Red Hooded Girl

Learning Guitar

Mimin and Rahma were eating meatball chicken noodles when the man with a stunning appearance came to them. None other than him is Deka.

"I'm not late, am I?" ask Deka.

Mimin. "No, sir, please sit down" he said.

Deka pulled out a chair and sat right in a line position in front of Mimin.

"My mom is chicken noodles, yes" he told the waiter who was delivering orders at the next table.

"Mi chicken with meatballs, Ka?" ask Waiter.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Wear what meatballs, Ka?"

"Just like this one." Deka pointed to the bowl of Mimin. "Drinking is also the same as yes" he continued.

"Ready, Ka." The servant went to make a Deka order.

"Ehem..." Rahma cleared her throat, making Mimin turn and look at Rahma. "Ciye..." Rahma teases Mimin through eye gestures. Mimin responded by glaring at Rahma.

"Ehem..." Deka. Mimin and Rahma turned towards him. Deka showed a smile full of charm.

 

****

 

Rahma is in Mimin's room. Enjoy a delicious plate of pudding made by Mami.

After returning from the meatball shop, Rahma who drove Mimin until the house finally came down and stopped by because tempted by Mami's offer.

"Rahma here come in first! Mami makes pudding and banana sponge," exclaimed Mami.

"Asiiy... Mommy," she replied.

Rahma fed a spoonful of pudding that was almost finished into her mouth.

"That's very good. We are the ones who plan to make money and he paid for it" Rahma said.

"Yes. I feel bad. He had lunch with me last afternoon with friends. Uh, there he was also buying meatballs. Though this is his first day working in my office," said Mimin.

"Good, handsome, well-established too." said Rahma with a bright look.

"And warm again. It's not as cold as the ice cubes rich CEO stories in novels. Hihihihihi." continued accompanied by a cheeky laugh.

Mimin laughed. And in his heart, he approved Rahma's statement about Deka. Although only a day of work, Deka is so warm to mingle with Mimin and his friends.

"It seems .. he likes you, Min," said Rahma.

"Sokay know you, Ma."

"Yes really. From the look in his eyes it was clearly emanating a radiance of love that...." Mimin smothers Rahma's mouth, making Rahma unable to continue her sentence.

"Rahmas... That's dong!" sulk Mimin's.

"Chihara...." Rahma chuckled at Mimin's timid reaction. And then the two laughed together.

Towards the azan magrib, Rahma said goodbye.

 

*****

Day

Mimin was washing dishes and used family dinnerware in the kitchen sink. His ears heard the conversation from the living room. Conversation between Opi and Abah. Opi is asking Abah for approval to learn to play guitar to the gods.

"May ya Bah. learn guitar," persuaded Opi.

"Well, yes" replied Abah who was seriously watching TV Two broadcasts that were airing the show What the State News.

"Assyik.. love you, Abah," said Opi with sumringah.

"Hmmm..." Abah answered with a hemm.

Cheerfully Opi swung a step towards the God contract.

 

*****

 

God and Sol were sitting on a rented porch. Enjoy the starry night sky. God plucked his guitar, sang a song. But it was not rock music that was his choice. He wanted to sing a song that fit his mood.

Guitar quotes accompany a song Ready You Tuk Fall in Love Again from the pop genre band, HIVI.

Even though these lips do not say

Not that I don't feel

There is something different between us

And there's no way I missed you just because

I myself am unable to speak

That I want you in my life.

(Ahead of the lyrics of the song Are You Falling in Love Again. By. HIVI).

"Ih, Ka Dewa is very good in voice," said Opi who suddenly nongol in front of him while clapping.

"Hi Opi.. hasn't slept yet" Sol said.

"Yet Ka. is still afternoon" replied Opi. He sat his butt on the rented porch, joining God and Sol.

"Ka Dewa, Opi teach you to play guitar dong," said Opi.

"May," said the Lord still by strumming the guitar.

"Of course, Opi has the book." Opi showed me a book called Proficient in Playing Guitar for Beginners. "But it's better to learn directly the same as Ka Dewa, deh" he continued.

"This ... mumpung I have no work," said Dewa.

