Two Ti Saraga

Part 35's. The Real Wound

Even I love you. I also want to hold your body tightly. But what should I do if all the stories are over all of a sudden.

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"Hoo.hu....hu...."

The young blue-eyed daughter sobbed slowly in the long chair that was on the outskirts of Blue Lake. Her small pliers occasionally rubbed the rough free-flowing tears on her chubby cheeks.

Pluck up!

The girl turned her head as her shoulders were gently patted by someone. He stared softly at one of the boys who turned out to be the mastermind behind the sudden clap on his shoulder.

"Who are you?" he asked after wiping the snot patches left on his nose.

The boy was silent. He walked to the chair and sat there. His bright brown eyes stared loosely at the lake. This of course made the little girl who was beside him frown in wonder.

"Ragas."

The little girl was further confused by the short super duper sentence that the boy had issued.  "Body?" said slowly. But managed to make the flat-faced boy turn his head quickly. He looks like he's breathing.

"My name is Raga. Not a body," replied the little boy who called his name Raga with annoyance.

The little girl chuckled. "Ooo... Raga... I'm Sandra T.A," she said slowly, introducing herself.

The little raga just raised his eyebrows. "No," he said.

"Cuman told you. If you don't want to know." Little Sandra just shrugged her shoulders no matter what.

"Basin crybaby!" tease little Raga, then smile obliquely. Little Sandra rounded her eyes, staring intently at the annoying looking Raga.

Sandra was silent. But staring ignorantly as Raga asked the meaning of T.A that Sandra said just now.

"The not important. Why nanya. If you want to know, find it yourself" said Sandra. However, just now that those words had been successfully spoken, someone called himself by his full name. This made the little Raga stare at little Sandra triumphantly.

"Abang did call Sandra's full name. Unpacking will be. Sandra's angry with you. huh!" after saying that, then Sandra immediately went from there with a perfect pouting face. Unlike the little Kenan who gawked at seeing his sister suddenly angry is not clear, when he should be the one who was angry.

Kenan turned his gaze towards the small Raga who was chuckling softly. He looked confusedly at the little Raga.

"Who are you?" ask Kenan slowly. But he replied, Little Raga went straight from there. And Kenan who was left was forced to endure the frustration for the second time.

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It was the meeting of Raga and Sandra for the first time. Raga rubbed softly the tears flowing down her cheeks when she saw a headstone that read 'Sandra Tissa Alemanus bin Derian Devano Alemanus' strung neatly across the tombstone. Raga did not expect, if Sandra turned out to have gone home also to the side of Allah SWT.

Slowly, Raga hugged the white headstone that began to fade because it had been displayed there for years. No, this is not what Raga wants to embrace, he wants the figure of Sandra. He wanted Sandra's body to be warm, not a headstone.

Puk!

Raga rubbed her tears as she felt her shoulders being patted by someone. Then he turned around and found a man in a pilot uniform with a high body, on his chest was a name-tag that read Kenan Devano Alemanus.

"Ragas. Friend Sandra" replied Raga slowly. It stands.

"I'm Raga Alvano Dwipaga" Raga said again clarifying his name. A pale face becomes a statement if Kenan knows the figure of Raga.

"When are you back in Indonesia?" asked Kenan raising his eyebrows curiously.

"I've been here more than two months, entering the third month." Raga said that while staring blankly at Sandra's grave.

"Why did Sandra die?" tanyanya. This managed to make Kenan duck in. Kenan knows, Raga must have come to his house and met with his aunt, therefore Raga knows that Sandra is dead. But aunty did not explain why Sandra could die, because Kenan said that he would explain to people who would one day look for Sandra. That guy's Raga. Raga Alvano Dwipaga, a sentence that is still clearly remembered by a Kenan until now. It was his sister's trust, before exhaling his last breath in a miserable state. 

"We talked in the cafe across the street. I'll clear everything."

Raga nodded. Slowly he retreated, away from Kenan who was walking closer to Sandra's tomb. Raga sees Kenan's mouth saying something to Sandra, but Raga doesn't know what she's saying. Because, the distance and Kenan is quite far. Raga decides to go to the cafe opposite by herself, deciding to wait for Kenan there alone.

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"Sorry Brother for taking away your happiness. Forgive Brother who has made everything mess up. Sorry.." said Kenan lirih while rubbing a soft white headstone that was stuck in front of him.

Sandra is the sister she loves the most. He did not expect if the fateful incident managed to take the life of his beloved sister. Kenan does not know, if the jokes he did lead to the word death. Kenan thought, a surprise will not be able to make death.

"Sandra.. If you hadn't made a birthday surprise for you that way, maybe you'd still be there now. I'm really sorry, honey...." This time Kenan shed his tears. He's really sorry.

"Sandra... You know? The little man you used to tell your brother about, he's home. Right Sand. It turns out you are the friend he loves the most. I'm sorry you didn't believe it." Kenan tells about the arrival of Raga while smiling.  "Dec... Brother will tell everything the same to him, maybe later he will be angry with brother. But, according to your trust, you will still tell everything. Although everything will hurt you slowly."

Kenan got up from his seat. I decided to go to the cafe now. Tell me everything that should have been over. Before leaving, Kenan had a look back, towards the grave of his beloved sister for the last time. Because after this he will leave. To return to his homeland, Indonesia. Kenan will go to the land of bamboo curtains, settle there.

While somewhere, Raga sat in the cafe chair while occasionally tapping her fingers at the table. He was afraid to hear the reason for Sandra's death. He's really scared. Even Bayu who was currently sitting at the empty cafe table - next to Raga - looked pityfully at that one-of-a-kind brother. Bayu did not expect, if this kind of fate perched in the life of his twin brother. Jayu really feels guilty.

Bayu looked down inside in his chair. Is it time to explain to her brother why Raga's life was suddenly turned upside down? Is Bayu strong when later he must accept if his brother will hate him? Bayu sighed softly. No matter how many options there are to choose from, Bayu still has to fall on the word 'explain.' Yep! Bayu has to do that.

"Rag-" Just got her voice out to call Raga, the cafe door bell that sounded averted Bayu's gaze. He saw the figure he had seen in the tomb enter. 'not now,' Bayu's mind undoes his intention to tell everything. Now Sandra's business is more important to a Raga. Bayu can't make Raga even more of a headache. Eventually, Bayu again chose silence.

"Sorry wait a long time," said Kenan while sitting in front of Raga who expressed flat. Not answering Kenan's question.

Kenan sighed softly as he looked at the sharp glare of the human before him. He did not expect if a Raga who is often mentioned his sister was really there. Not illusions. Because Sandra has a sixth sense, so Raga could be an invisible friend, right? Kenan still does not fully believe.

"Sandra died at the age of 15 years" said Kenan slowly, he saw the face of Raga who looked mediocre. But Kenan knew, behind the expression there was a lot of curiosity about the death of his sister.

"That time... December 23, 2016 is Sandra's birthday. I wanted to give him an unexpected surprise. But it turns out, it was that surprise that made her life go...." Raga was silent, he was increasingly curious about what surprise made by Kenan to succeed in making his own sister's life float.

"Gue really didn't expect everything to happen so quickly. I think it'll be fine. Apparently, Sandra even died in terrible circumstances. Full of blood..." Kenan's tears began to flow one by one. Raga who heard that clenched her hands tightly. "What surprise did you give him?" he said then with his eyes closed restraining anger.

Kenan wiped his tears. He looked at Raga with a face full of guilt.

+TBC

What a surprise, huh?🤤