
The turn of the new year is soon, everyone is busy holding a gathering with his family, while enjoying the beautiful sky decorated with fireworks as a sign of the end of the year and welcoming the new year.
But not with Khumay, he and his family had turned off the lights of his house, as a sign that they had fallen asleep. Because for him, the turn of the year is not a special day to be celebrated with fireworks. But multiply istighfar, read the verses of Allah and so forth, as taught by his mother.
In contrast to Indi and Lala, who were sitting outside and joined the villa workers who were holding a chicken, corn and other food burning event, at the place he rented during at Puncak Bogor.
"Is it like that lo ngliatin ?" Indi unintentionally looked at Lala who was staring at him.
"Engga, I just want to say thank you to you, you already want to take me out of the house, enjoy everything I have never enjoyed , even today you teach me how it feels to join them when the luxury that our parents love almost makes me forget myself. And this time , this new year I am happy , because I love it the same lo. The brother that I once held does not love me , does not care about me , who does not like my existence. I was wrong." Obviously Lala while hugging Indi who was sitting and cool with her gadget.
"Hemm, yes. Lo in my boarding house, means lo my responsibility. If you are at home, yes you are the responsibility of Mba Jayah if you are not Nyokap with Bokap." Cold reply.
"Neng, it's over, let's eat." Call one of the villa guards towards Lala and Indi.
Indi nodded and approached them at Lala's follow.
They enjoy food while laughing freely when they see the behavior of one of the villa guards who is good at stand up comedy with his silly style.
That night was very different for Lala with the previous years that only he celebrated together with Hayah and some people who worked at his home , without Indi, Mamah or Papah.
This time he really felt what it means to be happy created with simple things. Since long ago he only heard stories about Jayah and also his family who always create happy moments when gathered in the simple room.
For him this is an opportunity that God gave for him to feel what he had always wanted.
Until late they continued to joke breaking the silence of the night in front of the villa.
****
The day after Khumay woke up from his sleep. Many notifications are entered on his WhatsApp. In the checks one by one, just the sayings of the new year from his friend, his best friend and his girlfriend Rendra.
But what is special is that this new year he has a man who has a special relationship with him.
"Mba ?" Call Mamah Khumay, which surprised Khumay.
"Mama, ngagetin ajaa." Khumay replied annoyed.
"So serious about the hape." Ledek.
"Why Mah?" Khumay asked his Mamah who came to his room and had a purpose and purpose.
"That's why, Mamah just wants it , when do you want to go back again ?" Ask Mamahnya.
"Tomorrow afternoon Mah , yesterday Rendra said it was that." Reply Again while continuing to be busy with the phone.
"Kok tumben Rendra did not come semalem?" Tanya Mamahnya, making Khumay sad, because indeed Rendra did not come when the night of the turn of the year, even though he had a lover.
"Witha, maybe he's the same family Mah. No family events. No papa. Khumay you guys are pretty happy." He said with a smile holding sad.
"But Mba ? Sure Rendra can get our family who is not from the rich just like him?" Tanya Mamah was worried about Rendra's attitude.
"That's Mah, God willing he can accept us." Answer Khumay is calming.
"But Mba ? Abis will come home from here, try to see his attitude yes. Change or engage. Mamah is afraid of our condition like this, make him unable to accept you." Further again.
"Yes Mah." Khumay replied smiling withstanding sorrow.
"Yes already, Mom wants to go to the kitchen first, want to cook. Don't forget to finish the housework." Said Mamah and passed.
"It's also what he said to Mamah, why isn't he here anymore? Then she had no news at all about me." His words in his heart made his brain think hard on Rendra's attitude that began to change.
Khumay started cleaning the house and intended after completing his homework, he wanted to call Rendra asking for an explanation for his attitude.
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"Hallo, assalamualaikum mas?" Say Khumay's greeting as Rendra picks up the phone from him.
"Dear Walaikumsalam, what's up ?" Rendra replied in her subtle tone.
"Cong you don't come here anymore? Where to go to Semalem?" Ask Khumay with a slight tone on tap.
"Well, we go home for the family, so yeah get together. Trus semalem mas overslept." Rendra replied explaining the incident last night casually.
"I'm your boyfriend, I want to celebrate this new year with you. Why do I go home, if I'll think gini. What sleep ? Last active at 2 o'clock." Khumay nyerocos said with annoyance.
"Don't say so dear, yesterday afternoon actually mas want to come, but said Mother, tomorrow also meet there again , was yesterday time between. I said, Mas is not good. It didn't become. Continues semalem mas in wakein same brother invited to gather with the mas family. It was joined. Sorry, honey, I didn't forget you." Obviously Rendra in a low tone.
"Enough. Thanks for being clear. I'm going to the back first. Assalamualaikum." His pampit while holding back the wound when he heard Rendra's reply.
"But I'll call you back, right?" Tanya Rendra intends to hold Khumay to not disconnect the phone.
"That's why I want to spend my time with my family , so do you?" Reply Khumay.
"That's right, don't be angry dong. Mas just explained the incident semalem. Yeah?" Said Rendra calming Khumay who was getting upset.
"Nobody is angry. I matied the phone. Assalamualaikum." Khumay said and cut off his phone.
"Sorry Mas Yang, I don't mean to wait. Sorry yes." He wrote to Khumay via his WhatsApp.
But ignored by Khumay , Rendra becomes more worried and finds a way to continue contacting Khumay , although Khumay continues to insist not to respond 'cause his heart is being hurt by Rendra's words.
"Mba ? Why are you so moody?" Mom asked when she saw Khumay sitting in the living room.
"Engga Mah, Khumay again miss Indi." The answer.
"Yes, it's a phone call."
"She's not gonna wake up this hour yet." Khumay laughed.
