Dear Adam
Why Him?

Rain spots outside accompanied Raya's time this time to the hospital, where her mother was treated. Raya wore a short-sleeved white t-shirt in a dark gray knit outer cardigan, a long black skirt with a dark gray pashmina in addition to white sneaker shoes.

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After school, he got a message from his brother who was in the hospital if tonight their mother could be brought home with outpatient care but later will be in control again for 3 once a day Raya only wore simple clothes and was comfortable enough to meet her mother and brother who were in the hospital. After waiting for an online motorcycle taxi for a few moments, she went to the hospital, although a little wetness while on the trip but she was still excited especially today her mother was able to go home, the house will live again.

"Assalamualaikum mother.." said Raya when she entered the room of her mother's hospitalization.

"Waalaikumsalam." said mother, brother and Aini. Raya headed straight towards the three of them and kissed their hands.

"Wait for the rain to subside can also deck" said Radi who just saw patches of rain water around the clothes that Raya wear.

"It could be bang but Raya was already kangeeeeennnn very same mother." replied Raya, she then hugged her mother very carefully.

"Mother's son is always spoiled" said her mother in a soft voice and returned a hug from Raya.

"Yes nih ma'am, it's SMA too." timpal Radi but only in reply stick out the tongue of Raya.

"Bang Radi envied me." continued Raya.

"Same ili to you? uuhh sorry ya." said Radi.

"It's time you guys want to fight here" said Aini mediate between the two of them.

"Hehehe sorry aunt." said Raya and Radi at the same time, they then sat quietly in the chair in the room.

"Sister, how's your brother feeling today?" tanya Aini who also followed sat beside Raya.

"Thank God, my feelings are fine today" replied their mother.

"Mom don't get sick anymore? or is it pain?" tanya Raya's.

"You're okay" replied the mother.

"Mother if there is something to say directly Radi or Raya yes ma'am, do not suddenly like yesterday" said Radi, he was so worried about the condition of his mother.

"Yes, God willing." answered their mother.

"Mom wants to help you both, son." said their mother.

"What mom?" ask in unison Raya and Radi.

"Mom wants to have a conversation with your aunt" said their mother, they immediately understood and then went out to leave her mother and aunt in the room. After making sure her children came out and the door was closed at that time Nina asked the thing that always made her feel very guilty.

"What's up, brother?" ask Aini who is sitting closer.

"How's mom doing, Ni?" asked Nina who was trying to sit down.

"Mother is fine, sister, don't think about me first" said Aini gently, she also helped Nina sit comfortably on this hospital bed.

"Mom eat regularly, Ni? yesterday mom looked so skinny." Nina said in her hoarse voice.

"Mother eats regularly even though she rarely runs out" said Aini honestly.

"Why Ni? though the mother always said make up food if not the mother will be sad." said Nina recalled her childhood who was angry with Marwa for not spending her food.

"Senjuak sister went, mother never even spent the food made by her sister." replied Aini lethargic, every time she cooked food for her mother was always left alone.

"Mom must be very disappointed with me, Ni." said Nina with her teary eyes.

"Mother.mom will definitely forgive brother kok." said Aini reassured Nina.

"What should I do, Ni? I want you to forgive me before it's too late." said Nina, she began to feel her grief affecting her body condition.

"What do you mean before it's too late?" ask Aini who doesn't understand.

"I'm afraid Aini. I'm afraid that I'm gone. Mom doesn't forgive me until the end" Nina said with tears that began to fall.

"So I can't say it like that. God willing my sister will be healthy again, God willing my mother will forgive my sister, she hugged the frail, thin body, tried to calm the feeling of Nina who was in a state of turmoil and also stopped her from thoughts that would burden Nina.

Like a drizzle outside the window now, Nina's cry was the same as the falling rain. Memories that cut his heart and those he loved it will never be lost in his heart. Nina did not know why she could say that but one thing is for sure all the living will experience death and her self is sure that it will come to her.

Outside the room where her mother was in care, Raya took out her cellphone while waiting for her mother and aunt to finish talking. He was chatting Tika, they were talking about who the students they were going to interview for Bahasa Indonesia assignment this time.

"Sir, have you?" raya's message has just been sent and seen checklis two from her mobile screen.

