Radio Broadcast Midnight 2
Episode 18's

Already from dawn, the Radio Rebel crew was busy preparing for a road motion event that was cooperated and sponsored by several vendors. Some set up a table on the page for verification of participants who have signed up via Whatsapp messages, some prepare breakfast snacks and thank you marks for all participants, he said, and some are preparing prizes for road motion and doorprize winners. At exactly six o'clock, the gate was opened by Mr. Obi and made many mothers who were already standing outside, step in.

"Neng Inoxu!" shouted Emak Adul in the queue of participants to verify attendance and get t-shirts and nametags bearing the names of participants.

"Emak," my bro approached. Right behind him, I saw Bu Jejen and Bu Mumun. "Where is it, Mom? Waiting from earlier did not comeg-dateng loh."

"It hurts again, Neng. Don't know why, that kid's been drinking tea lately, getting sick all the time. The power must be a soul mate deh, let his heart break as Kokom treated."

"Tuh, Mama. Mending Adul was made a betrothed," between Gia who also approached her mother.

"What about Neng Gia? Instead of Neng Gia later waiting for Tom-Tom from Japan did not come by, mending the same Adul who was ready to marry."

"Duh, Mak's makasi, but I'm sorry, Tomo is not not coming to the table, but again all the files to get married here," replied Gia chuckling.

"Where is Neng Remi?" ask Mom again to see Remi in the distance who is giving a breakfast snack.

"Don't Mak. Don't nenggol Remi, she already belongs to her brother Inoxu. Just wait a minute," replied Gia.

"What is it, Neng?" ask mom in a lethargic tone. Behind him, Ms. Jejen pushed slowly on her shoulder to step forward.

"We live first Mak, Bu Jejen and Bu Mumun?" my mouth smiled, while pulling Gia after having a small head down on the three before.

"Eh Gi, don't let Bu Jejen meet Jeng Merlin later. It could be bad" I told Gia.

"Are they fighting?"

"Fear we can't laugh" I said before laughing.

"Ish, you mah, Xu. Let's do it, let's not strain too much" Gia replied laughing.

We both went into the announcer's room, where Opi Tea and Hani Tea were arranging gifts that had been neatly wrapped.

"Win, Krishna's the same Utep hasn't come back yet?" ask Opi Tea. Me and Gia compactly shook their heads. The three of them did come out to check the route that will be passed by the participants of the road movement, from after the morning prayer congregation.

"Neng," call Mr. Obi in the doorway. "Doctor Yan has come, same ambulance."

"Oh yes, sir," replied Teh Opi as he stood up and went outside. Doctor Yan was the son of a good friend of Mr. Obi, while he was still working as a stationmaster. The doctor worked at one of Bandung's city hospitals, and responded to a request from Radio Rebel, to help oversee the road movement event, in case something unexpected happened.

"You guys at breakfast first there, in the meeting room. All the nemenin of Doctor Yan," teh Opi upon his return from outside.

"Not breakfast?" I stared at him.

"Walong woyodah! Breakfast is mandatory before activities," kekeh Opi Tea.

We nodded and headed to the meeting room. Right in the doorway, Teh Hani turned around and held onto her chest.

"An*jir Xu, Gi! The doctor is so cute! Teteh did not look strong," said Teh Hani leaned against the wall beside the door.

"Who's cute?"

A voice from behind made me look.

"Oxu breakfast in my room, Han. Please take the rice box, will you?" bang Win cold.

Teh Hani and Gia are seen withholding smiles, then entering the meeting room, and returning with two boxes of rice.

"Whose doctor is cute?" bang Win asked as I sat on his couch in his study.

"Tech Hani said that anyway," I replied as I opened the rice box.

"If you say?"

"Don't know, haven't squirmed yet" I replied again.

Bang Win let out a long breath that made me look at him.

"Why the hell, Yank? Yes, if it's saucy, not necessarily I'm interested."

"I'm sorry" he replied. "I'm sorry I overdone it."

"No problem, just relax," I smiled. Before long, Bang Win took the rice box I just opened, and without saying anything else immediately bribed me.

***

At exactly eight o'clock, the street movement event that the majority followed by the mothers began. They looked enthusiastic and excitedly started walking out of Radio Rebel. Bang Win, Yan's doctor and the ambulance, and almost all the male broadcasters had already occupied some posts that were on the road route to provide drinking. While Kang Krisna and Kang Utep, follow the members of the road from behind with a motorbike.

