Fragrant For Galih

Ep. 9 Duties of the Commander

This afternoon feels so hot, it feels very stinging on the skin. Especially what was felt by the soldiers who had just finished this exercise. The heat of the Sun feels like embers of fire is so hot. It was clear that the sweat that was flowing profusely in their tired bodies, their faces were flushed.

"Today the weather is very hot, the heat in the world alone so severe let alone the heat in hell." Manuel complained while wiping the sweat on his forehead.

"That's why you don't have a lot of Nuel's sins, it's hot here you've complained especially if you go to hell, your fingertips must be burned to touch it." Jarno sok advised.

"God is rich you never have a sin, have you forgotten how many girls you hurt." Manuel to the point.

"Maha..." All who heard the rant of the two immediately laughed.

"Ckckk... You guys keep fighting rich boys, better ngadem first find a drink that immediately to say thirsty." Johan.

"Yes already yuk to the stall, ma'am Win, all lunch, I'm hungry." Bring Jarno.

"Why don't you go to the battalion's canteen any closer?" Ask Galih who was silent.

"So early in the morning we had breakfast in the cafeteria, look for other menus, besides now the canteen must be more crowded right." Reply Jarno.

"Aren't you curious about the girl who shot Galih a few days ago? Who knows if we'll meet there." Jarno.

"What the hell No, don't talk to you, don't make a rowdy." Galih warned.

"Who wants to make a noise? It's just a possibility, not necessarily we meet." Jarno said.

"God... You must want to modusin girls guys, be careful of your karma!" Syndic Manuel.

"That's it... No need to make a fuss so, there we are getting thirsty, we better walk now, How about it? You want to come with us to the shop Bu Win or to the cafeteria?" Ask Johan.

"I'm whatever, for me anywhere doesn't matter." Answer Galih cuek.

"Well... That's my friend, yuk!" Said Johan while embracing the shoulders of Galih, but when they wanted to leave suddenly Wahib came approaching in a rather hasty manner.

"Show wait!" Wahib cried as he approached Galih with a little breath ngosan.

"What's Hib?" Ask Galih.

"Commander Rendra is looking for you, he told you to meet him now in his office." Wahib said that made Galih and his friends who heard each other and wondered why the Battalion commander who usually rarely met his men unless there was something important suddenly looking for Galih.

"seek me? Why?" Galih asked confused, the article all this time he felt he had no problems whatsoever related to the task let alone the problem with his commander.

"I don't know either, but you'd better hurry to see him." Said Wahib who then left after delivering the message to Galih.

"What are you doing trouble for?" Ask Manuel.

"I don't know either, I'll know if I've met commander Rendra." Galih left his friends and rushed to his commander.

"You think you might not have done anything wrong?" Tanya Jarno after the departure of Galih.

"Now, instead of that kind of person, we've known him for a long time, we've known how he's behaved all this time." Manuel.

"Again called the commander does not mean always make mistakes, right? Maybe the commander is there just need to be with Galih." Johan.

"Yes we've asked that later after he returns, now we're moving on to our original goal." Said Jarno while herding his friends to the shop bu Win.

On the other side finally Galih arrived also in front of the door of the commander's room. He stood for a moment in front of the door of the room, checking whether his clothes were neat or not and after he knocked on the door of the room.

Tok.dok...

"Lake in." I heard a cry from inside.

Galih opened the door of his commander's room slowly but surely.

"Ready Commander's Permit!" Excited Galih saluted when he faced Commander Rendra who was now sitting behind his desk.

"Sertu Galih Admaja." Commander Rendra called Galih's name while looking straight at the strapping man.

"Ready Commander!" Answer Galih firmly.

"Do you know why I called you?" Ask the commander.

"Ready! No!" Answer the same bold.

"Why do you think I called you?" Ask the commander again.

"Ready! I don't know!" Answer Galih again.

"Can you drive a car?" Ask commander Rendra.

"Ready! I can!" Answer Galih quickly.

"Good, because from tomorrow I'm assigning you to take my daughter to college or work." The commanding officer's order was on Galih and it made the gallant man a little surprised. He was speechless trying to digest what his commander had just ordered.

"understand?!" Commander Rendra half affirmed his question because he did not get an answer from Galih.

"Ready! Understood!" Galih was immediately stunned and immediately answered him instantly.

"Tomorrow morning at seven I wait at home." Commandant again.

"Ready!" Answer Galih.

"Yes, you can come back." Said the commander after their conversation was over.

"Ready!" Answered Galih respectfully and immediately rushed out of his commander's room.

Galih sighed after coming out of the commander's room. He was actually a bit confused why should he be the one who got the task, why not the others? He thought maybe his commander chose at random who would get the job.

"But this is a little strange, why does the commander need someone to be his son's driver? Does this include escort duties? But the commander said nothing but to pick up his daughter." Galih muttered inwardly along the way.

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In the evening, at the residence of Commander Rendra aka papa Rendra. Fragrant was about to go into her room after dinner was over, many tasks she had to do tonight but her papa stopped her steps for a moment.

"Sad, papa wants to talk for a second." Papa Rendra.

"Speak what pa? Don't be long... You see, there's a lot of work that hasn't been done yet." Pinta Fragrance on her papa.

"Yes, just a minute." Reply papa.

"Well, what's the talk, papa?" Tanya Fragrance.

"Papa just want to say that starting tomorrow you will be escorted either to campus or to the Hospital by papa's men." His papa's words immediately made him flabbergasted.

"Huhh?! How come? During this time, Wangi usually go alone pa, after all, there is Koko who is ready to be the port of Fragrance, why suddenly use people to shuttle anyway?" Fragrant Protest on his papa.

"Scent there's also a car, can drive yourself too." Continue Fragrance.

"Well that's it, your car these past few weeks has never been used out and papa is always worried if you drive yourself, let alone fit home tired." Papa Rendra said in response to the protest of his eldest daughter.

"That's because some weeks there are restless seniors who like the car minjem Fragrance is not clear, after all Wangi has said there is Koko." Said Wangi trying to convince his papa.

"Why did you bother Riko? Riko must have his own business besides taking care of you, Riko's schedule is always the same as yours? Don't you?" Checkmate! His papa speech is nothing wrong and Fragrance can only resign, if the papa has been willing to be difficult to fight.

"There's no harm, baby... This makes it easy for you." Said papa Rendra while gently rubbing the head of Fragrance.

"But what if it's awkward? I don't know you." Fragrant Scents pout.

"Yes acquaintance first, later also used to." Papa Rendra said.

"Yes it's up to papa, Fragrance wants to go to the room first, there's a lot of work." Pamit Wangi turned around and walked towards her room.

"Don't stay up too late and take a quick break!" Papa Rendra.

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The next day...

"Scented... Your pick-up has arrived!" Call papa Rendra from outside the house.

"Just a..." Seru Wangi gave an answer from inside his house.

And not long after that Fragrant was seen coming out from inside his house with a bag on his back and some books in his hands.

"Scented... This is Sertu Galih Admaja who will be in charge of bringing you. And this is Fragrant Prameswari my daughter." Said papa Rendra aka Commander Rendra introduced the two. But how surprised Galih and Wangi when they meet.

"You?!"

"Little boy?!"

Seriate...