Fragrant For Galih

Ep. 43 Lightning In The Day

"Ehm..." Galih immediately flinched and re-discovered his consciousness when the sound of the silence of papa Rendra spread something that was on his mind.

"I know that my daughter is beautiful, but she's not long, not the mahkromnya." Said Rendra half-whispering to Galih, making Galih become his own misbehavior. But it makes others laugh and fragrant also be embarrassed.

"Pfft... Yes, because we have gathered everything we should just go straight to the dining table." Said Ridwan to immediately melt the atmosphere.

"Good idea! The food was ready from there." Sahut Ratna chimed in on her husband's remarks.

"It's okay, just relax." Reply Rina.

"Eitt's... Making guests starving is not good jeng, anyways it's lunch time, yuk leti..just go to the dining table." Sahut Ratna again and finally they went to the dining table for lunch.

"Please enjoy the lunch, hopefully to suit your taste." Said Ridwan invite his guests.

"Ah you are Wan, do not need to be so low as we are, the food at the dining table is just a lot like to be confused choose it." Reply Rendra who saw a lot of food menus presented at the dining table, ranging from rendang, satay, kale stir fry, vegetable capjay, fried bakmi to rawon and sambal terasi there.

"Yes you know jeng Ratna, this is a lot of really and really delicious everything, surely jeng Ratna really repit to prepare this all, so this ngerepotin." Said Rina who responded to the menu of so many kinds of food.

"No bother at all, I'm even happy if I can eat together with you like this, besides there is mbok Yem who helps cook and prepare everything." Said Ratna who felt very enthusiastic about the lunch event today.

"Yes no longer need to wait longer, please enjoy the food, do not hesitate you know..." Ridwan.

"Of course, om... Ntar will Dino eat all, because the food is favorite Dino all." Dino's sloth with innocence.

"Bah...Here he's just a hotshot, eating a lot to make it big fast and could be a great soldier like your papa." Ridwan immediately greeted Dino's innocent speech with a sense of amazement. Seeing the cheerful and unashamed Dino at the person she first met reminded Ridwan of Galih when his son was a middle age Dino. Little Galih is an active, cheerful and intelligent yet submissive child. Unlike now, which became more quiet and indifferent after the departure of her former lover, Sinar. Therefore, Ridwan and his wife Ratna are eager to restore the joy in the face of the only son through Wangi. They hope that at this family meeting, they will get good news according to what they expect.

On the other hand Fragrance is a little confused, because the guests who come are only his family, there is no one else besides them.

"What a weirdo? Isn't this a housewarming event? How come no one else was there besides me and my family? Ah...or maybe none of the Galih family knew other than papa and mama huh? They're not real people here." Fragrant wondered inwardly at this slightly awkward situation, but those questions were instantly brushed out of her mind. He does not want to bother to guess and guess something that is not his business.

On the other hand, Galih did not lose his balance. From the party who already knew what the purpose of this lunch event was, he was quite nervous even though he had previously prepared himself to face today. But reality and wishful thinking are not always in sync. It's just that Galih hopes this problem can later end with a good deal for both families. And whatever the final decision, Galih does not want the friendship between himself and Wangi to be tenuous. Frankly though he still can not fully open his heart, but the presence of Fragrance in his life brings its own color for his days at this time.

They enjoy lunch by occasionally talking about their past and then will be interspersed with laughter if talking about something exciting about their youth.

"Doctor Fragrance, how's the cooking? If anything is not right, tell aunt." Ratna said to Fragrance.

"It's fitting aunt, delicious even and.don't call me doctor if outside of my working hours, I feel awkward, just call Fragrant aunt, om..." Fragrant Speech.

"Can you please?" Ask Ratna.

"Of course it can be aunty, it's Fragrance that asks." Answer Fragrance.

"If so from now on the aunt will call nak Wangi just huh?" Tanya Ratna asked for Fragrance's approval.

"Well... If the gini is going to look more familiar, isn't it pa?" Rina responded to her daughter's answer.

"Yes, right ma... We are not other people, we are like brothers." Sahut Rendra is taken by Ridwan and his wife Ratna.

After a while they finished lunch and returned to the family living room.

"Now we relax now yes..." Ridwan.

"Yes, there's something Ridwan wants to tell us here." Rendra Timpal.

"Especially to the two of you, Galih and Fragrance." Add Rendra while staring at Galih and Wangi alternately.

Somehow Fragrant felt the atmosphere in this air-conditioned room become a little more sultry. "Said casual talk, how did it suddenly become serious like this anyway?" Scented Mumbles in the heart.

"What is it really about? Om? How did you suddenly get so serious?" Fragrant tried to dare to ask the parents.

"Are you ready for what you're going to hear this time?" Instead of answering Wangi's question, Rendra asked Galih's readiness. And Galih nodded in understanding about what Rendra meant, he had to give an answer of what Rendra asked that night in front of a mini market near his dorm.

"Yes, um." Answer Galih steadily.

"What exactly is pa? Ma?" Asked Fragrant again with a sudden unpleasant feeling.

"Look..."

"Let me just talk to Ren, this whole thing was originally my presentation to you, so let me tell them both." Cut Ridwan off when Rendra wants to open his voice.

"Okey, it's up to you." Said Rendra inviting Ridwan to talk.

"Look for Fragrance, there was a promise in the past between me and your father. It happened when Galih was very small and you were still in your mama's womb." Ridwan paused his words.

"What is that promise?" Tanya Fragrant Curious.

"Promise that if you are born later we will marry you to Galih when you both grow up."

Jederr!!

Ridwan's words just now sounded like lightning in broad daylight. I was shocked and unable to say anything for a while.

"A what ap?!!"

Huller...