Masalalu Prison
Loving In Silence

The distinctive color of twilight now does not show its presence, replaced by fog and raindrops that have just subsided.

A pair of children Adam and Eve walked through the rain speck with a body that had been soaked, not forgetting the umbrella in hand, which might not be useful to them. There was no conversation between them, just silence with their respective thoughts.

In Ardan's mind, he was eager to get this girl nearby to talk. But the look on the girl's face made Ardan undo his intentions. Apparently the girl was still angry with him.

Not felt, Ardan and Arini were already in the alley of the girl's house. Arini suddenly stopped her steps, facing towards the young man nearby.

"Thank you for taking me with your umbrella!" said.

"I didn't accept your thanks until you invited me to your house" replied Ardan.

The girl rolled her eyeballs lazily, and passed by just like that.

"Didn't you feel sorry for me? I'm soaking wet because of you, aren't I?" ask the young man wearing the grey sweater.

Arini remained silent, he chose not to follow Ardan's words. Both times, his steps stopped when he saw the ten-year-old child sitting on a chair while hugging his legs. Soon Arini ran up to the boy, with Ardan followed behind him.

"Ki, are you waiting here? Not inside," asked Arini confused.

"Let's go outside cold!" take Arini while embracing the shoulders of his nephew. But Rizky did not respond, the boy shook his head instead.

"Why are you, Little Brother?" asked Ardan who was also curious.

"You're mad at me, aren't you, Ki? Sorry, Ma'am!" arini continued, hugging the only family she had.

"I'm not angry with you" he replied.

"Why are you so moody on the outside?" ask Arini.

"We can't enter this house anymore, Ma'am" replied Kiki– his nickname.

"Emang why? Into the key?" ask Arini confused. He did not understand what Rizky meant, because usually Rizky was already in the house while watching television.

"So Pakde Nur came here, and sent Kiki out of this house" replied the boy innocently.

Arini was so surprised to hear that. He just remembered that this house has not fully paid off, his late father bought this house by taking a mortgage every month. And now that no one is paying for the rest of this house, he himself has not got a steady job.

"Ki, you wait here! Ma'am wants to go to Pakde Nur's house first" said Arini.

"Yes Ma'am"

"Arini, wait! I'm going with you?" sahut Ardan's.

"No need to interfere in my business! Go home!" arini answered while keeping her feet up.

Ardan stopped, is that how angry Arini is with him? He doesn't know where his fault lies? Even their family problems he did not know.

**

Arriving at a green house, Arini without hesitation entered the terrace and knocked on the door.

"Excuse me, Pakde! Pakde?" call him.

Not long after, a thin man with a thick mustache opened the door. "Will?"

"Sir, may I speak to you for a moment?" Ask Arini.

"You're gonna want to talk about your house that I confiscated?" guess the guy.

"Yes, Pakde. I'm asking for help, love me when I get that house paid off!" pinta Arini with a slight hold back of her urgent tears wanted to come out.

"Can't, Nduk. Your father just paid half of the original price of the house. Inevitably I have to take it back, because it has not been paid for several months," he explained.

"I promise to pay it off, Pakde. But give me time" said Arini.

"Can't!" said a fat woman who had just come out of her room. He approached Arini who was at the door.

"Heh, the bloated boy (the crazy kid). What are you going to pay for, huh? Your family is all dead. What do you usually do? Selling yourself?" denounce the woman.

"Whatever I am, I will never demean a woman by selling myself" Arini replied firmly. Even in his heart he was very sick with the insults. But he had to stay strong in front of everyone who insulted him.

"Now, Buk. It's not good to say that!" defend the woman's husband.

"Father do not need to bear this stressed child yes, or you want me to drive away also, heh" threatened the woman named Darsih.

"Udah there, go! I don't want anyone stressed in my house, who has already killed his mother" he said.

Arini went home with her heart empty, where could she stay? Even relatives he does not have, he cannot ride on neighbors to sleep and eat. The neighbors are not very happy.

