SEVENTEEN LINE
Surprise-4
ALDO
I'm waiting for Papa to come home in the living room. Usually when it's late I'll be in my room with accompanying music or even the sound of the television in my room. This house has long been quiet. I once tried to talk to Papa and told him to move to a simpler house. But he did not allow on the grounds that he still wanted to see portraits of Mama's shadow in various corners of this room.
At around 23:30, the sound of Papa's car entering the garage. I've been prepared for the questions I'm going to ask Papa tonight. I wonder if Gara's words are true or if he's just joking with me.
I saw Papa walking into the room slowly. I deliberately didn't turn on the lights to look the same as usual when Papa came home from work at this hour. I faintly saw Papa turning on the room lights casually, until then he was surprised to see me sitting on the sofa with a dark light before.
“What are you doing dark-eight?”, asked Papa.
“Papa from where?”, my words are even behind when asked.
I saw Papa's confused face answering my question.
“Ehm, Papa has finished looking at Oppa kamu”, he said lying. Of course I know that Papa is lying, I was playing there this afternoon see Oppa.
My suspicions were heightened when I learned of Papa's lies to me tonight. Suddenly it made me not tasteful to ask her anything more.
“I was out of there look Oppa!”, I said half screaming. I left Papa trying to explain something to me. I don't understand, but I don't have any taste in hearing Papa say anything. I just want to rest in my room right now. I went into my room and locked it. I still hear Papa calling me from behind my door. He just called. ‘Tak trying to explain anything’, I thought. So let it be like this.
A few minutes later I heard Papa's voice calling me. Maybe he was tired of just coming home. I searched my postel and pressed a few word sequences in it. I found Aini's name in my phone contact and then contacted her. I need someone who can change the mood or just make me forget my bad judgment of Papa.
“Assalamaicum, Aldo. What was? You haven't called me at night like this” for a long time, he said from behind the phone. Her voice that sounded so excited made me smile cheerfully.
“Waalaikumsallam's chat. I just answered a greeting Aini”
“Eh yes. Sorry Do”
“Happy yes I'm phone”
“Actually no. I'm so sorry to hear your voice. But if you have to gini yaudah deh”
“Who made you?”
“You”
“When? I never really meant it. This is my first call directly in lift kok”
I heard her laughter behind the phone. Very amusing. I wanted to see his laughter firsthand.
“What do you do?”, he asked me.
“Ngapain phone?”
“You request cheat”
“What context? I used to cheat you kok”
“Eh yes. You are less smart, yes”
“Heleh, not that also time do”, he said, “You want to say what was do? I'm curious”
“Aini....”, my word is soft.
“Ya?”, he said. His voice was waiting for me to talk.
“It looks like something is wrong with Papa”, I said.
“Why is Papa you?”, he asked.
“I want to tell you directly”, I said with weight.
There was clearly the sound of Aini's heavy breathing
“Good. Tomorrow only. It's night. Do you still want to talk to me?”, he asked.
“Neg. I'm just gonna go to bed. It's Aini. Thanks though. Good night baubel”
“Iya Aldo's. Whenever you need. I'm always there. Good night also ugly”
“Assalamualaikum”
“Waalaikumsallam”
I hung up the phone and tried to sleep to forget the prejudice. It's hard, but I keep pushing myself to sleep tonight.
*
We might not talk to each other. Silence can be a best friend. But without it all, we'll never know. The truth is what lies ahead.*
