The Love That Is Conferred

Chapter 18's

Melani Childhood Flashback

6 Months have passed since I was escorted by Angga to see my parents

when I got lost on the road. I was drawing in the park accompanied by

my driver, the atmosphere of the park that a lot of children play in including me, and

also many parents who are accompanying their children to play.

I was sitting on a stone chair and was drawing someone who

saving me when I got lost was Angga, I drew Angga and myself

by oneself. I draw us holding hands like a King and Queen.

“What do you think? Is my picture good?” I said, showing

picture me to my driver who was accompanying me.

“Miss pictures are very beautiful, if you may know who the lady is

picture?” his reply.

“He was my King, he saved me when I got lost,

he is very brave,” I said with a sweet smiling face.

When I was talking to my driver, I suddenly saw Angga

playing in a sandbox all by yourself. I remember his face, I feel

glad to see him here, I went to him while running.

“Halo, can I play sand here with you?” I said with

shy and slightly flushed cheeks.

“Hmm? You who?” asked Angga who was confused by my figure

suddenly came.

“You forgot, you helped me find my father when I

lost.”

“Ohh it's you, what are you doing here? Are you lost

again?”

“No, I'm here to play, you yourself why can there be

here? Where's your mother isn't she here? I don't see it the same

once,” I said, running lyrics around the park.

“Mommy was buying cookies at the cake shop across there, I went to

here to wait for him to finish buying the cake,” reply Angga, while showing

the cake shop used his hands.

“Ohh so it's like that, can I play sand here with you?”

ask shy.

“Of course you can, let's play together,” said Angga while

nod your head and smile.

We were playing sand together at the time, and my time felt really good

it was beautiful with him. We had fun together, laughed together, joked

joint. And I remember, I just finished my drawing before

meeting Angga in the park, I want to show him my picture.

“Oiya, I just finished my drawing, want to see?” I said,

close your eyes and with a sweet smile.

“Ohh you were drawing, then I want to see what

the one you drew.”

“Sebentar.”

I ran to my seat and picked up a book

my picture, and then I show you a picture of a man holding hands,

sitting in a pile of sand.

“This is my picture,” I said, showing Angga the result.

“Hmm? What is it?” The confused goose.

“This is me and you, this me and this you,” I said

show pictures of people in the picture book.

I pointed at the picture with a smiling face and a cheerful heart,

I felt very excited when I showed the picture to Angga. But

it seems Angga is still confused about the purpose of this picture I made.

“Then did the person in the picture mean hand in hand?” Goslings

curious.

Then I clasped Angga's hand and said.

“I mean hand in hand, we will always be together forever,

like the King and Queen in TV cartoons. If anyone makes us separate

far away then our little hearts will lead us back together forever.”

“Together forever?”

“Iyaa,” I said, nodding my head and smiling sweetly.

Melanesia

***

I woke up from my dream, a dream

just now was the incident when I was a child when I met Angga. I

given the incident, I remember once. We played sand together and I

show me the picture of the man I made. I'm thinking back to the pictures of people

that, I kept it and I never threw it away.

I got out of bed and went to

the closet to check the drawer, who knows the picture is still there. I checked

every drawer in the house wishes it were still there, because I remember

I kept the picture and never threw it away.

I searched here and there but

not finding her at all, then I called Jeni and asked for help

to help find the picture.

“Jeni!” I shouted to call him.

Then Jeni came up to me when she heard

my yelling.

“Iyaa miss, what is it?” ask Jeni

curious.

“Help me looking for pictures of the two

who is hand in hand, I have to find him.”

“Picture of people?” Jeni is confused.

“Just look for pictures that have people

hand in hand, it was a picture made by a child. You know

lah how to model a picture of a small child.”

“Good Miss.”

Jeni and I were looking here and there,

looking throughout the house. But I haven't found it either, then

Jeni approached me who was looking and said to me.

“Nona I found it.”

And it turns out that's my picture

the one I made when I was a kid, which turned out to be in the drawer for

storing unused items again. I'm not into the mind to

look for it there, thank goodness to meet. Jeni was confused by the picture, though,

then ask me.

“What is the picture for miss?”

Jeni curious.

“This picture is the picture I made

when I was a kid. The picture I showed to Angga back then

playing with him in the park,” I said, staring at this picture with memories.

