Steps Connect

He's the Winner

Anara and Hartik had just arrived at Kras Kediri station by nightfall. Mr. Nyoto who picked up the two was also waiting outside the station. Before long, the car made its way back to Anara's house.

"Swara ain't home, is she?" Ask Anara who is sitting next to the wheel.

"No, nduk. Poor too, far away."

"Yes yeah."

About half an hour's drive. Anara set foot back to her house. If he usually comes home for college vacation, this time he comes home because of one important moment in the journey of his life, he really accepts the engagement with his girlfriend, Candra.

Anara hugged her mother tightly, after talking about her second trip to Kediri, Anara and Hartik went straight to the room. Then clean yourself and fill the stomach that has been rumbling since.

"Thus it was a plan from there how many people, Ri?" Ask Bu Eka who also just finished her meal.

"Only nuclear family alone is possible."

"Coconce possible? You asked Candra dong! Later if the place does not fit the shame," replied Miss Eka.

"Yes, later after eating, Swari asked Candra."

After his stomach was full and was already a bit loose. Anara rushes to the room, picks up her cell phone and sends a message to Candra as her mother has her, asking for the number of entourage.

The nuclear family.

So the reply given by Candra. Mother Eka can breathe a sigh of relief. The house will fit, there is no need to install a tent.

"Swara ain't home, An?" Ask Hartik.

"No, Tik. Distant pity. Fiancee of doang."

"Well, when I came here, she wanted to see your sister."

"Ah, kamau. I've got her girl" Anara replied.

"Huh? Seriously?"

Anara grinned, of course she lied and Hartik knew it.

"Udah, sleep yuk! Dah malem," concluded Anara put down her phone. End the chat with Candra.

Anara rubbed her net many times as the sound of a loud cock crow entered her ear canal. In a semi-conscious state, he realized that he was already in his house with a typical rural atmosphere.

No wonder, as blind as it was hearing the sound of two-legged animal crows. Anara shuffled to her bathroom after gently shaking Hartik's body, her best friend was still the same, very difficult to wake up.

Many times Anara shook Hartik's body while shouting the name. Hartik wakes up after Anara is almost desperate.

"Come, Tik! It's morning. I'm the same mom plan to the market. You're not coming?" Ask Anara.

"Markets? A lot of market dong? Want me to come with."

"Yes, wash your face first!" Anara's call was approved by Hartik.

When the day was bright, the three left for the market located not far from Anara's house. All cooking ingredients and cake ingredients have been put in the trunk of the car. Stay waiting for Anara and Hartik who are still busy hunting traditional hawker markets.

"Have you?" Bu Eka asked when she saw the two girls walking towards the car park.

"It has. Yuk!" Reply Anara.

The car went back home. Several times Ms. Eka sounded the horn and her hands were seen waving when meeting with neighbors. The hospitality of the village.

It was still early morning when the three arrived home, deftly Anara and Hartik took down the groceries and brought them to the kitchen. The shopping is too much according to Anara to welcome the Candra family that is not much.

"A lot of ma'am?"

"It's okay. Mending more than less. If less, we are ashamed. If there is an excess, it can even be divided into neighbors," replied Ms. Eka.

Anara simply nodded at her mother's words.

"Later after breakfast. We clean the house a little, huh? Let's not be so dirty when your candidate comes."

Anara smiled amusedly at the word 'your candidate'. He did not expect, his relationship with Candra would soon level up. From just a girlfriend, to a fiancee.

Hope the right choice!

"Why diem, Ri?"

"Yes that's a soul mate. Where are you not supposed to be? But, actually lo Ri, I think even the brown eyes," continued Bu Eka.

"Ih, mom. It was the mulu that was said."

Hearing the conversation between the mother and the child, of course Hartik was curious about who was meant by Anara's mother.

"Who, An?"

"Bryan," replied Anara briefly.

Why does Miss Eka like Bryan so much? From the beginning when Candra and Bryan both visited Kediri years ago, the veiled woman had thought that the man her daughter was expecting was the brown-eyed man, Bryan.

Even before the engagement of Anara, Bu Eka was still questioning it.

"Let's take a shower, ma'am!"

"Yes, you take a shower! Mom cook first," replied Bu Eka removing some groceries from the bag of crackles.

Anara and Hartik poured into the room after enjoying the market snack he bought earlier. Chatting for a while until exactly nine o'clock, when Bu Eka knocked on Anara's room door, calling the two girls for breakfast. Both of them had not taken a shower, still wearing the clothes.

"Had he?"

"Not yet ma'am. He said to clean up. Ntar dirty again," Anara retorted stepping out which Hartik followed.

After breakfast and busy cleaning some corner of the house. In the afternoon, Anara was busy helping Ms. Eka make a cake to welcome guests tomorrow.

Anara was melting chocolate, while Hartik pounded potatoes in a plastic basin. In the kitchen, not only three, but some relatives have also been hanging out there, helping to prepare for tomorrow.

"You don't have to help, Ri!" Pinta is a relative.

"Yes, you're engaged. Sit down at them! Scroll there!" The other relatives.

"Gosh, I'm just a fiancee. Not married yet," muttered Anara, Miss Eka who heard only smiled while nodding.

Some of Anara's cousins are also seen juggling the living room with white decorations on the wall attached to paper flowers, lights, and initials C and S.

Bener-bener putty!

Anara walked towards the living room that was no less boisterous with the kitchen. All seemed to rejoice with the engagement that will take place tomorrow.

"Kok S?" Tanya Anara pointed to the initials of the letter S on the wall.

"Can Swari?"

"Replace A only if there is one! The brother in Malang called him not Swari, Anara," explained Anara who was taken by several cousins there.

A moment later, the letter S was removed and changed the letter A. Anara is busy right now.

"We're going to go to the room, Tik! Dizzier me if the rame-rame is like this."

The two re-entered the room, Anara dropping her body onto the bed. Staring at the ceiling of his room and busy composing his memory pieces with Candra up to this moment.

From the first meeting at the Ospek committee event to their quarrel the other day which almost made the relationship between the two run aground. However, tomorrow ... unexpectedly they will be engaged. Anara smiled to herself remembering it.

"Smooth smile, uh, by the way Bryan ain't here huh?"

"Kok Bryan anyway, Tik?"

"And Candra's best friend? Your mother nanyain. Is it still their way? It's obvious who's going to be with you."

Anara flicked her shoulders then tilted her body, turning her head towards Hartik.

"If you're Candra, aren't you angry with Bryan?"

"Make what too? After all you are the same Bryan is the past, a story that is only planted without being nurtured, An. It won't grow either. If it can grow, it will not be good, it will be different religions. You may not want to establish a relationship between different religions, complicated for sure."

"Ga needs to be re-discussed. It's also clear, Candra who will come to you tomorrow, she's the winner. Ataaaau Bryan the winner?" Tanya Hartik pointed at Anara.

"Don't be crazy, Tik! Ga lah," said Anara put away Hartik's index finger.

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