Love Because ...
17. Bagasses
Bagasses
Upon arriving Mutiara at the office, Ayu handed the lunch box, a sumptuous meal from Bagas to Rara. But Rara did not want to accept it and gave it to Ayu.
“Mbak Rara mbak Rara?” Pearls wonder why ayu has called her by the name of Rara.
“mau lunch anyway let's find a meal with yuk?” bring Ayu.
“Loh notya earlier I already love food.”
“That's the steak even kembat mbak Tia.” His grunt.
“Mbak Pearl, mbak?” Dito sir called Pearl. “Mbak it was anu, it was malem there was a mbak Muti address, he said he wanted to send flowers, so I gave the address mbak Tia.” he said.
“So Mr Dito who gave me the address? Pak dito other if there is an address but Mr Dito does not know the person, do not immediately be given, better contact mbak Tia ato the person in question directly, if the person is doing all sorts of how?” mutiara advised.
“Owh yes sorry, because he said he was his girlfriend mbak Rara eh sorry Mbak Pearl magsudnya, his name is Bagas.”
“Mas Bagas that handsome, oh mbak romantic really the person, already flattering, attention, romantic again, I also want a rich guy that is.” said Ayu flirtatious even praise Bagas.
“Tu ra ayu aja want time loe do not want?” tia's chirping suddenly appeared from behind.
“Asaan sih loe, let's yu we find eat”. The pearl that immediately pulled Ayu's hand escaped from Tia. He didn't like it when Tia teased him with Bagas. There was such a deep fear within him.
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Almost eight o'clock in the evening, the pearl still wearing a mukena still recites the name of Allah with his tiny hands. Thousands of confusion and fear shook his heart. Bagas who was waiting for him on the lower floor he ignored. He was afraid how Bagas would suddenly take it from this family, from the family that had been taking care of him all this time. Should he believe Bagas' talk just like that? Pearl did not remember Bagas at all, the more he tried instead the more the headache.
His soft voice sounded soft, he was treating the restlessness with the asthma of God. Only miserly could he do at this moment, to look for a liver medicine that vacillated.
“Nduk?” siam Bu Sriyantika in his room.
“Ya aunt?”
“So mbok sum already twice you call you, why not get down?” The pearl was silent, her beautiful eyes suddenly glazed over.
“Darling, auntie knows you're in shock, you're afraid, but this all has to be faced dear.” Buujuk Sriyantika.
“How if he takes Pearl from here aunt, Pearl does not want to live with people who do not know muti.”
“How do you think it's a distance anyway?” ms. Sriyantika laughed at the Pearl's words.
“Yes where mangkinlah aunty ngasih you to him so, right aunt dah said during your memory has not recovered your responsibility aunt, except.”bu Sriyantika stop his talk for a moment.
“Except what aunt?”
“Unless you marry him, yes aunt is not entitled”. Pearl tears fell quickly to hear Sriyantika's explanation, she cried sobbing covering her face with her hands, as if disappointed by Sriyantika's explanation.
“Oduk even cry, why darling, something is wrong with aunt?” ms. Sriyantika rubbed her shoulders trying to calm her down.
“Mutiara does not want to marry her aunt, let alone love know aja muti enggak, Mutiara does not want to go down aunt.” whine.
“Nduk nduk denger aunty, darling, aunty there is no way you could have married him if you did not love.”
“But earlier aunty said Pearl married same him!” his sobs.
“Yes that if you love, yes if you can not ya lah.”
“So how's aunt?”
“Yes you are now ready first, it's kasian he is waiting for you almost an hour.” Said Sriyantika ma'am wiping Pearl's tears.
“But muti wasn't asked to marry her, was she aunty?”
“Ya don't love. I'm looking forward to the guests.” Pearl nodded listening to the words of Sriyantika. He prepared to tidy himself up to meet Bagas.
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“Bagas, look, it looks like Pearl is still shocked by all this, it's all a test for your relationship, you have to be patient with all this, you have to be patient with all this, Rara has to know you from the beginning again that's what you have to understand, so..”.
“Assalamualaikum.” Rara comes in a blue shirt and an ash skirt, she looks beautiful. He saw Bagas using a brown polo shirt and cotton pants.
“Walaikumussalam, uh the beautiful has come here nduk sit here.”
“Sorry long wait.” Pearl Passage on Bagas awkward.
“Iya no papa.”
“So anyhow Rara our responsibility.” continued bu Sriyantika. “ He has been considered as his own family here, if Nak Bagas want to know him again, or otherwise Rara knows Bagas from the beginning, Bagas son can meet him here, at this house, Bagas son understand??”
“Iya aunty I understand.” Sahut Bagas's.
“Ra?” Pearl saw Bagas wrenching his call. “Sorry brother if this makes you afraid, God willing my brother will be patient with you. Do you want to know your brother from the beginning?” The pearls slowly.
“Gini tomorrow brother want to bring someone from the family brother, he's brother Mila's name. Sometimes you are the same he likes to chat by video call, if you know you still want him.”
At the first meeting Rara asked about herself to Bagas. Bagas did not give much information, he only told Rara's character like what, He said Rara was a tough person, he used to be in school with Rara in the employee class because they were both in college while working. Bagas also said no wonder Rara is now moving in the retail or event world, because the world that Rara wrestled while still in college, sometimes Rara became a teacher in several bimbels and home visits to the house. Bagas also said Rara used to work in a textile factory as an operator and admin.
His status as a student that makes Rara struggling with work, because rarely companies that want to accept employees while attending college, because it is like a conflicting lecture schedule. Bagas said Rara came to Bandung to improve the quality of his life, Rara's parents could not afford to pay him college, so Rara had to find her own tuition fees. And that's all Bagas knows about having a relationship with Rara.
In the second meeting Bagas invited his sister Mila Bagas Undip sorority, hoping that there was a glimmer of Rara's memory that still exists. But unfortunately Rara could not remember the slightest bit about everything, the more forced she was to remember the more her headache became. Bu Sriyantika persuaded Bagas to be more patient, and better repeat it from the beginning. Mila told me sometimes they often video call by Whatsapp, Mila showed the same number Bagas gave before, only the contact name listed ‘mbak Rara’. In addition, Bagas also showed some photos and scrennshoot of his conversation on social media.
Bagas every weekday sent lunch to Rara. Sometimes once a week or twice Bagas meet him at home Sriyantika ba’da isya accompanied by Tia, and come home at nine at the latest at half-ten and they often discuss work because Bagas uses Tia agency. Bagas can invite out of Rara's way on condition that Tia must be accompanied. Occasionally replace Mila who accompanied them.
In the third month they met, Bagas took him to his office where he worked not far from the intersection of five, he continued to be invited to meet with his amak. His charity Bu Hasian is so good, at his age which is no longer young he lives in Semarang with Bagas and his sister Mila. Seen from her treating Rara, she liked her very much and considered her own son.
Every time Rara was invited out, Bagas always paid attention to Rara. He treated Rara like a queen, sometimes Tia baper saw it. Bagas who was always polite and respectful to Rara, he was never as brash as a striped-nose man. Every now and then she gives gifts, flowers, chocolates, once Bagas gives jewelry but Rara rejects him on the grounds that he feels he has not been entitled. The most expensive gift Bagas ever gave in the form of a working laptop for Rara.
The longer the attention Bagas gave to Rara the more Rara fell in love with her. And Bagas was happy sometimes Rara pay attention by reminding him to pray or reminding him not to forget to eat. Once upon a time Rara gave him a gift of a shirt or tie, and Bagas gladly accepted it.
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