A Tale of Alani

Mabars

***

Alani put herself in bed. He stared at the light coming through the window of his room. The tears were shed for no reason. There was no sound other than a sound coming from his nose. Alani closed her eyes. Those tears were salty on her lips. It wasn't the tears that made her cry, it was her life. He wanted to come back, but he was determined to change his identity. It was hard to get back to the original position.

Relieved. Alani wiped her tears with her right palm. Crying is the right choice right now.

Alina's? Alani's been a lot of trouble for Alina. Maybe from now on, he should try to be independent. Let him go through this ramp alone. This is the burden of his life, no one can feel it including Alina.

"Lani!!" someone called him from the outside. Alani knows it's Alina.

Soon Alani tilted her body. Closing his eyes tight. Pretending to be asleep to make Alina unsuspecting.

"Lani!" call Alina again. She walked so slowly that she wouldn't wake Alani up.

A small tray on which was a plate of rice and a glass of water, Alina prepared for Alani's afternoon meal.

"It's a kango sampean meal. If you're awake, dimaem yo?" alina said while looking at Alani. Then he just left.

I saw Alina was gone. Alani immediately changed her position. He sat down while leaning. Staring at the food that Alina served with no interest at all.

Alani got out of her bed and looked at herself in the mirror. He held her cheek which was still cubby. Still looks like a woman even though the face is without her make up in the slightest.

After intending to become a tomboy, Alani never makeup herself even though it is limited to powder or lipstick. Alani really wants to change himself so that no one else is recognized.

Ting!!

Alan, how are you doing now?

A WhatsApp message from Jessi has been received by Alani. But this time Alani didn't want to repay him. He just wanted to be alone for a while without anyone bothering him.

Ting!!!

Don't forget to eat. I don't want you to get sick

Alani ignored the message. He chose to re-establish himself. And soon, he fell asleep.

***

Like yesterday. Jessi meets Alani and asks about a message that Alani did not reply to.

"Why the hell, is my chat always taken?" ask Jessi with a dirty face.

"Gue's busy Jes. I also don't have HP for 24 hours. The proof is now only, where I bring HP to school," reply Alani honestly. Yes, even though his work is a lie. But if the other fact is honesty.

"Hmm, it's so ancient that you. 2022 still do not hold HP," said Jessi. But his tone was like an annoyance.

"Yes old-fashioned not old-fashioned. What's the point of HP?" asked Alani innocently. So far, he has not found the privilege of an object called HP other than doing schoolwork or communicating with his friends.

Really less work for Alani.

"Lu never played a game?" Jessi asked back.

Don't play games. It seems Alani pondered a lot after yesterday's incident. So there is no time to play games or watch reels and the like.

Alani just replied with a sledgehammer.

"Never watch drakor?" ask Jessi.

"No!" reply Alani relax.

"Drachin?"

"Gue doesn't know," Alani replied with great emphasis.

Waste time.

"Hmm, mabar (playing with) yuk?" invite Jessi who willfully embrace Alani's arm.

Alani glared and instantly let go of Jessi's hand.

"Why?" ask Jessi disappointed.

"It's not good to see people" Alani recalled.

"Emang why? Is something wrong?" ask Jessi again. He doesn't like rejection, even if it's just holding hands.

Aarrh!

It feels like Alani's head is about to break off thinking of something beyond reason like this.

"Alan!! Wanted Bu Widia," said Lina who just appeared.

Ah, Lina was indeed created as Alani's current helper.

Ms. Widia is an economics teacher. Maybe because Alani wasn't doing her schoolwork yesterday. So today he got a call.

"Jes, just now. I went to the teacher's room first" said Alani.

"Keep our mabar?" jessi asked a little scream.

"Some time," Alani replied no less yelling.

"You want mabar?" alina asked full of questions.

"Yes, want to come?" tawar Jessi on Alina.

"What game?" ask Alina again. The soul of his curiosity increased 10-fold.

"What a thing, ML maybe," Jessi replied lightly.

"That's a toy guy. Can you?" ask Alina to make sure.

"Could, why? You know me?"

Alina fell silent. He was just playing that game. Candy soda crush, open tik tok. Yeah, that's all. He does not know the mobile legends game or the like. So, he just knows. But never jump in directly.

"No, I don't mind you. I can't play games like that" Alina said.

"God. You guys are living at an age when? Yeah, playing with yuk?" haggle Jessi again.

"No. I went to class first," said Lina while leaving Jessi.

"What the fuck is Lina. Play ninggalin. Alan as well. Hm. Btw, when can I be alone with Alan?" jessi muttered while staring at the school floor that suddenly turned black.

***

"Do you really want to download the game Jessi means?" alina asked Alani.

Both are sitting on the terrace of the house. Counting for brain nerefresh. Saturated also every time in the room only or not in the house only.

"I don't have a passion for gaming yet" Alani replies while daydreaming.

"Related?" Alina ensure.

"Yes," replied Alani flatly.

"Thank God that's it. Better not to play games. Waste of time," said Alina full of support.

"Hmm." Alani. His eyes stared blankly into the air. He's like a man who doesn't live. He needs someone like Alina as his support. But right now, Alina just disappeared. His mind is not bad. I don't know what Alani was thinking. But it seems Alina understands.

"Eh uh, Lani!" yelled Alina and it managed to surprise Alani.

"What the hell is Lin?" alani protested as she moved from her seat.

"It's a dream?"

"Eh, where are you going?" alina asked.

"To the room maybe," jawan Alani cold.

"Don't! Mending playing with me yuk?" take Alina again. He behaves like that, so that Alani's sadness decreases.

"Main what?" ask Alani. It seemed like she was interested in Lina's invitation just now.

"We play sudoku yuk? Write the kayak number first. Inget? SD time we play it," said Lina excitedly.

Apparently Alani wasn't that happy to say no. Anyun nodded. "Look, I want the toy," he said, which made Alina relieved. Alina laughed happily. It was as if Alani was not thinking that no longer about her life.

Seriate...