Special Journey

Episode 57's

"What message?" When waittress gives a menu list.

"Strip steak with spicy chimichurri sauce, Hm... The same cranberry one."

"I order the same." with a smile Yusuf glanced at the waitress at a glance, the same menu message.

"Well, wait a minute, sir, Mom." Shortly before the uniformed woman with well-groomed hair who served as the waittress left me and Joseph.

"Anything eats here?"

"Frequently,"

"on your own? Or the same friend? Hmmmm... Or a couple?"

"Sometimes alone, sometimes with friends."

"If same couple? Never been?"

"Hmmm..." He nodded for sure, "Once, a few times and it's also been quite a while."

"It's comfortable, it's also not too crowded, especially it tastes good."

"You come here often?"

I shook my head slowly.

"Before when young this restaurant seemed to have not existed, our hangout, yes... Just a mall, same restaurant in a mall."

"Great yes, in just a few years this city has changed a lot. Unfortunately... I don't spend too much time here."

"I finished High School and I continued my education in the capital."

"Multiple years? Nine years is not a minute."

"Hehe... Yes Bang, it turns out that I've been single in the Capital."

"Like to live in Jakarta?"

"Hm... I'm used to it, but still a little sad to leave it."

"Leaving Jakartanya? Or the person who

it's in Jakartanya?"

"Everything... Anyhow, I've got people who are so nice because I'm there."

"Tomorrow when we vacation again to Jakarta, anyways... We haven't made the pilgrimage to Grandpa's grave, have we?"

I'm nodding.

"Joseph!" The sound of a roar of steps toward the direction of sitting me and Joseph.

"Eh... Same wife?" The woman glanced at me.

"Sarah's sister!" I was surprised to see the woman standing behind me, the woman who once introduced herself as my ex-husband.

"Assalamualaikum, Ma'am!" I greeted him without hesitation, glancing at Yusuf who was as if expressionless.

"Wa'alaikumussalam."

"Can I join?" Ask Joseph.

"Hm... Sorry ma'am, but there's two seats." For a moment there was no answer from Joseph, "Darling... We just moved that shirt." I pointed at the sofa chair not far from where we are currently sitting.

"Think! Please find another seat, there's plenty left." Joseph answered without looking at Sarah.

"Ohh... I'm sorry I interfered."

"Eh, Ma!" I stood up trying to stop Sister Sarah who had turned her body about to leave.

"No Papa Ma'am, join me!

"Yank..." I looked at Joseph expectantly. You can not bear to see Ma'am Sarah left disappointed or maybe he was sad because of Yusuf's words.

"We're moving on, anyway, sister Sarah. It's not good to eat alone." I let out my sweetest smile, hoping that Joseph would fall.

"No papa, Fah. I just go home. I can eat at home."

"It's two o'clock past Ma'am, kasian if you have to wait until home, it will hurt if you eat late." I'm still trying to stop Sarah.

"Yank... Please!" This time I put on a face, with both hands in front.

"Ck." Yusuf stood up, "Once this is all right, you don't want to have a moment tomorrow for us both."

" Hehe... Ready, sir." I nodded and pushed Joseph's body towards the table I was referring to.

"Sarah's mother! Here." I motioned for Sister Sarah to sit with Me and Joseph.

With a happy smile, Sister Sarah headed for me and Joseph.

"Thank you." He took a position right in front of Joseph.

I'm nodding.

"What do you want Sarah to order?" Ask me while calling waitress.

"I strip steak with spicy chimichurri sauce, Same cranberry one."

"Gee... Greatable. Same thing!"

"Sarah's mom loves this food too?" Ask me enthusiastically, the article I was surprised to know the order Sister Sarah. It's impossible if it's just a coincidence.

"Like. What else is someone I like from the past is also this food, so can remember the moment before."

"It's also one of the restaurants that many memories have for me." There is a little disappointment tang seen on the face of Sister Sarah.

"Ohh... It's." I just smiled in response to Sarah's story. I don't know why I'm so interested in Sarah's love story.

"So much love coming here?" Sister Sarah unreservedly steady Joseph, but who was stared at and asked still like chunks of ice cold without expression, even more busy with his cellphone.

