MY TWIN, MY BEST FRIEND
In the morning, I prepared to go to the railway station. I would go to Yogyakarta, the place where I would continue my study, to UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta for sure. Arriving at the station, I and my mother sat on a chair while we were waiting the train coming.
“Lyla… if you are in Yogyakarta, you must be careful with the association there. Don’t ever leave the five times daily prayers and read the holy Qur’an”, my mother give me her advices.
“Of course Mom, insya Allah Lyla can take care of myself and will always do the five times daily prayers also read the holy Qur’an”.
“You will stay at Uncle’s house, you must keep your attitudes, always help your aunt to do the households work. And the most important is you must keep their surname”.
“Ok, my lovely mother. You can trust me,” I answered and embraced her.
Teng… teng…
The sound signed that the train was coming to the station. I was hurried shaking y mother’s hand and embraced her again.
“Give me your prayer, Mom…”
“Be careful dear… My prayers will always accompany you”.
Along the road, I remembered the story with my mother. Though she was not my own mother, I would always love her like my own one. She is a person who take cares of me since I was a baby up to now. But now, I will get separated with her.
“Mom, I will always missing you”.
Briefly, I arrived at the Tugu railway station. Uncle Didi picked me up then we arrived at his house. Aunt Inna and Indra, her son, welcomed me. I was very happy with them.
The next days, after I passed OSPEK, SOSPEM and placement test there was an announcement about the division of classes. I and Indra were classmates. We went to the classroom. I met a girl there. I was silent when I looked at her face that same with me, indra and the girl were also silent.
“You…”, I murmured.
“I’m Lilia, “ she answered and shook mya hand.
“I’m Lyla and he is Indra”.
The time went by. I, Indra and Lili become closer and closer. The three of us were best friends. But I didn’t know I felt closed to Lili since long before. I felt that we were not only as a friend but also as a sibling, and maybe twin. I and Lili had the same favorites food, favorites colors, favorite veils. Moreover, when Lili got ill, I also got one. And I told Indra about it.
“Ndra, zi feel strange, I feel that I and Lili are so close before. Moreover, when she gets ill, I also get ill and it has been the third time. And when I visited her house, I thought that I ever recognized her house. But I have never met her parents before”.
Indra was just silent looking at me who started to cry. He gave me a handkerchief. After a minute, he slapped my shoulder and said, “Let’s go to Lili’s house”.
Then,we arrived at Lili’s house. When I entered the room, her parents looked surprisingly at me.
“Mom, dad, she is my best riend, Lyla, who I often told you”, Lili said.
I addressed her parents and shock their hands. Unintentionally my necklace fell to the hand of Lily’s mother. She took it and looked at it. She asked me about the necklace. Then I told them about the real story.
“In fact, my mother is not my own mother. She told me that she found me at the park. She told the police, but no one came and told about the losing of the baby. Finally, my mother takes care of me until now. She told me that this necklace was with me since she found me at the park”.
Suddenly, Lily’s parents embraced me and cried. I , Lili and Indra felt confused why they embraced me and cried.
“Lily, she is your twin who we are looking for up to now”, Lily’s mother said.
“What do you mean Mom?”
“This necklace proved that you and Lyla are twins. We gave both of you the same necklace that has symbol ‘L’. L is the first letter of your names”, Lili’s mother told us.
I and Lily looked at each other and then we embraced our parents. Behind us, Indra just smiled looking at us happily. And then, my mother who takes care of me since the baby, live with us at Yogyakarta.
