Short Stories Romance

Love for a Blind Girl

“Aruna! Come school!” mother Said.

“No! Aruna doesn't want to go to school, Ma!” his objection.

“Why, Honey? Tuh, Satya has been waiting for you at the door,” said Mama.

“Aruna is shy, Ma! People are mocked I can not do anything, useless and others that make Aru heart become sick!” his objection.

Mama Aruna was silent. Her net is now glazed, perhaps feeling sad to hear the words of her only puppet princess that she raised lovingly.

I approached Anjani, a middle-aged woman who was none other than a single parent from Aruna. I held both of his shoulders and looked at the twilight netra.

“Propay Yes, Tan?” I whispered to him.

Anjani immediately wiped the water that soaked her cheeks and rushed away from Aruna's room. Not strong enough to cry, maybe.

Aruna Nasution, the blind girl I've known since childhood. We're one class, which sets me apart in public school while Aruna is in special needs school.

“Satya?” aruna said as she touched my face.

I'm nodding.

Aruna did know me very well, after she wiped my face, maybe because of my face that she had wiped, or maybe from the perfume I was wearing, I don't know.

“Yuk school, Ar?” take me to him.

He shook his head, with the eyeballs moving here and there without being able to focus on a single point.

“Because of led people?” me telling him.

Aruna nodded.

“Do not listen to people, he said you want to be a teacher?”

I reminded.

“Yes, but I'm heartbroken to hear the tearing from them. Not just once, Satya! They are like that every day!” pekik angry.

“So, now want to go to school?” kataku.

“ENGKAK!” with a loud voice.

“Yes already, next time, there will definitely be many people like you.”

“Means?”

“Blind people who can't read! You say, reading that's a bridge of science? You ‘kan can already read from braille letters that you learned in school.”

Silent.

I walked away from him. It is also free to be forced.

“Satya, wait! I want to go to school,” he said while curling a smile.

“That, dong!”

I pinched his nose.

“Aduh ... Pain, Satya!”

Aruna rubbed his nose slowly.

We also went to school on a motorcycle.

Aruna is blind. Her father died while Aruna was still in the womb.

But Aruna's legacy is quite a lot from the Papa. During his life, Papa Aruna was a successful businessman in mining.

“Satya? Want boncengin blind man!” neighbor said.

“Mending boncengin people whose eyes are blind, than whose heart is blind!”

I drove my bike hard because of the emotion. I forgot in the back seat there was a girl I was talking to.

Her hands tightly hugged me from behind, maybe she was scared. That made me realize from the outpouring of emotions that were stirring. I reduced the speed of the vehicle.

“Sorry, Ar!”

“Yes, not papa. Don't speed anymore, huh? I'm scared!” her door.

I just kept quiet and didn't answer. Because I feel annoyed by the attitudes of such people. Quickly, Aruna was angry. I was the only one who was not in touch with him felt angry with such a plunge.

***

It happened five years ago. Now, both Aruna and I have finished college and we are already working.

I worked as a staff in the office and Aruna became a blind teacher like her ideals. A glorious dream that has now come true.

Coincidentally tonight is Sunday night, I intend to refresh the brain from the saturation of my work.

“Ar, go, yuk?” take me.

“Can't, Sat. Later in the night, Mama will introduce me to a man,” she said with a slightly pouting lips, it seems she does not like.

“Oh ... Yes already, beautiful dandan, yes?”

Aruna's lips were tapering.

Who is that guy? What was that meeting for? Ah ... But it's none of my business! But, why does this chest feel tight? And the heart hurts too. What the hell happened to me?

I can only mutter in my heart and see Aruna's expression on her face that is like she is upset.

I spent the night in my room. Incidentally, my room and Aruna faced each other only blocked by a small road. So I can see Aruna's activities in the room.

He seemed to be sitting in a dressing chair. But, it's not the embellishments that he does. He continued to wipe the net.

“Aruna crying?”

I went out of the room through the window and came closer to the window.

It was ten o'clock at night when Aruna was still seen crying in front of her dresser.

Gts ... Gts ... Gts ....

I knocked on the glass window. As Aruna heard, she got up from her seat and walked towards the window.

“Who?” the voice of Aruna asked.

“I, Satya!” I said half a whisper of fear of disturbing others who had fallen asleep.

Chequek!

Aruna's room window was open.

“Ngapain night-night to here?” asked Aruna with eyes that looked out of nowhere.

“Why are you still sitting at the dresser? You cry? Why?”

“No, I'm not papa. Go home, it does not feel good to the neighbors if you see us like this,” said Aruna.

“Let's just. At most we are married!” reply spontaneous.

Aruna smiled wryly at my words that might be to her like a mere prank.

