NYI TWINS TRIBUTE
Deception
"No, Riani. Brother Agus actually had an accident on the Merpati road. The car he was driving-"
"LIED!" peekkik Riani again. "I don't believe you, you fraud!"
Riani pressed the icon to turn off the voice call. The woman quickly stepped out of the hospital.
Looking around, there were many street vendors' carts with lights still on.
"Eating soto may be better" said Riani who then approached. "The photo is still, Mom?"
"How much do you want?'
A forty-year-old woman smiled amiably. He wore a blushpink-colored veil, his face did not wear any makeup so that wrinkles, black spots and acne scars were clearly visible. His eyes also blackened, evidence that he was awake more often than sleeping.
"One meal here, Mom."
The woman then took a plastic chair near the one-square-meter table. "Please sit down."
Riani smiled, she sat her body down and reopened her smartphone.
The foreigner who called him and claimed to be the policeman he blocked, he did not want to deal with the impostor for now.
While waiting for his order to be prepared, Riani watched a short video while occasionally laughing at the funny in the video.
"Info laka then the car was hit by a truck in the street-"
"Please enjoy," said the soto seller who was suddenly next to Riani with a bowl of soto he put on the table.
When Riani turned off her phone, she smiled kindly. "Thank you."
Hunger makes Riani immediately eat the soto, plus the aroma of soto which is very tempting tastes make Riani want to immediately finish her food.
Ten minutes passed and Riani got up from her seat. He remembered his mother, perhaps Rita had regained consciousness and was looking for herself.
"An accident occurred on Merpati street killing one man with the initials AB. The accident occurred when a truck drove fast and hit an AB-owned car that was about to overtake a bus-"
Riani was silent in the hospital lobby. The woman stopped her footsteps and looked at the 50-inch television screen that was airing a news story.
The smartphone in his hand rang the sign of the incoming call. On the screen of the smartphone that lights up the name Sella is clearly displayed.
"Ni, have you heard from me yet?"
The large number of people around Riani made her unable to hear clearly what Sella said. "In the meantime, Cell." Riani walked towards the front, looking for a quieter place. "Why? What did you say?" Now Riani has sat on one of the park benches close to ornamental plants and swings.
"You've heard about your father yet, Ri?"
"What's the news, Cell? My father had run out of the house and said that he was now on his way to the hospital," explained Riani, in fact he was upset with Sella who asked that question.
"But there's been some news, too, Ri."
"What news, Cell? An accident on Merpati road? That's not my dad. After all, the father's goal was to go to the hospital, there was no way he could get to the path of the pigeon."
"But there was a cop who called my dad."
"That's a con, Cell!" rushy Riani. "You can't trust him. My dad is fine!"
Too upset with his friend, Riani cut the voice call connection just like that.
His legs were about to return to the hospital, but again had to stop.
The sound of ambulance sirens sounded so loud and a few seconds later a white car came closer.
Hospital staff close to the ambulance approached, then a cage was surrounded with a man lying in blood.
"Innalilahi, what a pity."
"Astaghfirullah, innallahi."
Some people also said his condolence sentence, as well as Riani who said it in her heart.
The ambulance returned away from the front yard of the hospital and another ambulance arrived.
"Riani," call someone.
Hearing her name being called, Riani turned her head and found a man approaching her.
"Sir Abdul?" lirih Riani's. He also saw Abdul-Sella's son who ran not far behind his father. "Sella?"
"Riani, has your father arrived yet?" Mr. Abdul gasping.
Riani casually shook her head. "Not yet, still on the way."
"Ri, why don't you believe it anyway? I have a very clear photo, spread on social media, Ri." Sella was busy opening her phone and looking for something in there. "See this."
Both Riani's eyes narrowed slightly in hopes that the image on Sella's smartphone became clearer.
A man was lying with blood on his face, his eyes wide open as if to tell him that he was dying in shock.
"That's ...."
"Yes, this is Om Agus, Ri, your father."
Riani distanced herself from Sella, she stepped back. "No, no way, Cell!"
Mr. Abdul approached, he grabbed Riani's body and hugged her. "You're patient, Riani. Mr. Abdul knows, this must be very hard for you."
Sella is also approaching.
Instantly, Riani felt weak and had no strength anymore. He almost fell, but Mr. Abdul and Sella quickly caught his body.
His tears just poured out as Mr. Abdul and Sella invited him to sit in one of the waiting chairs of the hospital lobby.
"No, no way," said Riani, she did not have enough strength.
Now all he could do was shake his head, feel disbelief and still hope that his father would come to the hospital and call his name.
"If you want to join my father's funeral, then Mr. Agus will tell Dwi to keep your mother here, son."
Riani could only shut up.
The funeral went well. One by one people began to leave the burial area leaving Riani who was still sitting beside the tomb while looking at the tombstone bearing her father's name.
Agus Budiono bin Muhammad Budiono
Born: 9 January 1984
Died: 6 October 2022
A drop of warm water flowed from the corner of Riani's eyes. He was silent, allowing the tears to flow and fall to the ground.
"Yesterday there was only a case of hanging women, now Pak Agus died unnaturally. What are so many people in our area who use pesugihan what is the name? Twin pensions?"
"Nyi Twins, don't get lost, do you want her?"
"Ih, amit-amit, mending life difficult deh rather than having to pesugihan that. Sin, know! Remember the same above." The woman pointed towards the sky. "Do you know the store in front of it? Just opened the sweet selling direct. Did he also use Nyi Twins? Don't-don't do it again, just opened it already took two collisions at once, horrified ...."
