Me And Him

Jenny Missing Part 2

"Tara .. welcome to my house ...." Silfa spread out his hands introducing his abode and Ambu. Jenny hung up, staring at the house unblinkingly. A house that is far from his expectations, far from the word prosperous according to him. He looked the other way ... Stand firm a bigger house and pretty good condition. An empty house left by the owner. He sighed deeply, realizing something he had missed all along. A fact. So all this time he was assuming. The assumption is ridiculous and completely wrong.

"Ah, I still remember this place ...," he said facing toward the house of Bagas. "So .. what you said at that time was right. You're not stalking Bagas at all, but that young man is stalking you." Jenny's memory was thrown at the time she accused Silfa of stalking Bagas some time ago.

Silfa smiled in response. She knew Jenny was just jealous at the time, leaving her heart and logic closed. "It's okay, it goes without thinking, it's not what you think it is. And ... Bagas didn't mean to stalk her at all, he just took my promise to her. I'm sorry Jen, for the sake of knowing the information and being able to meet you once again, I made a pact with that young man." He laughed for a moment remembering the incident. The events that made him involved a complicated relationship, a triangular love. In the end, he chose to be the loser. Surrender. "Come, now we're in. You'll be so happy to see you here."

The girl gave her greetings, unlocked her house, and entered followed by Jenny in the back. "Ambu ... Ifa's home. Ifa bring guests who will stay at our house tonight," he said full of happiness. The smile did not take a second off her pretty lips.

Ambu who was resting in the room immediately went outside to welcome his guest. He immediately hung up, completely unable to believe what he saw this time. His daughter became two. The same face, almost the same height. What distinguished them was only the clothes that wrapped the two teenage girls.

Silfa was still smiling. He understood what his mother was thinking. "Mom, come sit here!" His daughter waved, inviting his mother to join them. Budging. Ambu just hung in his place. Silfa welcomes her mother to join her. "Mom, this is Jenny. He's gonna stay here tonight." She looked at Jenny. "Jen, this is Ambu. She's my mother."

Ambu can calm down. Not a single word did he discuss Silfi in front of Jenny. He just hopes this child feels at home staying at home, regardless of whether he is Silfi or not.

The three spoke happily. Jenny can even eat the delicious cuisine that Ambu cook. He is famous for being picky in food. I don't know, is it because Ambu's cooking was so delicious or was he too hungry at the time? But he felt very happy while chatting with Ambu, even forgetting for a moment his concern about the results of DNA tests. Ambu is like the old man he has known and missed. I don't know it's too complicated to tell.

"Well, it's late." Look at the clock on the wall. Time has been pointed at eleven o'clock at night. He stopped his chatter and told them to rest immediately.

Silfa agrees. He took Jenny into his room, a room that was narrower than the room they were talking about. Only measuring 3x3 m² only, no less no more. Fortunately Silfa was quite neat, such a small space still looked comfortable and enough to be occupied by the two of them.

"Sorry yes, Jen .. My room is narrower than the next room." She laughs. Jenny laughed. "Ah yes, I know the other residents in this room, jeng ... jeng .. she Beba, my beloved doll. He's Abah's replacement for me." Silfa's eyes suddenly glazed over.

Jenny looked at Silfa. Wonder. Why isn't there a father figure in Silfa's house? Abah, who is Abah? Question after question sprung up in his innocent mind. The more curiosity graced his mind, the more he felt close to the girl with the same face as him.

"You want to know where my father is?" Silfa was silent for a moment. Jenny nodded, but a second later shook her head. He was sure it wasn't a fun story to share. "Not what? All my friends know about me and Abah." Silfa smiled. "Now he has gone far. Eleven years ago, Abah had an accident and died on the way to the hospital. And ... Beba is the only one Abah left for me." The girl's eyes were powerless to hold the clear grain that forced it out of her eye pouches.

Although she could still smile but Jenny knew the heart of the girl in front of her was holding back her pain. I don't know, the feeling of pain was also suddenly felt. Stirring feelings. It hurt so much that he couldn't help but shed tears.

"Eh, why are you crying, Jen? I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you sad" said Silfa, who panicked to see Jenny suddenly cry. He immediately picked up a tissue and gave it to the girl.

"I'm fine. I just feel a little sick here too." Pointing towards the chest. "I don't know, I don't understand the kind of things I feel." The girl wiped her tears and smiled again.

Both of them could not close their eyes. The more they try to sleep, the harder it is to fall into dreamland. Eventually the two came back with a chat that just flowed. Tell me about their childhood. In an instant two girls who never got along just because of a man. Now become so familiar, like a brother who understands one another.

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Jenny blinked her eyes. I don't know when he started falling asleep. As she remembered she was still chatting with Silfa last night. For a moment he remembered their conversation last night. He felt sorry for the girl. Silfa has lived a difficult life all this time, inversely proportional to his easy life.

The door of the room was knocked, sound of Ambu calling him from outside. "Excuse me, Jen .... Are you awake, son? Come have breakfast with us!"

"Yes, I'll be right there, ma'am" she replied. He immediately tidied up the blanket he had used, then joined Silfa and Ambu at the dinner table.

"How did you sleep?" Ambu took a plate of fried rice for Jenny complete with the side dish she cooked.

"Sunny," he answered briefly. "Thank you." He received the rice he took Ambu. She remembers having breakfast with her parents in Malaysia. For a moment he missed them.

"Eat! Don't hesitate. Maybe this food doesn't suit your taste, son. Sorry ...," said Ambu regretting seeing Jenny's expression that seemed not excited.

"Not at all, Mom. Mother's cuisine is amazingly delicious. Really." He began to feed the spoonful of fried rice into his mouth. And eat with joy. He ignored his thoughts for a moment to his parents.

Ambu and Silfa smiled happily. Moreover, Ambu, his feelings are extraordinary, can experience a moment like this. It was as if he had reunited with his two daughters. Even though the reality is still uncertain.

"Jen, today I have to go to school and then go on to work part-time, so it's likely to be home in the afternoon. Emm ... What about you?" Silfa was a little worried that Jenny would disappear, or that if she did not leave, she would feel bored at home.

"Not to worry about me. Today I want to take a short walk to the place yesterday. I like the view in that place. Especially when I see kids playing gun. It was fun" he replied.

"All right then. If you still like it, you can stay here again tonight." Silfa hopes that Jenny will agree to her invitation.

"No need, Fa. Thank ye. I've bothered you and Mom a lot, let me just stay at the hotel." She smiled looking at Mom's face, trying to explain that she had to leave.

"Well, if that's your decision. But ... May I know the address of the hotel where you're staying?" Jenny nodded. "of course. I'll send you a message later."

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It was getting late in the afternoon, the sun was also almost disappearing behind the mountain, replaced by lights that lit up in every corner of the city. He was hanging, still in that place. The Bandung city square. "I need to find a hotel immediately." He looked up at the darkening sky, then started to leave the place.

Without him noticing, there were two young men who had been watching him. Whispering with each other is like planning something. Matching Jenny's face with the photo on their phone. "It looks like he is" said one of them. The other one nodded. Then follow Jenny silently. Right at a quiet turn, one of the young men smothered Jenny's mouth until she collapsed, then put her in a car that had been prepared by the other young man.

They drove in their car, somewhere. Bringing Jenny on that dark night.

Connect ....