"Sir Ma'am, after marriage this is our first time here" I replied, after waiting for a while without an answer from Joseph.

"Oh... Joseph came here almost every day." Sarah's eyes were on me.

Why do I feel that the person that Sister Sarah refers to in her memories is Joseph huh?

Seeing Joseph's unresponsive behavior, made me awkward.

"Sarah's sister, is she married?"

"Thank you." When waittress gives our order.

Replied with a belt.

"Oh... Kirain already! No papa Maak, Sister Sarah is also young, still beautiful again." I feel bad about my question, "Sorry, Mom, I didn't mean anything."

"No papa, relax."

"Ever now I have a dream to get married, but it's my fault, too, to leave without news and leave my partner, after a few months back here it turns out I was not expected." Sister Sarah started cutting her steak, "Even it turns out she's married." Sarah put a piece of steak back in her mouth.

"That means no match, Ma'am." Seeing Sarah's almost unshakable eyes from Joseph, made me a little dislike.

"I want a soul mate, hehehe. I'm ready to be a second wife if she's willing to take me back." I stopped my chewing activity.

"Serah's mother is serious? Want to be second?"

I sipped the cranberry I ordered.

"Mr... The mineral is one." My message to the waittress who happened to pass by beside me.

"I'm one too Mommy." Sarah's mother ordered.

"I'm serious." Sister Sarah looked at me fixedly making me wrinkle my forehead.

"Why? Sarah is young. Still beautiful again, must be many who want to be the same Mommy." I looked back at Sarah.

"Yes... Because I love him." It's as sinless as Sarah's blessing while smiling.

"Astagfirulah..." I'm shaking. Why meet people like. Like Sarah anyway? Many times I say Istighfar in my heart, forgive the already prejudiced servant of O Allah, who calls Sister Sarah a potential actor.

"Are you ready if your husband is polygamous?" what kind of question is this? Ck ckc... Sister Sarah anything. But... It's okay! People like Sister Sarah must be faced with a cold heart.

"No. I refused if my husband wanted to be polygamous. But... I value polygamy more than getting married in secret. So, if one day Bang Yusuf really wants to have another wife, I will consider. Than he married secretly." I stared fixedly at Joseph who was met with a sisnis gaze.

"So... Before my husband expresses his desire to remarry, it must be to believe in the heart, whether it can be fair or not." I still looked at Joseph, and Joseph was still silent and enjoying his meal.

"I'm not asking her to be fair, I just need her status as a legal wife. That's it, that's enough for me."

"Hahaha.bak Sarah is anything."

"That's not why, that's selfish. Her husband Sarah's sinful mother. No matter how her husband Sister Sarah must be fair, anyway Sister Sarah has not experienced, so can say no papa, sick Ma'am. Just imagine it hurts." I went back to the mineral water I ordered. It felt like this turbulent taste faded with the flowing water my thrust.

"My message... Sister Sarah no longer obsessed with her ex Sister Sarah, what else he is married, like his wife, kasian also Sister Sarah. Must move on Ma'am. There's still a lot of good men out there."

"Maybe a lot, but I think he's just one." Again Sister Sarah took a sip of mineral water like I did.

"We have a desire, but trust me! God knows what is best for us. We just need to follow the flow. Challenging him will only make us more tired. So then... Whatever is happening now Sister Sarah must learn to accept and understand that you are not a match. Learning to rearrange the heart, Sister Sarah mah certainly can get the best husband, which is much better than Bang Yusuf." Now my words have succeeded in making Sarah's mother trapped.

"Haha... How's her face on the uptight?" It turned out that Joseph also stopped eating for a moment, and glanced at me more and more sharply.

"I'm just kidding, besides, there's no way that the person you mean is you." I put a steak in Joseph's mouth.

"The food, we go to the cafe first. I'm gonna check out the cafe." Joseph wiped his mouth with tissue.

"Ease of things? How not to run out? Mubazirs! He said he was hungry."

"Udah full! Her meal. Brother take a toilet for a minute." Joseph went to the toilet.

"Sarah's mother spent her meal, babazir casian. There are many who cannot eat, so we must be grateful still given God the fortune of being able to eat well like this." Sister Sarah just smiled a little and put the steak back in her mouth.

