Ms. Dorky
C2; 23. Plan ahead
The sound of knocking from the wall made Ayu and Ivanka look up in unison. Heru leaned against the kitchen doorway while waving at the two people.
“Haven” call Ivanka rather surprised. “Tumben you're here? Wanna what? Eva just turned back”
“Hello brother, I want to meet the child next to brother.”
Ivanka turned to Ayu, her smile immediately broadened to make Ayu beat in the wrong manner. “Bentarely Haven, half an hour left working hours Ayu finished”
“OK brother, I wait in front ya.” Heru winked at Ayu and then walked away.
Ivanka's faking a cough. “Since when?”
“Iya kak?”
“Ihhh, since when is dating?”
“We're not dating kak”
“Means Haven who likes you?”
Ayu was silent, looking somewhat doubtful. “Emang Mas Heru like me yes brother?”
“Aduh Ayu, so innocent you, look so tau. Emang Haven never made anything that made you aware of how she felt to you?”
“Mas Heru...” Suddenly imagined in Ayu's mind their kiss the other day, her heartbeat continues to pound rapidly every time she remembers the incident. But unfortunately Ayu could not deduce what feeling he was feeling right now. Whether Ayu likes Heru or he is just surprised by the man's treatment, and vice versa Ayu does not understand what Heru feels about him.
“Surely something happened, right?” ivanka smiled meaningfully.
“No kak” lie Ayu. An hour after Ayu's work was finished he headed forward to approach Heru, looking Heru sitting in the corner cool playing games.
“Mas, why come here?” reprimand Ayu.
“For Yu, little more wins nih.” Ayu said she pulled up the seat in front of Heru, patiently waiting for the guy to finish the game. “Work is done?”
“Udah. Mas Heru why is this here?”
“Mau ngajak lu jalan”
“No can, it's already malem, I have to go home”
“Yeah Yu, we're home, coming home late is also no problem”
“Mas Hernya no problem, if I awaited Mbak Ningsih.”
Heru clucked slowly. “Gue Monday thesis session, today want to go for a walk so as not to stress learning. You don't pity me Yu?”
Ayu sighed. “Where are you going? But do not get to the night yes, I ngechat Mbak Ningsih first”
“The host is me what is Ningsih anyway? Ribet really want to ngajak lu jalan” dumel Heru.
“I will sleep with Mbak Ningsih, so I have to tell you if I come home late so don't wait. Unless I sleep with Mas Heru then do not need to ask permission” replied Ayu indifferently typing a message on the phone.
Heru's eyes immediately sparkled. “Yaudah Yu, tonight sleep in my room only, so we can walk until morning.”
Ayu immediately pinched slowly Heru's arm. “Likes to give you weird ideas”
“Ya out of you anyway, want to go ribet”
“Udah nih mas, my chat has been replied Mbak Ningsih. Where are you going now?”
“Streeting. Yuk. Sister Ivanka, I first, bye Tha” tells Heru to pull Ayu to follow her. Heru's car drove away to a place Ayu had never been. About half an hour later Heru's car turned into a restaurant with bamboo walls not far from the road junction.
“Sate here yu tasty, recommended in the same Laras” tell Heru.
“Mas often here?” ask Ayu after they finish ordering.
“Rare.”
Ayu hummed softly following the song from the speaker of the place. His eyes looked around the room, bamboo walls, dim lights, and a few frames of old photos. “I like the place, quiet”
“Masukin list Yu, we will often visit here.”
Ayu laughs. “Mas Heru it's weird ya”
“Why?”
“Good...but not predictable.”.
“Maybe I am not smart to judge people, I think I have to know Mas Heru more deeply so I can guess what he wants mas what” reply Ayu joking.
At a glance, both of Heru's eyebrows raised up. “Gue won't ban Yu, just get to know me and see to what point you realize you can't go back.”
Kening Ayu wrinkled then a second later he laughed amusedly. “Tuh right, Mas Heru if talking sometimes funny but suddenly so serious until I do not understand.” Ayu's face turned to look at her reflection from the small glass on the cashier's desk, she tidied her messy hair while Heru watched closely.
“Cantik..” murmured Heru involuntarily.
“Hmm? Yes mas?”
“Gue says gorgeous” point Heru directly to the top of the restaurant lights.
“Betul, the lights are dimly lit kayak in the coffee shop” nod Ayu agreed.
...----------------...
