Ask ten teenagers in Lhokseumawe, where is the place is to spend a Sunday night. Three of them will probably answer Ujong Blang, a beach located on the edge of Lhokseumawe Town. While the rest will loudly answer Jasbret!
Jasbret is a simple hangout located between Jalan Perdagangan dan Merdeka. It does not have a roof, but that's where it's so unique that Lhokseumawe's youths sit for hours. When the moon is bright, Jasbret will not stop beating before morning. Young people come alternately, in pairs or individually.
During this time, there is a myth that is still believed to be a girl Lhokseumawe guy. When a couple of human children get acquainted during Jasbret's month, they will become eternal partners. But the condition of the introduction was not planned unilaterally or together. That is why Jasbret did not die other than the rainy season.
Enchantment Jasbret also makes Cut Mini tempted, because of the inexhaustible promotion of Nanda.
"There we can eat and drink while listening to music. Then, the sound of Ujong Blang beach sounded faintly making the atmosphere so romantic. Not to mention the beautiful moon," Nanda said with sparkling eyes.
"On the terrace of the house can enjoy the moon," Cut Mini said without the intention to argue.
"That's different. At home, you are accompanied by Papa Mama. In Jasbret crowded. Girls and guys are all cool! "
Cut Mini stunned to try to build the atmosphere that Nanda told in her mind.
"Cut. Do not think anymore. I'll pick you up this Sunday night," Nanda said looking at the Cut Mini.
"Not yet. I'll have to ask mama to let me or not. "
"Definitely allowed. Mama's young too. "
"Indeed yes. But I've never been out all night. "
"Now you should try it. If not when again! "
Cut Mini nodded in agreement.
"What time does it take?"
"At eleven o'clock."
"Eleven o'clock ?!" Cut Mini's eyes widened.
"Of course. If you want to go home at eight o'clock mending not go. We will not see anything. The guy starts hanging ten o'clock up. "
Cut Mini thinks. Eleven o'clock he usually has gone to bed. But this time it is still sitting somewhere with some boys nearby. Did you let me, huh?
"No. You can not go to Jasbret, let alone come home at eleven o'clock! "
That's the answer Mom when Cut Mini asked it after school. She does not argue with mama's words. But his face turned cloudy and it made mama fell pity. She shuffled to where Cut Mini was and stroked her daughter's hair gently.
"Actually Mama does not allow Mini to Jasbret, just fine. But now is not the time. Wait until Mini finish junior high,
"Mama's voice sounded softly in the ear.
"But Nanda almost every Sunday night there. She's still in third-grade junior high school like Mini. "
"You are not her. Mini does not have to go along. "
Cut Mini sullen again.
"Actually, where does Jasbret pull her?" Mom asked then.
"The moon, Ma. The people there ate and drank while looking at the moon. Nanda says it's beautiful, Ma. Our faces are golden in the moonlight."
"In our house, there is also the moon and as beautiful as the moon in Jasbret. Mini can look at it while eating satay with mama and papa. "
"That's different, Mom. In Jasbret there is music and the sound of the waves that sounded faintly. "
"So, Mini wants to hear that?"
Cut Mini nodded strongly. "That’s rights, Ma?" She looked at him expectantly.
"It's okay, but it's here. We'll have papa to record the sound of the waves and we'll hear on the porch."
Cut Mini was forced to smile. That's how he always managed to ease his disappointment with silly speech.
"So the conclusion is the Mini can go?"
"Not for now, Mini has to be patient for another year."
Another year. How Cut Mini has to wait all this time just staring at the moon in Jasbret. Cut Mini was very disappointed. Especially on Monday Nanda made a story that made her jealous.
"I know with a cute man, just imagine an acquaintance with a man under the ray of Jasbret, Wuihh, very romantic And you need to know, Cut, I have never planned this preliminary before So ..." Nanda's eyes spin beautifully.
"So?" Cut Mini was so patiently waiting for the rest.
"So this is when I prove that myth is true or not!"
Cut Mini cannot comment anymore.
"Bian the name of the guy He's so cool, like Leonardo, Doi comes with his friends no less cool, unfortunately, you do not come, you must know Palda." Contact under the moonlight Jasbret, Cut people will love true! "
Cut Mini swallowed.
"This Sunday night we'll meet again, this time you have to come because I've told you about Palda and he's curious to see you."
