You Who I Miss

Father's Permission

That morning was the first Sunday morning that I found very boring. No fun at all. I've missed him.

The house bell rings. Dad opened the door. How shocked and happy I was when I found out that Dicky was with his parents. I let them in happily.

"Mom, there are far away guests" said Dad.

"Well" said my mother, smiling.

"Please sit down" said the mother.

"Tumben's here?" asked Dad.

"Yes, Dicky wants to meet Rissa, there's stuff in the old house, so stop by." said Dicky's mom.

I who heard that smiled shyly and went to hide in the room. I could hear them all laughing. I'm really embarrassed. From inside the room, I listened to everything they were talking about.

"Ky, he said you wanted to play with Rissa" Dicky's father said.

"Om, can I take Rissa outside" he said.

I can't believe this. He asked father's permission.

"Where else?." asked dad.

"Here and there is oom." replied Dicky.

"Rissa." call Dad.

How is it that Dad calls me. Should I get out. But I'm ashamed to meet them. I heard you calling me again. I went out and pretended not to know anything.

"Yes dad." I said.

"Dicky wants you to play" said Dad.

I kept quiet as I watched Dicky walk over to me.

"Don't go far" said the father.

"Yes" he answered.

"Come." he said while holding my hand. I just kept following him.

***

"What do you want to play?." I asked when I was outside.

"Hmm, bike" he said.

"Huh." I said as I watched her ride my deal.

"Come." he said.

"Where are you?." I asked.

"Let's go with it" he said.

I took a breath, and followed him. I sat in front, just like that time.

"Where are we going?." I asked again.

"Streetings" he said.

I kept quiet, not knowing what else to say to her. I think for today, I should enjoy the moment with him, because I don't know when I can ride with him anymore. Yes, though, she and I could meet every day at school, but not to play together like we always do.

He stopped the bike in front of an accessories store not far from home. I remember that store, before today, I had accompanied him here, at that time I was looking for a hair bun for ceremonial purposes at school and he accompanied me to the accessories store.

"Why are we here?." I asked.

"I want to buy a belt, mine is gone not know where" he said.

While waiting for him to find his belt. I accidentally saw a light blue chicken hairpin. I think the hairpin is really nice, let alone the accent of the blue chicken feathers, I like that pinch. I wanted to buy it, but I forgot to bring the money. If I had known Dicky brought me here, I would have bought it.

"Have you met?." I asked

"Here you go home" he said.

"Darent, pay first" he said.

"I'll wait outside." I said. He's nodding.

"Come on." he said as he exited the store.

We also went home. On the road I was silent. A few times Dicky asked me to talk, but I just responded. I'm still thinking about that hairpin. Once I get home, I'm gonna have dad buy me that hairpin.

Arriving at home. Dicky parked his bike. I took a bag of crackles from the bike, I wanted to see the belt he bought earlier. Before I could see him, he immediately picked it up and took something from the crackle bag.

"What is that?." I asked, when I saw him hiding something behind him.

"Hm."

"What are you hiding." I asked.

"Hmm, nothing" he said, lying.

"You're lying, I want to see, here" I said, trying to look behind him, but he kept me from seeing what he was hiding.

"Dicky I want to see" I said.

"No." he said.

I didn't lose my witty mind. I tickled her, hoping she would give up and point the thing she was hiding to me.

"Haha."

"Rissa stop it" he said with a laugh.

"Show that to me." I said as I continued to tickle him.

"Haha, no." he said.

"Here." I said getting upset. I tried to take that stuff from him.

"Rissa don't." he said get in my way.

I don't care, I really want to see what Dicky's hiding from me. I keep trying to get that stuff. Accidentally his lips hit my right cheek. I was silent while holding my cheek.

"I-i-."

Before Dicky says anything. I immediately went and ran into the house. I'm upset, embarrassed. I don't know what to do but get out of there.

***

When I entered the house, I saw Dicky's father and father talking. I went straight into the room, before I went in, Dad called me.

"Ris, where are you?" asked Dad.

"Streetings." I replied.

"Outside." I said.

"Rissa go to the room first." I said.

"Well son." said dad.

I went into the room and locked the door. I dropped my body on the bed. I cried while banging innocent pillows. I'm upset about what happened, why could Dicky kiss me. However, it cannot be lied to that there is a sense of pleasure in me.

Shortly afterwards, there was a knock on the door.

