Andara's Revenge
Unavoidable

🎵 Iris - Goo Goo Dolls 🎵

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"Sister," call Kaluna. The girl waved, asking him to approach in a persuasive style. "Udah coming? Come with me, yuk."

Andara arrived two hours ahead of the lecture. He joined the field, help the housekeeper at Buana's house to arrange cakes and drinks.

Kaluna's body approached, then took her to leave the kitchen. Andara just followed the girl's steps up the white steps towards the second floor. In this Buana house there are many stairs, entering the terrace there are several stairs, leading to the living room and kitchen as well as that. As if the separation between the walled rooms is marked by the level of the floor.

The second floor begins with a living room that looks spacious and comfortable. A large television with a home theater arrangement, as well as a large sofa with many pillows that seem soft. Behind the sofa there is a balcony that has windows as big as a door, maybe it can be opened at any time if the owner wants to relax. The grey curtain covered the window. Ornamental banana trees as high as approximately one meter to be the only living creatures occupants of the room. Because no one was sitting there, nor was Kaluna, the girl just passed by and went to the door at the end.

When the door opened, the fragrance he was so familiar with burst into smell. The sea of Buana.  "Lun," whispered Andara stifled and pulled her hand from the side of Kaluna.

"Just in, sister," asked Kaluna who first stepped in. The girl invites him to play guessing with the forced facial water. "Guess whose room this is?"

No need to think much, he understood that this was Buana's room. Unlike the Buana room in a halfway house near the campus, Buana's room in this house is certainly wider, more filling because it is often occupied.

He stepped in while observing the state of the room. Beautiful and resik black and white padan padan present. The wall behind the black-painted bed, filled with various figures of the boy's favorite band. There is Nirvana, Oasis, Queen and more. It seems that black is an additional color, because the left right wall remains white, the same color as the entire house. On the white wall there are several guitars hanging, the size of which varies from as small as a ukulele to standard. A gray sofa is placed lined with guitar hangers. He suspected Buana would play a stringed object of his collection by sitting on the sofa. There were some clear lights hanging, the bulb was beautiful emitting a yellowish glow. This room is very comfortable.

"I can't let Bibik slide even a little of the arrangement of this room. Nothing can change, all like the last time you were left with Brother," explained Kaluna without being asked.

Andara gave a faint smile. His eyes stared at the other wall opposite the bed, there was a desk and study chair as well as a bookcase. The thick books on the law are neatly arranged. He used to accompany Buana to buy the books and they also borrow each other if one does not have. 

A step two, Andara approached and sat in a black study chair, looking at the arrangement of photographs neatly pasted to form a heart sign in front. There are many photos of her own, photos of the two of them, photos of Marionette, photos of Kaluna, photos of Silvia with Nina.

"For the size of the boys' room, this room is neat," murmured Andara, trying not to be affected by Nina's photo there. There are however more photos of her and no photos of Buana alone with Nina.

"Abang is indeed a little cleaner than me," said Kaluna while flicking the tip of the nail as if to explain that the difference is not much. "A little bit."

Andara nodded. He knew Buana was deft when cleaning and tidying up the room, such as when tidying up the boarding living room that he had once torn apart. "Yes, Lun. Let's be quick" he joked.

Kaluna paused for a moment, then spoke back in a voice containing a cry. "Don't always remember I made it clean again if I've been here to learn to play guitar. Brother said, Brother at any time can be invited to come to the house and when he saw his room, he will be embarrassed if it falls apart."

Andara can't help but stiffen hearing that. So great was Buana's hope that he would get to know the man's house and family. Andara is still fixated until Kaluna is lost and allows her to reminisce with the relics of Buana. He can smell Buana everywhere. In the towel that is attached to the clothesline of the towel near the bathroom door, on the cushions of the sofa, in a neatly folded blanket. You could touch all that stuff as if you were greeting Buana. There, the combination of perfume and sweat feels very paying longing, as well as stifling to the bone.

