- Flower Boy -

FLOWER BOY - CH.2

CH.2

"somebody please, help me... Is someone here? Can someone help my brother please? HEEEY!!!"

- WIRUDAN – I woke up with my own scream, It was a nightmare... again. I was sweating so much and feeling breathless. I get my phone to see the time and it's still 11:27pm. Should I call Wirudan? No, that's too much, it was only a nightmare. He must be drunk somewhere so it's useless to talk to him now.

I get up and walk to the bathroom and see tears in my face... I never cried sleeping before, maybe because I had a fight with Dan earlier made me regret in my dream and I cried, I don't know. I wash my face, drink some water and then come back to my bed again, leaving a message to my brother.

Wildan: Hey Dan, are you okay? I had a nightmare again, and the only thing that I remember about it's that you were hurt. Please answer ASAP. Sorry for make you mad today, It wasn't my intention. Take care of yourself, see you later.

I put my phone under my pillow and sleep again.

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- HUH? Wildan? What are you doing here? You should be taking some rest at home... ah wait... you... - Noah touch my shoulders and talk to me like I am one of his friends.

- I'm not Wildan, I'm Wirudan, take your hands off me, damn. – The biggest problem having a twin, is the fact that even your close friend can't see the differences between you and your brother.

- OH? Wirudan? Is that you? I'm sorry I thought it was Wildan. How your brother is feeling now? He was feeling bad today at work.

- I don't know about my brother, he must be sleeping now, as you should too, you don't work for him? What are you doing here in the bar? – I roll my eyes and leave Noah talking to himself. I hate see people who knows Wildan, cause they treat me like him. But I'm not him.

I took my phone from my pocket and see the notification... it's Wildan, it's kinda late to him send me a message... should I ignore or...:

Lil bro: Hey Dan, are you okay? I had a nightmare again, and the only thing that I remember about it's that you were hurt. Please answer ASAP. Sorry for make you mad today, It wasn't my intention. Take care of yourself, see you later.

Wirudan: I'm good.

I lock my phone after answer his message, take out a cigarette of my pocket and start smoking while I'm waiting my bus, I should come back home early today... only today.
I know that I'm not a good brother to Wildan, but I hate remember what I lived in our hometown, I kinda blame my mom for what happened to me. I hate be like that and always fight my only brother with something that happened so many years ago.

My bus is here, I put my headphones and sit down in the bus seat. Watching the city being in chaos make me feel a little comfortable knowing that the chaos is not only in my head, but everyone has your own problems.
After 45 minutes inside the bus I'm at home, everything is pretty quiet here. I don't want wake Wildan, so I just enter my room, change my clothes and get ready to sleep. Slowly I start to feel my brain being empty and then I fall sleep.

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I open my eyes with the sound of my phone alarm, I slept well even that I had a nightmare yesterday. I take my phone and turn off the alarm clock. Then I see that Dan answered my message, and that made me feel relieved.

Wildan: Hey Dan, are you okay? I had a nightmare again, and the only thing that I remember about it's that you were hurt. Please answer ASAP. Sorry for make you mad today, It wasn't my intention. Take care of yourself, see you later.

Big bro: I'm good.

I get up and prepare a breakfast for me and Dan, even that he will only eat after I get out to work. I cleaned my stuff, took a shower and now with so much energy I left my home to go work.

- Good morning guys!!! – I enter my flower shop and see my two friends cleaning the sand who felt on the floor, like always happens.

- Look at him, huh? You look so good today. Finally, you are looking energetic and in peace. – Jenny with her big smile complains me.

- Yoo boss, you look renovated now, wow. – Noah also complains me with his smile. – Boss I saw you yesterday, I mean, your twin brother... He was cold-hearted as always and get mad at me cause I thought that it was you. – That got me surprised, because Jakarta is so extensive and it's almost impossible to see someone that you know when it's a day where everyone is outside being chaotic.

- You saw Wirudan? What he was doing? Where? – I asked.

- Just drinking a beer and smoking alone, watching the people around the bar... I thought it was you, but in the moment that I touched him and saw the evil eyes I regretted at same time. Then I notice the black clothes and so much accessories and knew for sure that wasn't you. He scolded me for touching him then left me alone after I asked about you. – Noah kinda embarrassed told me everything.

- Oh, I'm sorry for that, he doesn't like being mistaken by me, it's a thing who triggers him since we were child. Don't mind him. – I started doing my stuff, starting watering the flowers, then I cutted the thorns of the roses, I swept the floor again and served several customers along the entire day.

- Wildan, I have a personal question for you, may I ask? – Jenny asked me.

- Of course, what you wanna know, even that I feel you guys knows everything about me. – I answered her.

- Why you decided to open a flower shop? Like, it's strange for a guy with his 23 years old open something like that, when Jakarta has so many renowned work around the city.

- Uuh... to be honest, it's a family thing... My mom loved all type of flowers and we had so many around our house. Me and my brother used to play around the sunflowers, running and playing hide and seek. So, me and my brother promised to ourselves that one day we should open a flower shop together. – For some reason the memories of me and Wirudan running around the yard came to my mind like lightning flashes and I could hear a loud noise... then suddenly I fainted.