"You tell me about me?"
Nanda nodded. "But it's all right, really!"
"But the impression cannot be good, because you just know, even mistaken for the easy girl."
"Biyan and Palda are not like boys in our junior high school, Cut, they're in second grade, so their insights and ways of thinking are wider."
Mini Cut stunned. Trying to present the figure of Bian and Palda in his mind.
"Anyway Sunday night you have to follow!"
Cut Mini took a deep breath "I do not think Mama will let me," she said sadly.
"Your head, Mama ..." Nanda grumbled.
A few minutes later they fell silent. Cut Mini. Glide in his reverie of Jasbret charm.
"I have an idea," Nanda said later.
"What if ...?" She whispered something in Cut Mini's ear. Then the girls took it seriously.
Sunday night, at eight, Cut Mini fidgeted in front of the tv. Papa and Mama are at the guest house. Serving two Americans who will be consultants at PT Arun NGL, where Papa works. Papa also invites Cut Mini to join. He said wants to boast of his sweet daughter in front of the Americans. But Cut Mini rejected his reason for not feeling well.
One and a half hours later, two Caucasians bid farewell. Cut Mini heard their laughter on the porch. Mama's laughter was also heard. Cut Mini dare to make sure it's just a chat. Because mama does not understand English at all.
Mini Cut enters the room and turn off the lights. For a moment he heard the steps approaching. She hurriedly closed her eyes to pretend to sleep.
"Mini ... are you sleeping, baby?" Mom asked, cursing the door.
Cut Mini held his breath. Her heart was pounding twice as fast. Mama repeated her question. But he remained silent. Sleeping people can not talk.
Immediately the sound of a step away and the lights off. Cut Mini sits in the dark on the bed. He has to wait a few minutes until everything is completely safe. The voice of papa and mama is not heard anymore. But that does not mean they fell asleep. Papa and mama often spend time reading when there is no activity outside. They have the same hobby.
Very careful Cut Mini stepped out. The door of the room was locked again in silence. Then lift your feet slowly backward. The location of the furniture has been remembered in the head so no need to fear stumbled chairs or dining table. But all of a sudden...
"Praaaangg!" Mini Cut's feet stumbled over the pot. Huh, the Bamboo pot of the pot is arbitrary, her meaning in the heart.
"Huss!"
Mini Cut steps stalled. The girl smiled in the darkness. Bibik must have thought Puzzi was about to help the fish. Although Puzzi was chasing his girlfriend in the next house.
Armed with an absorbent key, Cut Mini opens the back door. His movements are so cautious that they are not heard. In the backyard, he kept stepping carefully, in case he liked to control it and see it here.
Mini Cut stuck in front of the fence. How about now? He asked silently. There is no other way, finally Cut Mini desperate to climb the fence because it does not suspect the door was padlocked. Fortunately, he wore his robe pants to move freely.
Speed! Cut Mini jumped out. This is the first time he has realized how important sporting lessons are. Just jumped from a height of half a meter, Cut Mini already feel pain in his ankle.
At the side of the highway, Cut Mini regulates his breathing and heart pounding. It was his first experience out of the house in a clandestine way. So it was only natural that he was feeling very tense. While tracing the Cut Mini Highway wipe sweat with a tissue. It's not fun to meet a guy with a sweaty face. Though she has heard that some guys like to see a girl with a freak. Hopefully, Palda is not included in that group, she hopes.
Arriving at a bus stop, Cut Mini hears a person's voice hissing. Cut Mini turned to see Nanda leaning against a pillar while waving her arms.
"Why is it late?" The girl asked with a sour face.
"Papa and Mama have two visitors. So I have to wait for them to go home before they go out. "
"Half an hour more I wait here. Where are the many mosquitoes again! "
"I am so sorry...."
Nanda waved her hand in the air.
"Let's get a rickshaw," he said, calling a pedicab driver who happened to pass by.
"Not picked up?"
"Who picked up?"
"Biyan and Palda."
"They're waiting in Jasbret. It's time to go home now and then wait for us. "
Ouch, Cut Mini really did not expect that. To dismiss any sudden concerns, he looked up. The moon here just looks so beautiful, of cours, up in Jasbret will be more beautiful again.
That is for sure. The moon above Jasbret is more beautiful than the moon elsewhere. Though people believe that God only creates one moon to be enjoyed together around the world.
