The Eternal Fragments of Moonlight
Chapter 8: Revelations

Three weeks before Wiwitan Day, the students are seen getting busy with the preparation of the cultural festival parade. The middle school field is like a spilled market every day. Filled with students with their own activities.

That afternoon, Friday, July 6, after finishing his work, Alan and Mira, Dian and Ronny were preparing to go home to the school gate.

When they got to the front gate, instead of going straight out, they turned to the right towards the parking lot. Crossing the post where Mr. Paryo, the school security guard used to stand guard.

Alan walked ahead followed by his three friends. They then gathered in long chairs under a banyan tree in the corner of the parking lot.

“Well, Alan so what do you want to talk about?” Dian.

“Before I want you guys to promise first to keep this as a secret the four of us.”

Seeing the face of Alan who was not playing games, even almost spooky, Dian and Mira looked at each other. Then Dian nodded and replied. “Iya I promise.”

“Ron?”

Ronny just kept focusing his eyes here. I'm not sure what he's really looking at. Are the sparrows that perch on the twigs beside me, or the lizards that are attached to the tree trunk? I don't know.

“Oii, Ron!”

“Oh yes, why?”

“Huuf, you can promise you won't tell anyone about what I'm going to talk about?”

“Ooh, okay!” He also gave his thumb.

“Good. Actually what I want to talk about now is. about Laras.”.

Alan stopped for quite a while before continuing. Several times he noticed the situation around him.

“Don't tell anyone yes, but I think he's coming from the future.”

Silent.

“Pffft!” Ronny finally broke down. “Buahaha, gile lu Ndro!”

“Ron, I'm seriu..”

“Hahaha! Don't tell me, because the name Laras was in that weird message, haha! Do you think he's from the future?” Said Dian while stinging and holding her stomach.

“Mir, are you horrified, Mir? Ahaha, this Alan you love what to be like?”

But Mira did not respond. He fell down and began to put on a sad face.

“Eh? Mira, you're taking Alan's talk seriously?”

Mira still did not answer. He really just quietly bowed languidly. After closing her eyes for a while, Mira finally spoke.

“I don't know exactly how it is, but every time I see Laras, it feels like there is always a strange feeling stuck.”

“Hmm? Weird how?”

“Everytime I see it I always feel.. sad.”.

Seeing Mira's sad face, Dian and Ronny became serious. They both looked at Mira in surprise. Waiting for what he said next.

“On him coming from the future, I haven't thought up there yet anyway. But yesterday, last saturday..I was actually the same Alan.”.

“Mira, let me continue.” Cut Alan with a look of wonder Dian and Ronny who now moved to him. “So it happened like this..”.

Alan also told me about everything that happened on the day of the rain, a week ago. Starting from how Laras and Mira proposed the same place to meet, then about Laras who kept him lingering in his house, until where Laras appeared suddenly with three umbrellas in the rain.

“Wait.” Dian. “So, last saturday you guys... Update!? Jeez!”

“Please Dian, that's not the point!”

“Haha, yes-yes. Hmm, but it's really weird that's the Baras. This week, he rarely comes in. So the reason is because of this incident anyway.”

“What I said..” Said Ronny while returning to his Socrates pose. “Now you believe, right, if the message is a puzzle that I prepared?”

Alan and Dian immediately glared at Ronny. He ordered her to immediately stop the stupid behavior she was doing.

“So, sorry..” Ronny said.

“Well, that's why I'd like your help to investigate this.” Alan continued.

“But how?” Ask Dian.

They were silent about how to investigate Laras.

Since the incident at Taman Teduh a week ago, Laras has often not entered. He has only been in class twice this week. That is because on both days there is a repetition of Sociology and Mathematics.

As they were turning their brains, from the direction of the security guard post, Mr. Paryo cried out to them. He told that they were ordered to contact Bu Susi —Wali Class them first— before going home.

Finally they decided to go back to school to meet Susi in the Teacher Room. Mira and Dian had gone first and just as Ronny was about to follow, Alan patted her on the shoulder and whispered softly.

“Ron, if there's anything awkward you've found, let me know.”

Hearing that Ronny also became sparkling. “Every boss! Give it to me!”

***

Susi beckoned Alan and the others to enter the Master Hall when they got there. Then let them sit in front of his desk.

“Sorry yes mom interrupted your return trip.” Said Ms Susi “So gini, I want to ask you guys, do you know the news about Laras? Already this week he has often been absent without giving a description.”

The four of them looked at each other, then Dian replied by shaking his head.

“So yes. Mother so worried, has never been absent before let alone until a few days like this.” Susi then pulled her phone out of the bag.

