Should I Joke (Again)

06. Rei pamit

The wall clock has shown at 11:30 it means soon dzuhur time, according to Rei's plan to return home after dzuhur prayer.

After packing up and making her bed, Renita walked towards the nightstand beside the sofa, grabbing a frame with a picture of Anton there. That smile, was still the same when Rei first saw her, knew her and became her lover.

Anton never dies, because for Rei he will always be in his heart.

"Mas, Rei has been here for two days, sleeping in this room, in this bed and still feeling the scent of your perfume that Rei will never forget." - Inner Rei, tears are dripping down.

"Sorry Rei, if all this time Rei had the same mistake while still alive, who in recent years ignored you, rarely visited your navel, never even contacted your parents again. But Rei promised, from today Rei will often visit here, see the mas if Rei kangen." still sobbing while wiping the photo.

"And one more thing, Rei promises to fulfill the last request of mas that Rei will seek a companion in life and seek the happiness of Rei himself. For Mama's sake, Papa's and Anton's, Rei's gonna try."

"Help Rei to find a life partner who loves Rei, loves Rei and loves Anton's family. Rei promised to introduce her to mas, papa and mama."

Tears in the corner of his eyes are still left, tight because the inner struggle is finally unable to maintain his ego.

Renita knows her life should not depend on Anton's family, but Rei also does not want to make them feel guilty because of the burden of their responsibility on Anton's mandate.

Kissing the photo and rubbing it, Renita then put it in its original place. Goodbye, I'll be back again.

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Carrying her bag and putting it on the dining table, Renita searches for the whereabouts of her new parents. Because for Rei, they were no longer in-laws but his second parents after Papa and his biological mother.

Seeing mama and papa, walking towards him, Rei sped up his pace.

"Ma, pa Rei wants to say it's noon so that it gets jammed in the streets because tomorrow it's active again."

"you can't go home tomorrow morning" asked Papa Hadi.

"Rei is afraid of tiredness pa, if you go back to work tomorrow. Rei promised the holidays would play here again."

"Pa, you can't do that. Poor Rei, let it be a vacation here again or if we miss the game" invite Holy Mama

"Well, right pa. Sometimes papa plays home, papa and mama would be happy."

" All right, we'll set the schedule" Papa Hadi smiled.

"Let's eat first let's not catch a cold" he asked later.

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"Pa, ma Rei pamit. Mom and Dad take care of their health. Rei promised to call mom and dad often." Rei grabbed papa's hand and mama took turns. Don't forget they kissed her forehead and cheeks like their own daughter.

"Rei also carefully walk, if tired or sleepy stop in the rest area. Don't drive, okay" papa's message.

"Every boss" saluted, they laughed.

"Rei remembered papa's message, open your heart, achieve your happiness son" Rei nodded his head.

"Rei promise, Rei will introduce you to papa and mama if you get a suitable one. Doain ya ma, pa"

"Yes be careful, oiya mah Packages that papa brought where? Love Rei remember" asked papa

Holy Mama took the package on the dining table, and brought it to Rei's car.

"This is what pa?" ask Rei

"So in the garden workers pick dragon fruit, give to mama papa make souvenirs. Eri also has to eat a lot of fruit so that it is more beautiful, so that papa can soon have another daughter-in-law." coda papa Hadi.

Mama Suci and Rei just smiled, Rei put the package on the side seat and started the car.

"Ma, thank you for accepting Rei as your son. Rei loves mama and papa like Rei's biological parents."

"Hey baby, we're a family, forever a family. You've been our own daughter ever since we met Anton. Even if Anton isn't with us, you're still our daughter."

Cuddling each other, feeling the sincere affection of his two parents, Rei was happy.

"Rei's leaving, assalamualaikum" drove his car slowly away from the house.

"Waalaikumsalam" the two answered. It is their great hope that Rei will open his heart and get his life companion.

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During the trip Rei played songs from Radio, occasionally singing songs he heard. The car was traveling at medium speed so Rei was not too rushed even though the road had started to rame its traffic.

Approaching the rest area, Rei chose to pull over and enter the rest area, willing to refuel as well as take a short break.

After parking his car and making sure it was locked, Rei walked into one of the fast food restaurants. Ordering a glass of cappuccino and snacks, while waiting for his order came Rei to open his social networking app.

Photographing a car key and posting it on his instagram page.

"Himself was not fun" his written caption. Rei smiled, surely after this will be a comment.

