The Light of ANAS
He's Maira
Since returning home from the game Naz kept thinking with the words of his old friend Embe about Arfin's girlfriend in his high school who turned out to be one of the children of the orphanage Love Mother where he played during the these. Naz remembers the person of Arfin's age who was in the parlour, but there was only Mina and one man named Abdul who was the same age as Arfin. Even at dinner, Naz, who wanted to ask Dandy, restrained himself for fear of being discovered by his father, could-be prohibiting him from ever having contact with Arfin again.
“Arghhh,,, why the hell had to meet the Embe everything, is gini this would be my thoughts continue,,,, hufth,,, but really also the Embe said, the Embe, if it's just the past, why also I made matches ntar instead made eating ati, which is important now Kak Arfin only have me one, I'm a friend, and his love is just the same I point”, Naz dialogues alone while sleeping in his bed with his favorite tedy bear, suddenly his phone rings indicating there is a video call, “Hmmmm,,, suddenly his phone rings,, long life is also ni people, just talked about”, said Naz chuckled then shifted the blue button pictured video to lift it, “Hallo, assalamualaikum,, “, he said greeting the lover.
“Wa’alaikumsalam…. What else ? have eaten yet?”, market questions began to be thrown.
“Then chat with someone at the video call connection,, already dong last dinner with Dad, Mother and sister Dandy,, Aa already ate.?”.
“Udah was last at 7pm, how was the defeat of his match already celebrated yet?”, asked Arfin chuckling.
“Less asem,, where there is a defeat loomed,, there is also in bully keleus, “, said Naz sebal.
“Yes who knows, right my boyfriend likes the strange –weird behavior”, Arfin instead mocked.
“But celebrating the defeat mah is not strange anymore his name but crazy,,,”, said Naz.
“Hahaha,, he said he met an old friend,, what man is a woman?”, Arfin as if interrogating.
“Yes, he's my friend from SD to Junior High, he's a boy named Embe”, Naz explained.
“What,,, Embe,,?? What do you mean Goat?”, asked Arfin astonished.
“Yes, he's Embe's nickname, if his real name is M. Good Bagaskara, it used to be in class there were two people who used the name of the prefix Muhammad, there was M. Good with M. Azriel would have called MB the same MA, uh the MB was so called Embe,, so the history of Tuanku”, Naz explained the origin of the name Embe.
“Hahahaa,, my goodness the name of the person is the name of the animal,, that's who nicknamed Embe?”, he asked curiously.
“Yes who else is Queen Usil,, Neneng Rheanazwa tea or “, Naz boast.
“Hahaha, I guessed it, you must be the one who took his name,, you are basic, don't you also have a nickname for Aa?”, asked Arfin suspiciously.
“Lots,,, “, Naz replied lightly.
“What aja hayoh,, “, Arfin made curious.
“Yes if you call her Aa again, then, if you're kind enough to call her Dear, if I ever want to call her My Love, My Love, My Love, my love, my love, I love you,,, if you again call him Your Majesty or my Lord, if again you call him Suranas or kamvret”, Naz details his call to Arfin.
“Yes that call Suranas, why not Basarnas aja alli”, Arfin even memlesetkan.
“Hahaha,, may also his idea,, later if I again sebelo Aa ngatainnya will getu”, said Naz while laughing, “ Oh yes,, said,, Aa used to be in America for seven years that never come home?”.
“Before twice, fitting lebaran after two years in America the same as abis graduation S1, but yes just return for a while, most weekly aja, just a week, because Aa has been working there while nerusin S2 so do not have time to go home, most Mami with Papi visit there all of you visit the Brother and nephew who live there,, “, , arfin replied at length.
“Oh,, kirain 7 years not coming home,, exceeding bang Toyib, hahaha”, Naz even mocking.
“Hahahaha,, you want to be bought by- by what if Aa comes home later ?”, asked Arfin offer.
“Aa came home healthy and congratulations I was happy, ", he replied with a smile, "But if you do not know what brought by many also,,, hahaha”.next.
“Basic yes,, very sweet at first,, the edges just want by-by,, you always make anxious ya, if deket Aa want to nyubit cheek you know gak”, you always make anxious, said Arfin gaunty.
“Don't be pinched oruh ih,, sick tofu ngebayangin his also”, said Naz sebal.
“If kissed want?”, ask Arfin mesam mesum pervert.
