Design: A Buana
Eps 25's
It has been two days that I and Mas Gema have not reprimanded. Actually he always texted me, he always offered to go and go home to school together, but I was reluctant to answer. I've lost it, is he friendly to everyone? Well every time he smiles and greets me, even I know he wants to talk. But I always avoided.
It's all because I don't want any more trouble. I don't want anyone to make me an enemy or an enemy. Especially one school. Seram too, even though we were just friends, but until it was filled with one school.
As usual, if I hadn't come home with Mas Gema, I would have rickshawed. Now I'm waiting for a rickshaw passing by near the school. I want to go home, not go anywhere else.
I was quite confused when the elite car stopped in front of me. My eyes were squeaking when he got out of the car like Elvira's bodyguard. Panicking, I took the initiative to escape. But, unfortunately, they already held my hand.
“What, nih?” Rebellious me.
“Diam.”
“Tolo—” Haven't yelled out loud yet, one of their hands had already smothered my small mouth.
I keep rebelling, what do they want? Then they dragged me to get in the car.
“Ep, teeleep.” I was still trying to scream even though I was sure no one would listen. Considering the area is pretty quiet.
My body was pushed into a car that looked like Aunt Edrea's. Expensive car. It was no surprise, inside there was Elvira who was sitting sweetly while smiling at me.
“What else? He has returned to Jakarta, I have no more business with him!”
“Lakban!” One of the bodyguards directly slammed my mouth.
Ah this is crazy! What's up again? How many days have I not seen Mas Raksa. Cook me still wrong? This doesn't make any sense.
Just wanted me to take the duct tape out of my mouth, my hand was already tied by his other bodyguard.
I kept rebelling until a lot of sweat came out.
“Gue look around, what are your advantages anyway?” Ask him while holding my cheek and scrutinizing my face.
Yeah, how do I know? People's faces are also mediocre. More confused, she is beautiful and rich, the time is afraid to compete with me?
He pushed my face to the side, “pasan gini belagu.”
My hair is starting to get messy. I feel like crying. What am I wrong again?
“Yesterday Agler, now adek me. What do you want?”
Whats? His grandfather? Wh who?
I just shook my head not understanding, the hair that was originally neatly pigtailed by Mbah, is now messy and many are loose.
“Keep lo what?”
I'm back to shaking my head, I want to say, “gue don't know anything!”
“Gue influential people in this city! Do not macem-macem if you do not want to find problems.”
If he is an influential person, then why? Is there any guarantee he can do all his wishes?
He held my cheek again, now it's very tight. My face hurts enough. My tears are back. I'm tired of all the trouble that comes.
“If you ngadu all this to Agler or Adek me, tomorrow you can abis in my hands!”
Geck... Geck...
Someone knocked on the car glass. Please, help me whoever you are. Elvira's face was quite shocked.
Geck... Geck...
The knock on the windshield sounded louder. Elvira's hand immediately slipped from my face. I looked back, at the window that people were knocking on.
Mas Echoes?
I know he can't see me inside. I saw him threatening that if he didn't open the car door, he would break the glass.
“SHIT!” Elvira. “Open!” His order.
The car door is open. Mas Gema tried to untie my hand and also pulled the duct tape in my mouth.
Ah, it feels so painful.
“Ra, out!”
I'm quite afraid of Mas Gema this time, he looks very angry. After hearing his orders I rushed down from the car and immediately sat on the sidewalk. It feels like my body is so weak.
“You lo what, huh?”
“What the hell? I was just kidding!”
“Joint your eyes! I was watching—”
Some of their debates I can hear. But, everything was instantly dark. My eyes were blurry when I saw Mas Gema from behind and after that it was all gone.
“Nduk, tackle loh, let's kiss!” Samar I heard Mbah was panicking, what I first smelled was the scent of eucalyptus oil.
My head feels dizzy and heavy.
“Aduh,” I complained while holding the head.
“Nduk.”
“Ra, are you aware?”
As much as I can smile, there are Mbah and Mas Gema. They both look worried. I'm not feeling good.
“I'm healthy really, just tired aja.”
“Yowes, koe break aloud, yo.”
“Gema, wait outside aja, nggeh?”
Mas Gema nodded, before exiting the room she looked at me for a moment. I know he's worried and feeling guilty. I also don't know why the look he was implying was like that.
I took a few hours of rest. My body is a little bit better. I decided to take a shower, because my sweat was so much out. After taking a shower, Mbah said that Mas Gema was still waiting in the shade. I'm not feeling good.
“Mas still here?”
I asked while walking and then sat next to him. He looked at me long enough.
“Mas sorry, yes. Can't take care of you.”
