Angel In Poetry

Wisdom Kevin

Alya's living room turned into a terrifying courtroom, Alya in the court again? nope. But Kevin, unfortunately Kevin is not in this place. Kevin's parents sit opposite papah and Alya's mom. Aunty Risma still sobbed since om Hadi expressed the intention of their arrival while mama and papah silently listened still with disbelief.

" Alya, we on behalf of the family are really sorry and ask for your willingness to take care of Kevin. We didn't even expect him to make a big decision like this. At first we thought he would just finish his big project in Hong Kong, maybe it would be a long time, a few months, but he instead took the decision to stay there and open a new branch. He said the company's prospects are very good if it has branches there too, and he's very enthusiastic about that"

Alya who had been listening since had not commented anything.

" Alya, has she talked about this with you before?"

Alya sighed for a while and replied quietly

" Three months ago, Kevin called Alya and said he wanted to go to Hong Kong to take care of the project, Alya asked until when, he replied he did not know, he said it might take a long time. After that ka Kevin contacted Alya again and said he was in Hong Kong, Alya was shocked and asked why not see Alya first, he said all sudden and did not have time to go to Yogya. Since then ka Kevin never again contact Alya, then Alya tried to contact, each ka Kevin raised he always said he was meeting, there were guests, was outside, was outside, was out, Alya never had time to talk. Finally Alya desperate, a month ago Alya chat that contents whenever you have time contact Alya, just want to know why always avoid, half a new day ka Kevin contact Alya, he said,,,"

Alya fell silent, trying to recall their last conversation, trying to be strong. Can I tell them everything, do they know the real reason?

" What did he say, baby?"

Aunt Risma looked at Alya with a face begging Alya to open all the secrets between them

" Among us there was not yet a feeling of mutual love, so why did this relationship continue"

Those in the room looked at each other, still with the old-fashioned reason as before? you guys aren't kidding, are you?

" What do you mean"

Aunty Risma raised her voice, om Hadi immediately grasped the hand of aunt Risma to control her emotions, while my face immediately reddened because she knew this was the reason for making up Alya.

" We did this as you requested, from the beginning we did intend to be serious in this relationship, but it has been a year and a half, if we continue we will be burdened with things we don't really want"

Aunt Risma looked at Om Hadi weakly

" Well, this is impossible, Kevin loves Alya so much, how can they now call this the reason for their separation".

Om Hadi nodded and asked Aunt Risma to be quiet first, maybe Alya will still talk.

" How about we call Kevin now, I'm sorry Alya we don't trust you, but Kevin didn't mention any reason for your separation to us, can you understand?"

Om Hadi who had only listened since then now spoke. Alya nodded.

" Please om"

Om Hadi took the phone out of his shirt pocket and started pressing the video call button. Alya shuddered at the video call being lifted. The face she missed three months ago appeared behind the screen of her phone. That charismatic calm face smiled as the screen faced towards him. His lips trembled and his hands looked for a grip to be as strong as he wanted. Alya tried hard and returned that smile, obviously it was not the smile she wanted to show Kevin since three months ago, when she confessed that her heart had already fallen on the man she was betrothed to a year and a half ago.

" Ashloraikum"

The sound of Kevin's voice, ooh I long for this Salam ka, your heavy and carrying voice, is long gone from my sense of hearing. The greeting that you always present every time I pick up your phone call, the voice that asks for my news, reminds me to eat, rest, sleep not late at night, asks if there is a problem with my car, he said, is my money in the wallet still there.

" Greetings waalaikum"

Everyone in the room answered

" Kevin, now that mom and dad are at Alya's house to account for what you did, now explain why this could happen"

Aunt Risma who used to be sweet looks very angry

" Has Alya told you?"

" Already, but we want to hear from your mouth"

" Everything Alya says is true ma, and we agreed to end this now and in a good way"

" Good what? you even decided this when you were away from him, what responsibility is Kevin? we've always taught you responsibility, and all this time you've never let us down, but now? it's embarrassing and it hurts Kevin.

Aunt Risma was really very angry, om Hadi immediately calmed her down

" Ma's patient, we'll hear Kevin's explanation"

Mama and papah just looked at the screen on om Hadi's phone with a sad look. It's just a dream, there's no way Kevin can say this relationship ended for the same reason as Alya.

" Om, aunt. I personally beg for forgiveness and ask for his willingness because all this time you have not been able to make your daughter happy, often disappointing Alya and not fully able to take care of her. Especially with the distance now that makes me unable to go back and forth to Indonesia like I could yesterday once every two weeks to see him. Maybe this is the best time to part ways. I don't want Alya to be restrained waiting without me being able to take good care of him, we have agreed to part well without feeling hurt, without resentment, even we pray for each other"

Mama suddenly shed a tear, this came out of Kevin's mouth? it's Kevin's lie, you're always looking after Alya, paying too much attention to him and making Alya change as much and as good as this, you said you couldn't make him happy? we even saw how sincere you were looking after Alya when she was sick, how anxious you were about Alya's health, how much do you care about Alya's needs? what are you guys doing at the moment?

" Kevin, we as parents can only direct and advise the best for you two, all decisions are on you, but can it still not end? Alya is in thesis and hopefully soon to be able to graduate, after we let her come with you wherever you work even in Hong Kong, we already feel safe if Alya is with you"

Papah tries to convince Kevin that this relationship is only a short distance, Alya will graduate in a few months, maybe a semester, at most two semesters because the script report is already in the discussion chapter.

