How Matcha Love You's

Three Spinach Binds

Malik smiled at Salma.

“Bayam no bu?”

Mom and Salma are still standing on the porch. It seems that the existence of Malik also gives an impression on Mother who makes it not budged.

“How much bu?” Malik asked after Bu Ati handed him three bundles of spinach wrapped in a plastic bag.

“Make you five thousand aja.” Ati replied with a smile.

“Wah, then I also buy spinach.” Mom after hearing Bu Ati.

“Bu kades fixed with normal price two thousand bunch haha.”

“Aduh, then Malik please buy me dong.” Mother teases Malik a little who secretly keeps stealing glances at Salma.

“Good haha.”

“…..”

After Malik finished paying, he went home, which was also followed by Mother and Salma.

“Bu, how are you?” Ask Malik to Mom.

“Alhamdulillah well, if you? Oh God for a long time I don't think I saw you.” Mother retaliated.

“Alhamdulillah also good bu.” Malik smiling.

Mother and Malik continued to talk, both about the situation and only jokes that made them laugh together, as well as Salma who also followed them. Even though he actually felt nervous because he was near the person he liked.

After a while walking together, suddenly Gani who was riding a motorcycle stopped in front of them.

“There are friends Mom at home.” Gani.

“Oh maybe it's bu Rima, Mom first yes.” I went with Gani.

Now Malik and Salma are left on the village road that is not so crowded. In addition to them, also seen children who play and some residents who go home to work from the rice fields.

“Salma, how did your lecture.” Malik said after being silent a thousand languages despite walking together.

“Yes is it, sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's hard.” Salma replied and smiled.

“Easy once, hard twice huh? sometimes easy, sometimes hard”

“Oh yes, I accidentally said it but it is true so hehe.”

Malik laughed too.

“How long have you been here?” Salma asked back.

“Maybe six days, next week already back school”

“Oh off a week huh?.”

“Iya.”

“If you how many days off from college?.” Malik asked back.

“Also a week.”

“…..”

“I first huh?” Malik looked at Salma while keeping a close eye on the distance so as not to be so close.

“Ya” Salma nods.

Malik turned towards his house, while Salma continued to look at him until he got further away.

“Oh Yes Salma. Her college spirit, although more difficult I am sure you can, healthy yes!.” Malik saw Salma again.

“Good, you too.”

They look at each other and smile.

‘’’’’

Elsewhere, Fiki sat pensively after the surgery. Not because he failed to do so, he was remembering someone. Fiki is a surgeon. He was Nanda's upperclassman when he was in High School and alumni of the same campus as Salma and Nanda are studying now. Fiki has a Salma phone number she got from Nanda a while ago, but “Is she still alone?” Her thought.

Nanda and Fiki have a pretty close relationship. In the past when they went to school, they were often juxtaposed to participate in the Olympics because they both had good academic scores. From there they are close even though they have no more relationship than a colleague.

At that time Nanda asked why Fiki asked for her best friend's number. Fiki reasoned just in case there is a need about Salma's career and college because it majored in the same.

Fiki has been interested in Salma for a long time. Back then when he had repeated one course and happened to be in class with Salma. At that time he saw Salma who was smart and also beautiful. In addition, Salma is friendly to anyone who might make Fiki want to know more about her.

“Hai Salma this I Fiki” Fiki typed the message to be sent to Salma, but after a thought he deleted it. “I Fiki, do you remember”, “Ah not” Thought. “Salma I'm Fiki your level brother, you how are”. Fiki re-typed. After thinking for a while, suddenly.

“Doctor Fiki, there are patients who should be checked immediately.” Said one of his colleagues who had just come from behind the door.

Fiki immediately moved on and turned off his phone screen before sending any messages to Salma.

‘’’’’

This morning, Salma chose to go out for a walk around her house. She saw Elsa sitting on the porch of her house while holding her first child Zahra. Elsa did not continue her schooling after graduating from elementary school. After several years of working as a shopkeeper in the city she returns to the village and marries the man of her choice she met in the city while working.

“Zahra” Salma while patting her hands in front of Elsa's son.

“Hey, you know Malik is back?” Ask Elsa.

“Iya, yesterday I saw it.” Salma without seeing Elsa and keep playing with Zahra.

“How does he also see you?”

“Entah.”

“You are both unmarried, who knows if you are a match.”

“Hmm.”

“Oh don't-don't you already have a girlfriend in college.”

“Zahra, your mom is.” Salma was complaining to Zahra.

“Sal, Malik.” Elsa lowered her voice while bowing as if not talking about someone she had just seen.

Salma turned around and saw Malik was walking past her house which was also looking towards her.