Between Love and Traditional Java

Tart Cake

Mem I put the earphones in the grocery cart. He was busy looking at the cute decorative trinkets of the room. I look at novels because I love to read. One of Heather McElhatton's novels, A Million Little Mistakes, caught my attention and I read a glimpse of the synopsis.

"Your life is what you make it." One of the words that suddenly dawned on me.

"Why have I been so down, thinking about Danial who wasn't meant to be mine."

"Well, maybe it's just my feeling that she's coming back, but somehow it's time,"

"Why do I go so far still remember and miss him, or do I just miss his memories? Because there is no substitute for him?"

I finally put the novel in the shopping cart. My enthusiastic soul filled the mind wanting to immediately bulldoze out page after page. Digesting the description displayed by the author. It seems that there will be many meaningful tips for my life to see from the synopsis that makes me a little slapped not to fall again.

"Maybe I can really move on after this? Yes, although actually moving on depends on the intention of the heart."

"You want another thing?" My exclaim awakened me from the complexity of my own mind. He was still busy also choosing other items that attracted his desire to buy. Then he showed a doll lined up between the sitting lights and various toys dominated by pink.

"Panda," I muttered. All the things here seem to be created only to remember my old memories. I grunt.

"You like a panda?" ask me who heard my murmur.

Flash back on,

That morning I was in a hurry to check the calendar hanging on the right side of the cashier. Somehow if Danial who never met me was always enthusiastic, felt not want to waste the opportunity.

The fourth date was filled by Dina and Anas. Even though I asked Anas to move on a day off, I was still not allowed to have that date off, because I was with Dinah one place of duty.

"Yes, I'm on my sixth day off, yes" I asked Mother Maya, who gave employees permission to take a day off.

"May deh, but the sixth date is yes, because if you immediately take two days off as usual can not,"

"Why bund?" at first I would take my cut in a row. I already have a plan, after meeting Danial I'm going to my grandfather's house.

"It was Saturday there was an impromptu shipment of goods from Yogyakarta, later this month there was the Djadoel Festival in the city square," explained Mother Maya.

"Yes, I try to get back here in the night." I finally got my holiday permit.

The store was packed with customers by night. When I just got out of Mother Maya's office, the queue at the cashier was snaking. There have been many plastics containing clothes brought out of the store by customers. I went straight down the stairs to help with the service at the cashier who was a little overwhelmed.

"Here's the thing, thank you," Though tired but always smiling. Even though my voice starts to hoarse because it doesn't stop talking it should always sound friendly.

Amidst the crowd, one of the task places a problem occurs. From afar I could see a customer complaining to one of the employees, who I knew was a new employee.

"Ul, replace me yes, I'll be there for a while," I told Ulya who served on the display to the cashier, help get the customer's goods. I ran to the wholesale, Risma the new employee cried.

"Sorry, can I help you?" I mediate their dispute.

"From yesterday I asked for another color, he said everything was up, actually the intention of serving or not?" He was angry with some clothes in his hand.

"Try me to find ya ma'am," I took a shirt from his hand.

I was busy looking, took out some stock and apparently did not meet. This shirt stock is over. Finally I took the initiative to find a model that is similar but different brands.

"Sorry before, this other color dress model has been on display all." Told him.

"What if you look at this model, a little different but the material is not inferior in quality. You can try it to be sure. The color choice is also still complete, dusty color is very suitable for mother's skin," I tried to relieve her irritation.

"You apologize" I told Risma, who is still working for two weeks, to apologize to the customer.

"I'm sorry ma'am, I'll improve my service." Risma.

"Sorry, he's a new employee, I'll pay more attention to him," I smiled explaining.

"He still does not know exactly where the stock of goods is," I continued.

"Alright, I'm sorry, I was yelling at you, too" Risma and the customer finally smiled at each other. It feels a little relieved, can handle it.

"I take these three yes, I also want the dress in the mannequin," Point it to one of the mannequins standing next to the stairs.

****

Half-six in the morning I was at the bus stop, waiting for the bus to take me to Danial. I'm glad I finally got to let go of her longing again. He picked me up at the usual place, then took me to his house.

Arriving in the yard of Danial's house, a friend was busy washing his motorbike, but the streets were muddy because the drizzle had not subsided.

"Eh, ma'am," she said with a smile. I also felt ashamed. Because it's the first time I've met Danial's friend in person. It used to be just a cross when Danial took me to his workplace.

"Great craftsmanship, rainy season, motorcycle," I laughed slightly patting Danial's shoulder.

"Maybe he's joining again, no work," Danial parked his bike while grinning.

"Come in" asked Danial who let her friend outside.

"So quiet, where are you going?" A quiet atmosphere surrounds.

"At my sister's house, there's an event, about the malem I sucked there,"

"Owh, that's your usual theme here, isn't it? Though no one," my astonishment reigns.

"My house is free, he used to stay here too, shuffling my room." Danial lying on the couch.

"In the first yes, want to wash your face," Danial passed.

"Don't be long," I screamed a little when the person was out of sight.

I just scrool the phone screen and choose good music to listen to while waiting for Danial. I also observed his home, a childhood photo of Danial plastered in a glass cabinet. I woke up from my seat, looking through a collection of glasses and cups with unique ornaments neatly arranged with some family photos.

"Happy Birthday to you. happy birthday to you" Danial's voice surprised me. I looked at her who was carrying a tart with candles two and one.

"aww.." My reflexes were to close my mouth, it felt like I couldn't believe that she was giving me a surprise on my birthday that was actually two days past.

"So you asked me to leave on the fourth day for this?" I was surprised but happy. Danial's smile was also exposed sweetly at every corner of his lips. I guess he forgot my birthday, because there was no word from him at all, while I also just kept silent not intending to tell him.

I hugged Danial, I don't know what to say anymore. Body language is enough to represent that I am truly happy. And then Danial kissed my forehead.

"I guess you forgot my birthday," I looked up at my face.

"Blow the candle, baby, this is the weight of the cake" I, who was still in his arms, slowly let go because one Danial hand had to hold the medium-sized cake. The romantic atmosphere faded instantly. But this moment is the rarest, at least I think so.

Danial put a vanilla creamy cake with a butterfly-shaped brown decoration on the table, we sit next to each other while blowing candles together. There is a cherry between the candles consisting of two numbers.

"May you be the first person I see after I wake up and the last person I look at before I go to sleep." My hope in the heart was at the same time the candle was extinguished.

"May you dear ones, I will spare you." deep hope Danial mingled with the smoke in the air.

"Aamiin," said Danial and I together. We smile at each other.

"Duh, I'm old," I looked at the candle that showed the two heads.

"Yes, it's been replaced," Danial pulled out the number one candle and moved it to the front of the number two.

"Haha so twelve donks," we laughed.

Danial ignorantly put cream on my nose. I replied to him right on his cheek. Danial fed me the cherry.

"I picked up a tissue first in the room," Danial got up leaving me with a spruce face full of vanilla cream. I blushed to myself. Really surprising surprise.

Flash back off,

"You like a panda?" ask me again.

"Yes, I like a panda, last time my ex boyfriend give me panda for my birthday present." Mem just smiled.

"You still loving your ex boyfriend well, from just know I notice you daydreaming?" I'm ashamed to hear mem talk like that. I took him for a walk around the shop again.