The Revenge of a Bad Girl
Happy Birthday, Ai.

"Today you don't have any activities, just learn English, Ai. Mumpung gini," said Iraz while fixing his hair in front of the living room mirror.

"Why should I learn English, Raz?"

"A ruler should at least be able to speak English, Ai," Iraz replied.

"Ah, but..."

"Would you like me to register for private lessons?" Iraz solot.

"No, Raz. I taught myself, "Aine is really just afraid of nicotine.

"Relatedly? Or am I just a mentor?" Iraz offers.

"What do you know in English?" ask Aine in doubt.

Iraz finished his activities, turning to look at Aine. "No way, but for you I can." Of course it's a joke.

"Yeah, Iraz!" aine kebaperan. "I'm serious,"

"Hehe, you can do it, Ai. I've been polyglot since I was ten. Now it's leveled up to hyperpolyglot." Iraz told me while fixing the tie. This morning the body was handsome in a suit.

"Polylot? A hepergotgot? What the hell?" ask Aine. The girl sat on the couch enjoying a packet of biscuits.

Iraz laughed at the words Aine had invented. "Polyglot, Ai! Not polylot!" the man gave.

"Ah, yes! Meaning what, anyway?" ask Aine while chewing.

"Someone who can speak more than four languages." replied Iraz. He sat on the sofa right in front of Aine.

"Oh. I'm not surprised anymore. Even if you claim to speak 10,000 foreign languages, I won't be surprised" Aine said, staring at Iraz for a moment.

"That's beyond reason, Ai! The total number of languages in the world is only 7,000. You think I can create 3,000 more languages?"

Aine was shocked to hear Iraz's words. To the extent that the biscuits he dipped melted in the tea. "Do you know the total number of languages?"

"That's it, 7,000, dear Aine..."

Aine swallowed her saliva. "Gilak, until something like that you know? Wihh, four thumbs up at once for you, Raz." Aine's expression was really hilarious, making the man before her laugh.

"I was just jokingly saying it. Uh, you responded. Very cool, Raz.." praise Aine.

"Hehehe, thank you, Ai." said the man sincerely.

Aine again enjoyed her biscuits after giving up one piece dissolved in the tea.

"Oh yeah, Raz, when can I go home to my parents? I can't wait, there's something else I want to take from there" Aine said on the sidelines.

"After you speak English, Ai!"

"Yeah! Long dong! My brain is slow, I can't learn fast! The things I want to take are also very important. How's dong?"

Iraz thought for a moment. "Yes, I'll speed up the fake data. Maybe this week we can go there. Doain's just a quick process,"

"Sure dong." said Aine. "I can't wait to be the boss. Hehe,"

"Make him learn right! So that someday you can really be the boss." Iraz stand. "To be able to show the world that a person who is oppressed will be much more successful than a person who oppresses. Passion, Ai!"

The girl smiled. "Thank you, Raz."

"Hmm." replied the man. "I said goodbye, Ai, there was a meeting this morning. Dadahh!" the man waved his hand.

Aine simply replied with a wide smile as her one hand gasped in the air.

"See you, Raz..."

***

Iraz stared at the calendar on his desk. Today, August 11th is Aine's birthday. He marked it three months ago. Since I knew the date of birth.

Actually she remembered today was Aine's birthday. But he wanted to surprise the girl. That's why he hasn't said happy birthday since this morning even though they were looking straight at him.

The man smiled a little. He wrote something near Aine's birthday. "The first." so he wrote. After that, he looked at the clock in his hand. It's time he came home.

***

Already at 21:47, Aine remained faithfully seated on the porch to wait for Iraz's return. It had been since four o'clock that he was waiting in front, hoping that the man he was waiting for would come soon.

The girl yawned twice, some mosquitoes had also started to swarm her. This made him uncomfortable, choosing to wait inside the house.

"Raz, where the hell are you? Is it late to look at it? Usually at four o'clock you are home!" Aine spoke for herself.

"Did something bad happen to you?" said again. He looks very worried. "I'm worried, Raz..."

Aine took out her hape from the Hoodie pocket she was using. He contacted Iraz again after more than ten times he had contacted the man before.

And again the person on the other side could not be contacted. I think the man's hape is being deactivated. The number could not be contacted.

Aine thought about the man. Where the hell's he going? Could it be that Iraz had grown tired of living with such a useless girl until the man left in search of a new dwelling? Or did he return to his home country secretly? What if Iraz really left her?

The girl immediately nodded. He looked down, crying in silence. He felt useless without the man.

"Raz...you left me?" he covered his face with both palms. She was crying alone.

"Hiks, you where Raz is.."

On the sidelines of his cry, someone knocked on the door.

Aine was silent. He wiped his tears, trying to clarify his hearing. Again, someone knocked.

Aine estimates who is about to knock on the door at this hour. There's no way Iraz, the guy's not gonna do it, because the house is his. She almost never knocked on the door before - after Aine lived in the house.

The girl got up, walked to the window, peeked from there. But unfortunately, the window was not helpful enough to know who was knocking.

Uninformed, Aine ventured to ask, but of course after she had prepared the bat by the door - just in case.

"Who?"

There is no lawfulness. Finally Aine ventured to open it.

