
The scorching heat greeted Alia. He had just driven a motorcycle on his way home. The heat of Bagan City stone was so stinging the skin this afternoon. Alia anticipates with a helmet and gloves that she always carries while driving.
Before reaching home he stopped at an Ampera. Alia bought a side dish for Rena and herself. A few pieces of grilled chicken for lunch. He did not have time to cook when he left for work and came home too late than usual. Thirty minutes he spent talking about the tools purchased by him and Miss Reni yesterday, the vice principal was very fond of talking to him.
It's three in the afternoon. Alia arrived home greeted by Rena's sour look.
"Where are you from?"
Alia sat on the sofa releasing all the attributes she was wearing including her veil.
"Ih...Budek yeah!"
"I just sampled Ren. Can you wait for her? I'm taking off these socks"
"That's a melt time anyway"
Alia took out a scraping pack from her bag and was grabbed by Rena
"Burning chicken!" Sumringah. He ran to the kitchen to pick up the dishes and scoop up the rice. The girl looked hungry.
Alia caught up with him after washing her face and hands in the sink in the kitchen.
"Casual eating it. No one will take your food" Alia sat down. Spooning the rice on the plate he had taken.
"I'm hungry to know"
"Have you not eaten yet?"
"It's just the ice cream I bought at the convenience store near the intersection"
"What breakfast were you eating this morning?"
"So early morning eat batagor. Why don't you cook anyway?"
"I didn't get up late. Why don't you learn to cook?"
"Emang have you seen me cook? Naw, right? Later I want to be the mistress of a rich husband and I don't need to cook"
"will right? Not now. Waiting to be hungry"
"There's you"
Alia put on the look of Bimoli. Five mili monyong lips. Rena never once held the equipment in the kitchen. His mother never told him to learn to cook, so naturally the girl always waited for others to cook food for him.
"But Lia, the handsome guy who bought us that dinner is already merid huh?"
Alia was silent and did not respond. Prefer to chew his roasted chicken.
"Udah right? You see, I saw a pretty girl calling papa that to him"
"You mean?" Alia was curious too.
" Before you go home, I'll buy you a minimized ice cream parquet near the junction. I saw him again carrying a cute puffer toddler and again buying pempes with a girl. Tu chick says gini" Rena tried to imitate the voice of the girl she heard "Papa, papa, buy this one just more contents. That's Lia. Doesn't Vita know that Huda's brother already has a wife?"
Alia raised both her shoulders.
"From the way Vita came to see that she didn't know. You remind him Lia, he could be an actor later"
"Tumben you care?" The sentence was deliberately Alia said because she was curious about Rena's changing attitude.
"Because both are women" she said.
Alia looked at Rena intensely. Tumben is not what he used to be. The usual Rena is always jutek and does not care.
What happened to her? Alia was still wondering. But good thing, she's like a real sister now. Don't know if his mom comes home, will she change again?
**
It's been five days Alia's only two at home with Rena. During that time also Rena became obedient and not much protest. Ira called every day asking about her daughter. Just calling Alia, Rena does not want to linger on the phone with her mother because she is fond of k-pop from a mobile phone.
"Lia, hp you sound like that!" Rena yells from her room at Alia who makes the exam in front of the tv.
"Eh, yes"
Rushed Alia towards the room. Unknown number on the phone screen "Yes hello?"
"It's me"
"Who?"
"Huda"
A huda? How can? What did you call for?
"Yes what's wrong Mr. Huda"
"No formality. I want to talk to you. This afternoon at the cafe near the school. I hope you're coming"
"Why should I come?"
"There's something I want to talk about"
"Can you be in school, right?"
"Please"
"How important?"
"Very important to me"
"OK"
Alia disconnected the connection. Why did Huda always harass her after the man returned to Alia's life?
"Who?" Rena was standing at the door.
"Nobody"
"Who do you want to see?"
Alia went out of the room to continue the work that had been delayed. Rena follows.
"Want to meet a guy? Aren't we?"
