Ayrisa And Her Story
Ayrisa³⁰ - Answer

The sun is disappearing in the western horizon. The gradation of reddish orange light in the sky looks like a huge painting overshadowing the Earth. Although it was a sign of the coming night, it did not make the young men and women stop their activities to prepare a barbeque party in the backyard of the Edwinata residence. A wide cloth was laid out on the grass, and made their seat. It was intentionally like that for a picnic.

"The fuel is not yet?" Ari approached Mia and Jian who got the part preparing the seasoning.

"It's just been a little bit."

"Then, just here."

After getting the herbs from Jian, Ari again approached Gala and the others who were already busy in front of the grill.

"Woy, not yet?" Nephra who had just come out of the house, casually approached Mia's place to see if there was any ready-made food.

"Our abus came straight in again. Turn to eat right here." Gala who was stepping towards them, said to insinuate her friend.

"Yes, that. No one cooks at home, where Mother goes to Opa's house with Dad."

Yes, after lunch Dara got word that her papa was in the hospital. So, he and Antra went to the hospital which was quite far from home. Not only that, Nura who stayed at his friend's house made Nefra just alone with Ayrisa until Dara and Antra came home, somehow what time it would be.

"Where is Ayrisa, Neph? His face aspen was so tangled that he hadn't seen the doi from earlier."

"Doi fuck, they haven't had a relationship." Nefra replied with sewot.

"Lho, doi isn't just for people who date." Gala chuckled, not out of thought with her friend. "Gue became the same as Ayrisa who would be difficult to have a boyfriend."

"Ayri also won't have a boyfriend until anytime." Again Nefra replied non-relaxedly.

As soon as Alnan came up with the grilled corn, Nefra took three and placed them on another plate. After that he went back into the house regardless of the call of Gala behind him. The man rejoins Ayrisa and Rashi who are sitting on the dining table chair. His sister is better, Nephra is grateful for that. His girlfriend quickly became close to Ayrisa.

"Who wants some corn to burn?" Nefra asked as she put the plate she was carrying in front of Ayrisa and Rashi.

"You like grilled corn, Ay?" rashi asked the girl sitting next to him. Their seats are not even far away. Intentionally, so that Rashi can bring Ayrisa's body to lean on her. Like Nefra, he also liked this position, for some reason.

Ayrisa nodded briefly. "The old man didn't eat" he said slowly with a hoarse-sounding voice.

Nefra gave a small smile seeing the closeness between her sister and her boyfriend. Not wrong finally he ventured to shoot the girl who had been his best friend.

Ayrisa is also comfortable with Rashi. The girl treated herself very well. Even his feelings of sadness had almost been forgotten since they were together.

"Sir Nef since when did you date Rashi?" The question made the two flinch a little. None of the two men have revealed their relationship. However, the sixteen-year-old girl asked as if she already knew about it.

"Udah month. Do you have a girlfriend yourself?" reply Rashi with his soft voice.

"Not yet."

"No way!"

The brothers were speaking at the same time. Makes Rashi a little confused.

"Ayri won't date, Ra." Nefra.

"If the fiancee can?" Ayrisa asked innocently. Not only aware if both eyes of her brother have been patterned with hands that are clenched under the table.

"Who's fiancee, Ay?" Rashi asked first, as if knowing the contents of Nefra's mind which was also a little curious.

"When I was at Mama's house, Aspen invited her fiance, but I haven't answered. Want to call Mother first, but forget again."

It should be unquestionable, only Aspen has always chosen such a definite move. Moreover, he himself also knew that Gala's sister liked Ayrisa.

With a firm step Nefra returned to the backyard to look for a figure who had dared to go so far. As soon as his eyes caught Aspen's whereabouts, he immediately walked up to the man and pulled his collar. The people who were there were shocked by it. Mia and Jian even shrieked softly.

"Woy, Neph! Lo what the fuck, anyway. Leasin Aspen!" Ari tries to mediate between the two men, but Nefra's grip on Aspen's strong collar does not increase their distance.

"Gue asked, what do you mean by secretly admitting it?"

"Gue don't know what you mean, Bang." Aspen replied calmly. It even calmed down because there were no visible signs of resistance.

"What do you mean by fiancee Ayri?!" Nephra exclaimed, unable to stem his anger any longer. The others were silent after hearing Nephra's voice.

"Bangs*t!"

Nephra's fist was already floating and ready to land on Aspen's face. However, when the distance was only one inch away, he stopped.

"Sir Nef!" Ayrisa, who was standing behind Nephra, shouted at her sister. Both of his cheeks looked red with annoyance. It was his cry that stopped Nephra.

"One word is not good, Brother Nef." Ayrisa said with great emphasis. The expression on Nephra's face was unreadable, pias enveloping him.

"Bang Nefra turned out to be a scared brother." Oska, standing far away from Nephra and the others, whispered to the twin. "Lo scared of me?" he stared at Kion.

