Don't Want to Be Pathetic: NIGHT BUTTERFLIES
Section 13
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After eating, Nesti and Sindi went to Grandma's house to deliver food. Ira and Ayu were still sitting in the backyard, they were silent to see the albasia trees that one by one fell in the wind.
"Just get home soon."
"You want to complain about something say it." he continued to see the time watch shows at 15:00.
"Seeh you know Ira's met dad?"
"She knows what Grandma said."
"He's getting thinner, but even so from a distance I can recognize him that he's my father."
"What did you say to me?"
"Whatever your father says is still painful!"
His sister doesn't want to make clear Ira's words, because she knows it will only hurt Ira as well as her.
"You know what?"
"Maybe true, you should have never met and married" Ira said.
"Delay as much as you want, but still will not give any answer. As you always say that it is enough to be a listener, without giving an answer."
"I'm actually not a patient. But circumstances force you to be patient." said Ira smiling with a blank look.
Ayu just fell silent without calming, she knew clearly that whatever efforts to strengthen would not be able to change the situation, especially the darkness in Ira's life. It's very difficult to light it, as long as Ira himself who does not open the door of light will not enter.
"It turns out that reality is more bitter than life." continued Ira.
"Don't expect something that you know will hurt you!" answer Ayu.
"Nobody hurts me in this world, I'm only hurt by my own expectations!"
"Udah!" said Ayu rubbed Ira's hair.
They moved from their seats into the house and out closed the door to walk into the grandmother's house.
"Steh wants to go home now it's afternoon."
"Hmmm yes, Ira also wants to take a shower because she wants to nyunset."
"Who's same? got girlfriends?" tanyanya tempt.
"No ah, get out of dating." Ira smile.
"Yes, but if you have a boyfriend say yes, you want to know what is handsome? haha."
"His boyfriend must be handsome, Ira is beautiful" he said flattering himself.
"Yes Ira is beautiful, let alone her heart."
"Ahh tetehmah." Ira pretended to wipe away the tears.
"You want to be an actress?" smiling at his sister's behavior.
"It fits?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"So doang's replacement role is haha" Ira laughed.
Arriving at the grandmother's house, it is seen they are sitting in front of the house while opening food brought by Nesti.
"Don't nginep neng?" ask Ayu's grandmother.
"Tomorrow work."
"You can leave here early in the morning."
"No way tomorrow there's a group guest."
"Oh yes, take care of your health do not eat late!" said Grandpa.
"Sir, Kek, Ayu want to go home?" he said goodbye.
"Go home?" ask Grandma.
"You now?"ask Ira.
"Yes stroked Ira's head."
Ira and her sisters kissed the hand of Ayu who was already sitting on her bike.
"Departing yes, Daaahh tiit tiit" honked his horn and drove off with his motor.
Grandpa and Grandma just fell silent to see it, Ira didn't know what they thought.
"Eh, you want to take a shower because you want to go!" Ira said to her sister.
"Where are you going?" ask Sindi.
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After the shower, she immediately dressed. The usual appearance is wearing only jeans and a plain white T-shirt, with unraveled hair covered by a white hat as well. Not to forget the most important oil, especially Ari once said that he likes the fragrance of Ira.
His phone vibrates incoming calls, who else if not Ari.
"Yes?"
"Where's ma'am? ready yet?"
"At home, it's ready."
"It's just a little while away and turn wait." Ari turned off the phone.
Ira picked up her bag and mask and walked out of the room.
"Steh go first!" Ira said to Tia who happened to be sitting playing on a tablet in front of the house.
"Where's the tea going.?" ask Tia.
"You go for a walk, you'll be a bit lazy."
Tia just nodded.
He walked to Grandma's house where no one was, and his two younger siblings went nowhere. Maybe grandpa went to bed and grandma left because the bike was invisible.
From the front turn Ira saw a white Beat motor approaching him and stopped, Opening Ari's helmet smiling.
"Loh haha!" Ira laughs at Ari who turns out to be wearing a white shirt.
"Why?" Ari asked not yet aware.
"Son, there's something strange about his shirt haha."
"Ohh yeah." Ari realized, "You're my soul mate" he said smilingly winking his eyes.
"Start off."
Ari looked at him smiling.
"You no?" I asked Ira.
"What?"
"On the road want to talk, this helmet is not used so I wear a hat" he said.
"Yes continues?"
Ari opens the trunk of the motorbike and smiles showing her white hat.
"Haha can it be ?" Ira laughs.
"I want you to be my soul mate!" ari looked at Ira seriously.
"Well, let's go?" Ira rubbed Ari's hair.
"Shouldn't permission yet?"
"No need to say to adek, there continue to be grandmothers and grandparents so they already know."
"Oh, did yu go up?"
They drove on their motor.
It looks very harmonious, lovers are dressed in a couple's shirt and hat only because it happens to be the same color. But what looks nothing like the reality, they are just friends and nothing more.
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"Have you eaten yet?" tanya Ari slowed down the speed of the motor.
"Udah earlier, because there was ka Ayu."
"Really? but don't you see?"
"Yes, I went home again."
"Now, what do you want to talk about?" tanyanya while pulling Ira's hand hinted her to hug Ari.
"His luck mending diem deh, fear that later there will be no topic of conversation."
"Hahaha not possible."
"There's a lot I want to tell you and I want to hear from you" he continued.
"I want to tell you everything, but I'm not ready and haven't found the right time."
"If you wait for time and readiness it will only be in vain. Wh why? like the problems in life today, ready not ready we have to be willing to accept and solve it. If one by one people are asked ready or do not get into trouble? everyone will answer no. Don't you?" ari explained.
Ira kept quiet, because what Ari said was true. Life is full of surprises, problems always come suddenly and as humans we have to accept and solve them even though we are not ready.
At that time, he only felt the comfort of hugging Ari who had been holding Ira's hand and stroking it gently.
This will be a sweet memory of tomorrow when this day has passed, the only solid shoulder that Ira is most comfortable with. Sweet man, sweet memories, and sweet treatment of course.
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