BRIPDA MAHMUD'S 30-DAY GIRLFRIEND

Chapters 17. Go To Block

In the kitchen it sounds so crowded. Morning is the busiest time in the kitchen. All the cooking utensils sound. Four gas stoves rinai brand furnace two lighted all. The kitchen staff was busy preparing the breakfast menu.

"Good morning, Ms. Ratno, Ms. Jar," said Dinda as she entered the kitchen through the back door.

"Good morning" they answered in unison, turning to Dinda who was walking towards them.

"Eh, Madam Dinda, are you ready to go to the block this morning, Ma'am?" Ask Bu Ratno and Bu Jar together.

"Yes, Mom."

"What would Dinda like for breakfast? Let me make it?" Ask Ms. Jar.

"Thank you, Mrs Jar. I'm gonna have some hot tea, Mom. Just ask for water to drink I put in this bottle." replied Dinda while showing the bottle, then fill the bottle with water from the teapot on the table and slip the bottle back in the bag next to the backpack.

"At the front there is also Mr. Rizki and his friends." Said Bu Ratno from the front.

"She asked what breakfast to make, Mom?" Ask Bu Jar about Ms. Ratno.

"Let's make all the coffee, Miss Jar." 

Ms. Jar makes sweet tea and three cups of coffee.

Dinda took her sweet tea and sipped softly. Ms. Jar is driving coffee forward. Dinda followed him behind not realizing someone was staring at him.

From far away Mahmud looked at Dinda who was walking after Bu Jar. "Different appearance. It looks feminine." Inner Mahmud.

"Well, that's Miss Dinda. I don't think I'm awake yet, I want to tell Bu Jar to wake up with one water dipper,"

"Hahaha," said Mr. Rizki greeted with laughter by Duki's assistant Pak Rizki, Mahmud and Bu Jar.

"It could be this Mr. Rizki," said Ms. Jar.

"Don't use one dipper water, sir!" Dinda put on a cranky face while pulling a chair to join sitting with him.

"Keep wearing what?" Ask Mr. Rizki.

"Wear that! Which ordinary people build, Sahur sahur let's sahur! Let's get a lot more." Dinda Sahut.

"That's Ramadan, Din," said Duki.

"Tin! Tin!" Their conversation came to a halt when they heard the sound of a hiline car horn in front of the kitchen. 

Bu Ratno and Bu Jar walked forward.

"Sulis sir, drinking coffee or tea?" Bu Jar asked after seeing Mr. Sulis behind the wheel.

"It was in the dorm, Mrs Jar." Mr. Sulis said while getting out of the car.

"Let off now, sir?" Ask Mr. Sulis after approaching Mr. Rizki.

"Yes, Mr. Sulis." Answer Mr. Rizki.

Mr. Rizki, Duki, Mahmud sipped his coffee, Dinda finished his tea. 

"Mom, we're leaving" they said to the kitchen moms.

"Yes, be careful!"

Everyone wears safety suits in the field. Then everyone came out following Mr. Sulis.

"Mr Dinda's sitting in the front, yeah!" Mr. Rizki said while riding in the rear passenger seat on the left. 

"Yes, sir," replied Dinda, Mr. Sulis opened the front left door for Dinda.

"Thank you, Mr. Sulis," said Dinda.

"Yes, Ma'am" Sulis said.

Duki asked to sit behind himself, he said so that he could freely sleep. Mahmud entered through the driver's rear right door. Mr. Sulis got behind the wheel. After all sitting quietly in their respective places, Mr. Rizki said,

"Before leaving, let us pray together," Mr. Rizki led the prayer. Everyone put their hands up.

"Allahumma hawwin ‘alainaa safaranaa hadzaa waatwi ‘annaa bu’dahu. Allahumma antashookhibu fiissafari walkholiifatu fiil expert.

It means: “Yes Allah, make it easy for us to travel, and bring it closer. O God who accompanies you in traveling, and you who protect the family."

At five o'clock the car goes to the block. Mr. Sulis drove his car. The streets are still empty and dark. On the right and left of the road only trees, often also appear steep ravines on the right and left of the road, making horrified and guts. Only occasionally found settlements and houses of residents, it was not as much as building houses in the city. No car passengers were making any noise. Ht radio installed in the car is still quiet. To drive away the quiet, Mr. Sulis tuned the Sabyan sholawatan cassette. 

"With Your Love Ya Robbi live this life, With your love Ya Robbi reconcile this dead, When my wrong step dark heart full of sin, Beriku road directed to meet YOU in heaven, I will meet you in heaven,

Accept my prostration accept my do'a, please,

Accept my prostration, allow me to repent,

Maulana Ya Maulanaa Ya sami'aanaa, Maulana Ya Maulanaa Ya sami' du'aanaa."

Dinda shrewdly followed the lyrics to eliminate the saturation. Without realizing it, someone who was sitting in the back of the ear had been listening to his voice. 

*

While in the dormitory, Maya and Santi are queuing in the bathroom, because they will pray at dawn.

"Hey, let's hurry, it's noon!" Maya banged on the bathroom door, because the one inside for a long time did not come out, until it made Ana wake up from her sleep and out of the room.

"Yes, wait!" Adri's heart was swollen and her stomach ached still in the bathroom.

"What the hell is it, early in the morning it's been a storm? Disturb people who still feel good to sleep!" Ana nagging.

"You know, Na, it's noon like this just woke up?"

"Who's inside?" Ask Ana again.

"Adri is like that." Answer Maya.

"Who came in first?" Shouted Adri out of the bathroom.

"May, I used to, huh?" Shouted Santi who was near the bathroom.

"Yes, San!" Answer Maya who was talking to Ana.

"Hey, An, is it true what Adri said about Dinda?" Maya kepo's.

"Oh May, Adri, why are you so horrified! He said it was often awkward and unclear. I don't know how Adri is, May," said Ana.

"Not changed!" Maya nagging.

Ana went back into the room and closed the door.

*

The finance team has arrived on the block along with it's time for employees to have breakfast in the kitchen.

Mr. Rizki and the team got out of the car, were immediately greeted by the head of the section on the block and went straight into the office that had been prepared for temporary use. All are already sitting in their respective places, ready to serve employees to take their statements and salaries. 

All work according to their own parts. Mahmud is working with security in the bloc to tighten guard. Not mixing work with personal problems.

When the break arrives, lunch is delivered to the office. Team members alternate breaks, meals and prayers. Work continued, until the afternoon before the new maghrib was completed.

"Come, we'll eat!" Take Mr. Rizki.

"Yes, sir," Everyone followed Mr. Rizki into the kitchen. Dinda went straight to the back.

"Hello, Miss Wati," said Dinda. 

 Bu Wati is a 50-year-old woman, working as a kitchen mother in the block from Java, her speech dialect is very thick Javanese dialect. Because once a month Dinda always come and often chat make Dinda and Bu Wati close relationship. Ms. Wati already thinks of Dinda as her own child.

"Hey, Dinda, the old man just showed up here again" Ms. Wati held Dinda's arm.

"Yes once a month, Mom. Ms. wati ageless, e." said Dinda with a smile. 

"It could be, this Dinda. Wanna eat? What are we gonna eat?" Ms. Wati guided Dinda to the dining table.

"Yes, Mom. But I'm going to the bathroom first," 

"O, yeah, there."

Dinda went to the bathroom.