Dusk Star

Chapter 47 About the Stars

As Rio walked to the guest room Rio heard sobs from Mama Yusuf's room. Rio peeked out from the opening of the door, Mama Yusuf was seen hugging a figura. Rio did not see exactly who the person inside the figura was.

“Star...” Mama Yusuf who now wiped his tears with his hands.

Tok

“Tante can Rio enter?”

Mama Yusuf did not expect a tone that witnessed him in a bad state. Mama Yusuf immediately picked up as much tissue as possible on the nightstand, smiling sweetly at Rio who was standing at the door.

“Rio.”

“Sini in.” Mama Yusuf wiped the tissue and kept the figura in the drawer.

“What's wrong with aunt that Rio's in?” asked Rio clumsily.

“It's okay.” Rio slowly stepped his feet into Mama Yusuf's room and sat down next to Mama Yusuf.

“Tante Rio want to ask can?”

“Tante also want to ask Rio?”

Rio forehead frowning in wonder, “was wondering what aunt?”

Mama Yusuf rubbed the corner of her eyes that returned tears. Rio who saw that felt guilty for lancing into Mama Yusuf's room, but he was also curious about Mama Yusuf's question.

Long Rio waited for Mama Yusuf, but the question did not go forth. “You were aja.”

“Tante sorry in advance if this question offends or makes aunty feel bad, not answered is also okay kok.”

“Rio want to ask, Star sister Yusuf where ya aunty. Rio kangen with Stars, Rio can know how?”

Instead of answering Mama Yusuf back sad, even this time crying bitterly. Rio was confused by himself. Maybe he was wrong to ask Mama Yusuf. “Tante Rio is not the name, it does not need to be answered okay.” Rio Error.

Mama Yusuf took a tissue and wiped her tears, “it's okay Rio, auntie is also missing her. Aunty also does not know how now, aunt wishes she was okay Rio.”

“Mean aunt?” rio asked not understanding.

“That time..”

Flashbacks

“Ma Bintang does not want to go home, Bintang wants to be here with grandma and sister.” Rengek Bintang who does not want to go back to Jakarta.

Mama Bintang aligns herself with Bintang, her son. “Dear stars, if you are here like a grandmother. You like to play here and there can not be silent, grandma is old. So you come with Mama to Jakarta?” Persuade Mama Bintang.

“But ma, Bintang no temen. Mama and Papa are busy if Bintang play.” Pouty star.

Mama Bintang smiled, “mama promise this time will want to if Star play.”

“Appointment ma.” The star stuck out her little finger.

“Appointments.” They also put their little fingers together.

That night they went to Jakarta. Papa Bintang has a meeting with the client once in the morning, so they have to arrive at Jakarta mini mala as well. Lately, rainfall in the city of Bandung is high. Jakarta is not much different either.

Circumstances in the car are never quiet because of the babble Star who plays with his dolls. The Star Necklace, a gift from Joseph was never released. Even when her parents bought a necklace that was nicer than that, Bintang did not want to wear it.

“Teddy later we will play with brother Joseph again right?”

“Iya Star.” Answer the father who imitated the voice of a child.

“Ish papa I'll talk to Teddy again not the same papa.”

His father pretended to be pouting, “pasa Papa not played anyway.”

“Main is the same mama.” Said the Star who returned to play with his favorite doll. Birthday gift from her sister.

“Sini Papa asked her Teddy directly.” Papa Bintang attempted to retrieve the doll from his son who had deliberately hidden it behind his small back.

Papa Bintang did not see if from the opposite direction there was a car driven with recklessness. “Papa awass.”

Mama Bintang shouted while resuscitating her husband to look ahead again.

“Aaaaaa.”

“Aaaaa.”

The sound of screams and screams when the heavy rain filled the streets around Lembang. The usually crowded street, suddenly became quiet. Making a car that tried to swerve the steering wheel finally went into the abyss.

Papa Bintang who tried to swing the steering wheel even brought their car plunged into the ravine. In the perfect opportunity, Papa Bintang tried to unlock the car so they could get out of the car.

“Ma, where are the Stars, let's go out?” said Papa Bintang who tried to open the seatbelt himself and his own wife. At that time their car had not been rolled into the abyss.

