THE MENTARI FOR ESTUARY SEASON 2

CHAPTER 11, MEET BULE AMBYAR

Riana dizzy. Though he promised to meet his friend here, want to watch the puppet play. At first he was not interested at all, but so sayin “There sinden bule, you know. Lucune poll, loss if you do not follow..”, yes so interested him. Now that he followed along and came to the location, he was even rude. Where's the guy who should be responsible for this?

“Mbak Yura, where are you? I'm straying!” sulk Riana.

“Lho, have you arrived? Sek ta, lo at the north door what is south door?”

“Gue do not carry a compass, said again look for traces fitting scout activities what?” sulk Riana.

“Lho, party... Lo who wears a cream color forwarding shirt is not?” ask Yura. Riana looked around, and there she was, Yura who was playing her phone with a cry.

“Emang brash one person, kancane dibarapi thok ae...” Riana's nagging then, while menjitak slowly coconut eh, the head of her best friend.

“Lah you do not talk if you do not know the way here,” Yura stick out her tongue.

“Mbok sensitized to you, Masya Allaah..” Riana stomped her legs irritated.

“Iya-iya, mangas. Uh yes already, yuk in,” take Yura. Riana nodded. But the real thing, he was really the same Yura. She often involves Riana in unexpected situations, which requires Riana to think hard to solve. If so, the mainstay statement from Yura is, ‘kan if not so, the door does not think’. So now he is ready, a Yura if he invited him to go somewhere and do something, surely in his head it has been a lot of plans. And Riana should not be surprised anymore.

“Quiet Ri, we get a VVIP seat, so we can squirm from the best place in this performance building,” said Yura.

“Gue doesn't care, ma'am. Lo it's a man full of intrigue and crazy ideas, I'm not sure our agenda today is just watching doang, you must have something and finally, later, it will all be bestowed on me,” says Riana indifferent.

“Dih, kok suuzhon?” Yura nyengir's.

“That's a padlock behind you what? Camera, right? Do I not know?” sulk Riana. Yura Just ngakak. I also finally found out.

***

But apart from Yura's fad that always complicates Riana's life, the boy never really objected to anything the girl asked him to do. In addition, all this time, as long as he knew Yura, what the girl asked him to do was always about the positive things that also related to the same skills/abilities that Riana mastered in addition to music, and also the music, like talking in front of a lot of people, and also writing. And apart from the annoyance that is straying in the performance building today, in fact, Riana really enjoyed the puppet show of that person, which presents something interesting, which is very interesting, because among his syndents that ayu-ayu, which looks ‘Jawa really’, there are two people among them who are so attractive to Riana, because both are foreigners aka bule. Is Elena Jones (this is her family name, it does not mean she is “jones” aka singles ngenes kayak you), and Sabrina Evans. They both come from France and Canada, but for about four years they live in Indonesia. And their action when “ndagel” is equally mastermind is also not less flexible kok same other local sinden-sinden, too, even more enliven the atmosphere because of their innocence which is often “digarapi” aka dergjain sama mastermindnya. And that night, Riana managed to get acquainted and chat with them. And Yura had also obtained permission to interview them. Right, surely the edges of Riana will be the one who will do the writing of this coverage. No papa, can be helped by his sister later. Vishnu said, he (Ganesh), used to be a fairly active writer in his school magazine.

***

“So how, El, Sab, happy to stay in Indonesia?” ask Riana, after the show. They are again in a cafe that is located just opposite the performance building earlier.

“Very happy... Indonesia interesting.” Answer Sabrina.

“If you are, El?” ask Riana again.

“Just like Sabrina, I'm happy too... What else can continue to study Javanese art here, I am very happy.” replied Elena.

“You are following this way how long has it been?” ask Riana.

“It looks like two years... I forgot,” Sabrina grinned, showing her rows of white teeth. Riana nodded. The atmosphere was getting nightly, and they had to go home soon before time became completely late. But before, as usual, they heard the cafe band used to sing a song or two.