I nodded, “no papa, Mas. Part of the problem with Elvira is also not related to you.”
Mas Gema was silent for a moment, “apart from that. I want to talk seriously.”
I frowned, “hm, what?”
We look at each other, “Mas know, your love for Raksa is huge. But, do you not want to try to make a little gap for others?”
I was silent, not understanding what that meant. If it's to try to make a gap, it looks like he knows I've done that.
“I learned a lot from you, Ra. There is no such thing as true love.”
“But after knowing and knowing your story, I realized that true love exists.”
“Honestly, I wish I could feel that love. From you,”
Whahuh? Of me? Mean how?
“Ma, means?”
He picked up a small guitar leaning against the wooden wall. Playing it.
“We're close friends...
Trust each other...
Stories about you...
It's been my food..”
This song, I think I know.
“Connect again, connect again...
Another storm, all right again...
You're crying on my shoulder...
In my arms..”.
I kept looking at him, looking at his shrewd hand strumming the guitar strings. Remembering Mas Raksa.
“I'm sorry I like you so much.
At first I was jealous for a long time.
I'm sorry I expected your love.
If it is not time to wait.
When I'm still with you I wait for you to break up.”
You mean, Mas Gema likes me the same? Put more flavor?
He put the little guitar back on, looked back at me. I just kept quiet in confusion.
“Hahaha. It doesn't feel polite, Ra?”
“Actually I have no intention of saying this to you.”
“Because, I myself know that your day is still busy with the past.”
“But, the more I see you crying because of him, the more I hurt.”
This echo is a very kind person, I swear! He's also handsome. I've asked you, what's the lack of this guy? After being friends for a long time, I didn't find him.
But, somehow I don't have any more taste for him.
“Ra, I just want to take better care of you.”
Until now I haven't been able to talk at all. Mind broken. He's already I think of as my own Mas, like Mas Damar.
“Although you can't accept it, no papa, Ra. But I hope you don't change, don't ask us to keep our distance.”
My heart was quite slit hearing his words. It's not me we want to keep our distance, it's the forcing.
“Mas, honestly, I always try to make a gap for others. But, I also don't know why it can be this difficult.” Again my tears were in vain.
Mas Gema hugged me, I fell in her arms. I just want to be honest. My heart cannot turn away. Stupid indeed, very stupid.
I was crying, I feel like I've been so crybaby lately. “Makasih Mas Gema have always taken care of me.”
“Makasih Mas Gema has always wanted to hear the outpouring of my heart. But, I dare not accept people if my own heart has not made peace with the past.” I said as I slowly walked out of his arms.
“Mas accept whatever your decision, as long as it is best for you, Ra.”
“Cuman, I hope you don't stay away anymore. Your attitude confused me.”
Hearing her words, I was stunned. It seems like my drastically changed nature made him have a lot of thoughts. “To be honest, it's not me we want to keep our distance. But,”
“Why?”
“One school wants.”
“You heard their words? Ra, your life is living you. There is no right for them to interfere.”
I smiled at Mas Gema's words, “yawah, you rest, Mas want to go home first, yes!”
I nodded, once again holding her body. I want to say a thousand thanks. I'm lucky to be loved by someone as good as him.
“Still, Mas.”
I took off the hug, he left here, “dah—” My words were held back when I saw someone who had been out of nowhere standing next to his car.
Mas Gema saw me as hinting for spirit. I just smiled stiffly while nodding. After Mas Gema left, the guy came to me.
“That's why you avoided me constantly?”
From his style of speech, do you know who he is?
“Not. Why are you still here? Wasn't yesterday back?”
He sat next to me, looking ahead.
“Already, but Mbah told the family in Jakarta, he said you fainted.”
Oh, I'm touched. So unfortunately Mbah same me, want to hug Mbah right now.
“It turns out again nice-to-wear together with him, yes?”
I glanced at him for a moment, as delicious as he could be.
“Free me stay at work.” Samar I heard his muttering.
“Hm. Anyway, Mas. Really less work? Instead of keeping the other wife pregnant, even here.”
“Heh, who is pregnant?”
I looked at him with a confused look. How could he be so surprised?
“Ohh, instantly forget. Here to see Elvira, huh?”
“If you want to cheat do not in front of ipar—” adek
“Sttt. Stt.” He told me to shut up.
“What cheating? Whose brother-in-law?”
I want to shake this guy's head. It's a good thing he's older, so I'm afraid of the qualities.
“This is all actually what the hell is it? How come you or Elvira don't think of marriage?”
“I should have asked. The marriage you are discussing. Who is married?”
Huh huh? HUH UH? HAHAAHA!
I can only be dumbfounded, still not understand what he said.
