I WISH THERE WAS HAPPINESS
CHAPTRE 6
“Mama, want it.” A boy running around pointing at balloons with various shapes, some shaped like animals, cartoon characters, or letter-shaped.
“Mother fast. Mom, there's a flying fish. Mom, let's hurry in,” whine a daughter who is waiting for her mother to buy a ticket. Flying fish in question is a balloon with the form of a fish that accidentally separated from the grasp of a child.
“Do not run! Careful, Nak.”
A worried voice sounded out from a mother who saw her son agile running, while the mother was left far behind with the father of the child who ran.
All soft-sounding peered at my ears, those who whined, those who joked and boisterous visitors who threw jokes at each other. I retreated from where I stood, looking around.
I'm here, standing with Joseph who yesterday took me to one of the indoor playgrounds in our city. She came to pick me up at home after giving me news via a short message.
He warned me to wear thick clothes, so here I was wearing a gray sweater with Snoopy and black jeans, while Joseph wore a dark blue jacket and gray jeans, he also wears a hat with the inscription “NG” in front of him.
“Come,” take Joseph, hold my hand and take me in, mingling with other visitors.
I followed his steps, walked slowly enjoying the warm atmosphere tonight, I tried like the other visitors, looking around. In this playground, there are various rides of various ages, places to eat, as well as games that trigger adrenaline. Inside it feels cool, but because of the many visitors, the atmosphere becomes warm and crowded.
“Where to first?” ask Joseph.
“Main light-light first, or snack first,” answered I still observe around.
“Don't snack first, just a while already tired of playing. So where are you going first?” his question, he saw me, brought together our eye beads.
“Take a walk later if someone exciting stop by deh,” I replied.
“Oke if so, the cave follow you,” said.
After deciding, we walked with our hands clutched together, I was comfortable with his attention. I can't be in the crowd, but with him, I try to believe, I try to enjoy the atmosphere.
“Gua, semalem ridiculed same person home,” I said, complaining.
“Why?” joseph asked, he looked at me.
“Yes, because you want to play with you,” my great-granddaughter.
“Keep, why be ridiculed?” ask again.
“They ledekin mulu cave, which is defended even you, rather than his own son. Kesel cave,”.
“Wah, I think the cave has been approved by your family,” answers confidently.
“While what's good about you, huh? But, Mama says you're handsome, from where to try?” godaku's.
“Cuman people who do not have eyes who say the cave is not handsome, perfect people gini. Paslah if you are with you,” he said, smiling ignorantly, I glared at hearing his confidence.
“Wah, your pede level, indeed there is no medicine, it should be plunged into the pot of soto,” my ledek, he laughed amusedly.
“Honestly if the cave is handsome, try to see the cave,” the door, wiggling our linked hands, forcing me to look at him. I looked at him, watching his face closely.
“Hmm ..., after being observed from the left side and the right side, you are still far less the same Tom Holland. Try again tomorrow, okay? Yuk, spirit again yuk,” my god, again.
“Gua will try again, wait a while longer,” he said, silly.
“Many modes, lu!” I was upset, we continued walking.
On our left and right side, there are plenty of rides to ride and play. Within two meters, I saw a puppet shooting game with a small ball, I looked up, interested in the game.
“Lu jago nobak n?” I asked, surprising Joseph.
“Why are you like that?” joseph asked with a frown, astonished.
“That's there is a game of shoot-shooting dolls with balls, he said. You can play that?” obviously, I pointed with my face towards the puppet's shooting game stand.
“Oh, kirain shot what?” He scratched the back of his head, and smiled at me.
“Aaan, um?” many wonder.
“Nggak, let's go there can be a cave, weigh the doll using a ball mah jago cave, shoot the others are also more good,” he said.
“Ya already let's go there, the cave wants a dolphin doll yes,” answered me enthusiastically.
“You all also jabanin cave,” the answer is full, confident.
“Clearly, do not be arrogant first you, evidences used to be big talk,” I said.
“Come, the spirit cave! Lu bakalan nyesel already nantang cave,” he said
***
We arrived at the doll shooting game stand, Joseph was holding a small ball, he was focusing on the doll I wanted, he threw it and missed. I laughed, because there were five throws, none of which hit his target.
He refocused, I was tempted to look at Joseph from the side, noticing his serious face. His firm jaw shape looks beautiful on his face, his nose is more clearly visible from the side, I smiled. He turned to me, putting an amused and annoyed grin on his face.
“Jago cave, just today again not lucky aja,” he replied, clumsy. “We try once again yes, this one is definitely dapet,” he continued.
