I'm the Forgotten One

Sleeping on the Sofa.

The clang of the clock is heard again. The needle shows at 23:30, just thirty minutes to reach midnight. Agatha remembered nothing because she had fallen asleep. His parents did not return until midnight.

Bi Momon, who had also fallen asleep in his room, woke up because his throat was dry. Finally Bi Momon immediately rushed to the kitchen to get a drink. His steps stopped when he looked at the living room, the main light was still on, not yet turned off. “That's the light still on, huh? Did I forget to turn it off?” ask Bi Momon to himself.

Bi Momon immediately launched his action to take a drink and ignore the lights in the family room. Not how many steps to reach the dispenser, the step again stopped when he heard a voice like a person who was coughing. “Duh, who else is it? How to get goosebumps like gini? Hiiii.” Bi Momon shuddered and rubbed his neck that felt tickled in horror.

Drap, drape!!

Bi Momon resumed his steps that had stopped, then stopped after reaching the dispenser. For a moment Bi Momon was silent and seemed to be thinking. “Waduh, how to be curious like this? Ah, it's better to be checked directly than to die curious.” Bi Momon turned back to the living room. He abandoned his intention to drink.

Upon arrival in the living room, Bi Momon opened his mouth wide because he found Agatha who was still sleeping on the sofa. Bi Momon could already come to a conclusion with what he was looking at right now. Surely his master and mistress had not yet returned home. “Yes God. Waiting for the master and mistress until you are little miss,” said Bi Momon, his head shook and approached Agatha to wake her up.

“Non, wake! Move to room only, yes.” Bi Momon shook Agatha's legs hoping to wake up. Suddenly Bi Momon's gaze was sad as he looked at Agatha's face. In fact, when asleep like that it was very visible how much he missed his parents, longing for the embrace and affection of the person who had given birth to him.

Bi Momon's eye beads were back in tears. “Non, you must be patient, you must be strong and firm. Reassure yourself that your masters and mistresses will not be like that forever.” Bi Momon rubbed his wet eyes.

Unwilling to wake her little miss, Bi Momon took the initiative to head for Mang Judas' room. The distance of the living room to reach Mang Judas's room was not so far away, until at the 15th step Bi Momon had arrived in front of Mang Judas's room. It was not difficult to wake Mang Judas, because if it was midnight, Mang Judas returned to the room to rest his body after checking the state of the house was completely safe.

Tok, tock, tock!!

In an instant the door of Mang Judas' room was opened and immediately showed Mang Judas there. It seems that Mang Judas had just finished praying, as seen from the Rosary he was holding.

“What's up, Bi?” asked Mang Judas astonished. It was not usual for Bi Momon to knock on the door of his room at this late night.

“Help me. Can you?” asked Bi Momon to weld.

Mang Judas frowned. “What to help? Is the cooking oil over? Then, tomorrow I'll take Aunt to the supermarket. Fried fry leave it.”

“Couple. Did you forget the clock showed me at midnight?” Bi Momon nagged Mang Judas.

“Iya. I know, Bi. But what should I help? Aunty has not yet given me a question to help, where there might be an answer. If I said yes, then Auntie instead told me to jump from the tile, it would not do me!” answer Mang Judas.

“Already, I'm lazy to argue. Help bring little lady to the room. He fell asleep on the sofa to wait for the master and mistress to return. But in fact little miss is still there and means the master and mistress have not returned home,” Bi Momon explained.

“What does Auntie say?” asked Mang Judas in disbelief.

“How are you? Didn't you run out of the guardroom in front?” Bi Momon asked back.

“That's not what I asked. I mean, did Miss Agatha sleep on the couch waiting for the master and mistress?”

“Yes, cupret. Tuh, see for yourself if the light is still on?” point Bi Momon towards the living room.

“Oh, I think Bibi is watching TV, which is why I did not turn off that light,” Mang Judas replied briefly. Mang Judas finally closed the door to his room. “Come there!” bring Mang Judas.

They both walked to the family room sofa. It is true that Bi Momon said, Mang Judas thought after arriving on the sofa. Without asking any more, Mang Judas finally lifted Agatha's body and carried her to return to her room. Agatha did not wake up either, perhaps because she was so tired after traveling. “Let Aunty open the door. My hand can't hold the doorknob.”

“Iya. Come fast!” Bi Momon soon caught up with Mang Judas and Agatha after she turned off the lights.

Mang Judas tried to increase his steps to get to Agatha's room immediately so that the person he was bopong did not wake up. One more ladder to reach the top floor. Mang Judas was shocked when Agatha blinked her eyes, Mang Judas' steps stopped, thankfully Agatha did not wake up.

“Why stop? We are a little more until,” said Bi Momon.

“Nona blinked her eyes, thankfully she didn't wake up. His body is also heavy, my hands are almost sore,” said Mang Judas.

“You're. How could Miss Agatha be a begal? The proof is that he is soundly in your bin,”, Bi Momon said.

