ADDICTION (IBANESE STORY)

TUSUN KE ENAMBELAS

Mata asai ke kelat. Tang dipejam ke ya nggai ga tinduk. Pemuas gegaring ba tilam, ya angkat nuju beranda bilik ya. Duduk ba bangku kayu ke sigi semampai dia belama. Siku panggai ke ba atas mija. Mina ngena boxer aja, enda bebaju, ya duduk ba luar ngenumu nya. nadai ngira chelap. Nyamai sepi ya. Nambah sigi te rindu udara pagi ari.

Enti nitih ke ati, din ya tinduk. Ba rumah ya empu din. Semadi ngenang MamI ya munyi nama sebana. Ka mai sida sebuat gathering ba Family Park. Enda tau enda.

Nda lama udahnya, bisi bunyi pintu bilik ya kena ketuk. Baru ya angkat muka pintu, pia ke mucau laban tumu pagi udah bisi urang ngacau.

"Morning son!" Buka aja pintu, mua Didi ya ke ayan. Ceria belama aok. Nda ngira tumu pagi tauka tengah malam. Aruh ka awet muda. Te biak belama gamal Didi ya nya peda ya. Indah urang bukai pan udu ngerara. Siap bisi indu dara saru ngumbai ya agi bujang.

"Morning, Di. Nama deh?" Meda Didi ya te udah gap, ya alu nguing bejalai agai beranda baru. Dititih ke Didi ya ari belakang.

"Eh, nama agi. MamI d nya tatuk amai aah. Gerak ya tumu alu asuh ya beradu sebedau ngasuh ngerak seduai Adrian. Nasib d udah dani. Kira senang mimit kerja Didi. Tinggal ngerak Ad aja. Nya paling mencabar." Pia ke sebana pia ngenuduk ke diri ba bangku sepiak Elec.

Elec chuckles.

"Di, tell me one thing." Mata ya jauh ngenung. Didi ya pula malik nda lama agai ya. Nganti Elec nerus ke jaku.

"Is Mami your true love?" Ngeriut kening Didi ya ninga soalan tiba-tiba ari Elec. Tang udahnya senyum-senyum ga ya.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you one day. Not today, because she might burst into your bedroom any moment and non-stop nagging. I'll better go get Ad before that happen." Elec lets out a soft chuckles while his Didi laughing and get on his feet.

Just before he reach for the door knob, he pause and looking back at Elec.

"But Lec." Elec nguing ke belakang.

"The most important is, our heart. Different people have different ways in this kind of things. Never let others to manipulate your heart. Only sometimes, heart-broken can make it worthwhile. Heart was made to be broken, anyway." He winks before close the door behind him and leave Elec with his thinking.

"Heart was made to be broken? Pffff... pandai-pandai ja lah Didi tu." Elec shakes his head and get inside to get ready for maybe-the-most-long-Sunday he will ever have. He sighs just before enter the bathroom.

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"Kay, wake up! Kay... Kay!"

Kayleigh bekalih. Ambi ya panggal alu nangkup mua. Mata kelalu ngantuk. Agi ka tinduk. Malam tadi nadai ulih tinduk lalu ya. Enda nemu pukul berapa enda baru ya ulih mejam ke mata tadi.

"Kay! Enti d alu nda angkat sekali tu, simbah ku nggau ai chelap d legi. Angkat, Kay!" Bendar ngusak Kayleigh. Ngasuh siku nya bendar agi nekup pending nggau panggal.

Audrey nyu becekak pinggang. Geram meda Kayleigh alu nda angkat. Diau nda lama ya mikir cara ambi Kayleigh alu angkat. Udahnya alu tetuchum ya. Bisi ndar utai ba untak ya.

"Kay, EM is outside looking for you!" Belubah ya duduk sepiak Kayleigh, alu perak ya ba tisi pending siku nya.

"Elec?!! He's here?! Shit!" She's wake up, INSTANTLY. Ukai setakat dani, udah bediri sedanah alu ka tama jamban. Audrey ke meda memula blur, udahnya bendar ya engkakah.