"Dek." call Radi to Raya.

"What bang?" tanya Raya without looking at Radi, she was reading a reply to a message from Tika.

"Udah nih, only Kak Bara sent." that's how about the contents of his message.

"Want to buy you a bike, will you?" tanya Radi, from earlier she looked at the online store that sold bicycles.

"Huhuh? what bang?" tanya Raya once again, she is not focusing on her brother's words because now she selects the name of one student who will be interviewed later.

"Iihh not focused." said his brother.

"Hehehe sorry bang, again look at the task." said Raya then keep her mobile phone in her cardigan pocket.

"What did you say?" re-tanya Raya.

"Do you want a bike? let brother buyin." re-radi.

"Bicycle? want to bang but really tumben nih." said Raya closer to her brother's seat.

"Mumpung brother there is more sustenance than you mengu walk mending ride a vehicle kayak bike." said Radi showed his chosen bicycle.

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"Wiihh beautiful tu bang, the color is also good, Raya want!" speak with spirit.

"OK." replied his brother.

"Eehh but you can drive the canyon? ntar has been bought instead can not ride it." said his brother with a mocking tone.

"Can dong, Raya is a great expert in bicycles. Do you remember the bike Lily borrowed while in Jakarta? a bicycle of that size Aja Raya can bring what else this one." replied Raya proud herself, reply from the taunts of her brother earlier.

"Oohh is good, but watch out for you if you fall crying first." continued Adam.

"It's so weird brother, yes if it falls mah who wants but if it falls really sick yes who will endure if not cry." beber Raya, but, he recalls riding a bicycle and then falling and crying and then on his brother's ketawain.

"This race is huge." he continued.

"Yes, yes it's already big." said Radi and then megelus the top of his sister's head. Although they if together look like a fuss but the original they love each other worthy of his sister in general.

A notification that repeatedly rang from Raya's cellphone upset her, she sat back on her bench earlier while Radi had entered back into the room. Raya opens the Whatsapp application and finds 20 spam from her best friend, Tika.

"P..." there's roughly 10 times that letter appears on his phone.

"Ray's? I haven't read what I sent, have I?"

"Isn't he Ray?"

"Ray?"

"Iiihh in cuekin."

"That's the name of Brother Adam, you don't want to take him?"

"The Kingdom of oneeeeeennngggg"

That's roughly the content of the spam message that Tika sent right, of course Raya replied to Tika spam with the emoticon "😤😠😠👿😒😏😑😑" to make her no longer send spam.

Raya read one by one the names listed by Bara, there are 30 outstanding students from grade 11 to grade 12 and one of them is the name Adam.

"Where's Ray? iiihhh read doang 🙄" Tika sent another message.

"Ohhh patiently, this again I read baffles!" type Raya.

"Don't Adam's brother, the others Ray." he told himself. Raya reread the names until a name that is so beautiful makes her interested in interviewing the person.

"I chose the interview whose name is Rasi Bintang deh deh , Tik." reply Raya in her message.

"Well? why not Adam's brother Ray?" tika asked in her message.

"It's okay, I'm too embarrassed to ask Brother Adam to be the source, mending others." reply Raya.

"Ish freak you mah! though you do not know the same name Rasi Bintang." reply Tika.

"Iihh biarin, the important thing is that I get the source. Ask for help with Kak Bara make his number Rasi Bintang." message Raya was sent.

"Awas you Ray, ntar nyesel." reply Tika but Raya only send you emoticons.

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Before long Tika's message appeared again in her notification, she sent out the Star Race number to Raya. Raya quickly immediately save the contacts of Rasi Bintang in her mobile phone and then she contacted the person before being taken by her other friends.

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A ringing phone is heard behind Raya's phone, she hopes the person on her phone picks up her call but the first call is not lifted. When he was about to repeat the call he suddenly called his brother inside, helping Radi to pack the items they would bring home. But before that Raya sent a short message to that person's number.

"Assalamualaikum, during the afternoon brother." type Raya.

"Sorry to interrupt her time, sis, introduce me Raya from class 10 IPA 3. I want to ask for help from my sister to be interviewed in the Indonesian assignment given by Bu Tina in my class, is my sister willing to be the source of the interview as one of the outstanding students in school?" and the message was sent, Raya directly entered the room while waiting for a reply from that person.

