The Heart that Chose

Go home and meet Jody

"Assalamualaikum" Syafina said a greeting.

"Wa alaikumsalam" said mama Zaenab from the inside, then zaenab opened the door. How happy he was that his son and son-in-law were standing at the door.

"Come here, let's go in. Linda, Udin, come on in"

"Ehmm, we just go home, ma'am" Linda replied.

"Not come by first, brother? " ask Syafina.

"We'll just go home, miss,"

"Oh, thank you Linda has sent us" Then Syafina hugged Linda for a while. Then greet Mr. Udin. Khalid also greeted Linda and Mr. Udin.

"See you again, miss, "Linda got on Udin's bike, and she waved her hand at Syafina.

Syafina nodded, and she and her husband entered the house.

Zaenab wondered why Syafina and Khalid were carrying such a large suitcase, whether his son and daughter-in-law would stay for long.

"You're tired, just take a break. Mama's cooking for lunch."

"Yes ma, we brought the room stuff first".

Syafina and Khalid had finished putting their clothes together in the closet, Khalid was sitting on the sofa. Now he was relieved that he was about to start a new life here with Syafina.

"Abang isrest, yes, I'm going to the kitchen to talk to mama"

"Don't be long, "

"Not for long, why? afraid alone? "

"Abang kangen later if long, "

"Aish, miss just find Fina in the kitchen" Syafina then move away from her room. If he serves Khalid later he won't be chatting with his mother.

***

Shafina had told her mother everything, and she asked Zaenab for permission to stay in the house again, of course Zaenab gladly accepted her son and daughter-in-law. After all, everything he had was for Syafina as well.

"This house and all the plantation land that Papa owned will be given to you Fina, of course papa is happy if Khalid can help him".

"Thank you ma,"

"Take your husband to lunch, Mama and Uncle Syukri between this food for papa and the workers in the garden"

"Fina alone interracial ma, let's eat the same there, wait Fina call bang Khalid"

***

After the prayer Zuhur Syafina and her husband prepared to take lunch to his papa plantation.

"Fina, doesn't it matter with your ham ?" Khalid was a little worried because his wife wanted to go to the plantation.

"Not what bang, now the road is good. We're using papa's car"

"Oh that way, let's slow down later"

For almost a year Syafina had not been to the plantation owned by his father, he used to often deliver lunch for papa and workers there. While still in High School on holidays he was often off-road on muddy dirt roads with his friend Jody son Uncle Syukri.

Until the plantation, it turns out that Salman and workers are indeed resting after the Zuhur prayer and waiting for lunch until. Syafina immediately opened the car door and approached her papa.

"Pa, sorry it's slow until lunch. The car was slow."

"It's okay, wow this is a surprise for your papa and Khalid to deliver lunch"

"We're having lunch here, pa"

"It's hungry, let's eat now." take the papa, he helps Khalid pull out a bushel of food from the car.

The workers served their own lunch, they chose to eat under the garden house in the form of a stilt house. Salman invited his son and son-in-law to eat on the terrace of the garden house overlooking the expanse of pineapple orchards that began to turn yellow, another week will harvest. From here it feels as breeze which of course makes appetite will increase. Here is where Favorite Salman enjoys lunch and sipping coffee in the afternoon.

"Wait for Jody yeah, she's still praying inside"

"Is Jody here too? " shafi's eyes sparkle.

"Yes, he finished his S1. He's been back to the village for a week"

"Who's Jody? " ask Khalid curiously.

"Uncle Syukri's son, my High School friend. "

It wasn't long before Jody came up from behind the door,

"Hi beb, long time no see" Jody smiled showing her rows of teeth.

At once Khalid's eyes glared at Jody who also realized that he had been wrong.

"Ehm, Jo knows this is my husband. Bang Khalid's"

"Greetings om, I'm Jody" Jody extended her hand. At first Khalid did not budge, Syafina elbowed him finally Khalid welcomed Jody's hand.

"If we eat, papa is already very hungry" Salman deliberately thawed the atmosphere.

After finishing the meal Syafina cleaned their cutlery and put it in the basket.

"Abang put this basket to the car, Fin, wait here yeah"

Syafina nodded. At the end of the terrace Salman was sitting casually smoking a cigarette, Syafina away because she did not want to inhale cigarette smoke. While Jody was sitting on a row and leaning against a wooden pole.

"Fin, when are we Ofroad again yuk?"

"Hahh, I can't Jo"

"Why?, you're afraid your husband is jealous, just take him along."

"Hey you see this belly of mine, are your eyes myopic ? "

"My eyes are still good, baby, your stomach is distended so don't eat much. If you eat kayak, it's natural that your stomach is like that."

"Hhh, not that"

"You're a lack of exercise, never cycling again. So fat you're now, baby"

"Based on a jungle monkey" Syafina throws Jody with her papa's lighter, Jody with a grill to catch her.

"No, no, wee"

Khalid who had just emerged from the stairs had seen that, "What's Syafina throwing Jody?" inner Khalid.

"Ehmm" Khalid cleared his throat, Syafina and Jody turned their heads.

"Douh, misunderstanding the brother later, the base of the jungle monkey" said Syafina in the heart.

"Om, why does Syafina eat so much. When I was my girlfriend, she was not so fat"

"You're a monyeett" Syafina was furious with Jody. While Khalid was silent, he understood Syafina, Jody's ex-girlfriend.

Hearing the noise Salman mediated, fearing misunderstanding.

"Jo, he said you still want to look north. Come on, you take the workers there"

"Every om, come along? "Jody turned to Syafina. Syafina hurriedly shook her head.

"Om Khalid coming ? " Jody turned to Khalid.

"Khalid and Syafina are here, you're the only one who's gone !" Salman's voice rose to make Jody quickly shake off.

"Yes, I'm leaving now"

Syafina finally breathed a sigh of relief, she shook her head to see Jody's behavior that had not changed.

"But why did I want to be Jody's girlfriend?" Syafina asked in her heart, she felt amused at the thought of ever being the girlfriend of the jungle monkey. Maybe that's what monkey love is.

Jody is the son of Shukri Salman's adopted sister. Jody was younger by a year than Syafina but she was so smart that she attended school one year above Syafina. Besides being smart he is also handsome, but unfortunately he is ignorant.

Jody studied in Thailand majoring in agriculture at Kasertsart University. He is interested in agriculture like his father who is also a bachelor of agriculture. Jody's education was financed by Salman's father Syafina, as Salman saw the boy as very smart and diligent.

***

"Khal, are you interested in business in agriculture? "

"eEhmm, there's interest in pa, but I don't understand agriculture"

"You just need to manage it, the expert power is there. There are Syukri and Jody, besides the workers here are experienced in agriculture.

"Oo that's it, pa, "

"Papa was just having trouble growing his business, marketing his crops"

"Ehmm, if that's the case. I have a lot of acquaintances with businessmen who are engaged in agriculture"

"Are you not too busy, what about your business? "

Khalid looked at Syafina for a moment, he now had no business.

"I've left everything pa" replied Khalid slowly.

"you mean? "

"Ehhm, let's talk at home, yeah, looks like Khalid's bang can help papa"

"Certainly Khal? "

"God willing pa".

"If so we go around the circumference, besides the pineapple garden. There is also a garden of chili, potato, south of the coffee garden. Jody is interested in cultivating longan on the north side"

"Well, you stay, Fin, just rest"

Syafina nodded, actually she wanted to go around. She also has to keep her pregnancy. Surrounding the land owned by his father covering an area of 25 acres long enough that will make him tired. His father still had the land scattered elsewhere but still in the village.

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