Lovely Love

The Unforgettable Awareness

Nadine's eyes can't be shut. It was nine in the evening that Gerdy had not come home, but had never come home late. She was afraid that anything would happen to her husband. It is impossible to still find work. The office is closed. Even if it is open, not for labor. Her husband's cell phone was called off, probably lowbat.

To sweep away the anxiety, Nadine changed her sleeping position. His eyes were fixed onto the tiny figure lying beside him. Idyla looked asleep. That's slumbering.

Unknowingly Nadine smiled. His heart was always amused to see that innocent face. Idyla already understands sign language. I can be joking. Nadine has not been able to find a baby sitter for her. There was no time to discuss with her husband. She simply bothered going back and forth to the daycare, mendingan taken care of and cared for by her own energy.

Gerdy is still preoccupied with work issues. He continues to search and seek. I don't know when it was found. Getting a job in this city requires miracles, especially minimal work experience.

Nadine didn't even have time to think about herself. During the night his mind was seized for the baby. How to meet all his needs. Give nutritious food, extra milk, vitamins, regular controls, and I don't know what else is needed tomorrow. He had to work hard to make money without caring about the fatigue suffered.

Sometimes Nadine envies seeing her neighbor's husband. Their education is only high school graduates, there are undergraduate but non regular. But have a permanent job, some even become civil servants. What is the use of higher education?

"You're starting to compare me to a neighbor's husband" Gerdy complained one day. "All of you say I'm the ugliest husband of her fate."

"My husband is a baperan? I'm just telling you that life depends more on luck."

"And your husband is unlucky, is that it?"

Nadine was silent, before the atmosphere turned ominous. Since then Gerdy's unemployment is very sensitive.

Nadine was still unable to sleep when she heard Moge's voice stop in front of the house and immediately turned off. Then the sound of the gate opened. Gerdy must have come in by pushing the bike. He used to turn off the machine before he reached the yard when he came home late at night. Fear of disturbing the sleep of the house.

Rushing Nadine got up from the bed and walked out of the room towards the front door. A wall clock in the living room. Almost eleven o'clock.

As soon as the front door opened, a warm peck dropped by on his forehead. Nadine clenched her eyes to feel the joy of intimacy that was never forgotten if her husband came home.

"Sorry to be home late" Gerdy said.

"Now night again" said Nadine without feeling anything. "Where from?"

Nadine closed and locked the door again after her husband stepped in.

"Yes looking for a job" Gerdy said. "Working for aunts?"

"Those nights?" Nadine looked at Gerdy who was walking towards the room. "Work search what opportunities to have a house off guard?"

"Maling dong?"

"Where's the job?"

"Not in the office."

"Continue?"

"In the shop."

"Can?"

"Of course."

Shine Nadine's face. His smile was wide. Not in vain his struggle all this time. Finally yielded results.

"What work?" nadine asked as she took off her husband's shoes and clothes in the room. "What kind of sales?"

"Sales."

"Sales of electronic devices?"

"Sales yourself," Gerdy's smile wryly. "Offer the same services mothers spend shopping to be delivered to the house."

Nadine slips. "Jek's guy?"

"So your online driver is banned, then that's me taking the motorcycle offline."

"I don't forbid. Instead of being a transportation service provider for others, mendingan bring pick up to serve store customers, help Mr. Marto."

"Wasting of labor. Mr. Marto can handle it himself. What should both do?"

"It's not because the charge is different, is it?"

"meaning?"

"Bring pick ups deliver groceries, while ojek deliver beautiful women."

"I stopped being an elite subject when your mind was like that."

"I'm confused. No job is free from your jealousy."

"I've often said I won't stop being jealous because with that my love endures."

The excitement that had filled his chest cavity receded was only half. His eyes that were radiating happiness dimmed. Gerdy's a motorcycle taxi driver?

For many years he studied science, from elementary school to undergraduate education. Countless disciplines were packed into his brain's expertise. Now even work that does not need a diploma and education!

"Are you ashamed to have a bouncer's husband?" ask Gerdy.

"No." Nadine breathed a sigh. Her husband could not cling to education after failure after failure. "Just concerned, people like you don't deserve to be stranded on the streets."

"We should not judge, life. But never mind, my stomach is hungry. What are you cooking?"

Gerdy got up from the bed and walked out of the room to the dining table. His stomach from noon was filled with only a few pieces of fried food and a glass of coconut ice.

"Not eaten?" gerdy asked as his wife prepared a dish for two.

"How can you eat when you've just come home?"

"I told you not to worry about me" said Gerdy, half reprimanding. "Just think about yourself. Take good care of your health."

"You rarely eat yourself."

"I've been a regular since I was unemployed."

"Otherwise me." Nadine took rice for her husband, then prepared rice for him. "I've been used to it since I was a kid."

"You have a baby. Must eat a lot. Especially vegetables so that your milk is a lot, as long as not most."

"If most?"

"I'm confused about selling it."

Nadine smiled slightly. Perhaps one of Gerdy's advantages over other husbands is his sense of humor. In any situation, he never ran out of fresh words.

Nadine recalled something, and said carefully, "There's something I want to talk about. Next week I take a new position, I've told you before, of course I have less time for my son. I'm gonna hire a baby sitter."

"Your first day as a marketing manager, that day the baby sitter came" Gerdy said.

"You mean?"

"There's no way a manager dong goes back and forth to babysitting, then that's me contacting a service bureau to prepare a baby sitter."

Nadine did not bribe the rice. His eyes stared unblinking. "When did you call the service bureau?"

"After you tell me there's a promotion."

"Not saying anything?"

"I was supposed to surprise you as a form of support for your promotion. I'll tell you later when you celebrate your new post, but you've already asked. Not mad, am I stealing business?"

"I was so surprised." Nadine smiled crisply, then got up from her seat. With Gerdy snuggled from behind.

"Already! It's already! Don't start!"

When his wife started, Gerdy forgot to eat. They kissed with affection. Prilly appeared and was dumbfounded to see their excitement. He wants to go to the toilet to pee.

Nadine was shocked to see her sister's whereabouts. "When were you there?"

"Enough for a crash course on how to kiss properly" Prilly said casually. "You're blaming me for not knocking on the door? Since when do you have to knock on the door?"

Prilly walked out from before them with an eye full of innuendo.

"You said that the scandal at your house happened because Katrin often saw Papi and Mami making out" Gerdy said. "Then be careful if you want to make out."

"Cok to blame me? We both can't help ourselves!"

"You'll only time. I can hold myself back."

"Self-restraint what?"

"Defend not to be angry with Prilly who has said no politely."