The Promise of a Lavender
Lavender Bottle

The sky is thick, the night always makes the world seem limitless, stars, stars, the moon and lights across the city collaborated and it made Fito feel more comfortable to spend time alone and enjoy a night full of stars.

Fito stared at the bottle containing the dried lavender flowers. He looked at the bottle with a sad look full of hope. Yes, all Fito's prayers and hopes are in the bottle, a love stored there.

Where's she? Lirih Fito whispered.

Fito stared back at the sky, as if he were asking the moon and the stars that faithfully accompanied him. However, as loud as he spoke the sky did not answer.

Angan Fito then returned to the past, the time where he was with the girl in his car all this time.

13 Years ago

The bell went home from school, one by one the students began to leave their respective classes, not least Fito and Dara, the two students also died at the same school.

"Ra, you want to go straight home, don't you?" ask Fito without hesitation.

"Actually, no, no. But, I don't have a destination, Fit."

"Follow me, yuk!"

"Where, Fit?"

"Then come, you'll like it."

Fito grasped Dara's hand and took her running to a place that Fito had long wanted to take Dara there. The two teenagers ran into the hot sun that afternoon. Arriving at a plantation Fito invited Dara to a greenhouse, Dara looked happy at that time, her beautiful eyes staring at the vast expanse of lavender flowers.

"Great, Fit," cried Dara excited.

"You likey?"

"That's great, thanks, yeah."

Dara enjoyed the scent of lavender, her eyes not one bit turned on the purple flowers. Yes, lavender is so beautiful as a girl named Dara Amira Fatiyah.

Fito accompanies Dara around the greenhouse, enjoying lavender and sipping on her scent. Fito, he loves Dara, his first love in high school.

*

The students enjoy the view of Prambanan Temple is no exception with Fito and Dara, the lovebirds are so enjoying Prambanan. Secretly sadness perched in the hearts of the two lovebirds. Yes they are sad because this tour is a farewell tour for the students, and after this the world of lectures awaits them. Fito was so restless, because in a matter of days he would leave his heart to Singapore, and the LDR was soon created. Actually Fito did not want to leave Dara alone, and until this moment Fito also still did not say the plan to Dara.

Fito did not want to make the dara sad and Fito also did not want to make dara doubt about their distance and separation later. But Fito realized that sooner or later he had to tell Dara all that.

The sky is no longer bright, orange color is now coming to decorate the horizon. The students leave Prambanan with a variety of stories and memories of each. 

"When we come back here again, yeah, Fit."

Fito only nodded with a smile, his lips wanting to say but as if locked tightly.

"Ra, are you going to college in Bandung?"

Finally this time Fito was determined to tell Dara his departure plan.

"So. We're going to Bandung together, right, Fit?"

"Ra, for example I'm not going to Bandung, you're not'papa, right?"

"You mean, Fit?"

"So, are we going to LDR?"

"I promise, I'll go home every semester break. You're gonna wait for me, aren't you, Ra?"

"Fit, you know I don't like LDR. LDR's a waste of time, Fit."

Fito tries hard to convince Dara that he will remain faithful. Slowly Fito spoke to the girl he loved, and finally Dara was devastated to release Fito, LDR was getting closer to them. Fito promised Dara that he would bring the girl back to the lavender greenhouse.

*

The day Fito's departure was getting closer, the two lovebirds were like reluctant to separate. That afternoon the sky was cloudy, Fito and Dara had just moved from the lavender greenhouse. Soon a drop of water washed over them and then it rained down hard.

Fito clasped Dara's hand and carried the girl through the increasingly heavy rain. Not far from there is a villa owned by the Fito family. Fito took Dara to that place.

"We're shitting here first, yeah, Ra. Sorry for making you rain. One day I won't make you rain like this."

"Gak'papa, Fit. It's our last day, and it's our memories before we got separated."

"We're not really apart, Ra."

Then silence is created. Fito was upset when Dara said goodbye. Yes, they will be separated, but their love is not separate. Only distance separates the two, and for the sake of a beautiful future, bitterness must be felt.

"I love you, Ra, I must have gone home and looked for you again." 

As if reluctant to part, Dara hugged Fito so tightly. Fito returned Dara's embrace, then the hug turned into a demand.

The rain bears witness, the lightning strikes, the sky rages as if watching the lovebirds create a sin, a sin that leaves a trail after it, a sin that leaves a mark after it.

Dara cried afterwards, not knowing what she was making now. I don't have regrets, I'm afraid, and I'm not happy. He could only cry and regret his foolish actions.

"Don't be afraid, Ra, I'll take responsibility. I won't leave you" said Fito, calming.

"But I...."

"There's no word but, Dara. It's all happened, and I'm not gonna let it go. I am you, and you are me."

Dara was a little calmer, for some reason she was very calm, maybe she enjoyed everything, the enjoyment of the world for a moment and the sin she had created.

*

Dara releases Fito at the airport, and before the man actually steps away, Fito delivers a small bottle containing a lavender flower decoration. Fito's blue bottle and Dara's purple bottle, their love for lavender flowers.

"Keep this bottle well, yeah, Ra. This is the symbol of our love. If I'm successful, I'll make you a big lavender greenhouse."

"I don't need that, Fit. I just need your loyalty."

"Have my promise, Ra. Just you, and for you I'm back."

Farewell can no longer be avoided, now comes the time Fito stepped away to achieve his dream. Singapore and Jakarta, how much time so bear to face.

Dara stared at Fito's back until the man disappeared and was not seen again. His tears were now dripping without being able to stop. Dara, her heart was so afraid of losing, but she strengthened her heart that Fito would come back just for her.

And now it's time to achieve each other's dreams with LDR and the love that becomes the spirit of both.

T.B.C