Love for Faith
Her Papa Loves (Again) Mom
At 06:15, Iman and N Max were already in front of the gate of Pak Baratha's house. Since yesterday, Iman has been planning to pick up Love and go together to school. Love was out of the hospital three days ago. Iman glanced towards the garage in the house. There, there was no car from Mr. Baratha. The director may have gone to school first. After five minutes of waiting, Cinta seemed to come out of her house and stand in the doorway, about to put on her shoes.
“Again, Brother Faith. Sorry, wait a long time,” greet Love complete with put on his most beautiful smile.
“Again, Love. No, no, just wait five minutes. If you make Love mah, Brother willing even though you have to wait a thousand years,” replied Iman.
Love laughed hearing Faith say the last sentence while being sung.
“You're really feeling better?” Faith looks at the face of Love with a probing gaze.
“Udah, Brother. Yuk, go. Later mishap.”
“Neverything bad luck, we will face Mr. Sasongko both, consider it a teacher BP is again a witness to our marriage,” joked Faith is reciprocated Love by hitting the boy's arm.
“Kok was hit? Why didn't you say amen?” ask Faith while giving her helmet to Love. The girl seemed to blush in shame at hearing the utterance of Faith.
Before long, both of them had slid down the road of the Holis complex leading to Pajajaran road.
“Kak, later go home do not need to be with ya,” said Cinta half yelling.
“Lho, why? Want to be with Mr Baratha?”
“Ngak, Sis. He said he wanted to visit an old friend's house. Love goes to Gramedia with Naya. Regular, want to hunt for discount novels.”
“Oh, okay. Coincidentally Brother also went home to work first. There is an Indonesian task.”
After arriving at the school parking lot, Cinta got off the bike and then took off the helmet and gave it to Iman. However, Iman was astonished, for Love did not also depart from before him.
“Why not enter class? See my sister's face as well? Just realized, yes, if Brother is handsome?”
“Kepedean. Yes, Brother is handsome, aka ear disorders the same throat disorders.” Love laughs at the sight of Faith pouting. “One group is the same as anyone, anyway?” tanya Love looked at the face of Faith with a probing look.
“Why is it like that? Is it important?”
Love nodded. He's worried about Faith one group with Chilla. And if it is, it does not rule out the possibility, Iman and Chilla will be close again. Love will not be strong to see it.
“One class it is divided into 6 groups. And each group consists of five people." Faith looked up at the sky, while looking at it in memory. His hands looked as if they were counting. “Kakak is the same group Siti, Damar, Chilla, continue ..”
Hearing the girl's name called, Love sizzled. He vented his anger by shaking his right foot to the ground. Faith looks at the face of love. The man was surprised to see the glare of sharp eyes and the annoyed expression that Love showed.
“Why should a group equal him, anyway?” The tone of love suddenly rose. He looks serious if he hears the name called, especially by Faith, so Love does not want to mention the name Chilla directly.
Faith shrugged her shoulders. “Ndon't know, Love. Madam Nadia set it up.”
Love folds both hands, pursing her lips. “Why Kak Iman did not reject the proposal from Bu Nadia? Why not just aja tukeran, Kak Gilang the same group of brothers?” tanya Love still does not accept. “That's why Brother has to be a group with him? There are still thirty of Brother's other classmates!” sentak Love is bad.
Faith scratched her head, confused if you have to face Love whose mood is bad. Iman pulled out the phone, fiddled with it for a while, then stuffed it back into his uniform pocket.
“Love, selow, don't push first. Check the phone, Brother just sent the contact number of Miss Nadia. Love can ask directly to Madam Nadia, so you can get the answer.” Iman grabbed the fingers of Love's right hand and grasped it while inviting Love along to class. However, Love whose emotions are still fiery, brushed aside the hand of Faith, until his grasp was released.
“Udah, there, first! Love can walk itself to class!”
“Ya, already. Brother first. Be careful of the road in the corridor. If you fall, wake up on your own. Don't forget, check hape.” Faith flashes one eye to Love and then passes from the presence of Love.
Love gazes at the departure of Faith with an ever-exploding rage discovering the reality of Faith walking away leaving her alone in the parking lot. In fact, he very much hoped that Faith would persuade him. Curious, Cinta pulled out her phone and stared at her screen lazily.
“Ngapain try, Brother Iman send Miss Nadia all?” Love checked his phone and it's true there were two chat whatsapp coming in from Iman. Love immediately opened the chat.
Love fell silent, not the number Nadia Bu got. Faith does not send phone numbers, either in text or in the form of V card files. Love clarifies his vision, wanting to read more carefully.
From: Faith
No need to be jealous, Madam Nadia is beautiful and still young, but already have a fiancee and soon to be married. A few more years, it's our turn to the guarantee.
Love sizzled softly, both corners of her lips slightly raised. He refrained from laughing. Then Love swiped her phone screen down, to see one more chat that Iman sent.
From: Faith
Don't be jealous. Sister only has one girl, her name is Cinta Lintang Larasati aka my Snow White
Love closed both eyes, her hands began to move holding her own chest. Love can feel the rhythm of his heartbeat faster. He tried to catch his breath and exhale it. Many times Love does it, to relieve the pounding on his chest and slightly dampen the happy feelings that are burning countless times. He was worried that he would scream loudly because of his happiness. If it happens, 'shame it, so the center of attention at school and thousands of pairs of eyes will look at him with a strange look. Love then decided to reply to the chat from Iman.
