The Destined Soul

Chapter 36 (old friend)

A bright morning, as bright as the mood of the beautiful today. The girl was in the garden, in front of her house, had long since not greeted her flower plants, let alone take care of her.

Beautiful wearing long training pants with a light blue t-shirt with a picture of his favorite cartoon, and squatting on the wet ground, with bare feet.The girl was busy plucking the weeds that almost covered her plants, then took " cetok " digs the edges of the soil around the plants he planted first, and lastly watering his plants.

The short hair that almost reached the base of the neck seemed to be disturbing, covering her petite face, when the girl looked down, diligently with some new plants that she was planting.

"Sir, if it is finished, please help Mother in the store yes" said Riyanti, when the woman will go to her "Bakpia" factory, in the back of the house.

Indah turned to the position her Mother was in now, before the Javanese-sungled woman walked away from her.

" Njeh Mommy" replied Indah obediently.

Almost an hour, the girl played in the park, and now feel hot, the morning sun has penetrated her body, causing healthy sweat that is needed by the body.

The girl stood up and made a light movement, restoring her waist muscles, and her spine, which had been strained for almost an hour, crouched on the ground.

The girl then takes a shower, then goes to the store "by her typical jogja", helping to serve visitors/buyers who are mostly from out of town. They stopped by to buy a typical bakpia made this Mother as by by by.

The time is almost afternoon, when Jatmiko came home from a service visit, deliberately parked his car in the shop yard, lined with another bus car, owned by visitors.

Today the store was quite crowded with visitors, there were 3 tourist buses that stopped there. With the same clothes as the store employee clothes, Beautiful deftly and professionally serve the buyer. Sitting in front of the cashier's desk, since a few hours ago, and until now has not rested at all.

While Riyanti, the mother, was busy behind, monitoring and supervising employees who served in the production kitchen. Riyanti still prioritizes the quality and hygiene of her products, so the woman was directly involved in the manufacturing process.

"Sorry kundur sir? " say Indah, when Jatmiko came in and positioned herself beside her. Lovely immediately reached out, grabbed and kissed the back of his Father's hand. Jatmiko smiled proudly, at the attitude of her daughter who still remembered the manners and also devoted to parents.

"Not going home yet, sir? " continued Riyanti, coming from inside, to welcome her husband who had just returned home from work.

"Involuntarily Ma'am, want to see the daughter of the father who is dutiful"

Riyanti smiled lightly, turned to look for a while to watch her daughter who is now diligently counting the amount of shopping buyers.then back busy arranging cardboard boxes that already contain bakpia that have just been made.

****

Still in the same city, a family is gathered in the living room, the room is small, and also full of large plastic that holds souvenir items for sale.

The atmosphere in the room was hot, not only the lack of air fentilation in the room, but also from the heat of the people in the room. The three male figures were silent to each other, silent from an hour ago, when the three met.

In their thinking, each different, did not get along since three years ago not without cause, but also the lack of communication between families.

Yeni felt the atmosphere gripping, her confused how to. Well.he was another person who had just entered as their family since a year and a half ago. They have no idea what the cause of their discord is.

The old pregnant woman stood up, intending to go inside, following Ratih.

" Where are you going? " ask Darma, her husband, at once stopping his intention, to go inside.

"want to go inside, want to play with children" replied Yeni

" No, let's go home now! " prevent her husband.

Darma stood up and stepped out. Ida just saw it, without saying anything.His feelings were a little arrogant with his father's attitude. Good listening and observing how the expression of both, both father and Ida, her brother.

Yeni looks unkind with Darma's attitude, awkwardly finally saying goodbye to Ida.

" Ida, we go home first, until my greetings to Ratih and the children. "

From inside Ratih appeared, the woman heard when Yeni said goodbye.

" why hunt, mom? " sanyanya. His two twins were standing in front of the woman, they looked adorable.

Yeni turned around, and met the eyes of them, she could not bear to kiss the twin boys.The woman approached, and rubbed the heads of the two 3-year-old boys alternately, he said, then opened his bag, and gave money of 100 thousands, to the two of them.

Good grinned amusedly, heard the young woman but already called herself a "grandmother", if only her father heard, surely this woman would be immediately angry.

" Good, you're not coming home? " said Yeni, a little surprise Good daydreaming.

" Ouh... later"

" Yes already... " Reply Yeni, then came out following her husband who was already in the car.

***

The door of the car 'Pajero" is white in the lid, Yeni is sitting next to Darma.

" A long time ago, what did you do with them? " ask Darma for a moment.

" I said goodbye to Ratih"

" What do you say goodbye to them"

"While they are your grandchildren, Ratih is kind to me anyway, and the twins are adorable" Yeni said.

Darma's face was sour, but the man was silent, hearing the confession of his young wife who loved his granddaughter.

' Honey, later stop by by ya, meet us in Jogja, I want "Bakpia pathok".

****

Finally at 5 pm, visitors began to quiet, Indah rubbed the sweat on her forehead while taking a deep breath.

" uuhhhhhh.. finally." complained the girl, then stood up to leave the cashier's booth.

" Mother, beautiful to the house first yes, sultry. all bathing" the girl said goodbye, then stepped away.

After Indah's departure, Jatmiko took over the position, being at the cashier's booth.

" Dad not tired, go home first, already late afternoon you know" said Riyanti, then gave Jatmiko a glass of warm tea.

Slowly Jatmiko took a sip of her tea, and put it back next to the cashier's desk.

"Still responsibility mom, in a moment, all you wait Beautifully finished bathing." her reply.

Darma tells his driver to stop at a central store by . The man notices and complies with the request of his young wife who is heavily pregnant.

Yeni and Darma go down and enter the store, then choose some pastry cakes and also Yeni's favorite bakpia pathok.

After nearly half an hour, the two stepped up to the cashier's desk, to pay for their groceries.

Darma was a little flabbergasted, when he met a man his age at the cashier's place.

" Jathmika? "

" Farmers"

they didn't expect to see an old friend here.

" How are you? " the topic that started their conversation, asked the news and then had a warm and friendly conversation with each other.

Jatmiko introduces Riyanti to Darma, and instead they get along with each other at the beginning of the meeting which after a long time did not meet. The two friends since sitting in high school, to the University, to the, they were one school and one university.

(connect)