When Nanda and Cut Mini arrive, Jasbret is full of young people. Only one or two tables were left and they immediately filled it.
Cut Mini looks around. There was not a single creature he recognized in this place.
"Where is Biyan and Palda?" Asked Cut Mini after Nanda ordered a drink.
"Maybe not yet. But maybe they're back. "
"What time promise, anyway?"
Nanda shook her head. "We do not make an appointment at that time. But it's agreed to meet here on a Saturday night."
Cut Mini feels bad. If Biyan and Palda had come home for a long time waiting for them, the mistake was absolute to him.
"Maybe they're sitting there," Cut Mini pointed across the Jalan Perdagangan.
Again Nanda shook her head. "We've made a pledge here."
"Maybe they forgot. Then choose a seat over there. "
"Impossible. Because the place there is more filled by adults. While here more are teenagers. You can see for yourself."
Cut Mini glanced back and admitted it with a nod.
Suddenly Nanda's attention was fixed on two guys who were looking for an empty spot. Biyan and Palda! Nanda immediately waved as the two boys saw her. Incidentally, the table next to Nanda and Cut Mini is empty because the owner has just left.
"There they are," Nanda whispered in Cut Mini's ear.
"Who is the girls are behind them?"
"Girls...?" Nanda sees two girls following Biyan and Palda steps. Judging from his behavior, they are very familiar with both boys.
"Has it been a long time?" Biyan asked Nanda as she pulled a chair for the girl next to her. Palda also does the same.
"Just now. Oh yes, this is the Mini Cut I told you last Sunday night."
Cut Mini smiles kindly at Biyan and Palda and the two girls next to them.
"You are not familiar with Viska and also Emili, right?" Biyan looks at Nanda and Cut Mini in turns. "Come on, please acquaintance."
They shook hands. In the heart of Cut Mini praised the beauty of both girls. While Nanda wondered who the two girls were.
The question does not require a direct answer from Biyan or Palda. Their attitudes to Viska and Emili have shown between them a special relationship. Cut Mini repeatedly saw Palda put his hands on Emili's hand. And she saw Biyan doing the same thing to Viska.
Nanda was devastated by the fact. She immediately invites Cut Mini home before Biyan reads his face change. Which is painful, Biyan and Palda not hinder them though just plain small talk. As if Biyan and Palda had been waiting for their return.
Before leaving Jasbret, Cut Mini still had time to see the moon on it that is now covered with black clouds. She poked Nanda's hand gently.
"Look at that," she said, pointing upward.
"What?" Nanda looked up.
"Moon Jasbret is now covered with thin clouds. But soon the clouds move slowly, and the moon will shine again. "
"What does it mean?"
"It means we do not have to be disappointed if Biyan and Palda already have a boyfriend. Our expectations are many. After the thin clouds pass, the moon will illuminate our lives. "
"You act like a poet."
Cut Mini smiled. Then waved for a becak who was hanging out at the mouth of Jalan Perdagangan. Cut Mini wants to get home soon to apologize to Papa and Mama. Next Sunday night, she'll take Nanda to the moon on her porch. They will enjoy the satay while listening to the music and the sound of the waves recording papa on the beach.
Lhokseumawe, Aceh, July 1996
Menatap Bulan di Jasbret
Tanyakan kepada sepuluh remaja Lhokseumawe, di mana tempat asyik menghabiskan malam Minggu. Tiga orang di antaranya mungkin akan menjawab Ujong Blang, pantai yang terletak di pinggir Kota Lhokseumawe. Sedangkan sisanya dengan lantang akan menjawab Jasbret!
Jasbret adalah sebuah tempat nongkrong sederhana yang terletak di antara Jalan Perdagangan dan Merdeka. Tidak mempunyai atap, tapi di situlah uniknya sehingga anak muda Lhokseumawe betah duduk berjam-jam. Bila sedang terang bulan, Jasbret tidak akan berhenti berdenyut sebelum pagi. Anak muda datang silih berganti, berpasangan atau sendiri-sendiri.
Selama ini, ada sebuah mitos yang masih diyakini cewek cowok Lhokseumawe. Bila sepasang anak manusia berkenalan di bawah bulan Jasbret, maka mereka akan menjadi pasangan abadi. Tapi syaratnya perkenalan itu tidak direncanakan sepihak atau bersama-sama. Itulah sebabnya mengapa Jasbret tidak mati selain musim hujan.
