
Weeks passed after the quarrels of Kinanti and Damar.
Both keep distance, some people who do not know the two will not be so aware of their differences in attitude, he said,
but people who already know and are familiar certainly know, that something unusual is going on.
" You got a problem?" ask Yusuf, please,
" what problem? no.." replied Kinanti busy turning back the example of kebaya cloth which was planned to be sewn two months before the wedding day.
" How come you want to marry your face sour.."
" sour how? I have to haha hihi. Haikal doesn't marry me because I laugh too much.."
Joseph was silent, he looked worried.
" i don't feel like I don't see you." she said,
" I don't know why?"
" did I do anything wrong by drawing you closer to Haikal?"
" Wrong why? I'm grateful that she's serious with me.." Kinanti's eyes still kept a close eye on the sample cloth.
" I feel you are unhappy.Every time I see you my heart is like a lump with a big rock.."
" You're overreacting.."
" i'm saying to you." Joseph's face was really worried about Kinanti.
Kinanti did not reply, she had a flat expression.
" You just step back. Think again.."
joseph's words made Kinanti look at him.
" Why does everyone go crazy in an instant..
when I don't have a bride and groom all busy telling me to get married, but when I'm about to step up.. all become big rock..?!" Cinnamon.
Joseph went back silent,
" I see you." said Yusuf slowly,
" seen me? meanin?"
" I saw you kissing Damar's mas.."
Kinanti flinched, the shame enveloping her arrived,
" i'm sorry.I didn't mean it.." said Joseph again bowed, he felt guilty.
" You saw a good show, huh? you want to make fun of me now?" kinanti's voice held back the shame and anger.
" No. My heart just fell apart after seeing you..
my confidence faded away instantly.."
joseph answered with a still worried look.
" What are you baffling Suf. Let everything go as it was." said Kinanti calmly again looking at Joseph's worried eyes.
" you said I should make mom happy..
calming his heart also includes making him happy, right?"
Joseph went deeper.
" No. I don't know why I'm unhappy now..
ah.. no.." he got up and walked out just like that leaving Kinanti.
Damar sitting on a pile of sacks containing grain, grain is rice that is still not cleaned from the skin.
His eyes crossed staring at the expanse of rice fields owned by his mbah.
some of the plots are already in harvest, and a few more plots are ready for harvest.
Mother and father in the village always work together.
They also always get along well in various ways.
" Aren't you Damar?" call a father, please,
they seem to be resting and gathering for lunch.
some people even take banana leaves and make the banana leaves as a plate,
just by looking at it somehow Damar was very happy.
Though all they eat is salted fish, tofu, tempeh and boiled cassava leaves plus sambal.
But they look so greedy.
" Here's the mas, maem..?!" call a mother.
Damar smiled, though,
" Sampun bu.. njenengan maem." replied Damar refused subtly.
" Mbok in tasting mas.. what because only tempe know mas e ndak want?"
Damar felt bad, he was afraid of being arrogant or anything if he refused.
Finally he came down from the pile of sacks filled with wet grain, then approached the father and mother who were gathering to eat.
" I was craved once sambel, but before leaving here eat first budhe..
I'm asking you to know the fry just nggih.." Damar grimaced, then took one fried tofu.
" Hemm.. handsome handsome kok doyan ne know..!" the mother commented, and everyone laughed.
" Yes e mas. is handsome, diligent again.. when to marry mas Damar?!" a mother who sits a little far away.
Damar laughed, though in his heart it was a bit poignant.
" Lho.. tenan tho this? yes, there are many..!"
Damar laughed again,
" Who is the woman in this village who does not want to be the same until tho mas,
the factory is there, the land is vast.I only if you are young and the bachelor is in line..!"
everyone laughed louder, but not with the mother's husband.
" Guyon sir... guyon...?!" said the mother calmed her sour-faced husband because of his wife's jokes.
" Hayoo.. bulek anyway. purik wes.." seduced Damar while laughing.
" I'm kidding, Damar.."
" Religion.joking..!" damar replied, still laughing.
From far away, Winda looks and walks slowly towards him, on the tail of Bagas behind him.
" A lot of snakes, why were you invited here?" ask Damar when both are in front of him.
" The person he mewek, want to follow his father to work.yeah already, I just bring it here.." explained Winda.
" Lha? here?!" Damar told the bagas to get closer to his lap.
" Have you told me the same. Boys can't?"
" L crybaby.." replied Bagas sitting on Damar's lap.
" Now stay here the same om, after this we look for dragonflies and grasshoppers huh?"
" yeah!" answer Bagas happily.
" His father's out of town. There's an event, tonight he's sleeping with me." said Winda,
" Whoa..how about sleeping with om Damar tonight? We're watching a movie?"
bagas' smile spread wide,
" No, if you're having nightmares, how are you? kasian Bagas was shocked.." Winda's worried, though,
" You're dreaming more this week.don't ah, can you watch with om Damar, tap after it's picked up budhe huh..??"
Bagas was disappointed, but he nodded.
" Good boy.." Damar stroked Bagas' head.
" Oh yes, tomorrow we have to eat Dam, at home mommy ya.." tell Winda,
" what event is it?"
" Of course, long time we did not gather, when we lost with the father and mother.." Winda pointed towards the workers who were still casually eating lunch.
" I envy seeing people who always get along well..can't our family?"
" you can never make a fuss and fight anything." replied Damar,
" It's not that you never make a fuss, but you're the one who's always giving in.."
Damar smile.
" Don't forget tomorrow afternoon.there's our distant family coming, too,
there will be many beautiful women.."
" ah. I forgot there's afternoon class.."
" no excuses..You want to sit there all day mourning the sorrow of your heart? like you've been doing for weeks?!"
" I'm not wailing. I'm fine.."
" A. The pain of your heart is like a bill for me, clearly visible in my eyes Dam,
so stop lying to your mom..
if indeed he has chosen the man, you must also choose a woman." said Winda.
" But I don't want to be in touch with other women" replied Damar lazily.
" Don't be stubborn, at least get to know someone,
no need to go to the wedding..
just keep the relationship slow,
accompany each other and understand each other.."
Damar was silent, not answering, not answering,
he knew the more he replied, the longer the sentence, the longer the sentence,
how could he know another woman, while only Kinanti was in his eyes now, would sleep, and wake up even Kinanti's face as painted in the sky and the entire wall of his room.
He was brave and crazy that night,
he gave up all his pride, shame and ethics,
but still the stubborn Kinanti rejected him.
What Damar had to do, Kinanti was indeed very similar to Aji, with Kinanti like returning to reminisce with Aji.
Sometimes Damar often thinks bad, should he just take Kinanti?,
that's what he thinks in times of frustration, when his sanity is lost for a moment.
But as an adult he was forced to be sincere,
he should respect the choice of the Kinanti, and accept it well,
although his heart was like slashed every imagined Kinanti would sit in the guarantee with the man.