The New Chapter Of My Life

Episode 24 Early Family Introduction

One Saturday morning a week later, Dona was finishing a rice box for breakfast at Khalis's family gathering office.

"It's half-six, six o'clock the rice box will be taken Pak Andi, so you set it in front of you. Let it be transported later" Dona told Eni, his assistant.

"Good Mom."

"Oiya, we also immediately leave after the rice box is taken. Do not forget to prepare wet wipes, small towels, plastic for dirty clothes and plastic for trash cans. Oiya, please put the sandals in the car yes, make a wudhu later," Pinta Dona.

"I want to take the kids first."

"Good, Mom."

Then Dona headed to her room upstairs, to see the readiness of her three daughters.

"Eh Zalfa is beautiful, already fragrant. Oiya, who's taking a shower?" ask Dona.

"Mbak Ara, mbak Icha has taken a shower, changed clothes, again" replied Zalfa.

"Mom, I want breakfast" Zalfa said.

"Zalfa went down by himself, I'm going to take a shower first. Ask Tati yes," replied Dona.

"Yes ma'am, I'm coming down, ma'am."

"Yes, I took a shower for a while."

Shortly after Zalfa came out for breakfast, Ara came out of the bathroom.

"You change clothes. Shirt change, socks, soap, towels, everything ready?" ask Dona.

"Already ma'am, just go in the sandals."

"Yes, mom took a shower, you had breakfast, yeah."

"Good, Mom."

At exactly six o'clock, Mr. Andi came to pick up a rice box and a BBQ package for lunch later. Both Dona assistants immediately put breakfast boxes in the car, along with equipment for BBQ later in the day.

After all was caught in the car, Dona went back to checking all the items, making sure no one was left behind.

"Alhamdulillah, everything sir, I will soon follow soon."

"Okay ma'am, then I'll go straight to the office. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam."

Moments later, Dona and her three daughters and two assistants set off for Khalis' office, using her private vehicle.

Meanwhile, in front of the dealership office building has parked three tourism executive buses that will take a group of employees and their families to the outbound location in Kaliurang.

Shortly after Mr. Andi arrived at the office, Dona's vehicle arrived. Rahma, who was waiting for Dona's arrival, approached immediately.

"Sir, parking in the back. The boss and his family have arrived, but are still in the lobby. Ma'am will be on bus one, with me, with the family of Mr. Boss as well" Rahma said.

"Okay Ma, I parked first."

After Dona parked her vehicle, she immediately headed to the lobby along with her three daughters.

"En, Tati, you go straight to the bus one yaa, drop a bag of clothes for children, I go to the lobby first with children," said Dona.

"Good, Mom."

Dona heads to a crowded lobby with family members, but Khalis and his family are not seen there.

"Bu Dona, awaited by Mr. Boss in the living room," said one of the front officers who approached and invited Dona to the living room located behind the lobby.

"Please, Mom."

"Thank you."

Dona knocked on the living room door three times, before Khalis opened the door and allowed Dona to enter.

"Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, come in first" Khalis said.

Dona and her three daughters entered the living room which had been crowded with members of the Khalis family.

"Mother" called Rafif who was standing next to his grandmother.

"Eh Rafif, just getting handsome," said Dona.

"Yes dong, it's the mother's instan," replied Rafif followed by Dona's laughter.

"Mas Rafif, means Zalfa's instant sister huh, ma'am. Mom, what's that instant sister? instant child ? I know instant noodles," asked Zalfa innocently who invited laughter.

"Morning, how did you give me the exam for mom ? the answer is yes" replied Dona.

"Instant children are children who like to eat instant noodles. That instant sister, yaaa big brother who likes to eat instant noodles !" canda Ara who broke the atmosphere.

"I'm sorry.." said Dona.

"Eh why apologize, you must be Dona yes, I am Nina Khalis' mother," cut a middle-aged woman who looked very graceful as she approached Dona.

"Yes Ma'am, I'm Dona" Dona said, addressing Khalis' mother.

"Known dong Khal, just shut up," pinta Khalis' father.

