ALDEBY
|41.| Failed to Able

"The aldef? A baby? You guys here too?"

"Celine?" beby shouted while smiling widely. "It just so happens that we meet here."

Celine laughed softly. "Yes, here. So it's more fun, anyway, if the game rame-rame?"

Originally, Beby did want this day specifically for Aldeby-time. But, come to think of it, it would be more fun if you ride a crowded vehicle.

"Can" said Beby. "Yes, right, Al?"

"Huh?" Aldef who was still surprised by Celine's presence then normalized his facial expression. The man forcefully pulled both corners of his lips. "Yes." Yeah."

"This is Aldef's girlfriend?" A straight-haired girl sebahu seized the attention of three pairs of eyes there.

Aldef nodded while smiling knot. "Yes." Yeah."

Poppy smiled sweetly towards Beby. "Pretty." The girl then extended her hand. "Know, Brother. I'm Poppy. Brother must be Brother Beby, huh? That's viral on Instagram."

Beby replied to Poppy's hand post without hesitation. "Yes. I'm Beby."

"Where do you know about Instragram, Pop?" celine asked her sister.

"Temen-temen at school," replied Poppy soberly.

"It wants to be here? Don't want to come in?" ask Beby.

Celine chuckled softly. "Yeah!"

For a moment, Celine and Aldef's eyeballs clashed against each other. I don't know what will happen after this. Aldef could only hope that everything would be fine.

***

The time shows at 11:47 as Celine invites Aldef, Beby, and Poppy to lunch at the food court area. They all agreed to Celine's request. So far, they have ridden more than 5 rides. Celine and Beby are more, because of Poppy conditions that do not allow for extreme rides, and Aldef who often refused under the pretext of accompanying Poppy.

"Gue went to the toilet, yes," Beby said shortly after they found a seat containing 4 people.

"What do you want to eat? Let me go" said Celine.

"Ordinary as it is." After saying those three ambiguous words, Beby then left the place.

"Eh, brother, wait! I'm coming!" poppy shouted directly after Beby.

Now, Celine and Aldef are on that one table.

"Ordinary kayak, huh, what the hell?" celine muttered confusedly. The girl looked up at Aldef. "You know what, Al?"

Aldef who had occupied himself with a mobile phone in his hand then looked up as his name was called. "Huh?" At that moment, Aldef realized that there was only himself and Celine there.

"So Beby said he wanted to eat 'ordinary kayak', what does that mean?"

Instead of answering Celine's question, Aldef asked, "Where is Beby?"

Celine turned her head for a moment towards Beby's path earlier. "To the toilet, same Poppy."

"Oh."

A short reply that sucks, right?

"So ..., what does Beby mean 'ordinary kayak' food?" Celine repeated her question.

Without taking his eyes off the phone, Aldef replied, "Fried rice seafood. Drink taro milkshakes, extra ice cubes."

Celine mangosteen. A sign that he understands. "If you want to eat what?"

"Same on," replied Aldef cuek.

"Drink?"

"Either."

"Aren't you going to get some coffee? Usually kan—" Celine's words stopped, because Aldef who raised a sharp gaze towards her. "OKAY. I'm a pesenin first."

Feeling that Celine was already far away from him, Aldef exhaled heavily. No one has known Aldef's heart for the past few hours. Including himself.

Sometimes, Aldef's smile broke into itself when he saw Beby's cheerful face. But at the same time, Celine's smile darted through her mind. And as the two girls laughed together, to be honest, Aldef was confused with his own heart.

He loves Beby, very much. But at one time, the memories with Celine were reluctant to move from her brain.

I don't know how long Aldef daydreamed, the touch on the back of his left hand lying on the table made Aldef then straightened.

"Ndreamy. Think what, anyway?" ask Celine.

Aldef just shook his head slowly with a brief smile. Enough to make Celine understand that Aldef is reluctant to tell a story.

"You're saying I can tell you that we met and just the two of you?"