“Do not want,, later I aduin to Mother loh”, Naz even threatened.
“Hahaha,,, most later told to rush to KUA,,,”, Arfin said with a laugh.
“What else to KUA ? want to pee again to the toilet?”.
“Ya want to make NA which contains N1, N2, N4 lah..”, Arfin as if you want a marriage list.
“NA what??” ask Naz wonder.
“That's a marriage license from the male side”, Arfin explained.
“Emang want to marry who and I still still in school, wel?”.
“Yes the same who would like to marry Aa”, Arfin spoke lightly.
“Dih,, diobral,, yaudah noh nikah aja same Bu Riyanti or Nadine the odd it”, said Naz annoyed.
“Wahh,, really you ngizinin this?,, maybe, they are sexy”, Arfin even deliberately teased Naz.
“Iiiihhhh,, the base of the basket,, the same turn that was sexy just his brain was directly connected and very sharp again inget same person,,,”, Naz increasingly upset.
“Hahaha,, you who ngingetin, instead tell Aa their marriage,, jeez seems to be the King who was presented with concubines by the Queen of nya”, Arfin even more powerful.
“iiihh,, what a bummer,,,”, Naz immediately pouted in annoyance.
“Aa just kidding baby,, you are so funny anyway if you pout that,, make Aa want to spit-spet home know not,,, “, said Arfin seduce.
“No need to go home,, just there until bangkotan”.
“Totally? Aa moved to Singapore ?”.
“Terserah,, “.
“Hahaha,, already dong don't sulk again,, later Aa bawain brown merlion let you add manisss”, Arfin seduce again.
“Udah ah, it's late,, I want to sleep with the tedy bear duo who never made me upset,,,”, Naz want to end the conversation.
“Hahhaa, all right, smile first dong, then Aa ended her video call, if still pouting Aa will continue to call you, then, and if your phone is turned off Aa will phone Mother or Dandy” Arfin already memorized if Naz angry he will turn off his phone so difficult to contact.
“Iya dear,, “, said Naz then threw a sweet smile with full coercion rather than later ribet, “Assalamu’alaikum,, babay,,,”, Naz turned off his video call after Arfin answered his greetings.
“Hufh,, it always sucks,,, but without you yes”, Naz talks on the screen of his phone where the wallpaper is a photo of Arfin and himself, while pointing at a photo of Arfin.
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The next day Naz after school went to the orphanage, it seems his curiosity is still very big, but he did not dare to ask it directly to Arfin and instead find out for himself armed with a little info from Embe.
When Naz arrives at the orphanage, he sees Nala playing with Intan and three other young children on the front porch, and Naz enters the house looking for Mina to interview him, but it turns out that he found Maira who was sitting in the living room alone and Naz also approached her.
“Sister Maira, what are you doing here? How alone?”, asked Naz and then sat in the other seat.
“Sorry to whom?”, Maira asked back.
“Yeah I can forget yes, he can not see, meet me only once, where maybe he already knows the voice of ku”, Naz murmured in his heart.
“Ah yes, I Naz who was here the other day to meet Bude, it turns out he was sick, when Kak Maira and Kak Mina after coming from the market we had met”, Naz reminded.
“Oh yes,, Naz yes,, meaning you are told by Mother who has helped Bude in the hospital yes, thank you very much Naz,, “, he said.
“Not, it's Papa who helped Kak, besides I've known Bude for a long time and I've considered my own family,, oh yeah has Brother ever been here before?? I have been here since I was in SD but never met Kakut”, asked Naz curious.
“I used to live here since I was 11 years old, and after graduating from college I stayed with Mom in Jogja,, maybe when you came here I was at school,,,, and,,, how old are you now?”, he asked.
“Oh so yes Brother,, I am 17 years old Brother,,,”, replied Naz.
“Still young Kok Kak,, I also come here briefly, because I prefer to spend time on the lake there Kak,,, You know not far from here there is a park and there is a small lake ?”, asked Naz.
“Yes,, I often hear from children and Bude, but I have never been there”.
“Loh why Kak, when the place is good for ngadem,, in the morning or in the afternoon, if the afternoon is hot, hehe”, asked Naz.
