Dusk Star

Chapter 7 Necklace

“Where's Mother Sha?” ask the father while sitting at the dinner table.

“Still in his room sir.” said mother while bringing the plate to his simple dining table.

I knocked slowly on Sha's room door.

“Nduk let's have breakfast first.”

“Iya pak” shouts Sha from inside room.

Sha exited the room after hearing the father's screams. They also eat with wisdom once in a while you ask about Sha's new school. Sha remembered the star-robed necklace he met in his desk drawer.

“Bu Sha wants to tanya” said Sha disela kunyahan breakfast in the morning.

“Iya nduk”

Sha gave a star-studded necklace to Mom. Sha's mother looked at the pendulum closely.

“Em why Sha with her necklace?” ask the father with a face that Sha cannot read.

“That's sir Sha thought Sha had never bought that necklace” Sha said slowly.

“This necklace is indeed your necklace Sha, when you were a child in an accident and mom kept it who knows someday you will ask because after an accident you have amnesia” obviously mom looks like heavy.

“Sorry Bu.”

Mother stroked the back of Sha's hand as she muttered softly saying it was okay. I knew Sha would ask about this necklace someday. His mother should have told him from the beginning but he couldn't remember those memories.

“If you want to wear a mother there is a necklace and her pendulum can be input there” twinkle Sha's eyes look cheerful when his mother talks like that. Sha nodded enthusiastically as he had indeed fallen in love with this necklace.

Mom went into the room and returned to the living room with a necklace in her hand. Sha's mother asked for the necklace she had shown Sha, and then exchanged the band for the necklace she was carrying. Sha's mother told Sha to come closer and put her necklace on Sha's neck.

“Cantik” said his mother slowly, Sha only blushed to hear his mother's praise. The eating event was resumed.

“Ya already ma'am, I want to go to the garden first said mang Danu there are bananas ready at harvest” pamit pak while carrying the equipment he needs.

It has been the habit of the father since moving to Bandung who took time to the garden managed by his sister's wife.

“Sha also left first yes ma'am, Asslamualaikum” said Sha while yelling at Mother.

“Waalaikumsalam, this supplies nduk” said mother and gave a lunchbox to Sha.

***

School was quiet when Sha got there. Sha had left a bit partly because he was afraid of being late, but when he arrived at school he became like an exemplary student.

After being invited to enter the class by the committee, Sha immediately save his bag and leave the class to get fresh air.

He looked for his best friend who did not meet also until finally his feet stepped aimlessly.

Although not yet fully memorized every room, Sha still continues to walk until it reaches the back garden whose atmosphere is very beautiful because almost never in the past students.

Finally he chose to sit on an empty bench overlooking a fish pond that looks unkempt, he so miss when being alone this way.

Sha looked towards the sky so brightly today. The pendulum in his necklace reflected the sunlight.

Ah she remembered her mother's words about her as a child who always looked at the sky and always asked why the stars were not there during the day and only existed at night. He also did not remember whether he had said that before.

Her mother often said that when she was a child she liked stars for some reason now she does not like it so much and prefers the rain. As he was daydreaming suddenly the voice of someone startled him.

“In addition to being confused when choosing something you also like daydreaming alone.” said a guy while smiling briefly and sitting next to him.

Sha paid no heed to the man next to her who Sha thought was annoying. In addition to being nervous sitting next to a guy for the first time. Unknowingly shifting his body which made the guy frown in wonder. Sha did not realize that he was sitting on the edge of the park bench.

Brucks

“Aww” Sha's butt falls on a slightly grassy ground. Although it did not hurt too much but he was quite surprised when his body collapsed to the ground.

Guys who noticed Sha's movements were similarly shocked and rushed over to Sha who had fallen to the ground.

“Lo okay?” ask Akbar to worry.

Sha shook his head while receiving Akbar's helping hand, his heart thumped as his hand came into contact with Akbar's big hand. Likewise with Akbar, this is the first time also holding a girl's hand because of her fear of being abandoned again by someone.

The two froze for a moment when Sha was standing and their hands were still clinging. Akbar's attention was turned to Sha's neck wearing a necklace of a star-shaped pendulum, but he did not see clearly in front of her because the pendulum was upside down.

Akbar approached Sha.

Getting closer so that makes the heart of Sha no confusion between fear and pounding. Akbar raised their faces as his other hand moved upwards as if he was about to grab Sha's head. Received the danger sign Sha immediately dodged and broke away from Akbar's support which made the two flinch.

“Sori"

“Maaf” said they were together.

