THE BACHELOR?!!

Chapter 9. Caught

The morning sky was so bright. The blue of the sky combined with the yellow of the sun added to the spirit of the morning. Another in the sky again on the ceiling of the Wirabuana Family home. The gripping atmosphere was felt in the living room of the Wirabuana residence. A great general revealed an expression of anger.

A piece of paper on the table. A couple sat in front of the General for trial. After almost a month, the general learned that his favorite grandson had run away from home. Without any cue his emotions instantly rose and shouted.

"Yahoo!" The general walked so fast towards the living room while carrying a piece of paper.

Bima and Laras who were in the room were surprised to hear papa's scream.

"Why, Bim? How yelling?"

"Don't know! Let's just see!"

The couple immediately exited the room and headed for the living room where the General's last voice was heard. When Bima came to see a piece of paper on the table. Bima already knew the reason her papa was shouting. They sit on the couch.

"What is Bima? Why don't you tell papa that Cicit ran away from home? If you're a great-grandpa why?" A sense of worry appeared on the already wrinkled face of the General.

"Have you read Cicit's letter?" The general just shook his head.

"Papa hasn't read it all."

"If so read it out first! That way you'll know why we're not looking for him."

The general read the great-grandfather's letter carefully. The old man gave a rough sigh.

"But that doesn't mean it can't be tracked, right?"

"We tried to pa. This time the great-grandfather completely shut down access. We've called many times but not connected. The email was trying to open but it didn't work either. Some of his friends we've also contacted but no one knows where the great-grandson went. Lastly we can only follow the will of the great-grandson!" Bima let out a rough breath.

"Have you guys talked about this matchmaking with the great-grandchildren before?"

"Boro-boro we talked, The great-grandson was gone before we asked."

"Where does he know?"

"Papa's granddaughter has tapped into all the communication tools in this house! Of course he knew all the information that came in!"

"My grandson is great! But that doesn't mean you guys just shut up and don't tell papa!" The General's emotions were back on the cusp.

"If papa is told from the beginning how many troops will you send to find Cicit. Great-grandson is not a criminal. Bima and Laras can only respect and follow the will of the current great-granddaughter. Let him find what he wants! After all, great-grandchildren are adults and have good survival supplies. So great-grandchildren will be safe!"

"But this is weird! Why did the great-grandfather have to run away? He should have refused!" Grandpa was curious.

"Eitherway! Maybe he's traumatized!" reply Bima origin.

"You want to blame papa?"

"It's not so pa! It's just that Bima doesn't know what makes the great-granddaughter go?"

"How many men would you like to introduce to you as great-grandchildren?"

"Just one pa! It was also the grandson of papa Surya's business partner! He said the grandson of papa Surya's business partner was also a weathered bujang. Never been dating! Papa Surya just asked if we are willing to introduce Cicit to their grandchildren? Papa Surya also will not force if Cicit is not willing. Uh, not yet asked to run away!" Bima could not hide her sense of regret because of the great-granddaughter's attitude.

Laras just laughed a little hearing Bima's words. Bima who saw Laras laughing frowned.

"Why are you laughing, Ras? What's so funny?"

"That's funny you! It's been thirty years so dad still doesn't know what your son wants! Your son is again looking for his love in the past!" said Laras while casually sipping tea.

"What?!"

Not only Bima, Grandpa Krishna was also surprised to hear Laras' speech. Fortunately, they were not drinking tea. If so, there is definitely a tea fountain scene.

"Don't tell me that the great-granddaughter's leaving to find that Skinny!!?" Barrel just smiled.

"Ras, who's the Skinny?" General Krishna was curious.

Baras did not answer. The middle-aged woman returned to her room. Shortly afterwards came back to the living room with a laptop. Barrels looking for files on that laptop. Then show it to General Krishna.

"This is the Skinny One! Cute right?"

Bima who heard Laras said the handsome immediately whined. "What kind of a handsome?"

General Krishna watched the 15-year-old video. Head nodded.

"If this Skinny Man you're looking for agrees!"

"Why should you agree with the Kurus?"

