Bab 1(Reddevin)

            “Ada yang ingin kaubeli?” seorang waitress menghampiri tempat dudukku. Aksen inggrisnya mengerikan, pikirku. Tapi ia tetap ramah. Sepertinya usia wanita itu sekitar 50 tahunan.

“Biarkan aku melihatnya,” jawabku sambil melihat makanan apa saja yang ia bawa. “Silahkan,” ujarnya ramah. Wanita itu selalu tersenyum saat mengatakan sesuatu. Aneh juga.

            Mengecewakan. Ia tidak menjual makanan keberuntunganku-coklat. Selama aku memandang troli yang ia bawa, aku tak bisa menemukan coklat. Sejauh ini.

            “Apa ada yang tidak ingin kaubeli?” tanyanya. Ah sepertinya ia bisa melihat ekspresi-kekecewaanku.

            “Tentu ada,” sergahku cepat. “Hanya saja, aku tak bisa menemukannya.” lanjutku lagi

“Apa yang kaucari?” ia bertanya lagi. “Coklat, kau punya satu?” kataku. Kuharap ada coklat tersembunyi dibalik jumper khas italinya itu. Baju rajutan abad ke-19, pikirku.

            “Sayang sekali, aku tidak memiliki coklat. Coklat terakhir dibeli oleh gadis itu. “ katanya. Lalu ia menunjuk pada seorang gadis berkepang 2 di barisan depan. Oh putih sekali gadis itu. Malah, ia terlihat agak menyeramkan.

            “Maaf aku tak ingin beli apa-apa selain coklat, sekarang.” Tentu saja tak ada yang ingin kubeli selain coklat karena makanan ringan di troli itu sangat-sangat tidak menarik.

            “Baiklah kalau begitu. Semoga harimu menyenangkan” Ujar pelayan itu. Lalu ia mendorong trolinya lagi. Aku tak menjawabnya-malas.

            Setelah pelayan itu pergi, sekarang giliran Will menghampiriku. Wajahnya terlihat lelah dan juga kesal. Mungkin ia kehilangan salah satu dari bukunya. “Bukuku hilang.” Katanya serius. Tebakanku tepat.       

“Buku apa?” tanyaku. Jujur saja aku malas membahas buku. Terutama bersama William.

            “Novel abad 19.” Jawabnya singkat. Dari nada pembicaraannya ia masih serius. “Lalu apa hubungannya denganku?” kataku. Jujur aku kurang-malah tidak peduli dengan buku-bukunya. Apalagi novel abad 19. Mungkin saja penulisnya sudah berada di dalam tanah.

            “Apa kau menyembunyikannya?” dia menuduhku. Will memang bodoh. Mana mungkin aku berurusan dengan novel abad 19 nya. “Tentu saja tidak. Mungkin saja arwah si penulis buku itu yang mengambilnya, dan ia mem-” Will memotong kalimatku. “Tidak masuk akal.”

            “Apa yang masuk akal bagi ku, tidak masuk akal bagimu.” Kataku dengan nada serius yang dibuat-buat. “Terserah. Aku ulangi lagi. Apa kau menyembunyikannya?” menyebalkan ia tidak percaya bawa bukan aku yg menyembunyikannya.

 “Kuulangi lagi. Tentu saja tidak.” Aku mulai kesal juga kalau Will menuduhku tanpa bukti seperti ini. “Memang kau punya bukti aku yang mengambilnya?” selidiku. “Memang tidak, tapi dulu kau pernah menyembunyikan novelku, jadi aku berpikir bahwa kau yang mungkin menyembunyikannya.” Jawabnya. Will itu menyebalkan.

            “Terima kasih telah menuduhku.” Aku menyindirnya.

            “Maaf, maaf Jean. Aku tak terlalu bermaksud menyindirmu.”

            “Terserah.”

            “Jean, aku betul-betul minta maaf.”

            “Terserah.”

            “Maaf Jean, apa yang harus kulakukan agar kau memaafkanku?”

            “Kau harus mentraktirku di kantin nanti,” ujarku sambil nyengir.

            “Kau ini, “ nampaknya Will akan marah. “Tapi baiklah.” Sambungnya lagi.

