Returning Young

Returning Young
Behind the Dormitory



Not wanting to use the time in vain, while waiting for Father Mom to come home I tried to practice speech in front of Mas Rino again. After it feels good enough, I go to the kitchen to cook, let there be extra vegetables if Daddy Mom comes home. Mas Rino took the initiative to go to the market to buy chicken and vegetables, while I prepared spices and made lontong. Soon after Rino returned home, we cooked together. When I was cooking Mas Rino nosy bothered me. While I was busy, he hugged me from behind. My heart started beating fast because of Mas Rino's behavior.


"wahh you pinter cook too yaa. It's really good for the opor." praised Mas Rino


I replied with a shameless grimace. Obviously I want to cook, my experience is actually a lot of hehe. Especially just cooking opor, cooking rendang I can hehe.


After we finished cooking, we waited for my parents to be treated.


"Yuk selfie" I asked


"who is a selfie? " ask Rino


"ohiyaya this year has not appeared the word selfie, especially not many phones that have front cameras" I thought in my heart


"i mean poto mas. hehe." I replied


I took out my cell phone that was carried away from the future. Mas Rino looked at my phone carefully.


"What brand is this? I just saw it, good again." he asked


"campus me, forget that my phone is not out in this era." I thought again


"emmm. emm.this is VVV mas brand. This is the output of the old mas era, maybe Rino forgot. hehe." I replied while raising my eyebrows worried


"kok call me mas anyway, call dear dong." protested


"hemm Yes, dear." I replied


We haven't had a selfie yet, Father Mother has come. So we immediately welcomed him. Father and Mother rushed to clean themselves, while I prepared the dining table to eat together.


"what a smell, what are you cooking, son?" ask mom


"this is cooking opor bu. I finished the bath, let's eat first, it looks like I'm the same Mas Rino came home from dzuhur, later want to shop for the canteen ma'am." I replied


"God willing next week Rin went home again ma'am" I said as I hugged Mom


"yes, son." stroking my hair "you've called your father first, we'll eat right away." added Mother


I hurried to call my father to eat together, We gathered at the table and began to eat.


I'm glad Mom's dad praised my cooking, but I know I haven't been able to cook at this age. After I was ready to eat I washed the dishes, while Rino mas chatted with Mom's Dad. Not long after, I joined the conversation. Adhan dzuhur has reverberated, we are preparing for congregational prayer. After that I prepared clothes to take back to the dormitory again. Dad gave me money to hold on to when I was in the dorm. Actually, I still have money from my sale, but I still accept it, afraid that Dad is angry. Rino and I are allowed to go home with Mom and Dad hugging.


Mas Rino drove the car slowly. I just looked around from the windshield, feeling nostalgic for what I used to feel, and now I can feel it a second time.


"will you stop at what market? " ask Rino


"just in the shop, the price is the same" I replied


We stopped at a grocery store not far from the dorm. The ingredients for selling I prepared from now on.


#until the Dorm


"thank you" I said


Mas Rino did not answer just pointing his cheeks continuously.


"his cheek hurts?" much


"Sick" she replied angrily


Without a second thought, I kissed her cheek. His face was a bright smile, happy what he got just now. Then Mas Rino helped me get things down and he said goodbye to going home. I was still waiting for him near the gate until his car was out of sight.


- SERIATE