A Story About Us And Taste
#8
Two days later Nala was allowed to go home, Rendy had returned to Jakarta because he could not take a long leave.
“Pelan-pelan” lead Ray to have Nala sit on his bed
“Udah gih home, you since returning to Bandung have not met mother” said Nala
“Iya berta again, besides mother definitely not until home” replied Ray
“Loh where to?” Nala puffed her head
“Ngurus documents for his retirement to RS” said Ray while opening Nala's shoes
“Hmmm.” Nala just nodded
“Ray, when to return to Singapore again?” Ask Sinta while putting food for Nala
“Maybe the weekend kak” smile, Sinta smiled and passed out of the room. Ray takes a plate to feed Nala
“What the hell Ray, cave not baby” reject Nala
“already ah diem people are still sick. Let's eat” forcibly Ray
“sick cave head is not a cave hand, already here” Nala took the plate and ate the food
“Udah home sana” continued.
“Hmmm... yaudah cave home but later after you take medicine” he replied while preparing Nala medicine
“Taro aja there tar cave drinking”. Nala Cuek
Ray looked at Nala with an annoyed look and put down the medicine just like that then stood ready to leave
“Loh where are you going?” Nala looked at Ray
“Pulang” answered and then disappeared behind the door
Nala took a deep breath and then threw it away, how crowded she was for three days must be 24 hours with Ray.
“Ga knows what the cave is getting dizzy he is here” his sandar is limp on the side of the mattress
“Iya is now a concussion, tar long ago suffered a cave heart attack because he could not situy nih heart” protested while holding his chest meget his heartbeat is not because of.
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At night Nala sat pensively on a chair in her yard.
“Assalamualaikum.” such a soft voice greeted Nala
“Wa’alaikumsallam.” Nala diverts the gaze of the sound preoccupation.
“Loh mas Tama?” nala replied surprised to find Tama beside her
“Hai Nal” Tama's smile grabs her hand
“Hai, please sit mas, what's inside?” confused Nala
“Here is Nal, adem” Tama's smile shows her row of white teeth
“Where's Nal? how are you doing?” continued
“Alhamdulillah already good mas, sorry yes I have not been able to enter work” replied Nala sungkan
“Don't think about Nal's work, focus healthy first not to like yesterday you maxain enter even worse kan” face Tama who somehow misses the girl very much.
Nala and Tama looked at each other for a few seconds until both realized and misbehaved themselves.
“Hmm.. thank you for understanding so far” Nala tried to melt the atmosphere
“Yaa.. equally Nal” Reply Tama that is no less tense
“Perhaps, the time is not right but I do not want to delay anymore because it is very sad for me” Tama began to stabilize his heartbeat and ventured to extend a small box in his hand to Nala
“This is a necklace so sweet, when I saw it I smiled considering you.” Tama tried to catch her breath to calm herself down a bit before continuing.
“Nala, if there was a chance for me to be more than just a coworker, even if it might be just a little chance, would you consider my heart feeling Nal?” Tama stared fixedly at Nala's eyes with a genuine feeling
“Mas..” suddenly Nala's heart beats irregularly
I don't know what Nala has to say at the moment. Indeed, he did not expect Tama would express his heart, but the kindness and sincerity of Tama's heart had always disturbed Nala's mind.
“If you need time, no need to force to answer now” Tama grabbed Nala's hand to receive the box
“I say goodbye.. Assalamualaikum” smiled as he retreated and waved at Nala.
Ray who had been standing not far from them just stared at Nala nanar. He turned back to his house.
For a moment, Nala was silent staring at the necklace with a small silver heart pendant in her hand. His heart is currently in doubt, not denied for two years working with Tama his heart began to waver because of the attention and affection that Tama gave even though Nala was often indifferent and denied it.
Elsewhere, Ray sits in his study in a room. He stared at the small heart-shaped diamond ring.
“Ray, can mom sign in nak?” the knock on the door blew his mind
“Ya mom? enter just not locked” the spring put the ring box into the table drawer
“ibu doesn't bother Ray?” mom's smile while sitting in the bedroom facing Ray
“engga lah ma'am, what is it?” Ray stared at the medium-sized square box that the mother was holding
“Hmmm.. This, the stuff your father gave you". Mom was silent for a moment
"Ray, can I talk to you about something serious, son?” mom looked at Ray with a wistful reply with a confused nod of Ray
“Ray, I love you so much maybe more than loving you. Throughout his life he spent working hard to make you proud to be his son. He must be very proud now to be your father to see you become a doctor like” while smiling
Ray just silently tried to digest his mother's words.
“Ray, I don't know if this is true or not, but I'm just saying the last word from your late father. I believe you will make your decision wisely and whatever your decision I will support you son.” Mom continued while giving the box to Ray.
Ray opened the box, there were several photos of himself and his parents when he was a child and several pictures of the father with some people who were strangers to him.
“this who's bu?” Ray asked, showing me the photo
“look first all nak”
Ray grabbed an envelope containing his father's letter for him, some time he read a letter that listed the year when Ray was six years old. Ray's face turned red and began to glaze over after he finished reading.
“What does dad mean bu?” it demands mother's explanation
“Im sorry mom and dad nak” mom started to shed tears and hold Ray's trembling hand
“Dad did that because he used to owe his best friend a favor until he did such a nazar” mom tried to calm herself before continuing
“When you were six years old, you were very sick and on the day of your surgery, I couldn't afford to operate on my own son, which he left to his best friend. At that time the possibility of the success of your operation was only small, then he said if you survived and returned healthy he promised after you grew up will take care of the daughter of his best friend. Dad asked you to marry his daughter”
The mother's explanation was like lightning down the sand for Ray, he was silent digesting everything that happened.
“Ray, I know who you love so far nak” look at mom
Ray looked at his mother in disbelief
“I'm sorry dad, maybe he didn't think you'd fall in love with someone and have a life of your own. But, if I may ask you, may I ask you to try to meet your father's best friend's daughter before you make a decision?” mom's grip is getting stronger on Ray
Ray took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
“ready her bu?” answer slowly
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