Bella's Script
Puzzles

“Hey, why daydream?” saras said as he approached Bella who was sitting alone on the rooftop of their house.

For several days now Bella is often seen daydreaming and holding her cellphone which she often looks at with a huff.

He sat next to Bella, on a swing that then swung softly.

“Hay mah,” welcome him who smiles thinly.

“Udah eat dear?” cupped one side of Bella's face with the right hand and then he rubbed gently.

He noticed that Bella's eyes were still black and sad.

“Later I ate mah.” He held Saras' hand which rubbed his face and closed his eyes to enjoy the tender, affectionate strokes of the mother.

“You want to talk something, son. Can?” ask carefully.

“Hem,” Bella nodded small then opened her eyes and looked at Saras full of attention.

The woman smiled, looking closely at Bella's face.

“This Saturday, mommy wants to invite you, brother and son Devan to eat outside. You can?”

“Emmm, can mah. I have no promises. But by the way, what is the matter of mamah tumben want to malem weekly outside?” ask Bella full of questions.

Usually Saras prefers to stay at home, he said Sunday night makes lazy, often jammed.

Bella's hair gently rolled away without taking her eyes off the princess's two brownish netra.

“Mamah wants to celebrate the age of mama together with you.” He smiled with anxiety.

“Ya…. Oh, my God, I almost forgot my birthday next week. Sorry... Mamah want what gift?” bella's expression changed rapidly, it seemed like she was starting to get distracted.

“Eemm... Don't be a pity..” carried Bella into her arms, made the girl lean spoiled on Saras' chest.

“Mamah is getting older. Now mommy doesn't want anything. Mom just wants to enjoy a lot of time with the kids. Collection of many photos, chat small things that make us laugh.” Said Saras expectantly.

Hearing Saras' speech, Bella turned her face to look at Saras's face above her. The woman smiled and touched her nose to Bella's nose.

Saras was right, lately they have rarely quality time. Since Saras became a single parent, their focus has been more on working to secure their respective economic conditions so as not to burden each other.

Life in this day and age is very difficult, everything must always be in contact with money. There is nothing wrong with taking the time to enjoy their time together. Happiness is not always about money.

“But, mamah would like to invite nak Rangga as well.” Imbuh Saras suddenly.

Bella straightened her body quickly.

“Meanour name?” it was as if lightning had suddenly startled him.

Saras smiled slightly.

“Adek is still in touch with nak Rangga?” in Bella's eyes fixedly, making the girl flutter.

He had told Saras for a long time that his relationship with Rangga was over. This he did so that Saras did not worry him because they considered their relationship did not develop.

“Iya mah.” It's time for him to be honest.

“Heeemmm,.. Alright." Saras smiled wisely.

"You want to try to get to know the man you love. Can you ask him to come, son?” ask Saras seriously.

2 years ago Bella said that her relationship was over with Rangga. Precisely when an unpleasant incident was done by Rangga. Although he said it was unintentional, it still made Saras angry and asked them to separate.

But the time that goes, shows that Bella still survives with the man even though it often makes her disagree and argue with her brother.

Bella's face could not be hidden, she was unable to speak. Saras' request really surprised him. He just nodded with his pinched lips to hold back the cry of haru.

Currently his relationship with Rangga has indeed improved since the incident a few days ago, but not as well as before the incident. I don't know what's keeping him from contacting Rangga too often. Either fear or awkward feeling.

But Saras has tried to give them an opportunity that he could not have missed.

“Try the phone, you want to talk to nak Rangga.” Saras saw the doubt in Bella's eyes.

“Iya mah.” Bella immediately lit a flat object in her hand. Find Rangga's name and make a call.

Lucky twice Rangga immediately answered him.

“Ga,” greet Bella with doubt.

“Ya Bell,” her voice sounds soft, different from usual.

“Loud speakers aja.” whispered Saras. Bella nodded in understanding.

“You're busy ga?”

“Not too. What's up?” it felt like his heart was pounding hearing Rangga calling him that way in front of Saras. Shame itself becomes.

“Eeem this, there are mamah want to talk to you. Can?” Bella asked carefully. She looked at Saras.

A few moments of inaudible sound, as in mute. ”Ga,” call Bella again.

“Oh Yes Bell, can.” Finally, Rangga's voice was heard again. Maybe Ranggapun was shocked to hear Saras who wanted to speak directly.

“Assalamu ‘alaikum nak Rangga Gently greet the saras.

“Wa’alaikum salam aunt.. How are you tan?” the sweet sound of Rangga was heard in Bella's ears. He felt like he was in love again with a man who always gave unexpected surprises in his days.

“Good son. Sorry aunt interrupted the time. Aunty wants to hang on to Rangga on Saturday tomorrow. We had dinner together.”

“Nak Rangga can?” Saras said without hesitation. He glanced at Bella who exhaled a few times while fanning her reddened face.

“Oooo can aunt.”

"YES!!!" Bella cheered in heart.

“Alhamdulillah, thank you son. Later aunt asked Bella ngabarin nak Rangga again for the time and place yaaaa.”.

“Good aunt. Thanks for the invitation.” Tukas Ranges.

“Makasih maaahh..” Bella hugged Saras immediately after the call was interrupted.

He could not speak, he felt so happy.

“Sama-sama dear.. Mamah also seneng no chance to know nak Rangga closer.” He should have done this a long time ago. Before Bella's relationship had gone without direction.

But it's never too late to fix it, is it?

Bella hugged Saras very tightly. “One step closer, blessing mamah already in hand.” Mumbled Bella.

*****

Imagining Rangga's face in her eye patch made Bella smile to herself. He rolled around on the bed imagining their togetherness at the dinner table later.

