The Ours In Another Story

28. Quiet as Water

Want to follow along like Rere, Jevan decided to come sit and turn his back on Rere. The two lean on each other's backs. Jevan began to close his eyes and follow Rere's breathing. He equalized the rhythm until he himself was unconscious since when his mind began to calm down. Even though a moment ago he was still thinking about this. Starting from “Nafiza is what” to “Where the state of office” everything is mixed up in his mind.

“Jevando? You are not sleeping, are you?” ask Rere who is still holding on to the same position.

“Ngak. Very nice it turns out yes, suddenly my mind can be very clear gini,” said the same Jevan did not change his sitting position.

Rere smiled hearing that. He also did not expect that this way of calming down could be followed by Jevan. The two of them still remained in the same position, until they felt that the afternoon had become more and more besieged. Rere was afraid of heights, so Jevan wouldn't risk his wife for anything. When returning later Jevan had to return extra carefully accompanied his wife.

After leaving for almost 3 hours, the two arrived at a stall where Purnomo was waiting. Reva sat himself on one of the small stalls benches there and ordered two cups of warm tea for him and Jevan. Rere is fine, but Jevando is now cold. After arriving at the parking lot he immediately looked for a jacket in the back seat and curled up in the car.

After the order was finished, Rere brought a glass to Jevan. He asked Jevan to spend it little by little. In the end Reva asks that the whole glass be put in a small flask that she carries while she spends Jevan's.

“Mbak want dinner where?” ask Mr. Purnomo.

“Where only sir, in the hotel restaurant alone is also no problem. pity Mas Jevan cold gini,” said Rere saw Jevan who is currently asleep beside him, curled up using his jacket plus Rere's jacket which he wore to cover the legs as well as a warmed neck with Rere's pig-shaped neck pillow.

“Thank you bring a change of clothes, if you do not feel sorry,” said Mr. Purnomo.

“Sok-sokan join her foot soak sir, so until cold gini. Sir sorry if the AC can be turned off,” ask Rere.

“Mbak chills too?”

“No sir, I'm not papa. It's common to play water because,” said Rere.

“Mbak this element is water huh?”

“Meanour father?”

“Yes my ancestors used to tell stories, each person had their own element. There are water, wind, earth, fire, macem-macem, but the average is the basic element of the earth. If I can ask, Ms Reva is it right to always calm down when you hear the sound of water?” ask Mr. Purnomo.

“Iya sir, how can you know?”

“View mbak. Although I have been a dozen years in Bali but I am still a pure Javanese mbak, still believe in primbon and Javanese calculations. That's why I can know,” said Mr. Purnomo again.

"From the calm, smooth, and so soothing character of Mbak Rere is also visible. This Mama Rere carries the properties of water," said Mr. Purnomo.

Rere who heard Purnomo's words could only quietly listen carefully. It was during his childhood, when Rere was still living with his uncle Johnny Rere's family to meet a neighbor. He was pleased to tell many of these "kejawen" teachings to Rere and his two cousins. Hearing Mr. Purnomo at this time made Rere feel like nostalgia in his childhood.

Moments later, Rere receives a call from Hanna. For fear of anything because it is not usual that this child will call him finally he picked him up immediately.

“Mbak, no bignews..,” says Hanna directly nyerocos.

“Waalaikumsalam,” says Rere.

“Oh yes forgot, assalamualaikum.”

“Waalaikumsalam, what's wrong with you?” ask Rere.

“Mbak, get ready yes, do not jump out of this,” said Hanna still with a frenzy.

“Yes, yes wis gek said what?”

“We can invitation letter to participate in fashion week mbak. Implementation is November tomorrow at Jogja.”

“Hah? Seriously you?” accidentally Rere yells making Jevan almost choke on coffee.

“Iya mbak, yes proposal I send to e-mail mbak run out of this. Tomorrow after returning from Bali we discuss yuk. I really want to come, this is one of my dreams as well,” said Hanna still with her 45 spirit.

“Ok, I'll be home tomorrow afternoon. Then the day after we discuss yes, ready the same discussion material for children yes,” said Rere before ending the phone.

Rere then jumped happy. Get good news on a good day and a good atmosphere. Wahh what a rain blessing this week for Rere. In addition to Jevando being with her for 24 hours and she being given the chance to be herself, she also gets big news from Jogja. One of his dreams was fulfilled, after a few years he devoted himself to falling awake in the fashion world, he finally began to be able to run.

Although his whole life has been borne by Jevando, but he still wants to dream. She still remains a career woman in addition to her busy life as a mother and a wife, while her husband Jevan is very conscious not to knock down the struggle of his beloved wife.

Jevan doesn't use long thinking. He immediately congratulated, hugged and raised Rere's body and then spun a few times. So happy, they did not realize since when the two had collapsed in bed. Fortunately they remembered the time, if not pity the efforts of Mr. Purnomo who had come a long way to pick them up and take them for a walk today.

“Mas, don't go black, we want to go,” said Rere warned.

“Not pretty, I'm aware too. We will continue later, but still here.”

“Kalo is not tired yes, my body has started to crumble this,” said Rere.

Jevando did not answer, he kissed Rere again and got up and tidied up his shirt again. Rere also walked to the mirror to fix his makeup, maybe lipsticky, who knows. When Rere stood in front of the glass, he saw that his lipstick was still neat not shabby, but moved to Jevan's lips. It should feel weird. Rere just up to the edge saw Jevan busy cleaning the reddish-colored lipstick from his lips.