Behind the Eyes of INDIGO
Recollecting

After school, as usual Aldi waited for Alia at the school gate.

"Cieee has been waiting" Afi mocked Alia while glancing at Aldi who was standing in front of the school gate.

"What are you!" alia said a bit annoyed to Afi.

Afi left Alia, while Alia was still standing still, she recalled Dina.

"You why? why are you dreaming here?" ask Aldi, who is already beside him.

"Not really papa. I went home firstwell" Alia left Aldi, there happened to be a bus passing by so she got on and went home.

*****

In Alia's room...

Alia opened a shabby box and she kept it in her closet.

The box is made of plastic but is quite thick, small in shape and silver in color.

Alia blew the box and cleared her of the dust that enveloped her.

Slowly Alia opened the box, she was in the box there was a monel necklace with a heart-shaped black magnet decoration, Alia took the necklace slowly and stared at him. He recalled the past he had experienced with the necklace.

"Maybe, this will happen again? or could it be, this has indeed become my destiny?" alia said to herself as she continued to stare at the necklace.

Without feeling it, his tears flowed and soaked his cheeks, he then cried as if. But he tried not to make a sound so that no one would know that he was crying.

"That's enough! this might be my path!" alia told herself again.

Soon a woman who always referred to as the Rose, was a figure who was always present when Alia felt sad and needed a friend. The figure was still the same, wearing a knee-length white dress with short sleeves and a shoulder-length hair that was draped. Her face was so beautiful and shining, making anyone who saw her would feel calm.

The figure smiled back while looking at Alia, as if she was telling Alia not to be sad anymore. Shortly after Alia calmed down, the figure disappeared again.

 *****

The next day, Alia left school as usual. But he acted so quietly, even when he met Aldi, he did not say anything to the point of confusing Aldi.

"Al you why?" asked Afi who was astonished to see Alia's attitude.

"No papa, no longer want to be disturbed" replied Alia briefly.

Afi was silent, she did not dare to ask many things because she knew very well how Alia was.

During the break, Alia and Afi were still sitting in her class. They are still busy doing tasks that they do not understand.

Aldi tried to approach the two of them, but suddenly Alia left without saying anything.

"Alia wait!" aldi shouted, but Alia still left.

"Fi, Alia why?" ask Aldi

"I don't know either, he just said that he no longer wanted to be disturbed" Afi replied

"It looks like you have to let him make it yourself first" he added again.

Aldi just fell silent, he then left Afi alone in class.

When he returned home from school, Aldi waited at the school gate, it seems Alia still avoided. But Aldi forced it and took it to the back garden of the school.

"You what the fuck! I'm going home!" yelled Alia who was upset.

"I won't let you go home until you've cleared it!" aldi replied firmly.

"I don't have to explain anything! and it's none of your business!" alia said and was about to leave, but Aldi again withdrew his hand.

Aldi was shocked when he saw her crying, so he felt guilty and apologized, but Alia was still crying.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude to you Al" said Aldi who began to panic.

"But I just want to know why you've always shied away from me" he added.

Alia stopped crying, she fell silent and looked towards Aldi.

"You want to know why?" alia asked with a voice that was still trembling.

Aldi just nodded, he was so eager to hear the answer to his question.

"I just don't want you to do anything!" alia said briefly.

Aldi was still confused and did not understand what Alia meant.

" Yes! I want you to stay away from me! because if you hold on to me, you might be wretched" unknowingly her tears trickled back, she recalled the incident.

"What mean! why are you talking about it!" Aldi still does not accept the words of Alia.

"I'm a freak! damn bearer! the same people as me, everyone's been wretched!" alia said with a faint voice.

"I don't care!" answer Aldi.

He did not believe Alia's words, and although they were true, Aldi still did not believe Alia's words.

Aldi tries to calm Alia down and assures her that he will not be okay.

But Alia's eyes still showed the fear she had experienced.

Aldi tried to ask Alia about what had happened to make her behave like now.

Alia was still silent, she was still reluctant to tell it, because she actually did not want to remember it anymore.

But Aldi insisted on persuading Alia, until finally he wanted to talk.

"So you want to know?" ask Alia slowly.

Aldi nodded as if saying that he could not wait to hear the story from Alia.

"But you have to promise, don't tell anyone!"

"I promise you!" answer Aldi.

Alia then sighed, and tried to calm herself down.

He opened his bag and took something.

That's a box he took out of his closet yesterday.

Aldi was just wondering why Alia even took out the old box.

Alia opened the box and took the contents, she showed Aldi the monel necklace.

"Why do you give me a look? and whose necklace is it?" asked Aldi who was so curious about the necklace.

"This is the only relic from him that I still have" Alia said as she continued to stare at the necklace.

Alia grasped it and put it back in the box.

"My mountain" replied Alia briefly.

"Oh what is that necklace from your girlfriend? or maybe that's why you asked me to keep you away?" aldi said with a disappointed tone.

"But even if you already have a boyfriend, I still won't go far! I think of you as my sister!" obviously Aldi.

"I mean!?" Alia was shocked to hear Aldi's statement.

"Yes! I just want to be the one who's always there for you, you want to think of me as your brother?" ask Aldi.

Alia was just speechless, she felt confused by what Aldi said.