JANUARY AND MAHENDRA

14. The story of Bu Ummi.

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Right after sunset and felt the beach breeze has started to be very cold if it lingers in the beach area like this.

Mahen decided to go home because he saw Gantari who had started to turn pale, he did not know why either because of the cold or maybe he was getting tired of being in this place.

This man really does not understand why Gantari is very fond of the beach, even though almost all women on this earth are very fond and enjoy when he is on the beach.

But Gantari is different, he did not release the grip on Mahen's clothes when he arrived or left the beach area. The paled face seemed to show that Gantari was very afraid of this place.

If it is not wrong to guess, Mahen had accidentally found Gantari watching the beach when they were very far away, the beach was almost invisible to Mahen's eyes but boldly the girl stared at the beach.

Gantari frowned, as if surprised because Mahen suddenly stopped his motorbike and turned to look at Gantari.

"Why?" Ask the girl.

"Go ahead, hehe" said Mahen.

Gantari snorted in annoyance, then got off Mahen's bike.

The man then got off the bike and checked the engine. "Gue check first"

Gantari then sat on the edge of the sidewalk while watching Mahen who was messing with his motorcycle. Gantari does not know what the man is doing, but it seems Mahen also looks confused about what he is doing.

Seen from his garage he may also not know the location of the problem of the motor, the motorbike is too old if to take a long trip like that. Gantari did not know what made Mahen maintain the bike he called antique.

"They are the ones who must walk Gan." Mahen rose his voice sounded a little tired marked by sigh resignation on his breath, The man slightly rubbed the sweat with the back of his hands that look dirty exposed to oil stains when he confirmed the engine motor earlier.

Seeing Gantari who had begun to fall, Mahen then immediately moved from his place. "Not far away, in front of the fork there is a workshop. Come to angkringan later,"

The girl did not answer him, the girl approached Mahen and walked right behind Mahen to help the man push his antique motorbike.

"Do you know why antiques always end up in museums? Do you have any intention of making your motor museum?" Gantari asked shortly after she was silent.

Mahen smiled at Gantari's question, "It doesn't always end at the Gantari museum, there are some of them that want to have a master. The damage is also not the reason why I have to museum this motorcycle."

"Part of damage he is still normal and I can still really again, even if someday he can not I wear as much as I can make a collection for myself."

"She is too precious for me to be a museum" he added with bitter laughter.

"Because it's expensive?"

Mahen shook his head, "birthday gift"

"From boyfriend?"

The man sighed faintly, "from Mother"

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After walking for an hour they finally arrived at the workshop near the T-junction. True what Mahen said earlier the workshop was right in front of the fork and next to the workshop there was a fairly crowded angkringan.

Gantari thought he would only walk for 15 minutes, but in fact the T-junction that Mahen meant was a T-junction of Sanjaya Hospital which was located quite far if walking like this.

"Bang, ordinary" Mahen said as he stood on his bike.

"Loh Mas Mahen, strike again?" Asked the workshop officer as he walked over to the two.

Mahen only nodded in response. "Yes this, he said kangen on the doorstep of the same bang Toyib"

"You've said sell it to me Mas, guaranteed will not be less caress"

"Hahaha, who am I to dong bang?"

"There is already a pair with him Mas" said bang Toyib while pointing to Gantari who was beside Mahen with his chin.

Mahen then turned to Gantari, "OTW by the way".

Gantari who heard Mahen's words then looked at Mahen and Bang Toyib alternately, his face like he was going to reject Mahen raw.

Gantari sat down while waiting for Mahen who was ordering her food, said Mahen he often hangs here in angkringannya bu Ummi which he said the menu here is the most complete and quite cheap when compared with angkringan near the square. In addition to the cheap price, this place is also more crowded than Gantari estimates, even though this only shows at 8 pm.

"This place is even more rame again if almost the middle of the mallem" said Mahen while carrying 3 packs of cat rice, shellfish satay, quail egg satay, intestinal satay and grilled sausage. Then he turned around to take 2 drinks of anget tea.

"Lo hangs out here a lot?" Gantari asked after drinking her angel tea.

Mahendra nodded, "almost every day. Besides being cheap here is also very comfortable place. Lesehan, on it there is a tarp so do not worry anymore if it rains. "

The man ate his intestinal satay and then said back, "and you also do not need to worry if later the stomach ache mostly eat snacks in angkringan this because in front of you there is a hospital, immediately, waw".

