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Halaman 47

Page 47

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Saya sudah bekerja selama dua tahun di sebuah toko buku kecil di Hamburg. Namanya “Seitenweise” dan menjual buku-buku lama. Pemiliknya adalah Bapak Berger. Beliau berusia 78 tahun, selalu memakai jaket hijau, dan minum tepat tiga cangkir teh setiap hari.

I’ve been working in a small bookshop in Hamburg for two years. It’s called “Seitenweise” and sells old books. The owner is Mr Berger. He’s 78, always wears a green jacket, and drinks exactly three cups of tea every day.

Saya mencintai pekerjaan ini. Suasananya tenang, baunya seperti kertas, dan terkadang Anda menemukan sesuatu di dalam buku-buku lama: kartu pos, tiket perjalanan, bunga kering.

I love this job. It’s quiet, it smells of paper, and sometimes you find something in the old books: a postcard, a ticket, a dried flower.

Namun pada hari Selasa, saya menemukan sesuatu yang berbeda.

But on Tuesday I found something else.

Saya sedang mengembalikan sebuah novel lama ke rak. Tiba-tiba selembar kertas kecil jatuh. Saya memungutnya. Tulisannya indah, dengan tinta biru:

I was putting an old novel back on the shelf. A small note fell out. I picked it up. The handwriting was beautiful, in blue ink:

“Untuk wanita dengan syal merah: halaman 47, kalimat ketiga.”

“For the woman with the red scarf: page 47, third sentence.”

Saya melihat syal saya. Warnanya merah. Jantung saya berdetak lebih cepat.

I looked at my scarf. It’s red. My heart beat faster.

Saya membuka halaman 47 dan membaca kalimat ketiganya: “Terkadang jawabannya sudah lama ada di sana, tetapi tidak ada yang mengajukan pertanyaan yang tepat.”

I opened the book at page 47 and read the third sentence: “Sometimes the answer has been there for a long time, but nobody has asked the right question.”

“Bapak Berger!”, panggil saya. “Siapa yang memegang buku ini kemarin?”

“Mr Berger!” I called. “Who had this book in their hands yesterday?”

Beliau mengangkat bahu. “Banyak orang, Lena. Sedang hujan. Saat hujan, semua orang datang ke toko.”

He shrugged. “Lots of people, Lena. It’s raining. When it rains, everyone comes into the shop.”

Saya memasukkan kertas itu ke dalam tas saya. Sepanjang hari saya memikirkannya.

I put the note in my pocket. I thought about it all day.

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