"You saw dong how he treated great-grandson. Although not yet familiar but he can treat women well. Moreover, he honestly said that the cuisine of the great grandchildren! She said that she was like a butterfly. It's pretty! Who her? Papa's gonna find that Skinny!"

"He's a flirty pa! A child is smart to seduce!" Bima still disagrees.

"He's not flirty! If you look, he's a gentleman! He was just telling the truth!

" That's right pa! He is gentle! I even proposed to Cicit!" said Laras relaxed.

"What?! Which is the right race?"

"Mr pa!"

"Great wow! Papa's gonna find that Skinny! What's name?"

"The name is Ucup pa!"

"Haha...! It's funny!"

"It's not funny pa! But kathrok!" Bima was getting upset because Laras was talking about Ucup.

"Can Ucup come to propose?"

"This is the story... "

Fifteen years ago

One month after the incident, Yusuf went on a vacation to Grandpa Adrian's villa. The villa was bought by Adrian a month ago. Seeing the name of the same village as the place of exploration at that time, Yusuf intended to find the girl who had helped him.

Joseph had even prepared flowers and even a ring for the girl. I don't know what had possessed him but the two items had already been prepared.

Joseph walked through the village. Every time he passed the house he always asked about the girl named Sri.

"Assynnya!"

"Girlwindsalam! Can anyone help, son?" ask a mother who is hanging out.

"Mom, is there anyone in this village named Sri? I'm looking for a girl named Sri."

"Sri? There is no mas! There is no girl named Sri! There are Mah Neneng, Rina, Uci! That's like a Javanese name, huh?" answer the mother.

"Oh so! Thank you!"

Joseph did not give up. Every house he asked about Sri. Until he finally arrived at the shop. Joseph rested for a while in the shop. Unexpectedly, Bima and Laras were also there. Laras who realized the existence of Yusuf poked Bima's arm.

"Dear, look, there's a potential ghost!"

"Have known!" Bima saw it first. Then throw his face to the side.

"Mom called me?"

"Yes! Just sit here! It's still empty here." Joseph looked around. It is true that all the seats are full only in that place is empty.

"Thank you ma'am!" Joseph sat on a bench in front of Laras and Bima.

"You're so tired, aren't you? I saw you come to every house, what are you doing?" Baras.

"I'm looking for a girl. Name's Sri! I have asked every house but there is no such thing as Sri. Is that girl not from this village huh?" Joseph asked himself.

"Why are you looking for him?"

"There are 2 reasons. First to thank. The two wanted to propose to her as a wife."

Bima who heard it immediately went up. Luckily Laras managed to put it down.

"Try to explain both your reasons!" pinta Baras's.

"Shortly ma'am! I drink first, thirsty! hehe!" Joseph poured water from the teapot in front of him and drank it straight away.

"Alhamdulillah! Sir, the 1st hodgepodge is not spicy! We go on again, Mom! Sri has helped me when I got lost in the forest so I have to thank you!"

"So why would you propose to him? Didn't you just know! How can you be sure?"

"Because she's beautiful!" Bima's ears flushed to hear the man praise his son.

"Because of that?" ask Laras again.

"Not because of that! Sri is beautiful is an indisputable fact! I was attracted by his stern, strong, bold, gentle, shy personality, and also he was good at cooking! He's good at archery too! Like Katnis Everden!"

"Aren't you afraid of him?"

"Why afraid? Because Sri is strong? I love women of character like Sri! If Sri is strong eat I must be stronger than her!"

"You are strong from where? Skinny so!" Bima underestimate.

"Maybe at this time I am still not strong but someday, for Sri's sake, I will become stronger! No, not just for Sri's sake, for my sake too, papa, mama, everything!"

"Why would you propose to her now? Not afraid of rejection?" Bima.

"If rejected again until accepted!"

"Front wall!" ledek Bima's.

"Wildamah! Papa says if we have good intentions it has to be quickened! Faster is better! After all, I had to fly to Japan to study there until S2! Before leaving, I had to propose to Sri! If you could get married!" Bima's eyes instantly glared.

"If you don't see Sri now, what are you doing?" ask Bima.