Time went on, during these two years a lot of things happened. Ayu passed the package C exam, as well as Heru who had completed the trial and graduation. Now Ayu is getting busy at the cafe, thanks to Eva who innovates to run the business via online Ayu and Ivanka finally added another employee to help them, Jeje name, Jeje, a young high school graduate who was waiting for the lecture to begin. Heru himself also looks busy, last month he decided to resign from his office and now even rarely at home. From the story of Heru Ayu can conclude that the man is taking care of business with Dano.
“Says start-up bu” tell Ayu on Eva. Actually Eva secretly noticed Heru, but staying two years at home did not make the relationship between the two develop, although Heru was no longer strict but there was still a high limit that the guy built for him, he said, so Ayu secretly became the source of Eva's information.
“Start-up what is Yu?”
Ayu shakes. “Neither ma'am, I don't nanya.” Ayu scrolls phone screen view maps. Two years ago Ayu managed to send money to Asih and Adit to repair the house, the rest he used to buy a mobile phone. Thanks to the phone Ayu can video call every day with Asih and Adit. Adit is now in third grade, with the help of Eva during Adit's grades both the boy will be enrolled to receive a scholarship from the foundation. Adit who originally only dreamed of having a high school diploma now dares to dream of becoming a doctor.
“Bu, here is the place.” Ayu pushed the red door made of oak, an employee with a name tag that read Rere greeted them kindly.
“I think this place has closed mbak” said Eva friendly.
”Neither ma'am, we only have a temporary holiday because the building is in a sugarar, next to it want to open a toy store”
“They are ravent huh?”
“Iya bu right.”
Ayu stared in amazement at the array of bread and chocolate that were plastered sweetly on the glass shelf, the taste so tempting it made her want to try all those foods. After ordering they sat not far from the cashier's table.
“Mom likes sweet snacks like gini ya?”
“Iya Yu, I often skip buana in Jakarta for nyari kayak gini places. It used to be Ivanka, but now she's busy. Fortunately there was you Yu, and today you passed the test”
“...Ma'am thanks ya”
“Make what?”
“Because mom is good with me. I don't know what good I did until I met mom.”
Eva stared back at Ayu fixedly, the one that Ayu did not know was that Eva did not have many close friends. Since deciding to marry Henry and move to Singapore, Eva has largely cut off her friendship with others, she knew full well that of the many friends she had, Ivanka was a real person, and when she first saw Ayu Eva she felt that she was too naive, she kept remembering Lyn. Mournfully. The gestures of the two children felt the same, they even liked the same thing. Makes Eva occasionally wish Ayu was Lyn. Ayu's presence unknowingly becomes Eva's drug of longing for her sister.
“It's Yu's destiny you met me”
“But thank you very much ma'am. If there is a chance I want to know my mother, I want to tell my mother, who has supported me. Eva's mom was like a miracle for me”
“You too Yu...” muttered Eva slowly, sounding one deep breath. “Actually I used to have a younger brother Yu, who is very pretty and likes to make cakes too, but my sister has gone to a faraway place. In life I only had my sister and after my sister left my life was ruined, until I met Henry.”
Ayu silently listened to Eva's story carefully. The story of his life that was so sad after Lyn's departure, his encounter with Henry, when he fell in love, the secrets of Henry, Ratna, and Haven. For the first time Eva told her life story as briefly as possible. Somehow his heart feels relieved to be able to tell Ayu, even though the girl just quietly listened to him.
“I think that's what Haven hates about me. He always thought my relationship with Henry was the cause of Ratna's death.”
Ayu applauded Eva, she made no comment at all, the family relationship was too complicated to understand.
“Nah Yu, now we discuss something else. Where do you want to go to school? Still the interest of pastry school, right?” ask Eva when their order comes.
“Iya ma'am, but I'm confused where”
“Your toefl test results last how much?”
Ayu hurriedly pulled out her phone and showed it to Eva. “Thanks every day to speak English with Mother and Sister Ivanka. My score is four hundred fifty.”
Eva clapped her hands, looking proud of the results Ayu achieved. Secretly Eva thinks she is like Ayu's mother who wants to brag about the child's learning. “I told Ivanka to talk to you about England, let you get used to it. Now that you have to study Yu again, the score should be up to five hundred. I have chosen a good school for you”
“Where is bu?”
“In England.”
And at that time Ayu could feel her heartbeat beating fast because she was happy.