“So it's a picture made by miss while still

small, I hope Angga also sees the picture again for the second time

as a reminder,” said Jeni who was staring at this picture as well.

“I hope so too.”

I'll keep this picture as good as I can, though,

I'll keep it somewhere safe. I want to show this again to

Angga, I hope he remembers this picture. Today is the weekend so

I don't go to school, I have to go back to my bed and rest

come back, because a little more I will make a full recovery from my pain.

***

DRINGS... DRINGS... (Mobile phone message sound

I'm on the table ringing).

“Whom early in the morning gini chat me,

just disturb. Though today's weekend, I just want to laze in

mattress all day full,” I'm the one who grumbled.

I took my phone upstairs

the table next to the bed, I saw the name of the sender of the message which turned out to be,

coach Markus. I immediately got up and got out of my bed. I

wonder if my coach chatted me this early in the morning.

“Today there is no activity right? We

get together at Cafe Laboon at 9am with the other kids too, no need

reason not to come, MANDATORY,” message from coach Markus.

My weekend is ruined, which is where

today I'm lazy even not so. I have no reason to

refused, which I had at practice later got a punishment from the coach because

not coming to a team meeting.

Now at 7am, I better get ready

before it was late. I went out of the bedroom into the living room, and

sit in the dining room chair, just sit here and look at the mother who

preparing breakfast for the family. But I don't see the same father

once, where is he?

“Mother, where's dad?” I ask who is still

half conscious because of sleepiness.

“Dad was touring the complex early in the morning

gini, he said he wants to breathe fresh air.”

Very diligent the old man, spirit

the weekend is very high. Usually he's still in the room and leyeh-leyeh in

mattress, I also went to the bathroom to wash my face so as not to feel sleepy

any more. Looking in the mirror while washing your face in the sink, people's faces are visible

there is no weekend spirit at all.

I went out of the house to get rid of

this sleepiness of mine. It was so bright today, the sun was so bright and warm,

I also sat on the porch. Not long after that, my dad came home from the tour

her complex, she was surprised to see me sitting on the porch of the house.

already awake, usually you are still leyeh-leyeh in the room like a person who is not

have spirit at all,” said my father.

Ha's? he himself too, suddenly excited

once around the rich complex. He is also usually still leyeh-leyeh

in the room, he could have said that.

“Dad too, diligently go for a walk

around the complex, alone again,” I said, looking at him with a lethargic face

wakey sleep.

“Dad always excited every day,

so you don't need to doubt dad anymore,” he said that looks spirited.

“Lied once,” my heart's voice

I was annoyed to hear this from my father.

“Then come with dad for a minute, we

circumference of the complex again.”

Heuh, why go around the complex.

Though I just want to sit sweet on the front porch of the house, yes

once again, I would walk around with my father. Because of our complex

quite wide, we do not walk to the whole corner of the complex, we just go around

around the house. Because of this road opportunity, I told you I would

there is a provincial taekwondo championship.

“Dad, 2 months left no championship

taekwondo provincial level,” I said, take a leisurely walk with dad.

“Hmm, 2 months left. How much it costs

for his championship later?” ask my dad to be curious.

“Do not know, then there will be

get together with the team, talk about the championship.”

Looks like Dad's worried about

the cost later, I know now the company where my father works is experiencing

downgrading. So the salary of each employee is limited by the income of his company,

and also we have other needs besides the cost for the championship. Of necessity

food, and other home needs. I understand the situation now.

“Just calm down, I'll do my best

maybe for you to follow the championship later,” said my father, staring confidently

to me.

Even though his condition is not

profitable, dad keep trying his best for his family, he keeps

banging bones for his family. I still can't do anything now,

but one day I should be able to repay what they have given me.

“I will also train hard and

try your best to win this championship.”

“Daddy wait for your achievement again.”

Not bad to relax together

dad goes around the complex, helping to reduce the drowsiness of the curse. We didn't

it took too long to walk around, because mom had prepared breakfast to

family, so we went home for breakfast together.

This breakfast is delicious because

mom cooks delicious soy sauce eggs. After breakfast, I left

shower to get ready because I want to go to Cafe Laboon for a meeting

team taekwondo, and I've given my father permission to borrow the bike today.

