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Desira di Bulan Desember
Pagi itu di awal bulan Desember, Desira Kirana sedang duduk menatap sebuah foto. Foto yang membawanya pada kenangan di bulan Desember tahun lalu. Desira menatap kosong ke figura berbingkai kayu. ‘Kenangan dimana aku dan kamu menjadi kita. Dimana aku dan kamu tidak terpisah oleh jarak. Tetapi saat itu juga jarak membentang. Jarak yang sangat jauh, sungguh sangat jauh sampai tidak ada kemungkinan untuk kita bertemu kembali.’
Hari itu dimulai dengan setetes air mata. Setetes air mata yang kemudian diikuti dengan ucapan di dalam hati ‘kamu harus tersenyum dan pasti dia tersenyum disana.’ Setetes air mata yang menjadikannya kekuatan. Kekuatan untuk tidak terlalu lama menengok ke belakang, kekuatan untuk menyadari bahwa masih ada jalan panjang di depannya yang harus ia tempuh.
Did I tell you how much I miss your sweet kiss..
Did I tell you I did’t cry.
Well, I lied, I lie lie lied… wonderful – Adam Ant
Lagu tersebut tiba-tiba mengalun dari ponsel Desira dan menyadarkannya dari lamunan.
‘Halo, Fi. Ada apa?’ jawab Desira sambil mencoba menutupi isak tangisnya. ‘Des, lo nangis? Tuh kan…Kita ada kuliah ya hari ini. Gue tau lo pasti lupa dan gue ngerti kenapa. Tanggal ini kan……’ sahut Fia dari ujung telfon. ‘Bawel. Gue gak mood masuk kelas nih. Kita ketemu di café biasa aja yah? Lo mau kan temenin gue? Please…’ jawab Desira. ‘Duh gue gak bisa sayang. Nanti tuh gue udah janjian sama Jordy. Sorry ya beb. Kalo lo gak mood yaudah nanti gue absenin kok. Jangan galau kebangetan ya!’ Sahut Fia lagi. ‘ah pacaran mulu lo..okedeh thanks ya beb!’ tek..sambungan telfon diputuskan.
Desira terdiam cukup lama. Air matanya mulai mengering. Ia mulai tersadar apa yang dikatakan oleh sahabatnya. Fia Zara Reinaldi, salah satu sahabat terbaik Desira semenjak ia duduk di bangku SMP. Mereka memilih untuk kembali bersama saat SMA dan sampai sekarang Fia dan Desira masih bersama di salah satu Universitas Swasta favorit di Jakarta. Fia dapat mengerti dan tebakannya selalu pas sasaran kalau sudah menyangkut perasaan Desira.

Fia yang waktu itu baru saja selesai bersiap-siap untuk berangkat ke kampus mendengar hpnya berbunyi.. Alarm sebagai reminder tepatnya. Beberapa hari yang lalu Fia mengatur alarm di hpnya karena dia teringat ada beberapa hal penting yang harus dilakukannya dan dia tak mau ada yang terlupa satupun. Fia pun melihat reminder di hpnya..’membuat janji dengan Jordy <3 ’ ‘bertemu dosen’ dan… ‘Desira!!’
Fia memutar otaknya. ‘Desira kenapa, ada apa.. Duh gue lupa.. ‘ gumamnya sambil terus menyebut nama Desira sambil terus berpikir. Fia terlonjak kaget dan menyadarinya setelah secara tidak sengaja ia melihat tanggal yang ada di hpnya. ‘Omg..4 Desember. Itu berarti..’ gumam Fia dengan nada lebih panik.
Fia dengan lihai langsung menekan sebelas nomor yang ia hafal di luar kepalanya. Tuut..tuuut…tuuut… tetap tidak ada jawaban. Fia menunggu sambil mencoba mengatur nafasnya yang tadi sempat kurang stabil karena dirinya panik. ‘Halo, Fi. Ada apa?’ suara Desira terdengar sangat parau. Ia sangat tau bagaimana perasaan temannya dan ternyata benar seperti dugaannya. Desira sedang menangis.
Setelah Fia menutup telfon dari Desira, ia langsung mengambil tas dan kunci mobil yang ada di kamarnya. Ia melaju kenjang dengan mobil sedan berwarna silvernya.

