Abnormal Metamorphosis
Chapter 4: The Dark Story of Grey's Past
Long the two teenagers were silent in silence on the park bench, letting the leaves – leaves fall one – one around them because of the wind, let the leaves fall, let a butterfly – butterflies alight between them and then fly again. Rosaline toyed with her half-living bottle of cold drink with an erratic feeling. In the heart of the girl asked – what happened to the Grey family so that mama Grey chose that shortcut to end her life. Rosaline was reminded of the beautiful, gentle and kindly figure of Mama Grey, a mother who loved Grey more than anything. Ah must be Grey was devastated by the tragic passing of his mother, when Grey was 10 years old, an age that still desperately needs the attention of a mother, inner Rosaline pity.
“You must have asked – ask why my mama committed suicide right?” said Grey arrived – arrived, making Rosaline gasp.
“Ah no....Uh anu, I mean...Well frankly very surprising, Grey.” said Rosaline stuttered. “What happened Grey?”
Grey seemed to take a long sigh as if so tormented had to repeat the tragic story of his mother who always haunted his life so far, a story he wanted to erase from his memory but was unable to. The young man finished his drink and then threw the bottle into the nearby trash can, but because Grey's throw was full of emotion, the bottle was clanging strongly on the bottom of the empty trash can made of zinc, making Rosaline slightly jumped by surprise.
“Eh sorry, if you don't want to answer, it's okay Grey...Must be heavy for you?” rosaline says hunt – buru.
“Oh no, no...It’s Ok, it's okay...I do want to tell you this, I think it must be a relief to let go of what is always turning around - turn around inside here.” Grey said as he pointed at his head. “Because of your new, since the departure of mama many – years ago, who wants to ask what happened..”.
“Ooh...” that's all that comes out of Rosaline's mouth.
“For so long no one has asked me why my mom died so suddenly, all my family seemed to always close – cover up my mom's departure, and lie that my mom died of a heart attack, what a bullshit!” Grey begins his story, but the young man seems emotional recalling the past – unpleasant past. “While it is clear – obviously I saw with my own eyes! Mama swallowed those – pills! That's plenty! Mom that time...”
Grey covered his face with both hands unable to continue – said. Grey's eyes seemed to be drawn again the tragic story, when he saw his mother fall drooping on the floor with a frothy mouth and convulsive body – convulsions, as he cried – so as to hug his mother's body. His world seemed to be destroyed and dark at that time. All day Grey shut himself up in his room, after his mother's funeral, crying, without anyone coming to comfort or persuade him. The only – Grey heard, his papa's voice behind his bedroom door, which said, ‘let it go, the boy is too spoiled and whiny, later also out himself from the room.’ It was only after two days that Grey did not leave the room that his nanny's aunt and papa driver broke into the room and found Grey lying with his body shivering with fever.
“Grey...” Rosaline rubbed – wipe Grey's shoulder, meant to calm her best friend it.”Your father must have been very shocked at that time?”
“Papa?!” Grey arrives – stands up making Rosaline to think if it's wrong she asked papa Grey? Rosaline saw Grey looking so upset with the word – said papa. The young man walked back and forth – mandir before starting to talk again to Rosaline.
“Papa will never be in shock, because papa is the cause of mama suicide! Since he brought the bule woman, mama so often cry and sick – sick!” Grey looked furious. “Especially the bule woman brought a toddler who said was a papa child....Mama is of course very shocked to hear it, because it means that papa has been lying to him.....I also just found out later it turns out that during our time in America, whenever papa has to go back and forth to Indonesia because of his business affairs, papa is always accompanied by the damn bule woman!–
Rosaline could only shake her head at Grey's story. It turns out that during these nine years, there were many dark stories that Grey went through. Rosaline did not expect. It used to seem like the Grey family was good – is fine. Mama Grey looks happy – happy just like her. But I don't know, he and Grey were too small to understand adult issues.
“A month after the departure of mama, papa even invited the bule woman and her damn child to stay home with us!” grey continued, the young man remembered how much he had rampaged against the woman, accusing her of being the cause of his mother's death. At that time his papa just told him to go to the room, and promised to buy him a new model bike if Grey wanted to be nice with Alicia – the name of the bule woman - because Alicia would be his new mama. Grey, who was only 10 years old, was helpless against his father's desire to marry the Caucasian woman.
“Now when you move back to Indonesia, that bule woman is coming.?” Rosaline asked with heart – hearts.
“Yes he's definitely coming, so I'm lazy to go home with him, I mending live in one of papa's apartments!” sahut Grey without looking at Rosaline.
“Ooh...” Rosaline just muttered in response, but somehow the girl felt Grey wasn't being too honest for this answer.
“Later when – when I take you to see my apartment..” Grey continued again, this time he turned to look at Rosaline. “I bring a lot of photos – photos and items - our memories used to be in that apartment. During my time in America, the photos and the memorabilia were my encouragement, I always dreamed that someday I would meet you again and be as happy as ever... It turns out that now it has come true, I meet you again here.”.
Rosaline was so pity to hear the word – said Grey, it was clear that the young man was very lonely since his mother left him. The girl can understand how much hurt Grey must have to witness firsthand the tragic death of her beloved mother. How exactly Grey needs the attention of someone who can help him out of the dream – nightmare of his mother's death. It didn't feel like Rosaline was holding Grey's hand, trying to comfort her best friend.
“Yes we've met again now. You don't have to worry anymore, Grey.” Rosaline said sympathetically.
Grey smiled, though that smile looked sad.
“Thank you, little butterfly, already willing to listen to my unpleasant story.” said Grey quietly.