After the experiment several times the doll did not get, we continued to visit other rides. We chat, occasionally commenting on people who engage in extreme games.
Screams and laughter rang out, I briefly looked to the left side, there was a giant swing ride. I saw the visitor who was being swirled over the air, then swung left and right, I was enthusiastic and curious.
After weighing, I decided to feel for myself the sensation of this vehicle. After waiting for a long queue, Joseph and I managed to climb it. Joseph looked tense beside me, glancing down, as if he was calculating the distance between the swing giant and the ground. I just smiled at her reaction, she must have been scared, but I don't care, I'm going to have fun tonight.
The giant swing finally moved, began to swing, at first the movement was slow, but over time the speed increased, I gasped in shock. The me below had underestimated this vehicle, but now that I found myself screaming, asking to get off in the middle of an increasingly powerful swing, I panicked. A sense of anxiety spread throughout my body, tense, afraid, and dizziness increasingly struck.
Not long after the giant swing stopped, I quickly went down. Feet have stepped on the ground my stomach is nauseous, it feels like stirring. Joseph was as bad as I was, we exchanged glances and laughed together.
“Ngide really use up everything,” he said, annoyed.
“Can be curious,” I replied innocently, then we laughed back.
“Quite once in a lifetime deh cave ride kayak so, the stomach feels strange to stir,” he explained.
“But exciting, when else can you shout after that, the burden of life decreases by an ounce,” chirps me, and we laugh again.
“Basic lu,” said.
***
Our tension and nausea have subsided, we tried another game, boisterous visitors perfecting tonight, I'm happy, I'm happy. I've never felt this free feeling before.
I'm enjoying this evening with Joseph, I can joke, laugh and mock each other, even throw at each other the popcorn we bought.
We got deeper inside, finding ourselves exhausted. We then chose the giant Ferris wheel, as the last place we visited in this playground.
“Lu seneng?” joseph asked, in the cabin of the reanglala that began to spin.
“Seneng really, really, really. The cave has never been this free, we play all the games, just the rides of the children we passed, the cave of seneng,” I explained, I smiled looking at him.
“Gratitude deh, the cave is also more seneng if you are seneng,” he said, his smile looks bright and peaceful.
“Still ...,” lirihku. “Still, have brought the cave here,”.
“Ngak usually you kayak gini, strange cave dengernya,” teasenya.
“Ye, dibakin even like that, but seriously thanks for everything,” said. He turned his gaze to the side, looking outwards.
“Here there is a myth, he said if you say hope fit again at the top later, your hope will be realized,” said Joseph.
“What the hell, how do you believe that?” i, ticklish.
“Not that, who knows really, what's wrong with hoping. So try, close your eyes, and call your hope, fitting on the top later,” the door.
“What's correlation? There's-there's just, you,” I said.
“Tried aja, cepetan, soon we will reach the top,” urgently.
“Truly yes, cave close your eyes, you do not be weird,” threatened me.
“Iye, hunt ah,” insistence again.
On the basis of strong drive and desire, I closed my eyes saying all my hopes in my heart, hopes that I never dared to shout, hopes that had once scared me, the hope that even to think about it was disinclined. But here, at the top of the ring, accompanied by Joseph, I solemnly uttered all those hopes, giving thanks for all the favors He gave.
I finished, and opened my eyes again. The view above the ring is so beautiful, everything below is clearly visible. The lights of the city add to the impression of luxury, making my happiness complete.
Tonight for the umpteenth time, Joseph was able to make me happy in his own way, he was able to bring out the other side of me, and most importantly he always took care of me.
“Still,” I said once again.
“So, the cave is already handsome yet?” suddenly, suddenly.
I smiled, he moved carefully, who was facing me now he was right beside me.
She brought her body closer to me, then stroked my face with her big hands. Joseph hesitantly brought his face closer to me, so that our faces were no longer spaced apart.
Our breath, tickling our faces, the distance had eroded, he leaned more, put on a smile, then put his lips together with the blade of my lips. I was surprised, but couldn't do much, my eyes slowly closed, he was silent and just dipped me attentively.
“Where, has it been handsome yet?” he asked after distancing himself from my face.
“Ganteng,” I said, slowly.
For the first time our distance was that close, also for the first time it was not only our hands that were clinging. I smiled, with her eyes still fixed on me, I was happy, I will not forget this beautiful night.
Here, on top of the top of the ring, I found a new me, with a view of the city and the bright lights that were beautiful to bear witness to my face slowly converging. At once my hope felt as if it had been fulfilled completely. Tonight with him will be a new history that we have as a pair of friends who are full of taboos