Love Me Tender's

Enjoying Breakfast

The whole family was gathering in the dining room, to enjoy dinner except Indira and Theo.

"Where have you been?" the king shouted when he heard someone had just entered.

Theo turned towards the dining room."Yes, daddy nanya Theo?"

"Who else?" ketus King. He begins to suspect that he is looking at Theo, who likes to be outside the house.

"From college, dad. Where else is Theo."

"Don't pretend you don't understand daddy's words. Tell me from where?"

"Daddy. Finish the meal first. Talk about it later in the daddy's office, yes", persuaded the wife who saw the King's neck veins began to tighten.

"OK, go. Pity your wife hasn't eaten, just because she's waiting for you."

"Well, dad", Theo said. Then he walked out of the dining room holding back his anger.

 

Inside the room, Indira was sitting on the sofa while replying to a message from someone.

Tak.

The sound of the door slamming made Indira gasp in shock. Then he got up from the couch. "What's up, brother?" indira asked as she walked over to Theo.

"It's all because of you! Don't act like that innocent ass!"

Indira scrunched her forehead. "What does brother mean?"

"This is what you want? Take the empathy of all my family, so they can side with you!" accuse Theo, which makes Indira flabbergasted.

"So all this time you think I'm that cute guy? Everything I do is just camouflage? I'd be stupid if I wanted to do all that" he said. Indira turned her back, then walked away from Theo. He sat in the chair cheating. Her tears fell freely on her clothes.

Theo seemed indifferent to seeing Indira who was sad. I don't know what Theo had in mind, so he let Indira cry just like that.

 

The night is getting late, but Indira has not been able to close her eyes because she is holding back hunger. He also ventured to go downstairs, even though the clock had shown at 12 pm.

Just as he was about to enter the kitchen, a clanging sound was heard. "Who?" ask Indira with fear. He moved his feet closer to the source of the sound with trembling legs.

Aaa... They screamed at the same time, waking the aunt up in her room.

"Why are you here these nights?" ask Theo who is also hungry just like Indira. Both of them missed dinner.

"I'm hungry" Indira answered while looking for something in the kitchen.

"There's no more food here. I've opened all the cupboards, but I can't find any food there."

Indira stared at a boiler that fell on the floor and thought it must have been the husband.

"Why are den Theo and Non Dira here?" ask the aunt who just came.

"You're looking for food bi", said Theo annoyed.

"Well, I've shared everything with Joko sir and the gatekeeper. The gentleman asked, den. Said it was redundant when it was thrown away."

"Jeez, so how's this dong bi?"

Indira walks towards the refrigerator, then opens it. "The only food available is this doang bi?"

Indira was a little frustrated facing her keroncong stomach. He tried to think of cooking ideas that could be made from potluck ingredients.

"It just so happens that aunty has 2 packs of instant noodles. If you want, let aunt take it."

"Mau bi", said Theo and Indira almost simultaneously.

Then the aunt rushed to take it from her room. Not long ago the aunt had brought 2 packs of instant noodles. Indira got both. With skillful hands she cooked it.

"Auntie want?"

"It looks good non. But you continue, later aunty asked how to cook it aja non. Let's make it your own next time."

"Good bi. Intar if divided by 3, afraid to be not full", interrupted Theo who made Indira smile while shaking her head.

Indira directly divided the noodle soup into 2 bowls. Then take her to the dining table. The aunt returned to her room.

"It's for brother." Indira offered a bowl of noodles that contained more. Then another bowl for himself.

It didn't take long for Theo to move all the bowls into his stomach. "It's the best noodle I've ever eaten" he said, wiping his stomach.

Indira had just finished a bowl of noodles in front of her. "If you want Dira to cook it next time", said Indira with a smile.

"Can't be too often, daddy gets angry if we eat instant noodles often."

"Yes, it doesn't have to be tomorrow. It could be next week, next month or anytime. If you want to eat like this again say Dira aja kak."

"OK", Theo said with a smile. Then he hurried to collect the dirty bowl. "If this let brother do it."

"Don't brother. That's Dira's job."

"Okay, we do it together" Theo suggested. Indira was forced to agree, so that they could sleep immediately. It didn't take long to wash those dirty pans and bowls. After they finished walking together up to the top floor in slow steps, so as not to wake the others.

When he was in the room Indira realized that what he saw on the bed was not Theo but a bolster covered by a blanket. Theo laughed at Indira's story. A moment later there was no more story between them. Only silence forced them to return to their respective beds.

Good night my husband, Inner Indira.

 

The night changed so quickly. It felt like Indira had just closed her eyes, but the sunlight had already blinded her eyes. "It's early in the morning" said his voice as he spread out his hands. Then he got off the couch and walked to the bathroom. The shower was being turned on. "That means Brother Theo just woke up too" he said muttering.

Indira walked back to the sofa. His cell phone on the table. Indira's eyes widened when she just turned on her phone screen. There are so many messages coming in there. Open a message that has been sent by one person through the WhatsApp application.

Sometimes Indira smiles when she sees some geeky photos of herself. He did not think there were still people who wanted to keep the picture. But a moment later he cried to see a photo as they held camping. It turns out that he had taken pictures near the river that had washed his parents away.

Indira replies to all of the messages with happy emotes except for a picture of herself by the river.

Chequek.

Indira stepped towards the bathroom hurriedly, without turning her head towards Theo who was looking at her.

 

In the dining room. The king and the others were enjoying eating the mother's order of chicken noodles, except for Theo and Indira. They had to swallow the salivary when they smelled the tempting smell of chicken noodles. The daddy punished them for eating instant noodles at midnight.

"Bread with jam is also delicious, really" said Theo who painstakingly chewed a piece of bread in his mouth.

Indira can only be mangosteen while drinking a glass of orange juice in his hand. While others can only hold their laughter, see a married couple who look compact while enjoying their breakfast bread.