            Setelah itu, Will yang menyebalkan kembali ke tempat duduknya. Dan kembali membaca seperti biasanya. Entah buku macam apa yang ia baca, tapi buku itu sangat tebal dan bisa saja membosankan. Melihatnya saja, sudah membuatku mengantuk, apalagi membacanya.

            Aku baru sadar bahwa gadis yang ditunjuk oleh waitress tadi, memperhatikanku. Dari matanya ia terlihat marah. Aku tak tahu kenapa. Mungkin ia salah satu dari anggota lacrosse st. Victoria yang kakinya pernah kutendang. Biarkan saja, aku pun masih benar-benar ingin menendang kaki pemain Lacrosse st. Victoria.

            Karena tidak bisa tidur, aku menghampiri tempat duduk Will. Ternyata ia masih membaca tumpukan kertas yang ia sebut buku itu.

             Wajahnya terlihat aneh, saat aku mendatanginya.“Will, kapan sih kita sampai di sekolah jahe itu?” entah sudah berapa hari aku terdampar di kereta ini. “Kurasa pukul 2 nanti.” jawabnya.  Seperi biasa-pandangannya tetap pada buku.

“Sekarang pukul berapa? Apa kau tahu nama daerah dimana kita sekolah nanti? Apa kau tahu seperti apa itu sekolah jahe?” aku menanyakan banyak hal. Will menjawabnya satu persatu. “Sekarang pukul 1, sekolah itu terletak di sebelah timur kota westginger. Aku sih belum pernah melihatnya secara langsung. Tapi di buku panduan murid baru, tertulis bahwa sekolah itu dibangun pada abad 19.” Abad 19? Astaga itu sudah lama sekali.

            “Apa sekolah itu angker?” tanyaku lagi. “Angker?” Will mengulangi ucapanku. “Maksudku Berhantu, ” terangku. “Tentu saja aku tidak tahu,” jawab Will.  “Aku akan mencari tahu hal itu sesampainya disana.” lanjutnya lagi. “Oh, baguslah.” Jawabku. “Bolehkan aku duduk di sampingmu?” aku memang duduk sendirian. “Boleh,” jawab Will. “Oh Will kau baik se-” Will memotong ucapanku. “Tapi jangan menyentuh barang-barangku.” Oh Will kau anggap aku ini kutu ya?

            “Iya.” Jawabku lagi.

            Ternyata benar Will membawa rak bukunya kesini.

“Kupikir kau bisa membuka sebuah perpustakaan, Will.” Ledekku.

“Err, aku memang ingin  membuka sebuah perpustakaan, tapi koleksi bukuku belum cukup banyak.”jujur saja Will ini bodoh atau apa aku tak tahu, daripada membuka sebuah perpustakaan lebih baik membuka sebuah kafe, yah paling tidak itu menurutku sih.

“Belum cukup banyak? Kurasa 3 rak penuh buku itu cukup.” Kataku.

“Tidak, 10 rak baru cukup.” Kurasa aku mau pingsan.[]

Reddevin

Prolog

“Jean!” Ibuku itu memanggilku untuk yang ketujuh kalinya. Ia mengetuk pintu kamar ku seolah ia sedang menabuh tamborin, kuat. Aku diam tak menyahut. Aku malas bangun hari ini. Hari ini hari pertama di sekolah baruku, Paula Westginger. Huh! mengapa aku harus pindah sekolah? Padahal aku sedang populer di sekolah. Ya, aku memang kapten Lacrosse putri  di sekolah lamaku. Lacrosse adalah salah satu ekstrakurikuler elit di sekolahku. Dan Aku adalah ketua asrama menara 5. Selain itu aku rela belajar siang-malam hanya untuk masuk peringkat 3 besar disekolah dan mendapatkan ponsel keluaran terbaru. Dan bagian paling menyedihkan, aku harus masuk Klinik sekolah dan harus meminum obat-obat menjijikan itu. Akhirnya, aku masuk peringkat 3 besar disekolahku ini. Aku pun mengalahkan saudara kembarku - Will-si kutu buku. Ayah dan ibu bangga sekali padaku.

