The Child You Once Exiled

Chapter 8's

Both of them were silent, there was no sound until time did not feel so fast. Rangga fell asleep on his mother's headstone, and the phone continued to turn on because Rangga or Rengganis did not turn off the call. 

The buffalo was awakened as raindrops drenched his palms. He woke up and was a bit in shock as he looked around almost in the dark. 

"Astga, why did you fall asleep?" Rangga scratched his head that was not itchy. 

Rangga put the phone in his grip into the pocket of the bomber jacket he wore. 

"Well, Rangga went home first. Papah must have nyariin, because it was not permission first hehe. Sorry Mah, Rangga is wayward again. Very quiet to sleep with Mamah, until unconscious already want a night."

Rangga's footsteps are getting faster because soon the burial place will be closed. He ran as fast as he could, afraid that he would have to spend the night in the cemetery alone. 

It was seen the grave guards would immediately pull the gate to the other side to close.  Rangga shouted, "Sir, sir wait. Don't shut up firstuuuu." shouted Rangga while breathing out. 

"Eh, I don't want to stay here De. I didn't wake up."

"Huuuh haaaah," Rangga set his breath slowly. 

"Thank you, sir." said Rangga. 

The gravekeeper continued his task of closing the gate and Rangga immediately headed to the main road to look for a taxi. 

TID TIIID.. 

Rangga's eyes looked towards the sound of the horn sounding. His eyes are a little meram because of the glare of the light from the car.

The car drove up to Rangga, "Go home now?" ask Bagas.

"Eh, Papah? Do you know Rangga's here?"

"What the hell don't you know about you, son?"

"The girl I like!" 

"Ohok-ohok," Bagas was surprised. "So you have a boyfriend?"

"Not yet, it's still a bustle."

"If you like to shoot, hunt in the sky with others. The one that hurts more fitting in his scuffles is the same friend."

The two giggled, unconsciously from earlier there was an ear that was quietly still listening. 

"No laper? Papah already brought in a burger with fries." asked Bagas while running his car slowly. 

"Aduuuh Papah really knows. He I really laper Pah, because from the pas sampe had not eaten anything."

"Jude, take it in the back seat."

Rangga grabbed a plastic bag in the back seat, and opened the plastic containing burger king and fries. 

"Waaah this is very tasty Pah, Papah still want only if I like this variant" said Rangga with his mouth full. 

Focus with the burger, but be aware of the sound of his cell phone is lowbet. Rangga took the phone in his jacket pocket and looked at the phone screen that still showed seconds and minutes and even hours there. 

Rangga swallowed his saliva repeatedly. Wanted to correct all the words he said earlier. Not long after the phone died, and that's where regret began. 

Rangga took a heavy breath, and threw it away violently. 

"Why?" ask Bagas. 

"No papa Pah," he said gloomily. "Is there a powerbank?"

"There's a drawer."

•

On the other hand, Rengganis who is still loyal to listen since then even until Rangga's phone dies. He felt something was up. Ganis is like being the one who eavesdropped on other people's conversation, there is jealousy, curiosity and wrong. 

First the jealousy. Ganis feels jealous of Rangga who has such a kind and caring father to her. But she no longer has a mother that she can make a moaning place like me. 

The second, curious. Curious who the girl he likes and even being his crush is now. 

And the third, Ganis felt guilty for being an eavesdropper. Maybe that was his privacy. 

"Ahh bodo very, he called too. I am not wrong dong! Aye?" ask the person in front of the mirror. 

"Yepaaaang?" call Riska.

"Yes Mom?" sahut Ganis limp

"Eat the night first, let it be strong."

"What's strong, ma'am?"

"Strength to face reality." jokes. 

The two became silent and only narrated the sound of spoons and forklifts clashing with plates.

The silence of the night came, the atmosphere became very friendly. The sky is filled with stars and moonlight that illuminates the universe. 

CRICK CRICKET CRICKET.. 

crickets' voices. 

KROK KROK.. 

toad sounds. 

Under the same night sky, Rangga with all his longings. And Rengganis with all the curiosity, pity mixed into one. 

