He's Not Mine

67. Buying mementos

Father, mother, Kartika and her family, Aisyah and her husband tonight are staying at the mess that I have prepared. Sertijab Danton was held this afternoon, Hendrik is now my replacement as Commander of the 3rd platoon of raider battalions. Because my departure was very sudden, so while Hendrik did not have a deputy commander. Instead of being happy to get a new position, Hendrik even jittery because it felt inappropriate and did not want me to leave. I repeatedly advised him to reduce his temperament, for his own good. But Hendrik still did not accept the plan of my departure.

This afternoon I made an appointment with Lita to buy some mementos for my best friend, an afternoon of dinner and farewell with my men who are now Hendrik's men. I have time with my family before my departure tomorrow morning.

“Kok not bring a motor anyway Sir? The streets are jammed, hard to use the car,” protest Lita when I pick her up.

“Many people want to buy, hard to carry if you use the motor!” I gave you an excuse.

“What do you want to buy for me?” ask Lita with sparkling eyes.

“What's it like? Choose yourself later on!” my answer.

“Shopping tools paid for in cash!” replied Lita while sneering.

“Iya, may,” I ogled a beautiful figure beside me.

The one that looked down even threw away face.

“Ta, approx for his son and wife Hendrik are given what yes?” I break the silence.

“Mom-mom usually like bags, boy what girl? What age?” answer Lita.

“The daughter is female, about three years old. Doll again?”I asked back.

“Let's see a nice toy store. Why just his wife and kids? Mr Hendrik not be given?”

“Planet I want to buy a fishing rod for Hendrik. If for my friends, not confused think of the gift, I already know their favorite!” I parked the car in front of the fishing tackle shop.

Lita followed my steps choosing a fishing rod. One fishing rod I've selected, then we go to the cashier and pay for a set of fishing rods.

“Pak, that's not wrong? It cost two million!” ask Lita in doubt.

“Iya, just heard the servant say. The fishing is able to lift the fish almost half quintal. It's natural that it's expensive.”

“Half the quintal is me Sir! The price is mehong.”

“Gapapa, once. Hendrik has helped me a lot. Now we go to the bird store!”

“Who likes birds Sir?”

“Erwin, Danton 2.”

“How much is the bird? Don't tell me two million too!”

“Search below that price, we'll see later!”

After going around choosing some kind of love bird, Lita's choice fell on a pair of colorful love bird, still immature, so rather cheap, only two hundred thousand following the cage.

We went around buying all the presents for my friends. Time to find something special for Lita.

“Pak, I think you want to go far and not come back anyway?”

I reply with a smile, “you gapapa right?”

“Ya obviously nothing dong, later if you meet a girl who is kinclong continue to marry, how?”

“Ya, how's dong? It is time to marry me. Nothing is suitable yet.”

“Include me huh? Not suitable for Father?”

I stroked Lita's head. “Pak, Lita won't be small anymore! Don't hold the head.” Lita kept her head out of my reach.

“Sorry yes, all this time I am not serious with you!”

“Iya!” Lita threw away her face.

I parked the car in front of the bag and shoe store. “We buy bags here for his wife Hendrik yes! You if you want a bag too, can choose here.”

Lita was still silent when she got out of the car, then pick a bag for his wife Hendrik.

A plain golden yellow handbag. Lita's usual choice, unlike other women in general, but if denied, afraid she was disappointed. Before paying for the bag, I chose a black gucci bag. I think the bag is nice, elegant and looks luxurious with fox fur as the hanger.

“Bapak want to buy that bag? For whom?” ask Lita.

“You, want ya!” my answer.

Lita grabbed the bag, she noticed the details of the bag. “Ngak Sir. It costs one million!” Lita shook her head and put the bag in its original place.

“Gapapa, special bag for special people!” my answer.

“Ngak. Not the type I wear that kind of bag. Mending Backpack!”

“You women Ta, little by little change more feminine.”

“Yes, but it's a big deal sir! How many millions are being spent today. Buy four times three hundred hours, fishing, birds, not yet this bag. Very much sir, later the money of Mr. Abis again. I did not buy the gift also gapapa kok, as long as you are in one piece, I was very happy.”