Pesona Jasbret juga yang membuat Cut Mini tergoda, karena promosi yang tak habis-habisnya dari Nanda.
“Di sana kita bisa makan dan minum sambil dengerin musik. Terus, suara pantai Ujong Blang terdengar sayup-sayup membuat suasana jadi romantis. Belum lagi dengan bulannya yang indah,” kata Nanda dengan mata berbinar.
“Di teras rumah pun bisa menikmati bulan,” sahut Cut Mini tanpa maksud membantah.
“Beda dong. Di rumah paling-paling kamu ditemani Papa Mama. Di Jasbret ramai. Cewek dan cowok semua keren-keren!”
Cut Mini tercenung mencoba membangun suasana yang diceritakan Nanda dalam benaknya.
“Cut. Nggak usah mikir lagi. Aku akan jemput kamu malam Minggu ini,” cetus Nanda melihat keterdiaman Cut Mini.
“Jangan dulu. Aku akan harus menanyai mama izinkan atau nggak.”
“Pasti diizinkan. Mama ‘kan pernah muda juga.”
“Memang iya. Tapi selama ini aku belum pernah keluar malam.”
“Sekaranglah kamu harus mencobanya. Kalau tidak kapan lagi!”
Cut Mini mengangguk setuju.
“Pulangnya jam berapa?”
“Paling cepat jam sebelas.”
“Jam sebelas?!” bola mata Cut Mini melebar.
“Iya dong. Kalau mau pulang jam delapan mending nggak usah pergi saja. Kita nggak akan melihat apa-apa. Cowoknya mulai berkumpul jam sepuluh ke atas.”
Cut Mini berpikir. Jam sebelas biasanya dia sudah naik ketmpat tidur. Tapi kali ini masih duduk di suatu tempat dengan beberapa cowok ada di dekatnya. Apa mama mengizinkan, ya?
“Tidak. Kamu tidak boleh ke Jasbret, apalagi pulang jam sebelas malam!”
Itulah jawaban mama ketika Cut Mini menanyakan hal itu sepulang sekolah. Dia tidak membantah kata-kata mama.
Namun air mukanya berubah keruh dan itu membuat mama jatuh iba. Beliau beringsut ke tempat Cut Mini dan membelai rambut putri sematawayangnya itu dengan lembut.
“Sebenarnya Mama bukan tidak mengizinkan Mini ke jasbret, boleh-boleh saja. Tapi bukan sekarang waktunya. Tunggu sampai Mini tamat SMP nanti,” suara Mama terdengar lembut di telinga.
“Tapi Nanda hampir tiap malam Minggu ke sana. Padahal dia masih kelas tiga SMP seperti Mini.”
“Biarkan saja dia begitu. Mini tidak perlu ikut-ikutan.”
Cut Mini kembali cemberut.
“Sebenarnya, di mana sih menariknya Jasbret ?” tanya mama kemudian.
“Bulannya, Ma. Orang-orang di sana makan dan minum sambil memandang bulan. Nanda bilang indah sekali, Ma. Wajah kita berwarna keemasan di timpa sinar rembulan.”
“Di rumah kita juga ada bulan, dan sama indahnya dengan bulan di Jasbret. Mini bisa memandangnya sambil makan sate bersama mama dan papa.”
“Beda dong, Ma. Di Jasbret ada musik dan suara ombak yang terdengar sayup-sayup.”
“Jadi Mini ingin mendengarkan itu?”
Cut Mini mengangguk kuat. “Boleh ya, Ma?” tatapnya penuh harap.
“Boleh, tapi tempatnya di sini saja. Nanti kita minta papa merekam suara ombak dan kita dengar di teras.”
Cut Mini terpaksa tersenyum. Begitulah mama, selalu berhasil meredam rasa kekecewaannya dengan ucapan-ucapan konyol.
“Jadi kesimpulannya Mini boleh pergi?”
“Tidak untuk sekarang. Mini harus bersabar satu tahun lagi.”
Setahun lagi. Mana mungkin Cut Mini harus menunggu selama ini hanya menatap bulan di Jasbret. Cut Mini jadi kecewa sekali. Apalagi pada hari Senin Nanda membuat kisah yang membuatnya iri.
