Dusk Star

Chapter 18 Unexpected meeting

Akbar who from morning forced his mother to tell him about how his mother met Sha, but his mother did not tell Akbar and instead asked about Sha to Akbar.

According to the story of Mama Sha is a friendly child, loving parents and children also like to help people. Akbar did not take his mother's opinion for granted because the beginning of their meeting was not friendly, Akbar smiled considering that.

“Ngapain you as comfortable as your own smile?” mama Akbar asked in amazement at her son's behavior.

He asked that instead of answering Akbar even widened his smile. Akbar always smiled remembering their first memories. Sha who thought it was strange and himself also actually confirmed it. Then he starts to see Sha's friendly and fragile side when he sees Sha crying in the back garden at that moment.

“Ayo Ma dong story why can you know Sha?"

Akbar whined like a child and continued to follow his mother who was busy in the kitchen. His mother was astonished since coming home from the party Akbar kept asking about it to his mother who made him dizzy. Even from school at this time Akbar continues to kneel him.

“Aduh Akbar dizzy deh Mama dengernya you tuh why the hell want to know really Mama can know Sha kepo deh you this”, said Mamah Akbar while cleaning the dining table for her and Akbar.

“Come dong Ma kan Akbar is curious.” weld it with puppy eyes style that makes people will laugh if they see his current expression.

“Iya-iya will Mama tell,” said Mama while inviting Akbar to sit in the family room.

“So gini..”.

Mama Akbar began to tell the chronology of his meeting with Sha. Starting from him who will leave for the office and stop in the middle of the road because he forgot to bring a sim. When he intended to order a taxi, he was stopped by two pickpockets who then helped Sha. Those who run around avoiding pickpockets are also himself who fell so Sha suggested to hide in the mini market.

“Once the story Akbar, ih Mama so want to have a daughter kayak Sha.”

Mama Akbar who was imagining Sha being his son became a smile. Mama Akbar saw her son who was stunned after the story was finished.

Akbar rise, “Terelah mamah deh akbar want to go first.”

Akbar left and now his mother who was dumbfounded to see the behavior of the child just his puppet. Not long heard the roar of the motorbike engine, his mother only grumbled to hear the departure of the Akbar motorbike.

“Ckck the boy's habit deh,” decak Mama Akbar.

Mama Akbar saw the wound on his leg that had healed slightly, re-remembered with Sha who felt familiar with his face. Mama Akbar seems to have seen it, but where can I forget. It's better that he takes care of his job again.

***

Sha was told by his mother to go to the supermarket, because near the compound of his house closed he went to look for another supermarket. After seeing the supermarket he immediately went in there. He also shopping for materials that his mother told him to, occasionally checking it out fearing anyone was missed.

Suddenly Sha was like hearing the cry of a small child, he was looking for the source of his voice which turned out to be from a girl who was squatting near the ice cream refrigerator. Sha approached the boy.

“Ade why cry.”

Sha squatted down and aligned her body with the little boy. Long ago, there was no answer from the little boy. In fact, her crying became increasingly confused for Sha.

“Mau eskrim huaaa,” shouted the child while crying.

Sha also tried to hold the child to choose the ice cream the child wanted. The boy pointed to one of the ice cream that was there, Sha took it. Sha dropped the boy off his carrier.

Sha holding the little boy's hand, they walked together while pushing the troly, after finishing Sha was intending to take the child home. Although the boy refused and finally told Sha to take him to the park only.

Although not too know the area here, Sha also walked in accordance with the instructions given by the little boy. Until he saw a park, Sha asked if it was the park the child meant. The boy was still engrossed in the ice cream but immediately nodded his head as he looked at the park that Sha pointed at.

They also walked towards the park that looks crowded because the day is already late in the afternoon. There must be a lot of kids playing there, Sha thought. Right, Sha saw a lot of boys playing ball, while girls mostly ride games such as swings, slides and so on.

He also saw mothers huddling there, maybe one of them is the mother of this child. Sometimes they also look at their children who are playing. Sha invited the boy to sit in the park.

***

After arriving at his destination Akbar smiled at the smile on his lips. This is the place Akbar always visits when he misses his past friends. Although not the same as the place that used to be, Akbar seems to return to the past when he was here.

Akbar walked under the tree he used to sit on, the tree is still the same as the last time he came here is still very shady and comfortable to shelter. After enjoying about five minutes he walked towards the children who were playing ball. Akbar also played ball with the children.

While playing his eyeballs caught the shadow of a girl who had been on his mind for a few days. In his heart he asked me while I was coming here, even this is not the area around his house.

Akbar also approached Sha who was holding a girl about 4 years on a park bench. From the look on his face akbar saw that Sha was confused, because of curiosity akbar also approached him.

“Sha , how come you can be here anyway?” ask Akbar.

“Emm that brother I was going to the supermarket, suddenly there was a little boy crying. Keep me samperin, when I take him home he takes me here. Now I have to go home scared at home.“ Sha explained with an anxious look as it was already afternoon.

And do not forget the little boy who is still busy eating ice cream.

“Dek you know ruminhamu?”

Akbar asked while aligning his body with the little boy. Seeing the little boy who shook his fist made Akbar think hard how he could return this child to his mother.

“Ah yes you are here with whom?”

The little boy who looked puzzled by Akbar's question immediately looked at Akbar. Akbar asked once again for the boy to understand.

“Mother sister, was the same mother.”

“Ohhh, yes already sister help find your mother yes,” said Akbar while holding the hand of the little boy.

Leaving Sha who was still silent and finally followed wherever Akbar took the little boy.

