He's Not Mine

69. Farewell Party

Lita waved her hand away from the mess. What is so interesting about Lita? Beautiful natural, Resti version abg. With him life feels more cheerful, feels ten years younger. His figure is tough and very humorous, let alone his crush on me, very deadly, making me float. He never wanted to confess his feelings to me, but once confessed, he made me drift with his unique nature and attitude.

Beautiful memories I will never forget forever. I'm sorry we can't be together again, now and then.

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From far away I saw a neatly lined line of troops. At the very front Hendrik was giving a briefing, I was just monitoring from afar. It was time for him to become the platoon commander.

Until the time he asked someone to call me, but I was standing not far from where he was standing now. 

I entered the ceremonial field accompanied by the encouragement yel-yel. It feels so bad, different than usual. The members came to greet me from the sidelines. Two of them crouched behind me, they asked me to go up on their shoulders. I was paraded to the middle of the field. I pointed at Hendrik who was clapping from afar. Some of the members approached Hendrik and forced him onto their shoulders. Hendrik and I climbed on the shoulders of the members while singing our pride yells together. The procession stopped near the fountain pool, I was lowered from the shoulders of the members. My hands and feet were held tightly by several members, swung and held up high, my cry for help being ignored by them. My body was swung several times and then splashed in a fountain pool. Everyone laughed in satisfaction seeing his commander drenched.

“New commander also dong!” my yelling. Hearing that Hendrik immediately turned around to prepare to run, but the number of more members who caught him then carried him the same as they did to me. 

I haven't been out of the pool, just a little shift to make room for Hendrik in this narrow pool. When Hendrik was thrown in the pool I accidentally buried his face while in the pool. All laughed in satisfaction after their two commanders were drenched in the pond.

“I drink pool water!” Hendrik coughed, trying to get his stomach out but didn't come out.

“Snake the pool water!” I laughed triumphantly.

After getting out of the pool, Hendrik and I were given a new, dry shirt.

“Thank you guys. I will always miss you all. I am no longer your commander. But that doesn't mean our brotherly relationship is breaking up. We are family, whenever. I ask you to forgive my misdeeds and fears all along. A lot of my words, attitudes and actions that are not in accordance with the conscience of all my friends, I ask for forgiveness. We fight together, do everything together, then we will go forward together to build Indonesia, maintain the independence and glory of our beloved NKRI. Keep doing good even if you can't. Keep fighting even if it is difficult. Because we are the vanguard of this country. We have to be solid in any situation. Currently, Letda Hendrik has replaced me as commander of the 3 raider platoon. I hope we all stay on the air, respect each other, respect each other and love each other. Again, I would like to say a big thank you to all my friends. Because without friends here, I would not be in this position. Jalesveva Jayamahe!” I ended the last short speech in front of the men who had now become Hendrik's control.

Yel-yel again unpretentious, Johan brought a box of cakes into the front row. At the top of the cake is written,

 ‘Thank you Lettu M. Imam Setiawan’

‘Welcome to work in a new place’

“Kuenya big anyway, but quite not sepeleton?” I was ready to cut the cake.

Hendrik took over the cake and threw it in my face. All the members laughed, clapped and cheered. 

I lick the rest of the cake around the lips, “kuenya delicious you know, no longer?” my challenge.

“There's Ndan!” yell at one of the members. They held back my hands and feet, carrying while swinging this body.

“Don't get mixed again, just change clothes!” I shouted, but they wouldn't listen. They threw the cake-beaked me back into the fountain.

“Ha .. ha …. Thank you, thank you all!” I got up from the pool while cleaning my face, “you guys are all amazingly compact! I will never forget you all!” 

The members scrambled and hugged me. 

Starting in the afternoon, the show was dissolved by Hendrik. This afternoon's event was very memorable, my men were very memorable. I really did not expect their welcome to me, unforgettable.

“Ndan, thank you! My wife said she was given fishing at home!” Hendrik. 

“I'm not a commander anymore, call aja!” my reply.

“Fiona is also very cool with cooking utensils stove,” said Hendrik again.

I smiled, “Lita who chose, Fiona's mother's bag is also Lita who chose.” 

“Iya, equally,” I replied.

“Mother's father has arrived?” ask Hendrik. 

“Already from last night, but all day I stay, many of which are raided.”

“Must find time together Lita, right?”

“So buy this that, yes with Lita. Who else would you like to talk to if it wasn't him.”

“Nangis not him?”

“Surely, but he's strong. His mentality was educated by the military from his father. Oh yes, thank you for those photos. Well arranged in a photo frame. Your photo is very geeky during education.”

“I just mengumpulin photos that nyusun his wife Suryo. Now we all have that photo. Only those who have I have not been given frame.”

“Oh, so you all have the same photo.”

“Punya dong, for mementos of posterity.” Hendrik grabbed me from the side

“Thank you yes, thank you for all.”

“Sama-sama.”

Before Hendrik left, we were approached by Ahyar, one of our members.

“Ndan, could you please have a minute,” Ahyar said to me.

“Ya is yes. I go home first, tomorrow me and my friends come to usher.”

“OK!” I gave my right thumb to him.

“Iya, what's up?” aska.

Ahyar noticed Hendrik's movements, as if asking Hendrik to stay away. After Hendrik moved away, Ahyar seemed to want to say but was a bit hesitant.

“What the hell is it? By the way!” I patted Ahyar's back so he felt calmer.

Several times Ahyar wanted to talk but he was more nervous. “What's up?” I embrace it from the side, as much as possible to make it comfortable.

“Ndan,” says Ahyar is still nervous.

“Yes. Speak!” both my hands held his shoulders.

Ahyar lowered his head, “I want to apologize.”

“What are you wrong? There is no unforgivable mistake! Come, speak!”

“Actually the one who kidnapped Utami's doctor was me!” ahyar said slowly shaking.

“What?” I glared and pulled her collar.