An Unwanted Match
THE JYTD 10

Thea tried to focus, focusing her eyes on the small flower-shaped object she was holding, a thread of blue was in her other hand to make a flower bross.

"Gee! Why is it so hard? Don't you want me to hold it, huh!" his grunts to himself as the little thing kept falling down many times.

Tonight, he usually can't focus on his hobby. Usually overnight he can make 3 plastics at once, but tonight he only got ten pieces of accessories.

But Thea is still trying to focus and continue this work.

After a while, he heard someone open the door to his room.

"Asalamualaikum," said Galang slowly with his disheveled face.

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"Waalaikum salam" Thea replied in a flat tone.

He stared flat at Galang who was walking towards the bed, the young man looked tired. He put his bag and jacket anywhere after that take a towel and go into the bathroom without a word again.

"Look, nine o'clock in the night he just got home. He was so excited as he set out, but at home he was like that!" gerutu Thea to himself as he moved from his seat and tidied up the bag and jacket Galang.

After Galang took a bath and changed clothes, he immediately took a position on the bed, tidied up the pillow and pulled the blanket over his entire body.

The whole day accompanying Nayla made her tired and she was very sleepy at this time because she was so tired.

"God! Tell me who you're sleeping in?" thea shouted a little at the seat.

"Hmmh? Wh why? Yesterday I can sleep here," replied Galang in a slow and hoarse voice.

"Yes but it was yesterday, now you sleep out there!"

"Ck! I don't want to."

Suddenly Thea was upset and immediately moved from the seat, without further ado she pulled Galang's hand and dragged him out of the room by force without Galang being able to prevent it or protest.

BRAKK!

The sound of the door closing sounded so loud.

And now Galang is really out with his blanket.

His eyes were red and he did not stop yawning.

"Heh, do you really upset me? What's my fault? Thea! Open dong. Hadehhh, I'm sleepy" said Galang later.

His voice was slow and he knocked on the door slowly. He leaned his head against the door because this drowsiness was so strong.

"The? Lo kesambet what is it? Open it!" he said again, still knocking on the door. Again, there is no answer from within.

Galang looked here and there, this house is indeed spacious and has more than three rooms. But he could never sleep if he wasn't in his room.

While in the room, Thea had also laid her body on the mattress. Pulling the blanket and trying to close both eyes. His job was abandoned because he felt annoyed for no reason.

But, when he closed his eyes he could not even sleep because Galang could not be heard knocking on the door outside.

"Ish, this guy is real" he said later, opening the blanket and getting out of bed.

CLAMPS!

The door was opened by Thea

"Yahoooo!" He screamed in shock.

BRUK!

Thea became a bit surprised because it turns out Galang was behind the door and now hit his feet along with the blanket he was wearing.

"God! In dalem I'm kicked out! It's still being bullied here too! What the hell are you doing, huh?" said Galang later.

"Come in" said Thea flat-pitched.

"Huhhh? Can I sleep in the dalem?"

"Hmhh," Thea answered very briefly.

"Asikkkk."

Galang smiled widely, he immediately ran into the room and hit his bed again.

Thea followed him from behind, the young man was already in bed again, not even a minute of snoring was heard from Galang's mouth.

Thea pursed her lips while arranging a bolster pillow in the middle of them so that the incident this morning did not happen again.

Thea also laid her body on the bed, trying to close her eyes and hope for a beautiful dream tonight.

This, is the umpteenth night he slept one bed with Galang.

Tik

Tok

Tik

Tok

The clang of the clock sounded as if it was a lullaby song for the two of them. Thea was restless, she turned back the sleeping position, but still she could not sleep well, she now even remembered the incident earlier this afternoon in Bandung.

Galang's smile, Galang's last laugh, and the thing he remembered the most was Galang's expression when he saw Nayla get hurt.

In sleep, again Thea's breath feels tight and this makes it more disturbed and somewhat depressed.

"YARGHHH!" Thea suddenly screamed indistinctly.

But he himself was surprised because Galang also shouted next to him.

And the two of them now completely sat down and woke up in shock.

"ARRGGHH, why do you disturb my sleep mulu, huh? I'm so sorry, The! Sleepy! It's blind, it's time for people to sleep! It's not time for tarzan to call meen! Astagfirullahal!" said Galang slightly snapped.

"I-I'm sorry, I had a nightmare earlier," said Thea slowly, she instead felt guilty for Galang for continuing to disturb him.

"Hhhh, so if you want to sleep read do'a first, let's not take me! Because of this now my head becomes dizzy right," said Galang again while kneeling slowly on his forehead.