“No one wants to be like a blind woman like me, Sat!”

Aruna looked up at the sky.

I'm speechless. Aruna is sad.

“Lelaki was talking like that,” he continued.

“Leaki? Who?”

I noticed the look of her pretty face flushed red, maybe she held back her anger or annoyance.

“Why am I destined to be blind? Why am I not like normal people? What's my fault?”

“Ssttt! Don't talk anymore!” I covered those thin lips with a finger, “I quite understand how you feel, Ar! I will always be there for you! I promise, as long as I live, I will always be there for you.”

Aruna just smiled.

I clasped both hands, “Ar I love you!”

The face that was looking up at the sky instantly ducked, “You don't have to comfort me, Sat!”

“I'm serious! I don't know from when I started loving you, I love you so much, Ar!”

“Already, Sat. You better go home, tomorrow you work ‘kan? Good night!” Aruna moved my hand before she closed the window.

***

This morning I was getting ready to go to the office. Aruna's house still looked quiet, I didn't pay much heed to it and sped off on a motorcycle.

Suddenly during the break, I heard from the office employee about his friend who had just been introduced to a beautiful woman, intending to be betrothed but the woman was blind. So his friend refused to marry him.

“What is Aruna? He's being matched again?”

I touched the device and meant to call Aruna.

“Sial! The number is off!”

Inevitably, I had to wait for the hours of returning home from work to get word from Aruna.

.

After the office hours were over, I darted on a motorcycle to Aruna's house. His house looks empty. However, the order of the room feels very neat, like going to prepare a family gathering.

Aruna touched my face, “Satya?”

“Yes, it's me, Ar. You were betrothed again?”

Aruna nodded. Again, the tears came back.

“Tonight too, Mama wants to introduce me to another man, Sat!” she said with tears still flowing.

“With whom?”

“Entah. Will they accept me, Sat?” said Aruna with a sad netra.

I'm speechless.

“Where are you going, Ar?” ask me to divert the conversation.

“Ke market. Mama wants to cook a lot for later tonight like.”

“Yes I've paid, no business, bye!”

I rushed to the crossroads to block Aunt Anjani.

Finally, Aunt Anjani's car is seen. I stopped the car, Aunt Anjani got out of the car.

“Satya? What's the matter?” ask Aunt Anjani.

“Tan, Satya wants to be a life companion for Aruna. Satya wants to accept Aruna with all her shortcomings.”

“But, Sat! Tonight Aunt will introduce a candidate for husband Aruna.”

Instantly, the sky seemed to collapse on me. My chest hurt, I felt like I was dead at the time.

“Excuse me, Sat! Aunt rush.”

Aunt Anjani also darted away leaving me who was sculpting meaninglessly.

***

Evening has arrived. I could only stand in the window. Observing the situation in Aruna's house is quite crowded. Until I saw, their guests had gone home.

I waited for Aruna to enter the room. I waited for half an hour and watched the still dark room. An hour had passed, the room was still dark. After two hours, Aruna's room lights finally turned on. As usual, she sat in front of the glass.

I immediately jumped from the window and crossed the road to get to Aruna's room.

“Ar! Aruna!” I said while tapping on the window.

Aruna seemed to hear, he immediately got up and opened the window.

“Who are you?”

I intentionally kept quiet. I just clasped his hand and pointed it at my face. He rubbed my whole face. From the start my eyes closed, nose, lips and hair.

“Satya?”

I'm nodding.

“How's your matchmaking?”

Aruna shook her head, “Cancel.” He smiles.

I know, it was a smile of sadness for him.

“Wait for the time to arrive, yes, Ar?”

“When?”

“Secapnya! You sleep. Wait, someone will propose to you!”

“Who?”

“You will know him, Ar.”

I told her to go to bed, close her bedroom window and immediately go back to my room.

I conferred on my parents. Ask permission to question Aruna. Although at first they objected, but eventually they understood and gave me blessing.

Aruna went to teach. While I asked Aunt Anjani for permission to propose to Aruna and edit her. Though hesitant at first, he finally gave me my blessing.

.

My family and I are at Aruna's house. We were silent, hoping to be a surprise for Aruna.

“Ar, Mama wants to introduce you to a man who wants to marry you,” said Aunt Anjani.

“Ah ... Forget it, Ma!” elak Aruna's.

“But, you know him!” aunt Anjani.

“Known it?”

I grabbed his hand and turned back to my face so he could touch it.

“Satya?”

I'm nodding.

Instantly the clear water dripped down his cheeks.

“I promised, I will always be there for you. This is my promise, Ar! I'll spend the rest of my life with you.”

Aruna smiled even though her eyes were still shedding tears.

“Ar, will you marry me?”

Aruna smiled and nodded in response.

.End.