“Law, dewe tau nduwe shadow, tomorrow, yen wes wayah omah-omahan, I moco sarungan newspaper, kowe blonjo negligee... Nangeng saiki wes dadi memories, I karo kowe wes pisahan, I left kowe right, wes bedo dalan..” and unexpected things happen. Riana was so amazed to see Elena and Sabrina who came forward to approach the cafe musicians, singing and dancing with them. Even Sabrina – who looks the most urgency and bars, joking to the handsome male vocalist, then request a song.

“Nyanyiin Widodari, yes,” he said, with his French accent that remains visible.

“Nyanyio kaleh kulo, mas,” says Elena does not want to lose. Duh, won a lot of tuh guys, captured and flanked two beautiful bule girls on his right-left.

“Yowes ngene ae,” said the vocalist with a smile.

“Mbak-e sing sitok ki, did not sing Widodari yes, well mbak-e sing iki ngko duet karo I... Piye?”

“Deal!” both are compact. Riana auto cengo, keep shaking the head. What kind of phenomenon is going on?

“Sepurane yen pancen wrong..”.

“Sepurane yen I neng uripmu mong trouble, embrace me, iki gur mong misunderstand me..”.

“Unine inner dungoku.”

“Ra missed your geneng..” Finally done, a song performed by the mas vocalist cafe with Elena. Elena thanked him, then descended back down, joining Sabrina, Riana and Yura.

“You're cool, El,” praise Riana sincerely, as soon as Elena gets in their seat.

“Iya, but Sabrina is more fortunate, because she is romanticized as masnya, la I was invited to satru, try... Satru is fighting right?” ask Elena with her accent. Riana laughs. Indeed, these two Caucasian girls are still both teenagers, only eighteen years old. So it's funny to see if one of them sulks gini.

“But you cheated karo mas-e, I know ora,” Sabrina said. Container, do we do gelut dewe-dewe tho? As a parent*eh, as an elder alias mature alias... Ma'am (sorry Ri, geez!), Riana must calm these two girls down.

“Halah mbok uwes, wong podo-podo disenengi karo mase kok ya... By the way, where are you staying?” ask Riana to change the topic.

“I and Sabrina both live in Jogja, mbak. When we stayed two more days here, we only had a gig in Surabaya,” explained Sabrina, and was embraced by Elena.

“Oh that's it... Then before you go home, we meet again, how?” riana.

“It’s a good idea!” exclaim Elena pleased.

“Yes, really agree, you are a pleasant friend,” said Sabrina sincerely. Riana smiled. Yura also smiled. He was so happy because he could bring Riana to meet a new figure as his friends. After exchanging contacts and social media accounts, the four of them decided to go their separate ways, then return to their respective destinations.

***

“Where is Milia with Maura? Still at home in Jakarta?” yura asked while holding the car's steering wheel. Yes, tonight Yura is good, want to nganterin Riana up to her hostel. Actually Yura is good every day, anyway, if she and Riana had to do activities until night, she would have offered to take the girl home. But Riana always refused him, as she would definitely be picked up by Muara. But today Muara is working too, so yes, deh, finally she came home to Yura.

“Still mbak, the Maura

Also will be a model now,” replied Riana.

“Continue Milia?” ask Yura again.

“She is again fighting for her PG Paud scholarship. You know, if he really aspires to be a teacher of Kindergarten?”

“Tau, dong, fitting too, she's soft and motherly. Lo word she works in daycare too right?”

“Iya, hence..”

“But Maura tetep the usual Maura, right, not changed?” ask Yura again. The lights had turned green, and their car was back on its way.

“Ngak kok mbak, but the mental artist in him is already strong anyway, so sometimes like kebablasan aja if fit again street threesome, make-up like splashy dewe, la we're embarrassed, so, yes,” obviously Riana.

“That means she belom so real artist, Ri,” Yura laughs.

“Kok can?” Riana wonder.

“It is precisely the real artist that is he who does not show his artistic, so B aja so, outfit ya B aja, make-up also so. Yes, as the logic of a really rich person, have you ever seen a sultan or sultan's son really use all that branded from top to bottom until the boutique kayak runs?” ask Yura again.

