Adek I'm BAD
6. Mysterious Man

"Honey, if the water is boiling, the vegetables are entered, yes," Bi Heni told his daughter who had just returned home. She was very happy, her daughter gave a surprise for her, not telling her about her return.

"Okay, ma'am," the girl replied cheerfully.

Rio just came out of his room, the man headed for the kitchen to grab a drink. Arriving at the kitchen, Rio noticed there were two people. One aunt, the other? Who's gerangan? The man seemed to be young, about eighteen years old.

Rio approached the aunt to ask her, "Bi—"

Just now Rio was about to ask, the girl turned around and looked at Rio. Rio frowned.

"Lo," pointed Rio at the girl.

"Surprise." The girl flaunted her rows of teeth and walked over to Rio, hugging the strapping body.

"Don't tell me you want to go home? I can pick it up. When home? With who?" Rio showered the girl with various questions.

"Kan surprise, if you say his name is not a surprise dong," replied the girl.

"Start naughty, huh, lo?"

"No, si. Oh yeah, where's Brother Zahra?"

"How dare you meet him?"

"Dare dong, hehe."

"Yes there, in my room, right."

"Can I come in?"

"Knock the door."

"Yes, Brother. I want to meet Brother Zahra first." The girl took off her hug on Rio and walked towards the second floor.

"When will he come home, Bi?" rio asked Bi Heni. The initial intention was to drink, but instead met his son aunty.

"Every night. I was shocked when he came home. If you go home, he usually asks to pick you up. This is, the nights go home alone," explained aunty.

"She's no longer a problem, is she, Bi?"

"No, really. Another holiday, a month maybe."

"Good, Bi. Zahra's got friends."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Oh, yes, Bi. He still likes nanyain Om Aldo?"

"Still be. He was just last night."

"Patience, Bi. Maybe this is indeed the belom of the time we met with Om Aldo. This Rio also helps the nyari."

"Thank you a lot, yeah."

"This is nothing compared to the services of my aunt to my family. Aunty Rio already considered Rio's birth mother instead."

"Once again thank you. Maybe without your family too, aunt's life is still lacking until now."

"Auntie's my mother's comrade-in-arms since childhood. So, auntie's not directly part of our family."

"Ha-ha, you can. Auntie's gonna be so fucking moved."

"Ha-ha, follow the slang now, Bi?"

****

Zahra tidied up Rio's messy mattress. After all back in place, Zahra played the Rio phone that was on the nightstand.

The sound of knocking on the door from outside shocked Zahra. "Sir Rio why do you knock on the door of everything?" muttered Zahra puzzled, the girl chose to continue looking through the Instagram veranda of Rio.

"Gue can come in?"

Zahra frowned when she heard that voice, her voice was not foreign. But who?

Someone turned the door knob. After the door opened, a girl entered, she looked at Zahra with a smile. Her smile is sweet, on both cheeks there are dimples, making the girl have her own charm. Zahra was stunned to see it.

"Sister? Ochel ...." The girl waved in front of Zahra's face, leaving Zahra shocked and stabbing for a moment.

Zahra looked at the foreign girl in front of her, how did this girl enter? Not that outside there is a bodyguard that keeps strangers from entering.

"Aren't you all right?" The girl felt uneasy as Zahra looked at her intensely.

"Sister?" Zahra frowned for a moment. "Lo who? How the hell did you get in here?"

The girl chuckled. "Don't you forget about me?"

Zahra held up her sitting position. "Here you go!" Zahra patted the spot beside her, intending for the girl to sit down.

After the girl sat down, Zahra leaned in with various questions. The girl could only grimace at the question Zahra asked.

"Lo just be quiet, replied dong!" urge Zahra upset.

The girl steadied the heart and mind. He hoped that this time Zahra would not spurt him with a spicy sentence.

"Gue Tria" he said with a big smile.

Zahra raised her eyebrows. "Tria? Who, tuh?"

The girl was wide open. "Sister Zahra don't remember me?"

Zahra was silent, the girl was trying to remember who Tria was. Although not familiar with his voice, Zahra is foreign to his face. After trying to remember, Zahra still did not find the right picture. Who is Tria?

"Gue Tria, aunt's son," he said.

Zahra gasped for a while. Tria's? Aunt's son? "Loh, you really are Tria. Bi Heni's son, who went to Newyork?" Zahra shakes the shoulder of the girl in front of her. "Sorry" said Zahra after realizing what he was doing. "Lo really is Tria?"

"Yes, Brother. I'm Tria. I haven't seen you in two years, you forgot about me?"

Zahra hugged Tria. A feeling of pleasure arose when Zahra hugged him, the burden of the mind that had been closed since just crashed. Ah, apparently Zahra has changed.

"Where did you forget? In addition to not meeting two years, we will also e.g communication. The kangen cave is very similar lo, Yes," said Zahra when hugging Tria.

"Gue also miss the same lo, sister," replied Tria.

So, Tria was two years younger than Zahra. His intelligence can not be doubted, his IQ is quite high. The girl attended an accelerated school program, so she is currently also in college with the same semester as Zahra, the third semester.

