Flower Seller Girl

Adnan Back

The next day as usual Dion picked his wife up to campus. He had waited for some time and started to get nervous because Lily had not yet revealed her nose. The conditions around the campus have also begun to be quiet. As he was about to get off the car intending to look for the whereabouts of the young woman, it appeared from a distance Lily who was troubled carrying things with her two hands fully filled. Dion squinted his eyes. The closer his wife gets, the more obvious what she brings. A wide variety of snacks.

“Mas, please open the door!” lily shouted impatiently as she was already at a close distance. Dion complies with Lily's request with a surprised face. Then the girl keeps her food on the dashboard and then wipes her sweat. Dion continued to observe Lily until the girl sat down and closed the car door.

“What is this much food for and why did you get such a warning?”

“This food is of course to eat. For what else,” answers lightly. “I'm really hungry. The canteen was far away so I was tired and scared. I was waiting for Dion but did not come. Yes, I went to the cafeteria to buy these foods.”

Dion between believing and not taking turns glancing at food and Lily's face, “what are you not wrong buying this much unhealthy food?” ask again with doubt.

“Ngak, Mom. It's delicious, know!” With every now and then the girl was still wiping the sweat droplets that were still coming out of her skin pores. “Cantina Mother gave me a bonus donut cake because of my many groceries. Want to?” Lily offered as her hand rummaged through the contents of her carry-on plastic bag. Dion was getting shocked to hear it. Lily took the bottled water she bought and drank it almost out. Dion is not yet able to speak. Never had he seen Lily bring this much snack. Now Lily is seen tearing a pack of potato chips and taking a lot of their contents and putting them in her mouth. Dion almost gaped at it.

“Did you just at rest not eat?”

“Eat. Eating chicken noodles. Meatballs too,” replied Lily in the middle of her chewing. This time the handsome man was actually agape at Lily's reply. It means that the girl is already eating calorie food but why does it look so hungry.

“Mas want?”

“No, no.” Dion replied with a stutter while shaking his head. Then he chose to start the car engine and start driving it. Lily thought Dion wanted her food because she kept seeing it.

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The car had arrived in front of the cafe owned by papa because Lily asked directly to go there. The cafe is very crowded with visitors. Along the way, Dion continued to shake his head watching Lily who was eating chips and friends without pause.

“Come, Mas, Download. I can't wait to eat.” Lily's getting ready to come down.

“You still hungry?” Dion really doesn't believe. “What is your stomach made of?”

“Yes, his name is hungry too. To treat hunger, yes eat.”

Dion was instantly stunned. It is better to end the debate about food that does not end. This girl somehow looks so hungry today. “Wait a minute!” stop Dion when Lily gets out of the car. “I can't stop by. There's still work to be done,”.

“Oh. If Dion is busy, you should not have to pick him up. Me, 'will be able to go home alone,” regret the girl.

“It's okay. It's there! You said you were hungry.”

“Oh, yes, udah.” My hands opened the car door.

“Tell papa, I can't stop by.”

“Iya.” The foot is out and will land on the ground.

“Wait a minute!”

“Why, Mas?” Lily turned her head and paused her intention to go down. Afraid that something important would be said.

“You haven't kissed good day.”

Lily walked quickly towards papa's private room. The smell of food presented at the table of the offender that he passed really made his saliva want to fall.Some times he swallowed saliva because of the food that was very tempting. Until finally he arrived at the door of papa's private room.

Without knocking on the door first the girl immediately slammed in.

“You've arrived?” ask the man sitting in his chair and holding a paper. Lily answered briefly without looking at papa. His eyes were already engrossed on the round table on which were already available several types of food. Without a second thought, he again swung his steps hurriedly towards the table that was almost full of food. “Where's Dion? Didn't he stop by here?” ask the other man who didn't see Dion.

“Iya, Pa. Mas Dion said there is an important job so can not stop by.” Papa's just a mangosteen.

“Mm, this food is delicious, Pa,” he said after a few mouthfuls entered his mouth.

“If you're eating don't talk.”

“Iya, Pa.”

Uh! That's not papa's voice.

Lily looked to the source of the voice earlier, “Mas Adnan!” the pekik doesn't believe. The married student was to the point of spouting his food that he had not swallowed. Then he approached the two men sitting face to face at the other table.

“Mas Adnan when to come? How can you not tell me?” The girl was very excited by shaking one of Adnan's arms. Adnan immediately brushed it off because Lily's hands were dirty from eating.

“Burn. Yes, you finish your food first. My clothes are dirty.” Adnan was wagging his dirty sleeve as if it were a germ that should be removed immediately.

Lily pouted. But he allowed Adnan's speech to return to eating his food.

“Some months did not meet, you get fatter, yes.”

“Let's just be fat. People have also sold.” Lily answered with a full mouth. Adnan chuckles when Pak Miko just bobbing his head.

“You should be fat. That much food you can spend without pause.” Adnan is back to teasing Lily. The only teased duck until the food runs out.

“Come, now Mas Adnan must story. Why are you suddenly here without telling?” Lily immediately sprayed out her question impatiently. Adnan and Pak Miko who were talking about turnover and profit cafe interrupted with Lily's question. Miko took her breath and tidied the papers on the table. Then the widower but still looks dashing it invites Adnan to join Lily at the table there.

“Of course because Papa asked. Papa kangen,” kilah papa. In fact, he himself was also surprised by the arrival of the man he had considered as the child.

After that the three people continued chatting warmly and punctuated with laughter. Papa was endlessly smiling looking at Adnan. There was no more anger on the face of the man who had left without saying goodbye. Papa is grateful that Adnan has now been able to accept Lily's marriage sincerely.

“This is your cheek, really, so round now? You used to eat a lot but not to make your cheeks like a ball like this.” Adnan pinched Lily's squeezed cheek which he thought was chubby. Lily with her pouting face kept her cheeks out of Adnan's reach from feeling ill. Papa returned a smile to see Lily and Adnan's interaction.

“You have to be like this forever. Must get along. Assume that you are indeed siblings. Do not be hostile let alone hate each other.”

Both Lily and Adnan simultaneously saw papa. “Iya, Pa.” The two of them answered simultaneously and it was able to recreate the laughter again. Papa smiled again.

“That's Papa's message. You have to look after each other as brothers and sisters. So if Papa's time is up, Papa can go quietly.”