After a long tour of the park they found no trace of the mother of the girl, tired of them finally sitting on the park bench again. They look very harmonious so no wonder many mothers in the park who consider them a young couple plus the presence of a small child in their midst. While chatting came a mother who looked panicked.

“Do you want to go anywhere daritadi mother cariin also.”

The mother hugged her son.

“Mother,” said the child was carefree and returned his mother's embrace.

“Mother was the star wanted to buy esklim telus mother no be a star pelgi sendilian and met sister beautiful, sister beautiful buy our transparent star esklim to the garden cali mother.”

The stars of the little boy spoke to his mother with their lisp and a sweet smile never faded from his face.

Sha only smiled, while Akbar pecked at the name of the child. Akbar remembered his past with a man named Star. After thanking the mother and child, she left Akbar and Sha who were struggling with their thoughts.

“Iya kak.”

“Come I anterin.”

Sha had not had time to say that Akbar had already walked and brought Sha groceries. Matu doesn't want Sha to follow him.

They walked together to the Akrbar motor parker. Until suddenly came a ball quite hard towards Sha, Akbar who saw the incident swiftly protect Sha from the ball.

Bukk

The ball was right about Akbar's head, Akbar complained for a moment. Sha saw Akbar's temple bruised slightly and bleed.

“Dek if playing football it be careful if you get a person like now how good it is to his brother how if others try.”

Akbar advised and gave the ball to a boy who approached him to pick up the ball.

“Lo is okay?”

Akbar asked with a worried tone. Sha only answered him with a headband, Sha touched the wound he had seen.

“Awh,” ringis Akbar.

“Sorry yes brother, please yes I bought first.”

Sha ran towards the nearest stall. Sha returned with a bottle of mineral water and a plaster. Sha started cleaning Akbar's wounds first using handkerchiefs and mineral water.

“Awh, Sha slowly.”

“Iya yes sorry sis.”

Sha blew on the wound on Akbar's temple after he smeared the wound medicine. Then, stick a plaster.

“Makasih ya sis was already nolongin, if not later I will be kayak gini. Sorry also because I brother can be hurt.”

“It's okay, relax.”

“Oh yes this brother I turn over his handkerchief, sorry yes so dirty again because it was used to clean up brother's wounds.”

Sha also gave Akbar's handkerchief which had a little red stain on the corner of the handkerchief. Akbar accepted it and looked at the handkerchief with a gaze that Sha could not remember.

“Nobody wants me to ask , but brother don't get mad ya.”

“Apa.”

Akbar flinched while wrinkling his baffled forehead not usually the girl beside him this much asked.

“Emm it's on that handkerchief

aja jaitan star writing, if you may know the star who is sister's boyfriend yes?”

“The star was my little friend who was at that time in the story in the back garden of the school.”

“Ohhh.”

“He is a special person in my life, and there will never be a replacement. We first met in the park, and this handkerchief is also his gift.”

“The star is a woman I love after mamah because I do not have a female sodara. But destiny says another God calls the Stars first. He suffered an accident and fell into the abyss. His parents survived, but Bintang most likely entered the ravine but until now his body was not found,” continued Akbar while laughing at the bitter events of a few years ago.

Sha had his head massaged because suddenly he seemed to have experienced the incident .anyngan the incident when he fell into the abyss suddenly revolved in his brain, but he did not remember the incident in detail. Because it did not get a response sha , Akbar also turned his head to the side . his face turned panicked when he saw sha holding his head.

“Sha lo alright,” said akbar with worry.

“Nothing ko kak,” says sha while smiling.

“Come I anterin home.”

This time Sha complied because his head really felt dizzy.

“Still yes brother.”

“Sama-sama Sha, if so I go home first yes.”

Sha nodded and then entered his house after Akbar lost his sight. After giving his mother groceries, Sha paid a farewell to his room to his mother. Sha immediately put himself on the mattress because his head was still a little dizzy.

Sha thought about the incident earlier, why the incident experienced by Akbar's friend named Bintang was like he had experienced. Although it is vague Sha like seeing himself falling abysmal.

Sha fingered the necklace attached to his neck, Sha fumbled and played it.

Sha began to look and pay close attention to the star-robed necklace. Sha's eyes caught an engraving that formed the letters behind the necklace.

“Star,” parrot Sha.

Why does Sha feel familiar with the name of the Star in his necklace. Why is everything so complicated, his quarrel with Nai was not intelligent because Nai was still difficult to contact. Now in addition to why his heart always beats fast if it is close to Akbar.

Although he was fond of Joseph, he never felt a fast-moving heartbeat near Joseph. What's with his heart, does he need to see a doctor.

The more you think the more dizzy his head is. He better rest his body for a while.

***

After returning from the park and home Sha Akbar became more cheerful, I don't know now he seems to have a friend where he shares his story. Actually, this time he told the story of the Star to someone other than his mother, even Nai did not know. Nai only knew that akbar was still waiting for his mass figure.

Akbar remembers he also told his best friend to Sha even though there were no details. Now Akbar's feelings become relieved because he can tell to the merit that he kept for years to others. Akbar seemed to return to the time when he knew the Star.

Little Akbar is a quiet person but since the presence of the 'Star, his world becomes more cheerful and colorful so do not be surprised when the Star is declared lost in the ravine and considered dead, so do not be surprised when the Star is declared lost in the ravine, Akbar was devastated and looked very moody. He also returned to being a quiet and irritable talker.

Only at certain moments did he want to tell a story. Akbar is indeed a nice person to talk to if he has known himself for a long time. But if you are not yet familiar will call himself cold and irritable to talk, even according to Nai Akbar it sucks. It's always impossible to lose if you fight with Nai.