Dust Granules

Cultum

"Ekkhhem. The young people in the village here if they want to gather in this cafe and go home at reckless hours yes." asked Geraldi broke the silence.

"Not really." Echi focused on staring at his phone screen

"Now where the hell are they?" ask Geraldi again.

"Don't know." again Echi was still staring at his cellphone made Geraldi furious because he was in the cakekin.

Finally, Geraldi chose to play the game on his phone. He did not want to continue the conversation with Echi because he was afraid of being carried away by emotions with Echi's answer that seemed indifferent. Echi could have stayed away from him if Geraldi had spoken a rant or perhaps snapped at him.

The atmosphere between them was finally quiet. They drift in each other's minds. Then Echi opened his voice.

"Where the hell is Aji? We're going to leave strangers here. Where the people are not fun anymore." Echi spoke slowly hoping to get a response from Geraldi who looked still engrossed with the phone in his hand.

"Eh, Geri. Put kek tuh the Aji. Let's go get you." Echi raised his voice so that Geraldi turned his head towards him.

"My name is Geraldi. Kenalin" he said as he reached out to Echi

"No need to contact me too. I already know the name of Lu Geraldi." replied Echi as she made her eyes droopy

"But you called me Geri." Geraldi confirmed his intention while still holding out the introductory sign

"Like - like me. Louis lo ngesellin. Mending you call Aji. Get a sneak pick you up. I want to close." Echi spoke without further ado.

"Not got my number." Geraldi was honest because he did not keep Aji's phone number. Geraldi's words suddenly made Echi round his eyes.

"Lo aja, please contact Aji kek, let me pick me up here." Geraldi casually gave advice.

"Basic lo. Sebbel I, know gini from the beginning I have refused you to enter. Mending tomorrow I give writing in front of the cafe 'STRANGERS ARE FORBIDDEN TO VISIT'." Echi put on a frustrated face to find an answer from Geraldi.

Shortly after, Echi plays his phone and sticks it to his ear. Geraldi was silent and pretended not to look at Echi.

"Hallo. Assalam mu aleikum. Miss Syantik, I asked for Aji dong's number..." Echi instantly changed his voice to be very spoiled when making a phone call.

"Why would you ask for the number of the cold boy? You want to be seduced, right?" seductive voice from across who turns out to be Aji's mama.

"Not the mother. I'm not interested in your daughter, it's too cold. My heart is frozen again with him." replied Echi who made Shanti laugh, Aji's mother was heard in the phone call.

"Ah, mother Syantik even laughs anyway. Cepetan dong munda call it his number, let me record it. There's something urgent, I really need Aji's number. I will not be tempted by my mother, she will also not be easy to be tempted. Thank goodness I'll call him to pick him up immediately." Echi began to whine because surely Shanti as his mother Aji will misunderstand and later will continue to be teased when they have the opportunity to meet.

Finally, after being satisfied to make Echi become misbehaved, her mother Aji also gave her son's number to Echi. As soon as the phone connection was cut, Echi told Geraldi to contact him.

"I've connected many times but not raised it. Try to call me that." Geraldi obeyed Echi's orders, but only the voice of the operator could be heard.

"Kan, where's my critical pulse again. Lo anyway, use the event at stayin same temen lo everything again. So I just bother. Uh yeah, you three of them. Try calling the other Temen lo. You must have it, her number. Phone call." Echi suddenly remembered Ario who had entered with Aji and Geraldi.

"Not active number. I'm a loudspeaker." Geraldi pointed his phone at Echi which indeed sounded the voice of the operataor stating that the number in the direction is not active or out of range.

Echi finally called Aji's number after he was satisfied to nag Geraldi because no one had taken him out of the cafe. As for expelling Geraldi, it seemed he could not bear to remember that Geraldi was a stranger who visited his village. Gerldi who had gotten a scolding from Echi responded with a sweet smile, as if listening to a cult.