Semua itu aku genggam dengan susah payah. Dan sekarang, Ibu dan Ayah malah memindahkanku dari  sekolah dengan rating yang tinggi ke sekolah dengan rating yang standar? Alasan mereka memindahkan kami-Will dan Aku karena Mereka ingin membuat kami (terutama aku) tidak sombong lagi  pada saudara – saudara kami. Alasan yang tidak dapat kupahami sampai kapanpun.  Sungguh ini membuatku kacau. Kacau sekali. Rasanya aku ingin menenggelamkan diri ke sungai ginger pada musim dingin seperti sekarang.

Aku sedang bermimpi mendapatkan skor saat melawan Tim Lacrosse st. Victoria. Tim Lacrosse putri terhebat yang pernah ada(menurutku) sekaligus paling hebat di kota Westmund. Semua mimpi yang sangat-sangat indah itu hancur, saat Ibu memanggilku untuk yang kesembilan kalinya. Namun Aku terlalu malas untuk bangun, jadi aku tetap memejamkan mata.

 “Jean! Aku telah memanggilmu Sepuluh kali. Jika kau tidak bangun sekarang, Aku akan memotong uang sak-!” mendengar ucapan ibu, aku langsung melompat keluar dari kasurku, dan membuka pintu kamarku.

“Selamat pagi bu,” ujarku sambil tersenyum. “Huaammm,” Aku berpura-pura menguap. “Maaf bu, semalam aku lupa menyetel wekerku, dan aku menggunakan earphone semalaman, jadi aku tidak mendengar teriakanmu.” Kataku riang seolah tidak terjadi apa-apa.

Seusai mandi dan memakai seragam Paula westginger itu. Aku sengaja  melewati dan mengintip kamar si kutu buku-Will. Menurutku kamarnya itu seperti perpustakaan, dan aku tidak menyukainya. Aku melihatnya sedang memasukkan beberapa pasang pakaian dan buku - buku tebal yang kuyakini itu sangat membosankan itu ke dalam kopernya. Will - saudara kembarku sangat menyukai buku. Setiap hari pasti selalu ada buku yang dia baca. Tak peduli seberapa tebal dan membosankan buku itu. Tidak heran jika dia sering mendapat peringkat 5 besar disekolah. Yah paling tidak 10 besar. Saat aku berhasil masuk 3 besar dan dia hanya 10 besar, aku terkejut setengah mati. Begitu juga dengannya. Padahal kukira dia akan mendapat peringkat 1 atau 2.

            Aku pun menghampirinya. “ Will, apakah kau akan membawa rak bukumu itu ke Paula westginger?” sembari duduk disebelahnya.  “ Uhm.. tidak mungkin aku hanya membawa beberapa ensiklopedia dan beberapa novel..” Jawabnya tanpa mengalihkan pandangannya dan tetap fokus pada buku-buku tebal itu. “Apakah kau senang kita dipindahkan ke sekolah dengan rating rendah?” Kali ini aku serius dengan perkataanku. Dia menjawab tanpa mengalihkan pandangannya dari tumpukan buku-buku itu

 “Menurutku semua sekolah itu sama, aku senang dipindahkan ke Paula westginger. Lagipula aku merasa sekolah itu memiliki perpustakaan dengan koleksi buku yang lengkap.” Aku kesal karena dia tidak sepaham denganku.. “Ini bukan soal buku, Will.” Kataku. “Ternyata pikiranmu hanya seluas kertas, tidak lebih.” Kataku sambil berlalu keluar dari kamarnya.

            Sesampai di Stasiun Gingerens, si kutu buku dan aku pun mencari - cari kereta yang akan mengangkut kami ke Paula westginger. Setelah menemukannya, aku berpamitan pada kedua orang tuaku dan kakakku yang menyebalkan, Greg(Dia memang menyebalkan, tapi setidaknya dia tidak menggunakan kacamata - 1000, seperti si kutu buku). Kulihat ada beberapa anak mengenakan seragam yang sama seperti kami. Mereka bergerombol seperti suatu geng. Kurasa mereka telah saling kenal sebelumnya. Aku jadi merasa asing di antara orang asing.

            Setelah berpamitan, aku menaiki salah satu gerbong. Aku mencari tempat duduk yang kosong, di barisan paling belakang. Kupikir aku akan duduk disebelah si kutu buku. Namun perkiraanku meleset. Ternyata aku duduk disebelah seorang gadis. Gadis itu sangat putih dan menggunakan kacamata seperti si kutu buku. Aku khawatir dia sejenis dengan si kutu buku.