Arriving at his house, he was confused to find the whereabouts of his nephew Rizky–. The boy was probably taken by Ardan to his villa, and he soon followed to the villa on foot. While the weather was still drizzling and the time was almost night, he had to catch up with Rizky immediately. He will stay at Mirae's house.

A man in a white shirt appeared to open the door. "Who?" tanyakanya.

"I'm looking for my sister, Kiki calls. The owner of this villa has already brought my sister," Arini replied while holding back emotions.

"You're Miss Arini, huh?" ask Mr. Park again.

Not yet answered, but the young man behind the white-tinted man answered first.

"You're right, Mr. Park. He is Arini." said Ardan.

"Then, please come in, Miss!" take Mr.Park.

"No, thank you" replied Arini. "Where's Rizky? Give him back!"

"Come in!" bring Ardan.

"You deaf, huh? I don't want to?" arini shouted while shedding her tears. Arini's cry immediately broke, the tears that he had been holding back from earlier finally dripped as well.

"Calm down, Arini! Your sister's fine, she's sleeping in my room" Ardan said, bringing Arini inside.

"Hiks... hiks..., are you not satisfied with taking my father, mother, and brother? And now you're taking Rizky from me?"

"I didn't take Rizky from you, I just brought him here so he wouldn't get cold there" Ardan explained. "Mr.Park, please make him a warm drink!" Ardan's orders.

"Good, Master"

"Now, clean yourself up! After that you can meet your sister, okay!" connect Ardan.

This time, Arini slightly lowered her ego in favor of the only niece she has now. He went to the room he used to live in.

Finished cleaning up, Arini also intends to go out but he only realized that he does not have clothes for him to wear now. The clothes he was wearing were already soaked.

"How am I supposed to meet Rizky, and I'm just wearing a towel like this?" muttered.

"Ofucking!" call Ardan from outside the room. "It's clothes for you!"

The door of the room opened, but Arini did not reveal his figure. How could he possibly come out with just a towel? You can be ashamed to go to the sea.

Ardan smiled faintly watching Arynni's behavior. "That girl is funny" Ardan murmured.

"Throw it!" said Arini who was hiding behind the door.

Ardan threw the clothes he brought into Arini's room. After that he passed away.

After changing clothes, Arini headed straight upstairs to see the condition of his nephew. Slowly opening the door knob, at the sight of Rizky who was fast asleep with a compress on his forehead.

"He had a fever, I couldn't call a doctor to come here because the weather was still raining" Ardan said. That suddenly appeared behind Arini.

"Come in! Why are you even hanging out there?" asked Ardan while breaking through Arini who was in the middle of the door.

The girl was a little surprised by the sudden arrival of Ardan behind her earlier. "Where did this man appear?" arinni murmured in the heart. He sat on the bed, wiping his nephew's hair. Guilt arose in his heart, he felt unable to take care of the nephew he already considered his younger brother well. "I'm sorry, Ki!" ogre.

Tok...

The knocking on the door made Arini aware.

"Sorry, Sir. Here's the drink!" said Mr. Park who appeared with a tray filled with warm drinks.

"Thank you, Mr. Park" replied Ardan.

"Together, sir." Mr. Park walked out of the room.

"Drink first while it's warm!" tell Ardan to Arini.

"Yes" Arini briefed.

"Arini, stay—lah here! You can occupy the villa as long as you want" Ardan said as he walked with a drink and handed it to Arini.

"I don't want to owe you too much" he replied, welcoming his warm drink and drinking.

"Arini, why do you think that? I don't care about debt, I just want to help you" said the young man, crouching in front of Arini, who was sitting on the bedside.

"I like you, Arini. Don't you believe it? How many times do I have to reveal it?" ask Ardan.

Arini just shook her head and turned her face away, she did not want to look Ardan in the eyes. The young man could have known his true feelings.

"Do you like me too?" asked Ardan softly.

Arini could not answer that question, to be honest it was impossible for him. Does he know what his position is? Maybe if he answers yes, there will be many more problems in his life. Loving in silence may be enough for him, he does not want to be hurt because of his feelings.