ALDEBY
|6.| With You

Water, the true definition of a two-headed sword. Without water, the earth and its contents would not exist. But if there's too much water, we're drowning. Water gives life, as well as the cause of death of a person.

I don't know how long Beby's been sitting on the bridge. Ignoring the sound of motor vehicle horns that are mutually unpretentious. Enjoy the wind that blends with the smoke of the vehicle.

From here, Beby was free to stare at his favorite celestial object that never dimmed.

Only Beby could sense the enormity of the tsunami within him. There was not a single expression that Beby showed. Nevertheless, his hands repeatedly moved quickly as he felt a clear liquid seeping from his two eyes.

Tired, Beby intended to climb the bridge fence, then sat there. Beby had not wanted to meet the walls that limited his sense of sight. He still wanted to observe the stars in the sky and its reflection as if carried by the river's water currents.

However, as yet Beby managed to sit on the bridge fence, someone suddenly pulled his wrist back. Beby who was not ready with the movement also ended up slumped onto the sidewalk. The girl looked up to see the perpetrator's face.

"LO CRAZY, HUH?!" beby shouted, rising from a sitting position. "Did you flirt with me?!"

Aldef stood in front of Beby. "Lo is crazy! Want to die lo?! Huh uh?!"

Beby's forehead wrinkled in wonder. In the next second, he realized what Aldef meant. "Gue didn't want to kill himself!"

"Keep, why do you climb?" Aldef's gaze shifted for a moment on the iron where Beby had set foot.

Instead of answering, Beby instead did his intention that had been delayed. 

Seeing this, Aldef's eyes widened. His hand reached back to Beby's wrist. However, this time the girl was more alert.

"Lo really wanna die?"

Before replying, Beby positioned himself first. After feeling seated properly, Beby turned to look at Aldef who was now standing to his left. The man was still staring fixedly at Beby.

"Gue wants to sit here" said Beby. "Not to die!"

Aldef sighed for a moment. A little relieved to remember what came to his mind was a mistake.

"Follow me," Aldef said as he grabbed Beby's wrist.

"Where?" 

"Follow it out."

"But, my car?"

"Who said you got in my car?"

Mucus! as a Beby to himself. 

For the safety of her pride, Beby breaks the face-to-face action between herself and Aldef. "Continue?"

"To Golden Apartment. Go first" said Aldef.

"Gue hasn't come back yet."

"Who's coming back?"

"But, kan—"

"It's up to you if you don't want to. I'm staying."

What should Beby do now? He still wanted to stay, but the curiosity of what Aldef wanted to do made him doubtful. Seeing Aldef who had entered his car, Beby ended up deciding to enter his red car.

***

Apparently, Aldef took Beby to the rooftop apartment. The bright lights presented in front of Beby were amazing. This was the first time Beby had stepped on the top floor of the Golden Apartment.

"Usually, if you are upset, I find myself here," said Aldef, making Beby then look to the right side.

"Who's upset?"

With a flat expression, Aldef looked at Beby as he said, "Lo."

"Huh?" Inwardly, Beby continued to chant prayers for Aldef to be consumed by his acting talent. "No! I'm not upset."

Still with the same expression and manner of staring, Aldef brushed aside the distance between his face and Beby's face slowly. Seeing Aldef advance his face, Beby retreated to scavenge distance again.

"Lo sembab eyes" said Aldef. "Hidung lo red. Your eyes are not focused." The man returned to his original position, making Beby able to breathe a sigh of relief. "Will you lie?"

"Why do you think it's my business?"

Uh! Aldef missed the moment where he had to prepare the answer to Beby's question. But, not Aldef his name if not able to kink.

"Because of my neighbor's apartment. If there was a suicide tragedy in your apartment unit, I would have been asked to be a witness. Ribet."

Beby, who was about to reach the seventh heaven, was again blown away by Aldef's reply. The girl glared and looked back at the sky. "The chain cares for her."

"So you want me to care?"

A warm gust of wind that hit Beby's earlobe made him turn to the right. "No!"

After that, Beby rushed out of the rooftop area. Leaving Aldef suddenly at home was spoiled by the night wind and the glitter of the city lights. Both corners of his lips swooped upwards, forming a meaningful smile witnessed by the entire universe.

***

Beby entered the apartment unit with 255 feet. Arriving in the middle room, a voice made him jump in shock.

"Where are you from?"

"Sister Miko?!"

Miko, who was sitting on the sofa, went to approach her sister. Men's eyeballs wrapped in black hoodie as if stripping Beby's body.

When their position was faced, Miko again asked, "Where are you from?"

"City ...." Damnit damnit! Could have forgotten that Miko's sister is coming tonight.

