SEVENTEEN LINE
New Color-3
Aldo
My steps stopped when I saw her figure sitting with someone. With a long, deep breath, I convinced myself to step towards it.
“Aldo?”, greet Mr. Herman to me when he sees me.
I kissed the back of his hand and greeted him with respect. Screaming at the person next to me with a stiff look and a worried heart.
“No, Papa can't believe it. I'm with Aldo on an appointment. Yes already. We want to go Pa”
I was still standing stiffly before these two people. Still haven't gotten into my brain for what Tia did.
Suddenly Tia's arm tied my arm and led me away from the place.
“I say goodbye to om” first, I said politely.
“Oh Yes Do. You guys be careful ya”
We left Mr. Herman alone in the room.
In front of the office Tia had removed her hand from my arm.
“You're all right?”, I asked very upset.
“How are you doing? Looks like you're getting hotter deh”
“You are good actually?”
“Sorry. I'm not ready to tell Papa”
“This is the last time you can do this to me. Next time nothing like this happens”
“Cold so you're a bloke”
“Not your business anymore”
“Iya deh yes. Have you really moved on now?”
“Privacy”
“Woah, really yes?”
“Apaan sih”
“I want to know directly from you. You really can forget me?”
“I don't intend to forget you”
“Gak!”
“Why?”
“I don't want to forget doesn't mean I still want to be with you”
“Keep what?”
“I want me to remember how you left me, and one day I hope I don't repeat the same mistake again”
I put on my beloved helmet and started to turn on my bike.
“I go first. Don't let something like this happen again”, I explained to him
“Ehh.. do.. wait”.
I could see from my rearview mirror that Tia was still staring at me.
Looks like there's something he wants to tell me. But I really don't want to listen to what he wants to say. I've been determined not to care about it. Then I also have to convince myself not to get involved with him anymore.
I kept my bike going faster. My current destination is Aini's house. This thought made me even more convinced to come to meet Aini and share a story or even just play a swing in front of her house.
“Assalamualaikum”, I said from behind the door.
“Waalaikumsallam”, said Mommy while opening the door for me, “Loh, Aldo?”
“Iya Mother. The air is already at Mother's house?”
“Here just came out Do”
“Where's Mother?”
“Mother did not know yes, but it was the same Anggara”
“Oh the same Because of Mother. Yaudah. I say back to Bund, next time I am here”
“Oh Yes Aldo. You be careful ya”
I hit the road again at a very high speed. I racked my brain to look for a berth at the moment. Until I had a name in my mind. I also move with confidence.
When I got to the front porch of Wella's house, I hesitated to meet her. For a few minutes I kept silent in front of his porch without entering the grounds of the house and knocking on the door. I turned back towards. I have given up my intention to meet him. Yep. A time like this is not the right time to see him. Then I better go home and clean up at home.
Problems are a way for you to mature. Sometimes having a place to share is fun. But, being alone with a positive mind is actually a better action. Because by being positive we are able to find solutions from various things that are difficult.