"I will keep looking for him anytime! Until I meet Sri!" Joseph answered with a firm answer.

"One big one! As if you were a loyal man! We will never know the fate of a person. Stupid who? Why are you so sure? It could be when you meet later Sri is married. Do you want to be a coach?"

"If so, I just need to reinforce the prayer that Sri will only match with me! Take it easy sir, we are descendants of the bucin family. It can't be cheating! If fate says something else, maybe I'll just give up. I don't want to be a coach! But if you wait for his widow Sri yes, too! hehe!" Bima.

"That's what's in your pants pocket? It almost fell!" Joseph looked towards his pocket of pants. His important things almost fell. He took the item and put it on the table. Then open the box. It looks like a circle with one eye in the middle.

"Well! It's so pretty!" puji Laras's.

"Yes! This is for Sri! If he accepts my proposal, this ring is for him!"

"Parents' rings of money alone are proud!" Bima sneered.

"No sir! This ring is my own work. Since meeting Sri I opened a business making accessories from resin and synthetic durability. Thank God in this month a lot of demand and turnover rose. This is one example of my product!" Joseph took out his bakwan awetan.

"German?!!" Bima's eyes widened to see the preserved bakwan. He almost laughed.

"This is a bakwan made by Sri! I'm preserved as a memento!" Joseph looked at the man with a smile.

Bima was silent and could not speak anymore. In his heart he was moved to see a teenage boy in front of him fighting so hard for his son. But still a sense of possessiveness towards his son can not be defeated. He still could not accept if his son wanted to be taken by another man.

Suddenly Joseph's phone rang. Papa called. It's clearly written on the phone screen.

"Assalamualaikum! Yusuf's at a gado-gado stall! I'll be home soon!" Joseph hung up the phone.

"Sir, the hodgepodge added another 10 packs yes!"

"I ate first sir!" Bima nodded her head.

After finishing eating Joseph's order was also completed.

"Any quick, sir?"

"Yes son! You guys made a lot of his spices. If this hour is indeed crowded so all make a lot. So the customer is not waiting for him."

"It's a shame the search has to end here! Sir, here's the money. I have a father and mother! Take it back! I'm hurrying!" Joseph took out 5 hundred thousand pieces of money.

"Sir, ma'am, I'll excuse you! Thanks for the talk. Feels like again in the trial of the future in-laws! But maybe that's the case if you meet Sri's parents actually. Ahaha!" Yusuf took a plastic bag filled with hodgepodge. Don't forget to say hello before you leave.

"Assynnya!"

"Glamma!" bima and Laras Reply.

"Eh, son! this is the ring left behind!" Bima picked up the box and rushed out of the stall. Unfortunately, Joseph had left by car. Eventually the ring was kept Bima.

Back to the present.

"That's the story!" Barrel ended the story.

"You guys why not say the hell that the great-grandson has proposed. You don't have to make a kayak contest yesterday. Papa just find that Ucup! You didn't ask where he lived?"

"Don't think the same Bima, pa! What Bima thinks about is just how to refuse a man who wants to take his daughter!" Laras purposely said it was to imitate Bima.

"Yes! It's good that the stinking child of kencur wants to marry the child of the person! That's so indiscriminate!" bima folded both his hands.

"Yes it stinks but it's super fast!" Laras replied to Bima's words.

"That means the boy doesn't know the name of the great-grandson other than Sri?" ask General Krishna.

"Don't know!" bima replied lazily.

"Haha! That means that the great-grandson also likes the kid! Papa used to want to call Cicit with Sri only! Little one doesn't want to! He said that the only one who could call Sri was a great-grandfather! If Cicit tells her name Sri. That means that the great-granddaughter is already in love with Ucup!"

"Now Great-grandchildren are looking for the Ucup! Not necessarily Ucup did the same. Everyone can change, right?" Bima doubted Ucup.

"But I think Ucup is different! He must be looking for a great-grandchild too!" Barrel defending Ucup.

"I'm sure he's not looking into the village anymore, is he?"

"Maybe he's looking to another village." Bela Baras again.

"Easy! What matters is that we're looking for a great-grandchild first!" General Krishna mediates them.