When you are ready, and ready to

people home. “I leave first,” I said, as I approached the exit. Weathers

it's really sunny today, so I don't have to bring a raincoat. Because I

sure it'll be sunny till afternoon.

I went to Cafe Laboon using

google map, because this is the first time I went to Safira's Cafe.

The time I took from home to Cafe Laboon was about 45 minutes,

I got lost because of Google map. That should have been 30 minutes

it even becomes more.

The cafe looks good from the outside, I

curious about the cafe. When I wanted to get inside the door suddenly

it opened itself, which turned out the door was opened by the servant of the

inside, so every customer comes from outside and wants to go inside

then the door will open.

It doesn't sound like

its name, in this cafe is dominated by brown color with colored lights

the yellow faintly made a relaxing sensation inside here. I'm looking for where

my party gathered, looked there and came here. Which turns out they are in

the back, in place for a large family.

So that part is a special place

for the big families who come, because what comes is our one team then

naturally, the place booked is that place. I can tell they're in

there because one of my team mates waved to me, so I could

know their position. It turned out that everything had come, it seemed like I was the one

last came.

“To wherever you were a long time ago,” sahut

one of my team mates.

“Sorry, I was on the same page as Google

map,” I replied, holding my head.

“So much pity, can-can his in

sasarin same technology,” said one of my friends again.

It doesn't seem to change their nature,

still likes to tease his team-mates, but that's common for us at

the team mocked each other, because we weren't angry when anyone was sniffing at each other

others. Because we are like family.

“Angga quickly sit down,” says Coach

Marko.

“Iyaa.”

We were separated by the coach, in the end,

maybe the coach wants to go straight to the core of his topic.

“All right I start, we gather here

want to discuss the taekwondo championship to be held by the province,

my intention is to get everyone to the championship. So everyone's in the championship, if

we include a lot, then our chances of winning the general champion

getting bigger. So how ready to join all?” ask Coach Markus.

“I'm dead, I haven't been for a long time

participate championships. The championship yesterday I didn't come because there was an event, so

now I also want to come,” said one of my friends.

“I also want to come, if sparing

just with my own friends, I feel less. I want to find an opponent

from the outside,” sahut again among them.

“I actually want to come. But, I'm being

there is no cost to enter this championship,” I said.

“If there's no why don't you

looking for your own money? You can also make your own money, I don't know

sell or something, and then your father will cover his shortcomings. Because

last submission of terms and fees is 1 month before D-day, you

should be able to find a solution of your own problem,” said Coach Markus,

advising me with a serious face.

“I will do my best to

collect his funds.”

I think I'll just sell it at

class, I happen to have an acquaintance of a 3000s cake seller, I asked him to

make more, then I sell 5000s in class. When I finished this

I will ask her directly to her house. I will try my best, rather than

I'm just waiting from dad, with this I can help him a little.

“Oiya, the team from Bogor will

also. it looks like we will see them again,” said one of them

my pal.

“Yes they also participated in this championship, coach

they told me, they said they sent all their personnel to

championship,” says Coach Markus.

“Mm..it looks like his opponent won't be easy

to fight for the general champion,” said one of my friends.

“Not to be afraid of that, do it

at best. We can definitely face the Bogor team, calm ajah,” said

Coach Markus.

“We workout a week 5 times, so

our rest is on Saturday and Sunday. Everyone should come for training, though,

if you want to be absent use reasons that can be accepted, understand?” continue Coach

Marko.

“Paham,” simultaneously all.

“Then we order food first

and drinks, we enjoy today first. Because the training will start tomorrow Monday.”

We are enjoying today to

eat together before the start of your exercise routine on Monday.

It's nice to be together with a team, the togetherness that is really

strong, hard, happy, sick, tired, happy, all we go through together. I wanted to

keep fighting with them on this team.

Mm. Food at Safira's mother's cafe.

yaa yaa, it deserves Cafe rame with visitors. From the mood, the taste

food, service, etc. Except for one, which was the price, I only ordered food

the cheapest and the most inexpensive water drinks. I don't want to go out much money, I

I have to save for the championship.

After I got together, I went straight

go home and say goodbye to them. It is not bad to gather together

the weekend. After arriving home I continued like a regular cork in the

home on the weekend.