The Story of Aira
12

Anxiety enveloped Aira's heart, as Ryan had not been in contact since her return that afternoon. Clear details trickled down from the corner of her eye, whenever she thought of something that might happen to Ryan. Ryan is not the type of person who likes to ignore messages let alone phone from him. So Aira's mind started to mess around when Ryan's number couldn't be reached. The message has not been read either.

His daydream was disturbed by the ringing of the cell phone beside him. Aditya.

"So called. Sorry I was overtime. So I can just call back."

"R..."

"What's wrong with you, Ra? Are you crying?"

"It's been said you know where Ryan is?"

"I haven't met him yet. What's up?"

"I'm afraid he's meeting Gio, and something's going on. Gio tried to disturb me at the supermarket." Aira told Aditya.

"Gio said?!"

"What's the matter exactly? Who's Gio? Why are you like this when you hear his name?"

"none. You calm down first. Let me go to Ryan's. Maybe he fell asleep after work. I'll tell you again."

"Call me soon."

"Yes..."

For this time Aira did not obey Aditya. How can he calm down, while he hasn't got any news about Ryan.

......................

In a different place, Ryan's house.

"Ryan out?! Since when?" ask Aditya to Ryan's mother.

"After work he paid. I forgot to ask where she was going." she explained.

"All right, ma'am, thank you. Excuse me..."

Aditya leaves Ryan's house without any results. Aditya did not go home immediately, he chose to go to the Princess' house and asked the Princess' opinion.

"You try to call Gio. That's when Ryan was really with Gio." so the Princess proposed.

"My company yuk!" bring Aditya.

Then the lovers went to Gio's house. Aditya chooses to go straight to Gio's house, as he is pretty sure Gio won't say anything about Ryan if he just calls him.

"Honey, stop..., stop...!!!" The princess patted Aditya's shoulder many times.

Aditya stopped the bike. In front of the PMI building.

"Turn around, it's like Ryan." The princess pointed to a biker. "She just got out of PMI."

Without much thought, Aditya turned around and followed the impurity. He believes it was Ryan, because he also memorized Ryan's motorcycle plate. After being followed, Ryan's motorbike entered a hospital.

"Yeah...!!!" exclaim Princess. Aditya is still parking his bike.

Ryan turned his head, he was quite surprised to see the whereabouts of the Princess.

"Who's sick?" ask the Princess after her position is close to Ryan.

"Sorry, Put. I'll explain later. I'm in a hurry." with a little running Ryan left the Princess.

The princess did not stay silent, she continued to follow Ryan. And Aditya followed behind him.

Ryan looked very tired. She sat in front of the operating room while brushing her hair back, after giving the sisters two bags of blood. Aditya and the Princess approached him.

"What's going on?" ask Aditya.

"Come, Dit.." he replied.

"Who's there? You hit people?" chirps Princess. Ryan nodded slowly.

"I met Tiara when I wanted to see Gio." Ryan started to open his voice. "He looked in pain, and his legs were flowing blood. I panicked and brought him here. The doctor said she had a miscarriage."

"He's married?!" ask Aditya.

To their knowledge, Tiara was not married. The last news after he left Ryan, Tiara was with Gio. Gio is Ryan's brother, but they are different mothers.

Tiara is a woman who is made into betting material by Gio. Gio won a football match back then, and he took Tiara from Ryan. At first Ryan refused, he did not accept his lover as a bet. But the facts that happened are painful. It was Tiara herself who offered herself to Gio.

"I don't know." Ryan replied.

"Contact her family, she's not your responsibility. You're just the one who accidentally found it on the street." Aditya said.

"I've contacted them. But they're not here. So I can't leave him." Ryan said.

"Then tell Aira. He is very worried about you, Yan." said the Princess.

"Em." Ryan just nodded.

Ryan just realized that he hasn't checked his phone at all. What he had brought since was Tiara's cell phone.

......................

That afternoon Aira was waiting for public transport. He left alone this morning, and went home alone again. A motor approached him. Aira narrowed her eyes. He had no idea who was behind the helmet. It's not Ryan or Aditya.

