Akara Longs for the Waiting

9 (Fried Chicken)

“Ren, Rena!”

“Rentenir!!”

“Eh, yes Mey, hehe!" While holding a bag on his back and some objects that he wrapped in cloth in his arms Rena ran away from the terrace of the rectangular boarding building towards Meysa who was standing on the porch of the house.

The cheeks of the girl dressed in a modern oblong shirt with a quarter arm in mint green seemed rather caby, unlike the usual that looked thin, thin, it looks like his body is starting to return to fullness after the last few months of drastic weight loss. The sharp glances he gave when the person called from earlier had only come out after being shouted at several times. Pity it!

“Bikin what are you, Ren? Ck, it's been a long time." Meysa clucked in annoyance.

“How are you in your room?" she's looking for Rena.

“Issh, clap your eyes! I just discovered your star he!”

Rena's speech made Meysa frown. “My stars, he's not my stars!"

“Helleh, sook again!"

“Who doesn't know, you are already a queen of everytime and everyday because of her hosting!" rena's speech infuriated Meysa, with eyes glaring at her hands raised shut her spicy-mouthed best friend's mouth.

“What do you talk about what people's children are?” Meysa rolled her lazy eye and came back to scout Rena. “Don't you talk about his son, Ren! Poor thing!"

“Still defended, huu!” Chirps Rena again. “Again I just said ...”

Not had time to continue his words, Meysa again smother the mouth of his best friend. “Shut! I don't want to hear either!" He then passed in, making Rena lips and soon followed Meysa.

“Seriously? Don't you want to hear it for real?” asked Rena curious to see Meysa looks mediocre. Though previously the mood was always freefall whenever discussing the matter about the Star. Then why when the person is there, he even looks ordinary.

“No!"

“You better take care of the house first, I want to buy food for him!"

“Ciee, attention!” Rena's temptation continues to follow Meysa from behind.

Meysa came in just to take off the towel on her head. The girl grabbed the rubber band and then plucked the origin of her hair. After that, immediately reach for the motor key hanging under the photo frame.

“Bacot, Ren! Badiam!" meysa shouted from the terrace.

Rena giggles, he knows Meysa is still very sensitive when it comes to the star named Kai. Meysa was trying to hide her vulnerability all this time.

“Woy, Mey, don't you wear a hijab?” reprimand Rena from the living room when she realizes Meysa is only wearing black legging as if with a shirt without a head covering. Yeah, it's common. Meysa was always like that. Unlike her who never open the lid of the aurat even though it is not too pious.

“He did not want to be a sin donor for your father, why not wear your hijab, Meysaroh!" Rena was still screaming, but Meysa completely ignored and chose to open the gate and then go back up to the motorbike.

“Iya Ren, tomorrow I will repent again!" he said without burden. Truly a sin donor to his father. Making Rena who heard that only showed an annoyed face and went straight into the room.

Meysa turned on the motor and prepared to pull the gas lever, but the sound of someone from the front of the boarding house made her turn.

“Where are you, Meysa?"

Kai who was stepping towards him. Still with the clothes he was wearing when he came this afternoon, it's just that there are no more flannel shirts attached, leaving black shirts combined with jeans.

“You're buying a meal for guests!"

Kai smiled faintly at Meysa's reply. “ Thanks yes already want to be bothered.”

“Not only for you, my people are hungry. ” after Meysa, he just looks at it and goes back to peeing. Look at the motor while tapping your finger there.

“Tap me his guest, bul!"

Kai instantly shut his mouth while holding a smile as Meysa turned his head round with her eyes. “I mean, Mey." He confirmed his words to Meysa who returned to pee.

“Eh, Mey!”

Meysa who will drive the motorbike must be canceled again when Kai again calls him. Makes him look back.

“I can come?” asked Kai expectantly.

Meysa's reply made her sigh.

“You must be tired, so just shut up here!” Meysa decides and starts pulling the gas lever but fails again while Kai still calls her.

“Mey!"

“Ck, what else?" the one who was really upset.

“You sure you want to go?"

Meysa frowned at Kai's question, then nodded afterwards.

“Truly?"

Kai's face looks more irritating in Meysa's eyes, he is upset that the man he wants to avoid is even constantly inviting him to talk. “Yes, Kai, why?" meysa said a little louder, but she immediately sighed.

“Don't wear this?" Kai pointed at his head, as a gesture asking why Meysa was not wearing a hijab.

Meysa who understood just exhaled and shook her head.

“Ah, come on, don't ask much. I'll go first!" then he really left after that.

Kai just fell silent, Meysa's attitude was indeed rather cold. He knew the girl must still be very disappointed and angry because of the mistakes he had made. But Kai is still grateful because the Moon still wants to be kind to him. His intention came to apologize directly, so Kai will try his best to make amends. After Meysa's departure, he did not enter at all. Kai sat on the terrace.

The woman's specialty was not big, consisting of only six doors and Rena's room that Kai occupied was at the far right, right next to the house. Three boarding women look out, seeing Kai's figure there makes them wonder.

“Who?"

“Te tau too, maybe his guest kak Faza."

“Aih, let's already. Look at men so you ask a lot!" chirp one of the two who looks more cute and not interested in the existence of Kai.

The three women went out through the front gate. Kai completely ignored what he heard earlier, he prefers to burn cigarettes while playing mobile phone. Actually he was tired and wanted to rest but his eyes could not be closed, especially if he remembered the words of Rena earlier. His head was always filled with Meysa's face. He smiled again, Kai still did not expect if he could really meet the girl. She thinks Meysa's face isn't like it was a year ago. He used to remember very well, the girl's cheeks were quite contained, every video call he was always made anxious and asked Meysa to represent him to pinch his cheeks. But now he thinks the cheeks are no longer filled, and Meysa's body is thinner than he once saw. Whether because of the camera effect or indeed Meysa's body experienced many changes because time has passed long enough.

Meanwhile, Meysa immediately parked his motorbike when he arrived at his subscription roadside food stall, Mas Joko stall is always crowded, many visitors are willing to queue just to enjoy the chicken with typical sauce.

“There's chicken?" seloroh Meysa, he stood in front of a table where several men were busy doing their respective tasks, some were frying chicken, packing food for customers and so on. Although only a simple stall on the roadside, but cleanliness is very guaranteed.

“Meysaroh!" chirp one of the younger men when he realizes his existence. He was familiar with everything in the shop.

“What!" ketus Meysa with a fiercely contrived face.

“What a hell of a turn this is!" protest the man.

Meysa no longer replied, she preferred to pay attention to men who were packing orders.

“Mas, no chicken?" Meysa repeated her question.

“Eranga, this komiu can see for yourself, Meysa!” (Jeez, you can see for yourself, Meysa)

“So you see my chicken package is still the bata.” The big body was just shaking their heads while looking at Meysa.

Instead of being satisfied with the answers given, Meysa just chuckled and asked back. “Ih, so is there chicken or not?"

“There's a dear, ada!" say one of them.

“If there is, drive away, I want to eat!" Meysa chuckled while running away at the sight of the mas-mas laughing anxiously by wanting to punch him using a rubble stone.

“Sit quietly jo there, than we people throw you use this!" said the man's anxiety to Meysa who is now sitting in a plastic chair.

Meysa just chuckled, she felt satisfied making a joke, yes even though it was a bit crisp. “Wings five, mas.”

Meysa's request is thumbs up. “Wear rice no?"

Meysa shook her head, she had cooked rice on the magicom, so there was no need to mix it with rice. Chicken is enough for Rena and Kai. Ah, that name again, made Meysa's chest again churn. He closed his eyes while exhaling a faint breath.