You Who I Miss
Jakarta
Wednesday, December 28, 2016.
At that time, my father and I arrived in Jakarta. Mom's not coming, she's taking care of Grandma who's sick.
Me and Dad went back to that house. The house is still the same, nothing has changed. All the memories there are still very much felt to me.
There is a sense of haru, happy, being able to return to Jakarta. But I can't lie that I miss Iqbal right now. I miss talking to him even though what we're talking about isn't important.
Dad again to his office in Jakarta. While I sat on the porch reading a magazine. Actually I'm bored. No chatter mates. I want to call Iqbal. But, Iqbal said, don't call him before he himself calls first.
Suddenly someone came calling my name from outside the fence. I'm watching that guy.
"Rissa, it's me, Melyn." she cried.
"Melyn." I said. Melyn smiled and walked over to him. Open fence. Me and Melyn hugged.
"I miss" he said.
"Me too." I said.
"How are you?" he asked.
"Well, how are you." I asked.
"Good too" he said.
"Haha."
"When are you here?" he asked.
"Yesterday afternoon." I said.
"Oh."
"Alone, where are the others?." I asked.
"Hem, dodit went to play with his friends" said Melyn.
"Damn?."
"Same, he left again said the aunt." he said.
"Oh."
"Eh, come in yuk, so let's talk here" I said.
"Haha."
Me and Melyn walked inside. I made a cold drink for Melyn.
"Don't bother ris." said Melyn.
"No pa-pa, definitely puree." I said.
"Yes." Yeah."
"Haha."
"Where's mom with your dad" said Melyn.
"Mom's not coming, Dad's coming to the office."
"Oh."
"Have you eaten?" asked Melyn.
"Not yet."
"We went out yuk, got to eat, I haven't eaten either" Melyn said.
"Hem up what?." I asked.
"Motor." said Melyn.
"You can take the bike."
"Can, yuk, but accompany me to go home first get the bike."
"Come on."
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Me and Melyn went on a motorcycle to a mang din meatball stall. There are not too many people, there are only a few.
"Two super meatballs are mang." said Melyn.
"Yes neng."
Me and Melyn sat down waiting for our order.
"Tomorrow to the top of who?" asked Melyn.
"Father, you come along and let us be together."
"Well, I'll go to your house in the morning, I'll take Anis or Dodit if they want to be together" said Melyn. I'm nodding.
Shortly after, our order came.
"Hem, it's really good for meatballs here" said Melyn.
"Which sambel is mang." said Melyn.
"This." I said give you a small bowl of sambel.
"Thank you." said Melyn.
"Sama-sama." I said.
"Where are we going after this?" asked Melyn while eating.
"As far as you are, I'll go" I said.
"We're going to Dicky Yuk's house" he said. Instantly I choked. I coughed, I was shocked. Melyn hurriedly took the mineral water and gave it to me.
"Be careful ris." said Melyn.
"Ih, why do you call him." I said.
"Haha."
"Why, not that you miss him" he said. I was silent, not knowing what to say.
"That's right" he said with a laugh.
"Later to go to his house, you still remember the way to his house" said Melyn. I just kept quiet. While Melyn scoffed at me.
I thought Melyn was just kidding about going to Dicky's house. Apparently not. After eating meatballs at the mang din stall. He's really going to Dicky's house. On the way, I kept getting restless because of Melyn. A lot of questions swirled in my head. How did Dicky respond when he saw me again after all this time? How can he not remember me? What if he doesn't love me anymore?. What should I do if it's like that.
"You know Dicky's house?." I asked.
"You" he said.
"Emang, what is he still living there?." I asked again.
"Still, a month ago if I didn't see him wrong, I knew his house from him" Melyn said.
"We go home" I said before we got to Dicky's house.
"Nanggung ris, already deket." he said.
"I don't want to see her Mel" I said.
"Yes, who knows to meet him on the road, you mean" I said.
"Haha."
"You don't want to see what he is, if we're always going to see him" said Melyn.
"I want to see him, but later, I'm embarrassed now" I said.
"Why be ashamed, be calm, in Dicky's eyes you're always beautiful" she said.
"Yes you" I said as I slapped Melyn's shoulder.
"Haha."
As Melyn said, just pass by. When we got to Dicky's house. I immediately closed my face. Unexpected by me. Melyn suddenly stops at Dicky's house. I'm shocked.
"Kok stopped, he said it was just passing by" I said.
"It's not okay to go through, it's not polite" Melyn said.
