Love Because ...

16. prospective husband

“AMNESIA?” Bagas' loud voice surprised Tia and Mutiara.

The three of them chatted in the main hut of Mang Engking Shack restaurant. Bagas stared at Pearl continuously making the Pearl wrong behavior.

“Terus what is the proof if I am a girlfriend mas?”

“Ya right!” tia.“There must be proof of photo together, ato chat friendly Muti, I mean Rara to loe for example?”

Pearl looked towards the irritated Tia who thought she was a flirtatious woman. Bagas smiled at Tia's chattering.

“Rara Febriani your real name, we had one class at one of the first year campus in Bandung, after that you moved.”

“Where?” tia asked astonished.

“Don't know, at that time our relationship was limited to friends, until the last two years I often served in Bandung, in some events we often met, until the time we decided to date.”

“Means Rara the Bandung?”

“Not.”

“Dibandung status only as a nomad, his family is in Solo.”

“Loe knows her family? where is he?”

Second time Bagas shook his head “No.”

“This is your intention to date anyway? Family history doesn't know? Do not do not loe boong ya, loe ngarang this all ya?” tia was upset.

“Mbak have you reported to the police?” tanya Bagas casually smiled cynically holding back his annoyance.

“Udah.” Reply Tia Ketus.

“Udah any news about his family?”

“But.”

“Mbak says Rara worked as a TL agent for three months, surely she is often mobile in this city, has Rara ever met a friend or someone who knows her all this time? three months time is not a little time to find a lost family in one city.”

“What does that mean? What point?” sahut Tia was impatient.

“What is the point of me coming here, just to meet someone I know here? Only one maybe two people I know in this city, so I am here not to know anyone but him.” replied Rara.

“Smart,” sahut Bagas “And you mbak Tia it seems you have to keep your way of talking before accusing people carelessly.” Bagas said to Tia annoyed, Tia felt embarrassed made.

“I still want to know about me, why do I come to this city?” sahut Rara's.

“Our relationship is not an ABG child relationship that chat every night, every day. We understand our relationship is a serious relationship that trusts our privacy with each other, usually we video call by Whatsapp a week yes maybe two to three days, most of the time we break the office. Until I decide to propose to you, your goal in Semarang is to meet me, meet my family, and meet my family, then we go to Solo to ask for your family's blessing regarding our marriage and only Rara knows her parents' address in Solo.” Clear Bagas long wide.

“I can see my Whatsapp messages with you before?” mutiara.

Bagas unlocked his phone pattern, then he opened his Whatsapp, discrollnya some phone contacts, until his finger stopped in a chat. Then he handed his phone to Pearl. Tia who was shoved shifted the chair closer to the Pearl.

With a contact named Love, Pearl pressed the profile photo at the top of the right, she saw only a photo of a white rose in a garden. He looked at the contents of the contacts scrolling through several chats three months earlier, most video calls averaging twelve to one at noon. There were a few short chats Bagas.

(Ra, where have you eaten?)

or, uh, or,

(Ra, have lunch first)

then there was some chat reply from Rara like,

(Bang?)

after that video call, there's more

(Where, what else?)

after that, it was just the next video call. Until the last chat Bagas menchat,

(Drew?)

checklists kept unanswered calls or video calls, a few days later.

(Where's ra?)

the checklist also shows unread messages.

“Ber-ener less romantic.” said Tia criticizing Bagas and Rara's style of messaging.

“I'm sorry if you think I am an unromantic man, I will fix it because basically I do not like trite.” said Bagas, Tia smiled at the chattering Bagas.

“Do I have social media?” ask Pearl.

“After me you are not a person who likes to expose your personal life on social media, but Mila once told you you were friends on one of social media.”

“What is social media?” ask Tia.

“Entah can facebook at instagram.”

“Kalo elo have social media?”

“They have fb, but I'm as close as Rara, not a person whose hobby is exposing personal life. I don't have the medsos.” app

“Gue has fb.” Tia quickly took out her phone and handed it to Bagas

“Gue wants to see fb loe.” says Tia.

Bagas took Tia's phone and typed his fb account name. Handed over to Tia, Tia quickly saw the contents of Bagas' fb account, Pearl also shrouded Bagas with curiosity.

