Constellations of Love

Chapters 17. Matchmaking

Pandu arrived at the house at about one o'clock in the afternoon. Mom greeted him with a kiss. For almost seven months they had not met in person. Since Pandu began to serve in a puskesmas nun far across the island.

The father was working while his sister, Pram, was still on campus. Mama took a day off to wait for the firstborn to come home.

"Let's eat first. Mama and the mbok have prepared your favorite menu. Butter fried chicken and seafood capcay."

" Thank you ma. Guide change clothes to the room."

"Wait in the dining room."

Scout up the stairs to his private room on the second floor.

The room measures six by five meters with a toilet inside, which has been inhabited since adolescence still remains the same. Only the wall paint that used to be light blue is now turning light brown.

From the side door of the room there is a view of the swimming pool and garden in the backyard.

After cleaning up and changing into casual clothes, Pandu came down to lunch with his mother.

"You look a little bit smug. What's the weight of your work there?"

" I'm a curmudgeonly?"

"Yes, let's weigh the body later."

" The work there is not too heavy. I can still handle it."

"Thank God. But maybe you are in love at times. Sometimes I forget to eat."

"Yes, ma."

Pandu smile.

"So heavy thinking and feeling, ma."

"If love makes us suffer. Love should make us happy."

True also said mama, batin Pandu.

"Now eat a lot, so that your ideal weight with your height. Be healthy."

They chat while eating. Sometimes laugh when there is a unique story in the routine of work and family.

"Tomorrow mom's birthday, what's the plan?

"Mama make a small party. At our villa in Bogor. Invite only the closest friends of the family.. Thirty people at most. Pram and Bella set it all up. Mama just sits sweet."

"Ehm, so."

Bella, a business master graduate from Singapore is Pram's girlfriend who has been really clingy with him for a year. The eldest daughter of papa's friend and fellow doctor. Only the girl's father was a neurologist. Unknown outcome of the match. But looking at their style that is as strong as possible, it seems to be durable.

Mama papa does expect the sons to find a partner who is one frequency. Se level's. Especially in terms of assets, education and lifestyle.

It is not wrong with that principle. But when it comes to personal feelings or compatibility, those values are not standard. Sometimes falling in love is not theorized. That's Pandu's opinion.

"Well, by the way, what is the girl you're appraising?".

"The guide can't tell much. Only he is interesting and unique. That was it, yeah."

" all right. Message mom check also her family background before going any further."

"Yes." Yeah."

"It seems you've just met. Mama ngerti still need the depth of each character.

"Yes, ma."

"Ehm, what do you think of Sandra?"

"In what way?"

"Personalities."

"Good."

"Mama, I mean if there's a second chance for you to start getting close again. He used to call you, you know."

"Yes?"

"Tomorrow he and his family are invited."

"Okay, deh ma. Can you take a break first, yeah. "

Pandu wants to shift the focus of the chat which starts to lead to matchmaking experiments. He understands that. Long time ago.

"Yes, mommy's going to the salon to make preparations tomorrow."

Walk to the side of the pool. Sitting near the park connects their family's large kitchen with the reading room.

There are many memories in that place. How used to be Pandu and his two best friends in High School, often hanging out. Fendi is now a master of engineering in America and Edo is pursuing a career as a professional photographer.

They used to love doing schoolwork in the garden gazebo and then sowing until evening in the pool.

Only memories remain.

In the afternoon papa and Pram had gathered.

Complete with mom and Pandu. Stories flow about many things. From professional, business to personal matters. The family spent dinner together while chatting.

"Are you not lonely there, Pandu?"

"Yes, it's surrounded by forests and oil palm plantations."

Pramudya, the younger brother once said that his brother would feel isolated and even have difficulty adapting to the situation in a remote place.

Growing up and growing up and getting an education in a big city is the cause. A very well-established family life will also be a challenge.

The change in the life of the brother is quite drastic for Pram, not imagined he can play.