Mama and Papa Bintang trying to reach the body of the Star in the back seat. But their hands could not reach him. Mama Bintang who is in a mneipis consciousness continues to try to reach her son's closed hands.

The little hands that tightly hugged the Teddy doll were simply unable to reach them. Until the car rolled over and they tried to save themselves by getting out of the car. The car rolled into the abyss, whether it got to the bottom or not. The car was no longer visible to Papa Bintang's eyes.

Mama Bintang himself was unconscious in the bushes. Papa Bintang tried to get close to his wife. Not long after he saw a fire burning from below.

“Star..” shouted Papa Star fast.

The next day the police found them because they received reports from local residents about an accident. Residents who saw the incident, but could not approach or help because of the rainfall and darkness of the night that made them difficult.

According to residents who saw it and witnessed the incident, their car rolled down and likely exploded. Because one of the residents who saw the incident, heard the sound of explosions and the source of fire from under the ravine.

Mama and Papa Bintang pleaded with police to find their child who was likely in the car. They also asked the police to investigate the case, especially cars that drive recklessly.

A week later they were informed that the perpetrator who caused the accident had been found. The man was heavily drunk because of his girlfriend's stay at the time. The perpetrator will be tried through legal means.

The other news is that the car that entered the ravine has been found in the skeleton. The car caught fire on the spot, it is possible that the victim who was searched by Mama and Papa Bintang died burned, but when police investigated the scene. There was no sign of any scorched victims or any trace of casualties. Just a doll that seemed charred in a car.

Police are even very confident that there were no fatalities in the car. It is possible that the victim also survived like his parents. The police are still searching for the truth about this.

Mama and Papa Bintang are very sad to know this. Especially when he got news from the police who had been investigating for one week after the car was found, he could not find any trace of the victim.

The victim is declared missing, the worst possibility is to die in eating wild animals. Even if it is eaten by wild animals, it should leave traces such as clothes or items used, this leaves no trace at all.

This of course makes Mama Bintang worse. After a year of no news, the family finally let go of Bintang. Children who have not been invited to play by their mother.

Flashback off

“So that's the story aunt?”

“Hiks, hiks Yes Rio.”

“Until now no news at all?”

Mama Yusuf shook his head. Rio was speechless digesting everything Mama Yusuf told me. Rio regretted having just said this now. “Tante Rio sorry yes so make aunt sad.”

“It's okay Rio, aunt is also kangen once with him. If she's dead, aunt would love to visit her grave.”

Rio understood maybe because of this they did not discuss it at all when Rio arrived at this house. Joseph also did not tell him this, it may take time for those left behind.

“Rio.” Call Mama Yusuf.

“Iya tan.”

Rio remembered yesterday's incident. Ah she remembers now, “maybe because kangen aunty so Rio dream her.”

“So yes.” Mama Yusuf said.

“But tan-“ greeting Rio hanging.

“Why yo?”

“Tante sure that Star is dead?”

“You mean?"

Rio pulled out his phone, looking around for something he was sure similar to Star, “what aunt knows this guy?” rio asked again while thrusting his phone to Mama Yusuf.

Upon seeing the photo Mama Yusuf nodded and looked at Rio not understanding. “He's a kid-”

“Tante feels strange not the same him?” Ask Rio.

“Whimsy how?” ask Mama Yusuf again.

“I thought he was a Star when he first met?” hearing that Mama Yusuf again saw the photo on Rio's phone.

“You think he is...Star?”

Rio nodded, “inally Rio thought so tan. You see, although there have been many changes in its nature are very similar to Bintang.”

“After hearing the missing Star Rio so think, maybe he is indeed the star that has been missing.”

“But how is it possible?” refute Mama Yusuf.

“That's what Rio wants to ask and discuss with aunt.”

“Aparticularly after hearing the aunt's explanation earlier, there is a possibility that the Star survived?” Mama Yusuf just nodded and fell silent stiffly.

Is it true that the star of his son who was lost and presumed dead is still alive? Is that guy really a star? This world is small if it is true that he is a star, but the pleasure cannot be dispelled as well.

“If she's a true Star, why doesn't she remember the same aunt Rio?” mama Yusuf asked sadly.

