Hello Arvin!
The Liar

Angga and Arvin got off the elevator on the 3rd floor, walking towards the hospital canteen. They ordered hot black coffee. Sit in one of the empty seats. The atmosphere of the canteen is quiet, there are only a few visitors who sit and eat food there. Some sellers are also ready to go home because the clock has shown at 20:00.

“So what do you want to talk about? I'm going to take Nara home.” Said Arvin starting the conversation lazily and uninspired.

Angga raised the corner of his lips at a glance, “ Gak nak nyang lo pretty durable also the same him. Stubborn boy and heart stone kayak lo, not suitable for real mating.”

“Don't say much. I am tired of working with the office. Stop making me emotional.”

“Lo from the beginning was like this, right? I don't want to beat people and feel the most hurt. Though the sick is not lo doang.”

Arvin huffed. He did not answer the mockery of Angga.

“However do you know if you do not know about your biological mother who is still alive? He only found out since you were terrorized by the phone every day with unknown people, who turned out to be your real mother. But you still torture mom by making her feel guilty for not being honest about it. Hate him until now.”

“Gue never felt guilty about him. Yes he should feel guilty for not knowing anything, and the mustache should also feel like that because it continues to be asked about the whereabouts of my biological mother and just did not know since urged grandmother.”

“Lo until when do you want to behave like that, Vin? When did you realize that they love you so much?”

“By lying to me? By throwing me out? Even the phone or nanyain I have for 8 years they never, Ga!”

“Because of all that grandma lo asked for! Grandma you ask father and mother to let you stay with him after your biological mother died. In exchange for his son for many years entered RSJ because you were taken by force by grandfather.”

Arvin speechless. He never heard of that.

“What do you mean?”

“Lo know if the mother is depressed after her child died in the womb? After meeting you, he was healed. But even your biological mother who became insane. For many years the father of diem and fulfill his promise the same grandfather to not divulge about your biological mother even after the grandfather died and during that time also the mother is obsessed with lo. The favorite child, who is a little not seem to be immediately sought. Maybe you unconsciously know, if you don't have him. After knowing your biological mother is still alive and your grandmother maksa took lo, mother lost her world, Vin.”

Arvin stared at Angga with his eyebrows linked. Trying to digest what he just heard. He just found out that the one who took it from his birth mother was the grandfather of the father. The one who took her from the Aditama family was the grandmother of her mother. All those who thought he was good, who implied him as people who loved him very much as a child.

“After my father's affair, I never took my marriage too seriously. He's just focused on you. Bayangin, right he must give you to live with your biological mother who is dying and can pressure from your grandmother to make you live with him. Mother feels guilty for making another girl worry about losing her kayak child that she used to. He hates you for being dishonest. You know they almost got divorced a second time because of that? You know that for 8 years the mother lived in Malaysia equally adek so never contact you? You know father also many years of counseling the psychologist because guilt feels the same because his affair brings a big wound all people including you? Not only do you suffer, Vin!”

Angga almost shouted out of emotion. Eyes glazed. He can't believe he's gonna say this to Arvin. Breaking his own promise to his beloved Lena.

“If you know why you haven't said it in the past, Ga? Lo same Audrey why not be honest about the state of our family since I left?”

“Gue is nobody, Vin. I'm just an adopted child who lives because of their affection. I think with diem and follow want them with a cover-up of their respective feelings is a proof of love and thanks I'm the same them. But more and more days, I feel our family is just a lie because everyone lies and continues to hurt each other because they can not forgive each other.”

Arvin, who cannot forgive his parents' lies about his biological mother, also does not forgive their years of neglect because of their promise to his grandmother.

Candra who can't forgive herself for her affair has hurt her mother and her biological mother. He also cannot forgive himself for letting Arvin stay with his grandmother and getting Lena hurt again.

Lena who can't forgive Candra and her affair. He also could not forgive himself for seizing a child from far away from his biological mother for years because of his ignorance.

They really are an insane family. The liars who cover up all the pain behind smiles and family formalities. Perhaps this is why, Arvin is very difficult to restart a relationship with them. Because each of them has not been able to be honest and forgive each other.

“Lo know, every day for 8 years father begged mother to return to Indonesia. He said he regretted ever hurting his wife like a mother, regretted because his affair made everyone's life chaotic. Us included. And promise to bring you back, but you always refuse to go home because you already hate the same father. Mom returned to Indonesia again after news of grandmother lo died. I hope that my favorite son will come home. We can be rich again. But you instead choose to continue to hate the same all of us and not return again. Continue to study abroad, do not solve all the problems until now, because you always avoid and do not want to be invited to talk.”

They finished the conversation, walked towards Candra's inpatient room, both silent and dissolved in their minds. Angga is relieved to finally be able to say this to Arvin, after years of continuing to keep him because of Lena's request.

He loved Lena very much, but until this point when Arvin continued to hate her, Angga could no longer see her. She should know how Lena feels about Arvin. The only child who made Lena come back to life. After the loss he had experienced first.

“Gue lo's brother, Vin. Although not a blood relative. I don't hate the same lo, just the same brazen attitude you are the same mother and father, but you don't know their true feelings. I want our family to get along again before you leave home.”

Arvin ignored Angga's remarks. He opened the door of the inpatient room occupied by Candra. It was seen that his father was still lying unconscious with a tool full. A feeling of sadness invaded his heart. Even so Arvin still put on a calm face and did not care. Act as if all the things Angga said just now did not affect him.

Audrey and Nara were sitting on the couch, talking as Arvin walked in. Seeing Nara after a day of work and talking with Angga, makes Arvin feel calm again. Like a reset button pressed on his head.

“Where's mom?” Ask Angga.

“Gue tell home. Let me take care of you tonight. You also go home, Ga.” Answer Audrey. “You also took a trip home with Arvin yes, Ra. Pregnant women are not good long time in the hospital.” Audrey on Nara.

Nara and Arvin go home first. Angga continues to live with Audrey. Along the way Arvin just kept quiet. Even in the hospital, he didn't talk much. Just looking at his weak father was helpless.

After listening to the story from Lena, Nara felt like telling Arvin that he had not been alone. He never lost his parents and loved ones. But Nara didn't know how to say it.

“Ra, I want to hug.” Arvin said suddenly as they reached the penthouse.

Nara spread her arms, welcoming Arvin's embrace. Keep it warm and tight. Arvin could feel the warmth from Nara's body radiating to his heart, he drowned his head in Nara's fragrant hair, inhaling a lot of her scent. A comfortable and calm feeling surrounded him. Nara was like an oasis, after all things had thrown her mind into chaos today.