“Keep, how long have you been with him? Easy to turn around?”
Easy eyes lo soek!
“This again, so what the hell is it?”
“I have eyes yes, Aeera. Hugs like that, it is ethical to see people?”
It's hard to talk to a dirty person.
“Collapse does not mean—”
“Loh, Nak Raksa?” My words were cut off by Mbah who suddenly came.
Mas Raksa immediately stood up and kissed the back of Mbah's hand.
“Mbah, piye reportedly?” I laughed hearing her accent.
“Good. You lapoto here?”
I see Mas Raksa grinning while scratching his shoulder, this “ah, anu, Mbah,”
“Ae, iki loh sing Mbah intents.”
“Hah?” Sautku, because it does not understand the direction of Mbah's conversation.
“Seng arep talking about your crew. Iki loh.”
The Raksa?
“Loh, Mbah, instead of dia—”
My words were cut off again by Mbah's talk. Though I want to talk, isn't he Caeera's husband?
“Where, Kiara? Healthy, right, the baby?”
Again Mbah mispronounced the name. I asked Mas Raksa. Automatically let them get married. Why did I doubt enough?
“Health, Mbah.”
“Hose husband is back from service?”
BOOM UP! I think I want to explode. Her husband? HER HUSBAND? Lah in front of Mbah, right, her husband!
“But, Mbah. In Kalimantan it is still a week if said Aunt Edrea.”
Honestly, what else is it? Was Raksa not Caeera's husband? They're not married? Are they not being arranged? Clearly on the cover of the wedding invitation listed initials RAB & CNB!
I missed what news?
“Yowes, the important healthy Mbah great-grandson. You continue to chat again with Aeera, Mbah make a drink.”
I sat in the shade daydreaming, looking ahead. Feels blurry. I feel like a dazed person. So they're not married?
“Why you?” I saw his hands waving in front of me.
I saw his eyes, “so, that marriage is not lo same Sister Caeera?”
“Not.” He answered like this.
“But, invitation letter cover?”
“Why?” Ask back, old man!
“Indeed who can have my initials RAB only? His name is Raihan Arifin Buana.”
“Hah?” I can only hah, hoh. Like a fool.
Where could such a name be? Ah, this is me getting bullied again.
Immediately I ran to the room, picking up the invitation that I had from yesterday stored in the closet. I went back to the shadows and sat down next to Mas Raksa.
I opened the invitation immediately. Sure enough, the name listed there is Raihan Arifin Buana & Caeera Nayana Barsha.
When I was in a daze, I closed the invitation again, then saw Mas Raksa's face holding a smile.
Mas Raksa laughed for a moment, “your face so confused so?”
“Not funny, quickly clearin!”
“Raihan's brother away from Dad. Hence our name is the same on the back.”
“Soal them close, actually I also just found out when after we were betrothed. Caeera direct the story it all to us.”
I swallowed with difficulty. How could I possibly believe that? After all the over-thinking and drama I've been through.
“Your replacement who told me about a relationship with Gema.”
What the hell! I want to shake his head.
I stared hard at this guy. Crazy, huh? Now what should I do? Must happy? Must seem to not believe? Or should you pretend to faint?
“So you've already made it same Echoes? Huh, I'm late.”
“At that time I came to your house. But, Auntie Bulang you have left for Jogja. I've been looking for you to the Station, but you don't exist.”
“I have tried to inter-invite here, deliberately want to meet you. But you don't exist either.”
“Last, I went on vacation here, hoping to see you. But you also don't exist.”
He looked at me for a moment with a smile, “what might not be a match, huh?”
DOGS! Sorry I'm letting go. Stupidly he said we weren't fools. I'm very hurt.
“Keep, Mas why martial arts here, if indeed according to Mas we are not a mate?”
“Hmm.” He thought for a moment, “Maybe worried?”
He puts his shoulders, “after reading the news in the family group, it just can't concentrate working.”
“Ingin to force, but can not lie, I am worried about your circumstances.”
I held back a smile, anxious!
“Eh, but. Until here even see the scenery that makes my eyes hot, the heart also sih.”
His words made me remember what happened yesterday, when I saw him both with Elvira.
“Lah, you yourself also the same way Elvira. What difference?”
“Elvira, yes? Hm.”
“So he knew I was on vacation here. That's why he forced me to meet. Reason wants to work together for a job.”
“But,” the remark he paused, made me curious and looked towards him.
“Luckily you came, I think the cooperation for the work is only alibi.”
I smiled again, as if my problem was over.
“You, have you really become a lover of Gema?”
He wants that Mas. The echo has no flaws. Why can't my heart turn away from you?
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