K&K (Taste Features)
26. Picnicking
Haikal still did not understand why he could be in his mother's restaurant, especially in Kirana's room. I remember a strange dream last night. Why did you suddenly think of piano teacher Niko? what made him dream of that mute woman? his brain was full of big question marks.
A shiny black BMW S-Class sedan car enters the grounds of Anna's mansion. Haikal parked right next to Alphard's car.
Haikal stepped on the newly mowed grass and still left traces of dew were no longer smelled. Some large pots with green plants both flowering and not, decorate the corners of the front yard of the Restaurant Familial owner's house. The door of the house was half open, and Haikal went straight in without hitting the bell.
“Om....” shouted Niko welcomed Haikal when he saw his om passing through the living room. Haikal immediately spread his hand. A second later, Niko was already in Haikal's arms.
“We want to go to the zoo,” said Niko.
“Oh yes? When?”
“Sunday. Om follow ya?” Niko was full of spirit. Haikal thought for a long time.
“Come, om accompany Niko sightseeing.”
“Where yes ...”
Niko heard Haikal. He folded his annoyed hands.
“OK. Okay boss. For my dear nephew, what the hell does not love?” Haikal peeks at Niko. Niko wiped her cheeks in disdain.
“Lho to wipe?”
“Niko is already big om, not a child anymore. Why do you like to be kissed?”
“Hahahah.. champ om already mature yes.”.
“Just don't forget, om, Sunday morning we take a walk to the zoo,” shouted Niko as Haikal breezed into his room.
***
Sunday morning Haikal was preparing to keep his only nephew's promise. Neny is preparing lunch. He also put a small carpet in the trunk of Haikal's car.
“We want to open a stall what kak?” haikal asked astonished to see the complicated supplies. Small green rice thermos with handle, three feeding boxes containing scrambled eggs with anchovies, mustard chives, fried chicken krispi. One small box of cheese brownies has been cut. One large bottle of water. One small bottle of watermelon juice.
“From buying food there that is not healthy, it is better to bring yourself from home.”
“Mama not coming?”
“Neg. Mama again there is a meeting with the chef from France.” Haikal mangosteen heard it.
Then they will have a picnic of three, Haikal thought. Neny's husband is working at a coal mining company in Kalimantan, and comes home every six months. Haikal became the father's successor to his nephew.
Half an hour later they left. Niko cheerfully sang the arranged cocoon song.
“We go to the mama restaurant first yes,” said Neny.
“For what?”
“And we want to pick up beautiful sister,” said Niko smiled happily.
“Pantes aja, you make it once to the zoo. Turns out ngajak the teacher's sister huh?” goda Haikal glanced at his nephew. Niko smiled shyly while throwing her face away.
Neny walks into the restaurant for a while and returns with Kirana wearing a sleeveless blue shirt with a dark brown knee-length skirt. Her hair was tied to a ponytail while carrying a bag of color with pastel-colored flat shoes. Kirana nodded and smiled greeting Haikal. He opens the back door to sit with Niko and is greeted with a big smile from Niko.
Haikal's car only lasted five minutes, but Neny shouted half hysterically.
“What's up, Brother?” Haikal stopped his car in shock.
“Today there is the same visit friends. Niko sorry yes, mom can't come.” Neny looked back. Niko doesn't tease her mom, she's busy showing Kirana the game in I-pad.
“Kirain. Make a surprise.” Haikal stroked his chest. Relieved.
“Niko mom can't come with pa-pa huh?”
“Ah, yes it is up to mama,” replied Niko without looking at the mama.
He is still busy demonstrating his abilities in front of Kirana about his skills he plays games. Neny's out of the car. He opened the back door where Kirana was.
“Kirana can move forward?” neny Pinta.
“Lho mama, right Niko wants to sit with her beautiful sister. How the hell is it?” Niko protested, Neny had already glared sharply at him.
“Niko, no friend Haikal in front. So, Kirana's sister should accompany her to drive.”
“Ya justin om alone.”
“Niko..” Neny glared more sharply. “Sorry yes. But there is no way Haikal can be a driver and alone in front, dikirain car driver online again hehehe. Please take care of Niko. Haikal, same with Kirana.” Kirana immediately went out and sat down next to Haikal.
Neny has now glared at his sister. Haikal.
Neny looked at the oncoming car leaving him with a hopeful smile.
***
All around the zoo, Niko never took off her arms with Kirana while continuing to pull her and headed to where the beasts were.
Haikal had to come running around following them, and he felt that was becoming neglected now. It's like a mosquito repellent for a fun date between teacher and student.
“Om photoin,” pinta Niko in every corner of the place.
He will pose spoiled with Kirana. Haikal smiled amusedly and was a little irritated at the look of his nephew as he had to be their photographer.
“Masa’ om keep the photoin, replace donk,” protest Haikal.
