Owner of Heart #1
Chapter 44
I continued to run under the rain until I finally found a shophouse closed where I could shelter and wait for a taxi. The rain was not so heavy but it made me wet enough. I was drying my face and hands in a tissue when a black Audi stopped in front of me.
“Key!”
I saw Mas Reihan getting out of the car with an umbrella.
“Where are you?” he asked after standing next to me.
“Home home,” I replied while trying to dry my hair.
“I anterin ya?”
“No need, thank you, I took a taxi only.”
“I anterin, rather than later I get scorned Mas Dimas because his sister rained.”
I was silent for a while then finally nodded in agreement and Mas Reihan paddled me until I got in the car.
“So out of where?” ask Mas Reihan while driving his car through the Negri University of Yogyakarta.
“Habis nganter Mamah buy souvenirs.”
“Terus why did not get home from the driver even raining?”
“Driver again nganter Papah, and it was fitting me out of the house has not rained.”
“Ooh... Do you love Yudha?”
“Lumayan.” I nodded while looking forward, “Mas Reihan himself where are you going?” I tried to divert the conversation before he suspected something was wrong between me and the Lieutenant.
“You go home, finish nganter Widy to place Yudha.”
I fell silent then nodded and looked back to the outside where the rain was getting heavier.
“Pas until Yudha again standing in the rain while carrying a jacket.”
I was still silent but my eyes were now staring at Mas Reihan who looked seriously looking ahead.
“Ckk... It is big also still raining-rain.” I laughed trying to laugh at that.
“Maybe he wants to chase you to give his jacket.”
“Ngapain? She didn't even wake up when I came home earlier.” I'm lying, and I don't know who I'm lying to, what for me or for the Lieutenant to keep his engagement from breaking? I don't know.
Mas Reihan looked at me for a while then nodded and went back to seriously staring at the streets, we almost reached Pakde's house in the Gebang area.
“Key, no events now?”
“Now? Engga, Mas,” answered me while telling the direction of the house.
“We go yuk?”
I was a little surprised to hear Mas Reihan's sudden invitation, “Jalan? Tell me this again road, hehehe.”
“Hehehe... Where do we play cake, you have never been around Yogya night-night? Today I will take you around.. will ya? The rain is also starting to subside nih”
I was speechless thinking about Mas Reihan's offer and finally nodded in agreement.I needed to do something to shift my mind at this moment, rather than me remaining alone slumped in anger and sadness.
After I changed clothes and prayed magrib, I said goodbye to Pakde and Bude. We went across Malioboro that felt different at night with the lights starting to light up, old buildings on the right-left of the road as if not to be less magnificent with hotels and malls that begin to surround.
Mas Reihan played my tour guide that night, explaining everything that made me enjoy the trip even more. And finally we stopped at alkyd alias plaza kidul, where the car decorated with colorful lights as if to be a magnet for tourists to come there.
Mas Reihan parked his car and we went out to enjoy the night in the alkyd, more precisely in the park where standing firmly two banyan trees. It is said that everyone who can pass through the gap between the trees, his hope will be fulfilled.
“You trying, Key? fad-zinc aja.”
“Hehehe... no, Mas,” I replied because I already know what the result is without having to try it.
“First, Mas Dimas and I tried.”
“Totally? Continues?”
“Mas Dimas even turn jauuuuh to there.”
“Hahaha... trus Mas Reihan?”
“I? Of course I made it.”
“Keep hope granted?”
“Engga.”
“Hahaha... What is it?”
“That time I wished the girl I liked would have my life, her year was rejected.”
“Hahaha.. free dong.”
“Iya, free hahaha.” Mas Reihan was silent while looking at me, “You are beautiful if you laugh like that.”
I smiled at her compliments.
“I often hear from Mas Dimas if you like to laugh and will transmit it to the people around you, but why now so rarely laugh?”
“Because nothing is funny, if anything is funny I must have laughed I replied with a smile to make Mas Reihan smile, and that was when his phone rang and he asked permission to pick it up for a while.
“Key, sorry, but is it okay if we go now?”
“Nothing, Mas, we can go now.”
Actually I still want to stay there just to enjoy the night air of the city of Yogya, but it seems like Mas Reihan has a sudden business. And his sudden affair turned out to pick up Widy at the KA station who was escorting the return of the Lieutenant and his parents. Seeing my arrival with Mas Reihan made them shocked.
“You two came?” ask Widy with a big smile.
