Rai Universe
CHAPTER 26. Two People Who Are Strengthening Each Other.
“I've always been harassed by Ringgo. I didn't count how many times but I got away. Lastly, that night, the night we met on the street, he beat me up because I fought back and rejected him. And tomorrow, bi Kanti immediately kicked me out of the house. I'm not sad, I can get away from them and leave the house. I thought it was over, but it wasn't. Ringgo came to the stall and made trouble there. If my papa mama were still around, would my life be this heavy?”
Rai was silent. He wanted to give Esta the space to tell him anything. He only acts to be a good listener to reduce the burden on the girl.
“My parents died when I was a baby. I can't even remember their faces. At that time, we wanted to go on a tour to Monas. But unfortunately, the angkot we climbed, broke through the railroad crossing and our angkot ringsek made. You can find the news on the internet. People say it's a miracle that I survived the crash. They said I was being protected by angels because I was a baby while everyone was dead. They said I was lucky. I don't know what luck this is...” Esta again sobbed considering the misfortune of her life.
“Hemph, apparently we have one thing in common. I, too, lost the two people I loved the most. You probably know some of the stories from TV. At that time the news was splashy everywhere. My mother and brother also died in a road accident. But that's all people know. They don't know why that night Mama and Brother left the house. That night, Mama had a great fight with Papa. A common problem that even everyone already knows that Papa likes to play women when he was young. Mama thought, Papa has changed, but he hasn't. Papa to pergok fit again sleep with another girl in the hotel and Mama has not been able to stand the behavior of Papa. So Mama asked for a divorce and Papa didn't want to. Mama rampaged so that Papa would divorce him but eventually they even fought hard until mom desperately went from the same house My brother.”
Esta looked at Rai while listening to her story. He wondered if they really had the same wounds.
“Since then, my relationship with Papa has never been good. I blame him for everything that happened. We fight a lot and he slaps me a lot when he's upset. I tried desperately not to be a jerk like him, but there, I even make you like this. That's why I can't follow your words to escape responsibility, Ta. Because I don't want to be a jerk like him.”
“So that's why your dad didn't come when we got married?”
Rai nodded. Actually he felt strange when he had to tell the funny story to Esta. I don't know why he feels comfortable telling it.
Physical wounds, and their heart wounds were the same. Even though it comes in a completely different way. The holes in their hearts are just as deep though in different shapes as well. Two teenagers who bore deep wounds are trying to strengthen each other
“Why did you tell me?” Ask Esta later.
“Entah. I feel comfortable telling you a story. Ah, come in yuk. Cold lho.” Take Rai while standing and pat her buttocks to clean the grass that sticks.
“What time is this?”
“Half four.” Rai replied, he took his helmet.
Esta also immediately stood up as Rai had already walked some distance in front of her. The silent morning blind atmosphere made his hair stand up.
There was a faint smile adorning Esta and Rai's lips. I don't know why they can strengthen each other that way. Even Rai himself was astonished why he was so open to Esta. Could it be the pity that made it happen? He never told anyone about his personal life, not even his friends.
After entering the house, Rai immediately held his mattress beside the bed and prepared to sleep. He was not sleepy, just tired. But he still had to sleep because he was afraid later even sleepy when at school.
“Ngapain sleeps there?” Esta asked in surprise after she returned from the bathroom.
“Where else would you sleep? In front does not fit his mattress.”
“Yes can sleep on top.”
“I won't be able to sleep. It's also at this hour. Sleeping on top.” Esta's Advice.
“Why not sleep? Later in school sleepy.”
“Typically at this hour I've been awake. I want to be holy. Where's your dirty clothes, let's be.” Esta waited for Rai's reply and stood in the doorway of the room.
“Jam want to wash this? Cold you know, Ta.”
“Cold isn't it. I am ordinary. Where, here.” Esta was still waiting for Rai to get her dirty clothes.
“No need, I used laundry.”
“Mending the laundry money for me, hehehehe. Laundry is the same as me.”
“But cold, Ta..”
“Rai..” This time Esta asked with a serious face mimic. He forced Rai to obey him this time.
Rai seems forced to take his dirty clothes from the plastic bag next to the wardrobe. But he kept doing that and gave it to Esta. Not that Rai doesn't know what Esta really means. The girl was amusing herself with washing. Maybe by washing, it can divert Esta's grief, so Rai complies.
“Your cheeks are not on medicine first?” Ask Rai again while giving her dirty clothes.
“Udah does not hurt very much. There's no trace of it either. Udid ilang.” Esta answered who then walked into the bathroom after receiving the dirty clothes from Rai.
Rai's guess is not wrong. When she reached the bathroom, Esta cried again. Fortunately, this time his voice was disguised by the sound of water and clothes.
But even so, Rai can still hear the stuffing because the room is close to the bathroom. The man did not have the heart to sleep. So Rai got up and walked to the study table and turned on his laptop. He decided to spend the night playing games.
How deep did Esta hurt? What has her life been like all this time?
The question kept on popping up in Rai's mind. A desire slowly surfaced in his heart. Desire to help Esta but she doesn't know how.
However, her mother's taste turned to guilt towards the girl. His actions have added to the wound for Esta. Her stupidity had already charged her with a deepening pain.
Suddenly a pain attacked Rai's heart. It was the fruit of overwhelming regret in his heart. He had hurt the girl who was already covered in wounds. He had added the wound and somehow he could make up for it later.