" Rena, can you shut up? I'm not concerned about this"
" Seriously you got a guy? Since when?"
" I didn't say anything but why did you conclude so?"
"Because your expression is unusual"
**
"Speak. What's the important thing?"
Alia and Huda are already facing each other at the sun cafe not far from the school where they teach. Alia sipped orange juice from her glass by looking at the crowded streets with motorists.
"Can't you see your opponent talking?"
"I just need to listen, right?"
Huda looked fixedly at Alia who was ogah-ogahan saw him "I want to apologize for all my mistakes in High School first"
"You're still talking about that again? I'm sick of hearing it"
"I'm serious Alia. For years I have endured guilt. I came all the way here just to apologize to you"
"Graduate famous campus, Harvard university, prospective successor to a large company, and you to this small town just to apologize? Are you lacking a job?"
"Maybe you think so, I just want you to know that I've been bearing your guilt all along"
"I also want you to know that I don't care about it all" Alia gave the technique to each sentence. Yes crossed his arms in the chest "From the beginning of your arrival to the place I taught it was strange, it was true that you used your uncle's position"
"What's wrong with me teaching my uncle's school?"
"Nothing's wrong. Just continue with your obsession that women always want to judge and don't bother me"
"I've never had an obsession to be judged by Alia's women"
"Oh yeah?" Alia smiled sarcastically "You always use your looks to melt people's hearts"
"I just wanted to apologize but why is it so hard?"
"Is that important?Is my apology important?"
"Very important"
"Why did you do that to me?"
"I'm..." Huda choked, he tried to find a suitable sentence to say.
"Why? You didn't think about my feelings? What the hell am I feeling? Is moving from one heart to another so easy for you? Well.maybe yes because we were just teenagers blinded by liking"
"It's not Alia"
"Isn't that so? How then? Am I just a toy you leave behind when you're bored?"
"That's not true. I love you so much Alia"
"Love? You said love? You know how I felt about you back then. You know I loved you so much back then, you know how I was but why?" Alia's emotions ignited considering her past heartache "Why did you hurt me with cruel words from your mouth? Why?!"
Alia shouted at the end of her sentence. The thing he had wanted to say for a very long time had come off. Alia did not care about the gaze of other visitors.
"Calm down. You'll be a spectacle of people"
"You embarrassed?"
"Listen to me Alia, calm down"
"I don't want to" Alia took out a fifty-thousand note, she put it under her glass of juice "Have it done. There's nothing else I want to listen to"
Alia left her seat. His steps were wide and hasty. Huda chased after him, blocking his arm in the parking lot.
"Deliver!"
"Listen to me first"
"Who do you think you can carelessly touch me?"
Huda let go of his check raising his hand over his head "Sorry, I'm sorry. But I'm not done talking"
"Surge!"
"I won't let you go until you hear everything"
"I don't want to listen, move aside"
Alia wants to go to her bike but Huda is still in the way.
Alia's patience is over but she doesn't want to deal with Huda "Ok anymore. Now say what next? What do you want to tell me? But after that don't bother me anymore"
Huda kneeling.
"Your son is crazy, right? Wake up!"
Even though they are still a spectacle.
"Wake Huda! You're what the hell?"
" I'm sorry Alia"
"Ok I'm sorry. Stand up quickly"
"Let's start all over again, until now I still love you"
To this day? I will not be fooled again.
"Father! It's papa"
A familiar woman approached Alia and Huda. Huda stood up, his face showing shock.
Oh my....Is this a drama? Expressing love and then being approached by a child and wife? I'ts Crazi!.
"Pa, this is the grandpa nyariin papa" he said handed a toddler from a sling.
"Oh, yeah baby here is just as papa" Huda took the puffer toddler.
"How long, who did you meet?" Ask again while glancing at Alia.
Huda saw Alia as well as the woman. Alia who was upset was dumbfounded.
"Lho's? Ma'am instead of the one at home om Haris huh?"
Alia nodded "Excuse me first" Alia drove her bike away from the location.
"Who is pa?"
"Connected"