Becoming Like My Mother
CHAPTER 33

On campus

"Oh yeah, Aaz where is Mel?" Maira asked Melati who was struggling in front of her laptop.

"Either Ra, it may be busy." Melati replied without seeing Maira's face.

Maira was very upset with Melati, just now Melati sent her a message to accompany her. But now, it is ignored. He could only sigh and sometimes curse with Melati who was busy herself.

"Mell!" Call pissed.

"Hm."

"Why did you call me if you just ignored me." Maira's gerutu took Melati's drink.

"Hey it's mine." Melati glared at his eyes. It doesn't matter if his friend takes his other food or drink. Not with his favorite chocolate drink.

"Not to mention this is a little bit too."

"Maira."

Slruuup.., Maira finished the drink.

Melati increasingly glared at his eyes. "Maira!"

Maria stuck out her tongue. Melati snorted in annoyance, she also took Maira's drink. But Maira was neither angry nor upset.

"Assalamu'alaikum everything." Aaz came and immediately sat down beside Melati.

"Wa'alaikumsalam." Answer his two friends who were waiting for him.

"Well, why are you guys?, why do your faces look so tangled?" Aaz asked astonishedly who saw the expressions of Melati and Maira. Their faces looked like clothes that had not been ironed out.

Maira shrugged both of her shoulders. Aaz sees the usual drink jasmine ordered in Maira's hand. He knew what was causing his friend to be upset.

"No.." he took a new drink that Melati liked. And the other one is like the one Maira ordered.

"Well, thank you, Az." Said Melati girang and Maira.

"Together."

"Oh yeah, by the way yesterday I saw you walk with Elisha Ra." Aaz told Maira.

"Eh yes, it's because she's my sister-in-law." Maira answered by stirring her drink with a straw hose.

"What?!" Jasmine chokes with the food she wants to swallow.

"Yes he's Kak Sasa's sister Kak Fahmi's wife." Maira replied relaxed.

"Why don't you ever say this to us Ra?" Ask Aaz.

"I only found out about it a month ago when Kak Fahmi brought them home. Their house is being renovated because of the fire." Maira Pungkas.

"Aren't you seeing her at your brother Fahmi's wedding?" Melati again asked a question. He also missed his best friend.

"No, I didn't see it. I don't know if you'd know my brother got married eleven years ago. Where I remember everything. Elisha never appeared in my house. Either ever or not, if he was maybe back then I wasn't home."

"Yes yes, yes, how will we go to your house. I want to meet Elisha." Aaz said enthusiastically and looked at Melati.

"Yes I also want to meet Elisha."

"Well, when you come home, you come with me to my house."

"Eh but you're gonna have to teach Azein to play Mel's piano." Aaz looked at the friend beside him.

Maira was surprised to hear that, she almost choked.

Melati frowned at Aaz, "Didn't Azein's sister these few days not be home?, yesterday night she sent me a message."

"Oh yeah, I forgot."

Melati shook her head to see Aaz's behavior. Maira was only watching the two. He wanted to ask but he did not dare. In her heart why Melati taught Azein to play the piano. How long has it been, and what is the relationship between the two.

But he also saw the cheerful face of Melati who was telling about Azein. It could be seen that Melati indeed had a taste in Azein, also they often spent time together. He lowered his head.

***

"Assalamu'alaikum." Said Melati, Maira and Aaz while in front of the door of Maira's house. Soon Maira opened the door for her friends.

"Wa'alaikumsalam," replied a middle-aged woman whom they could deduce that she was Maira's mother.

"Eh there's Nak Melati and Nak Aaz. Let's go in, son." His friendly words.

"Yes, Mom." Melati and Aaz take turns kissing Maira's mother's hand.

"You sit down for a second. I'll call Elisha." Maira said to her two best friends. And Melati and Aaz followed Maira's request.

"Eh y'all looking for Elisha huh?, Elisha is no longer in the house of Nak, your brother Fahmi has brought them to his house." Mita's mother silenced the three young people in front of her.

Melati and Aaz were surprised to hear that. They look at each other.

"How come Maira doesn't know Bun?" Ask Maira.

"Yes because they left when you were in college, son. Yes, Mother has been inside first, son." Mita's mother went past them.

"They've gone Mel, Az." Maira said she felt bad for her two best friends.

"It's okay Ra, what matters is that we now know where they are. You can ask him to come here sometime, right?" Aaz looked at Maira.

"Of course why not." Maira smiled, "Yes I've been inside for a while." Maira left them to pick up some snacks.

Jasmine exhaled her rough breath. Aaz who saw him smiled and held onto Melati's shoulder.

Finally, those who from the beginning intended to meet Elisha did not become. They played as usual when visiting Maira's house.

***

A week passed, Melati and Aaz were shocked to hear that Elisha had an accident. During this time Maira always tried to persuade Elisha to want to meet with Aaz and Melati. But what do you want to say Elisa still reluctant to meet her best friend first.

Nevertheless, Melati and Aaz had absolutely no grudges. They were willing to visit and even accompany Elisha.

"El.." called softly Melati to Elisha who was lying weakly.

Elisa turned her eyes the other way. Somehow in him can no longer accept the presence of Melati and Aaz. Since a few years ago.

Jasmine exhaled a long breath, she glanced at Maira and Aaz.

"El-" said Maira.

"It's Mai, I want to rest. My whole family invited me to talk. I'm tired now." Elisha cut Maira's words. He also pulled out his blanket and lay on his back to Maira and Aaz.

Aaz and Melati looked at each other. They both worked hard to repair their relationship. But what to say, Elisha even to see it does not want to.

They went back to Maira's house. Both of Maira's parents were traveling for a few days. As for Fahmi take care of his small family plus his sister-in-law who is sick. Be Maira asks her two best friends to accompany her. He asked them to stay over.

"Oh yes Mel, my brother has come home to know." Aaz looked towards Melati.

Jasmine looked up at her face, "Then?"

"Hm, he asked me to tell you that you should continue teaching him to play the piano."

Maira was the only listener in the room.

"Oh yeah?, when did he come home?, and he wasn't tired of what.." Continue Melati.

"Yesterday" answered Aaz briefly.

"Oh," Jasmine oh ria.

"When should I start again?"

"Today."

Melati. He immediately looked at the watch in his hand. "Are you kidding me?"

"If you don't believe just send him a message."