And yep. as expected one by one his best friend began to comment there, funny indeed with just a little caption then a different response will he get.

Sipping her cappuccino and occasionally eating snacks she ordered, Renita began replying to friends' comments on her IG page. Looks really exciting

Not far from there, there was a man who also entered the restaurant, his eyes circling the entire room looking for an empty place. And occupy the empty bench to the right of Renita.

Ordering two cups of arabica coffee, he also explored cyberspace. After the order came and the person who was waiting also sat beside him, the man finally headed for the toilet.

Shortly before the toilet door there was a small commotion.

"I'm sorry, I've been saved first" said a young mother who appeared to be in a hurry.

"Ga could be that mbak, queue dong. This ma'am from earlier was in line, the turn wanted to enter was even dragged." ketus someone

"Father, let me wait for the next toilet" replied Renita

"Well, he's a gapapa why mbak sewot anyway?" replied the young mother had not lost.

"Sir, don't even make a little money. Play serobot aja, songong base" replied the mbak who earlier.

"Eh why are you following along, silent napa?" still continues the young mother ha want to lose.

"Udah mbak, just go in. Let her queue at will" the boy told Renita, pushing her into the toilet.

It still sounds mutually authentic, but Renita cuek. Because she had been peed, after finishing defecating and washing her hands, Renita came out and was replaced by the mother who had been, while the young mother was not seen, maybe he went to the other toilet.

Feeling bad about the incident, Renita waited for the mother to say thank you. The end is waiting to come out of the toilet.

"Sir, thank you for being behind. Even though I have not been able to bear to pee, even want to be dragged." joked Renita.

"Gapapa mbak, it's so if people don't use ethics want to be good themselves."

"Oiya, I'm Renita, call me Rei" as she reached out with a hand.

"I'm Dina, as well as a tourist?" he replied, returning a handshake.

"Oh, how come I'm from out of town by chance again rest, before continuing the journey."

"Nyetir himself?" her question, retorted a head nod by Rei.

"Yes, I used to drive myself. Then I go first yes, want to go straight home." replied Rei.

"Yes, I've also been waiting for my sister there." show me her seat. The two then walked side by side to the seat that turned out to be next to each other.

"Well, what brother?" Dian went back to his desk but there were only two cups of coffee there, the older brother was probably going to the toilet too.

"I first yes, so I can rest because tomorrow has entered work. See you soon. Assalamualaikum" said Rei as he passed towards the parking lot.

How many minutes later, it looks as if the wait has returned from the toilet.

"Nobody's been going to the toilet for a long time"

"Yes go to the toilet, you just started to go to the toilet but use a storm again" he said

"How do you know? nodding huh?"

"Son, you want to pee but fit want to go into the toilet boys hear the fuss in the girls toilet, sister listen to like your voice. It's true, isn't it?"

"Ngapain is using a storm, let the toilet is just one door why don't you go to the other toilet anyway." fawning brother.

"Actually I was already in line, just turn to enter it turns out next to someone who makes enter, even though there are already those who first queue yes I prevent dong, pity the ones who queue first when dragged. Where the mothers nyerocos mulu mouth, sebelang very." explained Dian

The brother seemed to understand why his sister was getting noisier, because as far as he knew if anyone liked it surely his sister would immediately speed gas. More like a thug than the daughter of a rich businessman.

Responding to his sister like that does need extra patience, if blamed even kita hit.

"But you're a gap, aren't you?" ask her

"I'm gapapa, cook thugs against hehehe.. "

"You're based" ruffled his sister's hair.

"Sister..what the hell" corrected his hairdo with his finger.

"Yuk finished his coffee, we go home immediately" asked the brother.

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"Sister, you know I did not know that I was acquainted with a beautiful girl, I think it would be suitable to be my sister-in-law." said Dina

"You like it nyomblangin people. He himself has not done well" ridiculed the brother.

"Who said, just wait for my prince to come propose. Rather than sister having not been able to move on from the former tenacious that tight" Dina poked her lips.

Ardan just shook his head to see his sister, indeed all this time he was blinded by love in his former lover who preferred to leave him on career grounds. Though Ardan knew, he was just running away from the shame of having been caught cheating with his coworkers and friends.

"Have not discussed him again, lazy to know" Ardan knew if he kept remembering it would only open old wounds.

"Cie who has moved on eh or otewe move on huh?" god Dina his sister. Ardan just smiled and drove back to the house.

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About the Dina will meet again is not the same Renita? Or did Ardan really move on from his ex.