Mother to My Nephew

18. Lunch.

“Aa, is it not wrong to eat here?” asked Annisa while looking around the cafe.

“Ngak, Nis. We have lunch here,” replied Roland.

“But surely the food here must be expensive,” Annisa said.

Annisa saw the cafe building is so luxurious as an expensive restaurant but the atmosphere looks comfortable.

But Annisa was afraid that if the food in the cafe was expensive especially Roland was a student, she was afraid Roland had to spend his pocket money to treat Annisa here.

Roland smiled then stroked Annisa's hair with his left hand.

“Annisa do not have to worry, the price of food here can still make sense not too cheap and also not too expensive. Annisa has to try the food here it tastes good,” Roland said.

“Come, now we're down. Or want Aa to open the door first,” Roland said with a smile on the dikulum.

“No need for Annisa to open the door herself,” replied Annisa then opened the car door.

Roland smiled as he shook his head, then got out of the car following Annisa. When they were about to walk towards the cafe, there was the sound of adzan dzuhur reverberating.

“Aa we pray dzuhur first,” invite Annisa.

“Where to pray in musholah or in mosque?” ask Roland.

“Mesjidnya far not?” Annisa asked back.

“Ngot close, across there,” replied Roland referring to the highway.

“If near prayer in the mosque only, so that Aa can pray together,” said Annisa.

“Bby, come,” as usual Roland put his arm around Annisa's shoulder and walked towards the mosque opposite the cafe.

Arriving at the mosque they parted at the sacred boundary. Roland headed for the male ablution and Annisa headed to the female ablution. After completing the ablution Annisa had to look for the mosque because he did not bring the Mukenah. Fortunately the desk provides a lot of sophistication and everything is still clean. Quickly Annisa used the prayer so that she could participate in congregational prayer. Soon a qomat was heard indicating that congregational prayers would begin.

After finishing the prayer Annisa fold the face and save back to his place then Annisa out of the mosque. Annisa saw Roland was already waiting for her in front of the mosque. Annisa's approaching Roland.

“Let's eat,” Roland said while holding Annisa's hand out of the mosque courtyard and crossing the road to the cafe they had visited. Roland held Annisa's hand into the cafe. The cafe was crowded with visitors who were having lunch. Roland took Annisa to the garden behind the cafe. There is an empty table there.

“We sit here,” said Roland who directly sat in that place.

Annisa sat down before Roland. He noticed the atmosphere around him. There were a lot of young couples sitting there.

“Aa, why sit here not inside?” ask Annisa.

“Ngak ah, in the chopsticks of many people,” Roland said.

“But here are many more dating,” whispered Annisa who advanced her face to be heard by Roland.

Roland spread his gaze around her. True also what Annisa said many couples who were having lunch together, they looked so friendly. There are those who wear work clothes and some who wear casual clothes like Roland and Annisa. There are even couples whose age is not young anymore, but they are not inferior to the young.

“Udah let it go, I tell you to come here to eat. Don't want to date like them,” replied Roland.

“Or Annisa want us to date like them?” roland asked with a smile teasing Annisa.

“Do not bother,” exciting Annisa.

“Makanya do not worry about the surroundings, cuekin aja,” said Roland.

Soon a waiter approached them and handed them a menu book.

“What do you eat? Here there are western, Indonesian and Chinese food,” asked Roland while opening the menu book.

Annisa looked at the menu one by one.

“Aa, if this is delicious?” Annisa showed a picture of food to Roland.

“Ifumie? Tasty. Ifumie's dried fried noodles continue to be lined with vegetable stir fry mixed with sea food. Yes, like dried noodles laced with cap cay,” Roland replied.

“Ifumie one, yes,” Roland said to the waiter.

“Drink, Sir?” ask waiter.

“Nisa, what do you want to drink?” ask Roland to Annisa.

“Ice lemon tea,” Annisa replied.

“Ice lemon tea two. Same beef teriyaki one and white rice one,” Roland said to the waiter.

After taking note of the servant's order left.

After waiting 15 minutes, finally their order came. And they eat quietly.

“How good is the food?” asked Roland to see Annisa enjoying her meal.

“Enak,” replied Annisa.

“You tried beef teriyakannya not?” roland asked and shifted his teriyaki beef plate closer to Annisa. The teriyaki beef dish seemed tempting to Annisa so curious what it was like.

“By try?” ask Annisa.

“Bby dong,” replied Roland.

Annisa took a spoonful of teriyaki beef and put it to the edge of her dinner plate. Then try it on a spoon.

“How?” roland asked to look at Annisa's expression as she ate her teriyaki beef.

“Enak,” replied Annisa.

“But it's better to use rice.” Annisa said.

“Try using rice. The one over here had not touched,” Roland pointed at the side of the rice plate he had not yet eaten.

“Ngak ah, later satiety. This alone was still a lot,” Annisa pointed to her dinner plate full of Ifumie.

“Try as much as possible, let's not be curious,” refer Roland.

Finally, Annisa took as much rice from Roland's plate. Then he ate it along with teriyaki beef that he put at the end of his pring.

Roland watched Annisa's expression as she ate it.

“Enak, Aa,” says Annisa.

“Enak right? Later if you come here again, Annisa must try,” Roland said.

“Indeed Annisa will be here again?” ask Annisa.

“When Aa will bring Annisa here. Later if Aa has worked Aa will invite Annisa around us hunting culinary,” replied Roland.

“Indeed Aa wants to graduate college?” ask Annisa while eating her ifumi.

“Front semester Aa thesis. Doain yes Aa thesis smoothly to quickly pass and can directly find work,” said Roland.

“Aamiin,” says Annisa.

“Why doesn't Aa work at Ua Pardi company?” ask Annisa.

Annisa is confused as to why Roland's son, a company owner, has to take the trouble to find a job.

“No, later if it works. Aa wants to try to compete with other fresh graduates as well as looking for work experience. So that if later Aa works in the company Papah, Aa can work well according to Papah wants,” replied Roland.

“Keren, that's a new businessman candidate. Annisa pray that Aa's efforts run smoothly and Aa can be successful,” Annisa said while giving her two thumbs up.

“Aamiin,” says Roland.