
The wall clock in Gilang's house shows twelve o'clock at night.
His parents came home from work at eleven, and thought Gilang was sleeping in his room.
But Tera's mother, who was still chalky to fill a bottle of water in the fridge she forgot, told Jullie's mother that Gilang had come out and had not yet returned.
Begin the anger of his father and panic of his mother, because the youngest child is really outrageous, not learning well at home and even wandering somewhere.
Mr. Hermawan immediately asked his wife to call and tell Gilang to come home.
Jullie's mother immediately called Gilang because she knew her husband would definitely scold or beat Gilang as he used to do to his two children if his children defied him.
Call me up right home.
With a chaotic feeling he drove his motorbike to his house.
Still in front of the door that had just opened, his father immediately slapped him in the face, The first one to feel his father's hand hit, holding his red cheek, felt hot there, but he held it.
He was aware of his mistake, but it was all because his parents who had even forgotten his birthday then simply ignored him, due to being too busy working.
"Where are you, Dad has asked you to study well at home, but instead come out until midnight like this, want so what are you, you want to follow your two brothers, you want to follow the two brothers,can you live without help from me?" His father was really angry this time, although he often got reprimands from his father, but not to hit him like this.
He really hated everything more right now.
He finally decided to vent his frustration and began to dare to answer his father and mother.
"It's all because of you."
"Say what do you mean, son?"her mother sadly looked at her last, uncontrollable boy.
"It's all because of mom, because Dad, you're all busy working until you forget me, I've taken it all by myself, but today I hate you all." Seru Gilang almost shouted.
"Come keep talking to you, mom is busy working for you, mom help dad for all of us, if mom just stay at home how Dad can take care of everything, while your sisters are gone from home,although Andrian can help from afar, but it can't be completely helped, so I have to intervene so that your life can remain like this Gilang."
"I don't care mom, which for sure now you never care about me, today, my birthday I just don't remember at all,Mother now cares more about Lanterns that are clearly not the mother's child, mother can give gifts to him, but today forget the same I, if you already do not want to see me at home, mother can give gifts to him, but today forget the same I, if you already do not want to see me at home,I'm gonna get out of here."
"Look, watch your mouth, you haven't graduated High School, have a lot of behavior, here's your motor key, as well as your brother's ATM card that you often use it."His father finally kept his favorite motorcycle.
"Take it, take it all." Gilang reached into his pocket and gave to his father what he asked for, and returned out of his house, running out of his alley on that cold night.
His mother was just about to go after him, but was arrested by his father.
"Have let it go, tomorrow it must have come home, will it last how long he's out there with no money at all."
Finally Jullie's mother was sitting drowning in the living room seat, hoping out there her son was okay out there.
After his two children left the house, he did spoil Gilang like the youngest child as in general, and hoped
gilang did not dare to do things like his two brothers, but apparently he remained wrong, because too busy working for his son, even making him pay less attention to Gilang, he said,then he realized that he often noticed the lantern that was already considered like his own son.
Then look at the calendar on display there, today is Gilang's eighteenth birthday.
She forgot the precious day for her son, because the problems in her husband's office were so burdensome for her mind.
He entered the room with a tired face, lay himself on the mattress while thinking about the state of Gilang.
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The night was getting late, the girl who had come out, waiting for Beni to pick her up, because only Beni was willing to accommodate her at this time.
He was really messed up at the moment, himself had even just accidentally mentioned the name of the Lantern, what if the girl heard it, she ruffled her own hair.
He was cold at the bus stop that was empty.
He stayed for the first time at his best friend's house.
Tomorrow he will be absent from school.
...*...
The lantern that had only intended to take a bottle of drinking water left by his mother in the kitchen, heard the commotion that occurred in the guest room of the house and pegged there.
Gilang had already left the house, but he was still standing behind the wall between the kitchen and the family room, although vague, but the voice of Gilang who said his name was clearly heard in his ears,he finally really became more convinced, that it was he who had caused Gilang to become like that, during this time he thought that Gilang would not rebel like before,because Gilang looks like a really good boy, but today, he looks very different than usual, and makes Tera think back to any hope that her feelings will be reciprocated.
He felt that everything was getting clearer now, Gilang did still hate him even though he was willing to be his friend.
He finally returned to his room after the night's weather grew colder.
He continued to think about various things on his bed until almost morning, lucky he immediately fell asleep when the clock in his room showed at three in the morning.
*
Early in the morning, he was ready to help his mother prepare breakfast in the kitchen, before leaving for school.
His mother as usual made breakfast for the family, including Gilang.
"Bu Nur, don't make it for Gilang yaa,"
"Oh yes ma'am, son Gilang why, again do not want breakfast?"
"She's not home anymore, like she spent the night at her friend's house."
"Oh yes, ma'am good,"
Father and Mother Gilang sat at the table to eat, even without Gilang there.
Finished breakfast, Father Gilang left the dining table, and there still sat Jullie's mother.
"Lentera, after your work is done, please help me work for a while," Jullie's mother asked Tera to see her.
"The dish-washing camera suddenly felt bad, afraid that Jullie's mother would scold him, or even throw him out of here, but could only say the words of his master.
After washing the dishes, Tera said goodbye to her mother to the room of Jullie's mother and Mr. Hermawan, but there was only Jullie's mother alone, because her husband had left for the office alone, so Tera could be a little calm, so Tera could be a little quiet,because I was afraid to see Mr. Hermawan who was angry last night even hit Gilang.
Tera shuddered in horror.
"Come on tera, come sit here for a minute."
"Come in, ma'am,"
"We're why, I'm afraid it's the same as me."
"Not really ma'am, I was just surprised that my mother suddenly called me here, heheheh." Tera tried to laugh so as not to be caught because she had heard the commotion last night.
"Mommy will not be all you want, I just want to ask for help with you, at school later please ask the friends of Gilang if they saw Gilang last night,I'm sure you must have seen Gilang's schoolmates."
"Oh yes ma'am, I know how, I'll ask ya ma'am, by the way mas Gilang where ma'am?."
"Geez Tera, you are, if you know where I tell you to ask her friends."
"Ohh yes ma'am, sorry ma'am, maklum is still morning, heheheh."
They laugh there hiding their secrets.
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