"I'm unclean than afraid of lo."

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After the barbeque party was over, one by one they returned home from the Edwinata residence. Almost half ten nights. They spend a lot of time together. Especially after the incident of Nephra that almost hit Aspen, it even made other members of the Army continue to talk about it. Arsaf who initially wanted to continue forward to get Ayrisa was finally choosing to retreat.

Not the elite name if there is a split just because 'like the same girl'.

Until the last Ari comes home from there, Dara and Antra have not yet announced when they will return home. Unable to leave Ayrisa alone at home, Nefra asks Rashi to go home with Ari. Although famous as a player, he believed in his friend.

Nephra immediately re-entered the house after making sure the gate was locked properly, as the mother had ordered. Inside, Ayrisa was already waiting for herself while sitting on the steps.

"Ay, Mommy and Dad like to go home at night. So, you go straight to sleep if you're sleepy."

After a moment of silence, Ayrisa replied, "May I sleep with Sister Nef?"

"Yes, come on!"

Nefra embraces her sister to be together towards her room. The dominant room was a dark gray welcome when the door opened. Doesn't want to go to sleep right away, nor is he sleepy. So, watching the movie became Ayrisa's choice to accompany her until drowsiness came. With her body already leaning against a pillow that adds comfort, she began tilting her phone and tapping the 'play' icon to watch a movie.

A Silence Voice's.

Ayrisa drowned in her groove. He did not realize that Nefra was starting to watch beside him. The man is tired of playing his phone now.

"Sir Nef, Shouko is like me" he chirped without taking his eyes off the screen.

"What do you mean, Ay?"

Ayrisa was silent for a moment. "I would still be fine if it started in November, a month after my eighth birthday. Being alone in the new class was initially hazy, and it was true. Especially at that time I was an acceleration student in 4th grade." His voice is a little shaky. He had thought about it carefully. "Those who don't accept me start doing things I never thought I'd do."

Nephra slowly began to understand where Ayrisa's story would lead. His heart beat faster, feeling ready and unprepared to know the answer to the question that had haunted him all this time.

"First, they scolded me in the bathroom. I didn't dare to tell you, I just said I was taking extra lessons with the teacher."

Although faint, Nefra remembered that day. His little sister that day came home late, making him and the others worried. The girl was escorted home by her homeroom teacher. Ayrisa's face was a little pale at the time, but she hid it well.

"After that, the more they do. Nobody asked me in class, but I still couldn't believe it was all papa." Ayrisa looked straight at the sister. "I'm that naive, aren't I, Brother Nef?" His eyes were already dewy, just waiting for time until finally one drop fell, and then followed by another drop.

"Why didn't you tell us that time? Why were you just at that time?" Nefra demanded an answer. His position was no longer leaning on his sister's side. Now he looked straight at Ayrisa who did not dare to look directly into his eyes.

Not answering questions from her sister, Ayrisa continued her story. "Before that day, they pulled me to the toilet. The same flaw of the blow I received .. but it was not as painful as when I saw Kak Nura who just stood up and wriggled me from the front door kept going. I thought at that time Kak Nura would have done me, apparently not."

"It was only then that I realized, Brother Nura did not want to have a weak sister like me. Therefore, I'm willing to leave. Thinking Kak Nura would be better after I left ... from the world."

Nefra was completely out of thought with her sister. How did the eight-year-old girl think of leaving the world?

"Ay ... Why can you think like that?!" Nefra exclaimed while shaking Ayrisa's body. Anger suddenly took hold of him. "Lo don't think of me, Mother and Father? Answer, Ay!"

"I just want to make Nura happy! I'm afraid Kak Nura left like he left me at that time!" Ayrisa shouted back at her sister. Yeah, he'll do everything to make Nura happy. She wants to do her role as a sister, while her deepest heart part hopes that after everything she does, Nura will look up to her. He did not want Nura to leave again, as he had been left there that day.

"Fuck Nura, Ay!" The defenses of Nefra were finally destroyed. After a long time, her tears fell. Her hand was tightly clasping Ayrisa's hand. He could not imagine if that day had really lost this little girl. He won't be able to.

Why was God so cruel to his brother? Inner Nephra screamed out in silence.

Just because Nura wanted to consider herself, the girl was willing to do anything.

"Gue please, don't even think about leaving, Ay!" the door in a soft voice. "Never go, Ay!"

"Ma—af, Sister Nef. Don't cry anymore hiks ...."

"Click, don't like that anymore. I'll be ruined if you leave, Ay." Nephra's voice sounded trembling. Then he tightened his embrace on Ayrisa who in the end did not reply to anything anymore.

"Sorry, Sister Nef .. sorry."

Tonight the two fell asleep after being satisfied with tears. In his sleep, Nefra hugged Ayrisa tightly, deeply afraid that her sister would leave when she was in an endless dream world.