"My location and work area are indeed surrounded by palm oil forest. But the citizens are also quite a lot, not lonely - very quiet."

Papa answered, "Oya? A lot of trans people are there, too?"

"There it is, pa. In another district. If my place is dominated by factory employees and oil palm plantations."

"Ehm, what are the general facilities?" ask mama.

"Compared to the time I intership in the interior of the western end of the country, where I am now is better."

Pram added, "Yes, you used to have a lot of friends who were there at the time, so still mending."

"There are now. Midwife, nurse."

"I mean, doctor lo's friend."

"All of the paramedics we work with are also professional, you know."

"Ah, you are sometimes too naive."

"Hush, that. "

Mama mediates her two daughters.

" Are there many who work at your puskesmas?"

" There are twelve. "

"Lumayan, there are girls too? Especially what can be seen, that is," Pram joked again.

"There's dong, girls' time is only in town, hehehe.."

"Start again !" exciting mama.

"Let's go, ma. Our two children are again expressing their kangen to each other, ha ha ha ha ."

Papa ngingetin the wife of Pandu and Pram customs. If you meet, you'll get stuck with each other. But when one is not seen, even the house becomes a grave. Silent, silent.

"Is there anything pretty?" sue Pram, again.

"Pa, the youngest child. Pram's mind is about beauty. The kind hearted dong."

"Eh, if you can get a full package. Beautiful, kind, smart and rich. Like my mom, isn't it?" babbling mama.

Papa just mesem, yes, yes, but if you can without the bring."

Laughter breaks.

Mama's turn pouted, "His name was also mother-female."

"Is there a target?"

Mama turned to Pandu, waiting for the response of the firstborn.

Pandu. Not yet time to tell about Laras. Too early. Besides because he was cuekin these few days, Pandu so reluctant to discuss his feelings.

"If diem, it means nothing or no longer sure. So let's go on ma, our plan."

"What plan?"

Pandu glanced at the papa.

"Stupid, please" said Pram.

" That's what my mom once said. Cassandra, you've been told a lot."

"Udah is accepted. From late singles. Lonely, alone and torturing, ha ha, ha, "Pram, relentlessly mocking the older brother.

Pandu fell silent again.

"Try walking, like me. It's a good thing to be grateful if you don't find another one," again Pram nyeroscos.

"Yes," added Papa.

"Let them meet again tomorrow, talk first. Sandra's single now. If you haven't been able to hook him, who knows now he wants to."

Mama re-describes the previous story.

"It used to be less aggressive, anyway."

Pram like can't stop talking.

"Chick, docile pigeon. Pake strategy!"

" Kayak war aja!", sergeant Pandu.

" It's called hunting, isn't it, pa?"

" Yes." Really."

In terms of luring the sister girl is more good. His ex line up was many. But now he's getting caught in a match. Is it happy ending or not? Who knows.

Pandu felt back under attack. Almost the situation is the same when Laras' cousin Norman bombards him, related to his relationship with the girl.

"Can you discuss another matter, right?"

Pandu surrender.

"Yes, this one is more serious. You should make a plan to take your specialist."

Mama is wiser, seeing the firstborn a lot silent when asked about women's problems.

Memory of the Baras sneaking. Ah, what is he doing, Inner Pandu. A sense of longing to ambush.

"Okay, pa. Your son daydreams a lot. What's the connection?" chirps mama.

"Udah, marry Sandra so she has a busy life. Not daydreaming," Pram licked, again.

Pandu. I wanted to make a big boy's mouth three years younger than him. Although only want to joke, let the playboy's ignorance is reduced.

The discussion turns to the Pandu plan. He told me about a plan to take a specialist. Maybe the end of next year. After two years of service at the Puskesmas.

Plan to apply to move to the provincial city, where there is a state campus there is a program that you want to go to. Internal medicine or a child specialist, perhaps.

