My dear Siomay

Baffled

"You're Thomas Tio Wibowo right?", a buyer recognized Tio.

"Well, how about we take a picture, can we?", the other girl is ready with her phone.

Tio enthusiastically agreed to their invitation.

"By, one yes".

Tio also took pictures with the girls. While I take care of the dishes and siomay that I just dropped. Instead of helping me, Tio even posed with her carefree. I got pissed.

"Sorry, Mba, I'll replace it with a new one, I'll take it for a while" I immediately go to the kitchen and give it to him.

The girls are getting hysterical. They were getting more and more, but none of them bought siomay. This must not be allowed, I must take action. As usual, I use a loudspeaker.

"Girls, for those who want to take pictures with Thomas Tio Wibowo, please buy siomay first, at least one portion yes!", I direct the girls out of the store. Some people seem disappointed and unaccepted. But I have to do this. I don't want them to go into the store and just stop by. This opportunity can be a tool for promotion.

"Please line up neatly!", I gave them instructions.

"The siomay isn't good?", one girl asked.

"Of course, I'm sure you'll definitely get hooked and come back here. You can see our picture with the Governor. That's when we won the delectable siomay cooking race. So don't hesitate, definitely won't disappoint", I with passion.

After hearing my explanation, they followed what I ordered and queued in an orderly manner.

"Don't forget the percentages for me!", Tio posed.

"Ok, I'll give you siomay ya", I'm serving the young girls.

Finally thanks to Tio, today's Siomay exhausted bin ludes. It turns out that he can be useful for marketing as well.

"There's still siomay?".

"It's over, so come back here again!", I replied.

Some of them have bought back to order. But honey, the siomay is over.

We can also rest, sit on the chair while enjoying a warm sweet tea. Don't forget to pay Tio a fee, a warm siomay.

"Sir, Erna's going somewhere first!", Erna's like a hunt.

"Oh, yeah, where are you going?".

"Later Erna tell me", Erna left the store.

We both remain. I invited Tio to chat first to remove the awkwardness.

"Tio, congratulations, tomorrow you're getting married. Sorry I couldn't come, but I was busy" before Tio invited me to refuse.

"Who wants to invite you?", said Tio.

"Keep what are you doing here?it's impossible just to pose, right?", I asked cynically.

"Can you come with me somewhere?", Tio took me away.

"No way, people will say I'm taking people's brides away", I refuse raw raw. Tio seriously replied, "It's not me who will be taken away, but you".

"What the hell do you mean?", I became scared myself.

"i'm serious. We're running overseas tonight".

"Why should I leave the country?", I still think Tio is joking.

"We're getting married over there" Tio looked at me.

I was shocked when he said that.

"What's?married married married?you...have remembered everything?about us?".

"Is that simple in your mind? are you not thinking about our future?we'll be your parents' fugitives. I know they don't like me and prefer Renata who they think is better for you".

"So, you don't want to marry me just because there's Renata?I remember everything, I know my heart is for you", Tio assured me.

"But this is not the way, I do not want to if you have to flee abroad.There are other ways that are better than this".

"Then what should I do?I don't want to lose you", Tio's upset.

"Tell them frankly, what you feel and want, so that they know and understand". I gave Tio some advice.

"But they won't understand, I know that".

"What if you tried it first, there's no way a parent would let something happen, if the child didn't want it".

Tio took a breath and said, "I'll wait for you at the airport tonight, if you don't come, I'll marry Renata", drowning and leaving the store.

"But Tio.....".

I wanted to do it, but there were a lot of things I thought about. If I go with Tio, what's the fate of my shop?would I be happy if I kept hiding from her parents?can we melt the hearts of our parents when we are married?I was actually afraid of facing it all.

But my heart also hurts when I see Tio with other people. Then what am I supposed to do?i'm rattled.

I can't focus at all. Tio's words made me dizzy, what should I choose?

Erna walked into the store and asked, "Son, why?how is it like confusion?".

"So, my brother is confused".

"Why jungles?".

"Tio invited Brother to flee abroad and get married there" I said with a confused face.

"What's?eloping means?", Erna was shocked.

"It can be said that, if Big Brother does not come to the airport later tonight , he will marry his fiancee tomorrow", I still have a confused face.

"Kis Isna going to the airport?".

"So Isna also did not know, still confused, if you go there what about this store?".

"This store let Erna take care".

"Keep you can make siomay dough?".

"It seems possible, so Erna often see how to cook Kak Isna".

"Are you overseas, let's be an English whiz", I'm still not focused.

I get confused, Tio can make me so unable to think.

"If indeed the heart said Brother wants to be with Brother Tio, it is better to be pursued, even if it reaches abroad", Erna with a smile.

I try to ask myself. But still haven't found the answer. We finally got home after finishing up at the store.

At home, I think about it back and forth. I asked Auntie about her opinion, and it's still not satisfactory. Time passed, the night was approaching, but the puzzle in the heart was still unanswered. I imagined Tio being with Renata, which made me sad. Could this be the answer. Without thinking much more, I immediately changed clothes and said goodbye to Auntie and Erna. I stopped a passing taxi and I mentioned my destination to the airport. With an uncertain heart, I made a decision that I also did not know what it would be like. I'll just go for it, as long as my heart wants to reach for it.

Arriving at the airport, I looked for Tio while running here and there. I opened my phone to contact him but it was not active. I've been like a crazy person who warrants at the airport. But Tio I can't find. Could he have gone home?.

With the last strength, I looked for Tio again. But I never found it. I can only cry at last.

"Tio, you've confused me, now I'm more confused, what should I do?", I talk to myself and lament everything.

"Maybe we should split up here, good-bye Tio", my last words to Tio.

"May you be happy with Renata", I crouched down crying with my head covered in my hands. But then there was a hand that touched my head.