Tone & Sound
#90 [Bab. a surprise]
Maybe it's all over now. Nothing hurts more than that. Of everything that happened just now. Tone's heart was broken. Bad state. Worse than the twilight that lost its crown. Perhaps even the sound is just as broken. And now, what about that feeling, that great love. No one knows. Maybe it's all over.
The rain is getting closer. Tone ran with his sobs. Tears poured down on every trace of his steps. It all went by so fast. And just now Tada was happy again. Happy for their sound and love. And just now Tada was happy again. Happy to see his father again. The person he had been looking for all these years, the person he longed for his presence so much. But now, all that happiness was gone in an instant. Everything's shipwrecked. Exhausted without rest.
Tone had not stopped crying, and still continued to curse the state in his heart. Nada hates everything. No exception to the smallest things. Why Papa should come. Who would have ever thought that longing would turn into a huge sense of hate. Now Nada hates Mr. Karso. Hate the longing and all the things that are in it. A hopeful demonstration for the return of a loved one, drowned in deep disappointment. But if you ask what is the thing that Nada hates most now, then the answer is reality.
"Nad, what's wrong with you?!" Naira asked in panic. Running with Abhimanyu towards Nada. Hugging Nada and seeing all those tears. Tone's cry broke even more in Naira's arms.
But Nada still did not answer. Perhaps the pain he felt now could not be said, explained in even the easiest of sentences. Naira and Abhimanyu looked at each other. Still confused as to why Nada could cry like that. As they know, a few hours ago Nada was still happy. Yeah, indeed. Happiness can quickly turn to heartache due to new realities.
As a friend, seeing the condition of Nada, Naira knew that everything was not okay. Then it didn't last long. The rain falls every minute. Looks like Banda Neira is grieving this afternoon. Naira helps Nada walk. Abhimanyu shaded them. Maybe Naira realized now was not the right time to ask about it. The three of them stepped into the car.
When the car is all the same. Naira asked repeatedly but Nada said nothing. There's no answer whatsoever. Even Nada was getting crybaby in Naira's arms. Everything that had happened earlier was still clearly visible before his eyes. Even immediately it looks more clear as other things also come suddenly. Pieces of painful past memories, or parts of the beautiful present that are now changing and so are just as painful. Scary.
"Nad." Naira's voice sounded slow. He doesn't know what to do. His face was worried, confused.
Naira glanced at Abhimanyu on the front bench of the car, and vice versa. They're still very confused. Now it's very difficult to understand.
"What happened, Nad. Lo why? Story to me..." Naira's voice grew even more anxious after Nada said that earlier.
"Nad--" Naira said quietly. Trying to ask what is or what has happened once again.
"Please, Nay. Take me to the airport." Tone cuts Naira's sentence. Insist and still sob.
Free. I think there will be no explanation. Naira tried to understand and undo her intention to ask again. Naira may not know what made her best friend so. Crushed mess. But once again Naira knew that everything was not okay. Looking at Abhimanyu again, Naira nodded. Abhimanyu understood the meaning of that head nod. A gesture. Car lights. It didn't take long until the festival area was completely abandoned.
I don't know. Somehow all of that can happen. Sometimes the universe always has a way of crying out loud. Even in terms of making a heart that was happy so broken into pieces without remaining with a very short time. But come to think of it, doesn't everything that happens have its own reasons? Including the most painful. The rain really came down very hard. Looks like a storm is coming soon. Soon the night will come. At the end of the hill, the sun deigned to drown though reluctant. Half a day passed beyond expectation. Today Banda Neira is in mourning. And this evening, maybe Banda Neira gave an answer about the meaning of a surprise.