“Iya, it was the same Mas Kekey when you called, so all of you were invited here... Auntie, Om.” Mas Reihan greeted both of the Lieutenant's parents, who were looking at him in full search.
“Mamah... “ I immediately hugged Mamah who immediately laughed got a sudden hug from me.
“Ahhh... Dear, Mom will miss you.”.
“Kekey also.”
“Ready, Aunt.”
“Mamah too! No need to diet-diet all.”
“Dengerin tuh,” said Papah made Mamah pretended to be upset.
“Why can not diet, will you slim rich you.”
“If Mamah slim, Kekey will lose beautiful with Mamah.”
“Hahaha... can be yes.” Mom pinched my cheek while laughing.
“Papah too! Don't be reckless! Don't eat goat satay again.”
“If goat gule?”
“Hahaha, it's the same, Pah... anyway don't let the blood high again ok? Take care of health.”
“Dengerin tuh.” Now it's Mamah's turn to say something like that to make me laugh.
“Just stay with Papah take care of your health, ok?”
“If I?”
I looked at the Lieutenant who was also looking at me with both hands in my pocket. There used to be a time when we would hold each other's hands as if not to let go when I drove him to the airport or bus terminal, we used to say a thousand and one words of love and longing even before separating. But now, my mouth is as if I don't want to say anything but, “Be careful... don't cheat.”.
I could see his eyes a little surprised at what I said and I didn't know why I said it either, but for sure my words made Widy smile while embracing the Lieutenant's arm made me immediately turn my eyes towards Mamah and pretend to smile again.
“You heard that? you can't mess around in Jakarta, remember you're already engaged.it's mine now.”
I didn't hear the Lieutenant say anything, I don't know maybe he just kept quiet or smiled, I don't care and don't want to know! I hugged Mamah and Papah again before they went inside.
The Lieutenant was still standing in front of the three of us, I didn't dare to look him in the eye and preferred to look around.
“I go.” He started to say but I still didn't want to see him, and was more interested in playing my fingernails.
“Be careful, don't forget to eat.”
“Iya.” I heard Widy answer.
“Don't rich little kids play rain, there ain't no Arga here who takes care if you're sick.”
The deg!
I fell silent because I knew who the sentence was addressed to.
“Don't be stubborn..don't cry alone.”
I look at him now who is also looking at me
“There is no Arga here who will give his shoulder to be a backrest.”
I'm still silent.
“Don't go alone, no Arga will pick you up if you get lost.”
“There's a google map,” my answer made him turn the eyeballs.
“So I said don't be stubborn.”
“I'm not stubborn.”
“If not stubborn what is this name?”
“I only answered.”
“I didn't ask.”
“Continue what?”
“Government!”
“I don't like orders.”
The Lieutenant took a deep breath and threw it away violently, his eyes now staring at Mas Reihan who was as silent as Widy saw us fighting like that.
“I titip, this brat.”
“What would I think of an item, play titip-tipin everything, and I'm not a brat!”
I saw the Lieutenant's jaw harden while looking at me intently for a moment before looking back at Mas Reihan.
“If he's a macem-macem, call me! I'll send the handler here.”
“Emang snake use handler all! It was said to be a wayward child, he continued to be thought that the goods would be copied all, so what am I? Slug snakes that can be titipin?”
The Lieutenant pretended not to hear me, he still spoke to Mas Reihan seriously.
“Don't let him eat duren a lot, don't let him drink coffee, don't be so fond of eating spicy and fizzy food, if he's still stubborn like this.” The Lieutenant looked at me sharply, “Call me. I will not send Arga, but I will send Juang here.”.
I was speechless looking at him who was still looking at me sharply, “Mas Juang again duty so can not come here.”
“Oh yes? Dare bet? I can contact Juang now and tomorrow morning I can make sure he is here.”
I exhaled heavily with emotion before looking back at him,
“How about we bet... You'll miss the train if you're still nagging rich Donald duck... Let-nan!”.
The Lieutenant only realized that the speaker was now making a final call to the KA majoring Yogyakarta-Bandung, making him get ready to leave.
“Remember! Don't fuck around!” threaten her seriously right in front of my face, “I'm leaving first.. Assalamualaikum!” he shouted ferociously while turning around.
“Wa’alaikumsalam!” I cried no less fiercely while turning around leaving Mas Reihan and Widy who looked surprised to see us that night.
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Haloo... breakfast in the morning does not make nyesek right??? now you can take a deep breath, truuus ready to make a night tar yes.... 😈😈😈😈
