CITY SITE: ALPHA & OMEGA
Episode 1's
“You have to know how to end things when you start it.” – Tyra Banks
Ten years ago
“Why do we have to do the job at home anyway, Ze?” This afternoon after class should have been Omega and Zeta—which is the semeja friend, the slash of classmates, the slash of friends who are always one task group, the, slashes are already like sisters to each other—should be doing their Chemistry assignments in school. There is one assignment, the end of the semester that must be collected next week before the odd semester UAS.
“Because today my brother came home from Amsterdam, Mega!” Zeta is done tidying up her books and school bags. Their homes are far apart, far apart. The Zeta house is in the Pondok Labu area while the Omega house is in the Grogol area. Although still the same in Jakarta, but their home area requires the same distance of travel time as the distance from Ujung Kulon to Ketapang. Not hyperbole, but Jakarta congestion makes this too much to do.
Already know that the distance of their house is very far, but Zeta still forced to do this Chemical task at home? Oh my God, it looks like Omega has to revisit including Zeta in the list of people I consider as sisters. He could only complain in his heart. It is also crazy that Omega must go home later to finish doing tasks from Pumpkin Cottage to Grogol. It could be the year when we get home.
“Ya done, Zeta. Later out of duty you can also meet your brother lo. Time I have to do the task until Pondok Labu, continue later magrib or night new way home.” The omega with his blue eyes were still trying to weld. The dominant eyeball is blue sea with a blue chelation on the edge of it trying to make Zeta change her mind. Usually, blue eyes derived from his great-grandmother who is caucasoid1 is able to make others fall asleep for a moment.
“Can't, Mega. Haven't seen my sister for a year and now she's home but I'm still at school? Cannot. Anyway, we do his job at my house. He's smart anyway, surely can help us finish this task.” Zeta persists with her wishes. Typical youngest child if according to Omega observations so far.
“Zeta, don't you take Chemistry in Amsterdam? He took Economics or Business that way, right? What does this have to do with our chemical duty anyway?”
“Udahlah, Mega. Later if we finish the night you stay nginep in my house. Tomorrow is this Sunday. I promise you, tomorrow morning I'll take you home. My brother would want to do nganterin.”
Okay, this looks like a break-even reward. “Uhm .. promise?” tanya Omega makes sure the word Zeta.
“Appointment ... appointment .. promise!!!!!” Zeta screams hysterically happily.
Eventually the two of them returned home to Zeta riding a bus passing from the bus stop in front of the school. A fairly long trip from their school to Pondok Pumpkin, made them fall asleep on the bus due to fatigue. “Mega! The mega! Wake up again until.” Zeta shook the shoulder of the sleeping Omega beside her.
The girl immediately woke up from her sleep. Full of shock, Omega tried to reply to Zeta call, “Oh yes, yes.”
“Come, stand!” Zeta gets up first, Omega follows. “Front left, Bang!” zeta said before the bus stopped and the two got off.
After getting off the bus, Zeta and Omega still had to walk a little into some of the penetrating alleyways to a large housing estate. The two of them continued walking until Zeta stopped in front of a house that was not too big but beautiful with a very large yard, making Omega also stop stepping.
“MAS ALFA!!! MAS ALFAAAA!” Zeta shouted from outside. Indeed, the gate is padlocked, but there must be a bell around here? Really this kid! Her hobbies are talking and screaming. Thankfully it was good. Again, that's all according to Omega's observations so far.
“MAS ALFA!” Once again Zeta screamed while Omega just kept quiet.
Shortly afterwards a tall man with curly hair and ripe sapodilla skin— sunburnt former— came out of the house and opened the gate. This man is the new form of good looks that Omega first saw in the real world. The woman in a gray white uniform, fair yellow skin, and a pair of blue eyes even held her breath.
While Omega was glued to look at the man, Zeta just swiftly hugged the sturdy body of the figure that shook the Omega world. Zeta's happy laughter rang out as the man hugged her back and rubbed Zeta's back lovingly. Sayup Omega heard the heavy voice of the figure asking about the state of Zeta which was responded to by the word ‘kangen’ many times by his friend. Omega dazed, all he had in mind now was just how magical the male figure just now was. Is he not being drawn to another dimension?
“Mega! Mega!” Zeta called her best friend's name several times.
“Come in!!” The Zeta waits until the Omega enters the yard.
“Halo, who is this?” The man spoke. He spoke to Omega without realizing that his actions further made the interlocutor asphyxiate.
“Uhm Omega is confused as to what to say. His brain cannot work properly.
Zeta sees her best friend confused and helps answer that question, “This is Mega, Mas. My friend at school, which I often tell you, you know. We want to do Chemical duty so he's coming to the house.”
“Oh.” The man called ‘Mas’ by Zeta was throwing his sweet smile at Omega. “If so go in, yuk. Mama is also already cooking, you guys eat first aja.”
“Siap, Mas!!” Zeta smiled sweetly.
The three walked into the house. The man walked first, Omega and Zeta walked a few steps behind him.
“That's your sister, Ze?” ask Omega curiously.
“Iya.”
“Wah, big brother lo handsome,” praise honest.
“Emang!” Zeta giggles amusedly, but soon she stops, “Eh, but you can't like my sister, yes. She already has a girl know and her girl is perfect. Anyway they are the perfect couple.”
Deg.
Omega heart feels like it would be dislodged to hear the words Zeta.
A smile forced to be seen on his tiny face, “Yes times, Ze, I like your sister. Aging time.”
Zeta laughing. “Iya. Five years, huh? Males anyway, I like the same om-om.”
Omega is forcing themselves again. Omega forced himself to laugh with Zeta.
Today. Omega will not forget this day. The day he went into a room he didn't recognize and he didn't find the exit from there. For the first time in Omega's so regular life, he starts things without knowing how to end them.
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