"Why bengong? Are you going to study in Jakarta?" asked Riska a little surprised to see the behavior of her son. 

"Ah? Huh huh? No papa kok bu." replied Ganis slightly surprised. 

"So how?" 

"What the hell is that? That?"

"Ah, Ninis has nothing to do with Rangga, Mom."

"Well, did Mom ask about that? Eh but are you the same Rangga what is it?" ask Riska kepo. 

"Come, quarrel." Inner Ganis. 

Ganis patted his eel slowly, "What did you mean?"

"Lecture, how's your college mom? Not onoh." nyinyir Riska. 

"Ooh, huh, haha.. Oh, that's it, Mom, I've filled out the form."

"Thank God if it's. But are you really sure you want to go to college in Jakarta and look for your father?" ask Riska a little worried. 

Ganis smiled faintly and tried to convince his mother. Ganis stood up and hugged his mother from behind. 

"Ninis is sure, Mum, Ninis has thought this out well and in a good feeling too. But Mom,"

"But why, baby?"

"Something's stuck in Ninis' heart."

"What Son? If you're not sure if it's good you're undoing your intention to find your father."

"The house has no mother."

"Okohok ohok, what is it? But he looks like he's fine. And why do you always talk about Rangga?" Riska choked on her own saliva. "Do you like her Nis?"

"What the hell is Mom? Not so, but yes Ninis feel sorry for him. He's here alone, sitting in his own cabin. Without breakfast and dinner with his parents." explained Ganis. "But something made Ninis jealous of him, ma'am,"

"What?"

"Rangga has a father who is so kind and considerate to her" said Ganis as she pursed her lips. 

"Do you also want to have a father like Rangga and your other friends?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Are you serious?"

"Of course, if my father was alive I would have told him to marry you Mom. It's impossible, but this is my hope."

Riska flushed a few times, she did not respond to Ganish's words and went into the room because it was too late. 

"Sleeping tomorrow's bad luck."

"School's still off, ma'am, tomorrow's Sunday."

"Oh she's I forgot. Sleep well."

•

Once at home, Rangga immediately turned on his phone and tried to contact Ganis but again undo his intentions. Because it was late at night, Rangga decided to sleep and planned to wake up early because he would go home. 

Before his Rangga had said to his father before entering the room. 

"Father can think about what we talked about earlier this afternoon" said Rangga making his father was the behavior. 

"Will Papah think. But if his decision doesn't match what you think, Papah's sorry."

"Of course, Pah, Rangga will support every decision Papah."

Bagas smiled and left Rangga. 

Rangga twirled the phone in his grasp. Keep it on a small table in the corner of the bed. And closed his eyes just to unwind but turned out bablas until morning. 

TOK TOK TOK.

the door to Rangga's room was knocked from the outside. Bagas wakes Rangga up for breakfast. 

"Son, wake. Let's have breakfast?" bring Bagas. 

Rangga immediately opened his eyes, feeling surprised by the sound of knocking on the door in his room. 

Rangga patted his eel slowly, "Foolish base, why do I have to get up during the day. It will be discovered that the cave is lazy." Inner Rangga. "Yes Pah, Rangga down now."

Bagas immediately went down after waking his son up, and prepared a plate for breakfast. There's toast and some jam for his stuffing. 

Bagas took the chocolate jam and put it into Rangga's bread, shortly Rangga down from the top of the stairs while slightly rubbing his eyes that still look sleepy. 

Rangga sat down and immediately served with warm bread that has been filled with chocolate jam. 

"Thank You?"

"How did you decide?" ask Bagas. 

"What's Pah?"

"Your college, have you made your major go to college where?"

"It's bad."

"I hope you can choose a good university for you. Do you want to go to college where's my son?"

"Rangga has lost Mamah, and Rangga does not want to lose Papah again."

"So you mean? You want?"

"Iya Pah, Rangga wants to study in Jakarta only. Besides being quite close to home, Rangga can also be closer to Papah. Because after all, Papah is the only family member that Rangga has."

Bagas could not hold the dam in his eyes. Not a crybaby, but this is the first time he has heard the affection of his son.