Akbar chuckled his crisp laughter once made Sha stumble a little knot. Akbar put away his curiosity, maybe just his inner likeness.

Akbar invites Sha to sit back. Sha complied and kept a little distance with him.

“Oh yes we have not formally acquaintance, I'm Akbar, lo?” akbar asked as he extended his hand.

“Shakila” replied Sha quietly.

Akbar nodded then recalled his purpose here.

“Loh how can it be here?” ask Akbar.

“I was looking for fresh air to get to the bottom of here” Akbar laughed at Sha's words that made Sha surprised.

“Sori sori runs out strange anyway usually those people will not want to come here he said serem. This is my favorite place. I feel comfortable when I am here, I like repeating my childhood when I was in this place. I was surprised if anyone else would come here besides me, according to the story that I heard there was once a student who killed himself here” Akbar story that made Sha shudder when he heard someone had committed suicide.

Sha moved uneasily from fear. “Then I say first brother wants to go to class” Sha immediately run which makes Akbar laugh again see Sha's behavior.

“Hahahaha lo funny believe a lie” story Akbar laughs out loud to hold his stomach.

“Eh I forgot to ask her necklace.” Akbar patted his eel looking at his stupidity.

***

After returning from the park Sha was straight out of the field, he saw his best friend waving to him. Sha immediately approached them.

“Lo where is Sha?” ask Nai.

“Iya nih we findin not met”

“That I was-“ Sha's speech was cut off when the head of the isis announced that it would soon be held an early morning apple.

They also lined up neatly according to class and performed the morning apple solemnly. Completed the morning apples of new students in the field to go to the edge of the field because this morning there will be a demonstration of eskul karate.

“Good morning little sisters” said an older brother they thought was from karate to host the demo this time.

“Where is still on the spirit right?” tanya mc made the new students cheering crowded.

“Instead of pleasantries just mending us acquaintances yuk same handsome guys who in front of you this”

“Bla..bla..bla”

“Em Nai, Bill me to the toilet first ya” say Sha.

“Eh but not delivered is okay right?” ask if she's worried because she's focused on watching. Likewise with Nai who refused to leave the field.

“Nail anter gih” More When.

Nai shook his head and grinned at Sha rah.

“Sorry yes Sha I again exciting nih nontoh figure

my idol practice karate” said Nai regretted not being able to drive Sha.

“It's okay kok” Sha rush to go to the toilet because it's not resistant.

Akbar who saw Sha in a hurry remembered his intention to ask something. Finally decided to wait for Sha in the corridor.

“Eh Sha Sha wait” intercept Akbar.

Shakila who was walking to the field stopped her steps when she was about to return to the field.

“Iya kak” Sha waiting for her upperclassman to speak.

“That I want to ask you which necklace you wear. Where do you get it?” asked Akbar who made Sha's forehead frown in confusion.

Akbar pointed at Sha's neck which made Sha look at the necklace she was wearing.

“Oh less know my own brother forgot” replied Sha.

Akbar was suddenly lethargic, maybe it was true it was not him he thought. “Still yes Sha” said Akbar while turning around and leaving Sha who was astonished.

Sha returned to the field with a lot of questions entrenched in his head. Especially seeing Akbar's lethargy after hearing his answer. To the extent that he was unconscious from the direction of his brother there was someone who was walking hastily and also did not see the road.

Brucks

Sha was a little shrewd but he was still able to hold his body, while the person on his bump was seen having trouble collecting the dropped paper. Sha who felt guilty helped him.

Yusuf who was hit by Sha gouged towards the girl who helped him. When he stood up and the girl was still squatting, they looked up and Yusuf's gaze turned towards Sha's neck reflecting light. As he remembered the girl last night wasn't wearing a necklace but now, ah does it matter.

“Maaf”

“Thank you”

Say them together. Sha looked embarrassed while Yusuf was still in his calm nature. Yusuf looked back at Sha's necklace which seemed to sway as Sha stood up. His band, it looks like he's seen that pendulum but where.

“Sorry Brother I accidentally” said Sha nervously.

“Gue also apologizes for not looking around” said Yusuf to make Sha relieved.

After that Joseph left Sha and continued in his footsteps. Sha returned to the field with a flowery heart, remembering that this was the first time they had ever spoken directly to each other.

Joseph stopped for a while at the end of the corridor and turned to look at Sha who had disappeared from his sight. Yusuf again remembered the pendulum that was clearly visible to him, he was very sure that he had seen a necklace that was the same bobble but had who yes, that was a big question mark in his mind.