Papa and Mama gave some advice and input. Details he has to prepare. Possibly with the help of his parents' fees or apply for a scholarship. There are also challenges in each of his study programs.

This time Pram who was silent, because he did not really understand. There's still a correlation because he went to college in pharmacy.

Turn asked Pram's plan, he said he wanted to continue his master's studies after graduation. Managing clinics and pharmacies.

Nearest colleague of papa's mother, Affandi's family doctor, Bella's father Pram's girlfriend. Also about Sutoyo and his wife, Casandra's parents.

There's another doctor Yati, soulmate's fellow pathologist, coming into the family. Lucky son of Aunt Yati, three guys all, otherwise there will be a betrothed with Pandu or Pram, since long ago.

The event that Pram and Bella prepared was lively. Eating and chatting is the main menu. Nostalgia is the spice. The last one is filled with games and singing karaoke together.

The main star is my mom. The center of attention is always performing stunning and glowing. Everyone is stylish with glamour. As among the people is natural. Appearance is one of the proofs of success in life.

The next target is Pandu, because they rarely meet after the young man's assignment nun far away there. And of course the most popular question is the problem of prospective partners as well as advanced study plans.

The guide becomes uncomfortable. The question of who is the lover, when to get married, take what specialist, make him have to often talk about problems of its nature

personal.

When you get a chance to sneak away from the gazebo where the event is, Pandu is a little relieved.

The memory of Laras quietly appeared.

Ah, what's he doing there? Pandu missed the girl again.

At the back garden location near the vegetable garden behind the villa, Pandu tried to call Laras. There was no response. Undesperate, he sent a chat.

"Hallo, the barrel of daylight."

"Why so?"

Please reply yes, I miss you."

Long time no response. Pandu decided to walk around the vegetable garden, flower garden to koi fish pond near the main building. It's been almost a year since he's been here.

Cold air makes Pandu do not want to return to the gazebo. Everyone was talking, enjoying a dessert and karaoke.

Two teenage daughters of aunt Lida also seem bored and look to enjoy the flower garden by taking selfies many times. Pandu's cousin, who was still in high school, looked happier outside.

From a distance Pandu saw their palah. Waving your hands towards both. Then he chose to sit on the garden chair.

Suddenly a voice greeted," Again the peeper himself, nih?"

Pandu turned to his right side, there was Cassandra smiling sweetly at him.

Costly satin clad in light blue, highheels maybe nine centimeters, the charm of the girl is perfect. Jewelry attached to his body might even be made to buy a city car.

Layer-style brown hair, with face make up maximum. Any normal man would score nine for his appearance.

"Cok not answered? What or who?"

"Ehm, sorry. Again amazed by your charm," said Pandu, spontaneous.

Cassandra flattered. Take your seat and sit next to Pandu.

"How are you, Pandu?"

"Good."

"Violence of duty there?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Previously they could chat lightly for a moment during the event in the gazebo. Now it seems that Sandra knows where to find the man who once seemed to have put his heart on her.

The story was about four or five years ago. For some reason at that time Sandra preferred Jeffry, his high school friend who had succeeded in becoming a famous culinary businessman.

" How many days is it here?"

"Tomorrow I'm back."

"A really good moment?"

"Not a year on duty, haven't been on a long vacation."

" So ASN is tied up."

" I heard you opened a beauty clinic."

"Yes, just launching."

"Congratulations, yes."

"Thanks." -."

"What specialist plan will you have?"

"Not yet."

"Not going back to Jakarta anymore."

"There's no plan."

The story then continues with their former college friends. As one alma mater, many Pandu friends are known by Casandra, and vice versa.

"So that Lukman was with Linda?"

Pandu could not laugh at the update that Sandra's friend who used to have a crush on her, named Linda even now became the lover of her classmate Lukman.

"Don't do that, Lukman is just a cardiologist like your papa."

"Yes, yeah...."

