aldiandra

23

Australia, Brisbane
7 October 2016

"Diandra! Mama pergi dulu ya kamu jaga rumah, Gerald lagi ada urusan kuliah sama temennya!"

"Iya ma!" Diandra menyauti pesan Vera sambil tetap menghempaskan dirinya di atas kasur empuk kamar nya. Sudah hampir satu bulan Diandra dan keluarga tinggal di Brisbane. Diandra sangat menikmati suasana baru di Australia. Walaupun Diandra mengalami kesulitan mencari teman di sekolah baru nya, namun kini Diandra sudah mempunyai beberapa teman dekat. Mempunyai teman baru di Australia tidak membuat Diandra melupakan sahabatnya di Indonesia, Diandra tidak melupakan Karen dan mereka juga masih bertukar kabar dengan baik.

Diandra berjalan menuju laci meja kamarnya yang terletak di sudut kamar, kemudian membuka dan merogoh isi laci. Diandra mengeluarkan kotak kecil dari dalamnya. Kotak hadiah perpisahan dari Aldi. Diandra ingat setelah dia sampai di Brisbane, dia tidak langsung membuka kotak dari Aldi tetapi menaruhnya sembarang kemudian menata kamarnya dan dia simpan di laci meja kamarnya. Kini Diandra mulai penasaran, apa yang ada di dalam kotak itu. Diandra membuka kotak itu perlahan-lahan kemudian matanya membulat agak kaget dengan isi di dalamnya. Mixtape. Sebuah mixtape bertuliskan '12 songs inside'.

"Mixtape?" Diandra berbicara pelan. Tidak di sangka Aldi membuatkannya sebuah mixtape. Merekam satu lagu di mixtape saja perlu waktu kurang lebih satu jam dan Aldi membuatkannya mixtape dengan dua belas lagu. Diandra segera memainkan mixtape itu dan mendengarkan lagu-lagu nya.

Dasar sok tahu, emangnya dia tahu semua lagu-lagu favorit gue?

Lagu pertama berputar,

Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you?

Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand,
Take my whole life, too
For I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand,
Take my whole life, too
For I can't help falling in love with you
For I can't help falling in love with you

"Elvis Presley? Ini lagu kesukaan gue, hahahaha," Diandra tertawa pelan kemudian lagu kedua berputar.

When I was younger I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind.
He broke his own heart and I watched
As he tried to reassemble it.

And my momma swore
That she would never let herself forget.
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love if it does not exist.

But darling,
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.

Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul
That love never lasts.
And we've got to find other ways to make it alone.
Or keep a straight face.

And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable distance.
And up until now I have sworn to myself
That I'm content with loneliness.

Because none of it was ever worth the risk.

Well you are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.
You are the only exception.

I've got a tight grip on reality,
But I can't let go of what's in front of me here.
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up.
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream.
Oh-oh-oh-ohhh.

"Aaw, the only exception!" Diandra tertawa kembali mendengar lagu kedua. Dan seterusnya mixtape itu berputar hingga lagu terakhir.

Tell me,
Tell me that you want me,
And I’ll be yours completely
For better or for worse.

I know,
We’ll have our disagreements,
Be fighting for no reason.
I wouldn’t change it for the world.

‘Cause I knew
The first day that I met you
I was never gonna let you,
Let you slip away.

And I
Still remember feeling nervous
Trying to find the words to
Get you here today.

You make my heart feel like it’s summer
When the rain is pouring down.
You make my whole world feel so right when it’s wrong.
That’s how I know you are the one.
That’s why I know you are the one

Life
It’s easy to be scared of.
With you I am prepared for
What is yet to come.

‘Cause our two
Hearts will make it easy
Joining up the pieces
Together making one.

You make my heart feel like it’s summer
When the rain is pouring down
You make my whole world feel so right when it’s wrong
That’s how I know you are the one
That’s why I know you are the one

When we are together you make me feel like my mind is free and my dreams are reachable, whoa
You know I never ever believed in love, I believed one day that you would come along and free me

You make my heart feel like it’s summer
When the rain is pouring down
You make my whole world feel so right when it’s wrong

That’s how I know you are the one
That’s why I know you are the one
That’s why I know you are the one
That’s how I know you are the one

Diandra terdiam dengan senyuman tertempel di wajahnya.

The one, by kodaline. Ujarnya dalam hati.

"Horror banget anjir. Gimana dia bisa tau lagu-lagu favorit gue?" Diandra tertawa-tawa setelah mendengarkan mixtape buatan Aldi khusus untuk dirinya.

"Karena itu semua juga lagu-lagu kesukaan gua."