Butterflys

Salary Cut

“ Hello all!!!”, exclaim Hana energetically. “ My name is Hana, you still remind me? yes..yes.you must remember, I like y'all”, he said.

Revan just bobbing his head at Hana's super duper's strange behavior. “ He has indeed gone mad”.

“ Who is crazy?”, said Aldo friend Revan.

“ Someone said that?”. They looked at each other and laughed after that. “ Crazy base!!!”.

“ Do you know the schedule of our trial match?”, asked aldo, Revan shook his head. “ Nih”. Revan picked it up and started reading it.

“ At their school again there is an event, so our match together with their event”.

“ Truly”, said Revan smiling.

“ Why? so happy to like”.

“ Yes..it looks like this is truly a miracle”.

“ Miracle??”, Aldo said full of confusion with Revan's remarks. “By whatshe”. Revan just smiles at Aldo's reaction.

“ Thanks yes & have told you”.

“ Eh....mau where?”.

“ There deh, important because”, said Revan left Aldo who is still confused by Revan's remarks. Revan runs in search of Hana, who may be at the school, usually, but this time Revan sees Hana standing looking out of the building. “ Why?”, asked Revan suddenly.

“ That”, I replied pointing towards the people who were gathering. Revan only scrunched his forehead indicating that he did not understand why Hana was pointing in that direction. “ You know him not?”.

“ Indeed why?”.

I shook my head. “ I don't understand why they did it”.

“ Mean?”.

“ That woman, she is always alone, whether in class or out of class, aishhh I always see her like that and moreover she is always bullied by them, why do they do that?”, I asked. “ Ahhh... absolutely incomprehensible”.

“ Then, what do you want?”.

Hearing him say those words I kept staring at him. “ Shouldn't help him”.

“ Haaa...”. Revan sighed. “ I think you're out of your mind, ahh...no, it's not sane, crazy”.

“ I'm not crazy, shouldn't be so”.

“ Truly”, said Revan while crossing both hands. “ Did you always do it while you were alive? being a hero?”.

“ It...”. I was at a loss for words not because I lost it, but because I don't remember what happened when I was alive, did I ever do it or....actually, I'm like him because I don't think I'm much different from him. “ Shouldn't we live to always help”.

“ Wahhh...”, Revan applauded me. “ Did I not hear wrong. You think life is that simple, if you help it, whether it will be finished or vice versa even more complicated, for him and also for yourself. I suggest it is better not to interfere with the affairs of others”.

“ You really have no heart, you cruel base. What if it happened to your friend, your sister, the people closest to you, would you just shut up!!!!!. I don't understand people like you!!”.

“ You don't understand, so don't talk. Not everything you can consider easy just by talking like that, not as easy as it”.

“ At least a little help?? he must be very loyal, he definitely wants someone to help him, you should understand”.

“ Him??”, said Revan smiling cynically. “ I've lost life it's not as simple as you think”.

“ Don't-don't...You know him??”.

“ Then???”.

“ Haaaa...”. I sighed as my emotions grew higher and I tried to hold it in. “ Male basic coward”. Revan was really surprised to hear my words and his countenance changed. “ How dare you call yourself a man but seeing a woman in such trouble, you just shut up, I really feel sorry for you”. Revan turned his face restraining his emotions after hearing my words.

“ Wow...Your words are really piercing, thank you for telling me that, I am really very flattered”, said Revan annoyed. “ If you want to help him, do it with your strength like that time, you do not forget”, he passed away leaving me who was silent fixated on hearing his words.

 

Once again I breathe. “ Why did I do it???why did my mouth spit out those words..wah...I really have crazy”.

Since that incident I have never met Revan blatantly, I only saw him from afar, I knew he must have been very angry with me, I should never have said such things, she said, let alone saying things that hurt her heart. “ Shouldn't I apologize??? but I'm afraid, does he want to forgive me, arghhhhhhh!!! I don't know how to”.

“ What is hard for you”, said someone who surprised me and more surprised the person who said that to me was Revan. “ Why? like seeing a ghost just”.

“ You talk to me?”.

“ Which human can see you”.

“ Ahh...rek”, I said a little messed up. “ So...pardon me”. Hearing my words Revan suddenly laughed. “ What could not be more normal again”, he insinuated me. I just fell silent not knowing what to say, sometimes I looked at him.

“ You are right”, said Revan suddenly which surprised me. “ Hana, the words you said back then have a point, but..there is something you don't know”.

“ I...should not speak lightly and think before speaking, those words should I consider. But, do you know every time I see it for some reason I look at myself, the shadow suddenly appears in my head. Am I like him? even though my memory is so bad about it, I want someone to help her, whether you know her or not”.

“ I understand, but....”. Revan was silent for a moment. “ Haaaa...., we'll see later”.

“ Meaning??”.

“ Just look, just look don't ask again”. After saying those puzzling words, Revan left me with a million questions in my head. Is he kidding? is he retaliating for me? or was there something he did without my knowledge? haaaa..this is really very confusing.

Even so I continued to listen to his words, for days I followed the woman, she kept to herself but strangely the group of women was never seen again. It's really very strange, but it's also very good because he doesn't have to feel pain because of them. Suddenly it occurred to me what was this that Revan meant? Look...just look, that's what he said, then what exactly has he done?.

“ Revan”. Hana who heard Revan's name suddenly turned her head to see who was calling Revan. “ That woman...”, mumbled.

“ Can I talk to you for a minute?”. Revan just nodded his head in agreement. “ Thank you”.

“ For what?”.

“ What's not wrong”.

“ I know you did it?”, he said. “ You who have helped me, thanks to you I was not disturbed by them anymore and little by little I started to ventured myself, at least to protect myself”.