"Happy birthday, Aine honey." The man behind the door was Iraz. In his hand was a birthday cake with candles numbers 2 and 1. The candle is lit, giving a yellowish glow.

Aine. Two things made him happy this time. First, Iraz remembers his birthday even though he never told. Second, the man came back, it turned out that he did not leave Aine.

"Raz.." suddenly the girl hugged Iraz. Sontak Iraz held the birthday cake up.

"What's up, Ai?" ask Iraz gently.

Aine did not answer.

"Udah, Ai, blow out the candle first, hunt down," Iraz warned.

The girl released Iraz's body. He wiped his tears before they fell to the earth.

"Happy birthday once again, Ai. Make a wish, dong..."

The girl complies. He folded his arms and said one hope in his prayer. After it was over, he opened his eyes and blew a blazing fire over the candle wick. At once the wind from his mouth extinguished the wax that shaped the number 21.

"Ye.. finally officially also age 21. Congratulations, Ai..." Iraz berye.

"Thank you, Raz.." said Aine in tears.

"Eh, how come it's crying? Why?"

"I'm moved, Raz. This is the first time I've ever had a candle on my birthday. Usually no one cares. Hiks," she replied.

"Cup.cup.pity. Btw we go in yuk, not good birthday outside!" Iraz warns.

Aine nodded, as soon as she turned around, went inside the house and Iraz followed.

"Btw thank you, Raz," Aine said as she ate a piece of her birthday cake.

"Thank you for what, Ai?"

"For everything. Especially for today, thank you so much for reminding me of my birthday. I myself don't remember about this," replied Aine quietly.

"Oh. Equally, Ai." replied the man briefly.

"Do you know where my birthday is? I don't think I ever told you,"

Iraz stared at the cake on Aine's plate. Almost out. He cut again so that Aine could go. "I know more than you think, Ai." That's all Iraz answered.

The girl nodded. He did not understand what the man said.

A moment of silence. Just the sound of Aine's spoon clinking with the plate. He was busy with the sweet food. It was his obligation to finish the cake because Iraz would not want to touch the sweet food.

"You're waiting for me, huh, Ai?" ask Iraz suddenly.

Aine stopped eating. Iraz sat next to him. "Yes, Raz." he gave a quick reply.

"Sorry, Ai, I forgot the cookie. Coming home from the office I remember. Continues when mesan, uh the seller stare physically. The handsome ones are served first. It's okay, I'm treated like that. I've learned from you,"

Aine smiled. "You're always like that" he said blushing.

"Eh, but I'm scared, Raz. I thought you were leaving me. I've been sitting on the porch for over five hours waiting for you to come. Uh, I was disappointed first!" Aine told without any shame.

"Cih, it's dependency apparently," added the man. "I can't just run away! At least I'll call you if you intend to leave,"

"I know, Raz, but that's my fear."

Iraz shook his head. This kind of atmosphere made him think of one thing. Udahlah, his mind is kept away first, this is Aine's birthday, why worry on a happy day.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to buy you a gift. What do you want my gift from me?" tanya Iraz changed the mood.

"Think about it, Raz. All of this is more than a gift. Even just a mere utterance was already quite real," Aine refused.

"We're friends, Ai, so I have to give you a gift. Ask for what you want, I'll give it to you."

Aine speechless.

"You want to ask what you can. Penthouses, apartments, hotels, plazas, galleries or whatever else you think I need to give you. Or you want a house as big as a palace. Whatever you want to ask for."

"Seriously, can I ask you something?" ask Aine.

"Of course."

"All right." Aine gulps. "I'm not going to ask for anything money can buy. But I'm sure my request is expensive. If you grant it, then today is the most beautiful day of my life and the best birthday I've ever had. It's simple, but it must be very difficult,"

Iraz felt challenged. "What, Ai?"

"Let me see your face." replied Aine.

Highlight Iraz's eyes instantly sharpened.

"Can you grant it?" ask the girl.

Iraz seemed to think. "There's nothing special about my face, Ai!" from his words alone Iraz clearly refused, although subtly.

"You can ask for another, Ai! I have a lot of penthouses, you can ask for one. It's more profitable than seeing my face. Nothing changes if you see it."

"But I want that, Raz!" Aine remained insistent.

"Give me a reason, why should it be?" ask Iraz flat.

"So someday when you leave me, I know who to look for, Raz. So that I don't forget the face of the man who once gave me strength to live. So I can recognize Iraz, the real hero. The man who made me fall in love without recognizing his face (pronounced in Aine's heart)" Aine gave three reasons. "Please, Raz, grant my request. It doesn't take long, just one second."

Iraz looked at the girl's face in front of him. "You sure?" ask the man.

"Sure, Raz." answered Aine.

"All right." Iraz closed his eyes, he had lived in the city for a long time and had never shown his face to anyone. This he did solely to protect himself.

Iraz opened the mask. Show me the face he's been covering with a mask on.

"Where are you satisfied?" ask her to Aine.

The girl gawked at Iraz's real face. Very handsome. Fix ten times more handsome than Alvan.

"I think I've seen you Raz, before" said Aine, looking at the man's face.

Iraz smiled, so sweet. So that's the original expression of smile again. Oh, it turns out so handsome.

Aine remembered something. "Oh, I've seen you on tivi!" girang.

Iraz kept smiling.