IT'S JUST MY SHADOW

Reza-Arra = Debate

Arra has resolved to invite Kiki and his mother to live with him, so that the plan is achieved Arra must persuade Mother first, if I have agreed Arra is sure to also agree. Arra accidentally meets Mom before Kiki, because he believes Kiki will reject his invitation. So Arra met Mom first.

Now that Arra was in front of Kiki's house, he stood in front of the house long enough before knocking on the door. Not waiting for long, the door of the house was open and Arra got a warm hug that he had long missed.

“My son, finally you come home also” hug Mother Kiki tightly take off longing.

Arra replied to the hug was no less tight “I miss Mom” very much.

“If you miss, why not go home quickly. This old man got tired of hearing Kiki's answer who doesn't know where you are, I think you've forgotten your way home”.

Arra hugged mom tighter “This I go home now” said Arra, then took out a box from his bag “This is for Iu” hand over the box.

“What is this” open the box carefully, Mom frowned looking at the contents in the box.

“That's a gift for Mom, pasmina shawl with woolen mule from Kashmir, India”.

Mom nods her head as if understanding, watches the scarf carefully then tries it “How, is it suitable for Ibu” Mom asks Arra's opinion.

“Mother looks more beautiful”.

“You could have” remove the shawl then fold it back “You came here just to give this shawl” Ask Mom later.

“Mmm” Arra shook his head, obviously he came to see Mom not only to give her a shawl “Arra wanted to invite Mom and Kiki to stay with” explained Arra later.

“Live together ?, here ?”

Arra shook his head again “Buk Bu, but at Arra's house, I've been wanting to invite Mom and Kiki to stay together for a long time, but there's no chance. Because now Mama is already living in Japan, and Arul also prefers to be with Ka Zi, so Arra is only alone at home”.

“You better stay with your brother alone, not good alone. I can't accept Arra's invitation, after all Kiki won't agree”.

“That house is where I grew up from small, many memories there, Arra could not leave that house just like that, Arra wanted to take care of the house itself” .

“But Ra---“.

“Mother still thinks I'm family, family will always be together, take care of each other. Arra wants to continue with Mom and Kiki, living like a happy family at home and the same place” persuaded Arra “Or Mother did have the heart to let me in the house itself”.

“Mom will think about it, and ask for Kiki's opinion also”.

Arra held Mom back to hear it “Buuuu, I want to stay with me yes, come on mom, I really expect it” Arra is getting quiet, try until Mom agrees and do not arrive when Mom is still in doubt, I asked Kiki.

“I fear myself” said Arra as the ultimate persuasion.

After being silent for quite a while, I finally approved “yasalah, if that's your wish”.

“Two-three days this house still has to be cleaned by the janitor, so Mom can be cleaned starting today. Next week new we will move” explained Arra excited.

Arra started helping me out in the kitchen, and then they had lunch. Arra is long enough with Mom until the clock shows at 5.

Arra's phone ringer diverts it from the book he is reading, Reza's name on the phone screen “Iya, halo”.

“where you are, are you busy”.

“I'm at Kiki's house, and no longer busy” answered Reza's two questions.

“Can we meet”

“Now ?”

“Yes, there's something I want to talk about”

“talk now just”

Reza was silent, not responding to Arra's words

“ Alright, want to meet where” said Arra later because Reza still remained silent

“I'll pick you”

“Today !, now !”

“Iya, I'm on the road now”

“You don't work”

“It's home time office”

“Ooo, ok” replied Arra in the end

“Arra already want to go” asked mom out of the room, it looks like mom heard my conversation earlier with Reza

“So early this morning, Kiki told Mom that she wanted to meet Klain outside the city with Faki, so she would go home from malaman”.

“Mom knows Kiki and Faki-“ do not continue the sentence.

Mom smiled, sat next to Arra “Of course, before dating Faki came here to ask for Permin” replied Mom stroking Arra's hair, still implied longing from Mom's caress and gaze.

Arra hugs dear mom “Arra is very happy Mom and Kiki will stay with me”.

“Mother also” reply Arra hug “You're a good boy, Mom is grateful, Kiki can get a friend like you”.

“It should be Arra who says that, thanks to Kiki, Arra can get Mom who loves me so much”.

Arra saw the clock stuck on the wall, soon Reza will arrive, he grabbed his phone then sent a message to Reza “I will wait for you in the hallway house” grabbed the bag, then say goodbye to Mom.

“Arra go first yes Bu”

“Be careful”

I hugged Mom one last time before I actually left.

Waiting for Reza who has not arrived in front of the alley, it seems like he is stuck in traffic, checking the phone screen looking at the clock, almost 10 minutes Arra waiting for a new Reza car seen approaching him.

“Sorry, you have been waiting for” asked Reza while opening the door for Arra.

“No, I just got here” replied Arra lying.

“We're going where” asked Arra after the car left the alley.

“Later you will know”

Arra turned his eyes to Reza, feeling strange with Reza's tone that felt strange “You why” asked Arra, finding Reza's face that looked not like the person who wanted to talk to.

Reza was silent, staying focused driving the car.

“Why he often does not respond to my questions” Inner Arra a little upset “You do not want to answer” said Arra along put on a ketus face.

“Why are you waiting for me in the alley ?”

“Hah !” Arra did not ask Reza's question.

“you can wait at home, why should wait in gang”

“I just don't want--“ to be silent not to continue his words.

“What because of the incident of that time ?”

Arra did not answer.

“It turns out to be true, so you think I would feel disgusted if I came to that house”.

Arra was still silent, he was indeed thinking about that. Because Reza did not want to force himself to come to the house so Arra asked to meet in the alley.

“Do you think I'm as cool as that”.

Still keeping quiet.

“Arra !, I never felt disgusted coming there-“

“You said that, maybe because you already know me now, if I was Arra who used to be maybe you wouldn't be here, you were already with someone else, or maybe with Mia”.

Reza looked at Arra in disbelief “Can-can you say such a cal”.

“Am I wrong, from the beginning you did consider me contemptible, our relationship is also just an experiment”.

Reza pulled the car over, increasingly distrusting with the words Arra “You think I am what” slightly raised his voice.

“jiak you don't mind, maybe friends or friends Campus”.

“Why have you changed so much now”reza is scrambling her hair with her fingers.

“What do you expect, I am like this, it is clear I say the person you used to know is only shadow” Arra was silent for a moment “Since we met again I keep saying challenge my change, I will continue to speak, I have changed so much. I haven't changed, here's the real me, so from now on just throw away the old Arra”.

Reza quietly closed her eyes, holding something that wanted to blow from her heart, very tight to hear every word Arra “Hal that I want to talk about we postpone it, I will take you home” Reza said after calming her heart.

Silence enveloped the two of them after the silent debate, no one spoke, they were both busy with their own thoughts.

Arriving in front of Zi's apartment, Arra got out of the car, then left Reza, they stayed locked each other's mouths until the end.