Miss Hurray, I Love You!

Twenty-two

"Tomorrow mommy two packs of chicken pepes and a pack of fish pepes yes Va," said Tini's mom neighbor Alsava who always bought her merchandise.

Including now, Alsava's neighbors bought chicken pepes and fish up to five packs.

Alsava smiled sweetly as he cleared his wares.

"Sorry Mom, tomorrow I won't be leaving for the city."

"Who's going to town what? Control your husband's legs?" tanya Bu Tini while walking into the house and not a long time back outside with a plate of white rice.

"Not Ma'am,"

Alsava had cleared the wares, kept them beside his body and sat on his feet.

"Continue?"

Bu Tini opened one of the fish pepes packs and ate it with white rice. Alsava had swallowed his saliva tempted by eating Tini's mom who looked very enjoying.

"Your pepes are delicious loh Va," he praised as he took a sip of fish bones after the meat of the fish was finished he ate.

"Thank you, Mom."

"Oh yeah, what do you want to go to town for?"

Ask while observing the rest of the fish meat that is still tucked in a papes package made from banana leaves.

"You're looking for work ma'am" replied Alsava briefly.

Bu Tini mangosteen while licking hands and drinking water one full glass.

Duh so laper see bu Tini eat. Once again Alsava swallowed his saliva.

"What if here? You are quite diligent work continues now even selling pepes," said Bu Tini, now the fat-bodied woman has opened a packet of chicken pepes and then she eats without rice.

"You're looking for a job whose salary is still aja ma'am, so you can save in case you have children, hehe..."

Alsava answered the origin while chuckling at the end of the sentence.

"Yes yes, that's right, having that child has to be prepared."

"Yes I said to Bu," said Alsava while rising up, continuing around the village to sell. Ms. Tini just nodded while continuing to eat.

Alsava traveled around the village hoping his merchandise would be sold out, the day was getting late with the sun was quite hot burning the skin. But all that does not make the spirit of Alsava recede.

From house to house Alsava offers his wares until the time has been rolling more and more day and Alsava trading only two packs of chicken pepes left.

"Thank you Ma'am" Alsava told one of the neighbors who had bought two packs of fish pepes.

Alsava steps lightly with a fluffy smile. Today my trade is selling, he muttered in his heart while glancing at the jingjing bag he had used to carry merchandise. Look into the bag and smile with satisfaction.

"Dead two, good enough for lunch with Bang Roman," muttered Alsava cheerfully as he swung his way home.

"Assalamualaikum" said Alsava cheerfully while in front of the house.

Roman smiled to welcome his wife. The man was sitting on his feet on the porch of the house.

"Getishalight."

"Racid?" roman asked as he wiped the sweaty fur on Alsava's forehead which was now sitting beside him. Alsava nodded slowly, smiling.

"Lumayan."

Alsava sat bordered like Roman, then leaned his head on her husband's shoulder spoiled, sighing softly with a straight forward look.

Roman's lips twitched slightly displaying a faint smile at his wife's spoiled manner. Roman linked his fingers together and then kept them in his lap. For a moment the two were caught in silence and drowned in their respective daydreams.

"The weather's bright, huh?"

Roman's voice broke the silence. Alsava only nodded slowly in response, his head still leaning spoiled on Roman's shoulder.

Alsava sighed softly and tightened the links of his second fingers.

"There's a lot for everything, Bang, and... Sorry."

Guilt grows on Alsava's chest, having implicated Roman in his life's problems and leading him to a difficult life.

"It should be that brother who said it was Va, sorry yes as a brother's husband is unreliable."

"I love Brother" said Alsava, along with the breeze hit the faces of both of them.

Roman revealed a happy smile to hear the affectionate expressions of his wife.

Sorry Bang for all the lies I've done. It's time for my brother to return to his real life.

Alsava hugged Roman warmly to make Roman laugh.

"Dear to be the same, brother?" tanya Roman in the middle of her laughter. Alsava nodded while muttering.

"Later tonight we go to the night market and take a walk" said Alsava still reluctant to take off his embrace.

"Can."

Finally the rest of the day they spent chatting with each other after previously having lunch with two packs of chicken pepes - the remnants of Alsava trade.

"Any dress is cool."

Alsava raised two thumbs with a look of admiration seeing Roman wearing a grey hodie shirt and dark-blue-dark jeans that Alsava bought last month from the market at a discount.

Roman flashed a sweet smile towards Alsava. With a slow step and limped the man approached and hugged his wife's skinny body, wiggling left and right and making a distance without breaking the embrace.

"You are also the most beautiful brother's wife" Roman said with a smile.

"Well, my brother's wife is just me" Alsava continued a little.

The girl who tonight wore a knee-length dres of small flowers with a black bando on her head, gave a sweet smile that could make Roman's heart rustle a little.

Alsava wants to make sweet memories tonight before tomorrow they return to the city. Intending to return Roman to the real life he has, not as Roman's ex-security husband.

Before I go home, brother, I want to have good memories together as a married couple.

Alsava stared at Roman grimly, feeling guilty and afraid of losing simultaneously.

"Why see his brother?"

Roman pinched Alsava's minimalist nose slowly with anxiety. Smiling seductively as he caught his wife staring in an unusual way.

"I love you Brother."

Alsava sprang into Roman's arms and rested his spoiled head on the man's chest. Roman chuckled and gently rubbed Alsava's back.

"Don't know," she said with a warm heart.

That night they passed by walking to the night market using a duck motor owned by Tedi that Alsava borrowed last afternoon. Alsava rode the duck bike slowly with Roman sitting in the back - because the man could not ride the bike especially the condition of his legs that had not returned to normal.

The man did not want to. But thanks to the persuasion of Alsava, eventually Roman could enjoy their streets despite having to hold the prestige of having to be piggybacked by Alsava.

That night, the two carve sweet memories together at a night market that feels so romantic with dim lights. Shop for clothes and shoes at discounted prices, ride some simple rides, and then close it with a culinary tour of the typical food of the night market.

"Thank you Bang, I'm happy tonight."

Roman only smiled at Alsava's heartfelt thanks.

Alsava and Roman came home with happy hearts. I decided to return home before the night got late. Tedi's duck motorbike drove slowly towards the house with a few pockets of crackers hanging on the front containing clothes and snacks they bought from the night market.

***

"Where?"

Uncle Yon, a middle-aged man still dressed in a neat suit is making a phone call with his confidants looking for Rafan's whereabouts since his disappearance.

"Good."

Uncle Yo nodded with a faint smile on his lips.

"How next?"

Uncle Yo was silent for a moment listening to his confidant speak.

"Does the girl understand?" Uncle Yo nodded confidently then hung up the phone after saying thank you.

The middle-aged man sighed with a straight-forward look - staring at the luminescent light behind his study-room glass window - after storing the phone into the pocket of his pants he was wearing.

"Please wait a little while, son, until uncle picks you up" he said with distant eyes.