"Eh, Xu! Look," said Remi nudging my arm.

I turned my gaze in the direction Remi pointed to and immediately cursed inwardly. Luigi is seen walking in on Radio Rebel's page.

"That's a zuma frog coming here? Where's wife? Tumben was alone," Gia asked in a whisper.

"His wife list of street movements with her social gang, Teteh wants to talk but forget," said Teh Hani who had just approached us.

"But also? Radio Rebel has a new place. Salut, no cans mean capital," Luigi said when he was in front of me. "Oh, do you have a uniform now? Mayan-lah, you so have clothes for work, not just a shabby flannel shirt continues."

We were all compact to ignore the man's remark. Unexpectedly, he instead sat in one of the plastic chairs, in front of the committee table.

"Eh, Inox. Are you pregnant yet? It's been a long time getting married, right? But apparently your body is still that much," he said looking at me.

"That's really kepo or kepo? Everywhere, usually the one that's a girl, is this? Guys are fucking!" timpal Gia spicy.

"You are, in fact, married to om-om, who is clearly not productive. It should have escaped me, you got it on top of me. In fact? Even plunge free of your taste," continued Luigi ignored Gia.

"Yes, why? Any problem? Your marriage isn't happy until my marriage? So really if you haven't moved on yet?" many cold.

"That's really happy! I'm just kasian with you, apart from me kok kaya ngenes really," he continued with a red face starting to sign he was lured to my question just now.

"I should be thankful instead, for being separated from you. All you are proud of is a face that is really mediocre. Attitude is either big mah zero," I said casually which made Luigi suddenly stand up until his plastic chair toppled over.

"Well, get mental. He started it, he got it himself" Remi said. Tea Hani and Gia who heard Remi's words, chuckled blatantly.

"I swear you're not happy, man!" he said with a high tone.

"So? I care about that? Be careful when she turns around. I am the grateful type of person. The child of Allah is alhamdulillah, Kalopun has no problem. My husband is relaxed. Who's that? It's just a complement to the past, which if I could want to erase from memory," I smiled broadly.

Luigi turned away after kicking the plastic chair that had toppled over near his feet.

"Hot pie!" yelled Gia to pump. Remi and Teh Hani cheered her departure.

"𝙏𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙏𝙚𝙝 ...."

I lowered my head to make sure that the voice I heard was not my imagination.

"𝙏𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙝, 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜!"

The deg! After a long time, the voice without form was heard again.

"Why, Xu?" teh Hani asked me.

"There was a voice asking for help, Tea," I replied looking around.

"Another wonder?" asked Remi with a tense face.

"Bring your headphones? Let me take it in dalem," continued Gia.

"Gga, because I have never heard strange noises again, since moving here, I never bring headphones," I replied lethargic.

Gia and Remi changed positions by sitting on my right left side, while Teh Hani, standing right behind the seat I was sitting on. It was like trying to protect me from something invisible.

***

Just before the dhuhur adhan, the last participant of the road entered the Rebel Radio page with a piggyback by Kang Utep. After lunch and prayers, Radio Rebel crews are again preparing to hand out gifts to participants who arrive first, as well as door prizes to lucky participants.

Half daily, I repeatedly heard a voice for help that came out of nowhere. In a way, it affected me, making my body lethargic.

"Want a break in my room?" bang Win asked, who was sitting in the committee chair with a worried face and gave me a bottle of mineral water. I told him about the voice I heard, and as I had expected, he stuck to me upon his return from watching the participants of the march.

"Don't hurt," he said softly as he clasped my hand.

"Safe," I smiled broadly.

"What do you want to eat? You haven't had lunch. Rice box again or want to snack in front? Let me go" continued Bang Win.

"Pengen chicken noodles, but the usual chicken noodles do not seem to sell," I replied.

"Ngga sales, Tea. The horrors of his son were broken this morning on the road time to follow his father here for sale. Usually, this child has never been here, but because there wants to be a show on Radio Rebel and afraid his father is hassled, he comes along," said Kokom who just brought a mini martabak order from Gia.

"Well, I'm going somewhere else, right?" bang Win asked back to look at me. I nodded for a moment before he left.

"Tea, that kid, how did Kokom notice standing on the car deck anyway?" kokom whispered.

I followed Kokom's view and realized that the car Kokom was referring to was Luigi's.

"Kom, there's nobody there. Are you sure you want someone there?" I'm with a heart that's racing.