"Sorry Lang, I really did bother you unintentionally. I'll get you some drinking water, will you?"

"No need!" said Galang ketus while opening his blanket.

"Where are you going?"

"Take a drink!"

Thea was still silent in her place for a while looking at Galang who stepped out of the room.

Thinking about it again, this time it was wrong. He was angry at the young man without cause, but Galang did nothing even bother him.

That's right, he should apologize to Galang. Thea also came down from the bed to follow Galang to go to the kitchen.

But when he went down the stairs, his steps stopped suddenly because he saw Galang not turn towards the kitchen, but the guest room.

One more step Thea stepped forward, looking at where Galang was going. And apparently, in the living room there was already someone coming.

The first person he saw was a middle-aged, tall, white, and well-dressed woman with more than one suitcase.

Thea frowned, trying to recognize who the woman was. Very familiar, but he forgot to see where the woman was.

Until finally he only realized when Galang called the woman by name.

"Mama."

"Mama? Then, that woman is my mother-in-law?" thea muttered.

He saw Galang approaching his mother with a cramped face. Experiencing Father's hand, but Thea saw a strange thing when Galang wanted to shake his mother's hand. His mother seemed reluctant and just put away his hands.

Thea walked even closer with the three of them, this was her first meeting with the mother-in-law.

There's a sense of awkwardness, but this is bound to happen as well.

"City ...! Estim ...!" shouted Bu Rini loudly calling out the name Bi Esti.

"Bi Esti may be asleep, Ma. Mama must be cape. I help bring the suitcase of mama to the room, so that mama can immediately rest," said Galang.

"Don't you dare touch my things" said Bu Rini who held Galang's hand on her suitcase.

"You!"

"S-me?" Thea was suddenly shocked when she heard what Bu Rini said.

"Yes you, take my suitcase upstairs. Hurry on!" said Mrs Rini again.

Thea was silent, but she complied with Ms. Rini's request to her and tried to drag one of the suitcases away.

Why is this so heavy? It is quite difficult if he has to lift to the second floor of this house. Think Thea.

"Let me alone," said Galang, immediately grabbed two suitcases at once in his hand.

THE PLAQUE!

Suddenly, Miss Rini put away Galang's hand a little rough.

"I told you, don't you dare touch my stuff! Don't you have ears?" said Bu Rini somewhat snapped at Galang.

"Rini, take care of that!"

Thea sculpted, he became increasingly astonished himself why the treatment of his mother-in-law like that to Galang.

And why he seems to be stuck in a family problem that he does not understand at all. Because Pak Yahya is also heard defending Galang.

"Galun, it's okay. Please help bring your mama's suitcase upstairs" Yahya said.

"Well, Pah," Galang replied as he lifted the suitcase and carried it up one step at a time.

Thea was still silent in her place.

When he saw Galang's face just now, the young man still seemed to smile when he saw his father and mother, but the smile faded slowly as he stepped foot carrying his mother's things up.

For some reason, he felt sorry to see her like that.

"Mas, why the hell do you always stand up for that kid?" ask Miss Rini.

"Rin, stop. It's night, do we always have to fight like this? Besides, Galang must have missed you so much, we didn't go home for a month. It's only natural that he behaves like that."

"Hhhh, if mas doesn't catch up with me. I will never set foot in this house again" said Ms. Rini.

Thea gets confused herself, how she should behave to them. Now, they were even fighting in front of him.

And in the end their quarrel was over after Bu Rini left Pak Yahya and climbed the stairs in annoyance.

"Well, that's so that Galang also brought, yes," said Galang who just came.

Mr. Yahya smiled faintly. "No, this is what Papah brings. Thanks for helping you with your mama's luggage. Now better, take your wife to rest in the room. It's late" said Mr. Yahya.

Galang and Thea just smiled faintly answering Pak Yahya's words to them. And now Mr. Yahya has climbed the stairs of his house to the room.

Thea sighed for a moment. Because it really made him quite tense at the same time go awry.

He looked towards Galang beside him.

"Lang."

"The, if you're sleepy you can go first to the room. I want to take a drink first," said Galang flat-pitched without looking at him at all.

Thea just silently stared at Galang's departure. The look on the young man's face suddenly fell on him after he met his parents.

I don't know what happened to this family, he doesn't know.

***

The wall clock kept turning the clock, time went on and Thea began to piqu as she turned the body on the bed.

Without feeling his eyes suddenly open slowly, he blinked both eyes trying to clarify his gaze forward.