Tria used to be transferred to Newyork because of frequent quarrels with Zahra. Deron, Zahra's father moved Tria's education to America, precisely in Newyork. He was transferred while still in the first grade of Junior High.

Zahra used to be very dislikeful of Tria, as the girl was thought to have taken everything. Seizing Rio's affection and attention, if they fight, Rio always defends Tria.

Zahra and Tria let go of his embrace, they laughed together.

Contrary to their past, which is filled with drama stepbrothers who hate each other.

"It turns out to be true said Kak Rio, big brother changed a lot. Now brother so friendly, really can finally chat relaxed gini. Not just a tubers or fights are not as useful as before."

Zahra smiled warmly looking at the girl in front of her. "This yes, humans must not be separated from the name of error. There are mistakes that can be corrected and there are also those that cannot be corrected. I want to fix my mistakes now. The point is I want to change. Knows 'right?"

Seeing Zahra smile, Tria smiled. "Gue goes with his horror."

"That must be," chortled Zahra. Seeing Tria smile makes Zahra think of Raisha. Zahra smiled pushyly remembering her past.

****

*A pair of brothers were walking together, the brother grasped his sister's hand so tightly, he did not want to lose his little gem. "Where are we going, brother?"

"Eumm, to the yuk park, Dek!"

"Come on, brother" replied the younger brother.

The two brothers walked together to a park when they reached the park they were chatting together. Make a warmth created, among the loneliness they now feel. The torment they always get while at home makes them frustrated and almost crazy. A single tear suddenly escaped from the elder brother's eye.

"Ehh, brother why cry?" Zahra's tiny hand moved to wipe away the tears that had fallen from Raisha's corm.

"Ehh, no papa, Deck. Deck, we leave the house yahh, brother can not protect you again if at home" said Raisha. Actually Raisha did not have the heart to say that, if you want to go, where would it be?

"Huh?? Brother sure? If until the same aunt nyariin we how? If they meet, they'll torture us harder."

"Go yok, Dek! Sister is bored here," Raisha.

"Yes, Brother. Ayok," said Zahra enthusiastically.

They walked so far that it did not feel like the time had come back at night. "Where do we sleep, brother?" ask Zahra.

Sleep on? This is where, um you think brother knows where we are, inner Raisha.

"We'll sit there first, okay? Brother knows you're tired" Raisha said as she pointed at the sidewalk.

Now they sit together on the sidewalk. Raisha wants to leave Zahra right now. The little girl wanted to leave.

"Ehh? Where's the brother going?"

"So don't want to eat. You're hungry, aren't you? Brother just for a second, okay." Raisha rubbed her sister's cheeks slowly, assuring her that she must have returned.

"Sister don't go like mami the same papah, Zahra don't want to own brother," whined the spoiled Zahra.

"Not for a second, really," Raisha lied while throwing a smile. He left Zahra. Sorry, inner Raisha, then slowly dispel in the dark of the night.

It has been three days since Raisha left Zahra. As the people passed by, they felt sorry to see Zahra who kept crying. But they were astonished by Zahra who continued to rebel when approached. Until finally came a middle-aged man, the man came with a boy.

They got out of the car and approached Zahra. The middle-aged man squatted down, likening his position to Zahra's. He looked at the little boy with sparkling eyes.

"Even your face looks a lot like your mother's, baby." The man approached Zahra. Zahra swiftly deflected the hand that would rub his head. Zahra distanced herself from the man.

"Om go! Don't get close to Zahra, don't hurt Zahra. Z Zahra has no one left, Zahra's brother has gone to Zahra. Um don't bother Zahra!" said Zahra while sobbing. His cry grew as the man approached Zahra again.

"Swimming, Son. Papi ain't gonna hurt you, papi's gonna take you home, honey." The man immediately grabbed Zahra and provided warmth for the little girl.

"Om, who? When I died, he left me" said Zahra Lirih, her voice drowning in the man's chest. The man's chest trembled at Zahra's shrill voice.

"Dear, papi's here! From now on, papi will protect you. You don't feel alone. Where's mom, honey?"

"Mami .. mami .. mami died ...."

The man clenched Zahra's small body tighter and tighter. So, Zaskia and Johan are dead? Why didn't this news get to me? I have to find out, the inner man is in his confusion.

"From now on you stay with papi huh, honey?"

"Om, who? Zahra doesn't know Om! It's not gonna hurt Zahra, is it?"

"From now on you call Om papi huh, honey. Papi won't hurt you. Later at home, papi will explain something to Zahra, okay?"

"Promise?" said the little boy as he extended his little finger.

"Bapy promise. Oh yeah baby, this is your brother, Rio."

Zahra turned her head beside her papi, and her gaze met the gaze of the boy beside her papi. The boy walked towards Zahra, then hugged her.

"Hey, Zahra. Name of brother, Rio. You can call Rio."

"Sister Rio?"

"Yes. Can you call me Ara?"

"Can. Ara likes it," Zahra said with her sweet smile.