“Aku kenal degan cowok keren. Bayangkan saja, kenalan dengan cowok di bawah cahaya bulan Jasbret. Wuihh, romantis banget. Dan perlu kamu tahu, Cut, aku tidak pernah merencanakan perkenalan ini sebelumnya. Jadi...” mata Nanda berputar-putar indah.
“Jadi?” Cut Mini jadi tidak sabar menunggu kelanjutannya.
“Jadi inilah saatnya aku membuktikan mitos itu benar atau nggak!”
Cut Mini tidak mampu berkomentar.
“Biyan nama cowok itu. Orangnya keren banget, mirip-mirip Leonardo. Doi datang bersama teman-temannya yang nggak kalah keren. Sayang sekali kamu nggak datang. Seharusnya kamu bisa kenal sama Palda. Kenalan di bawah cahaya bulan Jasbret, Cut. Kata orang bakal jadi cinta sejati!”
Cut Mini menelan ludah.
“Malam Minggu ini kami janji jumpa lagi. Kali ini kamu harus datang. Soalnya aku terlanjur cerita tentang kamu pada Palda dan dia penasaran ingin jumpa.”
“Kamu cerita tentang aku?”
Nanda mengangguk. “Tapi yang bagus-bagus saja, kok!”
“Tapi kesannya yang bisa nggak bagus. Soalnya kalian baru kenal. Nanti malah dikira cewek gampangan.”
“Biyan dan Palda bukan kayak cowok-cowok di SMP kita, Cut. Mereka sudah kelas dua SMU. Jadi wawasan dan cara berpikir mereka lebih luas.”
Cut Mini tercenung. Mencoba menghadirkan sosok Bian dan Palda dalam benaknya.
“Pokoknya malam Minggu ini kamu harus ikutan!”
Cut Mini menghapus nafas panjang “kayaknya Mama ku tidak mengizinkan,” sahutnya sedih.
“Payah deh, Mama kamu...,” Nanda bersungut.
Beberapa menit kemudia mereka saling berdiam diri. Cut Mini. Hanyut dalam lamunannya tentang pesona Jasbret.
“Aku ada ide,” cetus Nanda kemudian.
“Bagaimana kalau...?”dia membisikkan sesuatu di telinga Cut Mini. Lantas kedua cewek itu berunding dengan serius.
Malam Minggu, pukul delapan, Cut Mini gelisah di depan tv. Papa dan Mama ada di rung tamu. Melayani dua orang bule yang akan menjadi tenaga konsultan di PT Arun NGL, tempat Papa bekerja. Tadi Papa juga mengajak Cut Mini bergabung. Katanya ingin membanggakan putrinya yang manis di depan orang Amerika itu. Tapi Cut Mini menolak dengan alasan tidak enak badan.
Satu setengah jam kemudian, kedua bule pamit. Cut Mini mendengar suara tawa mereka di teras. Tawa mama juga ikut terdengar. Cut Mini berani memastikan itu hanya tawa basa-basi. Soalnya mama sama sekali tidak mengerti bahasa Inggris.
Cut Mini masuk ke kamar dan mematikan lampu. Sesaat kemudia dia mendengar langkah-langkah mendekat. Dia buru-buru memejamkan mata pura-pura tidur.
“Mini... kamu sudah tidur, Sayang?” tanya mama sambil mengutuk pintu
Cut Mini menahan napas. Jantungnya berpacu dua kali lebih cepat. Mama mengulang pertanyaannya. Tapi dia tetap mendiamkan saja. Orang tidur tidak bisa bicara.
Tak lama kemudian terdengar suara langkah-langkah menjauh dan lampu dimatikan. Cut Mini duduk dalam gelap di bibir ranjang. Dia harus menunggu sekian menit sampai keadaan benar-benar aman. Suara papa dan mama memang tidak terdengar lagi. Tapi itu bukan berarti mereka sudah tidur. Papa dan mama sering menghabiskan waktu dengan membaca bila tak ada kegiatan di luar. Mereka mempunyai hobi yang sama.
Dengan sangat hati-hati Cut Mini melangkah keluar. Pintu kamar dikunci kembali tanpa menimbulkan suara. Lalu mengangkat kaki pelan-pelan ke belakang. Letak perabotan sudah dihapalnya di luar kepala sehingga tidak perlu takut terantuk kursi atau meja makan. Tapi tiba-tiba...
