
Two days since I lost Juna's necklace. Tonight I am not excited to mourn the departure of the special object that Juna gave me.
I put my head to the study table. My left hand is straight. My right fingers tapped on the screen of a regular dark phone. I sighed heavily.
"Phi, I'm the same Mom wants to go outside. You're at home, right?" chirp Mini to me.
"Hmmm...." My answer is not powered still in a comfortable position.
Mini sounds clucking. "If you are a person. Bye, ah. I'm leaving, yeah."
"Hmmm...." Reply again in the same tone as before.
Ten seconds. I started to lift my head to reach for my phone.
Sophia: Hi, what else?
I sent a message to Juna. I clicked a frown because Juna ticked one. I put my phone back on the study table.
I was still staring at my black phone hoping for a reply to the incoming message from Juna to be heard. One sec. Two seconds. Three seconds. Tling. And sure enough, I was immediately excited to quickly open the notification.
"Kok Rama, anyway?" grumbling irritated.
Rama: It's got lo, right?
Rama wrote in the message attaching a photo of my necklace. Yes, the necklace Juna gave me. The pendant is very clear with a heart symbol in the middle of the S and J alphabets.
Sophia: How can you be in Lo???
Rama: I can, I can. You abis got robbed yesterday, right?
Sophia: How do you know?
Rama: Yesterday I accidentally saw you again dating.
Rama: Therefore, if the courtship is not in dark places! It's karma!
Sophia: Your dark eyes are myopic! The bridge is so bright!!!
Ramah: Basic!
I pursed my lips.
Sophia: Continues? How's the story about my necklace in lo?
I widened my eyes.
Sophia: Don't you plot to rob her, will you???
Rama: The fitnah continues.
I squinted my eyes.
Sophia: I'm just nervous. Who knows, right....
Frame : Hm.... Not a pa-pa?
Sophia: You mean?
Rama: I saw you fall into the river.
Sophia: Oh, not pa-pa.
Rama: Thank God you are not dead. Ha ha's....
Sophia: Wow...., bad this guy!!!
Rama: Do you want your necklace back?
Sophia: Where is it? Here balikin.
Rama : But there are conditions.... How's it?
Sophia: What?
Rama: Tonight this week you should come with me.
Sophia: Come with you? To where?
Rama: Not much. Wanna naw? If you don't want your necklace, I'm back.
I read Rama's threatening message.
Sophia : Yes. I want.
***
Sunday night...
I arrived at the entrance of an orphanage. I don't know why Rama invited me to this place. The man was also reluctant to tell me why my necklace could be on him.
I told Juna about it. At first Juna strictly forbade me to follow Rama's invitation. He guessed a lot of bad things.
But because I convinced Juna that Rama would not be anything and I would be fine, Juna agreed. Although I know that Juna is not sincere, but I am happy that he seems to trust me.
Sophia: I'm here.
I sent a message to Rama. The man read it. Shortly after, I saw Rama walking towards me from the inside of the parlour.
"Yuk in," asked Rama to me.
I hesitantly led Fino into the orphanage's courtyard. I parked Fino, then started to follow Rama's lead.
***
"Kids, know this Sophia, sister," said Rama was friendly to a group of children who I thought were orphanage residents.
"Hi, Brother Sophia.." cried the children in unison greeting me.
"H-hai," I smiled awkwardly.
Rama took me to sit down to join the boys in a wooden gazebo.
"Sophia's sister is Rama's sister, huh?
"Well, her boyfriend Kak Rama is very beautiful...."
The kids smiled in admiration at me. I just kept staring at the confused Rama. The man was actually circulating affectionate gazes at the children who had misunderstood about my relationship with him.
Rama smiled. "Today we will eat...." The answer made everyone excited, except me.
Rama seemed to have prepared several piles of rice boxes as well as two teas of fragrant shoots in the corner of the gazebo. I also began to help Rama share it with the children of the orphanage.
"Before eating, do not forget to pray, yes.", said Rama reminded.
The kids nodded.
I looked at Rama in amazement. The man I've been judging so badly has turned out so good. Rama was impressed arrogant and rude, but it turned out to be just a cover.
Rama seemed to love the children. He also seemed to have been close and known them for a long time. The look in his eyes I feel so sorry for those kids.
"Want to eat too?" rama asked me a box of rice and a bottle of tea.
"No, I ate it already. You eat," I said smiling.
Rama nodded, then placed the box of rice and a bottle of tea to his left.
I looked around at the boys whose lives were less fortunate. My mind is full, but I try to smile. The children continued to eat voraciously.
