The Stupid Shaft

MAAF

That night, Ricky was very agitated. He kept rolling over on his bed. His mind drifted somewhere.

Unable to close his eyes, Ricky gets out of bed and turns on his room lamp.

Ricky opens his closet, and picks up a letter tucked between his clothes.

A letter he had begun to memorize.

Good night, sir.

Have I made a mistake to you? If yes. I beg you, forgive me for my care so far.

But please, sir.

You don't have to lower your self-esteem just to make me a deterrent.

Have a good rest, sir. Deta

This is the umpteenth time Ricky has read a letter from Deta.

Unlike usual, Ricky just fell silent while reading Deta's letter this time.

Feelings of shame and guilt plagued Ricky at this time. He rubbed his face rough .

"I have to see the girl!" firmly Ricky.

***

It was a busy morning for the Deta. He started by helping his mother prepare merchandise. Then switch to helping his little sister to get ready for school.

Deta was very busy, he kept walking here and there. His mouth did not stop chewing food.

"Sit, Brother!" Both of Deta's shoulders were pressed to be forcefully seated by her sister.

Deta smiled and obeyed the orders of her younger brother.

"So, I'll finish breakfast first. Let me finish everything."

"Alright." replied Deta with a mouth full of food.

Dito Riady, Deta's younger brother. The tall and skinny man. His face was very handsome but rarely smiled. The first impression he had on him was a very arrogant figure. But behind it all, she loved her sister so much.

Dito approached Dania who was having trouble wearing shoes. Realizing that someone was approaching her, Dania immediately raised her head.

But once he knew that the one approaching him was his older brother. Dania's hands trembled.

Dania was very afraid of Dito. Because Dito was never gentle with his sister.

"Wearing shoes alone cannot. Here!!!" Dito reached out his hand asking for Dania's shoes.

"Learn to do everything yourself! All Deta's doing. Poor, right?" Dania nodded. "At least help sister Deta. Don't just be able to add" Dito's sentence was broken.

"Dito!!!" Deta tries to prevent Dito from saying things he doesn't want.

Dito turned his head then stood up and walked towards his room.

When passing Deta, Dito just looked down not daring to look at his brother. "Sorry, Brother,"

Deta took a deep breath and walked over to Dania.

"Dania don't be angry, brother Dito didn't mean it that way."

Deta touched Dania's chin and lifted her up. Looked plain face of Dania who held back crying.

Not wanting to make things worse. Deta immediately hugged the tiny body of Dania.

***

Tok...

"So, Brother!" There was a heavy sound of Dito from the room.

Kreeek!!!!

The sound of the door squeaking as it was worn out.

As soon as the door opened, Dito was tidying up his clothes and putting some books in his school bag.

"How did you know that Brother knocked on the door?" Deta crossed both hands on the chest.

"I knew it must be Brother. Dad went to work and mom was busy in the kitchen. It can't be the child"

"Enough!!!" Deta raised her hand, asking Dito to stop her speech.

"Sister isn't here to argue. Brother just asked you to be a little more gentle with Dania." Deta tried to get close to her sister.

Dito turned his back to Deta. Make Deta undo his intentions.

"No way, sister." ketus Dito without seeing his brother.

"But Dania is our sister" Deta tries to hold back her emotions.

"No!!!" dito shouted suddenly which surprised Deta.

"Deeekkkk ..." whining Deta.

"Sorry, brother, but please don't force me to accept the child!" Dito turned around while wearing his bag.

Deta who was still fixated immediately regained consciousness as Dito grabbed her hand and kissed her to say goodbye.

Deta's eyes feel hot. He shook his hands in front of his eyes.

"Stupid eyes!!!" muttered.

Unbeknownst to him, Dito was still standing in the doorway.

'Until when will big brother pretend to be tough like that?'

***

Deta shook her head and smiled wryly. His eyes were already feeling very hot.

Deta wiped away Dania's tears with her hands then hugged her. "That's not true, dear."

"But... Sister... brother Dito is always angry the same .. same Dania.. aaaa ..," The more sobbing Dania.

Without Dania's sight, Deta's tears enlivened the atmosphere that morning.

Deta was crying over the top of Dania's head that was holding her.

There's nothing more Deta can say. The longer, the later Dania will know all the truth.

Especially in view of Dito's attitude like that. Soon everything will be broken.

***

Deta walks gontai towards Sanjaya mansion. It felt like he just wanted to laze around in his room at the moment.

As soon as he got to the front door, suddenly the door opened. Look Rika who is dressed neatly.

"They?" Bu Rica was surprised to see a listless looking Deta with puffy eyes.

Deta smiled blandly then grabbed Rika's hand and kissed her.

"You sick, Ta?"

"No, Ma." Deta looked down as soon as her gaze met with Rika's mom.

"Related?" Deta nodded.

"Well, you don't have to clean up the school today. You look very tired." suggested Miss Rika because she saw the state of Deta.

"Thank you, Mom. I'm going in first."

***

Today's work feels very tiring for Deta. Because he really didn't want to do anything today.

Add to that when Deta remembers how destroyed Ricky's room was, making his legs even more limp.

But Deta is shocked when she opens Ricky's bedroom door. There was no earthquake today.

Deta breathed a sigh of relief and stepped inside to clean the floor.

Too tired, Deta doesn't notice that there's a letter Ricky wrote to her on Ricky's desk.

Sorry, Deta.

Can we meet???

***

Ricky got home panting. There's no one there. Even her mother was invisible.

'Where is everyone?'

Ricky saw the watch in his hand. It was not yet time for his parents to return.

'The girl should still be here.'

Ricky looked around. It looks like a clean and tidy home. He walks into the kitchen and opens the fridge and then picks up a bottle of water.

He took the drink to the family room. Ricky lay on the long sofa, next to his hand he put it on his forehead.

As he heard footsteps, Ricky hurried to get up. He thought Deta was walking towards him.

"Mama?" Ricky's eyes widened as soon as he saw his mother approaching, not Deta.

"Yes, honey," Rika smiled then sat down next to Ricky.

"I think who was it,"

"Who?"

"Nobody, Ma," elak Ricky.

"Mama's happy lately you've always come home early." Bu Rika looked at her son.

"It just so happens, Ma," Ricky replied indifferently.

"Why so quiet, Ma?" Ricky is trying to figure out Deta's whereabouts. But he was too embarrassed to say it directly.

(Bang Ricky is shy but willing. Ache but need 🤭)

Bu Rika looked at Ricky, sensing something was strange with her son. But he can't be sure yet.

"Yes, honey, Deta came home early." explained Ms. Rika as she continued to observe the expression on her son's face.

"What's the matter, Ma?"

"It looks like Deta is sick."

Ricky's face paled. It made Rika worried.

"You sick, honey?"

"No, Ma, I'm fine." replied Ricky as he headed to his room.

'Is he sick from "my surprise" ?'

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