He frowned because he did not see Galang next to him. Where's she? Thea woke up and saw the floor where the usual sleeping galang.

That young man doesn't exist.

Thea looked again towards the wall clock.

At half-four in the morning, why isn't Galang around? Is he sleeping outside? Ask yourself.

He got out of bed and tied his hair, picked up the glasses on the table and stepped out of the room.

Having woken up, he took the initiative to help Bi Esti clean the house. Because today is still a holiday and his work in the cafe will start tomorrow after tomorrow, so he can help Bi Esti work all day while making accessories.

He walked into the kitchen, the house still looked quiet. But there were already voices in the kitchen, surely Bi Esti had woken up by now. Think Thea.

"Auntie," Thea muttered as she saw Bi Esti carrying a cup of tea in her hand.

Bi Esti did not hear, Thea also followed Bi Esti's steps because she wanted to ask what she could help.

He followed Bi Esti to their usual place of congregational prayer. And when he wanted to go inside, his footsteps stopped because he saw Galang sitting on a prayer mat that stretched on the floor.

His clothes last night have now been changed with a cocoa shirt and a holster complete with a peci on his head.

He was still standing behind the wall when he saw Bi Esti giving the tea to Galang.

Thea looked at Galang in there, her face looking more and more moody. It's like a lack of sleep or rather ... It must not have slept all night.

"Aden should rest, it's not good to torture yourself like this. Aden could be sick again."

A speech by Bi Esti advised Galang before him. And Thea is still staying in place because she wants to know what really happened.

"I just can't sleep anymore, Bi," said Galang in a soft voice.

"Then, is there anything else you can do to help Aden?"

Galang shook his head slowly, he lowered his head as he spoke and as if he did not dare to look at Bi Esti's face.

"I often think about my life going forward, Bi."

"I mean aden?"

"Every human being in this world has limited patience. I feel that someday my patience will also run out, and I will definitely feel what is called tired of facing life. If that time comes, what should I do?"

Thea was silent on Galang inside.

The young man's words were very different this time, for some reason he felt that Galang was currently spilling all his sorrow on Bi Esti.

"Aden don't talk like that. Auntie sure, Aden can be strong. Never give up Den."

Steady for a moment.

"If I can't?"

"Aden can, remember. God never gave a test beyond human ability, Aden has been so strong so far. So do not despair, man may only hope. But God willing, that hope will be realized if man keeps trying."

"If that hope is never realized, can I have the last hope? Auntie said I should have more than one hope."

"What's that?"

"If that time comes, can I call my aunt mother?"

Bi Esti instantly fell silent on Galang.

While Thea, only this time he saw Galang from a different side. His extremely irritating face had now turned so calm. But what he saw, Galang seemed desperate with what he was facing.

Although Thea did not really understand where Galang and Bi Esti were talking.

"Maybe?"

Bi Esti still silently did not answer.

"Last years I was in a family I didn't know, I don't even remember who I was, where I came from, and how I was in this house. All this time, I tried to be recognized, I tried to be seen by my mother, but if in the end I was not wanted by her. Let me call auntie mother" said Galang in a soft voice.

"Dent ...."

"I don't know if I'll hold on until when, Bi. When God takes my life away, at least I don't regret ever living in the world if my aunt would grant my wish."

Thea and Bi Esti both flinched at the same time. Bi Esti even then hunted Galang's hand with eyes that began to drip water.

"Astagfirulaah! Stavropol, Den. It's not good to talk like that. Remember the people who love Aden, Madam will also love Aden one day. Don't talk like that anymore, Den. Aunt--"

"Did auntie love me?"

"of course. Aunty loved Aden as much as her own child" Bi Esti replied quickly.

A sweet smile. "Thank God .. That's enough, Bi. Thank you" said Galang later.

Thea's eyes glazed over, her tears suddenly wanting to squeeze out after hearing Galang's words.

Perih, that's what he felt when he saw and heard Galang talk like that.

What exactly is going on? Why does Galang look so miserable now?

And why not just now he called mother to Bi Esti, why wait until the end of Galang's ability? Both of them were close like a mother and a child.

Wh why? What reason?

Which in the end now he realized, it turns out that the life he and Galang are not much different. Their smiles and cheerfulness are just a mask to cover up the sadness inside.

Thea turned back to them.

Although he did not know what problems Galang faced, but he now knew that the young man was not the annoying he thought.

"Alright, it seems a bit difficult to realize your expectations. But from now on, at least I'll help ease your burden, Lang."