“ Haaaa...”. Revan just sighed.

“ The teacher told me, that's because I forced him. Actually I was very surprised when your name was said from the mouth of the teacher, you know why, our relationship has really not been good since the incident”.

“ Sira, why did you do it, that time why did you do it? why just shut up, you know, I really need you that time”.

“ It....”. He fell silent. “ Because I'm afraid”.

“ Afraid”. Anyun nodded. “ You saw it, all missed, all this time I was thinking if I was wrong to see you that time”.

“ I'm sorry, once I heard you moved schools, I really felt guilty. I was trying to find you, but you've moved on, I wanted to apologize to you back then, I really wanted to make up for it, but things can't be repeated, everything has happened, whatever I say will never bring you back and you know.meeting you here again seems like I'm being punished by God, but I still can't do anything about it, I couldn't talk to you because of that guilt. I...although it's me, you still want to help me, I'm really grateful to you”.

“ I don't intend to help you because I want you to feel what I felt back then, that's what's on my mind, I'm thinking evil of you. But, someone told me, know it or not, there are people who are hurt, we should not help him. Is that true you think?”. Sira was silent at Revan's words. “ I used to do it, help someone let alone someone close to me, but I got a bad reply from you guys, do I have to think the same as before? it's hard, but I did it. Since you are women, I do it carefully so that you do not become a lantern again, so that what I do is not in vain, so that you can be yourself. We forget what happened in the past”.

“ We forget what happened in the past??”. Sira nodded and her tears fell on her cheeks. “ Forgive me and thank you, from now on I will take good care of myself”.

“ It's nicer”.

Sira smiled too. “ I have to go back to class”. Revan nodded. “ Take good care of yourself”, said Revan and Sira smiled and passed away. “ Until when are you hiding there? Han”. Hana was surprised to find out that Revan knew she was hiding and listening to their conversation.

“ How can you know?”.

“ Of course I know, I can feel it, you forget that I can see you here”.

“ Ohhh..., you're right”. For a moment I was silent.“ Do you want to ask me something?”.

“ What???”.

“ That expression of your face bothers me so much, full of questions”.

“ This you!! . I told you once that I knew him”. I also nodded. “ Her name is Sira, we used to be in one school before I moved here”.

“ You schoolmates?”.

“ Yes, although I don't know him very well”.

“ Then..I heard your talk if your relationship is not good, why?”.

“ You are! don't like eavesdropping”.

“ Not eavesdropping, I accidentally heard it”.

“ Alright..alright, whatever you say”, he said. “ At that time I accidentally saw my friend being gang-raped by people who claimed to be people in power at school, you could say they were very afraid of one school. I ran and helped my friend, I told them that they were sissies for just daring to play, they approached me and started hitting me, I did not stay silent and also hit them and at that time the situation became crowded and suddenly the teacher came to us. He asked us what was going on. I said that my friend was being bullied by them and I came to help, but since they weren't happy they started hitting me, that's what I said. When my teacher asked them back, they denied it and said they were just playing games and I misunderstood them. I kept interrupting, I really saw it, I always said that and they didn't want to lose an argument with me because things were getting out of hand, my teacher asked my friend what I said was true or they were true. He just looked at us, he looked at me for a long time and you know what he said “ nothing happened, Revan suddenly came and sneered then hit them first”. I was struck by lightning when I heard his words. I came to help and he said that to me. That's when I accidentally saw Sira there, I'm sure she was there since then, I looked at her, but she turned her face away and left, which was a perfect situation for me. After that we were processed, they survived and I...given the option of being expelled or moved, do you think that's a choice? really unfair”.

“ Sira does nothing?”.

“ No, I kept waiting for him to tell me the truth, but my wait was in vain until I was expelled from school. It's okay for me to get kicked out of school, but my parents are what about them. Even though they don't blame me, especially my father, he says that my actions are good for helping others just that I'm unlucky, and then my mother, I don't like to see him cry because of me, I know he's disappointed, I wonder why this could happen to me”.

“ Then you moved here”.

“ Yes, we don't want to remember the place, actually more precisely they don't want me to see those people. I'm very lucky to have parents like them, so as I said, I don't want to get involved with other people's business in other words I don't want to get involved like I used to, I don't want them to be sad because of me. But, what Hana said was also true, did I have to close my eyes seeing this kind of situation regardless it was Sira or not”.

“ You did the right thing by helping him, in other words you are different with him or with your friend it”.

“ I think so” too.

“ I also want to apologize to you, talk casually without knowing the previous situation. I don't know why I insist on saying that, I've lost it, seeing Sira like I see myself, I can't explain it like in my head there's a weird shadow in my life, it hurts a lot, it hurts a lot, that's why I want someone to help her. I'm really sorry to you”.

“ I understand, I think your always outspoken style of speech is sometimes necessary. I thank you for this”.

“ Really, good”.

“ Oh yes, actually it has been a long time I want to say this, but due to an impossible situation, only now do I tell you”.

“ About what?”.

“ There will be a match at High School Hope Nusa”.

“ Really???”.

“ Yes, even if it is only one day”.

“ It's okay that important we can enter the school it”.

“ Alright, more precisely we have one day because in their place there is an event, so after the match we can go around looking for your sister, how?”. I nodded my head I couldn't say anything more because just hearing Revan's words I was really happy. “ Revan thank you, I really thank you”.

“ I've lost will help you”.

“ I will also help you as I promised”.

“ Already, I have to go back to training, you are not coming?”.

“ Later I'll catch up with”.

“ Alright, I go”.

I also screamed loudly because I was happy. I finally got to meet my sister, I really wanted to meet her at school, what she did there, what I was worried about all this time, I wanted to help her. “Rena, wait for sister there”.