“Lha how can I not take photos,” said Niko while shaking her waist.
Kirana asked for a camera on Haikal. He volunteered to photograph Haikal with Niko. After several shots Niko said, “We do not have three photos yet nih.” Haikal. He asked for help from a middle-aged couple right near them.
“His little sister is in the middle front, yes you two are there. Well, mas please his wife hugged,” middle-aged father's instructions.
They were shocked by the words of the father. But they did not comment and continued to pose for shots.
“Well now, his sister is carried with her papa huh. Trus hand mas the other hugged his wife,” said the middle-aged mother helped organize them with enthusiasm.
Haikal wanted to correct the misunderstanding, but he himself did not know how to explain this trivial matter. Kirana's face had already turned red, and now Haikal hugged her very close.
His heart was pounding more and more rhythmically. The shooting session only lasted no more than a minute, but Kirana felt for hours.
“Ah you harmonious young couple yes. Surely you are married young once to have a child of this size,” said the middle-aged mother. This time, Haikal and Kirana shook their heads.
“That. They're not my papa. He is my omku and this is Niko.” teacher explained spontaneously because he did not accept to be considered the son of om and his teacher.
There was a bit of jealousy seeing her and Kirana taking a friendly picture earlier.
“Oh you are not husband and wife huh?” it was the turn of the embarrassed middle-aged father.
“Sorry yes.” The mother begged. The middle-aged husband looked wrong. Haikal and Kirana both smiled accepting their apologies. Haikal thanked me for being photographed.
“Laper new.” Niko held onto her stomach which started to sound.
“Tadi mama you have brought lunch. Let's take all the items in the trunk first we will find a shady place to eat,” said Haikal.
Haikal held a small carpet in the grass under a tree, where many visitors also relax there. Kirana opened the box of food that Neny had prepared. Niko very spoiled asking to be bribed. Haikal was getting amused at it. Kirana very painstakingly takes care of Niko like a ‘Nany’.
***
In the afternoon they came home from the zoo. Kirana has to return to the restaurant before seven p.m. Just as the sun was slipping down the skyline stairs, Haikal's car stopped in front of the restaurant. Kirana nodded her head thanking Haikal.
Kirana smiled, she rubbed Niko's head. Suddenly in a matter of seconds Niko had already dipped Kirana's cheek, making Haikal strangled in shock and half angry reflexively. Kirana was just as shocked, but she wasn't angry.
“Hei..hei..not that polite,” said Haikal pinched his nephew's cheek. Kirana stroked her cheek. He got out of the car accompanied by a wave of Niko's hand.
Niko had been sitting next to Haikal while playing her hand in a fun way.
“That's you, little ones have dared to kiss girls.” Haikal glanced at his nephew.
“Why? jealous yes ?” ledek Niko's.
“What? jealous? why also jealousy?” Haikal laughs amusedly for the umpteenth time.
“Ah, tell me if you also want to kiss your beautiful sister, right? The proof was angry.”
“Hey.o.m is not angry because you are jealous, but you are not polite. Luckily Kirana was not angry.”
“Because Niko kissed so she's not mad. Try if om who kissed, must have been hit with the beautiful sister.” Niko giggles naughty.
Haikal smiled indifferently hearing it.
He did not want to argue any longer with his nephew. For him, Kirana is currently a small star in the life of his extended family.
“But if you kiss why don't you want to?”
“Oh om, Niko is a boy of makay’ want to kiss a fellow guy. Oranges are eating oranges,” Niko shudders in horror.
***
“Where to play in the zoo dear?” Neny welcomes the moment Haikal and Niko have arrived.
“Seru, Mom. We have a lot of photos. There are crocodiles, lions, big lizards, snakes as big as his hand o'm Haikal, a lot of them. Mama is not coming.” Niko has folded his hands and put on a jutek face which means he must be given ‘sobikan’ so as not to sulk.
“Iya darling, sorry. But the important thing is that you're happy, right? tuh in the refrigerator already mama make pudding ice cream.”
Uncommanded Niko immediately ran towards the dining room and opened the refrigerator.
“Wash hands first!” neny shouted from a distance. He passed to his sister's room.
“Yes my brother! Make it a shock. Tap the door first, I change clothes again.” Haikal was hysterically half angry and shocked.
He has been wearing his shirt. Neny doesn't bully the sister's nag. He sat on the bed and grabbed Haikal's camera.
“Kakak want to see the photos earlier,” he said while continuing to push the button. Neny smiled looking at the photos of Niko who was very much in a variety of poses.
“Your niece is suitable to be a model yes. Look, still small style is cool.” Neny showed Haikal with pride.
“Talent narcissism from sister,” led Haikal.
Neny finally saw the last photos before lunch, namely photos of Haikal, Kirana and Niko. He looked both amazed and happy.
“Wah.kalian this is compatible once yes. Well, so like a happy little family,” said Neny.