"Yes sir, know this Dona, the catering mother.hmm anyway," said Khalis who lost his words.

"Plus his future mother Rafif !" raffish chirps that made Dona widen her eyes.

This child can misunderstand the family! Duh, timbuktu where the hell ? I want to run away ! mumbled Dona in the heart.

"Fif, zero yes, big zero!" khalis is trying to control the atmosphere.

"O Allah, I was impoverished by my own father ! Yangti, listen to yourself. I think it's like me!" raffif Protest.

"Not knowing, what is zero?"

"Zero means I don't get pocket money this month" replied Rafif.

"Over the story, ma'am, she'll talk about it later. Oiya continued his acquaintance..," said Khalis who was suddenly cut by Dona.

"I protest !" exciting Dona.

"What's the protest?" khalis did not understand.

"Cok was I called the catering mother? the dong sir. Mbok yao, this is Dona, the owner of Dona's Kitchen. Sing slick sithik ngono you know."

The Khalis family laughed, and Khansa approached Dona to get acquainted.

"Mbak, know me Khansa is Mas Khalis' only brother. This is my son Alisha and that's my husband Dzaki."

"I'm Dona the catering mother and this is my son, the first Icha, the second Ara and the third Zalfa" Dona introduced herself using the title given by Khalis to quip her.

"Everything is beautiful like his mother" praised Khalis' mother.

"It would be strange if he was handsome like his mother" joked Khalis who immediately got a sharp gaze from the mother.

"Handering, ma'am," said Khalis.

"Vorkey ! Mr. Bose iso guyon tho, what a surprise, a joke from mr. bridge," replied Dona casually which made Khalis speechless.

"Mrs. Fridge?" ask Khansa.

"I'm sorry, it's a joke that I heard from the employees here, to call Mr. Khalis," Dona replied.

"Mas Khalis, Mr. A fridge? really ?! a clown come a bridge?" ask Khansa who doesn't believe in nicknames for her brother.

"Yes, Sa. They call me, Mr. Fridge Boss. Believe not, believe me. Anyway later you will find your brother in the form of a refrigerator."

"Gold is so good, how does it become a refrigerator? Anyway, when's the ride?" ask Khansa.

"Are you all ready yet? if you have, then let's get on the bus now" Khalis asked.

Khalis walked out of the room followed by his family and Dona to board the bus that had been waiting for them.

"Mom, I want in front of ya !" pinta Ara heard by Khalis.

Khalis walked quickly and immediately boarded the bus first, to make sure the six leading lines were still empty. Then he saw Icha and Ara walking closer to the bus. After the two were at the door, Khalis called out to him.

Aisha and Ara immediately ran into the bus.

"Thank you, Dad," said the two of them.

Some of the employees who had been sitting on the bus looked at me and asked in their hearts, what drama is this ?

Dona who heard the call was just resigned to the opinion of office employees.

Take your wae sir! dona muttered.

When Dona boarded the bus with Zalfa, Rafif called out to him.

"Zalfa, sit with Rafif ya."

"Ashiiikk," Zalfa approached Rafif, who was sitting behind Aisha and Ara.

One by one members of the Khalis family boarded the bus, where in each seat there was a breakfast package for them.

Dona chose to sit in the side row of Zalfa and Rafif, so it was easy to keep an eye on the three daughters.

"Sir, I'm sitting here, yes" said Khansa who approached Dona.

"Please, I'm alone."

While Khalis, chose to sit behind the driver, in front of Dona and his sister.

The bus immediately drove, after it was confirmed that all had boarded it.

"Sir, how long have you known Mas Khalis?" ask Khansa.

"Hmmm almost a month like that, when the caterer asked for the meeting."

"Ooo, but how can I send you to the apartment?"

"Yes, I hear they buy often, yes rather than buy elsewhere, mending buy in me. Partly not too dear anyway, just stay alone, surely home from work and school is tired, want to stay to eat. So yes I send food to both of them, but did not think that it turned out to have an effect on children who are immediately familiar," replied Dona.

Khansa smiled at Dona's response.