While on the other hand, Adam got a lot of incoming messages on his mobile phone from an unknown number. The average message asked her to be a resource person for their interview assignments later but of course Adam felt uncomfortable because all who sent her messages were women who did not know it was the mode or their chance to get to know Adam more closely and he also does not know how his mobile number is spread among other 10th grade students. Adam was at the cafe to help his father, as promised, he waited for Alesha who did not come until nightfall.

"Adam.." cried Alesha in a hurry.

"I'm sorry Dam, I had some business to spare" said he who was still gasping for breath.

"Assalamualaikum used to be Sha." said Adam.

"eeehhh... Assalamualaikum." follow Alesha.

Adam left Alesha who was sitting without being told, he tried to regulate his breathing. Adam's father was out for a while and only Adam was left to serve other customers, tonight their cafe was crowded but Alesha understood and understood and helped Adam serve other customers, he said, he tried to attract Adam in this way.

"Dam, that let me just go between" Alesha said without asking him to take over the tray that Adam was carrying.

"Love Sha." said Adam and returned a sweet smile by Alesha.

About 30 minutes old Adam's father came with three packs of freshly bought rice paddies at the stall at the end of the road before he left Adam saying that today Alesha came then she added rice that will be bought while her eldest son will go home a little late from the usual day.

"Assalamualaikum" said Adam's father entering the cafe.

"Waalaikumsalam abi." said Adam who was not far from the entrance, he immediately shook the hand of the old man as well as Alesha.

"Son Alesha has eaten yet? it's about buying rice too, let's eat in the back." said his father Adam walked ahead of them. Alesha also followed her step om followed by Adam who carried a tray in his hands, his father was so good and sharing is a hobby that in his father's pleasure especially as it is today.

"Abi and Alesha eat first let Adam take care in front" said Adam, he was still not too hungry.

"Yes, please son." said his father and was nodding back by Adam.

Adam sat in the cashier's seat after he felt everything was fine except waiting for his customers to pay, he pulled out his cellphone which had vibrated because of the many incoming messages. He opened his Whatsapp application and then rolled the names of the contacts in his stored one of his contacts belonging to Raya. She had the woman's number since Saturday before LH's expulsion began, at the beginning he did not want to be with Raya but did not it not matter if he kept the number of the woman he liked? without the woman knowing. But from his many messages that go to his number, his, Adam did not even find any message from Raya even though he setau himself from the incoming messages if the task was given to the 10th grade child or maybe the woman already has the source of his interview and it wasn't him?

'Ahhhh what the hell am I? can't hope, can't!' his inner speech was trying to awaken itself.

Time continued, the long night was changed again with a warm welcome from the weather this morning. In a house that a few days ago felt lonely now filled with sounds that sounded cheerful, and, yep this time Raya and Radi told her mother to just sit and watch the two of them do something in the kitchen.

At first Nina was about to cook the dishes she always made for her children in the morning but Raya directly forbade her beloved mother to wrestle with the kitchen for some time and told her to sit down relax enjoy a cup of his homemade jasmine tea.

"Well, what do you want to do?" tanya Raya who is already wearing her school uniform.

"Abang wants to make an Egg Team, this is one of the foods that you often eat while in Hong Kong you have to try." replied Radi who was wearing a cooking apron.

Of course Raya directly helped her brother cut up some materials, she said, even though his brother lives alone in Hong Kong and no one takes care of him but Radi can cook food and take care of himself while abroad. It was also all thanks to the direction of her mother during her stay in Indonesia so Radi had no difficulties other than the language there. Only about 20 minutes of a simple breakfast ala Radi and Raya was finished, with the pleasure of the three of them eating the food until it runs out.

"Alhamdulillah, your cooking is delicious son." said their mother.

"Alhamdulillah if you like." replied Radi who was cleaning up the rest of their food.

"You're a good fit for a married brother!" timpal Kingdom, he deliberately said so to prank his brother.

"If you cry ntar nangis nangis" said Radi.

"No weeee!" tejek Raya then get the news from Radi.

"Yes yes.your brother's age is also mature." said their mother but Radi directly bend his face.

