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The weekly meeting was still ongoing. Rajata could already listen to the conversations about a topic that was not his responsibility. It was past six o'clock in the afternoon but the two busy people on the opposite side still asked the whole team to discuss. It's boring, but Rajata prefered to be here. It's been a month, but the solitude still reminded him of Merina.The vibrations of the cell phone in the trouser pocket caught Rajata's attention. He checked the incoming messages. A number he didn't recognize. Rajata hurriedly opened the message."Hi, how are you?"Rajata's forehead frowned. Even though it's not listed in the contact list, remindeed to have read the number.Rajata opened the call list and went through them one by one, again a little hopeful that Merina's number was there. Rajata's thumb movement came to a halt as he read one of the numbers, exactly the same as he one that had just texted him. Rajata reads the date he made the call, then r

Rajata drove towards Sidoarjo with his head full of Kalyana. That girl with shoulder-length black hair decided to attend again, yet she was still mysterious to him. A trip to Bali on weekdays seems interesting, but there is a lot of work waiting for him at the office, what’s more, he hasn’t applied for leave. Rajata began to doubt his impulsive decision to accept Kalyana’s spontaneous invitation. *** Kalyana drove back to the apartment. Her emotions subsided a little after meeting Rajata and making plans for a trip to Bali.The phone in the front passenger seat rang. While still driving, Kalyana reached for the phone and then received a call. “Hello?” she said cheerfully.“Na, I’m sorry,” said the caller.“Ah, shit!” Kalyana said loudly to the caller as well as to herself who forgot to turn off the phone, “Never mind! I’m busy, you can just talk to her!”“Na, she’s just a friend, Na! I swear!

Their plane landed at Ngurah Rai airport one hour and fifteen minutes after leaving Juanda.“Let’s go!” Kalyana exclaimed leading their steps out of the airport building.“What should we take to the hotel? Taxi?” asked Rajata.“I’ve rented a car for our needs,” said Kalyana.Before long, they arrived at the location of the rental vehicle delivery. Kalyana signed the handover letter. “Do you know where Yeh Pulu is?” she asked Rajata.“I think I do, I’ve saved the coordinates in the GPS application.”“You drive, then,” said Kalyana with a big smile as she handed him the car keys, “check in at the hotel later when we get home from Yeh Pulu.”“Okay!” Rajata said, accepting the car keys, then walked into the driver’s side. ***Arriving at Yeh Pulu, Rajata parked the car, then they walked to the residential areas around the temple.“Come on in!” asked Kalyana while walking through the village gate.Kalyana appro

Rajata immediately became agitated, trying to find a way to prevent Kalyana from making a careless decision.As if he could read Rajata’s mind, Mr. Made turned to Rajata and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, Rajata, I have no bad intentions for Kalyana. I only have the responsibility to provide an explanation for Kalyana. We also don’t need to move rooms, you know, it’s enough in the living room here.”“Oh, okay, sir,” replied Rajata with a hesitant smile, embarrassed.Kalyana also looked at Rajata with an expression that seemed to try to calm her friend.“What do you want to explain to me, sir?” Kalyana asked. Her view sticks to Mr. Made.“Have you ever heard the name uhm… telepathy?” Mr. Made asked back.Rajata let out a deep breath, his forehead creased. Maybe Mr. Made is not an obscene shaman, but a crazy shaman.“Yes sir. Once,” answered Kal

Twilight has passed, but Kalyana is still busy doing work at the office. She doesn’t want to go home. The loneliness made her think of Armand or her experience in Bali two days ago.The phone vibrated on the table. Without looking at the phone, Kalyana accepted the call. “Hello,” she said briefly.“Na, where are you?” replied the caller.“Still in the office!” said Kalyana, “I’m busy!”“I’ll pick you up there.”“No, you don’t! You take care of your own business!”“Na, please….”“Please what?” Kalyana replied curtly.“Let me explain everything—”The phone in Kalyana’s ear tinkled, the sign of a short message.“I’ll close the connection, there was an incoming message on my phone,” said Kalyana.“From who?”“I do not know!” Kalyana said, “I haven’t opened the contents yet!”Kalyana disconnected before Armand could answer, then opened the message that came earlier. •*** Ra