The four of them looked at each other again and nodded at each other.

“Iya bu can.” Answer Mira.

“Gini Loh Mir, The plan is that I want to go to Laras' house today. But the possibility of Laras is not at home.” Bright Bu Susi. “When mom goes to Laras house, I ask for help, if you have time now before you go home, can you stop by the hospital first to visit Aji?”

“Who knows Laras is there. You see, when I visited Aji yesterday, Aji's mother said. He said Laras always visited Aji every day.”

“So, all of you visit Aji, chances are you can also meet Laras there.”

Without waiting for the approval of the others Mira replied. “Good Bu.”

“Still yes.” Susi said with a smile. “Well now I ask for your contact, if you later meet Laras there please tell Mom yes?”

Alan and his friends decided to go to the hospital. Although at first Ronny insisted not to come, but after being forced, he finally complied. Now they are waiting for a bus at a stop not far from the school entrance gate and then go to the hospital.

“That test is the seat in front of your stool, right, Alan?” said Dian.

“Iya.”

“I've never seen the guy. If you are, Mir?” Dian.

“Aji.. I want to forget which one is.”

“Eh, Don't we one class huh ten grade time?” Ronny Sahut.

“Hmm? Time anyway?”

“From what I want anyway. Uh but, yes?” Further. “Lo have seen the man, Lan?”

“One time, eleven grade start-up time. But not inget also how it looks.”

The bus they were waiting for arrived. Then one by one they boarded the bus and sat in their seats,

“Eh we don't need to bring anything?” Ask Dian.

“It seems unnecessary. From what I heard he said he was coma again. So want to bring whatever pecuma only.” Alan answered.

“Be, really too. If you buy fruits or food also become strange later”

“We will stop by the flower shop first.” Cut Mira. “We bring Anyelir.”

Arriving at the hospital, the four of them asked the receptionist where the room they wanted to go. Then after they find out the location they also go there by using the elevator. In the hands of Mira there is a series of Carnations that they had bought on the way to the hospital.

Finally the four of them arrived in front of the room they were going to, room 307. Somehow the tense atmosphere was so felt as they stood in front of the entrance. Mira knocked on the door slowly, then opened it slowly.

“Excuse.”

The four of them entered the room. Inside was a nurse who seemed to have just finished examining the patients there and welcomed their arrival.

“Oh? You must be Aji's friends. Please-please.” Speaks kindly. “Rarely anyone comes here other than Laras, right Ji?”

“Tuh said, Aji said, thank you for bothering to come here.”

“Nah, please temen-temen, invited to chat his Aji. Although Aji's condition is unconscious but actually he can still feel what is around him.”

The four of them stepped closer to the hospital bed located in the corner of the room.

A child of their age was lying there. The body is connected with many cables and hoses. Various medical equipment connected with his thin body, monitoring each of his deliveries and sustaining his life.

“Ha, hello Aji introduce my name Dian..” Sapa Dian. “We came to see you.”

Silent. Of course there will be no answer.

Dian then poked Mira who was standing next to him. As if to signal him to help. But there was no reaction. Dian was poking again.

“Mir.” His whisper.

Still no reaction.

“Mi, Mira you why?”

When Dian turned his head he found Mira was shedding tears. One tear after another fell down his cheeks. His face was expressionless and his view was blank. But the tears just kept flowing out of his eyes. As it dawned, Mira was seen winking.

“Eh? How much?”

While holding the carnation flower she was carrying, Mira stroked her cheek with the tip of her clothes. But tears kept coming out incessantly flooding his face.

“Why suddenly, I..”.

Mira began to sob, her tears that constantly came out could no longer be contained. I don't know where the sadness came from. His face reddened, his large eyes were like the source of endless rushing springs of tears. Didn't I say it over and over again, crying isn't very suitable for your face, Mira.

Dian who was beside him rubbed Mira's back while giving tissue to him. Sometimes he hugs Mira and whispers something so that Mira returns to calm.

Alan and Ronny could only eat each other with confused faces. Then Ronny looked at a board located on the side of the bed that was in front of him.

There's a name there. A familiar name. A name I hear a lot. Yes, that name is my name.

“Oh yes! Aji.. Rizky Triaji! He missed it on my name in first class!” Ronny finally remembered.

Ronny then slowly turned his head back to look right in the direction I was. I mean not the direction where my body is lying, but the direction. I couldn't bear to describe how she looked at me this time. His face was completely unkempt.

A moment later, the door of the room opened. The barrel went in and was very surprised by what it found. Immediately the release of the look of the face, the look of the face that I already know. The cold face of the ice cold. Then, only one word was heard afterwards.

“Out!”