While the Script is Drawn

Mosaic 27 - A Girl on the Red Bridge

It was late at night, about half an hour. The streets are quiet and empty. There are a few people who are still awake. It's also just the fathers who are fun to chat while playing chess in roadside coffee shops. While the city lights were still flickering magnificently, adorning the cold night.

As usual, Arya just came home from the broadcast. The twenty-four-year-old man works as a radio broadcaster who is quite famous in the city of Jepara. Working hours until this late on Tuesday and Sunday nights. For him, being a professional radio broadcaster is very fun and profitable. In addition to his commercial value that can add to his tuition, he also gained a lot of experience and knowledge. Especially in music and music.

Normally, if returning home from broadcast, Arya would rather cross the red bridge. Even though he could have been through the middle of the city, it was safer. Only I passed through the red bridge faster to the boarding.

The bridge is called the red bridge because the color of the bridge is red. The length is not much and the width does not even fit in passing two motors intersect. You have to alternate if you want to pass. While under the red bridge, a river whose water is not clear is also not too turbid. Now where is there a river in urban areas where the water is really clear?

When he wanted to cross the red bridge, Arya saw a human figure at the end of the bridge to the south. Because the length of the bridge is not too long, Arya can see that the figure is a girl. All thoughts raged in Aryan's mind. Starting from the ghost of a child's deer to a girl who wants to try to kill herself. Lekas Arya cross.

Pushed by curiosity, Arya got off her bike. For a moment he watched the girl. His face looks puffy. His gaze sadly headed towards the river water that glistened in the moonlight. Then his thoughts about a girl who was about to commit suicide grew stronger. Arya ventured to approach the girl.

“Self Mbak?” Arya greeted the friendly. The girl nodded once.

Arya was silent for a moment. He thought about what he should do. Very unusual, a beautiful girl sitting alone by the river?

“Can you sit here?”

The girl simply nodded once more without distracting her.

“Last night like this alone, What's not afraid?” ask Arya.

“Fear of what?” the girl said without distracting her.

“Posts maybe?” arya ngasal replied.

“No,” said the girl, still without distracting her.

Arya doesn't know what to do. Maybe it's better to just leave. But the side wants to tickle.

“Ngapain alone here, Ma'am?”

“Sit.”

A solid answer.

“We have not yet known. Can you contact?” arya. “I, Arya. Who is this mama?”

“Nila.” replied the girl remained without distracting her.

“Nila.” murmured Arya “Beautiful to your name, Mbak.”

The girl either because of hearing Arya's words just now or because of what, smiled.

“Yes.but some people do not think like that,” girl named Nila said but like not assume the presence of Arya. He still stared at the river water without paying attention to Arya.

“Why don't some people think that?” arya asked in curiosity.

There is no lawfulness.

Arya finally found another conversation.

“What are you doing here, Ma'am?”

“I will kill myself by jumping off this bridge,” said Nila solemnly. Arya was shocked to hear that, as she had expected. But Arya tried as quietly as possible.

“Why do you want to kill yourself, Ma'am? Sin, you know ”

Finally Nila turned her attention to Arya. Arya could now see the girl's face clearly. Well-favoured. Pale however. Maybe this girl is too much sad and crying, inner Arya. The sight of his face did not radiate any passion for life. Although the golden moonlight reflected on his face.

“Why should I tell you the same story?” Nila asked back.

“Maybe from now on we can be friends,” Arya looking for a reason. He did not expect that reason to work.

“Alright, I will tell it to you,” said Nila.

***

“Al? How about I get pregnant ?”

“I will be in charge,” Aldo said reassuring Nila. Nila's doubts about Aldo's words were slowly dissipated as the man's gaze touched the recesses of his heart. After all, the man she loved so much had never lied to her.

Aldo has disappeared. I don't know where no one knows. Nila asked here and there. Searching here and there. No one knows where the man is. Neither did Aldo's friends know. So Nila's only hope is Aldo's family. But Nila herself did not know where Aldo's family lived.

“Yes, God what should I do.”  Nila is not like a girl who lost her aral. Lucky one of Aldo's friends pity to see the suffering of Nila. He had indeed silenced Aldo with money to be silent, but his conscience had been knocked. He told me the address of Aldo's house, in Jakarta.

But what did Nila get from the Aldo family? Not a protection like his shadow.  It's even a slur. They even told Nila to just drop the contents. They would give a lot of money if Nila wanted to do it. Of course, Nila did not want to do that. After all, the baby in her birth was her flesh blood.

As smart as a jumping squirrel will definitely fall. I don't know who told you, the Nila family already knew the true state of Nila. Nila was forced to return from Erna's boarding house. Arriving at Nila's house in brackets, can't go out. Now he's a family disgrace to hide, disgusting.

Nila was suffering. She was pregnant with an agonizing inner pressure. Maybe that's why she miscarried. Nila was devastated to the point that her soul consciousness was disturbed. He tried to commit suicide many times, but he could always be defeated.

***

Nila wiped the tears that soaked her cheeks after telling Arya the bitter story of her life.

“Now I want to die. I hope you don't prevent me like the others. Are you not my friend now. As a good friend you should let me get what I want,” said Nila lirih. Arya flinched in her place.

“I will not prevent you,” said arya

“You are really good friends,” said Nila

“But think again, suicide is not a good solution.”

But Arya's words are unheard. Suddenly, Nila moved from her seat. Apparently, he was ready to plunge into the river. Arya immediately took inisiaf. As Nila was about to jump, Arya immediately held onto her.

 “Let me go. Please. I want to die.”

“Do not do anything stupid, Ma'am.”

“You are stupid. Quickly release me.”

“Listen to me, Ma'am. Life must continue. Whatever happens. Life is anu..”.

“I don't care about your words,” cut Nila. “Now let me go. Le-as-kan.”

Arya was panicking. 

“Good. Alright. But then first. Look ! There's a car on its way here. I don't want you to do it now while I'm still here, Ma'am . I could be the one accused of killing you.”, said Arya looking for a way to calm Nila.

“I don't care. Unleash it. Le-fitting…

What Arya said is true. There was a car that was now stopped near them. An ambulance. Out of the car came three men in white uniforms typical of sick hospital staff. One of the three men said to Arya, “Please Mas don't let go of the girl. Hold him on.”

Meanwhile, Nila was getting madly rebellious. Arya was overwhelmed holding it.

“le-pass-kan!”

The two hospital staff helped Arya. The other officer took something from the white box. I don't know what he came out of, Arya didn't get to see it because Nila was like an evil person. And suddenly Nila began to limp, little by little began to fall asleep.

Arya was confused by Nila who suddenly changed.

“Aesthetic drug,” is obviously one of the hospital attendants.

Then Nila became unconscious. Two of the three hospital staff members carried Nila into an ambulance. The other officer understood himself before Arya asked for an explanation.

“We're from the mental hospital kusuma. The girl was our patient who ran away tonight. We truly thank you. He often tries to commit suicide.”

“Oh...” Only that word comes out of Arya's mouth.

“If there is nothing to explain anymore we beg yourself.”

Before the hospital attendant left, Arya asked a question that she herself doubted whether it was necessary to ask her.

“Then can you know what the name of the girl is?”

“Name Ani.”

“Not her name Nila ?”

The hospital attendant seemed to remember, “ Oh, Nila, that's the name that has been prepared for the baby who died while still in the womb,” explained the mental hospital officer.