My dear Siomay

The wounded heart

Morning feels so much more beautiful when you remember what happened last night. Just one more step, our relationship is valid. Imagining it all makes my heart flutter from being happy.

Suddenly the sound of a cell phone rang

"Kring!the cring!kring!", a unique ringtone and I really like it. I picked it up as soon as I saw the name of the person who called me. Apparently 'my imam candidate'. A smile adorns my face.

"Assalamu'alaikum!", Tio said hello.

"Wa'alaikum hail!", I replied.

"What morning have you called?", I asked Tio.

"I'm a kangen!", Tio bluntly.

I'm just smiling.

"You don't feel bad?".

"Sama, I'm a kangen too", I'm embarrassed.

"I want to keep hearing your voice and thinking about you all the time, Isna".

"Together", I answered briefly, my heart does not stop pounding, my body feels hot.

"We met this morning at the tavern, how about?".

"Come, of course", as I look at the clock it's 7 and I'm not ready to sell yet.

"When are you going to the store?".

"About the watch, I'd like to make peanut butter at home".

"Ok, until I meet there 'my future wife'!", Tio keeps teasing me.

"Ok, 'my husband's candidate'!", the smile never went off my lips.

"You close first".

"You're it".

"Ih, just you".

"Yes, I'm closing up".

"Hello..hello..!!", as if he did not want to part.

"Say I want to close, can't I still hello?".

"Oh, yeah, don't, bye bye!".

I'll close that conversation soon. Actually I want to linger a long time, but my work will be neglected. Time keeps racing and does not feel, if I am slow then I will miss. Immediately I prepare the beans and I fry, after it is blended with plus water, then I cook until cooked, but do not forget with a variety of additional spices that will make the taste more coiled.

Erna just got out of the room.

"Sir, have you taken a shower?" asked Erna.

"Not yet", I'm stirring the bean seasoning.

"Erna go first!".

"Ok", take me by the thumb.

While continuing to stir the bean seasoning, my mind glazed far thinking of Renata. She and Tio were supposed to get married today. What's gonna happen next?did Renata and Tio's parents just give up?I doubt all that.

Aunt turned on the tv in the living room. It turned out that news had emerged about Tio's marriage. The news tells that the marriage was postponed. Is this their strategy to avoid embarrassment or what?actually I was worried about Tio.

2 Hours later....

Seasoning beans, Siomay various variants, tofu, eggs and vegetables are ripe and ready to be taken to the store. Erna and I are leaving soon. We took an online taxi to make it more comfortable.

Arriving at the store, we started by preparing a pot to steam siomay and vegetables. Erna tidied up the chairs and tables, once she wiped them, and of course our shop door was wide open. Customer has started to order, we prepare immediately.

Finally the waiting came too, my future husband has arrived here.

"Siomay two servings", Tio, the siomay enthusiast ordered his favorite siomay with crazy portions as well.

"Ok",Erna responded.

Tio immediately sat on the chair like the other buyers.

The one who saw already knew that it was Tio. They started talking about it.

"Isn't he getting married today?why is it here?".

"His marriage was said to have been postponed to an undetermined time".

"Why does he go to this store so often?".

Tio seemed to know himself to be the subject of conversation, but he didn't bother. Perhaps in his mind people could only talk about what they saw and not know what was really going on.

Erna immediately delivered Siomay Tio's order.

"This is the siomaynya, Kak", Erna while keeping it on the table.

"Oh, if Ridho has found a job elsewhere, while Edo's brother is still looking for a job, he does not want to work here",

"Why doesn't Edo want to work here?".

"I don't know either", Erna replied with a smile.

Erna's back at the cashier's. I was busy making drinks for people.

While enjoying the warm siomay, Tio kept looking at me. I was like an interesting show so he didn't even blink. I realized that, eating it a few times I almost spilled my drink.

When the buyers were crowded, the Renata came to enter the store.

"Oh, is this apparently my future husband?", Renata with a slight annoyance.

"You?why come here?", Tio was surprised.

"I want to see my future husband who left me alone with a wounded heart" he sat facing Tio.

"You want siomay?", Tio offered Renata.

"Ha..ha...you offered me siomay?I want to, I'll try to feel like what, so you can go crazy", The drama is full.

"Siomay one serving", Tio signaled to me.

I just nodded as I prepared.

"Isna, why don't you join us?", Renata called out to me.

"He'll join us when he's done with your siomay" Tio helped me answer.

"What do you want here?", asked Tio.

"I want to see my future husband, people say he comes here often".

"You still haven't accepted my decision?".

"I was curious and wanted to know what you would choose for something that I would offer", Renata looked at Tio.

"What offer?".

"Are you sure you chose Isna?".

"Yes, I'm sure", Tio steadily.

"If you choose me, I'll offer you cooperation between my company and Isna, my heart will be yours".

"What happens if I choose Isna?", Tio asked.

"I will cause Isna to suffer and you will fall into poverty, so that you will regret leaving me", the Blessed One.

I immediately gave the ordered siomay to Renata.

"So I'll ask you again, who will you choose?me or Isna?".

"I will choose Isna", Tio without the slightest hesitation.

"Why do you like a girl like Isna?what's the advantage?", the diamonds began to glaze through the glass.

"I don't know why I could choose Isna, which I know this heart says so, and I'd love it if I followed my heart".

"Why don't I know you before?".

"Renata, you'll also find people who will like you without knowing the reason why he's doing that".

"But I want you to answer how you feel about me?", the Renata shed tears.

"Renata, forgive us for hurting you, but we never really wanted to do that" I immediately approached Renata.

"But you have caused a gaping wound in my heart, what will you do to treat it?", the Venetian wept bitterly.

At a time like this I feel guilty for Renata. What should I do to make him better?.

"Renata, if we continue to force our marriage, you and I will suffer, because our feelings are not the same and we will only hurt each other, I don't want that to happen, eat it before it's too late,I'll end it all immediately".

"But I just want you, not the other Tio", the Venetians are going crazy.

"Renata calm your heart, don't be like this", Tio tried to calm her former fiance.

"That means you have chosen and I will realize the consequences of your choice", the Renata wiped her tears.

He immediately left without enjoying the siomay he had wanted to try.

"Tio, what should we do?", I asked Tio.

"Calm down, everything's gonna be fine".

As a fellow woman I understand Renata's feelings, but I would also suffer if I was away from Tio.I can only pray that you can find someone who loves you as sincerely and that you love him too,and sadness and hatred can disappear from your heart into a sense of happiness.

People like to watch a drama, they are bewitched by the incident earlier. Just like me who doesn't understand why things are like this. We are bewitched by a love that is so compelling to have someone. Though all that is arranged, God has paired each person with his ribs.