Love In Silence

Food on the Side of the Road

At 3 pm after the Ashar prayer, Aksa also took Balqis road riding a car, a car that had been used by Balqis several years before leaving for abroad.

Although they have a driver, Aksa chose to drive himself.

"Where are we going yank?" ask Aksa.

"Don't know, just walk. Who knows if something will interest us." Answer Balqis.

"Yes, yeah." Aksa also stopped exploring the road without knowing the purpose.

After about 20 minutes, Balqis saw meatballs on the side of the road.

"Yank, you stopped at that meatball stall." Said Balqis while pointing to Bakso Pak Solo stall.

"okay."

Aksa stopped the car next to the shop. After that, they got out of the car and walked to the meatball stall.

"What do you want, mas?" ask the father whose name is Mr. Solo.

"I order meatballs to eat one iced tea" Balqis said while sitting on a wooden chair.

"I'm an ordinary little meatball just pack one iced orange." Aksa said as he sat beside Balqis.

"Okay, just wait." Said Mr. Solo while concocting meatballs customer orders.

Soon enough, the meatballs that were ordered arrived.

"It's mas, mbak." Said Mr. Solo while carrying a meatball two mangkog along with Ice orange and also Ice tea and put it on the table.

"Thank you sir." Aksa. Mr. Solo just smiled and nodded his head and went to serve other customers.

"You think it's good when you have a lot of chilli." Said Aksa while taking a bottle of soy sauce and pouring it on his meatballs, after the soy sauce, he also took the sauce and put it on the meatballs. Lastly he took out a small basin containing chilies. He took about 5 spoons of chili into a mangrove and stirred it until mixed into one.

　

"Mas don't get a lot of cabnya later upset stomach." Balqis.

"Father dear, I'm sure it's impossible to get a stomachache. I know the measure." Aksa replied while trying to eat the meatballs that were in front of her.

"Where's it good?" ask Balqis.

"Such son, it feels soft there is fiber fiber. Keep the meat really strong like this chicken meat pack deh." said Aksa while continuing to eat the meat.

Balqis also smiled while stirring his own meat that has been loved sausage, soy sauce and also 2 spoons of chili.

　

Aksa and Balqis enjoyed the meatballs, until a beggar asked.

Balqis could not bear it, he told the beggar to sit down. There are 3 people like their brother and sister and his clothes have been torn here and there.

"Here sit." Balqis said, and they sat in rows on wooden chairs.

"Pak pesen meatball Mangkognya yes 2 and bakos star with each iced tea is also 3." Balqis.

"Yes, sucker." Said Mr. Solo. He immediately mix the meatball and immediately deliver it to the 3 teenagers.

"This two meatballs mangkog same one star meatballs and this is a bonus there is a sauce so if less sauce can take this one. Ice tea is just a little bit more." Said Mr. Solo friendly.

They also ate the bakos with a star for the little brother who was between them while the two for the two brothers who were on the left right.

When they ate 2 mouthfuls, Mr. Solo came again and brought 3 iced teas.

After they all finished eating, Aksa paid for it.

"How much is it all, sir?" ask Aksa.

"Little meatballs 1= 12,000

 Baby meatballs 1 = 14.000

 Meatball Mangkog 2 = 30,000

 1 Star Meatball = 12,000

 Ice Tea 4 = 10,000

 Ice Orange 1 = 3,000

Total = 81.000." Said Mr. Solo

"Okay, here." Say Aksa while giving fifty thousands 2.

"This is the change." Said Mr. Solo while giving his change.

"Take it, father." Aksa said with a smile.

"Thank you, sir." Said Mr. Solo smiling happily.

"The same." Aksa.

After that Aksa and Balqis and the three children came out of the meatball stall.

"Where is this sister going?" ask Aksa.

"You beg again." Answer the older boy.

"Why go begging, where are your mom and dad?" ask Aksa.

"They haven't been around since 3 years ago." The boy replied in a very sad tone.

"So you guys don't go to school?" ask Aksa again.

And the three of them just shook their heads.

"Okay, this is money for you." Said Aksa while giving him the two million five hundred he took from his wallet.

"But.........."

"No, take it, who knows if you want to open a business or what it is. Let's not beg anymore." Aksa's speech is friendly.

"Thank you mas. Hopefully we can meet again and I can repay all the kindness." The boy was moved and crying.

"No need to reply, sincere mas. Yes, yes, I went first. Take good care of yourself." Aksa said while holding his wife's hand to the car.