There were only five albums in the pot, Tia pressed one album titled campus, there were quite a lot of photos, she kept scrolling her phone up until her finger stopped to one photo, the photo when Bagas, she just kept scrolling her phone up until her finger stopped to one photo, Pearl and his three friends when ospek wear black and white clothes and wear a large chest board Pearl inscribed Febriani, Bagas reads Sinaga.

Then Tia scrolls some photos up again, she finds a group of young girls eating on banana leaves, Pearls wearing red shirts jeans sitting in the middle, and, and Bagas sitting to his right was obstructed by some friends. Tia found at least five photos of Bagas and Pearls gathering with their friends. Then Tia downloaded the photo and sent the photo by Whatsapp to her contacts.

“What all this time you searched for me, as long as I disappeared?” ask Pearl.

Bagas took a deep breath, regretting.

“Its my fault, I waited for you all day at the station, but I could not find and contact you. I guess you disagree with this proposal, I guess you end our relationship unilaterally, and it all breaks my heart. I never thought that far, I don't know if you have an accident and memory loss.”

“Ra but really ra, people I found you loe in the area deket station.” said Tia.

“Okay it's too bad, we have to go home. We continue tomorrow, I have entered my contact at hp loe.” tomorrow we meet again.” Bagas silently looked suspiciously at Tia's chattering.

“Loe can't believe?” Tia took out her wallet, she took her identity card.

“This is my business card, there is my company name and address, you can find us there!”

“Oke.”

“Walaikumussalam.” reply Bagas. Pearl and Tia left Bagas alone.

#

All the way home Pearl kept silent thinking about what had just happened. Tia who was driving beside him noticed.

“Not to think of ra!” sahut Tia broke his reverie.

“Tetep aja ti, the evidence that he loves not da that concrete, not da that for sure so, that there are only old photos I time college with him, continue kalopun if boyfriend, girlfriend, yes at least there are photos with it!”

“So loe ngarep photos with her?” tia Goda.

“Tia, I'm serious!?” rara Whine.

“Hahaha sorry. How did I initially also do not believe, but I think again yes, you're the introvert mang, the proof is one, loe see pp whatsapp loe now, loe, I even took a photo of my company logo. Trus loe rarely install status in WA, if you only install the boot status of the event product, if not photos of children who are again the event. Continuing two I have made loe Fb, uh even filled with event announcements, if not product promotion, there is no uploading loe photos, loe, once there are photos of people, photos of children. Yes, I make a loan Fb for our promo agency work, but if ever once you put up a personal status that, does not exist, does not exist, if anyone finds personal info about loe kanglah!” The pearl fell silent at the thought of his babble.

“Keep about girlfriend, yes maybe dating style rich outsider.”

“Outside? Meaning?”

“Gue has friends, he has a girlfriend abroad, actually they are in a relationship, they are rarely a rich girlfriend alay our people who like to chat every day, or call every day, or call every day, or send each other cute emo rich korean. They prefer video calls and don't like trite talk, and most are professionals. Yes maybe loe dating style is rich so.” Tia Clear.

“Tia loe ever had a boyfriend?”

Tia laughed out loud hearing Pearl's question.

“Ikh why even laugh, there is a funny same question I?” muttering a Pearl, Tia tried to control her laughter.

“Hahaha Ra, am I dating? Do not have a girlfriend who there I was immediately asked to marry ma mamih the same hahaha” guy Tia wiped the tears that came out because of his laughter.

“ Hadeh hadeh, Ra my family is a family that upholds the norms of Islam, we do not know what the name is, boyfriend is ato girlfriend, girlfriend is ato others. Bokap I'm the same nyokap I aja ta’aruf, not dating first. My family nyokap I know all about my bokap they like, yes already proposal continue to marry deh.” Obviously, be quiet for a moment. Rara is still thinking.

“Mamih certainly ngarang rich that way, he always taught me to always keep my honor, what I have now I can only show only someone special in my life, I have, my husband will later. That's why he always told me there is a guy I like ya ta’ aruf ja directly dehikah.”

