Agreement With My Two Friends
Episode 13's
A curious face was seen as he opened the book that Edo had just bought, waiting
dishes that take a lot of time, for him will not be felt if reading
a book. A book with a gray cover was opened.
Apeirrogon is a novel by the famous author Colum McCann, a book that is broadly a true story of the extraordinary friendship between a Palestinian, Bassam and an Israeli man, Rami. Both were the fathers of girls killed in the conflict - Abir died from rubber bullets, and Smadar from suicide bombings.
The two fathers worked together for decades, giving
lessons around the world, using "the power of their grief as a weapon".
Edo is so focused on what
she read, not realizing a girl was standing before her, the girl was carrying a glass of juice and a plate of french fries.
“This is juice as snack,
everything Rp. @*#%?” said the servant girl.
“Wait a minute” replied Edo with his right hand reached into the wallet in his pocket.
“Good thanks ka” said the servant girl while taking the money Edo gave her.
Edo continued what he had done before, the crowd in the place did not completely melt his concentration, until at last he heard something that made him
stopped reading, the voice of a girl who was only 2 tables away from where she was sitting, the voice was very clearly heard in her ears.
“They went to Linggar High School, until now they are still in koma” said a girl with accessories full of her arms.
“Three years of coma, until now unconscious!?” ask a girl with glasses.
“I've heard of someone who was in a coma until a dozen years” connect other girls.
“I still hope for a miracle for them, they are my best friends” said the girl named Mira with accessories that filled her right arm.
Edo was stunned, some questions kept coming to his mind, “SMA Linggar?”, “who are they talking about?”,
“koma three years, wasn't three years ago incident it?”, the question is getting more and more
making him think hard, without Edo realizing a woman was standing before him.
“Hei Edo, what are you doing here?” asked the red-haired woman who immediately scattered her thoughts.
“Tante?” edo said as if shocked to see Aunt Stefani standing in front of him.
“Lho, aunt what are you doing here?” ask Edo who still does not believe in the presence of Aunt Stefani.
“...hmmmm.. even back asking, aunt between om see exhibition” replied aunt Stefani by grabbing a seat in front of her.
Aunt Stefani was so blocking the view in front of Edo that she could not see the girls talking in front of her, that for a while the girls moved from their seats, the faces were so unfamiliar to Edo, except for one girl who turned her back, a girl in a ponytail and wearing so many accessories on her wrist.
Edo's desire to get out of his chair as if held back, Aunt Stefani's smile as if to tie him up, nothing can be done, think of Aunt Stefani so good, make him have to stay with her until om Santoni comes.
Anxiety was seen from Edo's face, his legs continued to move nonstop, the movements were clearly visible in front of Aunt Stefani.
“You why Edo” asked aunt Stefani.
“Ti..it's okay aunt” replied Edo who kept looking towards the exit.
“Before, um telephone” said aunt Stefani while lifting her phone that was ringing at the time.
Edo's legs were moving faster and the vibrating on the table, Aunt Stefani saw it, she realized
his nephew looks agitated.
“Ok Bebs I wait at Cafe 04 yah” said aunt Stefani to her husband at the end of the phone.
“Hei... You why Edo?” ask aunt Stefani.
“No aunt” replied Edo who was still moving his legs.
“If you need to, you just go, aunt already told me if aunt here” aunt Stefani explained.
“.....”
“Nothing aunt?” edo asked with eyes that did not dare to look at Aunt Stefani.
“Of course it's okay, let's go” answered aunt Stefani firmly.
“Thank you aunt” Edo got out of his seat and passed away.
“Hmmmm... the boy” muttered aunt Stefani while continuing to pay attention to Edo who had passed away.
A big mall, it's so hard to find someone in it. Edo ran a little, his eyes kept looking left-right, he hoped to find the girls who had been sitting in front of him. From the 1st floor to the 4th floor, the girls were not found.
“Akhhh.
they?” edo murmured inwardly as he continued to pay attention around.
From the back, the laughter of a group of girls sounded. Edo tried to turn his face to look back, standing before him a girl he had seen, their eyes met each other, they fell silent without a word coming out of their mouths.
So long they looked at each other, Edo who had been so persistent in looking for the girls in front of him, as if he did not know what to say.
“Who is he, do you know Mira?” ask a girl whispering a little.
“I don't know if I know him” replied Mira with eyes that kept looking towards Edo.
“Then, can we go from here?” ask one of the fat girls.
“Can you leave us both?” mira asked with eyes still looking at Edo.
“Alright, it looks like it's a private affair, let's leave them” said a girl with glasses.
“If it's finished, infokan through WA yah” continued the girl glazed over while clutching Mira's shoulders.
“Alright, just relax” replied Mira casually.
The girls leave, they leave their best friends Mira and Edo alone. A travel center that was so crowded felt so quiet at that time, they still looked at each other without a word.
The atmosphere at that time felt strange, Mira tried to approach Edo by continuing to look at Edo with his steps felt light, Edo was so, he tried to step but his steps felt heavy. This was something new for Edo, talking to others for three years.
“Are you from Linggar High School?” ask the girl.
“Yes, I am from Linggar” SMA Edo replied briefly.
“We met in the library at that time, I saw you during a Basketball game at the Linggar” multipurpose court continued Edo who tried not to stiffen.
“Oh well, I know it” replied Mira while chewing gum.
“What are you doing here?” ask Edo shyly.
“I accompanied my best friend to see the exhibition, there is an exhibition of sports equipment in this place” Mira replied while holding a road divider in the middle of the mall.
“If you?” mira asked.
“I?? I just bought book” Edo answered briefly.
“It looks like you are indeed a nerd, it looks from your real glasses” said Mira as she pointed at Edo's glasses.
“Ahhhh... not so, Oh well.. I heard what you guys are talking about in Cafe 04” Edo said seriously.
“Did you eavesdrop on our conversation?” mira asked with a suspicious look.
“Ahhh... Not like that, I was two tables from you guys, so I accidentally heard it” explained Edo.
“Who are those who have been in a coma for three years?” edi asked with a curious face
“Oh.. That, they are my best friends in Jakarta, Jakarta, there was an accident 3 years ago on the hill Tomohon that brought Linggar school students and they were one of the victims there” explained Mira as she looked towards Edo.
Hearing that, Edo's body seemed to freeze, his tongue was weak, all he knew was that he had survived the accident incident, not just there, not only,
“Is this you?” mira asked by showing him an old photo that was worn out.
Half of Edo's soul seemed lost, seeing the photo shown to him, 3 children aged 10 years, left a girl, right a boy and in the middle of it Edo himself.
“You still know them Edo?” asked Mira coldly.
“They are your best friends you forgot, Devi and Hengkie” he continued annoyed with eyes that began to glaze over.