            Dia tersenyum kearahku.

Lalu aku tersenyum ke arahnya. “Hai,” aku menyapanya. Tentu saja agar aku tidak dikira sombong olehnya.

Aku pun mencari keberadaan Will. Ia tidak kelihatan. Aku khawatir dia sedang bersusah payah membawa salah satu rak bukunya memasuki gerbong ini. Sudahlah mungkin ia sedang ke toilet atau membeli makanan kecil. Atau malah membaca buku di dalam gerbong koper.

Tiba-tiba Will muncul dengan wajah kelelahan. “Kau kenapa? Baru membawa rak bukumu ke gerbong ini?” tanyaku. “Sudahlah Jean aku malas berdebat hari ini.” jawabnya dan duduk di samping gadis yang mungkin satu spesies dengannya. Aku tidak menjawab perkataan Will.

“Hai,” sapa Will pada gadis yang mengenakan kacamata di sebelahnya itu dan mengulurkan tangannya. Apa!? Will menyapa seseorang yang belum ia kenal? Kurasa ini tidak seperti ketentuan alam yang seharusnya.

“Hai,” jawab gadis itu. Ah, aku lupa berkenalan dengannya tadi. “Emily, kau bisa panggil aku Em,” la tersenyum dan mengulurkan tangan. Aku hanya mendegarkan percakapan dua kutu buku itu. “Namaku William, kau bisa panggil aku Will. Oh ya ini saudara kembarku-Jean.” Will memperkenalkan aku. Entah apa yang ada dipikiran Will sekarang. Tidak biasanya ia memperkenalkan aku.

“Jean,” kataku sambil mengulurkan tangan dan tersenyum. Lalu gadis itu mengalihkan pandangannya padaku. “Emily, panggil saja Em.” Jawabnya lalu membalas uluran tanganku. “Kau sebelumnya sekolah dimana?” tanyaku ingin tahu. “Dulu aku sekolah di st. Victoria.” jawabnya. St. Victoria? Oh menyebalkan, pikirku.

“Um, apa kau mengikuti eskul Lacrosse?” aku menanyakan hal konyol. Tapi ini penting jika ia adalah mantan anggota eskul Lacrosse st. Victoria. Dan aku bisa menanyakan rahasia dari eskul sekolah itu, dan mengalahkannya suatu saat nanti.

“Bukan, aku anggota eskul penggemar sains. Sebenarnya aku ingin mengikuti eskul penggemar buku, tapi di sekolah lama ku tidak ada eskul tersebut.” jawabnya. Ah anak sejenis dengan Will ternyata. “Oh begitu.” Jawabku tidak tertarik.

“Memangnya kenapa?” tanyanya lagi.

“Um, aku kapten Lacrosse putri di Markstage, sekolah lamaku. Dan tim Lacrosse sekolahmu sangatlah hebat menurutku. Dan aku ingin tahu rahasia tim itu.” aku mengakui kehebatan tim Lacrosse sekolahnya. Yang kusesali kemudian hari.

“Dulu,” Will meledekku namun pandangannya tetap pada buku yang dibacanya. Aku berjanji dalam hati akan membakar semua rak bukunya suatu hari nanti jika ia berkata lagi tentang aku dan Lacrosse sekolahku. “Kau diam saja dan teruskan membaca tumpukan kertas itu.” jawabku sinis. “Ini buku Jean,” jawab Will yang mengalihkan pandangannya dari buku ke aku. “Terserah.” Menyebalkan sekali Will ini. Jika tidak ada Em disini, akan kulempar ia keluar kereta. Tapi aku masih cukup waras untuk tidak melempar saudara kembarku keluar kereta.

Dan Will kembali pada buku yang ia baca tadi. Lalu aku kembali pada Em yang hanya tertawa melihat tingkahku dan Will.

“Maaf Em, kurasa saudaraku sedang tidak enak badan.” Aku berbohong pada Em. Tentu saja aku malu jika dibilang ‘mantan kapten’. “Aku tidak sak-” aku memotong ucapan Will “Sudahlah Will istirahat saja, dan teruskan membaca kertas yang kausebut buku itu. Sekolah jahe kita masih jauh.” aku lupa apa nama sekolah baruku itu.

