pulled her head from Reva’s
shoulder.
Karin wiped her face with her
palms, then she looked at Reva, “I might’ve hurt Igo’s feelings.”
“Why? What did you do?”
“I ran off when Igo was moving
closer to me. I thought he was going to kiss me..”
Reva looked at Karin with both
eyes wide opened, “What? Are you serious?”
Karin nodded.
“Why would you do that?”
Karin looked back at Reva, “I
don’t know. I just didn’t want him to. I.. I didn’t want to kiss him.”
Still looking at Karin, Reva
took a deep breath.
Karin’s eyes started to shake
again, “What’s wrong with me, Reva?”
Reva chuckled, “Nothing is
wrong with you.”
“I ran away when my my
boyfriend tried to kiss me, and you’re saying that nothing is wrong with me?
Are you being serious, Reva?” Karin was talking while standing up from sitting
down.
Reva stood up with her, “Yes, I
am serious, Karin!”
Karin looked up to the sky,
then to the ground where her feet were, then she looked at Reva with a sharp
look in her eyes.
Reva pulled a nerve and asked
her a personal question, “What about when you were with Galih?”
Karin shook her head and looked
away, “Galih never even held my hand..”
Reva was surprised with Karin’s
answer. Moreover, he was more surprised with Karin’s calmness answering it.
Reva looked at Karin calm, “Karin..”
Karin looked at Reva, waiting
for him to continue.
Reva moved a little closer to Karin,
“There is nothing wrong with you. It’s just.. your heart was waiting for the
one you love, and you didn’t realize it.”
Karin held her breath, “Reva..”
Reva continued, “Ask your
heart, who do you really love, and you should listen to its honest answer.”
Karin’s eyes calmed down, as she
let out a heavy sigh.
Seeing Karin has calmed down, Reva
gathered his strength to ask his next question, “What is it that scares you the
most about me, Karin?”
Karin took a deep breath, not
completely looking forward to answering Reva’s question, but this time, Reva
would not give in. He took another step closer to Karin. He was worried Karin
would run away, but something in his heart kept telling him that Karin would
calm down and tell him the truth instead.
Reva’s heart turned out right. Karin
didn’t look worry with him being so close to her. She actually seemed calm and
content.
“Karin.. Would you please tell
me..”
Karin slowly looked up at Reva
and started talking, “Reva.. I always feel that it is always enough for you to
be only with me, but I always need to be with other people, besides being with
you.. Then, I would be leaving you alone from time to time.. I’m afraid that
one day you will feel that I’m not being fair to you..”
Reva exhaled and smiled, “Hmm..
I love being alone, as much as you love being with your friends.. And we love
being with each other, don’t we?”
Karin nodded.
Reva added, “Karin, I don’t
hate being with people.. I don’t hang around music events just because you are
there.. Well, I DO want to be with you, around you, but.. I hang around music
events because I like being there.. I enjoy the crowds too, especially when the
music is good. You, and your team, always do a great job.”
Karin looked at Reva both
surprised and relieved, “I.. I’m sorry, Reva.. I have misunderstood you for so
long..”
Reva shook his shoulders, “My
fault, really.. I never told you.. I never thought that it was your real
reason.. I thought you just wanted someone ‘nicer’..”
Karin was a little embarrassed,
but she wanted to be honest, “Nicer? Who can be nicer, Reva? You always make
sure that I am safe and comfortable.. You are always ready to help me, even
when I had a boyfriend.. I don’t want to disappoint you.. I don’t want to let
you down..”
Now, Reva is embarrassed,
“Karin.. You should know by now that you can never disappoint me..”
Karin gave a weak smile.
Reva looked serious again, “Is
there anything else I need to clear up?”
Karin looked back at Reva,
“What now?”
“Are you sure now that your
heart has led you to me?”
“Yes, I am sure now.”
“If you are sure, then I will
never let you go.. ever..”
Karin sighed sheepishly,
“Never?”
Reva nodded confidently,
“Never!”
Karin closed her eyes for a
second. She was feeling so calm and content. A heavy rock was just lifted off
her chest. She has now found her true feelings.. her true love.. the one person
who has always been with her all her life..
Reva grinned, “Karin.. I’ve
been standing very close to you for quite a long time, and you didn’t run
away.. Is it because you miss me, or is it because you are too scared to run
away?”
Karin quickly protested Reva’s
question, “Reva..!!!”
Reva laughed outloud, then
looked serious again, “We shouldn’t be out here alone this late, Karin.. You
can talk with me about anything, anytime you want.. You can call me later if
you want, but now, I have to get you home.”
Karin nodded and started walking
to her car. She started her car and drove off. Reva rode his motorbike next to
her car.
-22 October 2012-