Al Kahfi Land - Time Travel

Bringing You Back Part 4

At about eight o'clock late, the area around Blok M is still quite crowded. Erlangga had forgotten in the phase of his life while still squeezed by economic difficulties, so that being on the streets without being blocked by car glass, making him feel a new sensation.  He looked around him exactly like a man from the outback who had just seen a big city, but what caught his attention was certainly not the buildings.

Erlangga looked serious about a hot metromini, the driver pushed his car a little, only to give the effect of a threat or false hope that the bus was leaving soon. The very crowded metromini can still be entered by buskers and hawkers.

After Erlangga and Widi walked some distance, the metromini followed. Erlangga was surprised, the conductor was able to stand just by relying on one foot stepping on the end of the door and one hand gripping the iron handle, his other hand waving at the people on the sidewalk, even though his body has been pushed out by passengers cramming the door, and amazingly he still invites people to enter. "Aaa Duk, Duk, Duk, Duk, Cleduk, Cleduk. It's blank! It's blank! The last! The last! Where's it?" the conductor shouted at Erlangga.

"To the Moon!" answer Erlangga prank. He was amazed at the persistence of the conductor, his ambition in achieving the target exceeded the sales office.

"Naek bis granny, lay! Monyong!" the conductor shouted.

Widi smiled, she saw the side of Angga on Erlangga starting to appear. They keep walking the sidewalk. Erlangga doesn't care where Widi takes him, he really enjoyed tonight. Erlangga noticed the habit of Widi every meeting beggars, he never passed it without giving small money, Erlangga increasingly admired women who had this positive aura.

A moment later they passed by street vendors selling on the sidewalk. Widi saw a merchant who sold prayer supplies and Islamic books, he approached and bought peci.

"Who's it for, Wid?" ask Erlangga.

"Make you, let's add diligent prayer, will you?" ask Widi.

Erlangga was happy, he immediately wore it.

"Well, more handsome right, later only used during prayer, here a lot of dust will be dirty," said Widi.

"Still Wid. Now switch, to the mall yuk! What do you want me to buy?" ask Erlangga.

"Asik want to be treated, buy Tea Bottle there, I'm thirsty," said Widi, said,

"Ah, the same way boss just buy Tea Bottles, should I buy the same wagon all of you?" ask Erlangga.

"Can, but you push it to the office, huh?" Canda Widi's.

"Who's afraid? But you ride on the wagon, yeah! Haha. Bang, Tea Bottle two!" erlangga Message.

After drinking, Erlangga took out his wallet, then he was busy looking for money in every gap of his wallet which was only filled with various cards. He also checked all the pockets, still not met. Widi laughed at the worried face of Erlangga.

"Boss, pay a flat," tease Widi.

"Hehe, why are you looking for a boss?" Erlangga.

"Haha. He said he'd buy the wagon, all right? Yes already, gih, stay in your shoes, hopefully his brother will," proposed Widi, said,

"Don't be cruel the same weak, payin dong, boss," pleaded Erlangga.

"Yes?" ask Widi.

"Siaaap, boss," said Erlangga

"What do you want to eat?" ask Widi.

"Weak people follow who pay, hehe," said Erlangga.

"Good, you know yourself! Uh, you want to try the chicken porridge near the graveyard at the end of there?" ask Widi.

"Come, but what in the cemetery? There's nowhere else more seremes?" ask Erlangga.

"Not in the grave, sir, but near the grave! You don't know yet, the place is rame you know, Ga," said Widi.

"Haha, yuk I want to try, if the rame must be delicious," said Erlangga.

"But if you walk a little far, nothing?"

"No problem, already paid, who ngajak beautiful anyway,” woo Erlangga.

“Not to worry, it's a debt! Don't forget tomorrow pay,” said Widi.

“Hahaha. Know it!” balas Erlangga's.

They continue their journey. Erlangga really enjoyed this atmosphere, he imagined, if Widi wanted to be his partner, his life would be happy. Widi glanced at Erlangga who was smiling to herself.

"Why do you keep smiling?" ask Widi.

"You are angry, you are wrong" Erlangga replied.

"So remember the friends in the office. The people in the office are so scared of you" Widi said.

"Why afraid anyway?" ask Erlangga.

"I think you should breathe dirty air pollution more often and the smell of the sweat of the little people, so you realize how lucky you are, see? So many people are not as lucky as you."