Gantari did not run out of thought, why did Mahen spend more time on things like this.? Survive whatever is in front of him. So far, Gantari only thinks that his life is the most boring than the lives of other humans. But after seeing Mahen with all these simple things makes Gantari understand that Mahen's life may be much more boring.

Seeing Mahendra who ate his food greedily had made Gantari's stomach feel full, he only drank his anget tea.

"Lo don't eat?" Mahendra asked as he stopped eating.

Gantari shook her head, "it's full"

"Feel you haven't eaten anything since. You sick, hm?" Mahendra again asked with a little worry because he saw Gantari who looked increasingly pale.

Gantari did not answer, she returned to drink her warm tea.

Mahen's outstretched hand touched the forehead of the girl in front of him using the back of his hand. "But you're not hot"

"Yes, because I'm not sick" Gantari said as she stared fixedly at the man in front of her.

"Face up lo shoots, I think it hurts"

Gantari shook her head, "Gue is scared"

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On the way home the two choose to be silent, Mahendra who is focused on his wheel and Gantari who is asleep on his shoulder. The man was worried if in a position like this could endanger both then Mahendra chose to slow down the speed of the bike.

Mahen's left hand faithfully held Gantari's hand that coiled sweetly scared Gantari fell because it felt the girl's hand was squeezed, probably due to the effects of Gantari's fatigue to fall asleep on her shoulder. Mahendra occasionally turned to look at Gantari, enjoying how the calm side of a Gantari under the dim street lights, Mahendra smiled occasionally and then continued his drive.

About 1 hour, Mahendra finally arrived safely at his home with Gantari who was still at home asleep on his shoulders.

Mahendra opened his helmet carefully, he wanted to remove the helmet that was still on Gantari's head but it was very difficult if the position was like this.

"Gan?" Lirih Mahendra called Gantari who looked still comfortable asleep. "Heh, get up first. I'm hard if you don't wake up"

Mahen sighed, he forgot something that Gantari was a human who was difficult to wake up. The man moved Gantari's hands, which were coiled around his stomach, around his neck, then pull the two legs of the girl to stick to her back then lift carrying Gantari easily as if the girl was not a burden.

The man reached into Gantari's bag looking for the keys to his house and then he entered Gantari's house, armed with minimal light Mahen took Gantari into the girl's room, then sit on the edge of the bed and lay down Gantari carefully. His hand turned to open the hook and release the helmet that was still attached to Gantari's head. Not to forget, Mahendra also took off the sneakers that were still attached to the foot of the girl's level.

Mahendra sighed softly, his eyes as if glued to Gantari's pale face. He had gone wrong to take the girl to the beach, he did not know if Gantari was as scared as it was with everything that was on the beach. It turns out that it is true, as beautiful as any beach you see does not mean I can also see the beauty of it as well.

"Originally you know, Gan. I am afraid of many things. Only the beach will still accept me, still willing to accept my failure, still want to give a place for me that is not useful." Lirih Mahendra, he spoke to Gantari who was still asleep.

"Gue was afraid of heights, but I chose to go down. I was afraid of the crowd, and I was hiding. I was afraid to hurt, and I ran away. And I'm also afraid of losing whatever I've been guarding."

In the dark corner of the room and only armed with a dim lighting from the Gantari sleeping lights that were on the nightstand next to the girl's bed, Mahendra's hand stretched out tidying up the hair that covered Gantari's eyes a little. The man smiled seeing how calm and comfortable Gantari was falling asleep in addition to her regular breathing.

Mahendra rubbed Gantari's mane plan, "Gue hope, I don't lose you too".

The man slowly brought his face closer to Gantari's face until he could also feel the regular breathing of the girl, looking at her as if he wanted to remember everything that was embedded in that face. Mahen then closed his eyes slowly and hesitantly kissed Gantari's open lips briefly. Very short, making Gantari slightly stiffen in his speech, then his lips moved tightly closed accompanied by his breath returning to order. Once disturbed, Gantari's body moved sideways hugging her bolster that was beside her.

Mahendra chuckles at Gantari's movements that somehow become so adorable, "Basar kebo is really." Mahendra broke Gantari's mane with anxiety.

The man then pulled the blanket to cover part of Gantari's body. Mahendra then walked out, closing the door to Gantari's room slowly.

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"Because I still don't know what courage means"