Al2aints
Section 18
“Akh!"
The shrieking voice of Alisha suddenly stopped Rain's speech. The two girls turned their heads towards Alisha who was sitting on the floor with a pile of cardboard strewn around her body. Alisha was closing her eyes tightly with both hands clenched firmly in front of her chest.
“ALISHHAAA!!” Shouting Rain immediately ran away getting rid of the empty cardboard boxes that blocked his steps aided by Ara. He helps Alisha to wake up and clean Alisha's body from the dust that dirty her best friend's white clothes.
“Jeez, Al! Are you all right? Are you hurt? What the hell's going on? Are you being bullied by ghosts? Ap-” Ara swiftly silenced Rain's mouth. He then turned to look at Alisha with his hand still silencing Rain's mouth making the girl pat upset on the back of his hand.
“You all right? What happened?” Ask Ara. His hand was out of Rain's mouth and turned to help Alisha clean her clothes from the dust.
“Of course not, Dodol! It hurts!” Alisha who gets unreasonable questions from Ara also screeches because of her innocence which comes at an inappropriate time. Ara only scratched her nape which was not itchy. Meanwhile, Rain was still busy filling the air into his lungs because of the Ara clot that covered up his nose. As a result, he had trouble breathing earlier.
“How can you be this reckless, eoh?” Rain asked as he finished his activities of pulling and breathing out.
“Entahlah. I was only interested in a book on the shelf and intended to pick it up" Alisha said, pointing to the old bookshelf in front of her. Made Ara and Rain turn her gaze briefly towards that thing.
"Then, I saw a huge spider right in front of me. Until I accidentally pulled the book too hard and hit the boxes. As a result, that thing also fell. I didn't expect that an empty cardboard box like that could make me fall!” Said Alisha with a very visible annoyance in every sentence. He shuddered in horror at the thought of the eight-legged beast appearing right in front of his face.
“That's a sign you're too skinny, Al. You should eat more. Hahaha!” Said Rain in a soft tone. Alisha who was still upset hit Rain's arm with a little more power than usual, then dodged angrily towards Rain.
“Akh! You hurt me!” Said Rain dramatizing while holding the arm that Alisha had just hit. His behavior is full of drama. That was what Ara thought when she saw him. He then rolled his eyes lazily watching the magical behavior of his two friends.
“Jeez, Al! Know it? Rain and I ran away worried and you just did something stupid? Inexhaustible, Dedek.” said Ara and Alisha just grinned.
“But, wait a minute. You hit a spider web, Al? Then, in this room there must be Peter Parker my husband!” chirp Rain with sparkling eyes.
“Gosh, she's frumping again," said Ara, shaking her head in an inexhaustible manner with Rain's behavior, while Alisha just chuckled.
“Actually, do you like Thor or Spiderman?” ask Alisha chuckling.
“Ah! That's.. They are equally handsome, so I will not choose between the two” Rain said.
“Eh, wait a minute. A book? What book do you mean, Al?” Ara's question made her two best friends turn their eyes towards her.
“Ahh, the.. Right, book. Earlier, I saw a book there,” Show Alisha on the shelf earlier. But there's no book there.
“Where?” Ara asked, looking back at the old bookshelf, but not seeing anything interesting.
“Tadi, the book was there. Really, I'm sure!" Said Alisha reassured Ara who was now looking at herself with a probing look.
“Is this what you mean, Al?” Rain's voice made Ara of Alisha turn her gaze to Rain who was already holding a dull book. The book looks like a diary in his right hand. Rain looked at his two best friends with an unreadable look.
“Yes! It's his book!” Alisha said enthusiastically. He approached Rain. Meanwhile, Ara went to the other side when her net found something they were looking for earlier.
Ara took the thing and smiled with satisfaction knowing that the monopolistic board was neither broken nor dirty. The object was wrapped in clear plastic making it protected from dust. He then intends to inform his findings to his two friends.
“Hey, you! Hurry here. I've found the monopolies!" Shouting Ara made Rain and Alisha surprised. They were just about to open the diary.
“Really?” rain yelled and broke open the book and left Alisha. Alisha snorted in annoyance and intended to catch up with them. However, he accidentally nudged a medium-sized box.
The box fell down making its contents in the form of a collection of photos scattered beside his feet. Alisha exhaled in annoyance and started to clear the photos. As he was picking up the objects, his eyes caught a familiar figure. Immediately his net widened surprised to see the photo.
“What book is it?” Ara's voice resuscitated Alisha from her shock. He rushed to his two friends to show them the photo.
“Come, Ra. Alisha and I haven't opened it yet. Waitaminute! Where's Alisha?" Rain asked back when he realized there was no Alisha among them.
"You people! Look it!" With all of a sudden, Alisha was already beside Rain making the girl scream in surprise.
