2013

"Ini partner proyek kamu, kenalin." kata seniorku. "Nathan."
"Hai." aku mengulurkan tangan. "Amel."
"Nathan."
"Kalian bisa melakukan survey mulai sekarang. Mumpung masih pagi, kaliam bisa pergi ke taman kota. Lumayan untuk cari inspirasi." seniorku berlalu, meninggalkan kekakuan.
"Kita pergi sekarang?" nathan mengangkat tasnya. "Saya bawa motor."
"Gausah.. Jalan kaki aja. Deket kok."
****
Taman kota cukup dekat dari kampus, sekitar 10 menit jalan kaki. Pagi begini ternyata mobil-mobil sudah memadati jalan. 15 menit kemudian, aku dan Nathan sudah duduk di salah satu sudut taman, dekat kandang burung sebesar greenhouse yang sangat ribut. Aku meminum yoghurtku yang--setelah menolak cukup kuat--ditraktir Nathan.
"Jadi," Nathan memulai. "kamu mau mendesain ulang taman yang dekat TPA itu, kan?"
"Iya, kebetulan TPAnya ditutup. Jadi tidak akan mengganggu."
"Tugas dari walkot nih?" kami tergelak. Nathan membuka jaketnya, lalu mengambil buku bersampul coklat muda dari tasnya.
"Astaga.." aku hampir menjerit. Itu kan kaos tosca gambar singa yang aku hadiahin ke Azel waktu dia ultah 9 tahun yang lalu? Habis itu diputusin pula. Sama tante Sari lagi.
"Kenapa?" tanya Nathan.
"Itu kaos dapet darimana?"
"Aku lupa. Tapi ini baru aku temuin di rumah minggu kemarin. Lucu, ya?"
"Lucu apanya?" aku mendengus. "Bikin flashback ke mantan aku tau ga."
"Baru kenalan udah curhat, nih?" Nathan tertawa lepas.
"Kaos itu sama kayak punya mantan aku, jadinya aku syok." aku mendengus lagi. Nathan tertawa lagi. Tertawa manis, tapi.
"Kamu lucu, ya. Mirip mantan aku. Sayang mama nggak suka sama dia." kata Nathan ringan. "Yaudah, kita lanjutin aja ngomongin proyeknya."
"Tunggu." aku menyetop Nathan yang mulai menulis sesuatu di buku agendanya. "Nama lengkap kamu?"
"Azel Jonathan. Kamu?"
"Amelia Satya." Lalu kami terdiam lama sekali.
"SEJAK KAPAN KAMU PAKE CONTACT LENSE COKLAT?!?! SEJAK KAPAN KAMU GANTI NAMA?!"
"SEJAK KAPAN KAMU PAKE KACAMATA DAN BEHEL SAMA MANJANGIN RAMBUT TERUS DICAT?!?!"
Burung-burung itu terbang tak karuan.

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