“Anaan sis?” Haikal was astonished and he saw.
He frowned and his face turned red. Haikal tried to grab the camera, but Neny stood up. He smiled winning.
“This photo is good. Brother copy first well trus want to be printed really big tuh. Rarely do you get photos like this.” Neny smiled seductively.
Before his brother grabbed the camera, he immediately walked out and closed the door. Haikal snorted in annoyance.
Neny giggles at the pictures of Kirana and Haikal as he walks towards the living room. He met his mother.
“What's the noise?” ask Anna's mom.
“See deh ma, Kirana same Haikal very suitable huh?” Neny showed his mother. Miss Anna looked at it for a moment.
“Ah don't worry you.where might Haikal want with Kirana.” Miss Anna stresses the impossibilities.
“Why not, Ma? mama didn't see Haikal's little change when Kirana was in our family. At least when teaching Niko to play the piano, Haikal is very friendly with Kirana.”
“That's because she respects Kirana as her niece's piano teacher.”
“Emm.. In addition, here is seen in the photo Haikal's face is very different. As if she was ashamed. Rarely is it, Haikal who after four years ago can get warmer with a girl.”
“Don't make it up and be too hopeful. How could a Haikal be with a mute girl who's just a piano teacher and works at our restaurant? how many girls have we introduced from the best seedlings, weights, bebet? They are no less beautiful. Kirana is too ordinary for Haikal. You think he can change Haikal's cold heart?”
Neny. But he was sure that the presence of Kirana could change Haikal's cold heart. Perhaps now in sight, Kirana is just an ordinary mute girl who is adept at piano.
Later the girl will be extraordinary in the eyes of her sister. And it will break the mother's theory about Haikal's dream girl about beauty, position, lineage and wealth. I don't know, that positive thought suddenly sprung into Neny's mind.
***
A few days later after the picnic to the zoo was over, Neny entered Haikal's room by sneaking around slowly. It was ten in the morning, and his sister was still struggling with the blanket. Neny stuck a 4R photo in the mirror. Then he came out by staying sagging.
Haikal's alarm went off at exactly 11 p.m. He will go to Bandung to survey the location of the five-star hotel project. Haikal squirmed a little and headed for the bathroom.
Haikal buttoned a light blue shirt in front of the mirror.
Moments later he realized that a photo was attached to his large mirror. It was a picture of her half-capturing Kirana while at the zoo. Haikal frowned in wonder, why is there a photo here? thought.
Since when did he only take pictures with Kirana? Haikal. Then he realized that the photo had been edited, supposedly Niko standing in the middle of them.
It is only right to look half body. Haikal smiled amusedly at the results of his brother's actions that could never crop a photo of his own son for the sake of this joke. He took off the photo and kept it in his breast pocket.
***
This was the umpteenth time Kirana caught Haikal daydreaming at the sky. The man's view reached wide in the air, through the earth's atmosphere even through the layers of the sky towards the Milky Way galaxy.
Kirana was astonished, why Haikal was so comfortable looking at the sky. And that habit was unconsciously imitated by him. He felt that, when alone at night, seeing the sky was the same as the presence of the figure accompanying him.
Right by his side. Because the sky they looked at was the same. There is a story of a message that is conveyed in silence, but the sky is quite understanding. The sky caught the restlessness, complaining and moaning of the two of them while occasionally comforting through the flickering stars or expelling away the overcast and replacing them with cheerful clouds.
Kirana approaches Haikal, though she initially hesitates. However, as they were currently quite familiar, he ventured to stand next to Haikal whose gaze was still wandering far behind the clouds.
Usually Kirana is only able to see the back of Haikal who is looking at the sky. Now, he could clearly see what kind of gaze the man was looking at the sky.
A look full of mystery.
There was an expression Kirana did not understand. The gaze was sad, yet there was a void and a speck of overflow that Kirana felt strange. Usually, people who like to look at the sky, they are enjoying the universe with love.
“It looks like you really like the sky,” Kirana thrust her little notes. Haikal realized there was someone by his side now. Although a bit surprised because suddenly Kirana was next to him, he also read the notes offered by the girl. Haikal chuckled and cynically read the inscription.he looked back at the sky for a few seconds before saying, “angit take the person I love. I hate it.”
Deg.
The answer was never expected by Kirana.
That means, all this time the prejudice against Haikal that the man likes the sky is wrong. He felt so stupid and silly for a moment. Haikal's gaze was sadness and anger. But, he did not see the sadness and anger alone that was there. There was something else in Haikal's gaze.
“If you hate him, then why do you look at him so often?” write Kirana.
Haikal smiled after reading the question, he looked back at the sky.
“Entahlah..,” he said while looking at Kirana.
Longs.
Yep. That was something else Kirana found in Haikal's gaze on the sky. He did not expect that Haikal missed the figure he loved so much.