“That's the question in Rio's mind is also aunty. This seems to have to be explored further in order to know the truth.”

“If he's not how Rio?”

“Nothing is impossible as long as we try to find out aunt. At least we know the truth, don't we?”

“Keep now how?”

“We do a DNA test so?”

“According to auntie does she want if we do a DNA test?” Asked Rio back.

Mama Yusuf was sitting languidly in bed, suddenly his memory returned at the time of his accident. “Rio if he's really a star, at least he'll remember his little memory right?"

Rio looked at Mama Yusuf not understanding.

“Come with aunt.” Ask Mama Yusuf to leave her room, go up to the 2nd floor.

“We want to do aunt?”

“Begini Rio...”

***

After school as usual Sha and When waiting at the stop, the difference this time Sha waiting for Yusuf is not waiting for public transportation. The bell came home half an hour ago but Joseph had not shown the trunk of his nose. When picked up by the driver.

“Sha, Yusuf where the hell are we waiting almost half an hour?” ask when you are upset.

“Maybe there is still a meeting Bil, earlier he said aka tone meeting first. Lo go home first if so, kasian driver lo.” Sha looked at the clock on the phone which already showed at half-four in the afternoon. If there must be tutoring today Kasian if you have to wait for him to be picked up by Joseph.

“It's really okay for me to stay?”ask if in a worried tone.

“It's okay, just wait alone. There are still a lot of people in school. Maybe brother Yusuf has not come home and still no business.” Sha pushes Bila's body into the car.

When he got in the car, he lowered the windshield. “Sha be careful yes.” Said Bila who was waving to Sha.

Sha returned a wave of Bila's hand, he now sits in the waiting seat of the stop. Go back and forth to check the message for Joseph that has not been answered.

Sha's phone is shaking, a sign of an incoming call. Sha just lifted it up.

“Hallo.”

“Hallo Sha.” The voice over there sounded happy.

Sha forgot to check the caller, it was Mama Yusuf who called him.

“Iya aunt?”

“Where are you now?”

“Still in aunty school, au working group. Yes there is a working group aunt.” Sha tried to apologize inwardly for lying to Mama Yusuf.

“Oh so, you can go to auntie's house now. Or don't you wait at the stop later on auntie tell aunt driver to pick you up there, how?” tawar Mama Yusuf's.

Sha was silent for a while, if he left what if Joseph came. “Tante I finish first the task of the group, later to aunt.”

“Alright then, auntie wait ya.”

After the phone was closed, Sha was confused now. Sha will wait for Yusuf first, after all he has said that he is working with Mama Yusuf's group.

Bored, that's what Sha feels now. His hands and feet also began to ache. It had been an hour, but Joseph had not yet come. The sky was already overcast, the sign of rain was coming soon.

While daydreaming the rain came to wet the city of Bandung. “Argg rain.” Sha hugged her cold body as she was not wearing a jacket. Sha's body docked into the shade and avoided the splash of rain.

A black car approached him. “Sha lo kok diem at the stop alone anyway. Why not go home?” yelled Akbar from inside the car.

“I'm again waiting for Brother Yusuf.” Said Sha who was now rubbing his two hands that were shivering from the rain.

Akbar got out of the car, unfurling a small umbrella that was always in his car.

“Sign Sha.” Akbar's word after approaching the cold Sha at the stop.

“Do not brother, later afraid brother Yusuf come.” Reject Sha who now hugs himself.

Without much more words Akbar immediately pulled Sha's hand to get into his car. Blow down the car door for Sha and tell him to get in. Sha finally complied to Akbar. Akbar turned himself around and got into the driver's seat.

“If it has rained this way better go home just don't have to wait anymore.” Said Akbar who was looking for a small towel on the dashboard and gave it to Sha.

Sha drying her wet uniform due to rain,“thank you brother.”

“Nganterinnya to your home right, will not stop by anywhere else?” Ask Akbar.

Sha played his fingers nervously, “Bolk if you ask in anterin to his house brother Yusuf.

Akbar immediately braked his car suddenly. “Sha you are no longer nervous, right? Or your brain is changed because of rain?” tanya Akbar was confused and annoyed.