Love Because ...

FAVORITE FOOD

The next morning the air was so cold. Rara and Tia pray congregated in Sriyantika's room in the upper room as usual, after dzikir Rara was about to go to the room to take the mushaf.

“Nduk where to?” ask Sriyantika ma'am who is in a hurry to fold her alphabet.

“You to aunt's room to naji.”

“Don't pay for it later, it's something more important, we want special guests. We cook first, huh?”

“Who is aunty?” rara asked astonishedly frowning, while removing her face.

“You forgot yes, did Rio want breakfast here.” Rara was astonished by Sriyantika's reply, seeing Tia was engrossed in laughing at Rara.

“Iya yes mih, a Rio special guest,” said Tia chuckled.

“Iya nduk, about what is his favorite food, you know not nduk?” ask Sriyantika ma'am to Rara.

“Not knowing aunt, Tia knew times she was her class sister.”

“Which I know, should elo more times know, the time has been acquaintance three days do not know!” elak Tia's.

“Kok me? where do I know?” timpal Rara is back.

“Udah already do not fight, Rara darling diterkaja!”

“Rara ga tau aunt, Rara knows aja new, chicken noodles kali.”

“You know how the hell nduk breakfast time cook chicken noodles.”

“Iya elo tuh if you want to ngasal which is about dong!” said Tia relaxing lying on her mamih mattress.

“Ya already gini, Rara you call Rio asked him to be sure what?”

“Rara doesn't have her number aunty,” her whine.

“Gue has,” said Tia spirit brandishing her index finger.

“Ya have told Tia aja who called tan, after all this hour she has not woken up like.”

“She must have woken up for dawn prayers, now you take Hp Tia keep calling Rio, ask him what he wants to eat, and you Tia join mamih, you learn to cook rice!”

“Any mih?” sahut Tia while his right hand salutes his mamih.

Tia who is usually lazy to touch the kitchen this time becomes excited to help her mamih cooking. Rara realizes she deliberately wants to help her mother so that she can prank Rara to call Rio. Rara was forced to follow Sriyantika's orders to go to her room. Then Rara took Hp Tia and looked for Rio contact and her tiny finger swiped the screen of Hp to call Rio.

“Hallo Assalamualaikum, why Tia?” Rio answered the phone thinking Tia was calling him.

“Wa’alaikumussalam, this is Rara a,” sahut Rara lazy.

“Owh Yes Rara what is it?”

“Tante Sri nanya favorite food aa what? He wants to make aa he said!” Rio was silent for quite a while like thinking about what food he wanted to eat.

“Hallo a Rio?”

“Yes hello Ra, gini you are the one to trust right?”

“I-iya Insya Alloh why is it?” Rara's face turned into focus while there was something important that Rio would say.

“Please convey to aunt Sri and please say I do not add or subtract.”

“Iya what?” Rara took Rio's words seriously.

“Appointment?”

“God promised, what spit?” she was starting to impatiently wait for what Rio would say.

“Please tell me my favorite food, anything as long as Rara who cooks Rio likes!”

“WHAT?” rara shouted in shock.

Crazy this kid! It feels free Rara seriously listening. This kid why the hell?

The ever-increasing question about Rio in Rara's brain.

“Iya it, anything as long as Rara who cooks Rio likes,” reload it.

“A is serious yes no longer a joke!” grumbled Rara upset.

“Iya I will also be serious, please convey as I said to aunt Sri .”

“A ta-pi..,”

“There again?”

“Ya not really, but it's a..,”

“Ya I have closed yes, please tell me what I said earlier, Wassalamualikum!”

“Wa’alaikumus-sa-lam,” said Rara lirih

I can't believe what he just heard. How could he convey this to Sriyantika ma'am. Rara went out to the kitchen when she saw Tia washing rice in a small basin guided by her mamih.

“Where's nduk? what said?” sriyantika asked Rara.

“A-pa aja said,” replied Rara.

“That's serious lest you don't call him!” sela Tia couldn't believe what Rara said.

“Seriously, the guy I just called, just look at the call history on hp loe!”

“What is it like?” asked Sriyantika to confirm Rara's answer.

“Iya aunt anything as long as..,” said Rara suddenly silent.

“Accuse what nduk?”

Tia and Sriyantika's mom waited for Rara's reply, Rara was so hard to move her lips to convey what Rio said.

“Nduk?”

“As long as Rara who cooks Rio likes,” she continued slowly.

“EHEMM!” Tia immediately mendehem loudly deliberately teasing Rara, while Miss Sriyantika laughs happily as if she got good news. The mother and son looked at each other laughing at Rara's words, in contrast to Rara he bent his face feeling dislike of what he just said.

“Rio romantic yes Tia?”

“Iya mih romantic, anything as long as Rara who cooks Rio likes.” Tia repeated Rara's words. Rara looked at him cynically while wanting to cover her mouth with duct tape.

“Mih, Tia isn't cooking? can a Rio favorite food ANYTHING AS LONG AS RARA IS COOKED RIO LIKES.” Tia pressed the sentence hard while glancing at Rara whose face was still bent.

“Bi Atik bi? Rara here!” said Sriyantika

“Yes mistress?” bi Atik approached.

“Please buyin..., Rara what do you want to cook?”

“Loh how is it?”

“Udah mih, mamih aja nentuin food,” said Tia Cengengesan sitting at the dining table.

“And the food is free which matters anything as long as Rara who cooks Rio likes,” Tia continued laughing.

Rara was annoyed by what Tia said, she could only silently accept the bulian from Tia.

“Owh yes, yes already buy vegetable ingredients sop, tofu, tempeh, and chicken yes one kilo.”

“Good mistress.” Bi Atik went out shopping.

