The Twin Girls Exchange

Chapter 8

In a house in the City of S.

Cekrieker...

Sara opened the door of her house with a spare key that she had brought and with a careless step walked towards her room. His house was still quiet that time the wall clock still showed at half 5 pm, half an hour more his parents would go home.

Sara put her body on the bed.

"Aahhh.h tired." he cried, he looked up at the sky of his room.

"Boss really, every day at home continues."

"From school, straight home."

"Malem day is also at home, tomorrow is school again, go home again."

"Gue wants to go - the road is also like a cement, find entertainment, buy this buy it."

"Lha me? It's just looking for the wind outside."

"This is my fate!"

"People I love are also my bodo!"

"What is the destiny of the macem that God loves me?"

"What's wrong with me never being happy all this time?"

Unknowingly her tears kept falling down her cheeks, then she closed her eyes.

Hiks hyks...

And finally fall asleep.

***

Agni and Bayu have reached home, while Aby is still studying the group at her friend's house.

Agni approached Sara who was asleep with her feet hanging down with shoes and a bag that had not been separated from her body.

"Sara's awake." Agni shook Sara's shoulder slowly to wake her up.

Sara did not respond, then Agni stroked Sara's hair slowly and wanted to kiss her daughter, but she did not do it because she saw there were traces of tears in her daughter's eyes.

'Is she crying again? How much do you hate the parents who have given birth to you in this situation, son?' his inner.

Agni knew the reason her daughter was crying, because almost every day she caught Sara angry and crying. The reason was only one, namely the fate of his life born from a family unable.

Agni shed her tears. He also imagined that if the twin of his daughter was not sold by his mother-in-law, would the daughter feel the same way as Sara?

But Agni is also sometimes grateful that her other daughter has been sold by her mother-in-law, because she can get a decent life .

Agni had indeed known that her twins were sold were in the right hands, she knew it from Uly. Therefore he never sought the whereabouts of his daughter, not because he had the heart and did not miss her but because of the written agreement that Uly had been told.

He also continued to wake Sara because it is now at half 6, soon the Maghrib Adhan.

After Sara woke up, Agni told her to take a bath while she was cooking for dinner.

**

At 7pm the Bayu family had gathered in the dining room to start dinner.

"How was school today?" ask Bayu. Actually he does not like to eat while talking, but only at the time of eating can their families be fully gathered. Especially for Sara who rarely chatted with her parents.

"Well, well, there was a group task, well I immediately worked in my house. Let's spit it out." Aby answered with a smile.

"Oh yeah? that's good, son. You are a diligent child. Keep the spirit of learning huh, your national exam is getting closer right?"

"Yes Dad."

"What about you Sara?" Bayu turned his gaze towards Sara.

"Okay." she answered briefly, her gaze focused on the dish in front of her.

Bayu looked at his wife who gestured with a headband.

Aby who saw it suddenly interrupted "Pinter if not polite with parents for what? Sia sia dong learn, because only the prayers and blessings of parents will change your steps in the future."

Sara was only silent at the words of her sister, not silent but because of almost emotion.

Aby did not look at her brother, then continued "How will your life be a blessing if your words and attitude always scar the hearts of your parents."

The sound of the clang of the spoon touching the plate was heard inside the dining room quite loudly. Sara slammed the spoon into a plate that looked still full of food.

He immediately stood up and walked into the room, then he slammed the door.

"Astaghfirullah hal adzhim." exclaimed Agni and Bayu. Agni held onto her chest, feeling tight. Bayu held his wife's hand. "Let's just continue eating" Bayu said.

"I'm not hungry anymore, I want to rest for a while." his voice sounded raucous because it held back his tears from overflowing. Agni also passed by leaving the dining room towards her room.

Bayu nodded his head, "Rest"

He knew his wife must have been very hurt by Sara's behavior earlier.

"Ck ck ck.. The bottom of the child is ungodly indeed!" aby said with a mouth full of food.

"St! already, eat." said Bayu to his son who is always slipping when talking, especially to his brother.

Bayu himself actually felt sad, because the two children never get along since childhood.

***

In the room, Agni who was not strong to stem her tears again because she held tightness in her chest was crying as it would be.

"O Allah.What is my fault if I was born as your poor servant? Why does my son hate me so much just because I never give him what he wants? Though all this time I've given her the love of a truly sincere mother. Until when can I endure all the pain in my heart over my daughter's treatment. I was even embarrassed to look at her, embarrassed to be around her."

Huu.huu...

Bayu entered his room, he had guessed that his wife must be crying.

"Dear, don't cry and don't keep going like this. Aren't you used to our daughter's attitude?" he tried to calm his wife.

"I'm used to it, but I'm still a mother. Which mother is not sad and hurt to see the words and behavior of her child like that? My heart aches, I always think what's wrong with me? Why are my feelings of love and affection for my son not avenged by it?" Agni expressed what she felt all along.

Bayu patted his wife's shoulder gently, then he hugged her.

"Relax baby, be patient. Strengthen your heart and yourself. I'm sure one day he'll realize that what he's been doing has hurt us."

"I've been patient all this time, until when else do I have to be patient? I just want to get love and affection from my own son. Why does it feel as hard as me to embrace this world?"

"Always pray and pray for the good of our dear children and families."

"If Sara's twin had stayed with us, would she have behaved like Sara mas?" ask Agni to her husband.

"What do you mean?"

"Okay, I don't understand either."