"Gue wants to talk to you," said Rama made me turn. "Kids, you're eating, yeah. Brother Rama wants to talk to Sophia first."
"Yes, Sis..," cried the children simultaneously.
***
"How does it look so much like the orphanage kids? Do you come here often?" I asked Rama.
Rama and I walked very slowly down the open hallway of the orphanage.
"Hm.... That's it, deh." Rama answered, thinning his lips a little.
"Gue thinks you're just a street punk who likes to fight. It turns out you can be good as well as the person," I sindir glanced at Rama.
Rama. "That song is better than what you see now!" conceitedly.
I'm thieving.
Suddenly Rama breathed a heavy sigh. I looked at the man. His face seemed doubtful sweeping his eyes around.
"Lo's got a problem, huh?" my many.
Rama chuckles bitterly. "Yes, it is." She's looking at me. "Saking gedenya problem that I've forgotten it feels burdened like how."
Alisku. I wonder what happened to Rama. His family background was pitiful, and the expression of the man seemed to be no less pitiful.
"Rama," called me to make the man look wide in the eye. "gue can you name something?"
"What?"
"Lo used to tell me if you don't have a friend. You also told me you don't have a family. You mean what?"
Rama seemed to remember. Yes, when I first met Rama, everything just happened. I knew at the time of the accident that Rama was emotional. How the man pushed me up to the asphalt until my hand was hurt implied his foggy mood.
Rama remained silent. I kept looking at him, begging for answers. Rama also nodded. He took me to a wooden chair not far from us.
"Gue wasn't kayaking now" Rama began to tell stories. I also always listen.
"I used to have a lot of friends, got a lot of people on my deck. My parents are rich, my life is good. And again, I'm also an avid student at school."
"My life used to be straight. But ever since my brother-" Rama cut his sentence. She's speechless.
I patted the man's back. "Gue know how calamity nimpa brother lo. I told the same story."
"Oh, huh? What story is the same?"
"Hm.., not much. Oma the story about your sister who is impregnated by people. And that person is not responsible. Keep on.., brother Lo died while mating Leo." I feel bad talking like that. But Rama is celebrating me. Yeah, I have to answer, right?
Rama looked at me sharply, then loosened his puffed-up chest. He sighed. "Gue doesn't feel like being a sister. I should've protected my brother from that son of a bitch. But I failed." Rama.
"Lo can't be that pessimistic. It's not all your fault. Who knows the way of human life? Only God knows."
"Maybe your brother is wrong too. And the irresponsible man is also wrong. Wrong even. So it's not your fault, Ram."
Rama stared. Eyes sparkling. "Since I knew my brother was impregnated by people, my mind began to bend."
"Gue was frustrated every day seeing my brother crying in his room. He even tried to commit suicide. At home there are only three of us. Oma, brother, same me."
"My brother's getting stressed. And Oma must also take care of her 24 hours, because she is also pregnant. I still don't feel straight. Oma who usually cares, so ngabain me."
"Leo was eventually born, albeit prematurely. My brother died. And again, Oma was also made busy taking care of the baby's nyebelin."
Rama's face was getting upset. But I still keep looking at him.
"Gue pity Leo. But I don't like him either. He's like a burden on my family."
"Leo is not a burden. In fact you are the same all your family problems are a burden for Leo," as I looked at Rama. "He doesn't know anything. I'm sure, Leo also did not expect to be born that way. If he starts growing up and understands everything, he'll probably feel unfair."
"Lo can't have a bad taste like that to Leo. He is not sinful. He's just a victim of your brother's adultery and that irresponsible man. You should love Leo. Kayak lo love the children of the home here," I told Rama.
Rama turned his eyes unwillingly to look at me. "Lo doesn't understand what it's like to be me. I just need Oma's attention. I just need people who love me."
"Gue doesn't know how it feels to be lo. But I get it, anyway. Lo was actually jealous of Leo because he was more concerned about Oma. Yeah, right...?" my God to Rama.
"What, anyway! So you know lo!" Rama denies.
I sneered. "Udah big, do not be jealous that way to a child. Mature, dong...!" myrag.
Rama pops his eyeballs.
"Don't be evil with Leo, Ram. He should have hugged and you noticed."
"Gue's seen Leo crying on the side of the road. I'm sorry, because Leo said that his friends mocked him, bastard."
Rama looked slightly round after hearing my story.
"His friends don't want to play with him because of that," I kept on Rama.
Rama was silent trying to think of something.
"So I beg you, do not take Leo as a burden because he is already burdened."
Rama looked at me. "Thank you, yeah. You told me about it."
I smile. "Yes, you're welcome." [ ]