“Namanya paula westginger Jean,” sahut Emily. “Terserah, aku tak peduli.” Sekolah jahe aneh, siapa peduli?  Will menyerah, ia tidak berkata apa-apa lagi.

“Kalian lucu,” kata Em tertawa riang. “Lucu?” ulangku. Aku bukannya tidak mendengar perkataannya barusan. Tapi perkataannya membuatku pusing.

“Kalian saudara kembar kan? Tapi kalian bertengkar seperti itu.” katanya lagi. Tapi ia tidak tertawa lagi kali ini. “Dia yang mulai,” kataku membela diri sambil menunjuk ke arah Will yang sedang membaca buku.“Aku? Kurasa kau yang memulainya.” jawab Will. Ia menghentikan sementara aktivitasnya membaca buku. “Kau menyebalkan Will.” kataku kesal. Will menyebalkan sekali. Rasanya aku ingin melempar ia keluar kereta.

“Bukannya kau yang menyebalkan?” astaga! Will tidak pernah berkata seperti ini sebelumnya. Apa sih yang ada dalam pikirannya sekarang? Dari nadanya berbicara ia seperti orang lain. “Entah kenapa kau tidak seperti biasanya Will.” kataku. “Aku seperti biasanya.” kata Will datar. “Kau tidak bisa mengenali dirimu sendiri.” kataku lagi. “Iya itu benar Will, walaupun aku tidak tahu kau seperti apa biasanya.” Em membelaku. Oh Em yang baik, pikirku.

“Oh benar Emily,” ujar Will sambil tersenyum kearah Emily.

Emily balas tersenyum.

“Hei, hei, kan aku yang mengatakannya. Bukan Emily.” kataku. “Lalu?” jawab Will. Will memang sangat sangat menyebalkan. “Seharusnya kau memujiku. Bukan Emily.” Oh Will, apa kau ingin benar benar kulempar keluar? “Itu hanya masalah kecil Jean, tidak usah kau besar-besarkan.” jawab Will datar. “Oh” jawabku singkat. Kurasa aku lebih baik menjadi anak tunggal saja.[]

typos tell me? 

Alicia

                                               Once I tried to sleep, I couldn’t. The sound of little girls’ laughter and giggling that caught my attention and prevented me from the heaven of my life; sleep. After a minute of struggling to sleep but failed, I decided to get up from my cloud big bed. I opened the door and there was nothing outside my room, not even a mosquito flew around.

                                               The empty hallway scared me a bit. All lamps were turned off, I couldn’t barely see anything. I turned on one of the hallway lamp and stop right in the middle of the hallway. I threw my sight there and here, seeking for any people who awake in this time. But, somehow I felt like I was in different place, like a grave?  Then, I saw a silhouette like a… frog and a dragon flew around the murky sky?! Bloody hell! I should’ve seen the devastatingly wrong thing!

                                               I couldn’t run nor screamed, I was frozen there. My heart beat was getting fast and fast and so fast like I felt my heart would hop from its place. My breath was a lucky thing, I meant in this such situation I didn’t hope much but faint compare to anything else.

                                               “Look at that girl! She’s going to cross!” That bloody frog could speak. The dragon flew lower and lower then stood right beside me. I didn’t say anything but prayed in my heart that both of this bloody animals wouldn’t kill me. “Hey, you are Alicia, aren’t you?” This dragon greeted me formally. Now, I wondered how a dragon could be such a well-mannered animal? I didn’t think that dragon was real either.

                                               “Umm, ye..a..h?” I stammered. Said I was a chicken but nah. “How did you know me?” suddenly I got a bunch of bravery to ask these bloody animals. “This morning, we saw you.” The dragon calmly answered. “Saw me?” I repeated, well I got nothing in my brain now. “You were supposed to cr-” the dragon cut the frog off. “Well, we did some research of yourself. But, just leave it that way. It has nothing to do with anything.” The dragon smiled, well he was grinning I could say..

                                               “Alicia, would you like to help us?” the frog asked. If I had such a tape recorder now, I would like to record these two animals and sell that record and I’d be rich and famous just like a celeb.

