Orang-orang to Aratha

Chapters. 01 - Aratha is the One,...

...You come when you are lonely....

...However, you are not the expected guest....

...Your hand made me happy....

...However, my world remains orange....

...I'm not good at making friends....

...I'm not used to holding hands....

...But with you I feel at peace....

...It's as if you've come carrying a rainbow in the middle of a storm....

...~o0o~...

On a stage, a line of SD children stood together with their parents. A farewell event was held as a congratulations to the students of Tunas Mutiara Elementary who graduated this year. They all seemed happy to wear graduation toga like college children. Among all their laughter and melodious singing, there was one daughter standing in the back row with her sad face.

Dingy.

"Say the boy just lost his mother. He died of an already severe heart disease. Moreover, his mother also lowered her illness on her own son."

"There's so much pity. Then, where's his dad? Is he not here?"

"His father is busy working in Jakarta and he lives with his neighbors. No one wants to take him to the stage. He said he didn't want to go there other than with his mom."

"If so, we can't do anything for him. Should we just keep him there?"

"Don't talk about him! He could have heard our words."

Those people immediately left him. He should have been quiet because no one had taken his hand to the stage when everyone had left.

No one understands.

Like the moon replacing the sun when it was sinking, there was one boy who reached out for her and invited her along to the stage. He was the first person to ask her to smile.

"Come here. You'll never be alone again."

...~o0o~...

Five years later, Tangerang, September, the rainy season.

"Haha! Target is locked! A good body to be a Prince" said Sonya, a high school student who has shoulder-length black hair and eyes that always hunt. Currently, he was hiding behind a tree with a camera ready to photograph a nice-bodied man not far in front of him.

Sonya has been watching Aratha for a long time, who is said to be cold as an ice sculpture, it was hard to climb like Mount Everest even before the chairman of the Drama club asked him to find someone worthy of this month's drama.

He had tried to photograph her repeatedly without Aratha's knowledge even though he himself did not know how to save her photos. Sonya knew it would be totally useless to have a camera if she couldn't use it.

Sonya seems to be focusing on Aratha. Then, suddenly a hard blow from a guy lands on Sonya's shoulder until it takes her by surprise."DORR! Sonya! What are you?!" shouted Fahruz, friend and neighbor Sonya.

Sonya immediately panicked as Aratha was about to look back after hearing Fahruz's scream. With a lightning-fast motion, Sonya shut Fahruz's mouth and together, the two of them hid behind a narrow tree.

"Can you shut up? You're asking me to stuff your mouth with my socks?" Sonya looked at Fahruz irritatedly. Anyone could even see Sonya's head vein protruding out.

"Am I wrong? It's been my tradition to greet you like this and catch you making a mistake." whispered Fahruz.

"But you don't have to scream, do you?!" snapped Sonya. He then remembered Aratha who might still be standing in the same place. Therefore, he tried to look back carefully. And he did not see Aratha's whereabouts. Though he only switched for a few seconds and he had already disappeared like hope.

"Fuck up! Though that was the position was very good." muttered Sonya disappointed because she did not see it.

"I think you're crazy about Aratha. What good is he? Cold guys, they rarely talk, they do anything alone like autistic people!" chirps Fahruz standing next to Sonya. His face looked completely innocent even though his speech was really spicy.

Sonya looked at him annoyed then asked, "Are you able to be better than him?!"

"Huh? You dare banding want me to be with him? I am a popular guy who is friendly! Anyone can talk to me! I even gladly received any gift for me!" pierce Fahruz with confidence.

Sonya rolled her eyeballs. That regret seemed to turn into an unexpected sense of wonder. "I think it's just my feeling. You're jealous of Aratha. You don't want me to like him?" Sonya scoffed.

Both cheeks of Fahruz immediately flushed as if they had been punched. It felt white smoke coming out from his two ear holes due to the unstoppable embarrassment. "Haha! Don't make me cringe until I have a heart attack! How could I possibly be blocking you! You're trying to compare me to Aratha. Where would I want to be with him!" Fahruz laughed loudly, almost matching the sound of the bus horn.

"Who compares you? Ge-er is like that. You said Aratha was autistic. I was just defending him. Do you not like Aratha? you two were enemies from birth?" Sonya grew suspicious of Fahruz's thoughts.

Sonya turned her attention away. He then said, "Yes already. Whatever! Until the cow lays eggs, I won't stop arguing with you."

...~o0o~...

The hour of rest is the most awaited hour on this somewhat overcast sunny day. Incidentally, today there is a massive discount on instant noodle stalls. BUY ONE FREE ONE PLUS TELOR CEPLOK! All the students in the class simultaneously ran to the cafeteria and pushed each other to push the tub for cheap.