"God! You're making me almost a hanger, Al!" His eyes while stroking his chest meant to make his heartbeat return to normal.
"What's wrong?" Ara asked without paying any heed to Rain. He turned to pay attention to a piece of photo that Alisha was holding with a frown.
In the photo, there are two adults. A man and a woman. He seems to know the woman in the picture. He tried to remember and succeeded. Just as he wanted to convey the thing he had just thought about, Rain interrupted with a shout.
“Eh? Al! That's your mama's picture, isn't it? He's together.. Another man,” screamed Rain splash right in Alisha's ear, making the girl keep her head away and snort angrily towards Rain. Ara who was shocked by Rain's screams reflexively clenched Rain's head made the victim complain of pain.
"It hurts, Ara!" His annoyed rival who was reciprocated by the annoyance of the other two girls.
"My ears hurt more to hear your screams, you idiot!" Alisha rubbed her ears rough. Ara nodded her head firmly a sign she agreed with Alisha's words.
Rain who realized his behavior just smiled apologetically. "Sorry, hehehe," her great-granddaughter who was reciprocated with a flat gaze from the two.
“Not.. As I recall, he is the father of Alva”, Alisha said.
“HAH?!” yelled Ara and Rain together. Alisha who heard it hit her head alternately. Ara and Rain's complaining reflexes only shamed shyly while rubbing each other's foreheads. Oh come! Tell me Alisha's death is the worst. It hurts so much, you know?
"Basar lebay" Alisha's circus.
"Rain, open the diary! Who knows if there's a clue to this picture in it" Alisha's orders point to Rain's diary.
The plain-patterned diary with a light blue cover still looks well maintained even though the front cover is dull. Slowly, Rain opened the front cover of the book. Looked a beautiful Latin inscription with very thin strokes greeting his third.
“Salsa Bianti,” said the three of them spelled a name that was etched beautifully on the front page of the diary book. They look at each other. Speak through each other's eyes. As if understanding the meaning of the gazes they were doing, Rain immediately turned the next page of the diary.
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2003-04-16, 12.12 PM - Bandung
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"Today is the happiest day of my life. There was a beautiful little angel in my life. A very beautiful little girl. With reddish white skin and big eyes it seemed able to eliminate all my pain all this time. Truly, I am very grateful to You Lord. I promise I will always keep it*.
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“Al, isn't that your date of birth?” Rain stopped his reading and stared at Alisha who was glued to her place.
“Al? You okay?” call Ara worried, but Alisha is still glued.
“Al! Don't scare me.” Said Rain in a frightened tone to see Alisha who was still silent in her place. Ara touched Alisha's shoulder slowly and shook Alisha's body slowly. Awaken Alisha from her current daydream.
“OH?!?” Alisha gasped from her daydream. He looked at his two friends with a gaze that was difficult to interpret but full of sadness.
“Are you okay?” ask Ara to make sure again.
“Yes. I'm fine,” Alisha smiled knotfully and nodded slowly. Convince her two friends not to worry about her. But Ara and Rain know that in reality, Alisha is not doing well. That girl must be feeling sad.
“Can I continue?” Rain asks Alisha for permission, she does not want to continue this story, so her best friend will be hurt even deeper. Alisha only nodded slightly, confirming Rain's question. However, just as Rain was about to proceed to the next page, Ara stopped her activities.
“Read last page. Who knows it could be a clue for us to find aunty Salsa,” said Ara intruding Rain activities. Rain nodded in understanding and moved in search of the last page of the diary.
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2009-04-16, 00.00 PM - Bandung
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Today is the birthday of my beloved daughter. I never thought my little angel would grow up so fast. She grew up to be a very smart and beautiful girl. However, I don't know if I'll ever see her again after everything I've done to her. I know, I can't be a good mother yet. But in the deepest recesses of my heart, I will always love God.
Forgive me, Alisha. Maybe this is the wrong way, but this is all you can do so that no one gets hurt any deeper. You are ready if you will hate your mother for the rest of your life. Mama was forced to take this path because it was the best for everyone. I hope you'll live happily with your dad, yeah, baby. Take care of him, don't antagonize him and hate him because he's innocent. The wrong mom. Look after Alena, she's still too innocent to understand any of this.
Your dear mother*...
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Alisha's body slumped down and fell down. Her tears were no longer stifled. Her chest was so claustrophobic that she knew a little truth from her mother. He beat his chest violently trying to eliminate the tightness that is getting worse. Oh come! He's never been this cool after 10 years of trying to be a strong person. He never again showed his fragile side, except for these two friends.
"Hiks.. It hurts," he groaned still banging his chest hard. The understanding Ara and Rain immediately moved to embrace the fragile body very tightly trying to give the girl some calmness and strength. They simultaneously rubbed Alisha's back and head slowly. Let him take out all the burdens he had been carrying all this time.
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