                                               “How am I supposed to help you?” i tried to smile, but technically my mouth wasn’t at its best work, so my smile turned out into a nasty grin. Quite super duper extra nasty grin. “Help us to find a sword. A knight’s sword to be exact.” The dragon quickly answered. “My name is Luke, and this lad named Calum. We are the 5Sauce!” this frog suddenly beamed at me without any warning. He hopped like a little lost frog. Poor frog. “5Sauce?” I couldn’t contain my laughter. “What’s wrong?” the dragon frowned, his face was priceless. “Nope, can we start it now? Its better over soon. I  passed my bed time.” I enthusiastically hopped like a lost puppy.

                                               I FLEW! Yeah, the dragon-Calum let me sat on his back and he took me to a castle. Well, I guess this castle probably where the sword was suspected to be. I amazed at how pretty the castle was. It was filled by roses and jasmines on the getaway, the little lake was shining since it was eclipse. I wondered how wealthy the owner of this castle was.

                                               “Here we go! Alicia, you should ditch in and took the sword right behind the door.” Calum said as he stood on the ground. I jumped off of him. “Just that?” I was getting confused by this. Calum and Luke nodded in unison. I didn’t say anything but ran towards the door.

                                               I tried to open the door but failed. I kicked it but it only hurt my foot. I was frustrated because the door was so hard to open. But, somehow I got an idea to open the door with the hairpin I was wearing. Tada! I could open the door! Ha!

                                               My jaw dropped to the floor. Of course! I saw bazzilion swords laying unconsciously on the floor! How was I supposed to choose one of these swords?  But somehow the frog words popped out in my mind. . “My name is Luke, and this lad named Calum. We are the 5Sauce!” Probably, those animals wanted a sword with 5Sauce written on it. I paced through the swords whilst kept terminating every single swords I saw. Like a diamond in the sky, a sword shone brightly. Well then, I saw a 5Sauce written on it! Ha got it.

                                                I gave the sword to Calum and Luke. They said it was unbelievable because no one ever ditched in to that castle before. “Congratulate! Now you are able to cross!” suddenly, I saw a light that could take my eyes.

                                               “Hey Alicia.” A boy’s voice woke me up. “Maxine? How can..” I fumble on my own words. Because Maxine died months ago but now he talked to me. Was I already…“Am I?” he slightly blushed. “We are.” He said. 

bloody hell-o. its an one shot. dont blame me for any typos or bad grammars.

               

Apart (unedited)

Once upon a time, somewhere in France, there lived a couple animal-Pussy and Loki. They were different kind of animals, Pussy was a cat and Loki was a dog. The beginning of their relationship was so unclear, but all of sudden love played its role; No one couldn’t deny love that came to us. Indeed, some friends of them couldn’t believe how a cat and a dog would get along, but back to them; they didn’t care at all. We could say that, they were perfect couple of animal. Pussy was a beautiful cat, big deep blue eyes with icy white fur. And so was Loki, his brown fur was so soft and beautiful.

It was a murky morning where Loki was standing beside a trash bin, waiting for the foods that people tossed. He was quite anxious, because the sun was starting to light the world, but there was no food to eat. In his middle of anxiety, he saw Pussy walked lazily upon him.

                “What’s on earth is happening? Did you wake on the wrong side of the bed?” Loki asked his girlfriend. He could sense that something wrong happened to his lady.  

                Pussy shook her head, refusing the fact that she woke on the wrong side of the bed. “Luna came to me last night, she said that this market, I mean our house is heading a big renovation. The government wanted to rebuild this place.” Pusssy said sadly, she tried her best not to cry.

                Loki, not surprising-was so shocked. “I’ve been living here since I was born when my momma left me. I couldn’t leave this place, no matter what happen. My momma might look for me-her son here. But how if at that moment, I already moved to somewhere she doesn’t know.” Loki said as he playing the moment of his momma gave a birth for him. The one and only moment he was with his mum. His mum was a mystery, no one knew if she was alive or died.

                Pussy pitied Loki, she knew that Loki loved his mum more than anything, include her. She touch Loki’s back gently, and rubbed it. “For god’s sake, Loki. I really want to meet your mum, but unluckily, we have to go as soon as we can. Luna said that there will be no food anymore, because the government already made a rule for the villagers, they couldn’t throw their rubbish here. That means, there will be no food.”

                “I… I… just can’t leave this place anytime soon…” Loki said. The tears already poured his face. “But, you can leave this place anytime you please. Just leave me here, I’ll be alright by myself.” Loki added. His voice was cracking. “Loki… I can’t…” Pussy mumbled. She was so sad, like this was the last time she sees Loki. Both Loki and Pussy already drowned in their mind.