"Why son?" tanya Nina saw the change from the face of her eldest child.

"Radi is still not ready ma'am" she answered honestly, she could not have married and then further away from her mother and sister.

"Oh my goodness, marriage is not a matter of age but also mental and material preparation." said her mother while stroking her son's head and Radi immediately hugged her mother and returned the tongue to Raya. Seeing the scene made Raya join and hug her mother's body that felt thinner than usual.

'Mother's embrace always feels warm but why do I always feel bad?' ask her inner. After the warm embrace scene, Raya immediately went to school with Tika who had just arrived at her house.

"Mom, Raya's saying goodbye to school." she said while kissing her mother's hand.

"Be careful" Nina told Raya and Tika.

"Envigorous learning yes deck." timpal Radi and in reply nod by the two of them. It didn't take long for the two of them to get to school just might use the vehicle 5 minutes straight up and Raya can't wait to try the new bike that will be bought by her brother. On the sidelines they walked Tika who was still curious about who would be interviewed Raya was impatient to ask.

"Ray! so who?" ask Tika.

"What's that?"

"You're going to interview that!" exclaim Tika.

"Oohhh that, I have contacted Kak Rasi to be the source of my interview." replied Raya lightly.

"Lohh?! I thought it would be Adam's sister you chose Ray." said Tika.

"Aahh I've been thinking carefully" said Raya, she felt very sure not to interview Adam.

"Keep if you, Tik?" tanya Raya's.

"Ohh I haven't got Ray yet" Tika replied with a hint of sadness.

"Eeehhh, isn't it? continue you do not ask Kak Bara to be the speaker?" tanya Raya again, usually if you think that Tika must have been very very gercep.

"Yes I'm late Ray, Brother Bara has been kept first with the Mila." replied Tika lethargic, but he had hoped that Bara would be the speaker plus could be closer.

"Uuhhh pity the cup cup cup" said Raya with her made-up tone.

"How do you think dong?" continued Raya and only in reply to the head of the sign of not knowing from his best friend. They continued to walk until they arrived at her class which had several other friends including Mila who was smiling herself, seeing Mila's face made Tika upset herself.

The first lesson bell began, all students sat on their respective benches waiting for the teacher to arrive. In Adam's first hour of today's class, art culture, each art culture they are asked to enter the art lab as well as other classes.

Then time was not felt and the second lesson bell rang, this time it is the turn of the 10th grade IPA 3 who will learn the art of culture through their class president in requested to the art lab immediately by their art culture teacher. They all went straight to the art lab whose rumors were equipped with AC that made anyone feel at home in the room, as well as Raya and Tika who followed the spirit.

It only took them 5 minutes to get to the art lab just as the 11th grader IPA 2 had just walked out of the room and a familiar face appeared before Raya, the article of the man's face he just saw this morning through Whatsapp notifications, namely reply message Rasi Bintang.

"Hai Raya. oh may, I have free time fitting the first break. We met in the flower garden between 11th and 12th grade." that's how the message of reply Rasi.

"Hallo Kak Rasi." greeting Raya from behind the man. Raya's initial intention was just to say hello so that later she did not feel awkward when starting her interview but Raya seemed to be unable to read the current situation because she did not realize who Rasi was talking to now. Hearing someone say hello from behind, Rasi wanted her interlocutor to turn around to see who it was. But so shocked Raya when she saw Adam and Adam also so.

'Eehh there is Brother Adam too.' said his inner voice.

"Yes... Who is it?" rasi asked, she did not know Raya because in her profile photo there is no photo at all.

"This is my sister, Raya." replied Raya awkwardly, it was awkward because there was Adam.

"Oohhh Raya's the interview assignment huh?" tanya Rasi ensured and answered a small nod by Raya.

'So he asked Rasi for help yes.' Adam's inner voice.

"Thankfully my memory is strong huh hahaha you should use a profile photo so I am not confused" said Rasi gave advice.

"Aahh yes brother later I change." replied Raya while Adam just stood quietly beside the two of them.

"Ray! come in." said Tika approaching towards the three of them.

"Oh yes Tik." replied Raya.

"Sister, we'll talk again yes I want to go inside first. Assalamualaikum." said Raya left them both.

