IT'S JUST MY SHADOW

Shadow VS Reza

 

Arriving at Zi's apartment, Arra immediately hugged Zi who was waiting for him. His heart was still raging erratically, he was still confused by the decision he was about to make

 

After Arra calmed down Zi started talking “Actually what you were thinking, Brother knows you have a hard time accepting all this, but what you're doing right now is a little wrong"

"Why sister never told Arra about Mama"

"If Big Brother had told you everything, would you be fine, even the current events are very far from my shadow, Big Brother did not expect you to be like this"

Arra cried again "I've stayed in that house because I don't want to leave Mama alone, even though Mama often torments me, but I believe one day you will love me, but hearing that Mama wasn't my real mother, as if a bomb had exploded in my body, Arra couldn't believe all this, Arra was eager to defy this harsh reality"

"Accept this fact, live your life well, so you're already with Brother"

"But people who know me all this time, I've been lying to them, I don't want to see them again"

"So what's your next plan" Zi asked later

"Send me somewhere far away, where no one knew me before" Arra said

"You're sure of that, you won't regret it, as with Kiki, Reza and your other friends, are you able to get away from them"

"I'm more unable to meet them face to face Ka, please send me to a faraway place"

"If that's your decision, you'll do it"

"Thank you Ka"

The next day Arra had arrived at the campus, he was escorted by Zi driver, coinciding with the arrival of Reza, when out of the car, Reza just stared at Arra briefly, then left the parking lot, then left the parking lot, arra's heart ached to see Reza's attitude towards him, but what he was able to do, it was all due to the hurtful words he had made to Reza

Today the conversation about Arra has not stopped, other students began to crowd him, asking about what happened, children who often beat him now avoid it.

In the cafeteria, library classes and elsewhere the topic discussed was that Arra the late king had now become a conglo of mourning.

To avoid the hot topic, Reza decided to be alone at the far end of the park away from the crowd, he was busy reading without anyone bothering him. So does Arra who chooses to stay away from people.

Not far from where he was sitting he saw Reza who was fond of reading. His eyes did not leave the man

In a different corner of the park looks Kiki and Faki who are talking “What happened to Arra, why did he change like that"

"I also don't know the data, which surely Arra knows if the Mama he's known all this time is not his real mother"

"What !"

"Yes, Mama who always tortured him turned out to be the sister of his biological mother, who became a substitute after his biological mother died"

"But why he became like that, his attitude also changed, unlike the Arra I knew"

"I don't know what he's thinking right now either"

"It must be too hard for him"

"Yes, it must be hard"

Silence enveloped them, actually from last week Kiki really wanted to ask something to Faki but there was no right time

"May I ask something” asked Kiki a little hesitantly

"Mmm, what do you want"

"Do you ask Arra to paint flowers while in Bali"

Faki jumped in shock at Kiki's words, he was very nervous to answer that simple question

"What is you" asked Kiki repeating

"How did you know"

"I'm also a child of art, so I can understand the abstract patterns Arra writes"

"True, it's me" Faki replied resignedly to his end

"Didn't you like Arra" asked Kiki

"No I don't like Arra I like you"!said Faki rubbed his plow rudely aware of his stupid words

Kiki who heard it also got nervous, she immediately left Faki without saying anything

H-1 before Arra's departure

There was only silence, no one started the conversation

Then it sounded on the other end of Arra's voice “Do you have time, can we meet briefly”

"No, I'm busy" replied Reza ketus

"Sepentra alone, there's something I want to talk about"

"Tell me now"

Hearing Reza's words, Arra was silent as "I want to meet you, I want to see you, I wait at the cafe" said Arra then cut off the call

At a cafe Arra was waiting for Reza, an hour but the person who awaited did not come, when Arra felt Reza would not come, Arra saw Reza appear behind the door

Reza sat before Arra, his eyes not separated from Arra and vice versa, from their eyes it was seen that they missed each other, but only that view they showed

"How are you" asked Arra

"Good"

Arra smiled hearing it “Sorry all this time I --“ Arra's speech was cut off hearing Reza's words

"Who are you" said Reza, his eyes still can not be separated from Arra

"I..” is in doubt with his words

"Are the Arra I'm facing right now a person I know, or a stranger I've met lately"

"I.." took his eyes off Reza "I, the stranger you met these past few days"

"Mmm" Reza fixed her sitting position hearing Arra “So what you want to talk to me about"

"I'm sorry I lied to you all this time"

"We just met, there's nothing to forgive"

"I know you-“ Arra's speech was cut off again

"You're a stranger, don't talk about things that have nothing to do with you" Reza said coldly

"Yes, I know, but I want---"

"If there's nothing you want to talk about, I'm leaving" Reza said, leaving Arra alone

Arra clasped his hand tightly to hold himself back from holding Reza, forcing himself to let go of Reza, bowing weakly holding back tears from pooling in his cheeks

Long bowed, before long Kiki and Faki arrive at the cafe approaching Arra's desk

“Arra” Kiki hugs Arra, a warm hug from a soothing friend

“How are you, you still live with Ka Zi” asked Faki later

“Mmm” reply Arra brief

“Why call us here, do you want to talk to us, just say, we will always support you” Kiki start a serious conversation

“I want to see the faces of both of you, let's just say I'm missing”

“Your words are very funny to hear, your words like we will never meet again, when tomorrow, even whenever we are free to meet now, there is nothing in the way of what it used to be, but tomorrow, not now you are free” reply Kiki

“Bebas” Arra repeats Kiki's words

“can I feel that freedom”

“What's wrong with you, you look different and weird” Faki is staring at Arra closely

Arra just smiled in response, closed his eyes slowly and then took a slow breath, like he was throwing a heavy burden that disturbed his heart, then Arra picked up the parcel he had placed next to his stool “You can give this to Reza”

“What is this, why don't you just give it” Faki checked the summary

“painting ?” tanya Kiki looked at the size of the chocolate bingiksan

“You know for yourself, some days Reza is angry with me, she does not even want to talk to me, hopefully after receiving and seeing this cut she will forgive me”

Kiki clasped Arra's hand “I'm sure he'll understand, and everything will come back like alluala”

“True, I'm sure Reza will understand your situation, you guys will be fine”

“Can” said Arra Lirih