
"I don't know what his name is" said Ardi Cuek.
Niken was confused. What so far Nabila and Bayu are so familiar that they spend time traveling. But Niken soon realized from his mind, it's good if indeed Bayu and Nabila can now be close, Niken so no need to be haunted by guilt even though Niken is not out of thought, Niken is not, just yesterday Niken rejected Bayu's feelings and it turns out Bayu has been on his way with Nabila. Although Niken does not know for sure the relationship between the two.
Niken moved from the canteen and Ardi followed in his footsteps. Niken just glanced and continued walking nonchalantly.
"When have you been dating Jujun, Nik?" ask Ardi curiously.
While Niken frowned in surprise, "Jujun who?"
Ardi turned his head for a moment and grinned to himself, "Juna, love your heart."
"Oh." Niken rounded his lips and mangosteen.
"When, Nik?" ask Ardi again never give up.
"Kok kepo anyway," Niken sewot saw kekepatan Ardi who seemed to have the maximum level.
"Well, how not kepo, he stole my bluff. He secretly doesn't know if he knows." Ardi's fiery explanation immediately makes Niken's steps stop and Ardi also reflexes to stop following Niken.
"Why?" ask Ardi wonder.
"Juna stole my sister's gebetan? Who?" asked Niken curiously half dead.
"Yes you are." Ardi still replied with a sewot tone that did not really care about Niken.
"Huh?"
"Ha he ho ha he ho. I like it, you know, you don't know? Eh the Jujun sableng suddenly even said if you've been with him, asem really." Ardi was still busy grumbling.
Niken continued his steps slowly while scratching the hair that was not actually itchy. Glanced by the upperclassman who was still absorbed in the muruh-misuh.
"Son't you since when did you like me?" lirih Niken's. Shame also actually asks about this but rather than curious it is better to ask.
"Eh?" Ardi looked up in shock looking at Niken's face.
"What did I say?" Ardi beat his lips slowly.
"Sister likes me, by the way" answered Niken innocently.
"What time?" Ardi said in disbelief but found Niken nodding Ardi's head so panicked himself.
"Oh my God, why so much. Die me." Ardi shook his head in panic and held his head. He saw Niken for a moment and immediately fled without saying anything.
Niken to his own astonishment and dumbfounded to witness the absurd behavior of Ardi who he knew through Juna.
Niken entered the classroom and found Juna sitting on his stool. Niken immediately approached and sat in front of Juna who was only blocked by the table. With his hands on Niken's cheeks he looked at Juna.
Usually their friends who argue that Niken and Juna are dating and Niken considers it very common but with Ardi why is it Juna who says that they are dating? Tumben-tumbenan once Juna want to care about trivial affairs about dating?
Juna who found Niken continued to look at him so groggy himself, rubbed his nape and asked what was going on but Niken just shook his head making Juna so confused himself with Niken's behavior.
***
Marsya and Marcel were laughing and Niken frowned. Confused, which part of the story sounds funny until the two children are compact laugh.
"Mama Ardi's victory is really funny. Mama hypnotized him so subconsciously it reveals his feelings directly," Marsya's remarks made Niken understand why his children can laugh amusedly.
"Mama was also confused at that time, she could have slipped and did not knowingly say she likes her mother." Niken scratched his head and followed a tickled chuckle.
"Inget no sis, when Dhani also keceplosan said like Rindy in front of mama, the incident happened during the meeting of OSIS at SMP Budaya."Marsya nodded, "We must be vigilant, my mother seems to have the talent to hypnotize people," Marcel continued again and invited his third laugh.
"Your conscience." Niken no doubt also amused and pressed the sofa cushion on Marcel's face.
"When it finally turns out to be the same Bayu, huh, Ma?" marsya asked curiously.
"Hmm, curious huh?" Niken teases her son.
"I'm more curious about the continuation of my life after my grandfather's grandmother went bankrupt anyway" Marcel said
"After Grandma's broke?" Niken spoke as his eyes glared away.
"So a year after that-"
***
Niken just came home from school when it was late afternoon and entered his house while stretching his neck veins. Since becoming a 12th grade student, activities at Niken school are increasingly crowded. Extracurricular activities have been abolished and focused on deepening the material. The days of Niken are filled with learning, learning and learning. It is rare for Niken to relax unaccompanied by books.
"Yeah!" Niken shouted to her mother and found her sitting at the dinner table. Seen her mother who was wiping tears on the cheek and Niken who found her mother was crying immediately ran over.
"Why ma? How crying?" ask Niken who somehow so want to come crying.
"No papa, the flickering. You just got home?" kelit mama Niken and trying to divert the conversation.
Niken was silent and looked at the sad face of his mother, "I'm a big Ma, already can't Mama liein with a light reason. Same story as me Ma, what's up?"
Mama Niken's eyes turned red and stroked Niken's face gently.
"You take a shower, then you eat. Mama promised me she'd tell me everything."
Niken hesitates to leave her mother but Niken stays in her room and cleans up. Tired who had felt that he had changed with anxiety because it was not usual for Mama Niken to cry like this.
After taking a shower and eating all that Niken did with lightning fast Niken approached his mother who was in the room.
"Ma, can I come in?" Niken knocked on the door of the room which was opened from the inside by her mother.
Mama Niken's face is still damp and looks haggard as seen in the afternoon when Niken returned home from school. Without saying anything, Niken hugged her mother and cried.
Niken does not know what problems befall his mother but Niken like already feel the burden of bathin felt by his mother.
While Mama Niken also touched and hugged Niken tightly. Trying to remove the burden and heartbreak that for months has shackled his heart. Mama Niken also did not think that the child who had always been considered as a child and always will be his little baby, has grown up and will begin to understand the problems of life.
"What the hell is ma? Papa where?" After being satisfied to cry Niken asked because she could no longer harbor her curiosity.
"Papa went to Palembang with Uno for a while," said mama Niken to answer her son's question. Niken was silent to hear his mother's answer even though there were so many questions in his heart.
"Papa deceived his business partner, all our savings depleted. Papa's coming to Uno to find a job there." The explanation from Mama Niken is like hail in the heat for Niken's hearing. Chilly. All over Niken's body coldly heard the word from his mother.