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At half-hour Sri was ready to sit in the main seat, Tia and Rara sat in the right seat. Tia was wearing a maroon long shirt and her hairline pants were unraveled like a grown-up looking different from her childish attitude, while Rara looked beautiful with a purple shirt and pink pasmina given by Sriyantika.

“Assalamualaikum warohmatullahiwabarokatu,” greetings Rio come to the dining table.

“Wa’alaikumussalam warohmatullahiwabarokatu,” answer they compact.

“Sini Rio sat down,” said Bu Sriyantika kindly adorned with his trademark smile.

“Iya aunt.” Rio approached the dining table to see the fruits, vegetable soups, and various side dishes were available in a warm state ready to be eaten.

“Emm looks good aunt.” said Rio.

“Iya dong, this is all Rara loh that cook.” said bu Sriyantika.

Rara was even careless with the arrival of Rio she turned her face away and covered part of her face with her left palm. As if he was justifying the upper pasmina, not wanting to stare at Rio.

“iya lah a, we cook according to requesant aa loh, anything as long as Rara who cooks Rio like.” said Tia seduces Rara by nudging her body to Rara's shoulder.

“What's not funny tau!” rara was upset.

“Udah already let's eat, later you two are late. Rio let's eat, try the food good?”

Rio filled his plate with rice, soup, tempeh and a piece of fried chicken. Then he took a scoop of food on his spoon. He ate it and Rio chewed to find the essence of food that Rara made.

“Where?” ask Sriyantika.

“As usual good aunt.” Rara astonishedly frowned hearing Rio's reply.

“As usual? When have I ever cooked for aa?” tanyanya jutek makes Rio and bu Sriyantika look at Rara's question.

“Ya has weighed a Rio sprain by the way doang. A Rio means elo cuisine is delicious. really not a?” tia said straighten out. Rio nodded in agreement.

“Iya that's my point, thanks yes the food is good.” Rio said.

“Sama-sama.” Rara smiled forcibly against Rio for feeling bad about Sriyantika's mother .

“But a really yes a, a favorite food besides anything as long as Rara who cooks Rio likes, what the hell? Auw!” Rara pinched Tia's thigh, because the annoyance continued to tease her, repeating the word ‘anything as long as Rara who cooked Rio like’. Rio smiled hearing Tia's question.

“Kalo staple food anyway, if for favorite food actually I like chicken noodles.” replied Rio.

Hearing Rio Rara's reply prepared a hand to pinch Tia's thigh, as she was sure Tia would bully her again.

“Loh guess you really love.” sahut bu Sriyantika girang on Rara. Rara smiled forcefully swallowing her saliva.

“What's aunty?” ask Rio.

“That's a, it was dawn Rara nebak favorite food aa mi chicken, it turns out really yes ra?.” asked Tia.

Rara only smiled faintly at Tia while taking out a glass of water, she felt uneasy with her throat. Apparently Rara began not to bear with all the bulian that Tia threw. His left hand was still preparing to pinch Tia, shuffling if Tia teased him once more.

“Kok can yes, if already rich gini aunt sure you are a soul mate.” said bu Sriyantika.

Rara who was drinking immediately choked a little to hear Sriyantika's words. He was shocked to not believe what Sriyantika said. Rara who had been planning to pinch Tia, the wrong target was even Sriyantika who made an unexpected statement.

“Loh you don't papa nduk?”

“Eherm.. not papa aunt, auntie do not overdo it just a guess.” explained Rara.

“Iya nduk, Rio today you work in his office Tia?”

“No aunt today I ngajar.” replied Rio while greedily eating his food.

“Waywhere?”

“One of the state SMK in Bandung aunt regency, now I enter noon.”

“Lumayan far yes, if tomorrow you are also?”

“No aunt, I do not teach every day three times a week. I am not a PNS so not bound by time.”

“Owh is so, so can dong anterin aunt find souvenirs, aunty the day after home can ya all four of us take a walk?”

“InsyaAllah can tan.” replied Rio smiling.

“Hore streets.” shouted Tia girang like a child.

“Iya tau, bosen at home continue, plus schedule off yesterday dipake work. I need to work half a day tomorrow, right Ra?”

“What?” ask Rara pretending not to.

“Loe Denger did not he mamih said what? Tomorrow mamih ngajak road, we're halfday aja tomorrow huh?”

“Can't be Tia, I'll meet client mpe afternoon!”

“Which client? I don't know!”

“Nduk what can not be cancel aja, aunt after day home loh, time do not want to nemenin aunt streets.”

“Iya what the hell Rara spoils the atmosphere.” sela Tia.

“Kan aunt can be accompanied by Tia same Rio.” said Rara devoured food into her mouth.

“Not 'No, I'm loe boss telling me tomorrow off half day point!” tia insisted.

“The coercion is his name, a violation of HAM.” said Rara judges.

“HAM violations from where? who has that loe should thank you equally I give you a half day off work!”

“Ya HAM violation make work lah.”

“Udah stop stop stop stop!” said Sriyantika ma'am broke up.

“Udah deh if you guys noisily, aunt does not need to buy souvenirs, later aunt says to pakde No sama mbok Sum, no one wants to nganter mamih buy souvenirs.” said bu Sriyantika sad while abusing Rara.

Rara was made to feel bad by him, she took a breath seeing Sriyantika and Tia's mother whose facial features turned sad.

“Iya aunty tomorrow Rara wants to nemenin aunt.” she said smiling.

“Nah so dong nduk, aunt will be seneng.” The face of Sriyantika's mother turned gleeful in an instant after Rara stated that she would accompany her, when she saw Tia eating still with a crybaby face towards Rara. Rio was smiling at the behavior of this family.