Magic Lantern
The Going Abroad
Tania walked over to Pras. He dropped his resignation letter.
“What is this?” Pras asked as he opened the envelope in front of him. Frowning his forehead, “What do you mean? Can you explain?”
“I want to continue my education. I planned it a long time ago. I got accepted into one of those universities I've been trying to apply to for the last few years. I don't want to miss that opportunity.”
“You've spoken to Kreshna?”
“Already. At first he did not approve.”
“Then?”
“I insist on continuing my education. Finally, he agreed. Train will replace my duty. You'll be helped by Diah back. It was Kreshna's decision. So that you can still control and run everything well.”
“All all sudden.” Pras.
“Not sudden. I just didn't tell anyone my plans.”
“But, why?”
“Everyone has their own obsessions and desires. Can be realized and not. If it doesn't happen and has been talked about everywhere. Of course it will be embarrassing or be a pressure if it is not reached.”
“Where-where do you mean? Chances are you only share with people you know very closely, right?”
“Yeah. Like family.”
“Did Marsha know this?”
“We've been separated for a long time and just met back.”
“He doesn't know anything about your plans?”
Tania shook her head, “I haven't had time to tell her. I'm still busy taking care of my preparations.”
“I'll tell him. You're gonna tell us all, right?”
“I must have told you if I was leaving. Don't worry. I'll clear everything up.”
“Yeah.” Pras nodded his head. Looking towards Tania.
“Ratih and Diah will help you. They will work very well. I'll help them from far away. If they need my help.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, we can keep in touch via email right? You don't have to worry. Ok?”
“Good. Office would be quieter without you.”
“That's because you like to bother me.” Tania laughed a little.
Pras laughs, “I didn't mean to bother you. But it is indeed an entertainment for me to judge you.”
They both laughed.
“Yeah. Its alright. I can understand.”
“I wish you luck!” Pras.
“Thanks.”
“You're going to have a farewell right?”
“Yeah. Of course.”
Tania focused on preparing for her departure. Preparing Ratih and Diah to replace his duties.
“Tan! Thank you, you want to choose me to help Ratih accompany Pras.”
“You are both the best candidates. Pras is used to you. You also know A to Znya Pras.”
Highlight the hatred lost from Diah's eyes, “I'll lose you. So do other friends.”
Tania hugs Diah, “Don't raise anything. We can still communicate by email. Occasional holidays together. Who knows, right?”
“Really?”
Tania nodded her head.
“Holiday abroad expensive.”
“We can meet when I go to Indonesia how?”
“But maybe when we save. Could it be?”
“Yeah, sure!” Both giggle.
***
Marsha invites Tania to meet. They shop and have lunch together. Spend the weekend together.
“Pras says you want to go abroad?” Tanya Marsha sipped her vanilla ice coffee chincau order.
Tania nodded her head. Spooning the rice with a slice of black pepper beef on his order.
“Sudden pocket?”
“Suddenly. Long time ago. Just got it now.”
“Cooking anyway?” Marsha asked with a probing face. Making Tania unable to hold back her laughter.
“Regular with keleus, Ca!”
“Why didn't you ever tell me?”
“For what? Add load only!”
“Cock load?”
“He load. It's not certain. So like people fantasize, right?”
Marsha bribes rice with a piece of sausage.
“I can't see you again dong? We just met.”
“Billah! Quiet aja!”
“Why not go to school here?”
“Entaih! Maybe I want a new atmosphere. Another challenge?”
“I feel this has something to do with me and Pras. Yes right?”
“Don't ge er be able to? I have wanted to go abroad for a long time. Why you and Pras?”
“Do not know. I think it has something to do with me and Pras. Did you take offense at the villa yesterday?”
“Raw! Don't think the no-no. I feel like I'm here. I can't test my abilities. It's likely that my family's big name played a role. But if abroad. It really is my own ability.”
“Your job is good. You still not sure?”
“Who can be sure that you are in the shadow of the big name of the family?”
“So it really has nothing to do with me and Pras.”
Tania nodded her head.
“I will gonna miss you, Tan.
“Me, too...”.
“Tan, to be honest, I didn’t want something cross between our friendship.”
“A hard of true friendship is find it. The hardest is maintain it.”
“Yeah. Right.”
Towards Tania's departure everything went sweet. All of them including Marshanda spent time in Ratih's contract.
Enjoyed their togetherness. Marsha and Tania learn to cook from their other friends.
The result is eggs and omelette keasinan. Fried rice that tastes nano-nano. Fried noodles that taste mess up. Because the roof hit each other.
But they still enjoy it while giving comments and encouragement.
“There always the first time for everything.” Mirna's heart is encouraging.
“Yeah. Honestly, fried noodles kok kayak jamu huh?” Sahut Diah's.
“Here Ratih writes complete seasoning. I make spices from ginger, turmeric, kencur, candlenut, galangal, coriander, pepper, garlic and red.”
Kontan was all laughing except Marsha and Tania.
“Complete seasoning means onion, white, pepper and candlenut bit.” Amanda.
“Ok, we try fried rice made by Marsha.” Dira.
“Jujurly, this is rice, crazy really. It feels so crazy!”
Exploding laughter they heard Dira's comments.
“Crazy fried rice it pedes.” Sahut Ratih's.
“Yes, that's if the crazy ones are normal. Try it crazy really.”
Break the laughter all.
“Asem, sweet, salty, spicy and what is this? Pait?”
“Gosong what how?”
“This is what is the spice?”
“Whites, onion, chilli.”.
“Iya. Don't miss dong Dir!” exclaim Diah.
“Do not envy.” Amanda Exclamation.
“You try it yourself deh.”
They tried one-on-one.
“Gue taste not crazy.” Mirna.
“Yeah, crazy!”
“Sickness of soul!”
“Schizophrenia.”
“Wait! If only garlic, white and chili cook the taste of gokil kayak gini anyway?”
“I'm not done yet.” Marsha.
“Oh not finished, please continue.”
“Jahe.”
“Fried rice with ginger?”
“Starting crazy huh?” Exploded their laughter all.
“That's probably bitter.”
“Red sugar, asem java..”.
“Enough! You are declared insane!”
Their laughter broke again.
“Cancel us like we ate. Who's idea to have them both cook?”
The doorbell of Ratih's house rang. Ratih opened the door and Pras smiled widely.
“What do you want here?” Ask Ratih.
“I want to be Jaka Tarub dong.”
Train laughs amusedly.
“I brought food. You guys have Marsha cooking. You don't know what you want.”
Kontan broke out the laughter of Ratih.
“Come in!”
Pras carries a food box arranged in plastic.
“You must be hungry right?” Pras Seru.
“Yeah! You can know?”
“You are looking for disease. People can't cook told to cook.”
The kontan they laugh. Share the food box for them all.
“How does it feel?”
“Feel heaven!”
Break their laughter all.
“That way?” Ask Pras.
“You try it yourself.”
Pras tried both foods.
“The food is fresh but not worth eating.”
Break their laughter all.
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