WOMEN AND GRAVES
ENVELOPES
Arin is agitated, his body indeed remains in the room, but his soul drifts into childhood. Arin remembers how he met a strange little Kumal. He also remembered how Kumal prostrated himself and cried to befriend him. Arin also taught Kumal to read and write. So Arin knows very well, how Kumal really is. He is just a loser even though he himself does not want to be called a loser.
The incident happened when Kumal was about to look at Arin's face through the window. Arin knew, that in the commotion behind the window glass was a young man whom he had liked since childhood. Arin memorized the sound, Kumal's voice was awkward and soft like music. But, but why, Kumal? Why don't you meet me in person? arin screams in the heart.
Arin had been waiting for Kumal to greet him earlier after a long time of not meeting. But all for free, Kumal is too a loser and will always be a loser. Arin wants to chat a lot with Kumal. Arin wanted to hug Kumal's body to take off the weight of longing all this time. But, but why, Kumal? Why are you so afraid to greet me first? Should I greet you first? I'm a woman, I'm afraid if you say cheap when you greet you first, Arin cried in his heart.
Arin knew Kumal was not a perverted man who liked to peek at naked women, only he was too stupid. The machete is not sensitive to the surrounding environment. When Kumal came to see him through the window, Arin realized, his feelings were the same. They both have a loser feeling. What losers! Your father said, You are a loser! Even to talk to me you had to practice for months, Arin's heart roared again.
Indeed, the bird said, Kumal is now a little crazy. He was always talking to himself, angry himself, even fighting himself. People say, maybe because of the honor of writing that does not go down. Some say, maybe because Kumal became a failed poet. But Arin guessed, Kumal was just preparing to meet and talk to her. Stupidhead! Arin in the Heart.
And now Arin can't wait any longer. He's been waiting too long. Waiting, waiting, and waiting will only make him go crazy. He took a paper and pen, and wrote some things that were to be conveyed to Kumal. He put the letter in an envelope. Then, he quietly went to Kumal's contract, and slipped the envelope into a small hole under the door.
***
Beautiful Ghosts pout. Since the incident on Arin's windowpanes, Kumal decided not to leave the contract because of embarrassment, both on the people also on Arin. It has a lot of stock of instant noodles in the contract, so it will not complain of being hungry even if it does not go out.
Kumal intends to lock himself in the contract. He reasoned, by staying in the contract he could write more verses. He can still grieve in the contract.
Unlike Fana Ismi, he really wants to get out of the rented, breathe fresh air, and walk around. He was bored in the contract just a roll of obscure. On the other hand, he also put his pity on Kumal, only to be caught peeping at the women changing clothes, he had to punish himself by locking himself up in the contract. Beautiful Ghosts don't want me to blame myself.
He has tried various ways so that Kumal can get out of the prison called this house. He once pulled Kumal's clothes and was about to throw the young man out of the contract, but his strength was still female energy. Although the veins had stood out, he still could not forcefully pull Kumal.
Beautiful Ghost also once pretended to say, that Arin was running around in the afternoon in front of the contract. However, Kumal did not criticize, he knew, Fana Ismi must be lying. “Come on, Kumal, don't you saturate looking at the wall and looking at me in this contract.”
“If you want to go out, just go out yourself. You are also a ghost. No one will see you even if you jumpalitan out there,” Kumal reply maliciously. He did not know, that Beautiful Ghost was very worried about him.
“Although you are with me and the ghost shows its ugly appearance again, I can't do anything either. I don't have the courage, I'm just a loser! Yeah, I'm just a loser.”
“But..”.
“But what?!”
“Alright, I give up,” Reply Beautiful Ghost while showing a sour face again.
He did not know, what else to do so that Kumal forgot the peeping problem and was willing to breathe fresh air outside the contract. He also regretted, having called Kumal a perverted man, even though all that was just a joke. Fana Ismi was really worried about Kumal.
To treat her frustration with Kumal, Beautiful Ghost was about to take a short walk outside the contract. However, when he reached the doorway, he found an envelope on the floor. He grabbed the envelope.
“Mal!” call Fana Ismi who was greeted by suffocation by Kumal. “Maybe this envelope is from Arin!” continue then.
“Whatever it is, you will not make me move from this contract,” Kumal reply. She thought the Beautiful Ghost was lying again to drag her out.
You little boy! fana Ismi in the Heart. He floated near Kumal, and thrust the envelope right before Kumal's eyes. What a thumpy chest when he saw the envelope.
Rushing Kumal grabbed the envelope, opened it, and read it. Then he looked at the Beautiful Ghost with a gaze he had long hidden. “What is it,” asked Fana Ismi curiously.
“Arin invites me on a date later this week,” reply Kumal so excited. The rows of teeth that had long since the Beautiful Ghosts did not see, are now back. The smile came back again. Sure, all because of the letter from Arin.
Fana Ismi also followed happily, although deep down he felt pain.