"Gio.." murmured Aira inwardly as the motorist opened his helmet.

"on your own? Need a ride?" Gio sat next to Aira.

"Oh, don't-don't you wait for Ryan?" gio said later.

"Free, she won't come." great-granddaughter Gio while playing her phone.

Soon after, Gio gave the phone to Aira. Aira did not care, but when she took a quick glance at the photo was Ryan. Ryan was holding a woman.

"He must be bothered." Gio said later. "Go home with me instead of waiting too long. Alone anyway."

Aira remained silent, trying to calm down, though the curiosity about the photo continued to bother her. From a distance he saw the freight leading to the stop where he was waiting.

"Be careful..." Gio waved his hand as Aira got up from the stop.

"Why is his reaction normal? He should be angry, jealous, crying even."

Gio then returned to his bike.

It didn't take long for Aira to get to her house. Because the road conditions that afternoon were not so crowded.

Aira flushed down her body after cleansing herself. The little towel was still clad in her still wet hair. He stared at the ceiling of his room that had not been installed ceiling. So that it looks clear the roof of the house is neatly arranged. His mind was back on the photo on Gio's phone.

"It's possible Ryan accidentally bumped into people. And he's trying to take responsibility."

"But if it wasn't an accident, it could be that the girl was Ryan's closest friend. It might also mean a lot. Until he doesn't have time to call me just to tell me."

Aira closed her eyes. He took a deep breath and threw it away to release the burden that was within him.

Geck... Geck...

Aira got up, and opened the door. It turned out that his mother was coming.

"You want to help dad?" ask mother. "There are fried rice pesen quite a lot. I definitely need extra troops." I smiled at Aira.

"Rather than me constantly daydreaming, mending me go with mom." so thought Aira.

Aira decides to go with her mother.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the stall already seen a few packs of fried rice on the table.

"Help in the cardboard, you count!" tell the father.

"Ready, yeah!" Aira immediately carried out the duties of her father.

Moments later a car arrives, and the owner soon meets Aira's father.

"Already sir?"

Aira knew that voice. Gio.

"Leave 5 packs, please sit down first." replied Aira's father.

Aira turned her head towards Gio, and Gio smiled at him. Gio kept watching Aira's every move. Until Aira finished putting the last packet of fried rice.

"Let me just." Gio moved from his seat when he saw Aira about to lift his order fried rice.

"Thank you" Gio said to Aira.

Secretly the father noticed the interaction of the two. Dad smiled. And after Gio left, the father approached his daughter.

"Your new friend?" ask dad.

"Aditya and Ryan's friends, Dad." reply Aira as she is.

"This is how it is to have a beautiful virgin child" said the father. "Dad got confused selecting a daughter-in-law." Dad teased his daughter.

"Well, his mind is too far away." said Aira.

"This father was also once young. I can see, who are your boy friends who are doing the same approach to this father's child" he said again.

"Which one do you choose?" mother follow nimbrung.

"If it could not be a child here, ma'am." replied the father as if to signal, that the father was not willing if Aira to establish a serious relationship with the natives there.

"Lha who approached our son is just a 100% native here."

"But if it is the soul mate of the child here, yes father can what mom. Man can only plan, the rest is God's business." said the father.

"Obviously, Aira's companion will have to be completely in charge of Aira. And don't waste it." Dad looked at his daughter. "Because father's son is the most precious treasure."

"Dad..." Aira hugged her father.

"Dad's son should be happier after marriage." Dad rubbed Aira's hair.

"But I'm still a 19-year-old dad. Not married." said Aira.

"Yes, yes." father and mother laughed at the expression on the child's face that looked upset.

......................

"It turns out to be true, the problem is like a banana tree. Once cut down will grow new shoots. It was only recently that I felt a little at peace with my life, now a new problem arises. Should be.., this is not a big deal for me. But I just kept getting my brain to work hard thinking about it.

Ryan's a nobody, he's just a friend. I have no special relationship with him. But why does it hurt so much when he ignores me???...

What is he doing now?...

Is he still busy with the woman in the photo?...

Even though my message had been read, he did not reply to it either. It seems like he's starting to forget me."