Love for the Mentari

Chicken Porridge

Our ordered chicken porridge came, I looked at the smoke rising from the bowl.

"It's been a long time since I've ever wanted to eat chicken porridge again. Because every time I see chicken porridge, I'll remember Damar's brother. This is his favorite breakfast. The sauce, fried onions and the sauce should be plenty. He will ask for a bowl of white crackers, which he will later crush on the porridge and then stir. Not to mention that if he saw the quail egg satay presented on the table, he could be confused" I smiled bitterly considering it all. Without me noticing my hand was stirring the porridge repeatedly but not once did I eat it.

"Riri" called Sugi slowly, his hand patting my arm

I flabbergasted "yes?" My answer was looking in his direction

"Why is the porridge from earlier stirred but not eaten? Don't like porridge, huh?" There was a bit of disappointment on his face

"Like it, it's just that I suddenly remembered someone"

"What was last night?"

"No, there are other old memories that suddenly reappear. The porridge is hot well, the smoke is billowing" I smiled flatly, my eyes suddenly fogged up. I averted my eyes.

Sugi realized Riri's sad feeling "If it feels uncomfortable, do we go anywhere else?"

"No need, I'm fine" I ate my porridge quickly and greedily. Fear of sadness coming back.

"I have to face this slowly one by one. So that later when I see chicken porridge again or things related to memories in the past, I am not too late in sadness. I must be strong!!" I said in my heart.

"You didn't talk yesterday? Well who knows if it has been ventured it feels more plong" said Sugi while staring at Riri who was eating his porridge.

I turned to him "Riri, when you didn't want to tell me about last night's problems with this guy? He has helped you a few times!. Not polite it feels. Andi has also become your past, right ri?!" I let out my breath

"I said something far more valuable than a man last night. Because of meeting Andi, the memory of grief that I tried to bury for years suddenly reappeared" I said slowly. I gulped my saliva trying not to be too sad.

Sugi stopped the movement of his hand scooping, and started to seriously listen to Riri. His body was facing towards Riri, with calm facial water. Riri's tears had suddenly dripped down her cheeks without her being able to prevent it anymore.

"sorry" I took a piece of tissue and wiped my tears

"It's okay, crying feels better than always pretending everything's okay Riri" Sugi said with his hand stroking my back

I took a deep breath before starting to re-tell "one of the acoustic duo last night whose name was Andi, she was my girlfriend from school. But last night I just found out that he's married and I'm certainly shocked. Which makes me even more surprised that he married my best friend when he was still Es Em A. Maybe I was too naive to always remember our loyal promises" I turned to Sugi with a bland smile

"How long have you not seen each other? Why don't you go see him before everything happens?" Ask Sugi while stirring his porridge

"If I don't remember wrong for about 5 years, I can't see him for some reason. I wish he was looking for me, but in fact he never tried at all. I was stupid well, waiting for him for so long eh turned out to have been embodied by friends themselves"

"We are the same, my story is similar"

"Correct?" Ask me to wonder

"Well not for 5 years waiting anyway, I'm not that stupid hehehe" he said while chuckling

"Well, hahaha" I laughed at her joke.

"Maybe"

"Tomorrow I'm sure he must have come looking for me back. I plan to work from scratch but there is no internet. If possible, hmm..tomorrow I work at home sir eh Sugi only time well? Uh, not so"

Sugi's smile expands upon Riri's request and the smile disappears again after hearing the word "naked" from Riri's mouth

"why not be?" Ask Sugi in a thin tone

"There is a staff who wants to work at the boss' house! Really disrespectful" I shook my head

"Rather than meeting him again, would it be better to work from my home?" Answer Sugi again with a face full of confidence

"Can you?"

"May" Sugi nodded "very well" he murmured inwardly

"Yayy!!" I cheered a little in front of him

Sugi just shook his head to see Riri's behavior

"Sugi, I will return to my own boarding house, so do not need to be escorted. I'm already fine. My hand has also healed" I clenched my right hand in front of him with a childish action while grinning

Sugi nodded while scratching his head that did not itch "Duh cute once, it feels like I want to pouch him. Seeing him like this felt much more relieved than seeing the look of his sad face earlier. I'm pretty sure the memory he's referring to is about his family. Poor Riri, he deliberately keeps his days busy so that his mind always focuses on things outside of the memory of the tragedy that befell his family"

For a moment two men sat at the table next to us. The eyes of the two men looked at Riri with open desire. Riri who was busy with her porridge certainly did not notice it.

"Ah I should have realized, what I see at this time of course can be seen also by other men. Riri is very interesting. His long straight and black hair looked stunning in the wind many times. Plus her beautiful face was fresh like dew that had just fallen dripping from the leaves. I don't want to share this view with others. If only Riri had been mine without a second thought, I would've had to punch the faces of these two people "Sugi's face turned upset and cold

Sugi took the mask and hat from inside his bag and put it on Riri

"Reverse yuk" he said later

"Come, I'm done too" I replied as I stood up confused as he put on his hat and mask all of a sudden. His face also looked irritated and cold back. "He why dad? Suddenly the mood changed quickly" I thought.

When we were on the way home I felt Sugi was not feeling well.

"Sugi why? How come his face is pouting?!!" I screamed a little near his ear

"Hold tight, let's just talk at home. I want to speed let it arrive quickly" he replied

I haven't had a chance to hold tightly to his shirt, Sugi twisted the gas even tighter. I automatically hugged her waist very tightly.

From inside his helmet, Sugi's face seemed to smile back.