
Alby
I parked my car on the side of the road near Febri's yard. But it looks like Febri's car hasn't arrived yet. With a little hesitation I set my foot on the terrace of the minimalist house.
Tok.dok...
I knocked on the door slowly, afraid to wake the twins. Shortly after, we heard footsteps approaching the door.
"Sorry mas, I was staying in prayer so I..kun.ci!", said Bia after opening the door.
Bia must have thought that Febri was coming home. Our eyes meet each other. I looked at that tiny beautiful figure. Bia.. a little filled and it just looks more beautiful.
"aaa? Just a minute!", said Bia. He closed the door again. Maybe.shy for not wearing a hijab. Though..I even know and memorize even every inch of his body is not passed. And unfortunately, I'm no longer entitled.
Astaghfirullah????!!! Remember By, Bia is no longer your wife! Why am I still feeling this bad! She's somebody else's wife! Blot out all your feelings and memories with Bia, Alby!!! Abaghfirullah!!! I rubbed my face rough.
Oh God, how can I ask Amara to be with me while my feelings are still attached to the figure of Bia?
A few moments later, Febri's car arrived. The handsome man got out of his car while carrying a diaper. I deserve to go to her house first. Turns out he stopped by shopping first.
"Assalamualaikum!", Febri greeted.
"Getishalam."
"What's up By? You don't knock on the door? Why even outside?"
Febri pushed the living room door along with Bia who led to the door. She's already wearing her hijab.
"Assalamualaikum, nduk?", Febri extended his hand to kiss Bia. This scene really torments me, God, but it hurts...
"Moskalamic. Eeum I took the hijab first, so I did not let A Alby in. Anyway, there is no you. No ethical mas!", said Bia.
Don't you? He hasn't changed since. Only his feelings have changed no longer have my name left maybe!
"Yes, nothing!", Febri rubbed Bia's head slowly. It looks romantic but it's also not.
The same thing I did to Bia, first! Once again!
"By In!", said Febri. I followed him until we sat on the couch.
"Sorry to interrupt!", I said.
"What's wrong? If nothing really matters, there's no way you can get here, right? I thought, Lo is still at Amara's house!"
I breathe out slowly. He brought two cups. Coffee for her husband.heh! Yes, to her husband! Febrit! Not me anymore! One more cup of tea is for me. He knows I don't like coffee. I'm sure Bia hasn't completely forgotten me!
A hufft! Why am I so confident???
"Mas, I'm going to the room again. Sleepy! Oh yeah, it's Amara's phone!", she gave Febri her phone.
"Yes, you rest first."
Febri rubbed Bia's back. Bia nodded slowly.
"Hampura A Alby's. But..I want to rest first, you guys just talk!"
"Yes, neng!", I said. I still have a hard time taking that call off from Bia. Febri was still calling her Nduk, right, even though she is my wife? Though it's his favorite call when they first date. So, I'm not wrong either, am I?
After Bia died, I sat alone with Febri.
"Gue... actually just want to take Amara's phone, Feb!"
"Oh yeah? Did you tell him?", asked Febri.
"Udah. Tomorrow morning I'll take Amara to the office."
Febri gave a small nod, then handed Amara's phone to me.
"Ga want Lo to sell Mara's phone?",ledek Febri.
''Damn Lo! yes, not!", I replied. Febri chuckled softly.
"So, the title is now...Amara?", asked Febri.
"I mean Lo?", I asked.
"Lo get what I mean, By! But.gue just wants to say the same to Lo."
"What?"
"Don't play with girl feelings. If you don't want to, don't give him false hope."
I'm silent. Did Amara tell Febri or even Bia about our problems?
"Gue doesn't know what's going on between you guys, but from noon Amara's here. The same story my wife!"
"Ga do negesin, I know the neng wife Lo!"
Not upset, Febri laughs softly. Maybe afraid of disturbing his children and wife.
"By, I know a lot of hard things you've been through. I understand all the pain and hardship Lo."
I stared at the other direction where the wedding photo of Febri and Bia were framed with a luxurious gold frame measuring 20R.
"Feb, honestly I'm still confused!"
"On how you feel about Mara?"
