Intersection of Sense
Gathering

"Va, I yuk later tonight" asked Wulan when they were in the campus cafeteria. It's been the 7th month since Diva decided to move out of her hometown.

"Where are you going?" diva said not so enthusiastic.

"There was a poetry night at Cafe Kembar, and I was one of the performers. Yes actually there are many other temen, just Va, I really want to invite you. Let's have you here too, don't let me"

"What am I really, Lan?" Ask Diva wonder.

"Yes you kuper. If not in the campus, in the boarding house, campus, boarding house, that's-that's all. You also have no intention of trying to open your heart"

Wulan's words have a point. During the decision to move, Diva only spent time teaching and stayed at the boarding house. Diva was too reluctant to go out and enjoy the night as Wulan said.

"Until when the hell Va, you shut yourself down. You should also open yourself up, find a replacement for Haris. There are many young lecturers out there who ngincer you. You shut yourself up"

Diva just silently listened to Wulan's advice. True, as long as Diva began teaching at Bima Campus, not a few male lecturers who tried to approach Diva. Diva had heard from Wulan, they held a race who managed to take the heart of Diva. At that time the Diva just felt strange, how could they do that, silly.

"Kor dong, Va they are. How do they try not to fall in love. Diva Arimbi, outstanding lecturer at FKIP. Beautiful, tall, kept pinter, must be a lot of cool. They don't care about your status as a widow"

That was Wulan's argument when Diva asked why the lecturer of Bima Campus had done something ridiculous to get it. And now, once again Wulan is still trying to persuade Diva to come with him.

"Later I'll know you as well as me. They must connect if talking to you, especially if you want to follow the poetry" said Wulan.

"Males ah, Lan. I don't want to" reject Diva.

"Jeez Diva, you're the one I'm having fun with instead of trying to kill people. It's so hard to get out of the cage!" Pekik Wulan's.

Diva immediately shut Wulan's mouth so as not to speak in a high tone again, "Apaan the hell Lan. Shame to hear our students"

"Wild, as long as you follow me, I don't care"

Diva let out a long sigh,"Yes, I'm coming. But, you picked me up yeah"

"Ready boss"

Diva only resigned when Wulan introduced her around to Wulan's friends. Not wanting to talk much Diva just smiled when Wulan told her hysterical about Diva to her friends. Confused to have to respond to how, the Diva knows she just wants to be quiet and hopes this event is soon completed so that the Diva can go to sleep immediately.

without the Diva realizing there was someone watching her with a deep gaze.

•••

As Wulan enters the twin cafes, Zul begins to notice the person Wulan is carrying. Not only about the beautiful and enchanting girl, but about the eyes of the girl who harbored a deep heartache.

Zul notices Wulan introducing his friend to those who are already present. Until Wulan arrived at Zul.

"Eh, Bang Zul. He said in Medan, kok already nyampe here aja" said Wulan.

"Yes, it turns out the work is completed faster than expected. Rezeky could join tonight" replied Zul, who continued to pay attention to Wulan's friend even though the girl did not notice him.

Zul then stood up and extended his hand to the Diva, "Zul" Zul said with a smiling sumringah.

"Diva"

There was a strange feeling that enveloped at that very instant when he saw the Diva's smile. Zul felt that Diva's smile was not an actual smile, even though the smile seemed sweet, for some reason in Zul's eyes the smile was actually holding a wound.

There was a crazy idea in Zul's mind when he looked at Diva, Zul wanted to make Diva smile without burden. Zul wants to see the true smile and laughter of the Diva, and Zul wants to make the Diva happy to create laughter.

"Sit down here, Lan. Coincidentally this bench is empty" Zul bargained on Wulan and Diva who look like looking for a seat.

"Yes too. Va, you sit here first huh. I want to help the other kids do the show. Not what?"

"It's okay. Take as much time as possible" replied the Diva softly.

Now there's only Diva and Zul both on that table. The diva does not speak at all and only looks blankly at erratic directions. While Zul, still continues to look at Diva who is almost unaware of it has been viewed for a long time.

"There's a cold you've created here, deck"

Diva turned her head and looked towards Zul after hearing Zul's words. Zul who tries his luck playing words on Diva waits for Diva's response.

"Because I forgot how to recreate that warmth again. And, I don't intend to re-learn to create warm"

Zul looked at the Diva inside, looking for the meaning of the word he spoke through the brown bead of the Diva's eyes. Diva then turned her eyes when she realized Zul was looking at her.

"Don't look too long, the view can be attached to the memory, and eventually get into the mind" Diva said without seeing Zul.

Zul just smiled at her, and frontally said, "There is a special place in the head, for all the questions about the silent figure as if petrified. And, maybe not currently asking that question, how about another day?"

Zul's offer was only briefly reciprocated by the Diva, "Not yet intent"

"Waw, so I'm being rejected?" seductive Zul with a nosy smile, and Zul can see the impression of Diva's dislike towards him which actually makes Zul more challenged to approach the Diva.

"Of course, who wants to travel with a married man" replied the Diva firmly.

Zul raised his eyebrows in surprise realizing the words of Diva who knew about her status.

"Know where?"

Diva turned her head and smiled cynically at Zul, "Know from the wind, that there is a kind of crocodile in front of me trying to get close"

Zul laughed loudly at the words of Diva until they saw Zul who was chuckling. Zul did not expect the Diva would call him a crocodile even though they had not sat together for an hour.

Who would have thought Zul's decision to come actually made him meet with Diva. A woman who can make her heart shake. Of course he had met when he was with Sekar, the woman who is now his wife for the last 10 years.