                Surprisingly, Loki could say a word between his sobs. “Pussy, please… this is the best.” Loki forced a smile. “This is the worst option of all times! I couldn’t even breath without you! You’re my oxygen, Loki. So, how am I supposed to live without you?” Pussy shrieked, breaking the morning peace. “Pussy, listen to me. Please don’t make this any harder on both of us. I’ll be alright, so will you. I love you and  so do you. Either way we’re close or miles away, the deal is we got the same feeling. I’ll be alright, trust me.” Loki pouted, forcing a smile on his lips. All of sudden, Loki hugged Pussy; a friendly hug.

                “Good bye Loki, good luck. You’ve scratched so many moments in my mind. I love you.” Pussy said as she walked away. The more steps Pussy took, the more tears streamed down her face. Not wanting any regret, Pussy ran as fast as she could. She didn’t want hear a word Loki said because it would change her mind.

                Month by month passed painfully slowly for Pussy. Pussy mind still stuck in Loki. Not even a second, she could erase Loki from her mind. The moments she spent with Loki still lingering in her mind. That was an unbearable fact, no matter how hard she tried.

                Pussy lived in the Paris now, in a basement of a hotel to be exact. It was a five star hotel, tat named Tranquizes Hotel.

She was a popular kitten singer. Yes, she got the gold voice, like an angel-for kittens of course. She did entertain people by her voice, but not with herself. She smiled and laughed not with her heart. Emptiness engulfed her heart, stopping herself from having fun. It was pathetic to have a life like that, but she couldn’t light herself up the way she was with Loki. 

Speaking of Loki, none of the kitten and doggie friends of Pussy knew how was he going, died or alive. Every now and then, news about Loki were doubtful. However, Pussy believed that Loki was doing fine.

“Hey yo Pussy!  c’mere!”  Niaz-Pussy’s friend shouted from the corner of the café. “What’s up?” Pussy asked.. “Sing for me please.” Niaz smiled mischievously . Indeed, Niaz had a crush on Pussy. “I can’t, I have something to work on.” Pussy refused politely. Honestly, she had nothing to do that day but she didn’t want to sing for Niaz who was known as a playboy kitten. He was a rich kitten after his daddy wealth who was a great business man of some enterprises. He got money but no brain. All he knew was having fun.

“I’ll pay it, three times of your salary.” Niaz smiled mockingly.

“Sorry, but I can’t.” Pussy said. “Five times.” A grin glued on Niaz’s face. “Sorry Niaz, maybe next time.” Pussy said as she started walking away from Niaz. But, Niaz pulled Pussy’s leg, not letting her go. “Ten times.” This cocky, stubborn, and selfish kitten still begging  Pussy to sing for  him. “Whatever, but I can’t.” She walked away from Niaz. No, she was running from Niaz because he kept begging. She ran out to the main road, where a kitten wasn’t  supposed to be. In that time, the government forbade the kittens presence because the king of the kingdom got an allergy of kittens. Indeed it was no fair, but a rule was a rule.

She rushed to the woods to avoid Niaz. This was a proper place to refresh your mind. It was spring when the flowers every here and there were blossoming beautifully. That was what Pussy loved the most in the spring.

She sat under a big tree. Her head was tilted back, looking up to the sky. She was imagining Loki’s face and what was he doing now. She hoped that Loki was doing fine. She hoped that she could see Loki’s face one day. She hoped that she could erase Loki out of her mind if she couldn’t meet him one day. She hoped the emptiness that spread in her heart would disappear soon. She hoped that this eternal pain would be changed by happiness. She hoped that she could get through this merciless painfully days.

Right about that time, Pussy saw a man with an axe on his shoulde. The man seemed enraged or it was because his day work. Yeah, the sun was shining brightly since it was in the middle of august which meant it was summer.  It wasn’t clear what he would do with those bunch trees.

Pussy kept her sight on the carpenter man, she was quite annoyed . She went here for a peace, not this kind of view. Then, she tried to clear her mind which meant allowing Loki to engulf her mind again.  Nothing could calm her down but the memories of Loki that still lingering in her mind. It was inevitably because thinking of someone you should forget but you love the most would bring an affect. The affect would bring bazzilion questions to your mind, like why do we have to forget someone we love the most? And why do we have to forget someone if I don’t want to? Then, this list of questions would never come to an end because it was an affliction, but who cares.