Not yet Beby answered, Miko again said, "Cut hair, puffy eyes, face. It's thought a madman just figured out how you feel."

"Mianna, Oppa. I forgot to pick you up at the airport." (Sorry, Brother).

Knowing Beby since in her mother's womb, Miko knew very well how her sister's character was. Beby does have acting talent, but that does not apply in front of Miko.

"Deleponin from earlier was not lifted. Where do I ask?"

For some reason, seeing Miko's eyeballs makes Beby feel tight again. His lips are dumb, speechless.

As hard as Beby tried, his tears spilled as well.

Miko who saw it also reflexively rubbed Beby's tears with her thumb. Then, the man took the younger brother into the deck. 

Sure enough, in Miko's arms, Beby's sobs sounded louder and more heartbreaking. 

If it was like this, Miko could only wait for when Beby would tell her a story. 

***

Previously, Beby wanted to invite Miko to the gym together this morning. But apparently, the brother had to leave since 06:00 earlier.

Beby pressed the power off button on the treadmill when he heard the ringtone on his phone. Seeing who called, Beby did not hesitate to press the answer button. Then, the girl in the gray jacket rushed out of the gym building.

"Yes, Ran?"

"Sorry, I couldn't call you last night. Brother Gino was home all day yesterday. In fact, I was wondering how you met Arka last night."

The row of sentences ended right when Beby was sitting in the front seat of the swimming pool located not far from the gym. 

Before saying those words, Beby sighed for a moment. "Gue broke up with Arka."

"Huh? Breaking up? Kok, can? Why?"

Honestly, both senses of Beby's vision were hot when a flash of memory about the former's intimacy with a woman named Princess came back to him. Not allowing tears to wet her cheeks, Beby looked up.

"By? How, lo diem?"

Hearing Kiran's voice, Beby looked straight ahead again. Deliberately, the girl pulled both ends of her lips together to form a crescent moon.

"It turns out, Arka's been cheating all along."

That one sentence, successfully knocked down the wall of defense that Beby painstakingly woke up. As strongly as Beby held back, the urge of clear liquid from his eyes was stronger. 

Damnit damnit! beby's curse on the sassy tears that wet his cheeks.

"Later in the evening I went to your apartment" said Kiran who was the end of their conversation that morning.

***

Everyone knows that Aldefra Mahardika is a man who has never missed a day without exercise. However, since moving to this apartment, his intention to the gym building has increased. Not only exercising, but also observing a girl who had somehow filled her head.

Aldef put the weight that was originally in the grip of his left hand when he saw Beby coming out with a cellphone attached to the earlobe. It seems that the girl is getting a call.

Intrigued, Aldef ended his activities in the gym and rushed to follow Beby secretly. As it turned out, Beby was sitting in the long chair in front of the pool. 

Not far from where Beby was sitting, Aldef was silent and ready to put up an ear. Now, the man in a black short-sleeved shirt could catch Beby's expression from the side.

The one who was conversing with Beby was apparently Kiran. But, Aldef noticed something strange. 

Sure enough, not long after, Beby cried. Then, the girl clasped her phone again, signaling that Beby and Kiran's chat was over.

Seeing that Beby had no intention of moving from his position, Aldef approached. He took a sitting position to the right of Beby, making the girl then turn towards him.

"The aldef? Why are you here?" ask Beby. 

Instead of answering, Aldef held out a handkerchief. "Remove your tears."

The sentence made Beby wake up with a trace of tears still on his cheek. Quickly, the girl rubbed it.

But, not yet had that intention accomplished, Aldef's hand grabbed Beby's wrist. Making Beby's move instantly came to a halt. 

"Such a cry, anyway," mocked Aldef while wiping Beby's tears using a handkerchief in his grasp.

Beby quiet. His brain suddenly stopped turning. He doesn't know what to say. 

"Secending love is common" Aldef said. "Especially the break up because your guy cheated. You should be happy, you can get away from a bad man."

"Lo nguping?" accuse Beby.

"I didn't listen intentionally." 

Okay. Aldef knew lying was not recommended. But, for her safety's sake, lying is absolutely okay, right?

Silence enveloped both. Beby stared straight at the pool water puddle that looked calm. While Aldef continued to observe Beby's face. Not not knowing, Beby just pretended not to realize that Aldef's gaze did not turn from him.

"Sorry, yes, by the way" Aldef said, making Beby turn to him.

"Sorry why?"

Aldef showed a handkerchief in his hand. "I sweat it out."

The three words successfully made both Beby's eyes glare. If it is not God's creation, it is certain that the girl's eyeballs have already rolled to the floor.

"DFIFF!!!"

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