Pursuing the Love of the Widower

High School Reunion

It was a hot day in Gudeg City, Yogyakarta. A middle-aged man, seemed to open the door of a vehicle that had just been parked in the front yard of a magnificent house, with a unique architecture blend of modern and ancient Java. Although not wearing a formal suit, but the appearance of the man was very neat and clean. From the style of dress, it is clear that he is not an arbitrary person.

With the help of a young woman who had just exited the driver's door, the man set his foot on a row of paving blocks. Although a bit limped, but the man still tried to walk alone. “Which Papa's wand?” the young lady asked in surprise.

“Yeah, left in the car,” replied the man while patting himself on the forehead. Meanwhile, the young woman who helped him earlier could only grumble softly.

“Yang sincerely, Nduk,” reprimand the man. However, the young lady did not touch him at all.

Susena Suwardana's. A fifty-seven year old widower who still looks healthy and fit. A healthy lifestyle as well as a good environment, made her look much younger than her age. Susena has three daughters who are all grown up. Two of his daughters had even married.

Hanum Salsabila was Susena's first daughter. His current age is thirty years. She has been married, and has two unusually active children. There is always a commotion every day, caused by the two Hanum children who are male.

Gendhis Maheswari was Susena's second child. The girl was twenty-seven years old, but still single. I don't know what lies behind the girl with a less graceful appearance, so she is not also looking for a life partner.

However, fortunately because Gendhis had almost no female friends, Susena was still able to breathe a sigh of relief. So, only Gendhis and God knew what was the reason for the girl distancing herself from her so-called marriage.

What happened to Gendhis was very different from his younger brother Utari Maharani. The youngest of the three brothers, is now twenty-five years old. Utari chose to marry young, after a very painful heartbreak from her former boyfriend.

“Sekadar reminded, tomorrow Papa there is a reunion event with High School friends. Due to Papa's right foot that was injured yesterday has not recovered properly, so Papa has not been able to step on the brake pedal well. If you still want to see Papa sitting at the dining table like this, of course Papa will not be left to drive himself, right? Sure oes. Anyway, Papa hasn't prepared a will.” Susena started lunch with an important announcement, which made her three daughters look at each other.

“Tok my husband back from out of town. So, I'm going home to welcome him.” Utari reveals the reason immediately, before the father appoints himself to be the driver.

Another with Hanum. The mother-of-two pretended not to listen, busying herself with her two noisy sons fighting over food.

Susena also seemed to have guessed what would be the reason for her eldest daughter. His attention was immediately drawn to Gendhis. The girl with curly hair, had no reason whatsoever like her two sisters.

“Ah no! Why does Papa see me like that? I've taken Papa to see the doctor. Why do I have to be the driver of Papa?” gendhis protests before his father says anything to him. “Again, I have advised many times that Papa immediately find a new driver replacement for Mr. Maryono,” said the girl again while taking a slow breath.

“Finding the officer is like finding a soul mate. The so-called match remains important. Papa does not want to find a driver carelessly,” said Susena. He started lunch that day. Being in the hospital for more than two hours, made the rich widower feel dizzy, like a cold person.

“There won't be two people alike, Pa. Papa may be comfortable with the performance of Mr. Maryono. If you want, there are still many young people who are also reliable. For example, I used to be sad because I broke up with Charles. Uh, proof now I'm married to Byakta.” Utari ended her words with a mouthful of food, then chewed it slowly.

“Yes. Though you first said he wanted to kill himself when breaking up with Caca. The world ends when you don't date anymore. Hadeuh, lebay!” cibir Gendhis while eating food from the plate in front of him.

“Mbak can not talk so, because Mbak will never date seriously,” reply Utari do not want to lose. “Mbak don't know what it's like to break up and be heartbroken so deeply.”

“Ah nice. That means you don't have to date. Papa will immediately find you a prospective husband,” chirped Susena with confidence. What the successful widower said had succeeded in choking Gendhis, so the girl seemed to be strangled. “Why, Dhis? Papa does not want you to be an old virgin like Grandchild,” Susena said again regardless of her daughter who was sipping a glass of water in a hurry.

“What? Grandchild Ma'am? How do you know if Grandchild is a spinster?” Hanum, who had been busy controlling his two sons, chimed in.

“From the group chat gents on the block here,” Susena said lightly. However, a moment later the three-child widower looked regretful and wanted to retract his words if he could. The man with gray hair just shook his head slowly, to ward off the uncomfortable feeling of his three daughters' strange gazes.

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Next day. In accordance with the plan yesterday, Susena went to a multipurpose building that became the venue for a grand reunion with high school friends. There, there is a large hall that is transformed into an arena of meeting kangen between old friends.

With a radiant face, Gendhis got out of the car. Without removing the sunglasses that complement his trendy appearance, Ghendis opened the door for his father and helped the middle-aged man down. “What Papa should I bring in?” tawar Gendhis tried to look as sweet as possible in the presence of Susena, who looked much neater than usual.

“Ah is not necessary. Papa can still walk inside. It's just a small wound,” said Susena while upholding her body to look much straighter.

“Then why should I drive here?” gendhis satirized with a tail of eyes that suddenly caught a woman walking towards them. Gendhis did not know the middle-aged woman with the face of an Indian. However, the woman waved while smiling warmly

to the father. It is certain that the woman who still looks beautiful is an old friend of Susena.

“Sena! Jeez!” greet the woman with an expression of disbelief.

“Kalini?” Susena smiled broadly as she greeted the woman named Kalini, who immediately greeted her.

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