“Circuit intact? Meaning?” I scratched the hair that didn't itch.

“Handle, I don't want that bag. Expensiveness.”

“Do not! So much for Hendrik.”

“Ya already, choose the best one for his wife Hendrik.”

“This is yes!” Lita chose a big blue dongker bag with a white teddy bear hanger on one of the handles.

“Gak kegedean?”

“So, usually if you have a small child it is innate a lot. So the bag should be big!”

“Suitable, transport!”

“Pak Suryo is given what sir?” ask Lita.

“Di gramed there Al Qur’an which can print the name on the cover. I want that message for Suryo.”

“During the process. Said Mr. afternoon there was an event.”

“We try yes, hopefully not for long. Oh yeah, you haven't bought anything yet, what do you want?”

“No need Sir. Duit Father has been out a lot, afraid abis, later not to Natuna again.”

“Gak lah, I have calculated all. Choose dong, I am confused if asked to find a gift for women.”

“Romantic boy ah!”

“Kok so anyway, I was going to buy you a bag that item earlier, but did not want. So what do you want?”

“The price is that expensive, don't want me.”

“Ya already, back again yes. You choose the one that suits your taste.”

“No need Sir. Really deh. I don't need.”

“Iya yes. Now we buy a gift for his son Hendrik, all in gramed aja ya!”

I ordered an Al Qur’an bearing Suryo's full name on the cover, then went around looking for a gift for his son Hendrik. Lita chose as much as children cook cuisine, unique also children's toys now. I asked Lita to choose two sets, one for Hana, my niece from Kartika.

While waiting for Al Qur’an's order for Suryo, we went around again. I stopped at a watch display.

“Ta, look at that orange color clock. Good yeah! You want to, right?”

“Expensive scalpers don't want ah!”

“Six hundred thousand, yes! Fit a masculine chick like you!”

“Masculin? Tough stud times!” Lita laughed crisply.

Finally, Lita will accept the gift of Baby G orange watch from me.

“Thank you sir, the clock is really good!” I nodded and smiled seeing Lita so happy with my gift. “Father would like to receive a gift from me?”

“What do you have?”

Lita took out the package from her bag. A pair of prusik bracelets in blackish blue, “one for me, one for Mr!” Lita put the bracelet on my left hand. “This couple sir!”

“Still yes!” I smiled watching the bracelet on my left hand.

“This is cheap Sir, there is nothing like the clock given by Mr.”

“Don't see the price, just see who gives thanks, beautiful girl!”

Lita blushed in embarrassment and pinched my hand.

First, I went to Erwin's house to hand him a pair of lovebirds. Erwin wasn't home, so I left the bird to his wife. Then we went to Ritonga's house to give him a watch. After that I went to Dimas' house to give him a watch, Dimas happened to be at home, his wife was very excited when I came with Lita. In order to avoid the long-winded chatter, I immediately set foot from Dimas' house.

Next destination is Suryo's house, “Sur, I say yes. This is for you, thanks for everything.”

“Wah, great. Ma'am, I am given Qur’an as Imam,” cried Suryo while calling his wife.

His wife Suryo came out with a big box, “that's the sign Dad was told to read Qur’an every day! Oh yes, this is for the Imam from us.”

I received the parcel, a picture frame with photos when we were in education first, until the inauguration, at the time of the taifib selection until our latest photo. Career journey embodied in a photo collected in a frame. ‘Friendship never end’

“Kok can take a lot of photos, eh this is Hendrik huh? Very funny first she was!” I pointed at someone from the photo.

“Santoso who was crying for home education time,” Suryo pointed to the photo.

“She is now in Papua, it's a great fit to have someone's wife there!” we laughed along with keeping the novelty in the chest.

“This is for Mbak Lita from koh Benny!” his wife Suryo handed a small box to Lita.

“What is this mbak? Who was it from?” ask Lita.

“Open up, it's from koh Benny, his friend mas Imam, his friend mas Suryo too!” answer his wife Suryo.

Lita opened the box, her mouth gaping in shock at the contents.