"Oh Ma'am, is this Ma'am the one?" khansa pointed to the rice box.

"Yes, two assistants. They both sat in the back."

"Oo, come along too."

"Yes, thank God Mr. Khalis took all of us."

"No parents come along?" ask Khansa again.

"Mothers are more happy at home, for now events like this, the fathers do not follow, he said tired. So just go home."

"What is the age of parents? If you can know."

"Seventy years" replied Dona

"Both ?"

"Yes, the age of the fathers is only one month adrift."

"Well, if you know what your age is ?"

"Reduced by thirty from the age of the fathers."

"Fourty ? seriously ?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"That means we're almost the same age, I'm thirty-nine, five years adrift of Mas Khalis."

"Oo, Mr. Khalis forty-four years."

"Oiya Ma'am, sorry. She said single parent, hmm is there any plan for another wedding?"

"I didn't think about marriage anymore, there was a bit of trauma. But seeing children who need a father figure, yes maybe someday if suddenly there is someone who is sleeping, why not ?"

"Well, what's the criterion ?" khansa asked curiously.

"Hmm tajir, handsome, pious," replied Dona with a laugh.

"No," correct Dona.

"The main thing is to pray first, that's the important thing. He was later a family priest. So prayer is mandatory" continued Dona.

"Tajir follows yes, Ma'am," joked Khansa who made the two laugh.

"Mas denger not ?" khansa asked Khalis.

"Yes, noted !"

Dona looked at Khansa with a question mark.

"No, Ma'am. Ordinary, ngisengin brother there is the main duty of the sister," joked Khansa.

"Ooo, kirain what."

"Hmmm, but it's the best ngisengin jombloers ya," continued Dona who made Khansa laugh.

"Eh but really you know, same Mas Khalis would not ? what is clear is tajir, area manager you know, handsome too, hmmm shalihnya in shaa Allah. What seems to be, the timely prayer of congregation in the mosque is almost never absent from the era of Junior High. Chair Rohis during Junior High School and High School. uh college too."

"Pinter njai too, often pray in the same school on campus, this said the minister because when I entered, Mas Khalis had graduated. Trus, he said he used to like to be the struggle of school time. No taekwondo black belt yet, safe, not tin cans for his macho business."

"Sa, is the promotion really good ? continue !" khalis Chirap.

"Every Boss! just put him down."

"Is this really, really?" ask Dona.

"Yaa really Mbak, why do we come to Jogja just for family gathering?"

Dona fell silent and looked at Khansa, then he saw Zalfa engrossed in playing and laughing with Rafif.

"Don't think about it, but don't take long. I went back to Jakarta on Sunday night. Noon, thanks for the answer, yeah."

"Well, tomorrow dong?!"

"Sorry, but surprise !" khansa cried while laughing.

"Strash! I want a bundle! this feeling would be cool, uh it turns out I have to think. Really, this is Betmen's trap !" dona protests.

Khalis laughed at Dona's response.

"Yes, Mas Khalis is a gercep!"

"So actually this is the mode there is a shrimp behind the bakwan, is it?" ask Dona.

"That's how."

"Hmm wait ! so it's Mr. Khalis' time to go to that house....?"

"Yes, Don." replied Khalis.

"And now I want to escape to Timbuktu but what power is only nyampe Kaliurang!" exciting Dona.

Khalis and Khansa laughed at Dona.

"Udah Mbak, yes. I can't wait to have a sister like Ma'am" Khansa said.

"Am I so stunning of you? uh fascinated, shhhh don't sing," chirped Dona again.

"Mas, fuck! at night we go straight to the house, Ma'am."

"Wait ! it can't be so Marimar! Lupita's not ready !" dona's chirps made Khalis and Khansa laugh hard enough that the employees were astonished.

"SIR BOSS! funny thing about dong! don't laugh at yourself, we're going to poo sir!" shouted one of the employees.

"Should I talk with a microphone? Sorry, it's a family affair not for general consumption" Khalis replied casually.

The employees went back into silence, but in their hearts they wondered, what is with the Fridge Boss Sir ?