"But, mel-." I said cut off. Melyn called Dicky.
"Dicky, assalamualaikum" said Melyn.
"Melyn" I said trying to stop Melyn. But, Melyn paid no heed to me she purposely kept calling Dicky. He even got off the bike and hit the bell on the fence. I can only pat my forehead. I want to go, but I don't know the way home. Soon a woman's voice answered her greeting.
"Walaikumsalam" he said. The woman walked towards the fence. I know that face. It was Dicky's mother, Yanti's mother. It's great to see Yanti again. I miss him too.
"Yes, who?" said Dicky's mother, opening the fence.
"There's no aunt Dicky" said Melyn.
"Dicky's out again" Dicky's mother said. I saw Dicky's mother's eyes staring at me. I also looked at him.
"Rissa." said Dicky's mother to make sure. I smile nodding.
"Oh my goodness, Rissa." said Dicky's mother hugging me. So did I.
"Long time, I miss you" said Dicky's mother.
"Yes ma'am, rissa also misses." I said in her arms. I smiled at Yanti's mother.
"Mom can kiss you?" asked Dicky's mother. I smile nodding. Dicky's mother kissed my forehead, my cheeks, and my nose, just like she did when I was a kid.
"You're more beautiful" said Dicky's mother. I smile. Dicky's mother looked towards Melyn. He stared at Melyn intensely, trying to ascertain something.
"This?" said Dicky's mother.
"Melyn aunty." said Melyn.
"Oh melyn, to pangling aunt." said Dicky's mother.
"Haha."
"Let's go in" said Dicky's mother. I looked towards Melyn. Melyn nodded.
"Yes." I said.
Melyn and I went into Dicky's house. Dicky's house is the same. It's just that the paint and the decorativeness changed. But, don't change my past memories here.
"Where's mom?." I asked Dicky's mom.
"Looking" said Dicky's mother.
"Sit down first, I make drinks first" said Dicky's mother.
"Don't bother a aunt." said Melyn.
"It's just a drink, wait a minute." said Dicky's mother as she passed away.
"Yes ma'am." I said.
I sat with my eyes glancing here and there. My eyes spooked a big family photo on the wall. I saw Dad and Iqbal sitting smiling with Dicky in the middle hugging them both. So happy when I saw the family portrait. And Dicky he's getting handsome. He who used to be small is now an adult.
"Dicky's getting hotter now." Melyn whispered in my ear. I smile.
"But, Iqbal's coat." I said in my heart. I don't know why I compare the two of them. But really, really. Iqbal Stuff. I didn't lie.
Soon after, Yanti's mother came with a drink. He put two drinks on the table.
"Dicky where's aunt?" asked Melyn.
"Don't know, get together as much as possible" said Dicky's mother.
"Oh, Rissa from earlier on Dicky kept mom." said Melyn. I'm shocked.
"Huh!" I said confusedly.
"Haha."
"Rissa has no boyfriend yet" said Dicky's mother.
"Not aunty, single" said Melyn suddenly. I turned to Melyn. I'd love to scream I have a boyfriend, his name is Iqbal. I don't know why it's so hard for me to say. And Melyn wasn't wrong, she didn't know I had a boyfriend.
"Dicky doesn't have a boyfriend either" Dicky's mother said.
"Well, same, so you two ris" said Melyn. Melyn really made me not be able to say much. I doubt, actually Melyn is a friend or enemy, from earlier teasing me.
"Haha."
"Melyn" I said staring intently at Meyn.
"Haha."
Melyn and I have been talking to Yanti's mother for a while waiting for Dicky to come home. But Dicky didn't come. In my heart, it's good, I'm not ready to meet him. Melyn and I have permission to go home with Yanti's mother. But, Mother Yanti asked us to take a picture together before returning home.
Me, Melyn and Dicky's mom had a selfie together. Not only that, Melyn offered to take a photo of me with Dicky's mother. After I finished taking pictures, Melyn came home.
"Mom still misses Rissa" said Dicky's mother.
"When we play here again" I said.
"It has to be dong" said Dicky's mother, taking us outside the house.
"We'll go home first, ma'am" I said. I kissed Yanti's mother's hand. So did Melyn.
Me and Melyn got on the bike.
"Be careful, tell me if you've arrived." said Dicky's mother.
"Yes ma'am, rissa's coming home ma'am." I said.
"Yes dear."
"Buh."
"Assalamualaikum" said Me and Melyn.
"Getishalam."
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