Flower Seller Girl

Kepo

Dion's figure is now sitting on the school park bench. Watching Lily and several other students laughing in a crowd, giving each other clothes for a sign or name with markers or color paint. Just like he used to celebrate graduation day. It is like a culture, after being declared graduated on a piece of paper, then do a doodling act as a form of their freedom. The real struggle is not finished here.

Looks like Lily walked up to him, “Mas, I joined the convoy with friends, yes.” Her tears looked clear, filled with pleading.

“No,” firmly Dion.

“Why, Mas?” His eyes stared deeply, “my friends are all coming.”

I heard Dion's heavy breathing. “It's not good. Better we go home,” the answer is flat. Dion walked in hoping Lily followed him from behind. But the girl was silent on the spot, protesting with stomping feet.

Realizing Lily wasn't following him, Dion turned back and approached her. He knew this girl was at the peak of happiness right now. “Seeing graduation should not be convoys-convoians on the streets. In addition to causing traffic jams, it can also make the community uncomfortable.” Trying to give understanding.

“If you want to celebrate happiness, then celebrate it properly. You and your friends can share food or rice boxes or anything that is useful for residents. That way they are also happy and pray for you. Not with recklessness while screaming in the streets,” he continued at length.

“Is that so?”

“Of course. I'm more experienced than you. And now there must be a lot of police who are ready to raid school children who want a convoy. Do you still want to come?”

“Ngak.”

Lily ran away from Dion to see her friends. Don't know what they're talking about. But it can be ascertained that Lily gave an idea as told by Dion earlier.

***

The girl was now sitting in the bonnet again. Dion didn't tell me where they were going. Ever since the big bike left school, Lily has been comfortably in the back. Without being told his hands were already coiled in Dion's stomach with his eyes closed. Not sleeping, but enjoying the journey. Until the motor stops and arrives somewhere....

Lily straightened her body and took off her embrace. Look around.

“Blower shop?” ask her in wonder. He didn't ask Dion to take him there.

“You won't tell papa about your graduation?”

Oh yeah yeah.

“Come down!”

The girl was in a hurry and a little screamed at her papa for not looking in front of the store, leaving Dion behind. And after going deeper, he found the wanted man sitting inside with two people having a warm chat.

“Pa, Lily passed!” he shouted enthusiastically without caring what papa is and with whom.

“Thank God,” said papa with a smile sumringah.

And without shame or hesitation in front of others, Lily crashed her body to embrace the sturdy body of Mr. Miko. The girl shook her body in excitement.

“Sister Lily passed what?”

Lily heard the voice of the little boy and she recognized the voice. Soon the girl lifted her face from papa's shoulder and unraveled her embrace. It was obvious that there were guests there.

“Cia?”

The little girl stood up from her seat beside her papa and approached, “Kakak pass what?” ask him again.

“Oh, Sister graduated from school, Honey,” Lily replied after waking up and knew who the guest was. “Cia been here long?”

Instead of answering, Cia hugged Lily's body. “Cia kangen same sister Lily,” said the little girl in her arms. The hug was tight. Really misses hug. More precisely the child misses the affection of a mother that he can feel from Lily.

Lily replies to him and lets his body be overrun by Cia. He knew exactly how Cia felt now. “Sister Lily also misses Cia.”

For a moment silence was created until Cia first let go of her embrace. Then her attention was on Lily's school uniform.

“Em, this is the signature of friends Brother as a memento, dear.”

“Any. Why the signature on the shirt? Until full again. Will not the teacher scold?” Cia flicked up Lily's unbuttoned jacket to see more clearly, until it revealed a male name on top of her shirt pocket. Axel's name was real there.

Lily scratched her head, misbehaving. Carol and Miko smiled. Dion pees his face in anger.

“Later if Cia is already in school and graduated, Cia will understand.” Carol answered. Cia was a beaver, whether she understood it or not.

“Oh, yes. Congratulations, yes, Ly, finally you graduate,” Carol said with a gentle smile.

Dion, who had landed her body next to Carol, certainly did not like it. But since there were her in-laws there, she had to endure the aggravation of her heart. It should look good and cool.

“Thank you, Doctor Sir,” reply Lily with a smile too. Of course the girl already knew Carol's profession.

Dion's not getting any better. To quell the turmoil in his heart, he asked, “how is Papa doing?”

“Good. You how are you?”

“Both too, Pa. Sorry, Dion rarely visits Papa,” regrets it sincerely.

“It's okay. Papa knows you're a busy man. Most importantly we are all healthy.” Papa pause for a moment, “when your parents come home? Said Lily they went to France.”

“Not yet, Pa. Papi and Mami haven't told me. Looks like they're all on vacation there.”

For a while the three adult men were silent, just watching Lily and Cia playing with their fingers interspersed with laughter. The two women of different ages were very close. Dion doesn't like that. Not in the sense of not liking Cia, but if they are this close then most likely will often meet. Of course Carol is too.

“It turns out you two know each other, huh? Papa just found out. It was also Carol's son who told.”

“Iya, Pa. We are friends starting from SMP.”

Then the three men of different professions told about their respective jobs by occasionally asking each other.

Until finally a waiter from the cafe came to ask papa to the cafe for a while. Papa pamit then left. Lily wants to come but there's no way she's leaving Cia. Little wonder why until papa intervenes kitchen problems. All he knows, Adnan has returned to Jakarta and must have worked again.

While watching the two women play, Carol asked, “Ly, you later want to go to college or how?”

“Yes, Mr. Doctor. Lily wants to continue college,” replied Lily without looking at her interlocutor because it is very fun to play with Cia.

“Where do you go to college and take what faculty?” Looks enthusiastic.

Lily faced forward, stopped her play for a moment, “Lily has already listed SNMPTN in two colleges and faculties that Lily chose medical and engineering faculty, Mr. Doctor.”

“Wah, it turns out you are interested in struggling in the world of doctors, yes. And you must be one of the smart students in school because you can join SNMPTN. Hope you graduate, yes.”

Lily bashful, “thank you, Mr Doctor.”

Dion doesn't really accept other men praising Lily, even if it's her best friend. And that girl who was already his wife? Sorry he brought her here.

“Sister Lily, we go to the flower garden, yuk!”

“Oh, yes, Dear. Come!”

After the departure of the female duo....

“Lo why kepo is very my wife's business?” cynical Dion. He nudged Carol's arm.

And exploded his anger that was held back since then.