Stars & Moons: Destiny Takes You
Month of Meeting With Prospective In-Law
Bandung, September 28, 2018
Stars and the Moon are now on the streets of Bandung. By driving a montor, they surround the city of Bandung during a day that can be said to be quite hot.
“Where are we going, brother?”
“Ke market.”
“Hah, what do you want?”
“Shop vegetables lah.”
“At least if you want to travel Moon, love Moon go home first to change clothes.”
They both just got home from school. At first the Moon thought the Stars would take her home. Moon was surprised when the man even invited her to shop at the market while still wearing their school uniform.
“You are shopping yes, I am just the same nemanin who brought the goods.” Said Bintang while looking at the stall selling vegetables and other food needs.
“Kok to be Moon anyway? Who came here brother.”
“As a good wife candidate, you should be able to learn to shop for our daily needs.”
The moon immediately became misbehaved to hear it.
“I-it.it's still a long time kak.”
“Learn from now.”
“But the Moon do not know what we want to shop here.”
“Iya later brother tell you. But you are still shopping. If about money later brother who pay.”
“OK deh.”
After they finished buying what they were looking for, the Stars and Moons left the market area.
“Now where are we going, brother?”
“Rome.”
“But the road to the house of the Moon is overdue.”
“Who said that we want to go home to you.” The stars answered with a smile.
“Don't tell me you want to take Moon home?”
“Indeed.”
“Ihh..why not tell from earlier anyway? Moon shy sister still wears school uniform. Next time, brother.”
“You want to wear any clothes that will not affect your beauty. In my eyes you still beautiful wear clothes of any model.”
“Basic gumbal.” The moon laughed and heard him.
“Lo is real. Brother is honest with this.”
“But stay aja Moon 'do not want sis. If so interin Moon go home first deh change clothes.”
“Cannot. You will even later.”
“Bent a minute kak.”
“No. I'm sure you'll be long in the dandan.” room
The moon can only pass when its original intent has been discovered. Indeed, the original intention to go home first is to be groomed and look as good as possible. Which woman does not want to look as good as possible when meeting her future in-laws.
Wait for.
Prospective in-laws?
Just thinking about it already made Moon's face feel hot from embarrassment.
They stopped in front of a large house that was quite majestic. The security guard who guarded the gate of the house immediately opened the gate when he saw the montor Bintang. Then they entered the courtyard.
“This is sister's house?” Tanya Moon looked around the house.
“Ayo.” Instead of answering the Moon's question, the Star stretched out her hand to bring the girl to the door.
“Kusuma Mansion?”
Moon reading the writing that is plastered in front of the door.
“So this is true sister's house?”
“Not.”
“Hah? Whose house is this? What are we doing here, sister?”
“This is not my sister's house. But this is my parents' house. Mah sister has not got her own house.” The stars laughed at the look on the moon's confused face.
“Hemm..”.
The Moon felt like it was being played by a star. The girl immediately puffed her cheeks in annoyance.
The moon then follows the star into the house. The star took the Moon to the kitchen, where a middle-aged woman who still looked very beautiful was washing dishes.
“Mother, Star home.”
“Bunda order has not been bought yet?”
“Here the vegetables have been purchased by the same prospective daughter-in-law.”
“Kak Stars.” The moon looks nervous. Moreover, now the woman called the Star turned around and looked at him.
“From now on you will be able to squirm Stars and Months during the day.” The stars laughed.
“Kenalin aunt, my name is Month.” The moon introduced herself.
“Ah, don't call aunt. Call aja momama kayak Bintang.”
“Iya mother.”
“Kata Star you are smart cook yes?”
“Ah not also kok mother.”
“That's okay, if you ask please help mom cook.”
“Nothing kok bun.”
“The month you borrow first yes.” Said the mother looking at her son.
“Nothing mother. The important thing is that his Moon should not be taken from Bintang.”
“You are what. Who also dares to seize the prospective daughter-in-law of mother.”
“Ya already if so Moon here just same mother. I'm going to room.”
“Iya kak.”
The star then walks away leaving the Moon alone with its parent.
“So we want to cook what mother?” Ask the Moon while washing the vegetables she has bought
“We want to cook a good and make a lot of dinner later.”
“What event is there?”
“Family dinner. The moon will come too. Let the Star pick you up.”
“What is nothing bun?”
“Who may not, you are now part of the family mother.”
Suddenly the Moon felt very happy when he heard the words of the mother. At first he was very afraid that the parents of Bintang would not accept it because they have different religious relationships. But now he feels happy because the words of the mother are the same as having received the Moon.
“Home people on where ya bun? how it looks so quiet.”
“Home mah is indeed like this lonely if not yet at home. Mother also just came home.”
“Now home from where bun?”
“Back from school. Kan Mommy is a teacher.”
“Wah turned out to be the teacher. New month knows.”
“So the Star didn't tell you?”
“Neighborhood. Kak Bintang has nothing to say about his family.”
“Mother this Junior High teacher. The stars are four brothers. He's the third kid. His first brother Satya is now working in his office. Her second sister Amanda is in college. And her sister Amelia has an eskul at her school today. But no need to worry, they all will definitely go home later tonight.”
“Set daddy where Mother?”
“His Star died two years ago.”
“Ah sorry mommy Moon not know.”
“Nothing.” Mother smiled. “Why do you call a Star by the name of brother? What star told you to call him like that?”
“Not really mama. Only Moon a year younger than Kak Bintang.”
“Means you are still second class High School now?”
“Iya mother.”
“Kirain mother of one generation of the same Star. Though the mother had hoped to pet the granddaughter of the mother.”
“Eh.” The moon was so shocked that it could not speak.
The moon felt like it did not want to believe her hearing. Because what he just heard was the same as the mother had given his blessing to marry his son.
Be married?
The face of the Moon instantly turned a dead red.
“But no need to rush. If the month after graduating from High School wants to continue college or something to be achieved, the mother will still love the blessing of the mother. And the stars will also be waiting for you. Some of the boy said he wanted to go to college like his brother.”
“If you can know Kak Bintang want to go to college take what mom?”
“She said she wanted to take a writer. Said he wanted to be a famous writer.”
“New month knows that Kak Bintang has such a dream.”
“Once you have to go to his room and read a book with a red cover on his desk. It was all full of poetry.”
Instantly the Moon remembered a paper he picked up when they left the UKS. On the paper was the handwriting of the Star. It is a poem he wrote himself.
A poem that touched his heart…
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