Airene (My Diary)
Episode 25: Pakeeeet
GECK! GECK! GECK!
“Assalamualaikum .. PAAAKEEEET!” said the gentleman delivering the package is not like some rude and screaming person.
“Waalaikumussalam!” answered both.
Airene reflexively turned her head to the door, She had not yet stood up, but the moment her head was filled by the owner of the voice just now, like the echoes of the one who was shouting in the cave, her echo continued to play in the cave burrow, so now Airene, the voice of the delivery of the package seemed to make it back in time and play with another voice that can not be remembered, he said, the sound seemed to evoke a few rough pieces in memory, but unfortunately the broken pieces could not reach his brain.
“Rin!” Ruhi's hand shook Airene's thigh, the man's voice also disperse Ruhi's daydream, if the silent Ruhi heard the long ramble of Airene, now Airene who was glued in front of her.
“Eh, there is a package Hi, ... You ordered something Hi?”
“No!”
“Try to see there first, you may forget, if I've obviously not existed!” with his PD Airene denied it, because let alone to order groceries from the application, for video calls alone he was still confused to use his front camera.
“PAAAAAKEEEEE!”
“Shortly!” Finally Ruhi who stood up, but when she wanted to step, the door to Airene's room opened and gave rise to her child just pouting. “Maryam!”
“Mother why not find me!” he rubbed his face away.
Airene and Ruhi looked at each other, as they both forgot about the little boy who was still hiding in the room, Airene who saw the mouth of the Maryam duck gave a code to Ruhi with a nettle to Maryam to take care of the little girl immediately, the understanding Ruhi nodded and approached her angry son, who was angry, airene now got up from her chair and met the man whose voice haunted her ears.
Step by step Airene approached the door, but as her heartbeat drew closer, it was as if a natural magnet had made her so, but it was just the usual package delivery.
“Package for whom?” airene asked as she opened the door that had been blocking her eyes from seeing the man delivering the package, after the door had widened, Airene caught the man, taller than her, her eyes were sharp, use a hat and mask, and do not forget the jacket of the service company where he works.
The man just silently observed the veiled woman who is now in front of him, long enough he was silent, until his tears wanted to fall then he turned his head and removed the trail of sadness that was immediately formed.
“Ahh, sorry, order on behalf of Airene Ratu Yandrahadi!” he said the full name Airene.
Airene immediately scrunched her forehead, she deserves to be confused because she never ordered anything, but now she is faced with a fact if her name is written on the online grocery receipt.
“Hi, Ruhi!” looking inside to invite Ruhi to see this awkwardness, but it turns out Ruhi is no longer in the guest chair, as well as Maryam, both of them either go when, Airene to not realize it.
“What is the topic?” ask again at the package delivery.
“Sorry Ma'am I don't know, this is the Mbak order, already paid!” hand over the order and turn around because the task is done.
Airene accepted it, though her heart hesitated to hold the black plastic box, reading it on the paper, there was no name of the sender, only the recipient of the package.
BRAAAAAAAAC!
The introduction of the package took off and made some packages that in his bag fell scattered, The man was half standing, he was holding on to the fence to support his body.
“Astagfirullah Mas!” airene put her things on the table and held the fragile man's arm.
The weak man raised his head, his ears were still clear to just hear the words of worry from the mouth of the woman who was now holding it.
“Akhh, sorry-forgive me Mbak!”
“Sit down, sit down Mas first!” airene quickly shifted the chair there and let the man sit down.
“Thank you!” look at Airene's eyes.
The two met in one glance, long enough for Airene to get her brain to recall the rough pieces about something, as if it wasn't the first one she saw, even the image of himself in the eyes of the man was not the first time either, the rough piece as if saying this was indeed not the first for the two.
“Astagfirullah,“ as soon as Airene turns away. “Sorry! , let me get you some water!” airene said, leaving the mysterious man behind, after moving away, Airene hid behind the door and looked at the man she could now see from any distance, in her chest, in her hands, the same feeling approached him, his nervousness even grew stronger after catching him.
Airene returned and brought a glass of water. “Please on drink!”
“Thank you Mbak has been good with me, sorry in advance if troublesome, but I want to say this, Mbak reminds me with my Wife.” He said while taking a glass and taking the warm water.
The man's statement, making Airene increasingly feel something is wrong, in his head strong both hands under the table, which is under the table, He wanted to be angry but the magnet was between the two that made Airene unable to rebel or move away to not serve the delivery of the sassy package.
“Sorry if I am presumptuous, but seeing Ma'am makes my heart calm, as if there is peace that has been lost in my life, you two are really similar, he said, but unfortunately now he is not with us, me and my son must be separated for a while, maybe even we will be forced to separate.” The man was immediately bowed, a drop of his tears visible falling wet his pants.
The words he said made him unable to hold back any longer, The man's tears had already explained everything, explaining how devastated he would be if it happened to him, Airene who saw the broad-shouldered man bowed, unable to withstand the same grief, but she knew they had no relationship, she also berlinang as if the man's destruction will make it also destroyed.
“We were together, I looked after him, but when he came to, he left and had to leave, I could only observe him from afar, but what hurt was, my son! … Our son doesn't know who his mother is, they haven't even met until now, I want to bring them together but circumstances force me to shut up and let him be away from his mother, he said, I remember she used to fantasize about the baby she was born with, she told me that when the baby was born, she would name it with a beautiful name, she said, then when he was a little older he dreamed of taking us on vacation on a beach and taking pictures while playing sand, it was his little ideal for our son, he said, but until now almost three years have passed, he has not even touched his daughter in the slightest, I am devastated if I have to remember that, too many moments between me and him, he said, every time I saw the face of our sleeping daughter, I somehow always saw her in our midst, every time I broke, somehow with her tenderness as if to strengthen me, even until now I am here thanks to him.” The man raised his head and looked at Airene.
Airene who was looked at for the second time was no longer evasive, she now returned the gaze while hiccupping in front of the man, the man's sad gaze increasingly made Airene want to cry, she said, Airene was carried away emotionally with the man's story, He just kept quiet and did not say a word, until finally Airene who was still staring at the man could not hold it anymore, no longer, She wanted to cry but not in the man's arms, Airene shifted her chair and ran into the house wiping her tears, hiding herself behind the door.
“Ke-why i-i-ini,?” a hiccup while clasping her hands to her chest, Airene did not understand why she could be as sick as she heard it.
...Seriate...
Who is this man, is there a connection between the two?
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