The Sky and the Stars

With Stars

Here they are now. Sitting quietly under the shade of a flamboyant tree. In the middle of the night. The flower petals of this shady tree are invisible to the darkness of night. The vibrant orange color is gone swallowed darkly. Like the living girl named Andara Larasati today. The joy and happiness he had once had, had been lost by selfishness and hatred for no cause he could not understand.

The night breeze almost pierced through the bones. Making pain all over the body that is only layered with a thin thread.

Silent. That's all that's in here. No sound, no words.

They dwell in each other's minds. Dara was still in the same position, looking down. The girl had no intention of talking. Either because he was lazy to argue with the young man beside him or because he was embarrassed by the incident some time ago.

As for the Star, the young man was not even a word he wanted to say. His mischievous nature suddenly disappeared. Usually the stars can not be silent when meeting Dara. At least he will release his typical grin that can make Dara cuss annoyed. But precisely what was happening right now, they looked like lovers who were in a cold war.

"Ra?" The star called Dara with its lowest voice. The girl finally raised her head without turning to the source of the voice.

"Sorry to trouble you" said Dara slowly.

The star is silent. Confused what he should say to Dara. Although there were so many things he could tell the girl, but none of them felt right to reveal.

"I want to go home!" Dara is back to sound.

The star looked towards Dara. I saw the girl's face from the side. There were still traces of tears there, though disguised by the darkness of the night, but the Stars could still see clearly all that.

"Where are you going?"

"Mama Laras' house."

The star harrumphed, "Still going to the woman's house?"

"But that's where I come home!" dara pasrah replied.

This time the stars growled. Given the treatment of Laras who hurt Dara earlier still made the blood of Star boil. How could he possibly still let his beloved girl return to that woman. Dara will be even more tormented.

"No!" answer the stars firmly.

Dara turned her head, looking at the young man who often made her upset. Usually Dara would throw a murderous gaze at him but this time was different. Just the pleading gaze that Star caught from those beautiful round eyes.

"Where should I go, Bin?" For the first time in his life Dara mentioned the name of the man directly, and strangely it sounded soft.

"To my house, Ra."

The girl's face changed. The eyes that had been seen by me, now festering in disbelief with what he heard. Why are you kidding at a time like this?

"OK," The star relented when she saw Dara's surprised expression, "where is Ra, just don't go to your mother's house."

"I can rent you a hotel, apartment, or villa if you want!" continued the stars.

This time Dara was not only surprised but amazed by the offer that he thought was excessive. A split second after that the fusillizing eye turned into a plot. The star understood with that gaze, the murderous gaze that had always been his favorite.

This is Dara, the girl who was always wary of him, but just a moment ago the Star lost it, lost its ferocious Heart.

"Wahahahahaha ..," The star chuckled loudly at the expression of the girl.

"So?" he continued, "do you have anywhere else, other than the woman's house? emh ... I mean, other than your Mama's house?"

Dara shook her head, but afterwards she remembered a place she had not been to for a long time. That place was his home first. His home with his father. A home full of joy from his childhood. A house where she felt she was a real princess.

There he never got judgment like he did a dozen years ago. Living with Laras the mother, really makes Dara depressed. Often he felt frightened when he found the woman's anger. Dara lost her happiness almost half her age.

"Wahahaha! Papa .. pardon .. hahahaa ... Ara surrender!"

"Now have you admitted defeat?"

"Yes .. yes, yes ...! Papa is cheating!" the little girl's nagging.

"Hey ... Where did you cheat?" dispute the man.

"You used that superpower of yours to catch me."

"Huh? Where is there like that?" Again the man tried to defend himself from the accusations of the little girl beside him.

"The reality is indeed that," the six-year-old girl again refuted as she stepped away from the Papa. "If you don't, I won't be easy for you to pick up" he continued.

The man was heartbroken at the protest of his little daughter. Adorable little virgin, cheerful, full of laughter.And do not forget the round eyes of the moon will throw a murderous gaze when angry or upset.

Such is the piece by piece of memory that Dara will never forget when re-entered into their simple home first. Tear drops did not feel falling from the eyes of the moon. Now the moon has dimmed, rolled up by the black clouds that increasingly concentrate the night.

The star that was watching Dara from earlier, finally chose to approach. Linking his fingers between the fingers of the girl. Not to be brash or take advantage of the girl's fragility, but she just wanted to channel her empathy.

Dara needs someone to understand her feelings. Dara must know, that in this world there are so many people who can love him, and it starts from him.

"Do you want me to sleep here?" The star asked as carefully as possible, afraid that the girl misinterpreted her offer.

Dara shook her head, "I need some alone time, Bin!"

The star understood.

A few moments of only silence accompanied them inside this simple two-story house. Seen in the right corner of this house there is a black worn closet that is no longer shiny. Inside are books that are still neatly arranged. Under the stairs leading to the second floor there is a piano that has also been worn out. The piano was covered by a white cloth that no longer perfectly closed the top of the piano. It seemed like the covering cloth was scattered by the wind.

Still with his hand holding Dara's fingers, Bintang led Dara to a sofa located in the middle room of this house. Dara followed the steps of the Stars and they ended up sitting on that sofa.

"Before I go home, do I want to order a meal?" ask the Stars.

"I'm not lap_!" dara's voice stopped as something sounded from her stomach.

Smiling stars. A prickly smile that can always make Dara upset.

"Is that still saying you're not hungry?"

Dara finally gave up. It was free to give an excuse to the young man beside him. "Yes I'm hungry!" answer slowly.

"I order a meal first huh, that's why I just got home?"

The clock has been pointing at 12.15 in the morning when the food ordered arrived. The star immediately opened the door and received the pink plastic bag from the courier.

When he returned inside he found Dara who had fallen asleep on the sofa where they were sitting earlier. The star observes the tired-looking face and the Star feels increasingly in love with the girl who has a million secrets in her life.

"Sleep! I'll keep you company until later."

Seriate...