"What does this have to do with being equally afraid?" ask Erlangga.

The goddess did not answer, her attention being distracted by a father who was walking staggeringly pushing a cart from the front towards her. On top of the wagon was a middle-aged woman who tried to silence a small child in her arms who was crying loudly for food.

"Female, you see yes, the father who will soon pass us," said Widi slowly.

"Oh that one, where is he going to take his wife's children with a cart?" ask Erlangga.

"The cart may indeed be his home" Widi guessed.

The cart passed them. The father's face was glum.

"Have you heard that little boy's cry?" ask Widi.

"Yes, his son was crying hungry, his father should stop, feed first to be full, then walk again" said Erlangga.

"The father has no money, so he is quiet" Widi said.

"Oh that, what a pity," said Erlangga.

"We can help, you get me, yeah" said Widi.

Widi followed the father, Erlangga followed him.

"Sir, I'm sorry, you can stop for a minute" said Widi. The father stopped his wagon, his face looked confused and somewhat frightened. Widi took something out of her bag.

"Sir, sorry no offense, please accept." Widi put six pieces of blue money with the picture of President Soeharto into the hands of the father, it turns out the father was trying to return it to Widi, but Widi did not want to.

"I'm sorry, what's this for?" ask The Father.

"This is a provision from God for the father, do not be rejected" said Widi.

"Oh, thank God," said the father with a face like crying, the father bent down, he wanted to kiss Widi's hand, but Widi immediately held the father's shoulder to get back straight, he does not deserve to be respected like that.

"O Allah, thank you very much, ma'am, sir, hopefully a lot of sustenance, long life, healthy." The father prayed with a tearful face, as did his wife, their son, who was suddenly silent, perhaps out of fear of strangers.

"Aamiin hopefully the father and mother are also healthy and have a lot of sustenance, the little one also hopefully be a good son yes," said Widi while touching the little one.

"Thank you, hopefully the lady and the master also have good children" said the mother.

"Aamiiin!” erlangga said loudly. Widi glanced at Erlangga, she smiled as she shook her head.

"Same father continued his journey again yes, assalamualaikum," replied Widi while inviting Erlangga to continue the journey.

The two husbands answered Widi's greeting, then continued their journey.

"The father must be very happy, a lot of three hundred thousand," said Erlangga.

"So not much. If I buy you such shoes, you will not want to wear them" said Widi.

"Allead! Ten thousand peci I used earlier,. But, difficult people are more grateful for giving," said Erlangga.

"Well that's the connection to our conversation earlier, about grateful giving. You just got that much to be grateful for. You are given the opportunity to be this great person, must be great also gratitude," said Widi.

"Wrong! Again dakwah," said Widi.

"What does that have to do with office people who are afraid of me?" ask Erlangga.

"Well, with all that greatness, you can make more people happy, not afraid" said Widi.

"Lho, I've given you a good office and a good salary, should be happy dong, why even afraid?" ask Erlangga.

"Female, if after giving money to the father earlier, I continue to be angry like wanting to nelen him, how do you feel?" ask Widi.

"OK-okay understand! But, um if I'm angry like I want to nelen people?" asked Erlangga while laughing.

"There are unconscious, his behavior makes people on hangers," said Widi.

"Hahaha, yes! I promise not to do it again" said Erlangga.

"Female, that's the place, we eat there, right?" appoint Widi after almost arriving.

"Wah queue yes, it means can not chat for long. Yes, we eat first, but later chatting again in the lake of the box house, yes," asked Erlangga, he really did not want to take off Widi.

"Hmm, if tomorrow's bad luck, don't get mad, boss!" Widi Sahut.

They queued for a while, after there were seats that could be occupied, they immediately ate their dinner. Erlangga was right, they could not linger, when it was just a title, a pair of young people were already standing near them to wait for the table.

"You don't get a lot of sambelnya, a spoonful already spit." Widi prevents Erlangga who wants to put sambal many times in his bowl.

"Oh, is this the egg raw?" ask Erlangga.

"What's his trademark, you don't like?" ask Widi.

"Never before, try it," said Erlangga.

At first Erlangga seemed hesitant, then he forced himself to bribe the raw eggs he had stirred on the porridge, following Widi. The depressed expression that appeared on Erlangga's face, made Widi laugh. But after eating a few mouthfuls, he could enjoy it.

After dinner, they headed straight to the office in a taxi.