"Gemes, huh." Rio pinched slowly on his sister's puffed cheeks and made Zahra purs her lips.

"It's funny that this brother's sister" Rio said.

"Son wouldn't leave me like Raisha's sister, would you?"

"So I won't leave Ara alone, don't cry anymore. You're ugly if you cry on." Rio wiped away Zahra's tears gently.

"We go home yukk, you must be hungry?" the man asked his two children, nodding their heads.

The man then brought Zahra into his car, and took Rio's hand to get back to the car.

They were not aware that a pair of eyes were looking at them.

You finally found your family. So, I no longer need to keep an eye on you, because you have found your own guard, said someone wearing his black T-shirt and mask, she is Raisha. He came to see his sister last time. He smiled when he saw his sister whose smile was rarely shown it*.

****

"Ehh, Brother! How did you dream?" Tria's voice shocked Zahra.

Zahra shook her head with a small smile.

The door opened, featuring Rio in a plain gray T-shirt.

"Sir is just nervous" Tria told Rio.

"At the descent of the gihhh, the food is ready. Cold hunt later," Rio said.

Zahra stood up when she heard the food was ready. "Yes, cuss ...." Zahra broke through Rio who was still standing in front of the door, the girl deliberately bumped her shoulder into Rio's shoulder.

"Eh, just relax dongg ..." maki Rio when his shoulder was hit by Zahra on purpose. Tria chuckles at Zahra's behavior.

****

Now Zahra and Rio were already in the burial area. The graves of biological parents and their step-parents were close together. So, left alone is the tomb of Deron (the biological father), next to which there is Zaskia (the biological mother), continues Johan (the stepfather) and next to it there is Tiffani (the stepmother). Tiffani died of uterine cancer, lucky that time Raisha could have been born safely, but Tiffani immediately died on the spot.

At that time, the household of Deron and Zaskia on the verge of destruction, they finally decided to divorce. I don't know what caused the divorce, it's still a mystery to this day. There were only a few people who knew, including Rio.

The tombs of Zaskia, Johan and Tiffani were in Bandung. Due to Zahra's small request, the three tombs were finally in boyong to Jakarta and moved to the cemetery area belonging to the Ario family. Finally, when Deron died, his body was buried next to his ex-wife.

About the cause they died, they died tragically. Johan died of a premeditated accident, Zaskia was also killed in a sadistic manner. 

The tragic murder that occurred before the eyes of Zahra, who was nine years old at that time, caused her own trauma. And that trauma has continued until now.

Deron died in an accident, I don't know who the perpetrator is that the culprit can't be ascertained clearly. And as for the perpetrators of Zaskia's murder and Johan's accident, Zahra himself is still reluctant to talk about it to his family. Zahra seemed to care about his audience when he was questioned by police about the murder. Let alone the police, Deron alone must investigate the case himself.

Zahra squatted in front of Deron's grave, Rio also did the same. "Assalamualaikum my four parents. How are you, Zahra hope you are always well. May God always love you."

Not four, Ra. But five. I hope that Mama Areta is also in good condition and always loved by Allah. Hopefully Areta's mama can forgive papi, because now they are in the same world Rio said in his heart.

After the prayer, they sprinkled the tomb with flowers . Zahra stopped sprinkling flowers, as she saw the silhouette of the middle man crouched on the tomb of her stepfather.

Zahra stood up then patted the person's shoulder hard. The man stiffened, then stood up and turned to face Zahra.

"You who? What do I need to do with my papah's tomb?"

The man was silent, he was instead observing Zahra's face. The face she missed. Several times he denied that the face facing him today was not the Zahra he knew, but it was Zahra.

Zahra could not see his face, his face was covered by a mask. The image of the eyebrows does not match the content of his mind, but if the person makes a pilgrimage to his father's tomb. That's a sign they have a relationship, right?

"Who are you?"

The man did not answer, but turned back. When he stepped up, Zahra firmly blocked the man's hand.

"Let go of my hand" the man asked coldly.

"I'm not going to let you go. Who're you?"

The guy puts up a fight, he returns Zahra's check and then curls it. The man elbowed Zahra's stomach and then ran away.

Rio saw his sister crouching with trembling shoulders, the man directly walked up to him. "Who is he?"

Zahra. "Only a few people know that the tombs are here. This person cannot come without a purpose. I don't know, but my heart told me it was Raisha. There were traces of tears in his eyes, he must have just cried."

Rio hugged Zahra from the side, the man gently rubbed Zahra's trembling shoulders. Rio turned Zahra's face towards her, his thumb moving to wipe away his sister's tears. "Forgot my message last night? Don't cry, our parents will be sad to see their beloved daughter cry."

"Gue's sure it's Raisha, brother. She must be going to eat papah just as mamah."

"If it is Raisha you are looking for, one day you will meet. We continue to sow the flowers, don't cry."

Rio brought Zahra to their mother's grave, continuing to sow the delayed flowers.

Someone looked at Zahra and Rio from afar, he smiled in a knot.

I'm sorry, I promise I'll come back if my business is done, he said in his heart.