"Mother Sarah why? How to be silent? Full already? or not feeling well again?"

"I'm not papa." Sister Sarah brushed my hand off her forehead.

"The rain suddenly hurts! If it's really sick, we can take the hospital to Mbak."

"I'm not papa, maybe to be tired, anyways from earlier ngoceh mulu." Sarah smiled back.

"Oh... That's it!

"Where does Sarah work?"

"At Jambi University." The answer. This time without seeing me.

"Unja?"

"He'eh... Lecturer too, same as Joseph."

"Business management lecturers too?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Oh... Hehe please take care of my husband Ma'am." I tried to melt the atmosphere that began to feel awkward, who asked to please just smile.

"Where is Bang Yusuf known?" I want to know how far their relationship went.

"From Sma." Answer's short.

"Hm..." I'm wobbly looking around.

"Nearly what was Sarah's mother with Bang Yusuf?"

"When Mom wasn't too close, I was her secretary, when she was chairman of the osis."

"When is the time?" occasionally I still gobble up a steak that's just a few more pieces.

"In college, we're one class to finish."

"It was not that Bambang Yusuf had moved to Jakarta!"

"Yes. Me either. The point is we're always one class." she replied with a smile.

"Afiifa!"

"Hm." Seeing Sarah's sharp gaze make my heart beat fast, I felt uncomfortable with that look.

"Aphiifa... I want to talk seriously." Sister Sarah said with some hesitation, glancing left right.

"Hm... Just tell me, Mother."

"I want to ask for help."

"Yes, Sister Sarah just say it. God willing as long as I can help."

"Hm...

"I'm sorry, Afiifa."

"Sorry for what Mommy?" mother Sarah's words can make my forehead wrinkled.

Sorry for what? I don't think there's a problem between me and Sarah.

"Say, Ma'am! Or did Sister Sarah want me to find a husband? Hehe." I tried to melt my erratic mood.

"I love Joseph! And I want to be his second wife."

"Uhukis... Uhuk, Uhuk..." Many times I gulped down mineral water in front of me.

"Ohuk..."

"Aren't you papa?". Sarah patted my back.

"Darling!" I saw Joseph half-run up to me, and brushed off Sister Sarah's hand from my back, replacing Sarah's mother's hand with his.

"Well! You're not papa."

"Uhukis... Uhuk." I shook my head, "No papa. Uhuk..."

"You why? Don't usually eat until you choke on gini! Next time be careful, order his food." Joseph gave me his cranberries.

"Sir papa. It was less careful." I tried to smile, but to be honest my heart was agitated at the thought of Sarah's bold words to me.

No way it feels Sister Sarah joked with her words just now. Astagfirullah... What other test is this.

"We go home, will we eat?" Joseph still pats my back occasionally.

I'm nodding.

"Mas!"

"Let me pay for it myself." stop Sarah, when the waittress is about to give Joseph a bon.

"Two of these." Joseph did not refuse when Mak Sarah wanted to pay for her own food.

"Everything, Mum." I feel bad about letting Sister Sarah pay for herself.

"Grandfather, Fah, I... "

"It." I gave my credit card to this restaurant clerk.

"Thank you, Fah." Right now I can see the awkwardness on Sarah's mother's face. Could he regret telling me the truth? Ah... I don't know.

"Together, Mother."

"Who's sister Sarah coming home with? Bring car? Or picked up?" just after you saw Sister Sarah was different from me and Joseph.

It looks like it's heading down the highway.

"I'll take a taxi, Hm... It happened not to bring a car, here with a friend, but he did not become lunc. There was a sudden affair." for a moment Sarah's mother stopped.

"Just go home with us, ma'am!"

"Darling!" Joseph seemed to object to having to take Sister Sarah home.

"No papa, yes! Cassian. If it's like this, taxi's usually a little hard." My reasons.

"Nooh... In front of a lot." Yusuf pointed to a taxi that lined the street.

"Hehe... But kasian yank. No, no, once in a while."

"Sarah's mother! Comeing! We're anterin' home."

"Hm... No need, I can use Taxi really, Fah."

"Udah.. Don't you do it." I approached Sarah and introduced her and pulled her into the car.