Salto World Wine
Chapter 22: Air Force
“But you know that each person can be different, right Win?”
Arka asked carefully after a few minutes of silence hearing all the explanations Wine well, but pretending to agree with the strictness of this girl to have a serious relationship with the air force is clearly unenforceable. Holding Wine's hand, Arka spoke again in a soft tone.
“Not all army soldiers are like your father. And not everything in your father's body is pure. Brother does not agree with the actions of your baba 6 years ago, but you who do not like to be almost afraid of the air force. Just want to try to make your mind no longer rooted in your head dek”
Arka looked gently at Wine. After eating earlier, Wine told me everything that made this girl cry again.
“ You are still afraid of the air force?”
Seeing Wine nod, Arka's heart ached a little. But if he forced it would not be good for Wine either, this girl would probably be even more afraid and traumatized by her work status.
“Abang don't want to maxain you. We go to your budhe house first means, later if it is calm new to your brother's house yes dek”
“Sorry yes bang”
Arka shook her head. There's nothing wrong here, so nobody should apologize.
“Abang to your budhe house first yes?”
After getting the nod from Wine, Arka's car re-entered the toll road to Jogja. Along the way Arka as best as possible to keep bringing Wine back to talk. Discussing funny things that make Wine laugh again. In this relationship, he is much older than Wine, it means he must also be more mature in addressing everything.
3 Hours after the stop just now, the final Arka car to also in front of the minimalist house with a white fence.A woman in the range of 50 years welcomes their arrival by standing in front of the fence. Their smile the woman made Wine immediately go down and scatter her budding clumsiness. Arka smiled looking at him, took the Wine suitcase from the trunk and walked up to the two women.
“Who is ndo?”
Budhe who had Wine call her name Ana in the car asked Wine then smiled kindly towards Arka.
“Name bang Arka budhe”
“Good afternoon budhe” Arka hand greet Ana.
“Sore by Ark. Hayo on the inside first. Must not have eaten yet, right?”
Wine nodded enthusiastically when 3 hours ago they just ate 2 hamburgers at once. Yeah, Arka's hamburger ended up in Wine earlier. While struggling spoiled in Ana's hands, Wine walked in with her bud while tailing behind while pulling a super large Wine suitcase. I don't know what's in this suitcase.
“Institute of Wine nih”
after Ana's voice that seemed to call her husband. The figure of the man who seemed to be of a similar age to Arka's father came out of the room. The man who was still wearing the maroon-colored sheath immediately hugged Wine and kissed Wine's right and left cheeks.
“How's the deck? The test is smooth?”
“Alhamdulillah good pade. Smooth also test alhamdulillah”
“That's who?”
Arka who knew if the question was intended to ask her whereabouts, Arka immediately approached and greeted the man.
“Bang Arka pade” Wine introduced her to the man.
“ Good afternoon pak” greet Arka with the best smile possible.
“Sore. If you can find out who the wine is?”
Pade's question made Arka and Wine exchange views. But thanks to the super-sensitive budhe immediately stopped her husband from asking further now. They need to eat first, more precisely Arka who has not eaten since lunch.
Some typical food has gone sweet on the table. Arka knows when returning home later, the mother must also provide various types of food typical of this area, no problem because typical food Jogja always has more place in his stomach.
Arka took a sitting position next to Wine which has now begun to devour the gudeg in front of him. Arka also took the same food, the sweet and savory taste instantly spoiled her tongue now.
“So what is the relationship between you?”
“Change, pity tuh so sprain kids orang”
budhe pretended to be pity despite a smile being hidden as best he could from his face.
Arka immediately sat up straight, staring one by one budhe and pade then smiled a little awkwardly “ I like the same Wine pack, bu.”
No longer detained, budhe now laughs while hitting her husband's hand in excitement. It was only this time that Wine invited a man to meet them. So once Wine brought a man to Jogja, the pleasure of budhe could not be hidden at all.
“You know Wine is still SMA right?” pade asked again.
Arka nodded her head. Maybe it looks strange because he is 27 years old even dating a high school girl. Maybe the reaction of both parents will be the same.
“Know sir.”
“Keep you know he still has to go to college before marriage right?”
This time it was Wine who hit his arm. Not excited by the question, but surprised because Pade directly discussed the marriage.
“I have no intention to force Wine to marry me now sir. I know Wine still has dreams to achieve. But if Wine is willing to get married, I also do not mind whenever the time.”
Budhe's cheerful voice came back. The woman hit her husband's hand repeatedly. “Like you used to bah”
“Widih.emang how was pade ngelamar budhe?” Wine who seemed to know had a gap to change the subject immediately asked. Wine patted Arka's shoulder twice, asking her to relax again as before.
“Persis rich Nak Arka just Win” budhe glanced at her husband who is now back to eating and pretending not to hear.
“Initial time to meet how budhe?”
“Budhe met you on campus. Ordinary kid who pinter rich budhe meet student ugal-ugalan rich pade mu ini”
“Beuh... rich in novels aja budhe” Wine advance his sitting position. Enthusiastic listening to the story of budhe and pade courtship.
“Emang. This Pade of yours is almost dropped out because it never came in. Continue to budhe the same terms pade you this. if you want to be a girlfriend must enter 1 full semester”
“Terus pade agree?”
Budhe nodded.” Agree dong, who does not want the same flower campus rich budhe this”
Wine laughs. She admitted it, if budhe was very beautiful. This brother of his mama had the exact same eyes as his mama. “Keep the time to bed to grandpa how?”
“Rejected continue. After getting a new job received his application. Oh yeah by the way What work arcs?”
Wine immediately held Arka who wanted to answer “ Bang Arka themenya mas Akthar budhe”
Arka's head immediately turned towards Wine. Why would Wine lie to his budhe about his job?.
“Oh, the office of Akhtar yes?”
Wine nodded back. His hand held Arka's hand under the table to keep this man quiet while “ Yes budhe”
“Gratitude deh. Wine calls him brother, so budhe thinks his air force soldiers work”
Arka gawking for a moment. Not only Wine that does not like the profession, but the whole family of the mama Wine also does not like it.
Bekasi
December 18, 2021
