When She Was 18

"Hey, you're totally amazing when you play your guitar," he says.

"Yeah, thanks to my neighbor who teach me that," she says.

"Okay, whoever he is, thank you," he says.

"So, are you still interested to kill yourself?" she asks.

"No. Thanks to you," he answers.

"Hey, how much money we could get today?" she asks.

"Mmmh, one, two, three, four, five, hey, hey! We get so much money today!" he shouts happily.

"Are your problem finished?" she asks.

"Not that easy," he answers.

"So, just forget about the problem, and let's drink something because I really thirsty right now," she says.

"Okay. How about if we drink that?" he asks, pointing at a board.

"Beer? Geez, is Edgar is very tiny like an ant until you can't see him?" she asks.

"No, just try it," he says, pull her hand to that little restaurant.

"Bir-nya dua, ya," he says, asking two glasses of beer to the waitress.

And two glasses of beer come right away to them.

"Drink this," he says.

"What's this?" she asks.

"Beer," he answers.

"Beer? I never drink beer like this before," she says.

"This is beer pletok. It's a traditional drink from Jayakarta, it is not like 'normal' beer, this beer contain 0% alcohol! The flavor made by the ingredients such as; spices, sugar and water. The word 'pletok' came from the sound that is generated while they shake the bir mixed with ice cubes inside the metal container... 'pletak'... 'pletok'," he says with a funny face.

"Hahahaha. Edgar, you want to try this?" she asks. Edgar walks slowly to her.

"Here, drink this," she says.

You can never imagine the taste of spicy drink made from gingers comes in to a two-year-old boy. That's totally makes him puking after drink that.

And he is crying...

"Oww, please don't cry. Stop crying and I'll give you some candies," she says.

Edgar is still crying...

"I'll give you some toys," she says.

Edgar is still crying. But she can't gives him some money because she is in financial crisis. They sold Elena's house. And now, Elena lives in a small house, but that house is really cozy.

She thinks really hard. How to... A-ha!

"Edgar, stop crying or I'll give you the beer to drink," she says.

And Edgar stops crying...

Yay! She found a new way to make Edgar does what she wants. Muahahahahaha! *evil grins*

"Elena," he calls, but Elena is still busy with Edgar.

"Elena," he calls her again, and she turns her head to him.

"Do you love butterfly?" he asks.

"What? Why did--," she wants to ask, but stopped.

"You need to know that I love butterfly. I love to be a butterfly, because butterfly can flies. If I could fly, I would take you to the sky. I would bring all the stars just for you... I would make the world smile for you. Just for you," he says, with a perfect smile on his face.

"What could I do to make you fly like the butterflies?" she asks.

"Stay beside me. Love me," he answers.