Grasping Taste

Aruna's Hair

Abimana stood by the car. He had never waited for Arimbi like he was today. If you go to the Arimbi campus, it was only limited to dropping off his sister and never had time to get out of the car.

Once in a while Abi saw a clock that was coiled around his wrist. Almost half an hour he stood with his eyes wandering around looking for the appearance of his beloved sister.

Abiman could hardly believe it when he saw his sister walking with someone familiar enough to him.

Amanda's. The girl wearing the blue veil was like she was explaining something to Arimbi as they walked towards the parking lot.

"Loh, Mas Abi...??? " said Amanda with a question and a face that looks shocked when stopped in front of Abimana. He had not expected to meet that man here.

"He's my brother, Nda!" arimbi's reply made Amanda bothered.

"You guys know?" arimbi.

"It has. He works at Aruna's boutique." said Abi.

"Ohh... turns out you work at Mbak Runa's boutique?" Arimbi as if he had just understood, the girl's face looked so cute.

"We'll have lunch, yeah!" invite Abimana to make Amanda seem to think on her back.

"Oh, most of your style! Though also happy, right, can ngirit a little! Hahaahaha.." Arimbi's laughter broke making Amanda pursed her lips.

"Yes Allah...Ari, I'm a little stylish again. Jaim also, so as not to look nyari eat for free." welcome Amanda with a pouty face. Abhimana who saw the two girls who were so childish could only shake her head.

Yes, he knew Amanda was a little bit weird, even very chatty. But, not until like when with his little sister who was rancid until the confusion.

"Let's go, brother, there's still work after this!" Abimana also got into the car in a row with the two girls who sat in the back seat. At the moment Abimana is more like a driver for Arimbi and Amanda.

Abimana chose a restaurant with a home menu, such as the asem and pepes vegetable menu that is the mainstay of the restaurant they are currently visiting.

The three of them ordered the same menu, only Amanda chose alpukad juice and Arimbi Strobery juice.

"You're just pesen one? It's like someone's buying you!" arimbi Ledek.

"It's okay. This I've been visiting usually drink iced tea now is alpukad juice." said Amanda made Arimbi chuckle. He only realized if his friend didn't say that.

Arimbi does often tease Amanda. But, that girl was very nice to Amanda. She often brought her mother's cakes to Amanda. Because Arimbi knows Amanda's struggle to get to college.

Abimana just shook her head, thinking her sister had gone too far to bully her friend. But, because Amanda still responds casually, Abi was only enough to pay attention to the two boys who were quite entertaining.

"How's Aruna doing? " ask Abimana making things serious.

"Mbak Runa is still at his mother's house. Don't ask me why, Mom. Later I'll be flabbergasted." said Amanda who did not want to interfere too much in their personal affairs.

"I knew they were getting divorced. Their problems are already very complicated!" clearly Abiman made Amanda just grinned. I swear, he doesn't want to release any information, because it's a very sensitive thing.

"Mas is still chasing, Miss Runa?" asked Arimbi who did not like it, he actually liked Aruna but he did not want his brother to get hurt again.

"Mas still loves Aruna." replied Abimana.

"Excite, Mas Abi!" amanda said, raising her clenched hand with a smile.

"Dodol Alias bloon!" Arimbi hits Amanda on the head slowly.

"You're saying my brother got a widow?" arimbi asked with glaring eyes.

"Ih, where might I dodol aka bloon. You know my GPA is always comloud? Moreover, you also often cheat me." Amanda did deliberately divert the conversation, she really did not want to get involved in the affairs of those feelings.

The waiter brought their order. They refocused on lunch without any more chatter about Aruna. Amanda understands Abimana's feelings but all is beyond her capacity to tell others' personal stories.

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"Emang, Son of the Word isn't coming, Run?" ask Night Hesti. Ordinary Saturday morning Word has appeared in his house. But it was late in the afternoon but the man had not yet appeared.

"Mama, go to the room first, yeah! Mama's body aches." said Hesti.

Aruna said Mama Hesti's words. He himself was still finishing his work already on the verge of falling deadline.

All day Arun struggled with his work. Fortunately, he had a job that shifted all his grief.

Aruna glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, five o'clock and a quarter in the afternoon. But, the Word did not come it means that he was tired of visiting it.

Ah let it be, she also did not expect the Word to come. Every decision that Aruna took was always Aruna think and if he gave the Word a chance, even then he must have considered it fully, that is how Aruna.

The phone lying on the table read that Tita was contacting him.

"Hello, assalamu'alaikum, Ta." said Aruna as she raised the call from Tita.

"Waalaikumsalam salam. Run, aren't you back here? My mother said Aunt Rosa was sick." explained Tita. That girl is the one who always gives any news to Aruna.

"What, Mama Rosa is sick?" reset Aruna.

"Yes, he said high blood pressure" Tita replied making Aruna worried. Mama Rosa had no children except for the Word. And the Word I don't know, Aruna can't think about her husband.

"Oh yes, according to the story of Mas Bagas, Mas Sabda began to stay away from the Kuntilanak."

"But, it's like, Run. In fact, Mas Sabda no longer drove Anin home. You guys are an LDR." Aruna swallowed his saliva. I don't know, he himself couldn't immediately respond to the news. His heart is so sweet right now.

"Ta, the lightning is horrifying. Later if the rain has subsided I call back, yes! " said Aruna. Then close Tita's call.

For a moment Aruna was silent, but the sound of lightning made her realize. Heavy rain and strong winds made him immediately close the doors and windows of the house.

When it was about to close the front window, it was seen that Word's car stopped. The man ran with some paper bags crashing the rain.

Seeing Sabda who was running hit by raindrops made Aruna immediately open the front door.

"The night pass, Run." said Sabda by stroking his wet shirt arm. Then thrust a paper bag that contains Aruna's favorite food.

Aruna looked at the man in front of her. He began to realize, the face of the Word that was getting more and more thin and thick sideburns have now adorned his jaw. The man in front of her was indeed impressed not to take care of her.

"Run. "call the Word awaken Aruna from the daydream.

"Mama is in the room, Mas." answered Aruna so as not to look wrong.

"Well, Mas, take a shower!" said Aruna then stepped put the Innate Word on the dining table and then went to her room to prepare a change of Sabda.

"Do you pray?" ask Sabda.

"Not yet." said Aruna.

"We pray Magrib! Mas can already be the Imam of prayer." bargain the Word followed by a nod of Aruna. The man opened his shirt, while Aruna took the prayer mat, mukena and sarong for the Word.

"Your hair is cut?" tanya Sabda when she saw Aruna's hair with a bob cut when Aruna opened the bergo.

Sabda noticed his wife who looked more beautiful with her new hairstyle. That tiny face with beautiful eyes perfectly matched her new hair.

"Yes, Mas... " Aruna felt sad because the first Word always forbade him every time he wanted to cut his hair. And now she cuts her hair without the knowledge of the Word.

"I'm sorry, didn't say it was the same Mas." muttered Aruna in her heart she realized that she was still the wife of Sabda. But, Aruna was reluctant to take out that sentence.

"It's okay, you're getting pretty. Although like a high school boy." continued Sabda when he saw Aruna speechless. He had already memorized Aruna, his face was currently showing guilt to her.

"Make a shower." Sabda also left Aruna who then took water wudu in the rear faucet.