ALDEBY
|73.| Are You Okay, By?

..."Losing is a sure thing, but there will never be enough time for humans to prepare themselves."...

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"My nyokap-bokap I must have survived, right, Lol?"

I don't know how many times Beby asked that question. And I don't know how many times Lola sighed, then replied, "Yes, By. We pray the best, yes."

Kiran and Daren have been moving out of Beby's apartment since two hours ago. Kiran is asked to go home by her famously possessive fiance, while Daren is busy preparing her latest project plans. Because Lola is the only one who is not so busy, she took the initiative to accompany Beby.

What makes Lola inexhaustible is, since almost four hours Lola in Beby's apartment, she has not found any sign of Aldef's whereabouts.

Still on Lola's journey of patience to appease Beby, the girl's room door was knocked from the outside.

"It must be mama" said Beby who then moved from his bed.

With a smile and wishful thinking of Maya's presence, Beby opened the door to her room. "Mama—"

The smile that originally framed Beby's lips, faded away for a moment. Expectations of the warm embrace he missed, fused forcefully with the figure of Aldef standing before him.

Lola who stood a few steps behind the two lovebirds found the figure of Miko who was waving her hand towards him. Understanding the man's intentions, Lola took the initiative out. Give Aldef and Beby space to talk.

"Lo why, Sky?" aldef asked shortly after closing the door to Beby's room. They were still standing at the door. Aldef held the surface of Beby's cheek. "Face lo pucket gini. Lo sick?"

"Mama. Papa." Two words that were so heartbreaking to Beby, making the tears of umpteenth spilled again. No matter how hard Beby builds a wall of positive thoughts, not strong enough to stem such a bitter reality.

Aldef could not see how his girlfriend's death was. The man took Beby into his arms. Aldef's hand moved gently over Beby's long hair. Now, Aldef feels bad. How could he be the last person to know the news about Beby's parents? How could he not be next to Beby when the girl really needed him? Even worse, Aldef celebrated the return of Celine's sense of vision by spending time with the woman.

The door to Beby's room opened again. There, Aldef found the figure of Miko who threw a gaze full of warning at him. Aldef resigned, he left the door of Beby's room open.

"They must be fine, right, Al?"

"Everything that happened was by His permission, Sky. So, keep praying for your parents, huh?"

Beby took off Aldef's embrace. The girl carved a sweet smile on her lips. "Temenin I eat, huh? Laper."

Aldef chuckled softly. "Pas really means, I brought your favorite food."

Seeing the clear crackle containing sterofoam in Aldef's grasp, Beby's smile widened. The girl dragged Aldef to the dining table. Don't forget to call Miko and Lola.

In that instant, Aldef recalled the incident a moment ago. When he met Daren at FS Studio.

"What's going on here?" daren asked with a tone of speech that Aldef did not know the meaning.

"It's the same with his ex" said Fahri sewot.

"Lo don't know anything about Beby?"

"Gue knows, really," Aldef replied. "He's sick, isn't he? After this I want to look at him, all of you go home."

"God." Daren is upset. "Lo really doesn't know it."

"You mean?"

"Lo know why Beby's sick? He was shocked because the plane his parents were boarding was declared missing yesterday."

"Eh, seriously lo?!" sahut Fahri's. "Gue just found out the news."

"Gue also just found out from Kiran. Beby's sister just told Kiran and Lola about it."

Beby's voice on the right brought Aldef back to reality.

"That's what, Al?" asked the girl while pointing at the other crackle that Aldef was carrying.

"Oh, here. Beverages. Make lo."

"My favorite drink, huh?"

Getting a nod from Aldef, Beby smiled wilfully. The girl then opened the crackle and pulled out the contents. As soon as he saw the contents inside the plastic cup that Aldef said was 'Beby's favorite drink', the 22-year-old girl's smile disappeared instantly.

Beby, Miko, and Lola, both stared straight at Aldef. Aldef who was stared so intensely was feeling uncomfortable. "Why?"

"When did Beby like coffee?" miko Sarcas.

Damnit damnit! aldef on himself. Because of spending time with Celine who loves coffee so much, Aldef forgot Beby's favorite drink.

That night, Aldef could feel the speed of the wind swaying his heart getting louder. Between Beby and Celine, Aldef had no idea what his heart needed.

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"Wait, Al," said Lola, shortly after she and Aldef came out of Beby's apartment. The girl deliberately followed Aldef, as there was something Lola wanted to talk about.

"Why?" Aldef whose hand had reached the door of his apartment unit turned back.

"Can we talk for a minute?"

"could. Want to talk inside?"

"No need. Here aja. A moment."

"OKAY. So, what's up?"

"A few days ago, Kiran told me the same story. He said he saw you several times with Celine. Kiran also said, that you guys, uh, are really friendly. My question, are you cheating on Beby?"

Aldef laughed softly. "No. Celine has nothing to do with it. I used to be with Celine because I just wanted to help her. Poor thing, his sister has kidney failure. You know, right, if Celine's blind? The numbers, I want to help them. Lo, right, know how I am."

Lola mangosteen, understand the direction of Aldef's conversation. But that's not the answer he wanted.

"So who does coffee like?"

***

Beby stared blankly at the ceiling of his room. The thought of his parents who until now had no news, as well as Aldef increasingly clear changes, made Beby's brain feel like a highway that many intersections without traffic signs.

The phone lying on the nightstand made Beby's eyeballs switch.

Carcass.

The name that has been around for quite a while does not show itself on the screen of Beby's phone. Previously, the girl had no intention of doing any activities until the dreamland took over her world. However, Beby's subconscious moved his hand to lift the call from Arka.

"Assalamualaik."

For some reason, the sound of baritone across there makes both corners of Beby's lips automatically pulled up. "Getishalight."

"Are you okay, By?"

That sentence, like a time bomb that exploded in Beby's heart. His breath felt tight again. Traces of tears that have not long dried up, get wet again. Beby biting his lower lip tightly so that the rainstorm inside him did not stick out. However, his efforts were in vain. The three words from the Ark had successfully knocked down Beby's defensive wall.

"By .. is okay. Nangis. I know, you must be in a big shock. I won't promise you that everything will be okay. I also can't promise that your parents will survive."

Beby knows that. Very know. Nothing is certain before the bodies of his parents are found. Whether it's in a state of life or not.

"Maybe, you're already bored if everything's going to be okay. I don't want to be evil or want you. However, there is little chance of a survivor in a plane crash. The only thing you have to do now, sincerely, By. All are equal to God."

Beby's sobbing sound was heartbreaking. Under the dark ceiling of her room, Beby cried. Throw out all the sickening emotions in Beby's heart. Slowly but surely, the girl got the sincere taste that Arka said.

"Do you want my words first?"

"Losing is a sure thing, but there will never be enough time for man to prepare."

Unbeknownst to Beby, Arka smiles at her place. "I'm happy with it, By."

"Ac ...."

"Hm?"

"I miss you."

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