
A group of birds flashed in the afternoon sky. Above the pride square. Round traders and grilled corn began to run their tents. Welcoming the night that becomes the path of fortune. At a crossroads, a group of musical arts were practicing with their angklung.
Not far from there. Yudha's little family was enjoying an afternoon in the square. Lisa and Lili are playing with bubbles. Running around chasing the soap bubbles blown by his father.
The exhausted Siska, was currently sitting on an iron bench around them. Take a deep breath and then exhale again. Pay attention to the interaction of husband and his baby. Sometimes they smile, when they see it.
Playing with bubbles. Yudha's smartphone is ringing. Seen from the screen, the one who called him was Bang Tigor. Yudha answered her phone immediately.
"Sore bang." Yudha said excitedly.
"Can you tonight, this is my house. We're watching the ball while talking business." Bang Tigor's voice from across.
"Ready bang, seven o'clock me to the house brother yes.want to be brought what?"
"I prepared everything. Just come as you. There's a friend of mine who's interested in your egg business, he'll come later."
"Ready bang." hearing the opportunity presented by his friend, Yudha was getting excited. Sure enough, just last afternoon Siska expressed his desire to increase the effort of salted eggs, and now God immediately gave way.
"I certainly won't be late" Yudha concluded before hanging up.
Yudha handed the bubble maker to Lisa. Asking Lisa to replace it makes bubbles. "You guys play here first yeah, I'm going to Mom's place for a second." Yudha then ran towards Siska.
"Darling to guess what good news?" Yudha asked so in front of his wife.
"Emmm, we'll watch." Siska tried to guess. Watching the cinema is the thing that Yudha dislikes the most, so according to Siska, if Yudha invites her to watch is one of the good things.
"Let's watch, who's afraid." cried Yudha as she continued to run towards Siska.
Hearing that answer, Siska just smiled.I'm sure if there is any other news that Yudha wants to convey. Siskapun went out of his sitting temoat then stepped up to her husband and held his hand when they were near.
"So what's the good news, baby?" Siska said later.
"Bang Tigor's friends are interested in our efforts,"
"Thank God, you know the guy?"
"Not yet, tonight I'll meet him at the house of bang tigor. Watching the ball."
"It has to be tonight, right? why not tomorrow?" Siska releases Yudha's hand. He really wants to spend time with his family.
"It's also that if my wife allows it, then I'll go." Yudha calmed Siska who changed her attitude. "I call bang Tigor now yeah, to step back tomorrow morning." Yudha immediately picked up the smartphone in the left pocket of her pants.
"It's okay, go." permission from the siska came out before Yudha found Bang Tigor's contact.
"Really darling?" Yudha made sure while holding his wife's hands together. Siska smiled and nodded.
***
Yudha had gone to the house of bang tigor half an hour ago.Siska and her two children were cleaning up and preparing to sleep.
Siska has prepared two patterned pajamas with different sizes according to the bodies of Lisa and Lili. The pajamas are placed on the mattress waiting for the owner to come out of the bathroom.
"Kadrivet..." The bathroom door opened, two little angels came out. Each one wore a towel in the character of a Disney princess. Then ran small towards their mother who was sitting on the bed, waiting for her children.
Siska helps the little ones dry out and put on pajamas.
"Mother, tonight I'm sleeping with us, right?" Ask Lili, spoiled.
"Adek, I promised to sleep with Kaka. Mom's in the next room." Lisa's protest reminds me.
"Click ma'am.., one more night sleeping here." Pinta Lili.
Unlike Lili, the much larger Lisa already wants to sleep alone. He can't wait to share with his friends the experience of sleeping without parents. But always constrained by the whining of his sister.
In response, Siska had to take the middle ground. "Well the mother will accompany the child's mother to sleep, after which the mother will return to the mother's room.how?"
Siska's offer was immediately confirmed by her two children. And that means from tonight Siska should start sleeping in the room with Yudha.
"Now go to bed, mother will read the story."
Both of their children climbed into their beds. Siska walked to the bookshelf picking up one of the story books to read. Siska sat on Lili's bed, near her feet, and began to read.
Only a quarter of a page, the child is already asleep. Siska closed her book and then put it back on the bookshelf, not forgetting to tidy up the blanket so as to provide perfect warmth for her children. After dimming the lights, Siska left the room to keep the kapta he said.
***
Bang Tigor's house is easily recognizable. Different from most houses around. A pangung house with a blend of yellow and green light. Yudha easily found the house, even though it had not been singah for a long time.
"Wah Yudha entered." cried Bang Tigor from the porch of his house.
Yudha walked into the porch of the house that used to be a loyal listener. The style and style have not changed.
Bang Tigor was already waiting for him with a man who was introduced as a tall man. Obviously it was a nickname for a man who had a large athletic height. the man was sitting in a single chair on the right side of the chair where the bang tigor was sitting.
Yudha greeted them and introduced herself. "Yudha, his confiding friend Bang Tigor." all laughed at Yudha's introduction.
"Well, this is Jangkung, you just call him Jangkung. let it be familiar." Bang Tigor.
"Can call your real name also bang, My name is su...."
"Ah, let's make it easy for Jangkung." Bang Tigor said he cut out the words of his other confiding friend.
The longer the conversation the more contained.all have been shared, ranging from youth experiences, tall plans, to opportunities related to the business of salted eggs. Package kumplit, just like beans, kwaci and coffee who became friends chat from earlier.
Such was the initial introduction between Yudha and Jangkung. Let's just call him Jangkung for now. From this introduction will build a good cooperation. Maybe I just hope so.
Will this introduction make them like beans, kwaci, and coffee? Which will be even more warm when presented together. Fusing ego sisetiap tongkrongan.
A new wall clock shows at nine p.m., when Yudha intends to retreat. If not for meeting his new friend, Jangkung, and talking about the salt egg business, Yudha would not have left her home alone this evening.
In Yudha's mind, the smiles and shadows of Siska's face flashed repeatedly. Moreover, Siska's attitude today was no longer cold to her. This also prompted Yudha to say goodbye immediately. In order to go home and see the face of a small family yes, especially Siska, the only woman he loved so much. Even if it has reached home, Yudha thinks , just gonna see them from the door of his son's room. Just like the night before.
"What I say first is that it doesn't feel good for my wife and kids at home all three."
"Hahahaha, newlyweds, I forgot you were married for a month." The Goda Bang Tigor. "Go home. let me be accompanied by this single Jangkung" he added
After getting permission, Yudha returned to greet both of them and bang tigor's wife who was watching television inside.
"Take your wife here, I also want to talk to her, beautiful my husband said. I wonder how beautiful she is? bang tigor's wife said when Yudha experienced her.
"Ah, what are you talking about, there's just nothing." cried bang tigor from outside. "Well, you didn't want to come to her house yesterday either" she said
"Who will stir my rendang if I come along at that time," bang tigor's wife did not want to lose the argument. "Abangpun suddenly invited me. I put that meat in the furnace."
"Not come home yet to our guest." Tigor said as he followed Yudha inside.
"he is, come home, if your wife waits." Tigorpun's wife reminded.
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