“For a long time my Aunt made flip-flops.” Mang Judas shook his head because Bi Momon was already starting to crumble.

Not wanting to press Bi Momon, Mang Judas finally continued his steps until he arrived in front of Agatha's room. “Open the door!” mang Judas's Order.

“Holder for moreover? I am not a builder,” said Bi Momon, but his hand still opened the door to Agatha's room.

“To dismantle the head of Aunty who always makes mumets,” replied Mang Judas origin.

The door to the room is open. Mang Judas immediately rushed towards Agatha's bed. He placed Agatha on the bed carefully. “Mission finished. I'm back in the room, Bi.”

Mang Judas passed, leaving Bi Momon who was raising a blanket to cover Agatha's body. Turn off the headlights and replace them with sleeping lights. Bi Momon's hand gently rubbed Agatha's head. “Good sleep, little lady. Miss forgotten.” Bi Momon immediately left Agatha's room.

Just climbing the ground floor, came the master and mistress, her master. “Where to, Bi?” ask Mrs Daria.

Bi Momon was silent. “Aduh, what to answer?” inner Bi Momon.

“Hey, Aunt. Why daydream? Aunt from where?” ask Mrs Daria again.

“Mmm, Anu, Mistress. Out of Miss Agatha's room,” Bi Momon replied.

“Dia why?” timpal Mr. Thomas.

Bi Momon finally had no choice but to tell the truth. “Tadi, miss Agatha intends to wait for Mr and Madam to come home, to the point that she falls asleep on the sofa. Luckily I went out to get a drink. Otherwise, it could be until morning that Miss Agatha sleeps on the sofa. Finally I asked Judas to bring Miss Agatha back to the room. Kasian if you sleep on the sofa, you will be covered with mosquitoes.”

“Oh, so.” Mrs Daria mangosteen. “Partially I did not ask Agatha to wait, why should I wait for everything?” continued Mrs Daria.

“Yes, I don't know either, Madam. Then, I take a break, Madam, Mister,” say goodbye to the master.

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Agatha heard voices calling her name. I think he is very familiar with that voice. It feels so familiar to the ears, so familiar. But he did not know for sure who the owner of the voices that echoed called his name. “I where?” ask in the heart, while still observing the circumstances around.

He knew, at this time he just wanted to hear the sound and be in the arms of his parents. But, where are they? He traced the place, stepping on a sly. “Where's mommy? Why can't I hear the voice I've been missing all this time? Why can't I see her worried face? Why can't I hear her cries worrying about me anymore? Where is daddy, too? Why did they leave me alone?” muttered.

A pushy and empty gaze roamed in every direction he could for the eye to reach. “Daddy, Agatha love same daddy. Can daddy pick me up from this dark place? I'm scared, Daddy. Is it time for Agatha to go and disappear from you? Daddy, when Agatha troubles a lot of daddy, sorry Agatha, Dad.” Agatha's tears began to flow down her face.

“Mommy, Agatha also love mommy. Where is mommy? I've been to and fro mommy's nyari, but mommy's not there. Why didn't Mommy nemenin Agatha? Agatha just wanted to get close and hug mommy. Forgive Agatha who demands a lot from mommy.”

Agatha thought that even if she had to leave forever in the presence of her loved ones, she only wished that they would be happy with her passing. Not crying over his departure in a protracted manner.

The darkness that enveloped him suddenly disappeared, out of nowhere the light came. Slowly everything formed so real around him. It is in a very beautiful and neat hilly garden. The multicolored flowers of all kinds of flowers bloomed so dazzlingly. The money filled the park. Birds chirping, butterflies wandering to and fro sucking the nectar of blooming flowers. He was jealous and envious of the flowers. “Why am I not as lucky as that flower?” said sendu.

At the same time, he felt a soft touch in both hands. He looks. He looked at his parents with happy eyes. However, his gaze disappeared back somewhere. The two people he was looking at suddenly just vanished. The view faded away for a moment. He tried to open his eyes. Around him was a room that was no stranger to him. Yes, it is Agatha's room. He immediately got up from his bed. “Gosh,” he said gasping for breath. “It turns out I just dream.” Agatha stroked her chest that felt tight.

Seen by the window, Bi Momon was opening the window curtain of his room. “Why are my dreams so strange?” muttered. “If that's what you want, I'm resigned, God. I can't refuse if it's your decision.” His eyes flickered for a moment and then took out a clear twinkle in his eyes.

Dreams can be as a sleep ornament or as a sleeping flower. But what if the dream comes true? What can be done? Agatha, too, was afraid to face it all.

“I know, it will all come back to You. But I beg you, let me be happy with both my parents,” Agatha pleaded. Bi Momon momentarily stopped his activities and saw Agatha who was sobbing.

“Definitely non Agatha had a bad dream about her,” Bi Momon muttered as if knowing what happened.

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To be continued....