The Sky for Ara

Sundanese Tongue

Ara further accelerated her steps when she saw Sakaf's car was parked neatly in front of the clinic. The afternoon weather was quite hot, making Ara run and directly into the car. Ara was sitting in the passenger seat, confused as to which door to open.

"Am I the driver?" sakaf's insinuation made Ara pat her head.

Wrong again

Ara immediately exited the passenger seat to move forward. With her face grinning Ara sat down and started wearing a seatbelt.

"Where do you like to eat?" ask Sakaf without further ado.

"Huh? how's that supposed to mean?" Ara asked back not understanding.

"I was told by Mother to take you to lunch, where do you want to eat?" Sakaf repeated his question.

"I had lunch at home, dong," Ara replied with a sparkling smile hoping Sakaf also smiled, but not at all

"Which restaurant lunch?" sakaf asked again, his face remained flat.

"Never, my father owns a restaurant. So, if you eat at a restaurant, it's certainly dad's restaurant, dong," Ara replied making Sakaf confused.

"We ate at your dad's restaurant?" ask Sakaf.

"Yeeaay is not capital, then I do not want to be paid. Find another restaurant," said Ara to make Sakaf a little upset.

"I'm just making sure you want to eat at which restaurant?" Sakaf turned towards Ara. Both of them stare at Ara who first threw away her sight.

"So big brother, deh," replied Ara wrongly. It can be crazy if every day close to humans like Sakaf. So thought Ara.

"What do you want to eat?" again Sakaf asked the thing that made Ara growled by herself.

"I want to eat pizza again .. We go to the pizza shop, aja" replied Ara.

Sakaf neither nodded nor shook his head. He immediately drove a car, began to split the streets that were still quiet because they had not entered the office hours. The scorching weather made Ara's throat feel dry. He felt very thirsty.

Ara glanced over here and there, hoping for some drinking water, but nil. He found nowhere. Sakaf car is very clean, neat and fragrant like its owner. Ara swallowed her own saliva to neutralize her thirst.

"Why are you nervous?" sakaf asked when he saw Ara just couldn't keep quiet. Move here and there, of course looking for drinking water.

"What's wrong, really" replied Ara.

Sakaf chuckled, he then asked, "Are you afraid of me anything?"

Ara rounded her eyes at Sakaf's ambiguous question. In addition to strange and stiff it turns out Sakaf Nemang has a high level of confidence.

"No, really. Why do you think that?" Ara asked back.

"Keep what makes you unable to be silent? I'm afraid to see it."

"I'm thirsty, Brother. From there looking for a drink and nothing," said Ara.

"I never put drinks and food in the car. Want to go downstairs and get a drink?" tawar Sakaf made Ara shake her head.

"No need, brother. We'll be there soon, right?" ara's rebuttal made Sakaf shut up again.

Silence was re-created, Ara did not dare to open the conversation. He was afraid of being wrong and chose silence. Until the car that Sakaf drove into the courtyard of the pizza outlet.

The two go down without any scenes of Sakaf opening the door for Ara. Sakaf didn't even wait for Ara when she stepped inside the booth. They both look more like online drivers with their passengers. Not at all like a couple of brides.

Sakaf chose the seat carelessly, the most important thing for him was to sit down. Ara sat down opposite him. Ara's heart is still in ruins. When to find a match if Sakaf is constantly being so cold?

"What do you want to sign, brother?" ask Ara.

"What flavor pizza?" ask Ara again while looking through the menu book.

"I don't like pizza, my tongue is sundanese," Sakaf replied making Ara's appetite suddenly disappear. He regretted giving him the choice of pizza when Sakaf took him to lunch.

"Could we not eat?" asked Ara with a frustrated face.

"You're the one you want, I have enough water" said Sakaf expressionlessly.

Finally Ara undoes the intention of ordering pizza, it is impossible to eat pizza alone. It must've tasted bad. He ended up ordering Vanilla Milkshake with fries only. What a boring lunch.

It did not take long to spend the snack menu, the two chose to return home because Sakaf said there was still work.

When he got into the car, Sakaf came back out. Enter again into the booth without saying anything to Ara.

"Based on a strange guy," murmured Ara who was still feeling annoyed.

Sakaf soon returns, carrying three regular-sized pizza boxes. He gave her Ara pepper.

"Make oom and aunty" he said briefly without the slightest smile.

Ara's eyes sparkled, finally his wish to eat pizza was accomplished. He could party with Atar at home. Ara was a little regretful because since earlier it had cursed Sakaf in the heart.

"Thank you, yes, sister," said Ara and only answered nodding by Sakaf who then drove his car and left the courtyard of the pizza outlet.

***

Akhza

The night is getting colder in Akhza's white-painted room. The room that used to be Akash's has been for several years now. Akhza sat on a long sofa facing directly to the window. The night wind caressed her cheeks, shedding a sense of fatigue after a day earlier in the hospital.

Today Akhza was lucky to be able to get home sooner. After dinner with Jidda, he chose to go straight to his room to rest.

The sky that he could see despite being inside the room carved out Ara's beautiful face. Ara's smile was clearly painted on the blackness of the night sky. Akhza was unable to keep Ara's name in his heart and mind.

Sometimes feeling very angry towards Jidda and also Zahra who was so harshly forbid her to marry Ara. Deep down, Akhza is eager to get out of the jidda house. Seeing Jidda and Zahra who although good to Ara, but not infrequently talking about Ara's past makes Akhza sometimes furious.

Darling, Akhza is not Aro who at will is able to rebel against parents. Akhza chose to obey, but inwardly fostered a frown. Like a thread without end.

As he watched the night sky he painted with Ara's face, the ringing of the cell phone he kept on the bed disturbed him.

Akhza had to move and take his phone, there is the name Ara on the phone screen. Akhza's smile expands, shining like the sun in the morning. He immediately answered the call.

He was a little disappointed when he said a greeting, not the voice of Ara who welcomed him. It was precisely the voice of the Earth that loudly answered his greetings.

"Again what, Bang?"

"Just relax, Bun."

"Eat already?"

"Russia, dong. Mother again what?"

"Again the pizza, no. It was bought by your sister-in-law."

For the sake of hearing the words of the prospective sister-in-law, Akhza's heart felt sick. Like being sliced into a mirror, sore. He chose not to answer, then when Earth asked him something else he only answered as necessary. On the grounds of drowsiness, Akhza ended his conversation with Earth.

Akhza was pensive again, not sincere, only this time it seemed like God was testing his patience. Akhza looked back at the sky, carving Ara's pretty face. Enjoy it alone with the night wind.