DEAD
Section 31
Rana woke up with a limp body. His head hurts a lot and his body feels sore, tired. He wants to wake up, but he can't. Too weak for him to do that. Rana had never been like this before, indeed during her stay in this house, she had gotten a lot of things that were her first time.
He only realized that beside him was asleep Yudha, who was hugging him. It was fitting that he felt that something heavy was piercing his stomach, it turned out to be Yudha's arm. Why is that guy here? ask Rana in my heart. Ah, she must be feeling sorry.
Rana forgave her husband, as she always did. Yesterday she was very angry, but with everything she had experienced last night, Rana felt too tired to remain angry. He also did not want to dissolve in sadness or anger for too long.
Slowly she removed her husband's hand from her stomach, intending to get up. His movements just made Yudha wake up. The man opened his still heavy eyes.
“You're awake?” asked Yudha, her voice was hoarse.
Rana nodded small.
“What's wrong last night? How did you sleep downstairs?” ask Yudha again. The man turned around, looking at his wife warmly. There was a sweet smile etched on his face. Unfortunately, Rana did not have time to enjoy how teasing her husband's smile, nor could she feel happy when she saw the look on the face after how hard Yudha's face when she had a fight with him last night. Memories of the terrible events filled the head, sending the horrors back to the entire body.
Rana chose not to answer, just silence while smiling back. He stood up and walked out of the room without saying anything.
***
Rena felt something was strange about her brother. As she walked into the kitchen, Rana was already standing in front of the stove, cooking like the days before. But when she said hello, Rana did not return her greeting, nor did she smile. Not responding, but Rena is sure that her brother is not daydreaming. She said good morning in a carefree voice, not too loud, but enough for her brother to hear. So not hearing is not suitable to be an excuse not to answer. Thenwhat?
Not wanting to think things through, Rena remained standing next to her sister, helping with cooking. At that time he realized that Rana was like a tired person, then thought that her brother might be exhausted, so he did not feel the need to return his greeting.
Until the meal is finished, Rena does not say anything that includes pleasantries to Rana, only saying important things, such as about the cuisine they cook.
Rana also only answered soberly, with clear, short and dense dashed sentences. Yudha came down with Daffa still in his pajamas.
“Harum once,” Yudha said with a contrived attitude, referring to the aroma of cooking. “Wah, cook a lot.”
“Mama cook everything?” Daffa, who was sitting on one of the chairs at the dining table, asked happily.
Again, Rana did not answer, nor smile. He did not respond at all to Yudha and Daffa. Was her brother too tired to ignore her husband and child as well? Rena wondered in her heart, starting to think about this again. He took his place beside Daffa, along with Rana who was sitting on the chair opposite to him.
Yudha sat in the family head seat, trying to build friendly conversations, but still Rana did not reply. Only Rena tried to talk to her sister-in-law and niece equally kindly.
“Later tonight papa home fast?” daffa asked, looking at Yudha with a hopeful look.
Yudha shook her head, there was clearly a guilty look on her face. “Papa still have to go home late, this week again busy-busy.”
“Let's go home papa bring more toys, how?” tawar Yudha's.
His son only nodded small, not too interested but also not opposed.
“Don't be so sad, dong. Daffa ‘kan can play with Aunt Rena before papa comes home. Mama—”
Yudha did not continue the sentence, cut off by Rana who kept the spoon on her plate firmly so as to make a loud noise. He looked at his wife who was drinking in wonder. When Rana woke up still smiling at him, why so angry like this?
“Mama why?” daffa asked, his innocent face looking at his mother in confusion.
Rana did not reply, stood up and walked away from the kitchen. His plate was still full, there was not much he ate and he finished his breakfast with an attitude that no one in the room understood.
“Mama is just tired, kok,” said Rena directly when Rana was no longer visible. His gaze crossed with Yudha who was also staring at him. In her gaze, Rena asked her sister-in-law for an explanation for Rana's attitude just now.
He remembered last night Rana had a fight with Yudha. It's possible that Rana's weird attitude was because she was still angry.
“Sorry, Brother. I didn't mean to interfere in Kak Yudha's family matters, but Kak Rana's attitude just now was really strange. Not usually he was angry until so, let alone this to bring Daffa as well.”
They had finished breakfast and Yudha had just wanted to leave for the office when Rena said that.
“I know you guys fought last night, I don't know what the problem is and don't want to know either, but I hope Brother Yudha can start—”
“I know what you mean, Ren.” Yudha. “You think Rana's still mad at me for the fight last night? But he's not angry, really. This morning when he woke up he was still smiling at me. He wouldn't have been if he was still angry. Then you see for yourself ‘kan earlier this brother-in-law of yours already tried to talk to your sister. We fought, but never for long. I was actually surprised by Rana too, she seemed sick and now she seems to have not entered the office. I just want you to take good care of your sister, Dad. I'm sorry for again having to take care of Rana when you still have to take care of Daffa as well.”
Rena shook her head hard. “Gak ngerepotin, really. Brother Rana ‘kan my own brother, Daffa my nephew also, the time to take care of his own family ngerepotin.”
Yudha smiled and thanked me. She and Rena were talking in front of the house, because Rena had been holding her back when she wanted to get in the car. And now, from where he stood, Yudha could see Rana peering at them from the window in his room.
Rena followed Yudha's gaze, finding Rana standing behind the window while looking at them. The feeling alone, or indeed at that time Rana was glaring furiously.
After Yudha went to the office, Rena went straight to her brother's room. The bedroom door was locked. It's been tapped, but it's still not open. Suddenly he felt something standing behind him. Daffa was in the living room on the first floor, watching TV, there was no way the boy was there.
Rena turned around and was surprised. A beautiful woman in a lacy white dress and blond hair neatly laid out stood in front of her while staring sadly. She was that eyeless figure, who sang with a heart-wrenching tone, who came to Dara at her house, Anna. Now, however, that figure did not look scary at all. Her eyes are there and beautiful.
Not yet had time to say anything, Anna had already charged towards him and Rena could neither see nor feel anything.
