
The next day, when I was at home, I watched TV alone. I sat on the floor, leaning my legs and leaning my back against the wall. I was alone at home because Mak jah was njagong with an altar of kalimah behind the house under a shady tree.
I heard someone knocking slowly
tuk tuk tuk,
I looked towards the window. I was surprised to see the figure of the person we talked about the last few days. The priest gave me two packs of crackles. That awkwardness enveloped us until we were short on words. She just passed by as I thanked her.
I saw the contents, meatballs. Whether he knows or not if I'm the one who saw the television and deliberately gave meatballs to just greet me or maybe want to talk to me I don't know.
Even so getting meatballs makes my heart happy. Meatballs are not my faforit food like most people.
I took a pack and ate it but I didn't finish the pentol. When eating meatballs that I first ate was the sauce (which I now only realize it tastes micin tok) while noodles, tofu, fried, and pentol, I want but not too excited. had it been for chicken noodles and meatballs I would have preferred chicken noodles.
.
.
I've been home for almost two weeks and the time to get back to the cabin is getting closer. I started packing because I had to leave early tomorrow.
I dudk on the floor of the living room while arranging the food prepared by mak jah who I will bring to the lodge. Mak jah and Mbah Bardi sat with me in the living room. Mak has prepared noodles, pia, and potato fried chili bikinan Mbah rap setoples big
Ma'am suddenly appeared in the kitchen through the back door. He approached me and then greeted me.
"Mboten mbak min, mboten "I said to reject the envelope given by him. I thought I might give me pocket money because I heard I was going back to the cottage
"pon me.." said mbak min.
"mboten mbak min, "I said timidly but actually mau-hehehe--I tried to let go of my hand held tightly by him.
"mboten, iki mboten sangu kok" he said.
I looked at my hand and then min passed from before us.
I opened the envelope which turned out to contain a letter and twenty-five thousand dollars.
make you
who's going back to the cottage
ever since I first saw you I felt my heart beating so fast, my heart was blossoming despite just seeing you at a glance. Sometimes I want to meet you and talk about things but I don't have the courage.
It's been a year since I harbored this feeling on you. I saw you for the first time while you were on vacation and sitting on the terrace with the altar. I asked my sister, "who's that sweet girl?" and my brother says that you are his grandson.
I knew I was poor so I held back. But if you had the same taste for me would you return my letter.
I'll wait for your reply
imam bukhori
I read the letter while giggling.
Mak jah and Mbah bardi who saw me just shook their head. They know the Imam is a good man who often helps mak and mbah if he is visiting his brother's contract which is none other than his house. The priest often gave money to them and once also gave the wall decoration of his own work.
I read it again in the room, it felt like I had a secret fan. But I don't intend to repay him. I had no words to reject him, so I just let him go.
mak jah then entered the narrow room while giving twenty thousand money to me.
" iki teapot mbak min" said mak
" what is dewe-dewe se mak?"
" wes trimoen! by windfall not by nolak!"
-----????---?????----?-??--------------------
the contents of the letter I corals yes, I completely forgot the contents maybe because I consider it ordinary, nothing special
.