Pandu is unable to hide his gel taste. In the past Lukman was a friend who was bullied on campus because of the appearance of the kuel also polahnya slbor. Academic achievement is also standard, how can it be with Linda, the most popular female runner up after Sandra?

Love is full of mystery. Sometimes without logic.

"Don't get me wrong, Lukman is different now. Cool..."

"Thank God."

Guide to the last meeting with Lukman at the wedding reception of his old friend. Two years ago, Lukman's performance was the same. The man if not wrong can intership duty at a hospital in West Java.

"Where does Linda work herself?"

"Personal practice while studying ENT specialists."

"Greet him yes."

"Ehm, how's your ex Elena doing?"

"Marriage to the pilot."

"It's still here, in Jakarta?"

"Yes, the practice in the same hospital as papa, still take specialist eye studies."

"Ehm, I heard you're still single....."

Pandu had already guessed the direction of Sandra's mind. The girl shifted her sitting position to get closer to Pandu.

" Why is that?"

"We're alike. What if we try to get back a new sheet?"

"You mean?"

"Ehm..we try to live the taste that once existed."

Pandu. Shown when he was in college indeed he admitted he had put his heart on the beautiful girl. Not too insistent anyway, seeing so many rivals that he had to defeat. Sandra was so cute with him anyway. Although obviously the girl knows very well Pandu has a crush. Sandra is famous for changing lovers until last docked at Jeffry. Even until getting engaged. Now they are breaking up.

Then Elena, the former had stopped at the heart of Pandu. Only one year.

For Pandu all those stories are just the past. It's time for him to enjoy the present moment and build hope for the future.

The memory of Laras is back in the mind.

"Kok bengong just the hell, remember someone?"

"Yes..."

"Is he special?"

"Yes, special patient."

"Oh...."

Intentions Guide a special person who has been a patient, namely Laras.

A message notification is heard from Pandu's phone.

From Barrel. Heart of Pandu pounding. What is this thing called inner connection. Just thought about, uh contact directly.

Pandu asked Sandra's permission to respond to the message.

"Yiang, mas Pandu."

"I just finished the discussion for the ball competition."

Deg. Pandu is sure that Laras must have met Jamil. Tandem.

But the pleasure because Laras wants to respond to the message beat the prejudice.

"Yes."

"Same ortu anak2 too."

"Let there be sharing. "

Stretcher breathing is relieved, meaning not alone. He smiled widely.

Next to her Sandra observed, Why Guide her own smile?

"Ok, it's fine."

"Thx."

"I'm back tomorrow."

"Yes, Titi DJ."

"OKs. Thank you, Baras. I miss you.

Well, it's ending. But Pandu still wants to talk. Why doesn't Laras answer with, I miss you, too.

Ah......

Pandu wants to make a phone call. But once he realized there was still Sandra next to him, the intention was undone.

"Something's fun, chat with whom?"

"Fruit boy."

Pandu lying. There's also no way he said chat with a close friend.

Pandu invites Sandra back to the gazebo on the grounds of starting a little cloudy.

The girl agreed. They walk side by side. Suddenly the girl's hand held tightly to Pandu's left arm.

Scout a little surprised and look. Sandra gave a sweet smile full of meaning directly fixed on the two eyes of Pandu.

Their bodies are very close. The smell of Sandra's expensive perfume was clearly smelled by her.

As a normal man, Pandu shook. However the face of Laras suddenly appeared in his mind.

Sandra said she missed Pandu.

The man tried to be wise. Slowly clenching Sandra's hand. I smiled at the girl.

"Come, let's go back. Everyone will be looking for us."

Sandra understood Pandu did not respond as he wanted. He knew how he was less aggressive.

If it wasn't Pandu, maybe Sandra's desire was avenged. Signals and

gesture girl as beautiful as herself is impossible to reject a man. Maybe there will be a warm kiss in the corner of the lonely flower garden earlier.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.....