“What's wrong, Grey, that's what a friend is for.” says Rosaline. “When, you need someone to tell you a story, call me, ok?”
“Thanks a lot..” Grey's hand stretched out about to caress Rosaline's hair, when it did not feel the rain began to drip one – one wetting, when the, making the two teenagers caught their breath and forced to rise up leaving the park bench, leaving behind the story – stories of Grey's dark past, both of them ran towards the parking lot of Grey's motorbike. Because Rosaline's house was close to the park, Grey drove her best friend's girl home.
“Grey not shelter first?” persuade Rosaline in front of the fence of her house, when Grey detaches himself from his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle. “ Brother Reyna and my mother would like to meet you too, Grey.”
Grey shakes.
“Turn me to your house again, ok?” said Grey in the rain that began to melt.
“But Gray....Rain...”
“It’s Ok, but I think I have to go now.”.
Rosaline could only look at Grey who smiled at her and then darted with his motorbike through the rain that afternoon without looking back again . Cute girl – cute it wonder why Grey seems to suddenly rush – rush about to leave. Rosaline never knew – or at least did not know - if the dark story of Grey's past not only reached the marriage of her father with Alicia the Caucasian woman.
That day almost most of the students at SMU Harapan Bangsa did not seem to want to go home from school, even though the bell came home half an hour ago. Rosaline was no wonder. On the basketball court, there was a student basketball practice that was their school basketball team. There will be a friendly match with another SMU next week. If it is called – schoolgirls are at home waiting for school because the members of his basketball team, handsome – handsome like Danni, and students – other tall students, that's the wrong answer! Because the correct answer is, today the basketball team got a new member, replacing Irvan, an injured team member, and the new member was Grey! The sudden dangdut..Eh means suddenly become a new star at the school since he first entered the school, because everyone knows Grey son of conglomerate Darmawan Adinegoro! Ck..Ck..Ck...
Rosaline couldn't help but watch Grey play basketball. Although Sheila and Tika mocked it out – exhausted, but Rosaline pura – pura did not hear. Sheila and Tika do not know the story of Grey who has made Rosaline fall in sympathy.
“Wah, it turns out Grey is great too yeah playing basketball!” tika sumringah. While Sheila who watched the basketball exercise while eating ice mambo selling mother canteen, not aware that the ice has been dripping – netes because Sheila more stunned to see the tall body of Grey who is white, wet sweaty running – run in the middle of the basketball mendribble court, basketball, rather than enjoying the ice mambo.
“Hey, dudul, es mambomu!” reprimanding Rosaline while giggling nudging Sheila resuscitated the girl. Sheila gasped to see her already molten ice dripping on her uniform.
“Kok there are creatures as cool as Grey huh? Already handsome, rich...Eeh turns basketball champion again!” Sheila kept commenting half dreaming.
“Lebay ah!” rosaline on Sheila.
Yes it is too much to say Grey is good at basketball, according to Rosaline is much better at Danni than Grey. The world is indeed sometimes too much, the rich are always deified, when in fact ordinary, precisely the quality is underestimated because he comes from an ordinary family. Huh, not fair! Rutuk Rosaline in the heart. Yeah, Rosaline doesn't blame Grey for being born into a rich family anyway, the girl understands, not necessarily Grey himself likes to bear the conglomerate's child status.
But frankly Rosaline sees Grey getting too excited about playing basketball today, even too much. Look, how many times has he reprimanded their Coach, Mr. Iwan, their gym teacher, for several times Grey committed fouls for playing solo career, he said, as if forgetting that basketball is a team game not an individual. Danni's last rampage because Grey hit him because he was too excited to do a shoot jump, fortunately Mr. Iwan immediately broke them.
“Can play anyway?!” danni yelled at Grey.
“Hey, what's up, bro? I just play..”
“Don't prett your bule!”
"What?!"
Pak Iwan hunted – to attract Grey to stay away from Danni and herded Grey out of the field, although accompanied by screeches – screeches disappointed – schoolgirls watching. Rosaline moved from the crowd and approached Grey, who was downing his drink on the sidelines.
“I play too much huh?” grey asked as soon as Rosaline came closer.
“Yah's...Maybe just too excited.” said Rosaline with a smile.
“Obviously I am excited starting today.” Grey said, his tone sounded cheerful, as if he had just been expelled for the offense he did on the field.
“Indeed why the hell?” ask Rosaline to know.
“Because I've met you..” Grey is so glowing to say it.
“Ah could have, you..” Rosaline blushed shyly hearing the word – says Grey.
“Eh, after this you are busy?”
“Why?”
“We ate Pizza yuk? You used to love pizza, am I right?”
Rosaline was stunned to hear the invitation.
“Iya My favorite pizza, but Grey... “
“Why?”
“I'm sorry, Grey, but...Anu's...It's bang Danni invited me to eat meatballs...In exchange for the time I refused the Danni bang treaty after Snow White yesterday...L'm...I don't feel good about rejecting it anymore, Grey.”
“Ooh..”.
“What's wrong Grey? Maybe next time we can eat Pizza together.”.
“Oh, okay...I know...” Grey said briefly, but Rosaline obviously – clearly saw the change in the look of the young man's face. Grey's disappointed, Rosaline knows. The girl went awry, on the one hand, she was pitying her best friend Grey, on the one hand, she felt bad almost twice she had rejected Danni bang had she followed Grey's invitation now. Bang Danni was always kind to her all this time not until Rosaline's heart let her brother Sheila down. Oh my God, how should I? Inner Rosaline was confused.