“Loe says if you hold the norm of Islamic norms, then why don't you wear hijab rich aunt Sri ?”

“He he" tia even smiled grimly not answering Pearl's question.

#

“Tell him here later malem!” Said Ms. Sriyantika who was sitting in the main seat of the dining table. Mbok Sum is busy arranging dishes containing various kinds of side dishes for breakfast. Tia and Pearl in sight hear the words of bu Sriyantika .

“What do auntie make? Mutiara disagrees, if she just doesn't know how?”

“What is explained Tia there is actually nduk, you don't want us to give the opportunity for him to give a more detailed explanation.”

“She has no definitive proof of aunt, that's what makes Pearl hesitate.”

“Tetep we can not close ourselves nduk, if he boong what is in it? If only she was real, would your future husband?”

“Prospective husband?” The pearl frowned in shock.

“Yes said you want a proposal? Yes, the future husband, right?”

Tia laughed at her mamih babble.

“Iya mih, what's lucky yes mih he lied, people he tuh yah mih, handsome mih, trus well established again, surely many girls are chasing him!” tia said he was warming up.

“Sotoy loe, know where he's established?” mutiara said annoyed.

“Aduh it turns out that loe enough matre also yes denger said mapan directly kepo, WA aja I have kok number.” Tia Temptation, Pearls increasingly upset made.

“GAK PER-LU.”.

Bu Sriyantika smiled seeing Tia teasing Pearl.

“What is the importance of his good religion nduk, but how is he rich?” ask Sriyantika mom to be curious.

“She is yes mih, quite tall, yes not very high anyway standard, white skin, handsome trus Mih.”

“Owh yes?”

“Terus mih, from the style of wearing mih wuzzz, cool mih, Tia see the goods he uses brand all kok, let alone hpny, apple mih expensive pokonya premium goods all. Type Rara tu okay mih, pinter also yes Rara nyari prospective husband.” Pearl frowned with Tia's revenge, she felt uncomfortable making it.

“Enough Tia,” cut it. “He is not my future husband and I do not know him, anyway.”.

“La yes yes loe kan amnesia, yes natural loe do not want him.” chirpnya while plucking pieces of fruit.

The pearls were getting annoyed, he looked at Tia cynically telling her to shut up. Tia who noticed his gaze immediately kept a stance.

“OK okay sorry, monggo continue!”

“Tante, Mutiara does not agree if you have to invite people who do not know exactly what purpose?, why.gak..?”.

TONG TENG. The sound of a bell ringing, cutting off the Pearl's talk. Mbok Sum rushed towards the front door.

“OK why don't we meet outside?” continued MuMuti.Toh we just met once?, klo we can not meet in Tia's office, after all he already has our office address. Too risky aunt if we invite him here, what if he just ngarang? What if there is bad intention? Gini aunt does not mean Pearl suudhon but at least there is no harm if we are careful in acting, really not tan?” he said wide display without spaces.

“Ndoro?” mbok sum came with a large white rose.

“This is it, ndoro.” he handed his bouquet to Sriyantika ma'am.

“Who is mbok for?” asked Sriyantika while smelling the fragrant rose.

“That he ndoro I was confused, earlier he said to miss Rara Febriani I already know here there is no such thing as non Rara, but his home address is really ndoro so I thank.”

“That's name loe ra?” tia Sahut. “Definitely from Bagas ya mbok?”

“Owh do not know non earlier masnya not say, mbok also forgot not nanya.”

“Sini mih here mih.” Tia tried to find the card in the bouquet, found a beautiful white small card. Pearl tried to take the card from Tia's hand.

“Eits , eits.” Tia dodged a few times, raising her cards high. “Gue who read me who read.” Said excited.

‘for Rara my love, a thousand words of sorry its never enough, Im so apologize even been doubt to our love, by Bagas’

“Cieeeee.” Tia's goda, Pearls can only take a deep breath, exasperated.

“Udah nduk tell his son to come here later badha Isya, the person he already knows our home address kok.”

“Waw deft also yes male candidate loe.”

“Apaan hell loe!” elak Mutiara greget, resisting Tia's temptation earlier.

Seriate...

#chrysanthemum