What conversation they will talk about, what the atmosphere is like and how the end of the day is like being Bella arranged in her mind, like making a frame of the story.

“Aarrgghhhh..” Bella squeals in agony while pounding her legs into bed. I think he's getting impatient.

Two more days, two more days.

But wait, all of a sudden his mind was linked to something. The feeling stuck because Feel was lacking in the script he made, this time he found it. Yeah, he found it.

Bella quickly took her phone. Call Devan's number and get lucky to be answered.

“Devan, I think of one thing!” he cried with spirit.

"Yes, how's Bell?" Devan was confused there.

"You will see." he said confidently before closing the call without warning.

He immediately took his scarf, as well as his wallet and laptop. Walk out of the room in a hurry.

“Where are you going?” tanya Ozi who was at the dining table.

“To Devan place. I can pinch your car keys?” tanyanya while feeding a piece of melon fruit from Ozi plate.

“Tuh,” point Ozi to hanger near refrigerator.

“Pake my jacket, this is malem.”

“Okey, thanks brother!” on the kiss of Ozi's cheek without excuse.

“Tumben new child.” Mumbled Ozi who noticed Bella walking in a hurry.

“Don't come home in the morning!” yelling Ozi teasing him. He knows if he tells you not to go home at night, Bella will reply “Iya, at the earliest!”

But this time Bella did not chim in she just pointed her middle finger at Ozi and made the man laugh.

The journey goes by quickly when we feel so happy. Arriving at Devan's house, he directly knocked on the door hard.

“Vaaann,, open the door!!! Don't be long, later my blood abis taken in kosomkkk!!!” his yell.

Devan just shook his head and chuckled at Bella's impatient rowdy voice. I don't know what the night before he came to his house.

“Thanks!” he said when Devan opened the door.

He immediately entered without permission to sit on the sofa and put a laptop that he was ready to work with.

“What's up?” let Bella set her place while she goes to the kitchen in the form of a mini bar to make a drink.

Devan's residence is indeed a house with a studio type. Where the living room and kitchen are only limited by a mini bar where he used to eat. While the room is on the top floor whose stairs are directly connected to the living room.

From Bella's place, it can be seen clearly Devan's bed is only on the edge of the fence from thick glass and curtains that can be closed at any time.

“Gue no ideas!” he cried just after he finished arranging his workplace in Devan's living room.

He opened the script file he created.

“About?” a cup of milk coffee is made for Bella and black coffee for her. He put the two glasses on a separate table so as not to disturb Bella.

He sat on the sofa and looked at the text that Bella showed.

Bella chooses to sit on the carpet, so that she is not too far from her laptop while Devan stays behind.

“Gue always feels there is less click the same script I. Whether it's the details or the vibes I created in this script. But just now, I found the reason why my script seems imperfect. Eeemmm, how do you make it?” bella's eyes look for the right word to say to Devan.

“There are specific parts or overall?” Devan asked back.

“Emmm, overall Van. I felt that the engagement between the female lead characters as well as the male was too vague. Uh no, I mean too general. Eemmm how is it?” Bella is now staring fixedly at Devan, like trying to give an explanation through the look of her eyes.

Devan thought he had read all the parts of Bella's script and thought he had a picture of what Bella meant.

“Lo mean, reason why she needs him, so?”

“Well that's my point!” bella said quickly. Both are equally stingy.

“Gue always thinks that for a romance story let alone the title for the film, the engagement of the character must be strong and clear because the film is not as detailed as a soap opera or mini series. Well, this I still feel there is less.” Cerocos Bella with passion.

Devan understood.

“What do you think Van?” Bella asked hopefully.

As a director Devan must be able to visualize the perception of what Bella tells in order to arrive and understand the audience. And from Devan's point of view, Bella wants this story to have engagement with her audience as well.

“Lo never thought that a relationship between characters is like a puzzle?” this time Devan asked.

Bella nodded slowly.

“So I mean gini,” Devan started leaning his body towards the laptop which made the heads of both side by side.

“Which name is the main character, not must be perfect. It doesn't have to be perfect to amaze the audience. But, between the main characters must be able to complement each other in the story so that it becomes a stunning display for the audience when they we pair.”

“Puzzle concept, there is no small part that is made all box shape so that when paired more easily. But deliberately made there are arches, angles, adar when in pair with each other their emotional attachment is strong. More than that, so that each part is not monotonous.”

“So in my opinion, it is not only about the conflict in the story, but the character of each character in the show.” said Devan.

Bella nodded in understanding. He realized, Devan is indeed a great director for his young age. He was able to capture Bella's anxiety and provide solutions to the attachments she wanted to show her story.

“So according to lo, the condition of the character it needs to be made as a magnet concept is not it?”

“YA, it is necessary. The perfect character will not be able to be paired again with other perfect characters. In magnetic theory, they will reject the reject and that makes the feel of the story less able. It's my perception yaa..” Devan said.

Bella again nodded in understanding.

The longer, their chatter grew. They keep talking about the script and so enjoy the time slowly creeping slowly.

Devan is always looking at the story from a broad perspective not only from the point of manufacture but also the angle of perception of the audience. And Bella who details in showing the emotions of the characters in a sense of complementarity to perfect the puzzle of their work.

“Lo can do something as cool as this Bell, why do you have to hesitate?” devan's mind when looking at Bella who was busy chattering while occasionally laughing.

The longer Bella talks, the more she sees Bella as a complete puzzle piece. It has every angle. If this puzzle is assembled correctly, it will produce a beautiful picture. And Devan can't wait to see that masterpiece.

Wait a minute, is he hoping?

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