“Praaaangg!” kaki Cut Mini tersandung panci. Huh, si Bibik taruk panci sembarangan, rutuknya dalam hati.
“Huss!”
Langkah Cut Mini terhenti. Gadis itu tersenyum dalam gelap. Si Bibik pasti mengira Puzzi hendak menyolong ikan. Padahal Puzzi sedang ngejar-ngejar pacarnya di rumah sebelah.
Dengan berbekal kunci serap, Cut Mini membuka pintu belakang. Gerakannya hati-hati sekali sehingga tidak menimbulkan suara sedikit pun. Sampai di halaman belakang dia tetap melangkah hati-hati, siapa tahu papa iseng mengontrol ke belakang dan melihatnya di sini.
Cut Mini tertengun di depan pagar. Bagaimana sekarang? Tanyanya dalam hati. Tidak ada jalan lain, akhirnya Cut Mini nekat memanjat pagar karena tidak menduga pintunya digembok. Untunglah dia memakai celana kulot sehingga bisa bergerak dengan leluasa.
Hup! Cut Mini melompat keluar. Baru kali ini dia menyadari betapa pentingnya pelajaran olah raga. Hanya melompat dari ketinggian setengah meter, Cut Mini sudah merasa nyeri di engkel kakinya.
Di pinggir jalan raya, Cut Mini mengatur napas dan debaran jantungnya. Ini pengalaman pertama baginya keluar dari rumah dengan cara sembunyi-sembunyi. Jadi wajar saja kalau tadi dia merasa sangat tegang. Sambil menulusuri jalan raya Cut Mini menyeka keringat dengan tisu. Tidak lucu jumpa sama cowok dengan wajah penuh keringat. Meskipun dia pernah mendengar bahwa ada sebagian cowok suka melihat cewek keringetan. Mudah-mudahan Palda tidak termasuk dalam golongan itu, harapannya.
Sampai di sebuah halte, Cut Mini mendengar suara orang mendesis. Cut Mini berpaling melihat Nanda sedang bersandar pada tiang penyangga sambil melambaikan tangan.
“Kenapa terlambat?” tanya cewek itu dengan muka masam.
“Papa dan Mama kedatangan dua orang tamu. Jadi aku harus menunggu mereka pulang sebelum keluar.”
“Setengah jam lebih aku tunggu disini. Mana banyak nyamuk lagi!”
“Sorry deh....”
Nanda menepiskan tangannya di udara.
“Yuk, kita naik becak aja,” katanya sambil memanggil tukang becak mesin yang kebetulan melintas.
“Nggak dijemput?”
“Siapa yang menjemput?”
“Biyan dan Palda.”
“Mereka menunggu di Jasbret. Kali aja sekarang sudah pulang karena kelamaan menunggu kita.”
Aduh, Cut Mini sungguh tidak mengharapkan itu. Untuk menepis kekhawatiran yang tiba-tiba saja saja hadir, dia melihat ke atas. Bulan di sini saja tampak begitu indah, tentu sampai di Jasbret nanti jadi lebih indah lagi.
Itu sudah pasti. Bulan di atas Jasbret memang lebih indah dibanding dengan bulan di tempat lain. Meskipun orang percaya bahwa Tuhan hanya menciptakan satu rembulan untuk dinikmati bersama di seluruh dunia.
Ketika Nanda dan Cut Mini tiba, Jasbret sudah penuh dengan anak-anak muda. Hanya satu dua meja yang tersisa dan mereka segera mengisinya.
Cut Mini mengedarkan pandangan ke sekitar. Tidak ada seorang pun makhluk yang dikenalinya di tempat ini.
“Mana Biyan dan Palda?” tanya Cut Mini setelah Nanda memesan minuman.
“Mungkin belum datang. Tapi mungkin saja mereka sudah pulang.”
“Janji jam berapa, sih?”
Nanda menggeleng. “Kami nggak janjian jumpa jam berapa. Tapi sudah sepakat bertemu di sini pada malam Minggu.”
Cut Mini merasa tidak enak. Seandainya Biyan dan Palda sudah pulang karna kelamaan menunggu mereka, kesalahan itu mutlak ada padanya.
“Mungkin mereka duduk di sana,” tunjuk Cut Mini ke seberang Jalan Perdagangan.
Lagi-lagi Nanda menggeleng.”Kami janjian di tempat ini.”