He fumbled softly and carefully as all that was left was truly precious. Her steps ended up to the corner, the place where the wardrobe stood. His hand hesitated to open, but his heart wanted to see all the contents of this room down to the smallest part. The wooden door was pulled, fragrant perfumed clothes were coming out. Nothing strange, like a closet. There were clothes hanging and some were folded. In the second row of folded clothes, there was a shirt that just drooped. Maybe Buana took the sweatshirt at the bottom in a hurry. 

When your hand wanted to close, his gaze was fixed on a T-shirt that was hung upside down. The corner of his eye is squinting. Buana lovers of cleanliness, but since when the shirt like ever used is placed in the closet? The black shirt was pulled, as usual the B label on the neck was visible. But that makes Andara choked when the shirt is reversed. He recognized the front picture of the shirt.

This is Buana's favorite T-shirt that she put folded when she gave up and decided to withdraw from the man's life. Andara sniffing sweatshirt. No fragrance on clothes. He swallowed. So, is this really a used T-shirt? Is this what he used to wear?

Andara returned the shirt with a noisy heart. He could have been wrong, he could have been. He's putting the shirt back on the hanger. Next to the shirt, it depends on what he knows. Of course, it was her bag that she stayed in the courtroom in order to meet Nina. 

Andara took the bag from the hanger and sat on the bed. His thin book was still in the bag, as well as a pen. Opening the book and flipping through, as he expected, there was a graffiti of Buana's hand there.

And I'd give up forever to touch you

'Coz I know that you feel me somehow

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be

And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment

And all I can breathe is your life

And sooner or later it's over

I just don't wanna miss you tonight

And I don't the world to see me

'Coz I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

As the broadcaster Reload, Andara certainly knows this song. Goo Goo Dolls. Marionette performed the song during the off air Indiebest. Andara remembered Buana's expression when she sang it. At that time, he thought Buana was just living the song. He didn't bother that the kids were making fun of Buana. Apparently, living the same singing different hearts thin content, huh? 

A smile came. If there's a Buana right now, it's like he's going to say, "Yes, yes. I know everything." But it was too late and he could only mutter to himself in his heart.

"Sister." Kaluna called from outside. "There is Bang Indra and comrades are coming."

You close the book and go outside. From the way Kaluna told, it was as if the host was her. He greeted Indra, Choky and others. The house is still quiet because it is still daytime.

"We can not for long, Marionette has to standby for tonight," said Indra explained their early arrival. "Actually our owner canceled, but the change in loss is very big."

"Gue who changed temporarily, same hire backing vocal," added Indra pointed to a girl who had also experienced.

Andara nodded again while Kaluna invited the others to taste the sweets. Marionette did not sit for long, about ten minutes and then say goodbye.

"We're back, yeah. I'm sorry I couldn't take long."

"Yes, I know. Don't think about it."

"Is it okay?" ask Indra when delivered Andara to the front door.

"Why me?" balas Andara's.

Indra smiled softly and shook her head. "Yes Buana, yes you. Same with both of you. If something is a story, don't hide it. I'm sure why - why did you faint how many times?" whispered the guy.

Andara hissed shyly and Indra chuckled small. As soon as Indra got to the front door, the guy looked shocked and greeted a woman who stood leaning outside. "Tante," said Indra politely.

Like trying to show a fine face, the woman admonished Indra kindly. "ins. How are you?"

"Good, aunt. But, sorry, Indra and the others can not be long because they want to perform tonight."

"Oh, yeah. Be careful, In." The woman's gaze led to the departure of Indra and Marionette personnel and then returned to meet him. "Who is this?"

You gasp, unprepared for the questions that come. "I'm Andara, Auntie."

The neat-looking woman who was estimated to be 40 or 50 years old Youara was silent as if she was digesting her sentence and then scanning with a probing look. "Andara's? So you're the one called Andara?"

