The Journey and Destiny of Love

Chapter 13 - Kampung Lapangan

The luxury car driven by Faisal began to enter the border of Bu Wanti's hometown. Paved roads that have been cracked and damaged make the pace of luxury vehicles faltered. Anindita sat in the front seat beside Faisal as a guide. While Bu Wanti and Bu Windarti sit in the back seat. At first glance, visible from the glass of the second passenger netra Bu Wanti inundated with clear water that almost spilled. His heart was completely filled as the memories embedded in his mind were still so fixed. Along the way it was full of memories, memories from the past that made his chest increasingly tight to hold sobs. Faisal who noticed her at a glance, then opened his voice to try to unravel the old woman's grief.

“Bu, if in this village good food is what?” he said while still driving.

“If here is mostly just home-cooked food, not many culinary traders like in the city of Nak,” replied Bu Wanti while wiping the corner of his eyes that had begun to get wet.

“Emang Brother wants to eat what?” Anindita.

“Pengen that seger-seger only Nin, hot-hot gini run out long trip,” said Faisal.

“Ok, easy Bang if only want the seger, later we stop by the house of Pak lurah only.” With a ignorant face Anindita answered Faisal's desire which was answered by the man's forehead twitching.

“Why go to home pack RT?” Faisal's confused.

“Anin used to be the same class of RT Bang sir's children, she was beautiful and sweet so it must have been immediately when seen.” Babe Anindita with ease.

“Hush, do not ngawur.” The sound of Ms. Wanti coming from the back seat.

“He he joked Bu.” The girl grinned while looking at her mother, while Faisal just shook his head.

Not how long the vehicles they ride enter a yard with a minimalist house that looks just finished because of the smell of paint that stings. The latest Alphard car is parked in the courtyard of a simple house that will be occupied by his mother Anindita. Some neighbors watched them from a distance, as if they ascertained who the figure that would come down from the luxury vehicle.

The tears of Bu Wanti's day could not be contained anymore, flowing flooding his face which began to look wrinkles marks of aging. Anindita held her mother's arm while Faisal brought her Bu Wanti's luggage. The door of the house was unlocked as he instructed the head builder he knew. They entered the house and Faisal immediately put down his luggage.

The simple furniture of Winah and Bu Wanti's legacy that used to be stored there looks unkempt and dusty. Some are weathered like dining tables and wooden plate shelves that were once painstakingly made by his late father. They sat on the mat that Ms. Wanti took out of the backpack she was carrying.

“Please Mom, Nak Faisal sat down, Anin try to buy food and drinks to the Nak shop,” Bu Wanti said as he glanced at his daughter. Anindita nodded as she walked away from them all. The stall is quite far from Anindita's house, only in the stall is quite complete compared to other small warung—warung. Before long, Anindita arrived at the stall and bought what was needed. Some snacks and cold drinks were already in the plastic bag, after paying he turned his back down the paved road to his home again.

“Dek Anin!” the sound of someone making his steps stopped. The girl immediately turned her back and found someone she knew very well.

“Kak Romi.” Anin called out the name of someone who had been separated for years and now the person was in front of her.

“How is Dek?” The young man stretched out his hand, his eyes locked onto the girl in front of him. The gaze was still the same, like the look of an eye that drove him in the terminal at that time.

“Anin well Brother, hmm Brother Romi how are you? How is Lia doing?” Anindita reviewed the smile and returned the young man's hand.

“Mang, stop, make two yes,” Before answering Anindita's question, Romi stopped a traveling salesman and ordered two servings.

“Good Brother Dek alhamdulilah, let's eat ice dawet first,” Romi said as he approached the dawet seller who had parked his cart and lowered two seats for the buyer to sit.

Anindita followed him, feeling bad actually because it would take quite a long time if spent the ice first. But he also felt guilty if he left Romi who had ordered a portion for him. He followed the young man and sat there. Before long the ice dawet their order was completed, the seller gave it to both.

“Tadi Adek asked Lia ya news? he is fine,” Romi replied as he sipped the ice in his hand.

“Cie, be a bride again or already?” Anindita looked at the information from the young man in front of her.

“Hush, you can't do that, Sister's mother definitely wants the best for her child.” Anindita while smiling and still enjoying the half-dawet ice.

Suddenly a car stopped behind the two people who were enjoying the ice. Two girls got out of the car and approached Anindita and Romi who were still enjoying the ice.

“Oh so this cheap girl that you always compare with me?” his voice sounded cynical.

“How comparable is he with you Li, he is just a washerman, his life from the legs of people huh,” timpal other girl who lined up with women who are none other than his fiancee Romi.

Sontak Anindita was surprised to see the appearance of the two women who immediately bombarded her with insults. He had not answered anything when suddenly the ice dawet that was in Romi's hands had moved to Lia's hands by force.

“You yes, enjoy eating ice dawet with fiancee people, if you do not do good dexterity sedan men dong!” lia shouted, without Anin thinking that the ice was already thrown towards her face. Anin did not have time to dodge and Romi's screams broke her shock.

“Lia! Stopit! Don't be shy, why make a fuss here?” yelled Romi, while shaking his fiancee's hand so that the glass fell down.

“That woman who does not know shame, she used to want to seduce you, it turns out after disappearing for many years keep you alive, you cheap woman!” shouted Lia while her hand was about to slap Anindita who still could not say anything due to overwhelming shock.

“Plakkk” a loud slap was heard, but the hand did not hit Anindita's sweet face but hit a burly arm that suddenly appeared against the woman's hand.

“Do not ever call my future wife a cheap woman, or this whole village I bought and you have to go from here.” Highlighting her sharp eyes with a stern remark made Lia tremble.

“Bung, please teach your lover manners or he will regret for the rest of his life.” Faisal unreservedly pushed Romi's chest in annoyance. He gave a hundred thousand note to the dawet seller and pulled the arm of Anindita who had not said anything.

“Darling, let's go home, don't mind the uncivilized creatures like them.” His speech was cynical as he glanced towards Lia and her friend who were still stunned to see a man like a model of the capital standing up to be a hero for the girl he oppressed. His hand picked up the glass of Anindita, which was still half-ice, stored in a cart without saying anything.

Anindita followed Faisal, the man clasped his fingers tightly. His pride seems very disturbed to see his girl treated despicable. Romi and the two women stared at the backs of the two people who were getting further away.

“Mas, this was already paid, that handsome Om pay again how is this?” the new dawetter woke up after the condition calmed down a little.

“Sorry yes Mang made a fuss, already that windfall, we excuse you, please continue selling again” Romi gave the fallen glass.

“Sore here I go to your house, we finish our business.” Romi said firmly as he passed leaving the two women still stunned.

“Damn, it looks like the cheap girl has caught a snapper in the city, where more handsome than Romi again, huh, very lucky fate of the poor girl,” grumbled Lia after Romi away.

“Come Lia, later you” the girl who was beside him Lia resuscitated him. They rushed to drive a parked car not far from there.

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