“Mungkin mereka lupa. Lantas memilih tempat duduk di sebelah sana.”
“Nggak mungkin. Soalnya tempat yang di sana itu lebih banyak diisi oleh orang dewasa. Sementara di sini lebih banyak yang remaja. Kamu bisa lihat sendiri.”
Cut Mini mengerling kembali dan mengakuinya dengan anggukan.
Tiba-tiba perhatian Nanda tertuju pada dua cowok yang sedang celingukan mencari tempat kosong. Biyan dan Palda! Nanda segera melambaikan tangan ketika kedua cowok itu melihatnya. Kebetulan meja di sebelah Nanda dan Cut Mini kosong karena baru saja ditinggal pemiliknya.
“Itu mereka,” bisik Nanda di telinga Cut Mini.
“Cewek di belakang mereka siapa?”
“Cewek...?” Nanda melihat dua orang cewek mengikuti langkah Biyan dan Palda. Menilik dari tingkahnya, mereka sudah sangat akrab dengan kedua cowok itu.
“Sudah lama?” tanya Biyan pada Nanda seraya menarik kursi buat cewek di sebelahnya. Palda juga melakukan hal sama.
“Baru saja. Oh ya, ini Cut Mini yang kuceritakan malam Minggu kemarin.”
Cut Mini tersenyum ramah pada Biyan dan Palda serta kedua cewek di sebelah mereka.
“Kalian belum kenal dengan Viska dan juga Emili, kan ?” Biyan menatap Nanda dan Cut Mini secara bergantian. “Ayo, silahkan kenalan.”
Mereka saling berjabat tangan. Dalam hati Cut Mini memuji kecantikan kedua cewek itu. Sementara Nanda bertanya-tanya siapa kedua cewek itu.
Pertanyaan itu memang tidak membutuhkan jawaban langsung dari Biyan maupun Palda. Sikap mereka pada Viska dan Emili sudah menunjukkan di antara mereka ada hubungan istimewa. Cut Mini berkali-kali melihat Palda menaruh tanggannya di atas tangan Emili. Dan berkali-kali pula dia melihat Biyan melakukan hal sama pada Viska.
Nanda sangat terpukul dengan kenyataan itu. Dia segera mengajak Cut Mini pulang sebelum Biyan membaca perubahan wajahnya. Yang menyakitkan, Biyan dan Palda tidak menghalangi mereka meskipun hanya sekadar basa-basi. Seolah Biyan dan Palda memang sedari tadi menunggu kepulangan mereka.
Sebelum meninggalkan Jasbret, Cut Mini masih sempat melihat bulan di atasnya yang kini tertutup awan hitam. Dia mencolek tangan Nanda dengan lembut.
“Lihat itu,” katanya sambil menunjuk ke atas.
“Apa?” Nanda menengadah.
“Bulan Jasbret kini tertutup awan tipis. Tapi sebentar lagi awan itu bergerak perlahan, dan rembulan akan kembali bersinar terang.”
“Apa artinya?”
“Artinya kita tidak perlu kecewa bila Biyan dan Palda sudah punya pacar. Harapan kita masih banyak. Setelah awan tipis berlalu, rembulan akan menyinari hidup kita.”
“Sok puitis kamu.”
Cut Mini tersenyum. Lantas melambaikan tangan memanggil becak yang sedang nongkrong di mulut Jalan Perdagangan. Cut Mini ingin segera sampai di rumah untuk minta maaf pada Papa dan Mama. Malam Minggu depan, dia akan mengajak Nanda menatap bulan di teras rumahnya. Mereka akan menikmati sate sambil mendengarkan musik dan suara ombak hasil rekaman papa di pantai.[]
Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Juli 1996.
tempatnya sederhana, aku suka tempat itu dikala malam hari.
Thanks for your sharing
wah keren alur ceritanya bang ayi.
mantap, you r the best
Hehehe jadi ktwa ketwa sendiri ini baca cerita pak ayi, keren pak critanya 😊
Maunya, bukan hanya nanda yang akan di ajak, tapi Cut Mini juga akan mengajak Cut Tari dan Cut Keke, untuk menatap indahnya Bulan Jasbret dari teras rumanya, sambil menikmati Timphan. heheheh
Cerpen yang selalu enak dibaca bg @ayijufridar
Bagus dan panjang ceritanya sukses selalu bg @ayijufridar