He's Not Mine

53. Buy Gift

Good morning to the world

Good morning Resti, the lover who did not arrive

Good morning Utami, my most beautiful love

Good morning Lita, my solder

***

“And, there's an invitation!” hendrik said as he handed me an invitation.

“From whom?” I read the invitation letter Hendrik gave me.

“They are Birthday. Red black dress code, mickey mouse.” Hendrik.

“Invitation of these children, why am I being postponed anyway? You?” I put the invitation on the desk.

“Ya invited too, on behalf of Fiona. Since the commander did not have any children, the full name was written on the invitation. Fiona also will not come alone there, surely me and my wife come,” replied Hendrik

“You want to wear a mickey shirt too?” i laugh.

“You guys put a red ribbon on your head,” replied Hendrik then we laughed together.

“Eh, this is also an invitation for Frans you know,” Hendrik check some invitations he holds.

“Who else is invited?” I started kepo.

“Yes many of our friends,” Hendrik showed me some of the invitations he held.

“About Frans came by himself what's the same girlfriend huh?” i wondered.

“He used to travel Monika everywhere, certainly tomorrow also invited. Commander who's going to jump?” Hendrik asked back.

“I'm not coming, I'll just drop it!”

“Titip what?”

“Angpao.”

“It's a birthday event, not a condo, don't use angpao, Ndan!”

“So?”

“Kids like to be given Ndan gifts, if angpao goes into his biurney wallet!” Hendrik threw his face away.

“Ya already, I deposited money. Ask for help from your chosen wife, all wrapped yes!” I played both eyebrows in front of Hendrik.

“Please ask the student, or invite him to his son's show Dimas. Do not let not come, but if you come alone must be crisp,” Hendrik give advice.

Yes, yes, but Lita will not be invited to the event. There are still three days left, enough to seduce Lita into the event. But later koh Benny comes with Resti as well huh?

“There is an invitation to koh Benny not there?” I asked Hendrik.

“No Ndan, this is a special invitation for friends who are in the union only. But like Dimas ngundang Tomi, they're ceesan. If so, Benny might be. Why?”

“Try Dimas, he asked koh Benny also ga?”

“Why not ask koh Benny directly?”

“Don't, if he's not invited, we don't even feel good about Dimas,”

“Fearn koh Benny came with Resti ya?”

“Fear?”

“It seems exciting that Resti met the student, Ndan!” Hendrik smiled ignorantly.

I don't want to serve what Hendrik said, I better make an appointment with Lita to buy a gift for her son Dimas. Lita refused my invitation, busy he said, maybe free on Saturday night, ah mepet once.

***

The Saturday night I was waiting for, I drove KLX at high speed to the Lita boarding house. He said he would rather ride a speeding motorcycle on the road than ride in a car.

Until Lita's bored, it turns out Lita is not there, from morning it has gone until this magrib has not returned. I called him, “Ta, where are you? I have reached your post!”

“Oh Yes Sir. We have an appointment tonight, right? I do my job with my friends here. Can you pick me up here?” answer Lita.

“Where?” my many.

“How many people are your friends there?”

“Why Sir? Jealousy huh? Hayo ngaku!”

“I just want to bring food only, if I buy a lot of yes I buy a lot, if I do a little yes I buy it a little!”

“So sweet really Sir, here there are eight people Sir. Whatever you bring, of course we really appreciate!” the sound around Lita sounded very boisterous.

I bought ten packs of fried rice, then ate with Lita and her friends. Of all Lita's friends who were in this room, only three women, the rest were men, there was a feeling of worry when men and women were together in a room like this boarding house, but they seem relaxed, some are hungry to eat, serious about doing the task, some like to joke, whether the task is done what not, some are sound asleep even though the atmosphere in this room is so crowded.

After finishing eating, Lita and I took a break from them. “Consider the fried rice yes Mas,” one of them said.

“Tomorrow here again yes Om,” the others said too.

“This is your om? This is Imam sir, officer! not streetside mas-masan!” Lita sneered at her friends then waved at them. They returned Lita's hand, some were still amazed by my presence, their various reactions, unique.

Lita uses a black and white striped t-shirt and batik pants by holding a backpack and a large black sleeve on her right shoulder.

“This what?” I asked while holding a black sleeve beside Lita.

“Picture tube, where are we going Sir?” ask Lita

“Buy gift for my friend's child. You change clothes first!”

“He... father shy ya street same guy I kayak me?”

“Iya,” I replied when turning on the motor, “fast up!”

Until Lita's bored, without the cue Lita went straight up to her room, shortly afterwards down, her hair was still wet, her face looked fresh with a thin makeup polish. Lita is very graceful by using a knee-length jeans skirt, white T-shirt and jeans jacket and milk brown jungle shoes. 

“We ride the motor, you are not wrong to wear a rich skirt gtu?” my many.

“I wear leggings!” said Lita while lifting her skirt up high, I who saw her reflex closed my eyes. 

“Please sir, I do not like to show off my thighs mbak Utami!” lita said then got on the bike with me.

Until the toy store Lita asked, “the birthday boy what woman Pak?”

“Female, two years old,” I replied after removing the helmet.

“Hah? Two years what twenty years?”

“Two,” I brandished two fingers.

“Pantesan ngajak here.” Lita went into the store first.

All parts of the store were searched, back and forth choosing who did not know what to choose.

“This is funny sir,” asked Lita while brandishing a milk-brown teddy bear in a dark brown dress. The tip of the leg, the ribbon on the neck and the ear of the doll are patterned polka-dot.

“Two-year-olds love the same way huh?” I asked back.

“No two year old, I love it!” Lita hugged the doll.

“Then buy two, one for gift, one for you!” 

Lita's eyes twinkled.

“Why not just pink? usually girls like pink!”

“Normally right! Excluding me,” Lita took two similar dolls as per my direction.

“Now look for the card pack yes!” i commanded.

“Don't be wrapped sir, just diplastikin, so the child can directly see what we give!” said Lita while choosing plastic parcel wrapping.

“Atur aja deh,” I resigned because it can not choose and Lita choice is good all.

Lita took everything she needed to wrap the doll, then we went to the cashier.

In the parking lot I sat in the chair provided, “Ta, you want to accompany me to the birthday party?”

Lita looked at me, “gak ah, shy.”

“Yes yes, I am also lazy to come there. Invited friends all on bring small children,” I said lethargic.

“All your friends bring a child, and you bring my kayak?”