The man secretly tiptoed to where Pussy was. Pussy was daydreaming so she didn’t notice it. Suddenly, the man lifted Pussy up and put Pussy into the sack. Pussy tried to scratch the man’s arm but failed. The only thing she scratched was the sack, fortune wasn’t by her side that time.

The man tied the sack tightly and made the Pussy couldn’t breathe at all. The lack of the air was enough to get pussy passed out temporarily.

Hours later, Pussy woke up with her had aching like hell. She was shocked because she was in a cage. She did realized that the man kidnapped her or whatever it was. But then, a plate full of whiskas was put in front of her cage, her appetite hit the highest level since she hadn’t ate anything since yesterday-as she tried to remember it. She didn’t think twice if that food was poisonous or not.

She looked that the room was packed with furnitures; tables, chairs,and so on. She noticed that the man was a carpenter.  

The man who kidnapped Pussy entered the room. He didn’t bring his axe anymore. As the observant kitten, Pussy thought that the man was in middle fifty. But that didn’t matter at all.

“Hey pretty cat, got your belly stuffed?” The man giggled like a dumbass. “Get ready, I’ll eat you in a minute.” And with that, the man left the room, humbling a song. This man had lost his mind, Pussy thought. As long as she knew, human didn’t eat cat. But maybe this man was another kind of human who had this weird appetite.

Pussy was scared to death, not wanting die without Loki by her side. Cliché, but that was true love. She didn’t eat anymore yet thinking about what the man said to her. She couldn’t end up her life like this, she’d rather die alone in the wood.

Hours by hours passed by. Suddenly, the man entered the room abruptly. 

The man entered the room and followed by a dog.

It was Loki.

She recognized him. His brown fur, his eyes, his face, and the way he walked.

Pussy almost forgot how to breathe. She couldn’t expect that she would meet Loki in this such place- a place that might led her to the darkness forever. Pussy’s blue eyes got widen when Loki got closer to her. Loki’s face was unreadable, unlike Pussy’s, she was smiling like an idiot but full of love.

“Loki?” Pussy’s hissed when the dog Pussy considered as Loki stood in front of her cage. No anwer, Loki seemed didn’t care about what Pussy said.

“Watch this kitten yo stupid doggie. Don’t eat her, but if you do it, she shall be your last food on earth.” The man warned Loki. But, Loki kept quiet otherwise he licked his feet and crawling back and up like most dogs-disgusting. Loki wasn’t like that.

After  that the man left Loki and Pussy. The room suddenly fell into silently. Loki stared at Pussy so deep. Finally, Pussy broke the silently. “Loki? Is that you?” she almost cried-happy. But still no answer. Loki kept staring and saying nothing. Pussy knew it was Loki, it was the man who kept haunting her mind these past years. The man she had waited all of her life with no regret.

The man she loved to the moon and back or even to the seventh sky and back-Cliché.

Whatsoever.

“Loki? Where have you been? I miss you loads.” Pussy became this fussy kitten everytime she was with Loki. “Loki. Tell me.” Pussy kept asking even though there was no answer, not even a nod. “Loki? Did your  head got an amnesia or what? I lov-” Loki screamed, cutting off Pussy’s word.

“Shut the hell up!”

Uncontrollably, a drop of tear streamed Pussy’s face. She never thought Loki would say that thing to her. It was on her bottom list of what Loki would say to her. She couldn’t even imagine more about how far Loki had changed.

The carpenter man walked into the room and took Pussy’s cage, bringing it to another room. And it was kitchen. She saw a big pan with boiled water. She knew it was for her.Pussy noticed that this was her last time, so she screamed as loud as she could, telling Loki about her feelings.

“I love you Loki! Bye!” as she screamed, the tears started streaming down her face.

 Suddenly, Loki bit the man’s arm. Pussy’s cage fell onto the floor.

 Pussy was free.

A year later, Pussy and Loki attended the wedding party. Not their wedding party, but their master; Harry and Lily. Harry and Lily once saved Pussy and Loki from the carpenter. They were beyond happy now. Life had a mysterious way to surprise us.

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