"Related, Tea. There are children of the same age as Junior High" replied Kokom in a tense voice. "Kokom from small likes to see the apparition."

I cursed in my heart to hear Kokom say. "Temenin me there. Later you see, the boy is still there or not" I said standing and pulled his hand slowly.

After arriving next to Luigi's car, Kokom touched my hand and nodded slowly.

"Dad?" call me lirih.

"𝙏𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙝 ...."

I nodded and took a few steps back.

"Teh, there are people who want to be sidelined. The boy pointed towards Teteh continuously" whispered Kokom again.

With a firm heart, I asked Kokom to leave, before finally sitting in the courtyard.

***

It was late afternoon, when many participants moved to disperse. The rest, still survive on the Radio Rebel page while enjoying a variety of snacks that are sold in front.

"Well, the target is approaching" said Gia who was sitting on the grassy lawn, right next to me.

Bang Win's eyes looked at Luigi sharply. If I don't hold him back, most likely, he will immediately warn the man.

Luigi walked with his wife and smiled sinisterly at me. "We were going straight home. But the wealth is not polite if not saying goodbye," he said.

"Tumben wants some manners" said Remi.

"Heh, if you are not invited to talk about nyautin!" exclaims wife Luigi.

"You guys won't be able to go home right away" Kang Utep said, staring at the two of them.

"Wait for what else?" ask Luigi. "Still sharing a gift?" His tone sounded mocking.

"Yes. Vacation at the hotel" I replied short.

"Which hotel?" ask Luigi's wife. "It's cool also this radio, can give gifts nginep in star hotels."

"Dreams! When did Inoxu say star hotel?!" tanya Teh Hani Ketus.

"Keep what dong?" ask the woman curious.

"Prodeo hotel! The police will arrest you both for hit-and-run!" I jolted with a high voice.

"Hey, watch your mouth! Indiscriminate if people slander!" reply Luigi.

"What libel? You zuma toad! You hit someone this morning 'is time to come here?!" my continue.

"Heh gem*bel! If you want to accuse me, there is no evidence! If there is no fall of slander! What evidence do you have? The cctv? Eye witness?" ask Luigi's wife.

"Bloodstains on the front bumper!" my sentakku. "At least yes, if you still have a heart, after committing a mistake should apologize and take responsibility. Not run away and even come here to join the road! I'm ma*ti know, your conscience as a human being!"

Both were surprised by my words. "Where are you from?" ask Luigi lirih.

"Where are you from!? Then dong!? Ib*lis you two!" my macu. "The kid you hit is in a coma in the hospital. The father of the chicken noodle seller up ahead here, please take responsibility for what you've done!"

I said with a gasp of breath, after seeing a police car enter the Rebel Radio courtyard. The driver of the police car was a friend of Bang Win, who often communicated with him in connection with the investigation into the fire of the old Radio Rebel office. He came over Bang Win's report regarding the hit-and-run case this morning.

Luigi looked at me lethargicly, before he and his wife were led into a police car. His car, which was still in the parking lot, was taken by an officer for evidence.

Moments ago, after I told Bang Win about my conversation with the boy, he asked Yan's doctor to examine the bumper, which had brownish stains, and was stunned after the doctor told him, if it was blood. After a discussion with the others, Bang Win called his friend to pick up Luigi and his wife on Radio Rebel.

"Udah yuk, go inside," Kang Krishna asked us all.

Whether due to weakness caused by not eating from lunch, or because of the emotions that still enveloped, I felt a great dizziness before finally falling and losing consciousness.

***

"Yank? Oxu?"

Bang Win's voice slowly helped me to gain consciousness. I was lying in a room that I could confirm was a hospital room after a moment of waking up. Bang Win himself, sat down next to the bed and held my hand tightly.

"Rich in the soap operas?" I said slowly while glancing at him. "The main role fainted, taken to the hospital, kept fitting the ending, jreng jreng jreng, congratulations you are pregnant."

Bang Win laughed at my words. I could see his eyes still glazed over.

"Yes rich in soap operas. You are really pregnant" she said.

"Huh?" I don't get it.

"You're pregnant, Yank ...."

I increasingly did not understand as Bang Win lowered his head, still clasping my hand.

"What time?" I just don't believe it. "Wouldn't there be rich nausea in soap operas? No cravings-ngi—."

My words were interrupted when I felt a drop of water in my hand. Bang Win was crying.

"I'm pregnant" I said again in a soft voice, before finally crying bitterly.