Friendships
37
The clock strikes at 3am. Sunjaya and Ratna just set foot in the house 30 minutes ago. Now the two are sitting on the living room sofa while enjoying their time together.
“Where Are the Projects in Bandung? Launch?” Ratna started the conversation.
“Lancar Mah, just last time there was an obstacle with the workers. But safe kok.” Sunjaya replied while sipping the black coffee bit by bit.
The two chatted, occasionally laughing and cheering each other on. The sound of the door being knocked diverts the attention of the two who are cool with chatter about the future of the Princess Sematayang. Who's the guest who came in at 3 am today like this? Ratna moved, to open the door for people she considered to be underworked because she visited on a blind morning like now.
“Ad-“ Ratna's voice choked when she saw two people she knew very well standing in front of her in a very chaotic state. One of them holds the other shoulder.
“Shendy, Arra?” Ratna said raucously.
Sunjaya who heard the names of two people he loved very quickly moved from his seat and approached the Wife who was still standing at the door.
“Well, Arra, Shendy. This why? Why do you guys mess up rich gini?” Sunjaya asked in panic.
“Later Shendy ulasin Om, Aunt. But this Shendy same Arra enter first well. Arra is getting cold.” Said Shendy anxiously. Both of Arra's parents quickly nodded and gave a gap for Shendy and Arra, who were in the man's company, to enter the house.
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Shendy opens the door to Arra's room, bringing Arra, who is already a little free from the influence of alcohol, to clean up. Arra just complied and went into the bathroom to clean himself up. Shendy sits himself on Arra's bed. Followed by the arrival of both parents Arra who looks very worried.
“Shendy?” Shendy turned his head, as Ratna called out to him.
Lovingly, Ratna approached her daughter's best friend with the Husband beside her. Wiping on Shendy's dull-looking face, touching Shendy's messy hair. Ratna grimaced as she looked at Shendy's hand that was bandaged. Shendy is not his son. But for Ratna, Shendy is not just the son of her best friend or the best friend of her daughter. But shendy had also been regarded as his own son, a son whom he loved very much and loved very much like a biological son. Ratna was sure when Shendy was by her daughter's side, her Arra would be okay.
Arra will be fine. Therefore he was so worried about Shendy when he saw the wound on the hand of the friend of the Princess.
“Hand Shendy why?” ratna asked softly as she sat down beside Shendy.
“Shendy is not a papa kok Aunt.” Shendy smiled.
“You sure you don't papa? Let Aunt Medalin yah?” again Ratna asked in a soft tone.
Like a mother who worries about her son.
“No to Aunt. It was already on medication. This is a small wound.” Shendy returned with an even wider smile.
Trying to make the woman who was next to him was not worried about him.
Ratna nodded, and stroked Shendy's head gently lovingly. Shendy smiled back broadly.
“This is actually why Shen? Why did you come home with a rich gini mess? And why the same hand?” Sunjaya asked this time. Staring at Shendy anxiously, but did not reduce his firm tone in speaking words.
Shendy took a breath for a moment. He looked at the two people of the same age as his parents in a playful manner.
“Actually earlier... Arra was kidnapped. “ Sunyaja and Ratna squealed in shock.
“Abducted! How can?” Ratna asked with a hand that stroked her chest to neutralize her shock.
“Tadi pas Shendy, Arra same temen-temen again collected before going home, Arra go to the toilet continues..”.
Shendy told all they experienced to both Arra's parents honestly nothing was added or less. All according to facts.
Ratna and Sunjaya were in disbelief when they found out that the kidnapper who kidnapped Arra was one of Arra's friends who they knew was the son of the Mandiar family, a family who struggled in the Sports Division. The two are back in shock at the fact that Arra was almost harassed by the boy two years ago when Arra and his friends went on vacation.
Sunjaya was also furious, when Shendy did not tell her about this incident. But Ratna wisely won and said that it was important that their son and Shendy returned safely, and without losing a single thing.
“Safin Shendy who did not say the same Om, Aunt about this problem. Shendy just don't want you guys to worry.” Shendy was downcast in regret.