“I am afraid to see the lake water, I am afraid to see the beach, even I am afraid if heavy rain accompanied by lightning,, I am afraid to see water with a lot of volume,,,, I am afraid to see water with a lot of volume,,, because I used to be one of the victims of the tsunami in Aceh on December 26, 2004 ago, so I was brought here by Bude and lived here with him”, Maira recounted her trauma.
“Oh so yes,, sorry Brother, I so many ask”, Naz feel bad.
“What-what,,,, I'm happy to have a friend chat, all this time I only chat with Mom or Nala, because I never left the house,,, and it's the first time I've traveled all the way here from Jogja,,,”, Maira has started to familiarize herself with Naz.
“Mama,,,,”, suddenly Nala came to Maira and stood before Maira who was sitting,,, “Mama,, Papa what?”, asked Nala with a plain face expression.
Maira was stunned to hear her daughter's question and seemed confused to answer it.
“Mama,, Papa what is it?”, Nala asked again.
Maira sighed for a moment and then tried to answer her daughter's question, “Emm,,, Papa was, um, Papa was Mama's friend, but he was a man just like Om Dion,,,, uh,,, ”, Maira answered nervously.
“Oh, so Papa is good for food or toys?”, Nala said with her slurred tone.
“Iya dear,, Nala play again yes the same Brother Intan”, he said to switch the conversation, Nala also followed his words and he came back out to play again on the terrace.
Naz who saw the incident felt sad, “Sorry Kak,, where did his father Nala go??”, he wondered curious.
“We split up before Nala was born, so Nala doesn't know who her father is, and I haven't told her about her father, either, because I don't think it's time yet,,, that's why I was so surprised when Nala asked like that, even I don't know how my daughter looks like, whether she looks like me or with her Dad, “, , he said with a smile but his eyes were glazed.
“Yes Allah, which son of a bitch abandoned his pregnant wife and was blind, pity Sister Maira so much for the ordeal she endured,, it turns out that there are still more suffering than me,”, Naz murmured inwardly.
“Oh yes, if you are only 17 years old, then you are still SMA huh?”, just switch the conversation.
“Iya Kak,, I am new class 2 SMA,, “, replied Naz.
“Where are you in school?”, asked Maira again.
“In Darma Bangsa” private High School, replied Naz briefly.
“Oh yes,, I am also an alumnus of that High School, graduated in 2013”, he told Naz.
“Oh yes,, meaning one generation dong with my sister Naz remembered with Dandy.
“Who is your brother's name? Maybe I know”, asked Maira.
“Mama... huaaaaaa,,, huaaaaaa,,,,,,”, Nala came back crying and carrying a doll in her hand that had torn her hand like she was out with another child.
“Why dear,, did you fall,, did you hurt”, Maira asked as she fumbled at her crying child.
“Ponekanya lucak,,, huaaaaaaa,, I want poneka,,, huaaaaa”, Nala instead wept louder, then Maira carried him in her lap.
Naz approached Nala who continued to cry on the lap of Maira, “Nala is beautiful,, do not cry yes, if you stop crying later Big Brother buyin a new doll is better,, want??”, if you stop crying, said Naz tried to persuade Nala and he nodded “Nala would..”, he said with a whim.
“Then Nala do not cry anymore yes, pity tuh Mama is sad to see Nala nangis”, Naz continues to persuade Nala and she has started to stop crying. “Wah, smart boy, then let's go buy his new doll,,,,”, said Naz with enthusiasm and Nala immediately asked to come down from Maira's sling.
“Where are you Naz,, ?”, asked Maira.
“I permission to invite Nala a way out yes to buy a doll ,, can you?”, Naz ask permission.
“But, later Nala even trouble you,, you should not need Naz,,, thanks in advance”, Maira refused.
“Nala wants to poneka, Mama,, huaaaaaa”, Nala whines and even cries again.
“What sis, pity Nala, it's broken doll must be very sad,,,, emmm how if we go together, Brother Maira also come to”, Naz gave a proposal.
“But,, I will trouble you too with my situation like this,,,”, Maira again refused.
“Nothing, sister, we invite Kak Mina also yes,, anyway there is no rejection, pity Nala, Kak”, Naz so force Maira to come with him, so, and finally after being persuaded continuously Maira was willing to go with Naz to buy Nala a doll, and Mina was invited, because it's impossible for Naz to bring a very active little boy along with Maira who can't see.
