
Shaka walked quickly even half-run. Behind him a fat woman continued to follow him. The woman was named Arabella or more often called Ara.
"Don't follow me!" snapped Arshaka or Shaka. He felt angry because Ara always followed him.
Ara and Shaka have known for a long time. Of them are small. Their parents are also friends.
"Why? I'm your future wife?" asked Ara while shaking her head.
"Sstdh.. Don't be so loud!" Shaka shut Ara's mouth for fear that Ara's words were heard by many people.
Ara and Shaka were indeed betrothed from them as children. The marriage was due to a prophecy at the time they were born first. A fortune teller said that Shaka had a lot of misfortune in his life. "This father's son will experience a lot of bad luck" said the astrologer.
"Fuckin' shit?" because I still think stuttering. Shaka's parents just believed what the fortune teller said.
"Yes. But, relax. There will be a baby born on the night of the full moon, he has birthmarks around his ears, that baby will destroy all the misfortunes of the father and mother. As long as they are together, the bad luck will be gone" said the astrologer again.
"But where are we going to find the baby girl?" ask Shaka's dad.
"You wait for the full moon night."
Shaka's parents really believed what the fortune teller said. They wait anxiously. Looking forward to the birth of a baby girl on the night of the full moon.
On the night of the full moon in the eleventh month of the year. Shaka's parents can't sleep. They ordered people to wait at the nearest delivery house.
That night was already a month ago since the astrologer predicted Shaka's life. Papa and Shaka's mom are worried.
Geck. Geck. Tok
Suddenly the door of their house was knocked by someone. "Hendras... Help me Hen.." cried someone from outside his house.
"Who's the mas?" rani asked, Hendra's wife.
"I don't know." I don't know who knocked on the door that night. Hendra kept the door open for him.
"Wi Koh? What's up?" ask Hendra.
"Please Hen, my wife is about to give birth. But my car broke down, please take us to the hospital!" wijaya asked his friend for help.
"Oh, let's go now!" after saying goodbye to his wife. Hendra immediately drove Wijaya and his wife to a nearby hospital.
"Wait a minute, we'll be there soon" Wijaya told his wife.
"Wait a moment Sis, we will soon reach the hospital." said Hendra also. He also felt sorry to see his friend in such pain.
"Huh.. Huhhhh.. Siska who is not strong enough to withstand the contractions in his stomach.
Arriving at the hospital. Siska immediately got treatment. While Wijaya and Hendra waited outside the delivery room. Wijaya looks so anxious. That was the birth of his first child.
"Silence, Wi!" said Hendra.
As a friend, he could not bear to see the anxious face of Vijaya awaiting the birth of his first child.
"Yes Hen.."
Shortly afterwards there was the sound of baby crying from the room where Siska was. "Owekkkp... Huowek..."
"That's my son Hen." said Wijaya starting to get excited.
"Yes, that's your son." Hendra was also happy to hear the cries of Wijaya's first child.
"Congratulations Hen, you're finally a father" said Hendra congratulating his friend.
Wijaya could not hide his happiness. She hugged Hendra and thanked him. "Thank you Hen.."
Shortly thereafter, Wijaya and Hendra were allowed to enter and see the baby Wijaya. "Father's son." said Wijaya happily.
"Male or female doc?" ask Wijaya.
"Female sir, beautiful, weighs four and a half kilos, and has a birthmark behind his ear" replied the doctor who handled the delivery of Siska.
"Uh.. Beautiful dad.. Daddy's hips.." Wijaya did not stop kissing his daughter.
"Look at Hen, he looks a lot like me, doesn't he?" Wijaya shows his son's face to his friend Hendra.
However, at that time Hendra was pensive after hearing the doctor's answer. He recalled the words of the fortune-teller in time. All the words of the soothsayer correspond to the characteristics of his son Vijaya.
Hendra says goodbye soon. He could not wait to tell his wife about the baby girl. In a hurry he looks for his wife who is breastfeeding Shaka in the room.
"Ran, we finally found the baby girl." said Hendra with enthusiasm.
"What mas?" Rani was also pleased with the news.
"Yes I found the baby girl. And the baby is Wijaya's son.." Rani is again surprised by what her husband says.
"Yes, Vijaya's son was just born, female, born on the night of the full moon, and had birthmarks around his ears. It was exactly the same characteristics as what the fortune teller said." said Wijaya, hugging his wife tightly.
After a few days. Hendra and Rani meet Wijaya and Siska. They say what the fortune teller says. Hendra continued to assure that he would love the child of Vijaya as his own son.
"Let our friendship also be more lasting" said Hendra. He requested that his second child be betrothed to Wijaya's first child.
"Parents of old age are like that too. They arranged for their children so that their friendship would continue." Hendra added.
"I agree, Hen.. You are also good people. I'm up to how our children will be." replied Wijaya.
"But you agreed to match our children?" Wijaya nodded his head.
Hendra and Rani were very happy with Wijaya's reply. And they decided to tell their children about the match after they grew up.
A few years. When Ara and Shaka both go to high school. Shaka's parents and Ara's parents begin to say what they've been saying all along.
Of course it made Shaka and Ara startled. "So we've been fooled from childhood?" shaka asked who looked in shock.
Since then. Shaka started to feel annoyed every time he saw Ara. Especially Ara who always tried to approach him.
"Gue doesn't want to be fooled by you. So please don't follow me!" shaka said with glaring eyes.
"Gue didn't follow you, ge'er really. From childhood we have been friends, everywhere we go together." replied Ara innocently.
"But I'm not starting to like you. Look at yourself, fat man!" shaka said again with annoyance.
Shaka's words made Ara sad. However, he still pretended to be cheerful. No matter what Shaka said.
"Don't follow me!" shaka again.
"Who is following. My people are also in school here.. Don't be piqued." replied Ara then walked ahead of Shaka.
"La.. La.. Las..." Ara walked towards the school while humming cheerfully.