"If our other twin daughter has a Sara-like nature, pity the family who raised her mas."

"Hey what are you talking about? I think it is impossible, because human nature and behavior in general are different. If the twins apparently are not necessarily also twins behavior." said Bayu.

"Say you don't know?"

"I just didn't want to explain it. Since you are always thinking where, I just answer. "

"But mas, heard Bi Uly's story first about our son like__"

Braaakkk !

The sound of the door arriving was pushed from the outside, shocking Agni and Bayu.

"What do you mean by conversation? Twin boys? Who are the twins?" some questions were asked by someone who had pushed the door, she was Sara.

"Sara!" agni and Bayu said together.

Sara who had wanted to go to the bathroom located behind the house, before having to pass through the room of her parents. He actually did not want to stand there to eavesdrop, but the story they presented was heard from outside the room that made Sara interested. He stopped his footsteps, stuck his ear in the slit of the door that was slightly open. Because Bayu did not lock it.

"Jawab yeah, buk! I heard everything you guys were talking about!" his voice is a little hard.

"There's nothing, son, go back to your room." said Agni.

"I'm not leaving until you've explained what you've been talking about." Sara stays.

"We're talking about other people, son." replied Agni again.

"I'm not stupid to not be able to tell apart what I hear buk!" his voice grew louder, making Bayu furious.

"What did you hear?!!" Bayu stood up and stared intently at Agni.

"Mas.." interrupted Agni.

"Everything. Please tell me, do I have a twin brother?"

"Yes, you do have a twin sister."

"Mas.. Don't tell me." ask Agni to clarify, she doesn't want Sara to know and will find out about the truth of her twin. Therefore all this time he always hid all his.

"Maybe it's time he found out everything." Bayu held onto his wife's shoulder, letting out a long sigh.

"You are born twins, your twin is also female and has a face like you. Nothing differentiates you physically" he explained.

"Want.. " Sara stopped the sentence that she was going to say.

"Sstt, listen to me until it's over."

"At that time your grandmother didn't like us having twins because it would only add to the burden on our poor family, eventually your grandmother sold one of our babies. That's your twin brother." Bayu explains to Sara at length the details of his life, but she does not say whereabouts and that the twin was nurtured by a rich man. Because he had already memorized the vices that his daughter had.

Sara just silently stared at all the stories of her father, no matter what he was feeling.

"What city does he live in? Does he not know he has a twin?"

"Okay, I don't know either." Bayu replied lying.

Sara sighed harshly "Hahh. I would love to look for her and meet her."

"That's not necessary!" exclaim Agni anxious.

Sara scrunched her forehead "Why buk?"

"Emmm.. Because your grandmother sold it in the past, so if you'd found her we wouldn't have been able to bring her back here. Because he has another family now. The family has replaced your brother with some money. There is no way her family would willingly mem__" Agni assured her daughter who was interrupted by Sara.

"Aduuhh, what's this mom saying? Who else wants him to stay here? Add the burden again. I just want to know how similar he is to me, I think I'm not?" ketus.

Agni and Bayu looked at each other, not expecting that after knowing the truth about her having a twin sister, Sara would say that. Instead of being happy, it seems like he is afraid of being outmatched. And what would happen if he knew his twin brother had lived the opposite of him to this day?

***

After finishing from the bathroom, Sara returned to her room. He sat at his study table holding his chin up.

"Gue has a twin brother? Identical anyway."

"Well, yeah?"

He shuddered still in disbelief, imagining that if he were really two.

"Where is he now? I really want to meet. Same father mom doesn't know where she is anymore."

"Bodo ahh.." he rubbed his face riled up.

Then he opened his book and began to drown studying the contents of the book in it. Until the clock has shown at 11 pm, he also ended his activities and went to sleep and will wake up again the next day to undergo activities like usual boring according to him.

***

The next morning, Sara was waiting for the arrival of a public bus at the stop she was going to ride to get to school.

After seeing the bus stop in front of him, he immediately boarded. But damn, the seats are all full. With no other choice, he finally stood up.

"Hey.." Someone patted him on the shoulder.

He turned his head and was very surprised, that someone was Daffa and beside him was an Eagle. The hawk? how can?

"E..elo.. nga.. why in.. here?" he said he was nervous, because there was no way a rich eagle could be on a bus.

"Go to school." replied Daffa, smiling.

"Ma..I mean not that, ma..I mean why do you guys take public buses like gini? you kan__"

"Oohh. We quite often take the bus tau. We also often see you on the same bus with us." replied Daffa again.

"Ja.so this isn't the first time? how come I never saw you guys? " he asked while scratching his head that did not itch.

Daffa nodded, "Lo is the one we never see. Because what I see is always ducking, it's lethargic."

'Duh, I'm so ashamed!' muttered.

"Ehmm time anyway?"

Daffa smiled, Sara became misbehaved because there was an Eagle there, near her .

Not long after a passenger in front of Sara stood up and was about to go down , he who was looking at the empty bench in front of him then moved forward to sit on it . Along with that the Eagle was also about to sit on the bench but had been first by him. Sara looked up her head at the Eagle who was also staring intently at her.

He soon came to his senses and immediately stood up again to let the Eagle sit down .

"Ehm. eh. elo, just sit down."

Without refusing and without saying thank you, the Eagle was casually sitting on the empty bench.

Sara did not expect the Eagle did not reject her, 'Duh, what the hell kind of guy who gamau cower the same girl. What is the type I really like?' her mind kept asking.