After Nala and Maira changed clothes, Naz was the same because from his house he had brought a change of clothes, they also left ushered by Mr. Udin, he said, Naz seemed to forget his purpose of coming to the orphanage and instead went the streets.
It turns out that Naz took them to a mall, all of them to invite Nala to play because Maira said that they never left the house, so it suddenly crossed Naz's mind to invite him to the game rides.
Before the game rides Naz invites Maira, Mina and Nala eat at one of the food courts in the mall, and now they are sitting while waiting for their food orders to arrive.
“Naz, this is where, how it sounds, how crowded, don't we just go to the toy store?”, Maira asked a few questions.
“We are in the mall Kak, and now we eat first yes, I am very hungry because, hehe”, he chuckled.
“Hah,, in the Mall,,,? Naz why don't we go to the toy store at the market, it's cheaper there, if in the mall the goods are expensive,, I'm afraid my money isn't enough to buy Nala a doll here”, Maira is worried.
“Tenak aja Kak,, I will treat, consider it a treaty from my birthday that has been missed,, hehehe”, said Naz ngasal.
“Naz,, if like this I'm not good with you,, we're new to you,, why are you so good with us?”, Maira feels shy.
“That's Naz,, he was a good boy and often shared to the parlour as well Mai, it's not good if we refuse rezki, because Naz does like to force if you want to give something,,, well we pray that Naz's sustenance is more abundant bursa”, Mina commented.
“Amiin yarobal’alamiin,, wow the food has come, let's fill the energy first to invite Nala to play”, said Naz with enthusiasm and they also ate together, so we can, Naz feeds Nala who turns out to eat her smart there is no need for seduction or coercion like a child in general. After feeding Nala, Naz also ate his food until it ran out, because Mother said do not like to leave food, in addition to redundant also pamali.
After eating the four of them to a toy store to buy dolls and some other toys according to Nala's wishes and choices, Naz takes them to a children's clothing store and buys some clothes for Nala. After that, Naz invited them to the game rides, Naz refilled the access card he had and took Nala to ride the rides of children's games, then he invited Nala to play in the playground accompanied by Mina because Naz was exhausted and he sat with Maira in a long chair there to wait for Nala who was fun playing.
Maira fumbled and held the hand of Naz sitting next to her, “Naz,, thank you very much for everything,,, Nala was never taken to a place like this, she sounded very happy,,, thank you Naz, I don't know what else to say, I don't know how to repay my kindness Naz,, hiksh”, he said in tears.
“Kak,, I'm happy to see Nala happy,,, Brother Maira do not hesitate, I have considered Bude like my own family, meaning the Bude family is also my family, right,, I have,,, after all, I do not have a sister and I also like small children, I can consider Brother Maira as my sister and Nala as my ponakan “.
Maira nodded her head,, “ Sure Naz ,, thank you, may I hug you”, she said, wiping away her tears.
“Why not,,,,”, Naz also positioned his seat opposite Maira then they embraced for a while, both of them smiled happily and then took off his embrace, “Kak,, and they hugged him,, excuse me to go to the toilet first yes,,,”, Naz said to the toilet because he felt kebellet.
After finishing his business in the toilet, Naz went out and washed his hands in the three-lined sink in the toilet where there was a large mirror in front of him.
“Wah,, it turns out you are very familiar with her ex-boyfriend Arfin”, heard the voice of a woman who was also washing her hands suddenly talking to Naz.
Naz turned his face to the woman and he felt surprised by the woman's whereabouts, “What do you mean Nadine?”, asked Naz in surprise.
“Hah, what do you think the woman who was sitting and hugging you was ?? He was Humaira his ex-girlfriend Arfin while still in High School, they were one class even from first grade to third grade ”, Nadine again spoke.
“What,,,, ?? Brother Maira is Kak Arfin's ex-girlfriend?”, Naz is very surprised and smothers his own mouth with his hands.
“Yes, do you know?? Maira likes to be picked up by her favorite motorcycle Arfin when she leaves for school, even after an accident she took care of Arfin in the hospital,,,, and,,, crazy yes I'm chasing Arfin from first class, which can even the orphanage boy Maira”, the, he said he smiled cynically and then he left Naz who was still silently staring in front of the sink while looking at himself in the mirror.
“So, Brother Maira his ex-girlfriend Kak Arfin,, so she is Brother Maira“, Naz murmured inwardly still with his surprised expression.
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