ALDEBY
|81.| You're Evil, Ar

"Go home and clean up first. Bathing. Keep going, go to sleep. Not even daydreaming here."

The princess turned her head towards the mother who had just rebuked her. "Mama, how come you haven't slept?"

"You just got home?" Fitri took a sitting position to the right of the Princess. They were on the sofa in the middle room.

The princess nodded briefly.

"Why? It's a sluggish look on his face."

Getting such a question, the Princess chuckled. "Done, Ma."

"Usually, if you are tired of going to sleep immediately, tuh. Not a daydream here."

The girl in all-white clothes justifies the sitting position. It faces right towards Fitri. His eyeballs radiated with seriousness.

"Ma, I want to ask you, dong."

"What?"

"If for example, mama has a boyfriend, but it turns out that mama's boyfriend is still in love with his ex. What will my mom do?"

"Hhhhmmm ...." Fitri thought for a moment. "Mama's gonna ask for a break, maybe?"

"Why?"

"Because, no one knows for sure about the human heart. The owner of the heart itself. So, we need time, space to know what our heart wants. If it is steady, then we can make a decision to continue or stop."

"That, huh?" Princess mangosteen. Understand the meaning of the mother's explanation. "One more question, Ma."

"What?"

"The story is, Mama has an ex. In the past, broke up because Mama thought this ex-Mama was cheating. But apparently, it was all wrong. Mama deliberately made her image bad in Mama's eyes because there was something she had to hide."

"What is hidden?"

"Disease. Diseases that make your ex can die at any time."

"Emang, who can make people die when it's just a disease?"

"I know what Mama meant. But that's not what I'm talking about anymore."

Fitri chuckles. "okay-okay. First, Mama will definitely be very comfortable. I lost someone who sacrificed for my mom. Second, Mama must have asked for it back when she knew all that."

"directly? Even though your ex is seriously ill?"

"Yes. Mama pepus poached all the time that passed. With the misunderstanding. Mama was always there for him. Ngerawat him. But ...."

"But?"

"But it's different when you know that fact, someone else has taken over your love completely."

The princess was silent for a moment. Trying to absorb all the possibilities.

"Mom curious, huh, Put. That wasn't your story, was it?"

***

"Sorry, yeah. So take your nicotine."

Aldef smiled knot. "It's okay. Than you go home alone. Danger."

"Wouldn't stop by first?"

The man glanced at the clock that was coiled around his wrist. "No, deh. It's the night."

"Tomped you into FS, right?"

"Yes. After college, I went straight to FS. Why?"

"No. It's just that."

"Yes already. Get in there."

"Thank you, yeah. I'm not getting it."

Both corners of Aldef's lips swooped upwards. "Together."

Celine got down from the car, then waved for a moment at Aldef. After making sure Celine got into his house safely, Aldef drove back to his car.

Amidst the glitter of the city lights that night, Aldef's memory was thrown back on the incident a few hours ago. When Arka asked to meet him.

"Gue will not be angry with you because it has made Beby cry. But please, let him go if you don't love. If you can't make her happy, at least don't hurt."

If you can't make her happy, at least don't hurt.

Those words were ringing in Aldef's brain. Instantly, he felt like a human being with a frozen heart. In fact, when Aldef realized all the mistakes, the subconscious of the man was still reluctant to stop. Evidently with her who immediately slid once Celine asked for an invitation.

'Citt!!!'

Aldef's feet reflexively stepped on the brake pedal when he saw someone in front of his car. A blind man is about 40 years old. Aldef had no intention of going down. However, seeing the man in front there stop stepping, Aldef decided to approach him.

"Where are the gini nights going?" aldef asked shortly after standing before the man.

"You're coming home, Mas. My wife is cravings young mangoes. So, I buy it."

The sentence was as if an invisible slap to Aldef. The universe shows how stupid he is. Look at this man, his physique is not perfect, but the loyalty and sacrifice for his wife is great.

"If so, I say yes, Mom. Sorry about not thinking. My wife is in a hustle to sleep about it."

"Where is the father's house? Want me to drop off?"

"No need, Mas. Thanks though. It's close, it's close."

"Well that's it, sir. Careful, yeah."

After the blind man left, Aldef returned to his car with shaky steps. Honestly, Aldef was eager to clarify his own feelings.

Can anyone advise Aldef how?

***

Beby woke up to the sound of a cell phone repeatedly going out all over his room. The girl fumbled around with her eyes closed. Both of Beby's eyes felt like they had been hit by a mountain rock. So heavy.

One of Beby's eyes opened. The girl squinted to adjust the light that entered the sense of sight. Time shows at 05:37. There were 10 missed calls and 25 incoming messages.

The girl sighed for a moment. Trying to raise awareness. After that, Beby changed his position to sit down. The long-haired girl opened the WhatsApp app, then hit the top chat room.