“No idea, if the sultan really can not make, for example, Dior bags, Rolex watches, Chanel shoes, etc, but what makes it not look like it may be more to how he brought himself only times yes.” Riana expressed her opinion.

“Yes too yes... How am I not thinking there, right? Though not the wrong brand, not also the wrong brandet goods, but depending on the nature of the user..” Yura patted her head.

“If people are haphazard, urakan, when he wears something branded from Dior or Zara, if he does not know the manner always seems to be not good, right.” said Riana again.

“Bene too... La so far the appearance of the model how e?” ask Yura.

“Yes normal anyway mbak,” Riana trying to cover Maura's disgrace. In any case, Maura was his best friend. Just as he wants his disgrace covered, Maura must be.

“He deh. Anyway why also we so nervous, anyway?” Yura grimaced. Presumably this one habit must be eliminated, deh, he likes to comment on the lives of others, if his French, nyinyir, hehe.

“Eh, later stop by to buy martabak first yes, laper nih me,” said Yura. Riana Just nodded, she was again engrossed in replying to Muara's message.

“Well this, warung martabak got my friend. Want to come down?” ask Yura.

“Ngak deh mbak, but I nitip, yes,” said Riana while handing over some money sheets to Yura.

“Ck, I mbak lo, I only buyin. Udah, here,” Yura's scolding while patting Riana's hand slowly. The girl simply thanked me slowly, then continued the chat with Muara.

“Oiii, I’m back!” yura Exclamation. Riana smiled, putting her phone back in her bag.

“Why smile?” ask Yura to investigate.

“Ngak papa, mbak, have a look at the story, ordinary,” replied Riana.

“Eh, the guy who used to shuttle you where, the collision does not look?” ask Yura again, while running the car again. Yura is so, if you travel with him again, do not expect to sleep well in the vehicle, he will certainly have millions of topics to discuss, chatty abis anyway. I don't know what he used to crave when his mother was pregnant he tuh.

“There is mbak, but he also has a job, so he can not pick up,” replied Riana.

“It looks like he's a good guy huh,” comments Yura. And right at that moment, the car they were riding in had reached the boarding complex where Riana was staying.

“Sampe here, mbak,” said Riana while getting ready to go down.

“Kok that? Why not just enter?” ask Yura.

“Udah in mortal mbak if the clock is this, we return..”.

“Emang kost lo not free yes?” ask Yura. Guilt was now on his face.

“Mbak free, which is not free it's complex. I don't have to worry about it, I just need to walk a little inside,” said Riana calmed down.

“That's yes. Yes already, thanks for today, yes,” said Yura sincerely while inviting Riana to perform a cipika-cipiki ritual.

“Ya mbak, equally..”.

“Don't forget, the coverage should have finished that another week,” kekeh Yura. Riana just cut down, then hurried down while carrying her things. Not far away Riana stepped, she could still see Yura's expression laughing at her to a whimper, she laughed at her victory which again managed to prank Riana.

***

“Not sleeping, Han?” riana asked, when she arrived at the kosan. There it looks like Hanum is focusing on reading something.

“Before mbak, responsibility, again exciting his novel,” replied Hanum while changing his position from sleeping to sitting.

“Yes already, tuh, mbak bring martabak eggs as bright as the moon, everything is on the table, eaten yes,” said Riana.

“Iya, thanks mbak,” says Hanum sincerely.

“Sama-sama. Mbak to the room first yes,” say goodbye Riana while rubbing affection Hhanum long hair.

“Please, mbak..” Hanum smiled. Close and good friends with Riana made her feel happy, because all this time, she had indeed lost the figure of an older sister. He actually has, but...

***

Riana looked at the photos she had just taken at the puppet show earlier, along with Yura, Elena and Sabrina in the performance building. Deadline's in a week, and he doesn't know where to start. Goody! Goody! Greaty! Yura had really succeeded at it this time. Instead, he will have a discussion with Ganesh. The child is more experienced about this, very different from Riana who is used to writing fiction. Hadeh, Yura, look out! Riana cursed to herself in her room. But he was still cool, meeting two new friends at once today. Bule, again, and ambyar, anyway.

(BBC).