Opi is approaching the gods. They sit close. Gods began to teach from simple keys or cords such as keys A, B, C, D, E and F complete with explanations and how to pluck strings. Then continue with the other cord. Then he taught Opi to play the song with simple cord slowly and gradually. Starting from playing songs with a slow tempo then rising to a medium tempo.

 

*****

After a day of productive activities, the night is the time to eliminate fatigue for a moment. He opened the phone and chose to open the sosmed. And his eyes immediately squinted when he saw a photo of Opi holding a guitar sitting close to God. Ten minutes ago Opi uploaded a picture of him with Dewa learning to play guitar on his Facebook account.

Mimin immediately went out of the room and looked for Opi in the room, kitchen and bathroom.

"What are you looking for again?" asked Mami who saw Mimin pacing.

"Opi where, Mi?" ask Mimin.

"Most also in the rented next door, Tea," replied Mami.

After getting an answer from Mami, Mimin immediately left.

"Where are you going?!" ask Mami.

"Be next to a moment, Mih," said Mimin as he passed.

 

******

When Mimin headed for the contract intend to tell Opi to go home. Sayup-sayup sounds God is singing a song accompanied by a guitar quote. Mimin postponed his intention and sat on the terrace listening until God stopped singing.

One day we accidentally met

I who was once hurt, came back to know love

This heart again finds the lost smile

All because of him

Oh, my God, I love him

I love him, miss him, want him

Take the love in my heart

Just to him, to him

Long time goes by we go together

How every day I fell in love with her

Loved by him I feel perfect

All because of him

Oh, my God, I love him

I love him, miss him, want him

Take the love in my heart

Just to him, to him

Oh, my God, I love him

I love him, miss him, want him

Take the love in my heart

Just to him, to him

Just to him, to him

(He. Singer Anji)

"If you want to learn the guitar, starting from a song with a tempo like this. slowly and the chord is easy," said Dewa after finishing singing the song He belongs to Anji.

"Keep practicing..." God plucked his guitar. "Later will be able to, continue to be proficient," he continued.

"Ka Dewa's voice is good...why not become a singer?" opi asked with a smile looking at the God.

"The time is just lo deh like it says my voice is good," replied God still while strumming the guitar.

"Ka Dewa is suitable if you are a vocalist .. because Ka Dewa Ganteng especially Ka Dewa is also a guitar player," Opi said with a smile.

"Opi... go home!!" Pekikan Mimin silenced the mouth of the God who was about to answer Opi's statement.

"What the hell is Tea! Opi's learning the guitar, "opi's whistle.

"It's important to learn the guitar??"

"It's important that Opi wants to learn guitar!"

"You should learn a school lesson, Opi!" exclaim Mimin.

The god scratched his head that did not feel itchy because he saw the debate of the two brothers. While Sol, his mouth mangap gaping to see Mimin who is not as usual. Mimin who he saw was always gentle turned out to be able to argue and hard as well.

"Opi this afternoon already bebel Teh, means Opi has learned right? Home bimbel was also Opi already work PR. Opi has done all the duties of Opi. Is it wrong now that Opi wants to learn guitar??"

"But it's not good that..." Mimin has not finished his sentence.

"It's already...." The gods stand to mediate between the two.

"Opi, you go home, it's late. Whooooam...” The gods pretended to yawn as widely as possible.

”Gua is also sleepy.. want to sleep,” he continued.

“Continue learning his guitar how?” ask Opi in a disappointed tone.

“Later if I have time, we learn again. Here, you bring my guitar.” God handed over his guitar to Opi. “Learn for yourself first use a book,”.

Opi who was disappointed then smiled sumringah because God lent her guitar. “Thank you, Ka Dewa,”ucapnya.

The god retorted by nodding his head. Then he looked at Mimin. Mimin stared back at him, though his gaze was not as sharp as it was at the meatballs shop this afternoon. But clearly this was not the warm gaze God expected.

Opi and Mimin went home.

“Teteh.”

“Hemm.”

“That's why the hell don't you like if Opi is close to Ka Dewa?”

Mimin opened his mouth to answer. But immediately silenced because Opi continued his sentence.

“Teteh jealous yes see Opi near Ka Dewa??!”