Celine's words brought Aldef to mind the events of that night. The night Celine sent him a message. At that time, Aldef did promise Celine that the girl could tell anything. On condition, only the two.

"Now we're not just the two of us" Aldef replied.

"Beby same Poppy again to the toilet. So, we're just the two of us, Al." Pause for a moment. "Please, Al, I really need to tell you about this one. I'm confused, who else to tell."

Aldef let out a heavy sigh. Looking at Celine's slashy looks alone her heart felt melted.

Finally, the man nodded. "What story do you want?"

"Why?"

"You know, right, he's sick again? The doctor said that the only way Poppy could be cured was a kidney transplant. I paid the cost from far away. The thing is, Poppy's kidney can only survive for the next five months."

"Certainly? Why not just operate?"

"There are no donors."

Celine's eyes were glazed. He recalled Poppy's words a few days ago. "Poppy doesn't have the spirit of life, Al. He said, 'if it's destiny, I'm ready whenever I have to go home, brother'." A drop of tears plunged from Celine's sense of sight. "But I can't, Al. I don't want to lose Poppy. He's the only family I have."

Either getting a push from nowhere, Aldef's hand moved touching the back of Celine's hand that was drooping limp on the table.

"Keep, what do you want me to do? Find a donor for Poppy?"

Celine looked at Aldef expectantly. "May I ask for that help?"

Aldef smiled widely, then he nodded steadily.

"Thank you, Al. Thank you very much" Celine replied as she returned Aldef's hand.

"Ouch, Brother Aldef. Just left behind."

Poppy's voice made Aldef and Celine reflex to release each other's touch. The two turned their heads and found Beby staring at them while smiling awkwardly.

"Brother cry?" poppy asked Celine.

"No," said Celine, shaking her head strongly. "No, it's."

"Yes, huh! Big brother cries, right?"

Luckily, their order arrived shortly afterwards.

***

Aldef was able to breathe a sigh of relief when he finally left the Dufan area.

"Sorry, yes, Sky" Aldef said after pushing his car's accelerator for 10 minutes.

"Sorry why?" ask Beby astonished.

"Because there's Celine, we can't be alone."

Beby chuckled softly. "Why are you apologizing? It was not my fault kali. I met Celine there too, right, by chance."

Confused of what to reply, Aldef smiled wryly. He himself was confused, why should he apologize on behalf of Celine? All of this is beyond Aldef's control.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea popped into Aldef's head. The neon lights in his brain suddenly shone brightly.

"Sky, aren't you lo laper?"

"Not really, anyway. Want to eat again?"

Aldef nodded. "We went to my favorite restaurant. Wanna?"

"Can."

Beby returned to his cell phone. Read the screenplay he should feature in the webseries shooting tomorrow. While recalling the acting exercises he had done with Daren and others the last few days.

***

"Sister Aldef same brother Beby emang couple goals, yes, brother?"

Celine turned the two puffed-up eyes hearing Poppy's words just now. Since boarding the taxi a few minutes ago, Celine's sister continued to praise Beby. From the start Beby is beautiful, fun, not arrogant, and everything good about Beby that makes Celine's ears feel hot.

"Oh, yes, Brother. By the way, Brother Beby knows not, anyway, if that brother is his ex-girlfriend brother Aldef?"

That question then made Celine throw a sharp glare at Poppy.

"Never tell Beby about it" said Celine.

"Emang why?" ask Poppy for wonder.

"According to Brother why, anyway? If you say no, yes, no!"

Weird, bantin Poppy.

Celine is rarely angry. Often, Celine grumbles at Poppy eating or drinking too much. Or maybe, when Poppy is too focussed on learning.

Poppy stared at Celine's goal. Poppy's sensitivity to the people around him is not something to be doubted. Almost equal to Kiran's sensitivity rate.

"Sister, there's no evil intent, right, same brother Beby?"

In that instant, Celine's plan to give Poppy a new phone as a gift, she immediately canceled.

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