Kevin smiled

" We've tried it for a long time, and until now it didn't work, we loved each other, like brothers, not like lovers, and it seems like it can no longer be changed, believe me, we will always love, but not for a household"

Alya's down, Kevin's. What is your heart made of? in this desperate situation you can answer the truth, say as you said a month ago in our last conversation, just let it all be open here, but you kept protecting me, as if this was because of the two of us, you were even willing to blame your parents for my mistakes.

A month ago.

Kevin, why are you avoiding me? I can't do this, what do you want. Alya opened WhatsApp and typed something

" Ka Kevin, call Alya as soon as possible, Alya wait 1 x 24 hours"

Message sent.

An hour later, a phone call

" The Assalamualaikum ka"

" Waalaikum salam Alya"

" Ka, come on, Alya can't stand this, what do you mean Kevin avoids Alya?"

" Ka, don't joke. Alya was really angry"

" So what do you want?"

" It's weird, Alya should ask me if you want Kevin?"

Silent

" Alya, I'm sorry"

" For what?"

" When you were in the hospital, your phone had a battery empty, and that night I took it home to fill it in"

" then?"

" I read all your conversations with your three best friends in the group"

" Which one?"

" All"

Alya fell silent, did anyone offend you?

" Continue?"

" You talk about him again, you go to Surabaya, you leave your new number, you wait for him to call you, you're sad because he hasn't told you yet, you still love him so much. I can't force it, it's your feeling. What disappointed me? until now you haven't had feelings for me, I'm your lover, but you don't take it at all"

Alya was stunned, my goodness.

" In front of me you act quietly obedient and without rejection, although I know it is not love, but I think you already want to learn.but when I read your curses in the group, I think you're learning, where maybe you'll want to learn to love me if your whole head contains only about him he and him. I would have died in vain Alya if only I had followed all this charade"

" Ka, it's not like that"

" Isn't that how? obviously Alya, very clear to me"

Alya was silent without a defense

" A, can Alya be honest? since I returned to Bandung earlier, Alya has felt in love, Alya feels very happy to be treated well in the hospital. True said ka Kevin yesterday, since long ago Alya kaka treated well, but yesterday it was different ka"

" You want to say you're in love with me?"

Kevin's question was immediately welcomed by Alya with a firm answer

" Yes ka"

" Alya sorry, all your words from the first moment we agreed to learn to live this good relationship I recorded in my memory. So many times you promised to learn and learn, try and try, I think it's true that you're working on it. But that night, I believe, as long as she's on your mind, it's never going to happen, it's my illusion Alya, you're still Alya who loves her, not me. Why else would I survive like this Alya? until I'm destroyed?. I don't want to ruin my life because of this, I want a good future. I also believe that those who leave will no longer experience the bitterness that continues to poison and those who remain will no longer be burdened. I also do not want to visit the door heartbroken, even though now I am quite insane again. I also do not want you to be confined to the lovers of tears who continue to wail at fate. If we keep this, I will still hold on to the pillar of ignorance that can fall and override life making me a poor man, lamenting in the corner of lonely lover love. Now that I still have time to return, I still remember the way home as well as the way back when I came"

" Just ka, we can still repeat and Alya promises to fix, not this"

" This farewell will be good for you, end your whistle with me, you will close. Accept this farewell, I leave because enough is enough for me you make a place to unwind. I'm not going to blame you, me or the feeling, nothing's wrong. I learned to make peace with my past. Thank you for making a story in my life, where I planted hope for the future, where I filled my stupid happy, I couldn't manage a word as gentle as your lover, even just a broken poem, my strength is out of power, I give up"

" Okay, Alya accept everything. There are no more words that can make you believe. Then how now? can I explain it to our parents? then Alya will be the one defendant who was wrong on all of this? are you so comfortable leaving before it's over? Alya who will bear it herself? Kevin has always been right in anyone's eyes"

" Alya, I won't be that selfish, I love you, where maybe I'm not responsible for this and make you the only one guilty of this. Just tell me we can't love each other yet"

" Who's gonna believe that?"

" Everybody's gonna believe it Alya"

" Who would start saying this to them?"

" You"

" Alya? who wants this relationship to end? it's Kevin, right? just tell them"

" I don't want Alya's farewell, you're begging a long time ago, I'm begging you not to, you realize not"

Alya was silent, right ka, that was then, not for now, I want us to get serious and start again

" I've helped you so much by not telling the truth, now help me not to lie in front of them. Just let you tell me this untrue thing"

" A's Kevin,,,"

" I will always love you Alya, and from now on I will change it in another form, a dear for you to find happiness again, and not with me"

" Ka, okay. It's over, although Alya is sick with this but Alya accepts. And Alya is very grateful still with all you have given and done Kevin, Alya will pray you to be happy and successful. Alya also apologizes for Alya's treatment during this time, and unfortunately this realization occurs when ka kevin will not trust Alya anymore"

" We pray for each other Alya, I pray for you to be strong for this separation"

" The same as you"

" Well, Alya, finish your thesis, don't eat late and don't forget to rest. If you graduate later you need a job, just come to Yuda, later I will recommend in which office you want to work. Just don't follow me to Hong Kong"

" why? don't want to see Alya again?"

" It's not so, your English is not very good, later I'm tired of teaching you, hahahaha. Oh yes, for cars and others, never have an idea to return it, just use it, as a sign we will always love each other until our lives end"

" Yes ka, Alya will wear it as a sign that Kevin is a very good person who has been close to Alya. When are there any plans to go home?"

" Nothing yet, I have to heal the wounds first, stepping on your city must be painful for me, later, maybe when we have a new family, with cute children, then I will be able to go home"

Alya smiled, to Kevin. Thank you for everything, I will always remember you in the deepest part of my heart. I hope you will be happy because you are too good. My greetings ka.