Aunt Chika:

Beby, I'm sorry that Aunt interrupted your time. But, Auntie, you deserve to know.

Aunt Chika:

Sorry for all the mistakes Arka, yes.

Aunt Chika:

Arka ... doesn't hurt anymore.

The deg!

In that instant, Beby picked up the car keys and darted out.

"By, breakfast ..." Miko, who was rubbing strawberry jam on the bread, looked in wonder at her sister. "... first. Why else, bye, huh, boy?"

Curious, Miko also followed Beby.

"Good morning, Sky."

This time, Aldef was ignored by Beby. The girl seemed not to see the existence of the two beings who were staring in wonder at her.

"Beby why, brother?" aldef asked with a gaze that pointed right at the girlfriend. From where Aldef was standing, Beby seemed to be pressing the elevator button quickly.

Miko looked at Aldef in wonder. "Where do I know. Lo, right, his girlfriend."

Seeing that Beby had already entered the elevator, Aldef turned his head towards Miko. "Sister Miko, right, her brother."

Miko turned both lazy eyeballs. The man went back into the 255 apartment, not intending to continue the conversation with Aldef.

Meanwhile, Aldef, who originally intended to invite his sports girlfriend along this morning, decided to follow Beby. However, the ringing sound of a cell phone tucked in the pocket of Aldef's training pants undoes his intentions.

"Yes, Cel?"

***

Never once did it cross Beby's mind, that he had to return to this mortuary. The girl stared flatly at Chika and the Princess who was crying as she pleased in the corridor. Everything that bertubi-tubi seemed to suck out the rest of Beby's energy. In fact, just to express himself, he was unable to.

Beby stepped gontai into the mortuary. Her pretty face still showed no expression. However, a drop of clear liquid that came from Beby's sense of sight dripped just like that, along with his fingers that fluttered the white cloth of Arka's face cover.

Beby's eye bead closely watched every inch of Arka's face. Eyebrows, nose, eyelashes, cheeks, mouth. It seemed, just yesterday Beby saw all of it moving.

"Ar, can I be angry, right? Can I be selfish? Why should I know that you are not cheating? Why do I finally have to know that everything you do is for me? Why, too, should I know about your illness?"

"Why don't you keep dying in them? Huh huh? Why do I have to see everything?"

"You did it on purpose, Ar? You intentionally, don't you, make me feel guilty?"

Beby's gaze shifted momentarily on the sky blue hoodie that wrapped his body. "Do you know what makes me most sick? Why don't you wait? Should've waited for me to get you in this hoodie."

The sound of heartbreaking sobs began to pour out from Beby's mouth. The girl clutched Arka's body without life. His hands clenched, lapping slowly on Arka's chest.

"You're evil, Ar ... You're evil ...."

On the sidelines of Beby's broken cries, a hand touched Beby's right shoulder. The girl then straightened up, then looked back and found the figure of Chika and Princess.

"Take Arka, yes, By," said Chika. The middle-aged woman held out a small silver-colored box. "There's a note from Arka. Actually, he wants to give directly to you, but he can't."

After Beby took over the small box, Chika turned her head towards the Princess. This time, Chika held out a red color box. "Make you."

"Make a Princess, Auntie?"

Chika nodded. "Yes. The deposit from Arka."

The Princess's eye bead leads to the figure of Arka. "Bahhhh!!! You really-really, yeah. If this happens, Beby can think we are actually cheating, oneng!"

***

Dear, Beby

I can only give this to you. Think of it as a memento.

Inside the bottle was a small piece of paper that I had written motivational words. Not my words of course. I am not that old man: D.

Oh, aye. Sorry for not being able to give directly to you. Sorry, because you have to know about my illness. In fact, I wish you never knew.

I'd like to say thank you too. Because of you, I have always loved you.

Remember your promise, yes, By. You should be happy. With anyone it's your destiny.

-Arka

A heavy sigh escaped from Beby's respiratory tract. The girl accidentally opened the contents of the silver box given by Arka right in front of the man's grave.

Beby's hand moved to touch the tombstone bearing the name of the former. Although unable to deny the sadness in his soul, Beby did not cry. He was completely sincere for the departure of Arka.

"I'm going home first, yeah, Ar. Wait for me there." Beby chuckled softly. "Whether it's another year, another two, or maybe the day after tomorrow? Anyway, just wait."

Beby moved from his position. Just as Beby turned his back, the net met Aldef. The girl laughed bitterly when she saw someone standing behind her boyfriend.

"Sorry, Sky. I was ... depi—"

"Al." Beby cut out Aldef's words on purpose. "After I think about it, maybe we better break it."

"Who-you mean?"

"Lo know why I survived? Because I want to live all this to the maximum extent of my patience. I want to feel tired, I'm really running out. Because that way, I won't have the desire to go back because I know how tired it is."

"But, By—"

"Please, Al. I'm tired. Give me time to rest."

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