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Al Kahfi Land, Depok, 2004

When he arrived at the office, Mr. Jajat approached Erlangga, "Good night Mr. Erlangga, good night Mbak Widi," said Mr. Jajat.

"So, Didi's been there?" ask Erlangga.

"Already sir, it's Mr. Didi," pointed to Mr. Jajat.

Mr. Didi emerged from behind the wall where the receptionist was, "Yes sir."

"Didi, I'll go home by myself. You ready me to bring my own car and say to Hendrik, Widi let me just deliver," Erlangga ordered.

"Well, sir," said Mr. Didi.

"Think of talking near the lake" Erlangga asked Widi.

"Well, sir," Widi sunggan called by the name 'Angga' in front of Erlangga's men.

Time has shown around ten p.m. It was too late to be in the office, but Widi was used to coming home from work.

After Widi and Erlangga passed, Pak Didi approached Pak Jajat. From the basement stairs Mr. Roni suddenly appeared and immediately joined.

"Yes thooo, do you still believe? Hehe," asked Mr. Didi, he had just told the relationship between Erlangga and Widi to Pak Jajat.

"Lu ghibah aje, Ji! Emangnye if beduan ude must be dating, tacky you!" ledek Mr. Roni.

"Sampeyan didn't see it anyway, lha did not like when they were dating?" ask Mr. Didi.

"Kalo bener, ane mah seneng really, mbak Widi that sonnye baek really, aje time can make the boss so baek again rich first. Ane knows the boss from the time he was each a metal boy, Ji, just buy this ane crank land," said Mr. Roni.

"By the way, until you know for a long time, why not be made director of the same father? Hehe," ledek Pak Didi on Mr. Roni.

"Soalnye tie director length kalo ane pake, jiahaha,” said Mr. Roni.

“Di, lu sarap ye? If Haji Roni becomes director, this office will be made into a fishing spot, hahaha,” joked Pak Jajat.

“Jiahaha. Tadinye ane wanted to be an architect, but ane picture of a cat even spelled goat! Jiahaha. Uh, let kate coman be served as office guard, first, ane contrived to contract dong ama the boss, do not you think lu pade?" said Mr. Roni proud.

"How many doors? Don't the door doang? Hahaha," ledek Mr. Didi.

"Lu dateng don't believe it! Lu morning walk, sorenye you just nyampe the last door, jiahaha," said Mr. Roni.

"Lose the train, hahaha. Well until a lot of money dong, keep on doing here?" ask Mr. Didi.

"Well at sono doangan, at most ane coman maenin bird, Ji. Meningan here, you can play! Jiahaha," replied Roni.

"Hahaha pantes your son a lot, most maen birds?" janda Pak Jajat's.

"Well, you got it! Jiahaha. A lot of money! Coman abis for educational inpes, eatye 3 children ane can go to college. Uh, what about you inpes? An inkling? Ah, you're in school, you're pade!" ledek Mr. Roni.

"Investment, Mr Haji! Read the newspaper often back, ngaku school, hahaha," replied Mr. Didi.

"By the way, you both feel good for people, do you forget? Inget? Well, iye right? The third world war will be mah," said Jajat.

"O iye, wahjang dong Ji! Ah, mending ane back to aje deh's room. Kaga willing to squirm boss kite dicakarin women. Nyok ah, Jat! Let Didi aje who misahin cat fight," asked Mr. Roni.

"Where are you going? I'm melu (followed)!" Said Mr. Didi looking anxious.

"Eh Di, are you kudu nyiapin mubil father, entar if you look for pegimane?" ask Mr. Roni.

"Lha, but piye iki (how is this)? Temenin dong, I was wedi (fear) jeee.." said Mr. Didi worried.

"Lu wakein Hendrik aje, buyin mi tek tek, bring maen chess! He's mah kalo snendusin food must be 86, mumpung he don't know the business! Let you have peace fit misahin people claws, jiahahaha," ledek Pak Roni.

"Ah, you know, ojo medeni (fearful)! Yo wis (already) lah, I took the car father all buy mi tek tek, until wait here first, yes" pinta Pak Didi resigned.

"Ntar first! Do you want to buy a tape tek noodle? how dare you tell me to wait for the day?" ask Mr. Roni.

"Yes.I bought 4!" Mr. Didi Sahut.

Mr. Roni showed his thumbs to Mr. Jajat who laughed at Mr. Roni's wits. “Ama cigarette, On! Jiahaha.”

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