Mikha Kirana aka Nana
Mikha Kirana, usually called Nana, was brought out by Aunt Mina from the room. You can still clearly hear the commotion from inside the room. The sound of falling objects and the sound of glass breaking.
Nana's eyes filled with tears as she was right in front of her father's door. She slowly touched the door. Tears welled up when she heard the words spoken by her father.
"YOU FUCKERS! WHY DO YOU CLOCK ME LIKE THIS, HUH? I'M NOT CRAZY! GIVE ME MY DRINK RIGHT NOW!"
It was suffocating, hearing those words spoken from the only place she depended on. Nana realized this was all her fault. If only she was an adult. If only she had not been a burden to her father. If only her father didn't have an unreliable daughter like him.
"Nana, are you all right? You can go to school now. Let your father calm down first!" said Aunt Mina softly. She was stroking the black mane of the girl in front of him.
Nana nodded. She could not ignore her obligation to keep studying.
"Take care of my father, Aunt! I'll go straight home this afternoon after finishing my part-time job."
Nana kissed the back of her neighbor's hand, before she walked out of the house.
Aunt Mina saw Nana's back which was getting further away.
"You shouldn't have gone through all this, son!"
Aunt Mina sympathized with the girl. Her mother had died giving birth to her. All this time, the little girl had only lived with her father, and in the past few months her father's attitude had changed.
It all started with the dismissal of Mr. Yudhi from work. He had an accident at work, so his leg is now limp. No one wants to hire because of their limitations. He often gets drunk and often takes all his anger out on his daughter, Mikha Kirana.
***
"I'm trapped in your eyes. Every time I see your beautiful eyes, there is only my reflection. May I wish if you were born for me, Nana?"
Silence for a moment. The boy's words did not get any response from his interlocutor. The two teenagers were in the backyard of the school during recess like this.
"I'll always be by your side. I hope you only see me. Can you do that, Nana?" the boy continued.
"Heh? If I keep seeing Juna while walking, can I get hit?" replied Nana.
"Gosh! It's not like that. Seeing me means I want you to only see me as the only man for you. Got it?"
The teenager called Juna exhaled roughly. He had to be extra patient with his lover who was too innocent.
The young girl in front of her only nodded once. Her boyfriend doesn't usually talk romantically. In fact, when the anniversary was just yesterday, her boyfriend gave her a pot instead of flowers and chocolates. I don't know what that means.
"Juna?"
"Hmm?"
"You watched the drama 'Friends of Love' yesterday?"
"Ahahaha of course. What are you talking about, heh?"
"Hmm, that's okay. I remember there was a scene like that in the drama. You must have quoted it, right?" said Nana while smiling mockingly.
Juna flinched a little. He didn't think that his efforts to look romantic had to fail like this.
Juna scratched the nape of his neck.
"Hehehe caught, huh?"
Nana laughed. At least, when she was with Juna, she could forget for a moment about the problems she was facing. Even though her heart is actually fragile, she will try to be okay in front of the young man who has stolen her heart.
"Nana?"
"Hmm?"
"The university entrance exam is coming up, what are you majoring in?" Juna asked while holding Nana's hand.
From earlier, Juna saw the strangeness in his lover. Even though Nana looks happy, her cold and sometimes shaking hands can't lie to Juna. There must be something his lover is hiding.
"Nana?"
Again, Juna called his lover when he didn't get a response from earlier.
"Kirana?"
Silence. All that could be heard was Nana's breathing repeatedly.
"Mikha Kirana?"
"Oh, yes?" Nana half jumped when she heard her full name spoken by Juna.
Jun just smiled softly. Maybe not the right time to interrogate his lover. He pulled Nana's head to rest on his shoulder.
Nana looked up for a moment, looking at Juna. For some reason, her eyes were sore right now. No matter how much she tries to be strong, it can't be denied that right now she needs a place to lean on.
Nana's shoulders started to shake. Soft sobs were heard. In the end Nana sobbed into Juna's shoulder.
Juna didn't say anything. He gently stroked Nana's arm, comforting the girl who was his lover one year ago.
"Huks, I hate myself, Jun! I hate myself, so weak," said Nana in the midst of her sobs.
Juna tightened her grip on Nana. He also gently stroked Nana's head which was still on his chest.
"It's okay, Nana. You can look weak when you're with me," said Juna softly.
***
"Thief!! How can this class have a thief?!"
"Just get lost!!"
"Scumbag!"
"Your innocent looks have hidden your lecherous behavior!"
"Disgusting!"
Nasty's classmates had been spewing vile rumors.
Nana sat in the corner of the classroom. It sounded so sad. Her body was shaking. The clothes she wore were dirty from the attacks of his friends. Some threw at Nana using trash, bundles of paper, milk boxes and much more.
"STOP THIS!!" cried a young man in the doorway. It is Juna who currently comes and approaches Nana in the corner of the room.
Juna helped Nana up, and cleaned the girl's clothes.
"Are you okay?" Juna asked, gently shaking Nana's shoulder.
Nana nodded. She wiped away the tears that had betrayed him.
Juna's sharp eyes were fixed on everyone in the class.
"WHAT ARE YOU ALL, HUH? YOU'RE BEHAVIORING LIKE A BOOK!" Juna snapped at the whole 3-F class.
One of the young men who dyed his hair red came forward. He's chewing gum right now.
"Oho, it turns out that there is a hero who protects the thief late," he said.
When he was right in front of Nana, the young man spat his gum right on Nana's cheek.
"HEY! HOW DARE YOU!!"
Juna pulled the collar of the youth's uniform. He punched the handsome young man in the face several times.
"Damn you, Panji!" shouted Juna, still punching Panji in the face.
Banner did not fight. The commotion only stopped when a teacher entered the room.
***
Nana and Juna are in the room at the moment. They were given a sentence to write a 'letter of apology' as many as 200 sheets.
So far, Nana has been silent. In fact, her tears repeatedly escaped and fell onto the paper in front of her. She is not afraid even though he has to be hostile to the whole school, which she is afraid of only if his father is really called to school.
What will he explain about the current slander? What if after that her father hated her even more? What if her father got sick from thinking about this matter?
Just imagining it made Nana's heart constrict.
"Nana?" call jun.
"Yes?"
"Now what are you trying to plan, huh?"
To be continued....