
Agastya undoes his intention to pursue Zain's ship which has moved far upstream. The cost of a small boat charter to catch up with the ship was quite expensive and because the river was in high tide and flowing, the small boat would be slow to take Agastya to the destination. Then after considering, Agastya finally bought a longboat ticket that would take him to the residence of Mr. Ruslan. Agastya believes Ruslan can help her get Aya out of the Evergreen guesthouse.
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"Good day, Aminah, are you ma'am?" Greet Agastya politely to the hostess.
"Duh, brother Aga long time not here more handsome. Not wrong nyari abah, not nyari me aja gituh is already there, hihi," said Aminah with her centilnya.
Hiiiyyy, immediately Agastya goosebumps to see Aminah who moves agilely like a caterpillar.
"Em .. I need same father, ma'am."
"It needs to be the same with me, brother Aga. Can be engrossed, mumpung desolate nih, hihi," Aminah blinked her eyes trying to spread charm on handsome young man who was younger than her husband. From the answer, Agastya understood that Mr. Ruslan was not in place and chose to resign, looking for safety.
"Mom, I'll excuse you, yeah. Please tell Mr. Ruslan that I'm here looking for him."
"Iiiih, brother Aga just also came for a while already gone again, anyway?" Aminah frowned as Agastya chose to walk out of her yard. Agastya's destination is of course to the house of his best friend Zain, son of Mr. Ruslan.
After walking for almost 15 minutes, Agastya arrived at Zain's house, not far from the river. In the belakan part of Zain's house there is now a building such as a small factory to process wood into finished materials such as boards, beams also molding. Just beside his home, Zain who graduated from STM made a business to channel his hobby of carpentry, making all kinds of household needs. Agastya salut the same Zain who according to him has a vision in the future that is to create jobs for brothers and their neighbors.
"Uncle Agaaa," Alif welcomed Zain's first son who was almost 10 years old and then shook and kissed Agastya's hand.
"Hi Alif, are you there, son?" Agastya rubbed the plan of the shoots of her son Zain's fist.
"There's an uncle, again in the workshop, making a closet," pointed Alif at one side of his house.
" Hey Zain, how are you?" greet Agastya to the host.
"Eh, Aga... Not Latif's cooperation?"
"Sir Zain, I want to take a day off, hehe."
"Oh, yes that's an occasional holiday, don't keep working" said Zain. "Maaa, come here .. there's a guest here," Zain called his wife.
Not long ago a woman with a loose and hooded shirt approached Zain's workshop.
"Oh, Aga's uncle apparently. How are you?" Greet Zain's wife who is usually called Mama Alif.
"Okay, Mama Alif. Here, I want to disturb Alif's work again" Agastya said.
"It's okay, Ga. Alif's brother is disturbed, so don't be preoccupied with work." Mama Alif entered the house and soon came out again to bring coffee along with a plate of fried bananas for her husband and guests.
"Please Aga, as it were, yes. I stay in order first," said Mama Alif while nodding briefly.
Agastyabpun replied to the nod, "Don't bother you know, just go out and eat everything I can, haha .." joked Agastya.
Sluurphs. The two men immediately enjoyed the meal that Mama Alif brought.
"Eh, Zain ... Alif and Amar will have another sister, huh?" Agastya asked who had accidentally seen the belly of Mama Alif more distended than before.
"Haha, yes .. due to having a lot of rest and can not be barred again, so I was productive to make another child, Ga. Pregnancy this time, mama Alif asked me not to go anymore, want to stick or at least I was in a place that is still affordable vision." Agastya smiled at the words of his best friend, imagining that someday he and Aya would have the normal household of Zain and his wife.
"Ah no, Zain .. I just, suddenly want to have a family like you," answered Agastya honestly.
"It's natural, our age .. we need a life partner to share. Hm, why don't you just look for a girl here, doesn't anyone get your attention?" Zain Fishing.
Suddenly Agastya remembered his goal that originally wanted to meet Mr. Ruslan, but because he was not in place, Agastya even approached his friend.
"Zain, have I found him?"
"Who, the girl who captivated your heart, whose child?" Zain was enthusiastic about hearing his best friend's words.
"My wife, Zain."
"Huh, really? Then why didn't you bring her here? Make a house in the yard next door, Mama Alif must be happy to have friends later."
Agastya shook her head and sighed harshly.
"Why? Is your wife married to another man?" Ask Zain carefully.
"Zain .. I'm ashamed to tell you."
"It's okay, maybe I can help you. We have been friends for a long time even like brothers. You have helped my brother and family too often, now is the time for us to help you," Zain comforted who immediately stopped his activities painting the closet.
"What's the problem, Aga?" Chase Zain.
"I found my wife at the guesthouse .. she was a call woman there."
"Oh my God, how can you?"
"It turns out my wife was kidnapped by former soldier Mr. Takeshi. His name is Arata, he was dismissed for almost harassing Aya who was still not my wife at that time. Arata, who masterminded the kidnapping, then took her out of Jakarta, had a guesthouse and made my wife a servant of broken-nose desire."
"Oh God, he's cruel." Zain massaged his chest. "Then how did you know your wife was in that guesthouse?"
"After selling wood to a wholesaler in the town of B, bang Latif invited us to rest in the town where the guesthouse is located, the Evergreen guesthouse is named."
"Ah, yes .. I seem to have heard the name of the guesthouse. Ck, Latif has married two still likes snacks and even infect the unworthy favorite on the ship's friends, including you too, right?" friday Zain.
"Actually I did not come, 2 nights they stayed at the guesthouse, me and some other workers just rested on the ship while fixing the leaking bow. After they returned from the guesthouse, they were busy talking about their experience of having fun with women at the Evergreen guesthouse. Until then the name Arrabella along with a description similar to my wife, a Dutch noni with smooth skin with wave hair with the same color as her eye bead, hazelnut. Encouraged by curiosity, I ventured to visit the guesthouse, even though our ship had started walking for about 1 hour but Latif was kind enough to take me back to town B."
"Aish, Latif is the most understanding if it's such a business. Surely he thinks you're curious to feel an experience like they did at the guesthouse" Zain guessed.
"Yes," the two friends both chuckled. "I am confused .. although happy if Arrabella is really my wife who is missing but also sad because her predicate as the top ladies of Evergreen, women are targeted by men with thick pockets, but also sad because of her predicate as the top ladies of Evergreen, I had hoped that what they were talking about was not Aya, my Arrabella but .. when else could I meet my soulmate, Zain."
"Yes, I understand how you feel, Agastya."
"Well .. said Mama take Uncle Aga to lunch first," said Alif who suddenly appeared in the workshop, breaking up father's conversation with his uncle Aga.
"Well, our story is a little bit too late, Ga. We pray Dzuhur continue lunch. Oh yes, you should just stay at my house, because you are in turn staying at my mother's house in the next village, until the day after," Zain informed Agastya.