"Rissa, let's eat." said Mom.

"Yes ma'am."

I wake up and wipe my tears. I then walked out of the room. At the dinner table, I saw everyone gathered, including Dicky. I pretended not to see him and sat in front of him. Mom took food for me.

"Do you want this?" asked mother to offer me a capcay. I'm nodding.

"Honey, said my father, you guys take a walk, where you were" said Mother.

I was silent, confused as to what to say.

"This roundabout complex aja aunty, was also stopped by the accessories store" he said.

"Oh yeah, I didn't find your belt" Dicky's mom said

"Udah buy kok ma'am earlier" he said.

"Oh, I'm sorry son." said Dicky's mother.

"No pa-pa ma'am" he said.

"Mom, there's a really nice hairpin, like that chicken feather" I said as I remembered the hairpin I liked.

"Oh yeah, where do you want to see" said the mother.

"Rissa didn't buy ma'am, Rissa didn't bring any money, but Rissa wanted that hairpin" I said with a frown.

"Yes, I'll go there with my father" said the mother. I smiled at my mother.

"Why didn't Dicky buy a hairpin for Rissa?" asked Dicky's mother. Before Dicky said anything, I immediately spoke.

"Dicky doesn't know auntie, Rissa doesn't tell Dicky that Rissa wants a hairpin" I said. Dicky just stared at me.

"Hem, yes it will be aunty buyin yes, which is a lot for Rissa" said Dicky's mother.

"Don't bother jeng." said Mother.

"No pa-papa-pa jeng, Rissa is like my own daughter" Dicky's mother said. Mom smiled at me.

"It's beautiful, it's like being a aunt" Dicky's mother said. I smiled while nodding my head.

"So, don't call aunty again, call mom just like Dicky called mom" Dicky's mom said.

"Call me, Dad too" Dicky's dad said.

I looked at my mom and dad. They smiled and nodded their heads at me.

"Yes, Mom, Dad." I said slowly.

My mom and dad laughed, and so did Dicky's mom and dad, while Dicky just smiled.

***

Day starts afternoon. Dicky and his family say goodbye to coming home. My relationship with Dicky was awkward because of the incident, all day long we didn't say anything. And it's time for him to come home, I honestly want them to stay here, but I can't say.

"We went home first, thank you for the banquet" Dicky's mother joked.

"Ahh, it's normal" said the mother with a laugh.

"Sometimes, come by here again." said Dad.

"Almost to our new home" Dicky's father said. Dad laughed.

"Yes, later we and the family will be there" said Dad.

"Wait a minute" Dicky's father joked.

Everyone laughs. Not with me and Dicky.

"Oh yeah, we're going home" Dicky's dad said, shaking hands with mom and dad.

After shaking hands with mom and dad. Dicky's mother approached me. He squatted down parallel to me. He stroked my cheek and kissed my forehead. I smiled and hugged him. I don't know why I hugged Dicky's mom. It just flows, maybe I already know him so I'm not awkward with new people.

"Mother go home first." said Dicky's mother.

Unconsciously I was crying. I feel like I'm going to be away by someone I love. I let go of my embrace.

"Ehhh, how crying, the beauty will disappear." said Dicky's mother smiled as she wiped my tears.

"About when Rissa could we bring her home" Dicky's father said.

"Ahhh." said the father with a laugh.

Dad, my mom and dad, Dicky's mom laughed.

"Not crying anymore" said Dicky's mother.

"We go home, baby." Dicky's dad stroked my head.

I nodded my head. They both smile. Dicky then approached me, he gave me a small box.

"What is this?." I asked.

"Open up later" he said.

"All right" I said. Mom smiled. He stroked Dicky's head.

"Yes, let's go home" Dicky's dad said.

"We're home, yes, Assalamualaikum" Dicky's mother said.

"Waalaikumsalam" said Father and mother.

"Be careful on the road." said Dad. Before their car drove away.

After that, I went straight into the room. I was curious about the box Dicky gave me. I'll open it immediately. It turned out that the box contained the hairpin I wanted to buy at the accessories store. Dicky bought it for me. There was a letter in the box too. I read it.

Rissa I'm sorry, this is what I'm hiding from you, the hairpin you like. Sorry about that I was unintentional. Again sorry

Dicky

I smiled after reading the letter coupled with the hairpin I really liked. I'm really very happy.

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