***

In the morning, Thea helped Bi Esti work at home, cooking, washing dishes, ironing and so on she was assigned with Bi Esti. Although Bi Esti always forbade him, but he was aware of who he was in this house.

He is indeed a son-in-law, but he still can not be one degree with both parents Galang.

And after finishing her cooking, Thea brought the food to the table, arranged it neatly and she made sure no one was missed.

This morning her two in-laws were at home, she and Bi Esti were cooking quite a lot and it was certainly special to welcome them.

As he was tidying the dishes on the table, Mr. Yahya approached and sat down on the chair with a slight smile on him.

But Thea's just awkward.

"Where's Galang?" ask Yahya sir.

"Galun is still in the room, Om. He said he'd be there any minute."

Pak Yahya nodded slowly after hearing Thea's reply.

"Please don't call Om, you're already the daughter-in-law of this house. Call me papah, that's better."

"What's? O-that's .. good, Pah." Thea kind of said it.

He became more nervous, Pak Yahya's attitude was so different from that of Bu Rini. It was so good and the words were so good to hear.

"When it's done. Sit down, we have breakfast together" said Mr. Yahya again.

Thea only smiled faintly and nodded slowly after which she walked towards her chair.

Until not how long Galang followed and sat with them with a lethargic face and no words he took out of his mouth.

"Your face looks pale, Lang. Are you sick again?" ask Mr. Yahya.

"I'm not papa, Pah," answered Galang briefly as he scooped the rice and side dishes onto the plate.

Thea turned towards Galang beside him, Galang's face did look a little pale with dark circles in his eye bags, the young man was like this surely because he did not sleep all night.

"Which mom?" ask suddenly.

"You're still asleep, she must be so exhausted after coming home from Singapore."

"Oh," replied Galang briefly.

He continued to eat his food, he knew his father's answer must be just an excuse to cover up the truth. But he tried to be more patient again, after hearing the advice from Bi Esti last night.

After finishing breakfast, Mr. Yahya has returned to his room. And Galang and Thea were both at the dinner table.

"Lang, are you really all right?" ask Thea.

"Hmhh," Galang answered briefly as he moved from his seat.

He did not look at thea at all and act cold, until Thea became rather curious about his attitude.

"Wait, where are you going?" said Thea who suddenly pulled Galang's hand and told him to sit down again in a chair.

"Udah, you're here. I took the medicine for you first," Thea said again as she ran straight into a small drawer not far from where they were.

And after that he opened the medicine and poured a glass of water for Galang.

"Drink" said Thea, offering her medicine and a glass of water.

"Eh, I'm not sick. Lo times are sick, tumben very lo baek ma me?" galang said, he frowned as Thea looked at him with a sweet smile.

"Oh, why are you on the menu? You still sleepy? Want to sleep in the room? I'm gonna finish the bed again, Dad."

"Eh uh, no need! I'm not sleepy, I want to go" replied Galang who again moved from his seat.

And Thea also followed in her footsteps with a sweet smile that made Galang rather horrified.

"Where?"

"What business do you have to know where I'm going?"

"Would you like to see Nayla?"

A TAP!

Galang stopped his steps in the middle of the stairs and stared at Thea.

He brought his face closer to Thea with a slight frown on his forehead until Thea turned her back because it was too close.

"Lo abis drinking gasoline, huh? Oil jell? Or autan?" said Galang later.

"Huh?"

BUKS!

Suddenly Thea kicked Galang's leg bone until the young man grimaced in pain holding his leg.

"Well, this is elo! Buset bye, sick!" ringis Galang's.

"You never get the same attention from people! Even thought I was mabok. I'm just the one, wrong?" said Thea who became upset with Galang's behavior.

"Yes your abisnya make me shiver tau no! Put on that rich smile, huh." Galang shuddered as he said.

"Ooooo, so you want me to be the real one? Hmh?" asked Thea, she also pulled her long-sleeved shirt up to the elbow and put on a fierce face.

"Eee, don't do it, too, dong,"

"Yes, that's why answer! Where are you going?" ask Thea again.

"Gue wants to see a rented place, already can be placed what belom. Why?"

"Follow," said Thea very quickly and spontaneously holding Galang's arm.

"No, just look at the doang ko. Meningan lo nyetok that many accessories lo gih."

"GAK - WANTED. I'm coming along, askkk new shop," said Thea excitedly as she ran straight to the room.

"Well, I'll answer yes." Galang. He wondered why Thea had behaved like that to him.