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"Why, Brother? How to be quiet?" whispered Kaluna looked at Andara. They both collected the former glass of mineral water into the box. The study was over and the guests shrank. There were only a few people left sitting on the terrace.

Andara shook her head while glancing at her mother Buana who was protesting to Bibik over the food menu Bibik chose, today. Unlike Kaluna and the papa, Mama Buana is more terrible. Inwardly, the regret of not getting to know the Buana family when the guy was alive, began to diminish. At least, he was saved from the drama of several episodes that told the disharmony between him and his mother's boyfriend.

"Because of Mama, huh?" As Kaluna understood and calmed her heart. "Udah does not need to be cared for, justin. In the past, he chose to stay in this house. Why should I go back again?"

"Lun, don't be like that" said Andara trying to remind. From the arrival of the mother, Kaluna always showed a hostile face to the woman.

Kaluna sounded bellowed and pushed lips into your ears. The girl holding the box with the towering trash sizzled cynically, "I don't think sometimes, why is she my mama?"

Andara gestured for Kaluna to stop talking, but Kaluna remained ignorant.

"That night came from him." The girl just shrugged her shoulders when you turned her head and put an empty plastic container on the box. "Bang tell Bibik if you want to go to Mama's place. The location of the accident is also not the usual path to return home. Brother must be from there."

Andara again busied herself with trivial things after collecting plastic containers with Kaluna. He just did not want to discuss it anymore, all was still like a flash of lightning passing by but real.

The sky of Jakarta is starting to fade. There is no twilight because the rain is still flat. Actually Andara wanted to go home, but Kaluna just kept holding back. The girl deliberately invited him to dinner to buy time.

"Sister, it's new year's night. It's jammed everywhere, rather than stuck, it's better here" Kaluna said as they dined together.

The woman in front of them stopped the spoon and noticed Kaluna and Andara's interaction. "Great attention to you and everyone else, Lun."

"It seems that other people are also the same attention I am. I just made what they made to me" Kaluna replied without looking in the face. Seeing that, you are not feeling well. "Here you go, sister," pinta Kaluna persuaded.

From the corner of the eye, you can see the woman's jaw tightening for a moment. Now that she knows, Buana's beautiful jaw is lowered from whom. The woman seemed not to mind how Kaluna behaved and tried to stand up in the conversation. "Udah can belain people yes," said the mother while noting the last bribe.

The atmosphere of the dining table looked so stiff and cold. A family dinner that is physically close but emotionally distant. Contradictions at one time. Andara can only duck while sending a glance to Kaluna to end the debate.

"Who deserves to be defended, yes I defend. While in the hospital also take care of Brother Brother Andara like me. Where's mama going? And Sister Nina who Mama went forward with it, only once came it was just a visit. Clown, not guard," sambar Kaluna with her eyes lit up. "If now I ask Brother Andara to stay, obviously, he would want to accompany me. Not like Mama."

"Luna." Andara held the arm of Kaluna who was at the side. She's shuffling. This is no good. What Kaluna has right now is only mama. Buana's gone, papa's in jail.

The woman stood up after sipping a drink. Her dress fluttered as the hand pulled the handbag and walked away from the dining table. "One moment you will know about choosing," said the mother smiling tastelessly.

Kaluna who was also standing then nodded. "And we were never in Mama's choice, were we?"

"You can come with Mama if you want."

Kaluna shook her head strongly in response, until the woman walked back to the front door after checking her phone. Andara who witnessed it could only hold Kaluna's arm, trying to calm down.

"Don't want to know who Mama chose?" timpal Kaluna while dragging a step forward. "That, that guy. Mama went with the man. Reportedly, she's Mama's first love and Mama can't forget until now."

Andara watched carefully from behind the window, seen a car that came to pick up Mama Buana. There was a man coming down and opening the door after hugging the woman affectionately. Andara's chest was pounded and around suddenly felt quiet. He seemed to want to shrink when he recognized the figure of the man. The smile was familiar, very familiar.

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