"okay!" exclaims Rasi while Adam answers slowly greetings from Raya. The two of them also continued to move to class even though now Rasi invites him to talk but Adam still struggling with his thoughts.

'Why Should I Race? why didn't he just ask me for help? don't we know each other?' ask her questions that she doesn't know what her answer is.

The breeze was blowing not too hard towards the field, now there is a man and a woman sitting on a bench available in the flower garden. Raya has prepared her weighty questions, she has also prepared stationery and mobile phones to record the conversation they both had to wait a few minutes before Rasi approached her with two bottles of drinks.

"This is for you, sorry, there was a business for a while" said Rasi, he handed over a Fruit tea with a refreshing Freeze taste as a form of his apology because it was a bit late than promised and Raya also received it with pleasure.

"Thank you, brother." replied Raya.

"We are just starting to yes sak." continued after drinking his drink, Rasi nodded in agreement.

Among his many students who were resting Adam was one of his but yes he was not at all interested in the cafeteria like his usual solicitation of Malik, this time from a distance he noticed the interaction of the two people sitting in the flower garden, who else if not Raya and Rasi!

His curiosity still kept spinning in Adam's head, he wanted to ask the woman in his view but he realized that he was nobody, he was not a person, don't they just know each other's names and not too familiar worthy of his friends in general?

'Why am I like this anyway.' said his inner.

'Am I expecting too much? astagfirullah continued, he tried to eliminate that vain hope until a call made him turn his head.

"Sister Adam.." call Tika who just got in front of her class.

'Eehhh isn't her friend Kingdom huh?' ask her inner.

"Yes, what's wrong?" ask Adam without further ado.

"Hmmm I want to ask for help from my brother about the task of Bahasa Indonesia, would you like not to be the source of my interview?" tika asked, actually she doubted if Adam would help her. He knows that this man will not want to be close to women especially he is a man who likes his best friend. But if not for Adam's help, Tika will be confused to ask for help who else.

"Well, but I don't want to be alone" replied Adam without a second thought.

'do you think Adam's brother will be.. eehh what?' tika's inner speech.

"Eehh really, sister?" tika asked in surprise, she did not expect Adam to immediately agree.

"Yes, my maghrib will be gone. Come to the cafe Z.A Cafe which is not far from school, bring your friends also to avoid slander." replied Adam seriously.

"Oohh well sis...I will be on time!" exclaimed Tika with enthusiasm, the end of her smelly task finished smelling from her nose.

"Assalamualaikum." Adam's greeting then turned into his class leaving Tika a great pleasure.

Time continued to roll until the last lesson ended and then they went home each. Today is Wednesday, the day on which Raya schedules her pickets with some of her friends.

"Ray, ntar finished maghrib temanin I ya to Z.A Cafe near from here really." said Tika who still did not come home, he deliberately made wait for Raya just returned home together.

"Rapaine Tik?" tanya Raya was sweeping the floor.

"You want to take on the job from Ms. Tina." replied Tika.

"Why should I ask for a temenin? can't you be alone?" tanya Raya again.

"It's not that I can't Ray but what I want to interview is not to be alone so he told me to make friends." said Tika, Tika, instantaneously Raya stopped from her sweeping activities.

"Who are you interviewing?" tanya Raya 'is not the person I think about, right?' ask her inner.

"Sister Adam." replied casually Tika while Raya showed her shocked face.

"Can we?!" serang Raya did not believe.

"Just relax his shocked face bestie.." said Tika who almost wanted to laugh seeing the shocked face of his best friend, he had already predicted that Raya would be shocked.

"Iihh answered Tika.." pinch the kingdom.

"Yes, Ray can I ask for help eehh Kak Adam want yaudah that way." explained Tika stroked her cheek that was exhausted in the pinch Kingdom.

"That easy? I heard from others, said Brother Adam the hardest among the other outstanding students." said Raya in disbelief.

"Yes can be a princess, maybe my pellets are strong so she wants hahahaha." and Tika's laughter sounded. Raya who was upset with Tika's answer, she pinched Tika's cheek until satisfied while Tika complained in pain.

'Why him? why is it Adam's sister?' tanya Inner Raya while her hands still continue to pinch both cheeks Tika.