Faith enters the classroom with uncertain feelings. He felt guilty for leaving Love in the parking lot. The instant worry ensued, Iman feared the health of Love again dropped. Iman hopes, the chat-chat that he just sent, can dampen the anger of Love. After throwing his body on the bench, Faith was increasingly overwhelmed with anxiety, his mind was increasingly focused on Love. He decided to go back to love. Who knows if the girl is still in the parking lot. Faith did not move from her seat. He felt his phone shake. There was a reply chat coming in from Love.
Later, during the break, we eat egg fried rice in the back garden of the school. Hopefully not bored with the provisions that Love bring. I love you, Brother Iman.
Iman gurgled himself read it with a smile that grew more and more. He did not reply to a chat from Cinta, then put his phone in his pants pocket.
“Ngapain elo gnarled while smiling to himself? I guess, I kissed peace eve nih.” Gilang who had just arrived, immediately sat beside Faith.
“Yes, I am better off with Love.”
“Sip, saucy. I'm happy with the horror. But, beware, elo fitting the work of the group later do not be pretentious to spread the charm of the same Chilla. Can-can elo cold war again the same Love.”
“Iya. My feeling, suspicious elo higher level than Love, deh.”
“As a good friend, I just want to keep it up. Afraid of getting into the deep abyss, until you don't remember the way home.”
“Nothing. Origin elo come in too.”
Laughter of Faith exploded looking at Gilang manyun. I want to feel Iman continue to tease his best friend. However, the bell of the first lesson about to begin has been rung, making Faith undo its ignorant intentions.
***
Iman stopped the motor right in front of the gate of his house. He frowned to see a car similar to that of Mr. Baratha parked in his yard. Faith got off the motor, opened the gate. He pushed his motorcycle into the garage. The sense of hearing of Faith captures the sound of laughter of Mother and a man from inside the house. After taking off his shoes, open the door of his house slowly and enter the house with a little tiptoe, worried that his footsteps caused a commotion, to disturb Mother and her guests.
“Assalamu aleikum,” said Iman while walking into the living room. He wondered who the man who was visiting his mother was.
“Waalaikum greetings.” The mother and the guest answered the greetings of Faith simultaneously.
How shocked Faith, seeing the man who came to the house and was chatting with Mother. The feeling, at school earlier he did not commit a heavy offense, but why did the principal come to the house? Iman kissed the reverence of the back of the hand of the Mother and also Mr. Baratha to cover his surprise. He tried to look ordinary.
"Yudha, this is my youngest son, Iman,” said Mother introduced Faith to Mr. Baratha.
“Iya, I know, Las. He's a close friend of Love, my only child.”
Faith looks awkward and clumsy. It was difficult to engage in conversation with Mother and her guests. They seem to be interested in the topic at hand
Faith decided to go to her room. As I was about to open the door of the room, Iman felt someone pull his hand from behind.
“Astagfirullah!” cry Faith.
“Sssstt, don't be noisy.” Ikhsan closed the mouth of Iman with one hand. While Ikhsan's other hand still pulled the hand of Faith. “Log into my room. Somebody wants me to talk.”
“What's up, brother? It makes me surprised, deh. I want to change clothes first. Sultry. Then, after that I want to eat, hungry,” protest Faith after she and her sister were in Ikhsan's room.
“Free, Mother does not cook.”
“Lho, how can you? Usually the most diligent mother cooks. Mother always does not have the heart to let her children starve.”
“Well, that's the problem. Since Mr. Baratha often come here, Mommy is different, Man.”
“How different, Brother? How many times has Mr Baratha been here?” cecar Iman curious. Why did something so important escape his attention?
“Elo, anyway, busy dating just.” Ikhsan the Iman. “Pak Baratha has been here three days in a row. Mother changed, anyway. I like to smile at myself. And spend more time in the room.”
“Wadd. Don't-don't ..” Faith does not continue speaking. He was busy arranging his heart and mind which began to be filled with anxiety.
“Do-not what, Man?” Ikhsan frowned, looking at Iman with a surprised look.
“Maybe Mr. Baratha again pedekate the same Mother.”
“So, they are now again CLBK, so?”
Faith puts a shoulder to shoulder, still looks shocked and tries to dive into this. “Maybe, if you see the Mother gelagat, anyway ...” Faith bites lips and shudders. “Gue, I'm not willing, yes, if anyone replaces the late father.”
“Gue is also not ready to have a stepfather. Elo know, no, since the presence of Mr. Baratha, I lost Mother. After that, Mother is not as usual.” Ikhsan breathed a heavy sigh. “But, Mother looks cheerful. We are selfish, if we forbid Mother. A righteous woman like Mommy deserves to be happy, Man.”
Hearing Ikhsan's words, Iman shuddered even more. “If one day Mother and Mr. Baratha married, my fate is the same Love, how, dong? I'm not ready if she changes status from my boyfriend, so step-sister.” The face of faith changed. He put his body on the bed.
“Eatya, I said don't date, let's not upset.”
Sayup-sayup in the middle room, heard the laughter of Pak Baratha and Bu Lastri who increasingly echoed. Ikhsan and Iman looked at each other. What if Mother is in love? What if, later Mother joined in the guarantee with Mr. Baratha? Is it true, Mr Baratha the right man who will make Mother happy forever? Ikhsan and Iman compactly sighed. Both of them were silent, dissolving in the path of their respective minds, with a number of questions raging in the chest. They must speak from heart to heart with the Mother, in order to have her answer.