"Oh yes ? How ? Did you ask Rendra?" Tanya Mamahnya, making Khumay speechless.
"Udah, but yes." Khumay answered, confusing his mother.
"Why is he ?"
"Hopefully he can accept your shortcomings and advantages, also your family ya mba. Mom's worried this is the reason she doesn't want to be with you anymore." His mother answered with worry.
" No, Rendra is not that kind of person. Maybe he has an event with his family. Khumay is also grateful that this new year is at home with you, because in the past years Khumay did not always come home to celebrate the new year with you.. Just by phone. Don't worry yeah. Everything must be fine." Khumay's reply calmed his Mamah's worries over Rendra's changed attitude.
When she left him alone in the living room. Continuing his daydreams over Rendra's attitude that began to change, he was afraid it would be the reason Rendra left. He endured grief in front of his family, especially his father. Though his heart was very broken to hear Rendra's explanation for the words of his mother who held Rendra to go to his house.
"Actually what's with Rendra's mother's attitude. Why did her attitude start to change that way when Maya came home to celebrate the new year at Rendra's house? Moreover, their attitude yesterday made Khumay feel foreign. Though Khumay is indeed a stranger in the house, but why their attitude yesterday made Khumay really become a stranger. I was so afraid to come back to his house, especially Rendra already knew the background condition of Khumay that was not comparable to him." Gerrutu. He was very hard withholding wounds and did not want to look sad in front of his family.
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The next day when all the goods were ready to be brought back to Bandung Rendra came to pick him up.
"The assalamualaikum that's all set?" Said Rendra starting his meeting with Khumay.
"Udah, just go doang."
"Here you get in the car."
"Mah, leave yeah." Khumay said farewell to his mother.
"Ati-ati darling. For Mas Rendra, please take care of Khumay yes. indeed his son like that, his childlike nature and attitude that still cannot be accepted Mas Rendra, mother apologizes. Guide him if he's wrong." His Mom's message to Rendra.
"Yes, God willing, take care of Khumay very well without hurting him also makes him cry. Rendra leaves first. Assalamualaikum Ma." Balas Rendra kissed his hand and then went back to his house to pick up his brother and immediately went back to Bandung.
"Getishalam." Mamah Khumay answered and continued to observe their cars driving away from his house.
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"La, wake up. Let's get ready to go back today. I have to go to work tomorrow." Indi said he woke up Lala who was fast asleep.
"Just in a minute, yeah, 10 minutes."
"Or do I live here?"
"Don't!!" Lala's shout widened her eyes and hurriedly headed towards the bathroom.
"It's hard to build. Wonder me." His grunt.
After finishing all , the items are ready in the rankings. Lala and Indi say goodbye to the Father and Mother of the guardian of the villa and continue the journey to Bandung.
****
While on his way back to Bandung , Lala and Indi had a minor accident, which required him to contact Bram. Bram worried and went straight to the Hospital where Indi and Lala had to be treated.
Arriving at the Hospital and had met Indi , Bram with a face that was so worried about holding Indi's hand. "Why can you think of this?" Ask Bram.
"So there are mothers who turn the lights to the left but turn to the right. You know what will happen when there are riders of mothers like that. Here's the result. But I'm the same Lala is not papa. I'm just a scuffed doang." Clearly for what happened to him.
"Yes Bram, Indi I'm fine. You don't have to come here, do you?" Lala sat on the sofa in the room.
"Later in the afternoon I can go home too." Indi Timpal.
"No motorbike, right ? I'm here to pick you up. Lo motor problems. I've rented a box car for the haughty tuh motor to anter to Bandung." Bram replied like a hero of bad luck to Indi.
"Ah has Mr. Bram, you do not need to bother. I can handle my. I'm just thinking about how I might not get in tomorrow because today I had an accident."
"Check, plis yes. Don't argue with me. I don't like it."
"Eghem, if that's Lala buy a drink first. Thirsty." Lala said she left them both in the room because she felt annoying.
"Yes it can." Answer Indi.
"Lagian Bram, this is still in Bogor aja loh, why the heck lo here all. I don't want to take care of you doang ko." Indi.
"Lo that makes me bother and come here, you have to want me to take home with my car. There is no alesan. I don't take it, Alesan."
"Yes, I don't want to make a fuss. Thanks for bothering." Answer cynically.
"Gue wants to go to the reception first, I want nanyain lo can go home when. Just a minute." Said Bram standing up about to leave Indi. But in its prevention.
"Wait , said the doctor in the afternoon can go back. No need for it anymore. Let's go back if Lala's back." Indi said it prevented Bram from going to see a doctor.
"Oh, all right."
Lala came to bring their favorite food and drinks, and Indi immediately invited them to go home, because Indi did not feel at home for long in the Hospital. There was a trauma for him.
"La, Bram, it's like mending us right now. I haven't stayed here for a long time." Take Indi whining.
"Yes, Lala was ready all right."
"it's all La , we just go home. The car has been transported since. And brought to the workshop to make a broken repair. Now we're ready to go home." Bram told Lala.
"All right."
They returned to Bandung and Bram took Indi to the Hospital in Bandung to be examined again without the knowledge of Indi and Lala.
This incident Khumay deliberately did not tell because he was afraid Khumay was worried about Indi's condition.
"Khumay already know if you abis gini accident?" Bram's question broke the silence in the car as Indi endured her injuries.
"Engga, deliberately I am not informed, because he likes to worry more, so mending does not need to tell him. Than I was in ribetin him with questions he made me more uncomfortable."
"Yes-iya Indi. Sorry." which."
"You're the one who's apologizing anyway. Weird."
"Hehe."
Lala, who feels like a third person and a good listener, chooses to sleep instead of having to listen to their debates endlessly.
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