The Love Rhyme of Kawa

SCK 6: Each of Us

“Abaaaaangggg!” yelling Blue from the phone line, hearing the screams of her sister, Kawa hurriedly kept the phone away from her inking, otherwise. Maybe after this he should go to an ENT doctor.

“Bang....bang Kawa why not go home?” Blue asked nyerocos, but Kawa had not answered her greeting since she shifted the green button on her phone earlier.

“I kangeeeeen” said Blue again, too much, Kawa shook her head, she began to bring the phone closer to her left ear. His right hand scratched his head, a week ago he had just come home and met his family, including his sister, but Blue's behavior seemed to have not met him for months.

“You came here” said Kawa finally.

“My college assignment is very much Bang, can not yet, but really want to go there, want to see the place of Brother, want to see ehm...what yes...girl brother maybe” babble and then followed by laughter. Kawa again scratched his head which was not itchy at all. Kawa laid her body on the mattress, it was night, this afternoon she had just arrived at the contract after getting a shift in the morning

“Abang already have girls not there?” Ask Blue again.

“Hehm....You have no task? Or you're drunk on duty now, your question is like a bouncer” Kawa chimed in, his eyes closed. Yeah, it's been over a month that he's been here, that means he won his bet with Rendra. And he was very much in this city, despite his exhausting work, and

not infrequently feel the aches because it has to stand a lot of composing goods on the shelf or sometimes shouldering goods in and out of the warehouse.

“Ha..ha..ha, Brother don't get mad” timpal Blue. “Oh yes Bang, Bang Kawa time lost to Nadin the girl is not qualified anyway?”

Hearing Nadin's name called, made Kawa's eyes open. What's up again?

“She already took a new guy, Om om if not wrong”

“Hehm...” Kawa just cleared his throat.

“Iya Bang, last night I met her cafe, duuuuh really friendly, whereas when was the day I also met her, with a different guy ” he explained.

“Then?” Kawa doesn't care.

“Yes nothing, just want to say that anyway, the rest Abang hunted move on, do not be long. Brother is fine ya” he said in a serious tone.

“Not yet Ma Oma spoke?” tanya Kawa teased her sister.

“Ih...kok instead called Oma?”

Kawa chuckles, “Ya already, Abang wants to sleep, haunted and tired, you sleep too, or not, do all your tasks” orders.

“Siap Bang, Bang Kawa Alright ya”

Kawa cut off the conversation, she put her phone on the nightstand next to her bed. Although he did not care anymore about what his sister was talking about Nadin, but when the name appeared in his hearing, suddenly the shadow of the night flashed back. Kawa closed her eyes again, throwing away memories

bad of it, there is a point too, it would be nice for him to immediately move on with his condition, especially about Nadin.

***

Meanwhile, behind a different wall of contention. A person with similar feelings and circumstances, was reflecting in front of her dressing table. She was watching the ring on her right ring finger, and then she took it off and put it on the dresser. Then he let out a long sigh, trying to come to terms with this state of affairs.

“Until anytime Dad will still hope he goes home” his Dad said that almost every day he heard. His eyes were closed, he could not resist anything that his father said. Till when?

Zahra, the name of the woman in the mirror, with a wounded heart, may have been felt for a long time.

“Tok..tok Hearing the door of his room being pushed from the outside, Zahra turned towards the door. He immediately got up from his seat, walked slowly towards the door and opened the door. It was as if someone with a dark grey hijab on the doorstep was smiling.

“Mother...” greet Zahra, he saw the woman by carrying some warm fried bananas on a plate.

“Come out, why from earlier in the room just” take his mother while pulling Zahra's hand towards the simple family room. There was Zahra's father sitting there watching the television screen.

Seeing Zahra and his mother coming, his father glanced at them.

“How about your job?” asked his father while looking at Zahra.

“Good Yah” replied Zahra briefly while looking down.

“Let's eat first yah snack” bargain Mother Zahra while thrusting a plate filled with fried bananas to Father Zahra.

“Zahra..

“Ya well?” zahra's voice was calm.

“Where is your ring?” ask her father to investigate.

“Oh.inside well, Zahra had finished bathing, had not had time to use again” he said defending himself, feeling guilty for not saying what the truth is.

“You must not deny the state of Zahra, after all he will come home” is right, that sentence is heard tonight. And of course Zahra's answer is only “iya”.

Zahra's mother who witnessed the situation could only hold back, seeing Zahra and her husband take turns.

“Pardon Zahra yah” says Zahra slowly.

“Your husband will go home” he said once again. Zahra nodded. Then Zahra's father left Zahra and her mother.

Zahra squeezed her hands together, her mother looked at her daughter with a glare. There's nothing he can do. It was painful for Zahra again, but she couldn't do anything either.

                        The sun was greeting again, everyone was returning to his daily activities. Kawa was already preparing for work today, while Rendra was still lounging in the living room, today she got her day shift.

Kawa said leaving early because she had to go to Mak Irah for breakfast, today will be busy because many deliveries of goods are coming, so she has to prepare herself.

Mak Irah has memorized the order Kawa, when Kawa came, Kawa just sat down and waited for Mak Irah to bring her breakfast.

“Please Mas” said Mak Irah by putting a plate of nasi uduk and a bottle of mineral water in front of Kawa.

“Thank you Mak” replied Kawa, his hand ready to scoop the rice uduk in front of him.

Before long, his gaze was fixed on someone who had just parked his motorbike near his motorbike. A woman with a pink hijab is heading to Mak Irah's shop, she has seen the girl several times in this stall. Her eyes are beautiful but look cute, her face is sweet but always looks haggard. Kawa secretly observes and almost memorizes with the girl.

For a moment he stopped his activity, then saw the girl approaching towards Mak Irah taking her order.

“Thank you Mak” said the girl softly, Kawa smiled at the girl's voice.

“Be careful Neng” replied Mak Irah.

“Iya Mak” shortly, the girl came back to her motorbike and placed an order for rice on her end.

“Neng...neng...waduh” shouted Mak Irah shortly after the girl left.

“Why Mak?” tanya Kawa approached Mak Irah, she will pay for her food.

“This Mas, the order is wrong, waduh how this, I can not drive it, how could I be careless” Mak Irah cursed him.

“I deliver Mak, can?” tawar Kawa, even though he doesn't know his place.

“Ah later even troublesome Mas Kawa”

“No Mak, where is it going?” ask Kawa again.

“Ke garden direction Mas” Mak Irah handed the package inside the crackle while explaining the intended direction.

“Good Mak”.

            With a hint from Mak Irah, Kawa managed to catch up with the speed of the motor driven by the girl. Kawa honks the horn to get the girl to stop the speed of her bike.

“Mbak...mbak..” Kawa tries to say hello. But the girl still passed, Kawa pulled the motor gas so that the pace could precede the girl. And almost made the girl fall down in shock.

“Sorry mbak..maaf...” said Kawa after successfully preceding the girl's motor and stopping her speed. The girl opened the glass of her helmet and looked at Kawa sharply. Now Kawa could see those beautiful eyes up close.

“Sorry, what's up?” asked the girl in a flat voice, she was still on the bike.

“This is an order from Mak Irah, exchange it, so I susulin” replied Kawa while holding out a crackle towards the girl.

“Oh...thank you” the girl swapped out the crackle parcel she was carrying, then drove back. While Kawa returned to the Mak Irah stall with a package of swapped crackles earlier. No matter he was late for work, for some reason he was happy to meet the girl.