"Auntie! I put my noodles on ten eggs!"

"No sambal!"

"AHHH! MOVE YOU! MR. KETOS IS COMING THROUGH!"

"Oh, my shoes were trampled underfoot when they were washed. I couldn't move either." Sonya, astonished at the crowd of people crammed into each other in front of the stall. Sonya's face almost looks bonyok after pinned the shoulders and elbows of her own friends. His body was also pushed to and fro like being in the middle of the waves of the south coast.

On the other hand, Fahruz seemed to be enjoying this view very much. He sat in the canteen chair watching Sonya squashed, drowning, like a horde of sardines caught in a net.

"Sonya! Don't forget my hand!" yelled Fahruz from the back row.

"AHH! FAHRUZ! HELP!" shouted Sonya.

Fahruz chuckled at the wave of Sonya's hand among the people then he was silent for a while. From the same place, he felt that there was someone he knew right now. The man who had just walked into the cafeteria, looked around like he was looking for someone.

"He is Alrez. Sonya's ex. Why'd he come here?" inner Fahruz while watching Alrez. From his glance and the movement of his head, Alrez seemed to be looking for Sonya. He knew that Sonya really liked noodles. Therefore, his gaze could not be separated from the crowd huddled in front of the stall.

Alrez and Sonya were together. However, for a very short time. When Alrez slaps Sonya in the face just because of a rumor, that's when Fahruz comes and separates them. Sonya was very afraid to meet him even though just to look him in the eye at a glance. And who would not have thought, Alrez came back to her after daring to hurt her.

Fahruz stepped over to Alrez to make sure of something. He then stopped in front of Alrez while looking at him in annoyance. "Would you come here? I don't think you have any intention of buying something here." asked Fahruz seriously.

"Why indeed? It's none of your business!" ketus Alrez's.

"You want to meet Sonya, right? You don't think he'll remember what happened two months ago?"

"You're that? You've never been special to her."

"At least I've never played with girls."

"Oh, huh? So, what did you do to your own mother? He's in the hospital, right? He said you had a behavioral disorder. So you hurt your mother so badly that she had to be taken to the hospital. Who is more sadistic here?”

Fahruz was annoyed by it. Alrez boldly reveals his past in front of everyone who knows nothing. It's true, Fahruz once injured his own mother after he was dumped by a girl he liked. Moreover, he did that consciously without knowing his mother was already lying on the floor with her head spitting blood.

Fahruz's clenched hands, slid straight into Alrez's face in front of him. Quickly, Alrez immediately dodged and turned to attack Fahruz using his kick. The attack did not hit Fahruz who had already stepped back to avoid it. Who would have thought, in just a few seconds, they had managed to invite the attention of everyone with their stunning action, real before their eyes.

"You think, this way you can meet So-so

The sound of a drink bottle falling on the floor suddenly sounded and immediately made Fahruz stop his speech. Fahruz and Alrez stared at the sound and they saw Sonya standing in fear and pressure while holding her own cheek. Bad memories of him and Alrez re-echoed in his mind like mosquitoes entering his ears.

Fahruz looks worried. He walked over to Sonya. And Sonya had already run away and left the two of them without listening to any explanation. Fahruz initially wanted to pursue. However, it seems like this is a good time to leave it alone.

...~o0o~...

Sonya ran away through the classroom corridor with her head lowered to the point that she accidentally bumped into some passersby.

The words of the swearing oath they said, did not become a barrier for Sonya to run away.

Sonya still can't forget what happened two months ago. At that time the jealous Alrez was angry because Sonya was walking with another guy. After that, there was a rumor that talked about something bad about Sonya and the guy. Therefore, Alrez who was easily affected with uncertain words instantly slapped Sonya in the face when they met.

Not seeing the road, Sonya accidentally bumped into someone who was also walking in front of her. They collided so hard that it made Sonya step back from him.

"Your eyes are put in a hanky? You've never seen that road?" ketus a guy in front of him.

Sonya raised her head and looked at Aratha, standing in front of her. Seeing Aratha, made Sonya think of Fahruz who was still in the canteen. She also left her food there and it made her very sad. At first he just shed tears. Then, unexpectedly by her, Sonya suddenly cried hysterically in front of Aratha as if making Aratha like the one who had made her cry.

"Eh? Why are you crying? I'm just asking. Don't use drama!" Aratha began to panic as everyone's attention was on her with suspicious looks.

"There's so much pity. You fucking jerk! It just makes girls cry." whispered someone.

"His life must have been so messy that he dared to do it." whispered the others.

Aratha sighed when she heard it. He never expected to get a surprise that was very unexpected even extraordinary at his school when, only a few months later he moved here.

What a heavy start.