“Udah no papa Shend, which is important for Auntie same Om you come home safe and not less one anything.” Ratna calms.
“Still Aunty.”
“Sorry Om” Sunjaya nodded after sighing to calm down.
Shendy who understood the signal immediately moved from his seat and hugged Sunjaya tightly.
Just as Arra came out of the bathroom fresher than before, he stared at the astonished two men who were hugging very tightly in front of him. Sunyaja and Shendy who knew Arra were looking at them with strange gazes, immediately released a hug.
“Papah equals Shendy why hug?” Sunjaya, and Shendy look at each other.
“Emm not papa. How do you not feel dizzy anymore?” Sunjaya switched the conversation, she stroked her daughter's wet mane lovingly.
Arra nodded, he looked at the Papah with his sweet smile.
“Udah is not Pah, but why Papah tau if Arra dizzy? Shendy has a story?” Sunjaya nodded.
“Everything?” Sunjaya nodded back.
“Ihh when I should have told.” Sunjaya looked confused.
“Loh why?”
“Well let's look at it from Arra's point of view, not from Shendy's point of view. “ Arra snatches annoyed.
“Emang what's the difference Darling?” Ratna approached her daughter.
“Yah clear different dong Mah. Mamah, Papah, same Shendy do not know how it feels Arra who is panicked, afraid, sad, sprained, plus hate. Continues to hurt, fit tuh narik chin Arra rich gini.” Arra demonstrated with various expressions.
“Terus Arra in drinking a drink that tastes bad, keeps hot again in the throat, iekk” Arra displays an expression of vomiting.
“How to?” Sunjaya asked kepo.
“Yahh how does yah keep?” Arra thought for a moment. More precisely remembering.
“Ahh Arra forgets, and Arra doesn't know anymore. Arra ingetnya pas Arra already in the hospital, continue to be given medicine. Keep Arra vomit, keep Arra home with Shendy, in anter Naga, Regal, same Cipto ride his car Shendy.” Arra looked at Shendy.
“Yah. The important thing is that Arra is doing well, Shendy too. You guys are home safe. That's the most important thing. Arra is not nauseous as dizzy again, right?”Arra shakes.
“Well, let's take a shower. Later Mamah brought food to Arra's room. Keep Arra same Shendy can rest, okay beautiful?” Ratna gave the order. Arra nodded.
Shendy stepped out, but Arra's voice heard in his ear, making him undo the intention to continue the step which only 5 steps away to the door.
“Shendy where to go?” Arra asked her mimic changed.
“Shendy want to take a shower first Ra.” Shendy smiled.
“Kok there? Kan bathroom there” Arra refer to the door of the room and then refer to the door of the bathroom in his room.
“Shendy wants to shower in Shendy's room. Next to.” Arra panned sadly.
“Gak! Can't! Shendy has to shower in Arra's room.” Arra's absolute command.
“But Shendy's shirt is there Ra?”
“Shendy shower aja later Arra who took clothes Shendy.” Kekeh Arra, do not want to be denied.
Shendy smiled, then went to the bathroom in Arra's room. Let Arra take his clothes. Sunjaya and Ratna can only be confused, do not understand the way their children think alone, even they do not understand the meaning of friends for the two who can not sleep if not together, even they do not understand the meaning of friends, even everything is always done together, to use the bathroom together? Sometimes Sunjaya and Ratna see them as more like newlyweds than little friends who grew up together.
“Papah sama Mamah why is it still here?” Sunjaya and Ratna exchanged glances with gazes that seemed to say ‘Ehh?’
“Daddy Papah with Mamah why is it still in Arra's room? It's malem. He said Mamah would bring food for Arra, so why is it still here?” Ratna and Sunjaya could only chuckle at their daughter's unchanging behavior. Even their daughter is more impressed to need Shendy than both parents.
“Oke Mamah, same Papah out. Night Sweetheart.” Ratna and Sunjaya passed after peeping their Princess' forehead fondly.
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