I'm nodding. Lha, why even confide in me???
"Gue doesn't know what the problem is with you two. I have no right to interfere. Maybe Bia has also been horrified by Amara's curse. But I don't want to ask you either! That's their domestic business!"
I squeezed both my hands.
"Gue see, Frans abstained from retreating to deketin Mara again. Lo himself? What have you done? I thought, Lo was going to be the same thump-thump Frans at Amara's house!"
"Ckkk.ga is! I don't want to be that stupid?!", I said. Febri chuckled softly.
"So...There must be some effort too!"
I looked up and looked at Febri. Does he know what happened in the apartment? Does he know what happened in the office? Maybe Bia already told him what Amara told you, right?
"Trauma? Because you failed in your household?", asked Febri.
"Maybe!"
"So afraid to repeat the same mistake?"
I'm unmoving.
"It's precisely Lo has to learn from the past By!"
"Gue's afraid of hurting another girl Feb. That's Amara! I've had Bia and Silvy at the same time."
"But now the situation has changed. And will you repeat it again? didn't you?"
"Gue's just scared!"
Febri scratched his temple. Maybe confused because my sentence sounded twisted it-that's it.
"Kan Lo has broken Amara's heart for years Feb!"
"Why am I anyway?"
''The reality is so!", I said.
"Don't shift the blame onto me. Mara told me herself. He's often heartbroken because of me, just not as hurt as he's heartbroken because of Lo!"
I looked at Febri.
''He said that?"
''Heeum!"
"You guys are that close?", I asked. He's pulling his head back. Maybe I'm surprised by my question.
"Yes, ever since I married Bia. My relationship is quite closer than it used to be that of a co-worker."
"What did he say to Lo again? About what happened in the apartment?", I asked.
"Genesis in the apartment?", Febri actually parroted.
Oh God! Don't tell me I'm a deliverance!
"Gga!", I said quickly.
"Apartment? What happened in the apartment? Don't tell me you're....!"
"Nga! You go that way Feb. Ah, I'm back!"
"By!"
I sighed to me.
"The problem is that Amara doesn't want me to take responsibility, Feb!", I said at last.
"Huh?! Responsibility? Lo apaain Mara?", Febri got up from his couch.
"Lo don't misunderstand Febri!", I pulled him to sit down again.
"Lo said about responsibility, would you try it because it's 'things' like that?"
I rubbed my stiff neck.
''Ga until rich that Lo shadow Feb! by God?!"
I heard Febri sigh.
"Why doesn't Mara want to take responsibility? Is it because there's Frans, or is it because Lo just wants to take responsibility for what happened? Though your feelings aren't clear?"
Well, that's Lo know Captain!!!
"Kalo Lo just wants to take responsibility for Lo's mistakes, obviously he doesn't want to. He knows, Lo once married Silvy. And Lo ga never love Lo for Silvy who is clearly Lo's legal wife, even Nabil's biological mother. Well now? You want to offer yourself responsibility to Mara, just responsibility??? Mara also has feelings of By!"
Why did Febri suddenly look like Azmi anyway???
"Gue ain't gonna interfere! That's Lo's business. But I hope you can think straight! Marriage is not a game! Which you can easily stop when you get bored!!" said Febri.
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Twelve o'clock at night I was home. The condition is dark. Everyone must have slept.
I'm through the back door. There was a sapto mang watching the ball.
"Assalamualaikum! Not sleeping mang!"
"Moskalamic. I want to watch Messi!"
I'm nodding. Put my bag on the table.
"Wild?", asked Sapto.
"Ngga mang."
After Febri's house, I went to Amara's house to deliver the cell phone that I put into her security guard.
"I'm taking a break!"
"Yes, Jang!"
I cleaned myself and prayed Isya. Nabil's sleeping in his box. My bedroom door was left open. Mak was guarding Nabil while sleeping in the tv room.
Instead of sleeping, I just thought of Febri's advice earlier. Hence, I handed Bia's phone to the security guard. Before I know how Amara and Frans met, it's good that I don't get close to Amara.
Although I promised I would marry her, but what if Amara changed her mind to accept Frans????