The Love of the Former

DCSM chapter 41

On Saturday afternoon, a young man came with a large red crackle bag in his hand. With a glance, it has already seen the contents.

The fruit looks fresh as if it had just been picked. I just took a quick look and allowed him to come in and sit down. While I went to look for the father who was in the garden behind the house.

"Oh, you've come. Just a minute, I'm gonna change first."

I rushed in and rushed to the bathroom. The next few minutes, he came out in a different shirt and looked fresh. I took a shower, a little surprised. Because it's out of your habit. At this hour he will dabble with fields and rice fields. Rarely do you clean up before your work is done. I still saw her hoe and sickle still left in the field. That means, the father intends to return to the field when his guest comes home.

"Ar, here a minute."

I who did not understand the situation was only able to get closer. A glass of tea and a plate of fried cassava I serve.

"This is Andi's son. He's a PLN employee, working around Banyuwangi."

With a meeting, my father introduced his guest.

I nodded and accepted his hand. I glanced at the young man sitting in front of me.

Oval face, light yellow skin with thin lips. Don't forget his black eyes with his sharp glare. Body that is not so thin but also not fat. With a height of about 170 cm.

"You guys just talk, you go inside first." He stood up without waiting for an answer from us.

From the gurgle you showed me I came to understand one thing. This young man who claimed to be named Andi had indeed deliberately come to meet me. And most likely, he was the young man that you wanted to spend time with me a few days ago.

"How are you?" He said while looking at me.

"I'm good, do you know me?" From her gesture I guessed she was above me so I chose to call her mas.

"In person yet, and only this time we meet and look like this. It's been too often at first glance, but you don't seem to realize that."

"Maybe because I don't know the times." I smile.

"May I know you more deeply?"

"I mean, know who you are?"

"He knows personally, for example." He rubbed his own nape after finishing his sentence.

"If you can pay close attention, you must know how I behave. I know nothing special or privileged. But I don't like anyone interfering in my affairs more deeply."

There is no vibration whatsoever that I feel on this figure named Andi. It was as usual as if I were meeting a stranger. Even stranger than when I met an old friend. The discomfort really makes me not want to talk too long.

"This is the intention here what is the task?"

"Indeed to come here anyway. It just so happens that today is on a work holiday. So you can walk for a minute."

I just nodded.

"When we go out how? where are you going or eating meatballs?"

Eating meatballs? my brain just turned fast. He must have been monitoring my daily life for a long time. The proof, he even knows that meatballs are my favorite food.

"Today I went in overtime, ma'am. I don't think I can."

"Lo, isn't it a vacation today?" Ask while looking at me.

"It was a vacation, anyway. But this morning there is a reservation for later in the afternoon until evening. So I was asked to come in the afternoon."

I glanced at the clock on the wall which still showed eleven o'clock in the afternoon.

"I'm leaving soon too. You see, the reservation is impromptu, haven't had time to prepare anything there."

I hope that with my words he can understand and go home soon. Not that I don't like his arrival. But the discomfort made me feel uneasy.

Unexpectedly, the father even went out and invited him to chat at length. The reason I made the pretense at first became a drama for me to get out of the house.

Today I intend to clean my room, mumpung holiday. In fact, all failed because of the arrival of people I did not want.

By sending a message to Mas Dian I started to get busy. And with a brief explanation, Mas Dian came in his work clothes on the grounds asked to pick me up soon because the kitchen was in need of help.

I smiled, winking one eye Mas Dian gave a code to me to immediately change clothes and go with him.