Sweet Chocolate with Worst Feeling.. Desira yang sedang terduduk di bangku sebuah café pinggiran kota Jakarta Selatan, tempat biasanya ia menghabiskan waktu berjam-jam dengan Fia hanya untuk minum sambil mengobrol, terlihat sendirian dan hanya termenung sambil ditemani oleh suara lagu dari Ipod shufflenya. Baru beberapa menit Desira terdiam di tempat duduk favoritenya tiba-tiba seseorang menyapa Desira. ‘Hot Chocolate seperti biasa mba Des?’ salah satu pegawai yang bernama Devi seolah sudah hafal pesanan Desira. ‘Iya, Dev kaya biasa aja. Thanks ya..’ Desira membalasnya dengan mencoba untuk ramah. Devi yang mengetahui bahwa salah satu pengunjung tetapnya itu sedang dalam keadaan sedih akhirnya langsung tersenyum ramah yang membuatnya terlihat sangat cantik dan langsung pergi meninggalkan Desira. Satu gelas Hot Chocolate tiba di meja Desira beberapa menit kemudian.’Ini mba Des Hot Chocolate-nya. Sama aku bonusin Cheese Cake kesukaan mba. Kebetulan hari ini aku ulang tahun hehehe’ suara Devi yang terdengar sangat riang tidak dapat membuat Desira tidak tersenyum. ‘Terimakasih Dev, and Happy Birthday, Dear!’ Desira langsung berdiri memeluk Devi. Tidak lama setelah itupun Devi kembali ke pekerjaannya. Desira menghisap sedikit demi sedikit Hot Chocolate yang rasa manisnya sangat Desira sukai. Hot chocolate membuatnya sedikit tenang. Kehangatannya dan baunya yang manis.. Desira sangat menyukai itu. Memang café tersebut tidak bisa dibilang besar, bahkan mungkin kecil. Tetapi, rasa makanan dan minuman disana tidak perlu diragukan lagi. Tempatnya juga nyaman walaupun ramai pengunjung. Pandangan Desira kosong. Menatap kedepan. Melihat jalanan yang dilintasi oleh orang-orang yang sedang berlarian karena hujan mulai turun. Sekujur tubuh Desira melemah. Hari ini..Tanggal yang sama..Bulan yang sama..Keadaan yang sama, turun hujan.. Mata kecoklatan Desira yang indah mulai panas dan akhirnya Desira pun tak tahan lagi. Air mata kembali menemaninya hari ini. Pertahanan yang selama ini dibangunnya hancur seketika dalam bentuk tetesan air mata. Segala sesuatu pada hari itu mengingatkannya pada masa lalu, pada kejadian itu. Kejadian yang selama ini coba Desira kubur dalam-dalam tetapi tidak pernah berhasil. Desira menangis, tetapi ia mencoba agar isakannya tidak terlalu terdengar. Dia merasa beruntung bahwa café tersebut sedang tidak terlalu ramai pengunjung. Desira tau, selama ini ia selalu tersenyum di depan teman-temannya. Bahkan mungkin kelewat ceria. Oleh karena itulah Desira dicap sebagai cewek simple imut dan ceria yang selalu memberi warna. Tidak ada yang berubah dari dulu sampai sekarang. Semua temannya dimanapun selalu menganggapnya seperti itu. Desira sadar, selama ini ia telah membohongi teman-temannya. Bahkan membohongi dirinya sendiri. Tapi, Desira hanya ingin mencoba kuat. Desira tidak mau orang lain ikut merasakan kesedihannya. Kesedihan yang mendalam. Kesedihan yang menenggelamkannya sampai keadaannya seperti sekarang ini. Seolah tersadar bahwa seseorang sedang memperhatikannya, Desira segera menghapus air matanya dan menyentuh Cheese Cake pemberian Devi. ‘Hmmm. Moodbooster!’ gumamnya sedikit berlebihan. Tapi memang itu yang dirasakan Desira. Perasaannya seketika merasa sedikit tenang. Setelah Desira memakan setengah dari kue tersebut Desira mengeluarkan secarik kertas dan pulpen. Ia mulai menggambarkan sesuatu dengan lihainya. ‘Aha! Selesai…’ senyum Desira mengembang. Desira berdiri dan menghampiri Devi. ‘Deviiii.. Deviiiiiii..’ panggil Desira kelewat senang. Devi yang menyadari bahwa pelanggan setianya itu sedang memanggil namanya dan berjalan menghampirinya tersenyum lebar..’akhirnya..ini mba Desira yang aku kenal’ batinnya. ‘Deviiii ini aku buatin kamu birthday card hohoho aku gatau mau kasih kado apa abis kamu gak bilang sih! Kado benerannya nyusul deh! Mihihi’ Desira langsung memberikan kartu itu kepada Devi. Devi menerima kartu itu dengan senyum bahagia dan langsung membukanya. Garis muka Devi tiba-tiba berubah kaget. ‘Bagaimana bisa..ini indah sekali mba Des! Yaampun trimsss loh mba Des! Aku suka banget’ Devi langsing memeluk Desira dengan senang. Memang Desira salah satu anak hukum, tetapi urusan menggambar tidak diragukan lagi. Ide-idenya juga selalu bermunculan seperti air yang mengalir. Hari sudah siang. Setelah Desira yakin bahwa keadaannya telah membaik, Desira memutuskan untuk pergi dari café tersebut. Sebelum pergi Desira menghampiri Devi hanya sekedar untuk berpamitan dan mengucapkan Happy Birthday sekali lagi terhadap orang yang sudah dianggap salah satu teman terbaiknya.

Fia siang itu baru keluar dari kelasnya. Mukanya terlihat sangat kacau karena panic memikirkan keadaan Desira. Tetapi ia tidak mau sms ataupun menelpon sahabatnya itu. Fia melirik jam tangannya dan ia teringat bahwa ia memiliki janji dengan Jordy di sebuah café dekat kampusnya.

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