
"Sister!"
Ara turned her head when she heard the voice of her sister, Anggi.
"Aren't you ready for tomorrow?" asked Anggi later, when her brother had looked at her.
"Prepared for tomorrow?" Ara repeated the question asked by her sister earlier.
Anggi nodded quickly. He looked smiling, and excited as he nodded.
This made Ara suspicious, with what her sister was thinking.
"Preparation for what?" asked Ara, who did not understand where Anggi's question was headed.
"So I'm not leaving with Brother Awan tomorrow. It is not necessary to prepare a dress, or shoes that fit like Kak.." said Anggi, with the emphasis of every word he said. For her brother to understand what she meant.
"Oh..."
But Ara just rounded her mouth, responding to the explanation given by Anggi to her.
"Ihsss.m is insensitive."
"It's just watching Dek opera. Not parties and such, that need special dresses as well." Ara remained ordinary, as she felt that this was nothing out of the ordinary.
"Oh, Brother! This is the first call from Brother Awan, with no one else between the two of you."
Ara still did not understand, what Anggi said. He did not know, if his sister was even more mature, to deal with a situation like this.
Seeing her brother who remained silent and did not do the thing she said, Anggi finally cupped her hands together, on her own face.
"Don't you know, if the call of Brother Awan is like a call to a date that doesn't need a bully?"
Ara's eyes fumbled, hearing the words spoken by Anggi just now. He thought that, Anggi too much to see the content of the video on social media. So that his brain was affected by what he saw from the content of the content.
With a cynical smile, Ara pinched her sister's nose, "her brain is still in place right? Don't think of anything weird!"
But of course, Anggi did not want to lose what he thought. He kept saying that, the call of the Clouds was a date. Not just watching an opera.
"Sister. The stories to Anggi! How does it feel to keep dating..."
Anggi did not continue his sentence, but instead his fingers danced on his pursed lips.
"Idi-hh... Oh, what the hell!"
Ara was embarrassed by what her sister showed.
"Haha..."
But Anggi just laughed happily, mocked his brother who seemed stiff with his own girlfriend.
"Do you know where that is from? Look out, don't tell me if you've..."
Ara did not continue her sentence, as she looked at Anggi who was smiling shyly, with her head lowered.
"Sir. You didn't follow your friends at school, did you?" asked Ara quickly, because of her sudden worry. Because it is commonplace, if children the age of Anggi, have done such things in a free country like this America.
"What the hell Brother. Lah nah. Although Anggi is also curious about the taste. Hehe..."
Ara hit Anggi's head with the pillow she was holding. "Don't shift!" exclaimed Anggi, warning his sister, so as not to be affected by the association of his friends at school.
"Ihhhsss, Brother!"
Anggi did not accept the treatment given by her brother just now.
"Already, let's go to sleep! Tomorrow you still have to go to school."
Ara quits the argument between the two of them, and asks her sister, Anggi, to go to sleep as soon as possible.
And soon enough, Anggi fell asleep in his own dreams.
Ara got up from her bed, then checked on her sister, who was already asleep. He seemed to be smiling faintly, how did his sister sleep.
Ara was confused herself, to determine which dress she should choose.
Of the several dresses hanging on the closet, and also the neatly folded, Ara did not find a suitable one.
A short while later, Ara gave up as well. He threw his body on the bed, shaking his head weakly. For not finding a suitable dress, she thought, for her to wear, in the opera, along with the Clouds.
"Rightly right. I just pretended not to understand and showed her this panic."
Ara was panicking as well. Because she realized, there were not many dresses in her wardrobe. She just does not want to be a material ledge Anggi, because it must be confused himself, to determine the dress that feels suitable.
"Do I have to wear casual clothes for tomorrow's event?" murmured Ara, who felt she did not fit too, if she wore a dress commonly used by American teenagers, when there was a campus event.
"I sent a message from Awan. I hope he hasn't slept. So, I can ask, what's the theme of the opera tomorrow."
Finally, Ara decided to send a message to her fiance, to ask about tomorrow's event. This was because earlier, he had no chance to discuss it directly together with the Clouds.
And fortunately, the message sent by Ara on the Cloud, quickly read, then get a reply as well.
Ara smiled happily, seeing the reply.
Now, he can sleep comfortably. Because he no longer thinks about the dress he has to prepare.
*****
In Jakarta, at Edi's father's house.
Nanda receives a phone call from Mita's father, using Mita's cell phone.
..."Hello Mita, what is it?"...
..."This is Nak Nanda."...
..."Uh, sorry Om. Nanda thinks it's Mita."...
..."Yes it's okay. Earlier, Om deliberately looking for your mobile number. Um want to ask Nak Nanda for help."...
..."Request help. Ask for help, Om? Is there anything Nanda can do?"...
..."What now... Does Nanda have a show? or such an activity?"...
..."There is no Om. I'm just at home"...
..."Mercifully. Is Nak Nanda going to the hospital now?"...
..."To the hospital? Is Mita sick again?"...
..."He had chemo therapy for the first time. And it seems, she needs someone, who can give her more spirit. We don't know what else to do, Nak Nanda. Om ju, don't know, who to ask."...
There was a sound of a long breath from across the street. And Nanda can imagine how Mita's father is doing right now.
But at home, Nanda is also looking after her sister Miko. Earlier, the aunt Sekar, there was a need. Then ask her to look after her sister Miko. Because the aunt of the maid who was in the house of his aunt, was returning home.
While Miko herself, has not come home from school.
Aunty's maid at Edi's father's house, also being invited to go with her daughter Eyang. And his brother Eyang, who delivered his daughter's eyes, along with the housemaid's aunt. Practically at home there was no one either.
And this makes Nanda so confused what to do and how he can go. Fulfilling the request from Mita's father earlier.
..."How's Nak Nanda?"...
..."Uhhh... That's Om. Me, I try to immediately come to the hospital Om."...
Finally, Nanda could only answer. Although he himself was not sure if he could quickly come to the hospital.
Because of his aunt Sekar, still half an hour later just came home.
..."Alright. Thank you, Nanda. Om would be so happy, if Nak Nanda could come." ...