YOU'RE MY LIGHT
Past times
September 8, 1997
At that time Lia was eight years old. The sweet girl became silent for too long. The mother who is still in a coma in the hospital requires Lia alone to join the funeral of the father who has died. That was the last time he saw his father's pale face. The girl was very pitying, but all the more pity for her.
Today is Friday’at. This should have been the happiest day for a Lia. This is a very important day and it has been waiting for a week. Yeah, Lia's exactly the birthday on the day of her family's accident.
Long white dress and scarf she made a scarf on the neck sign of her mourning. Everyone has gone. Lia sat down beside the tombstone of the father that read the name of the male figure of pride. Seto Wijaya's.
“Good once,” says Lia.
He breathed his hardest. “Even in this quiet city there are already people who can kill. How about the next few years? The city will be crowded and narrow. How many more have no heart there, Dad?” asked Lia furiously. His hands seemed clenched.
“I'm not a psychopath without empathy. But I can change for Daddy's revenge,” his grip turns to the tombstone. “I promise. I promise I'll kill him.” And the tears of the eight-year-old girl flowed.
As time went on, Lia was getting more and more changed. Lisa's mother who had been able to return home was very confused by the state of the princess only wayangnya. Like finding a new figure in one soul, Lia looked even colder and a little creepy.
That morning, at the dinner table when breakfast Lia suddenly asked, “Mother is not sad?’’
Lisa's mother smiled. “Your father is like a part of my life. She left, I feel like half of Mom's soul is gone. But I still remember once, that your father once said you were his half soul.” Lisa's mother approached her daughter and squatted down, “just have you Lia. That's enough to bring back half my soul that was almost lost with your father,”
Lia smiled deeply. “I love you Mom,” then hug Mom.
“Ah, yes. I almost forgot. What is your request as a birthday gift?”
“Mother will grant it?’’
“Definitely darling.”
“I don't want to go to school. I want homeschooling.” Her request.
“Abjected.” Lisa's mother kissed Lia's forehead.
***
Starting from her request, it turned out to make Lia further away from the crowd. He had not seen anyone again for several months. When her friends visit, Lia always refuses to meet. And the learning process is only by phone. This caused anxiety for his mother.
“Lia,” murmur is soft.
Lately Lisa so urgently told the story of Lia to her best friend, Nina.
“Halo, Lisa” greet Nina from across the phone.
“Hai, Nina,” she answered listlessly.
“Come on, you got to be upbeat. Lia's business, I have an idea. Besides my house there is a house to sell. Just buy. Move here, so Rey can be friends with Lia.”
“Really? Not that the house there occupies ya?’’
“Maybe it's fate. The guy's broke and moved out of here,”
“Ahh, you're this basic. You're a bankrupt person you're involved in destiny. Once you,” Lisa's scolding on her best friend.
There was a little laugh from there, “the important thing now is we save Lia from her loneliness.”
“Ah, imaksih Nina. You're number one this year.”
Lisa hung up the house phone with a slight smile of hope. He excitedly rushed towards Lia's room. But the sight he found made him very shocked. “Lia,’’ call it.
Lia sat in front of the mirror, her long hair unraveling. He holds a knife in his right hand and a doll in his left.
“Hai, Mom.” He looked at it for a moment.
Lisa approached her daughter carefully, “what are you doing Nak?’’
Lia looking up. “I'm practicing killing people.” Elves.
Lisa grabs the knife and the doll together, “sayang, killing it's sin.”
“Sstt, Lia. Mom's afraid. Afraid you'd disappear and leave Mom, too. Don't ya baby, think Mom just a little,” persuaded him.
Lia could not bear to see her mother pleading like that. Finally he nodded. “I'm hungry,” he said later.
Lisa smile, “ayo, we eat”
They had not yet gotten out of the room, Lia had already fallen unconscious on the floor.
“Lia!!”
***
November 8th, 1997
After enough treatment, Lia was allowed to go home. Lia fainted from dehydration. Maybe the girl read too many horror and murder books to forget the time and sometimes forget to just drink water.
“The street looks foreign Bu,”
“Yes, we move. To the office closer than the new house. Let me watch Lia, let's not get sick again.”
Lia nodded. After she panicked a few days ago, she seemed to feel guilty. In the car they were riding in, Lia approached and hugged her mother. “Sorry Mom,” he said in earnest.
Lisa stroked the top of Lia's head, “nothing. Look, we've arrived. Come,” take him.
Lia felt like she had never been to this place. He feels very foreign. But it's a great start to be silent and hide preparing everything for revenge. So thought Lia.
“Oh, my best friend Lisa..” shouted the beautiful woman who made Lia turn her head.
“Nina...” cried Lisa no less excited and hugged her best friend. Lia so gawking, “Ah, reunion turned out.”
“Come, let me help you,” said Nina.
“Ah no need, our household assistant come here let them clean up. Where are Mas Bima and Rey?”
“Mas Bima is inside, Rey is again outside. Come on Lia,” take her while extending her hand.
“Tante know me?” ask Lia astonished.
“Of course. I even kidnapped you when I was a baby because your mother almost gave up taking care of you because it was so fussy,” he joked.
Lia shrugged her shoulders. Confused what to continue with. “Greetings from me who was kidnapped,”
They also entered the Bima Frank family mansion. Inside was a warm welcome and stale base that made Lia yawn.
“I came home..” Shouted the ten-year-old boy who was sneaking into the house. He found a guest he turned sweet. Very sweet. “Halo, sorry I'm not polite,” he said.
“Ah, you must be Reyhan right?’’ ask Lisa enthusiastically.
“Halo Aunt. I'm a little famous, so I understand Auntie knows my name,”
“Hahaha, you are so adorable. Oh, aye. Introduce this mere princess wayang aunty.” Lisa nudges Lia's arm and looks at the boy who is looking at her.
“Do not get acquainted. You'll know me, we're neighbors.” Said Lia relaxed with a look does not like to get acquainted with children who look active. He just wants to not be friends himself. That'sthat's all.
Rey smiled kindly. “I don't want to get acquainted. Just want to make friends,” then extend his hand.
Lia approached and shook Rey's hand. Their eyes met and threw one another. Rey's smile began to fade as Lia began to tighten her grasp. The girl approached Rey's ears, “don't expect to be friends with me,” Rey grimaces, “or you will be my guinea pig.”
Rey tried not to scream. “Let go of my hands brat!” he nodded with a whisper.
Lia snorted, “you dare also fight back. But I don't like it. I just want one thing now,”
Rey bit her lip. He could not understand why the power of the girl in front of him was so strong. “What? What do you want?’’
Lia smiled cynically, approached then whispered, “Your heart.”
