The Toga Rahayu

55

“Assalamualaikum my father's mother Reno”. Mas Reno without warning and excuse me first to answer the question of my parents who have not been able to answer.

“I Reno buk happenstance I am now dating a father's son mother, I seriously bu live this relationship”. Reno looked smiling.

Do you know how I feel?.

Yeah I'm really pissed off, though, not without reason I do not want father and mother to have more hope with my relationship and Reno mas because until now my feelings are still on the road in a place do not know where to go.

“Nak Reno yes its name, Yu please bring it to nak Reno, I want to see it, when will Reno below go home? Parents want to know the prospective acquaintance of mantu”. The question of my parents kept chasing me towards the relationship.

Mas Reno started waving his flaming hands at the mother who was there.

"I'm Miss Reno.

"The handsome tenant of my mantuku".

“Eh yes ma'am sometime, mas Reno is still busy”. I answered my mother with a little lazy and lakas pointed the camera hp at me.

“Wah nak Reno if you are not busy again you can play to the house of the father's mother, the door of the father's house is wide open for prospective mantu”.

Mother smiled sumringah when the vidio call with me as if happy as if I could finally get close to men. This was the first time my parents knew there was a man near me.

“Iya bu wait invited Rahayu to sana”. I don't know why Reno came to answer my vidio call with mom.

“Yu you this how the hell, please if the holiday and not busy invite prospective mother-in-law to rumah”.

Again the mother said the prospective ghost as if affirming mas Reno his former candidate and make him more confident. Honestly, I was more and more afraid of not being able to meet their expectations.

Mom, how are the sisters? Are they naughty?”.

“Oh your sisters are well all Yu, they are good children just like you. It's just that they'd love to have something that mom can't yet meet”.

Answer mom with a smile.

“They ask what bu?”. I was surprised to worry that my sisters needed something that my parents could not afford to buy.

“Your sisters want to have a sister-in-law Yu”. Mama replied with a small laugh teasing me.

“Ah mom makes Rahayu surprised just pray bu”. I took a long breath.

“Ya already nduk carefully yes, son-in-law titip child mother yes son please in good care Rahayu”. Speak with a louder voice so that Reno mas able to hear clearly the mother's speech earlier.

“Any bu guarded from the hair at the end of the nail must be safe”.

Mas Reno replied with great enthusiasm, different from me who only smiled wryly at their chatter.

The phone call ended me and Reno mas still continue the journey to Surabaya. After hearing my mother's words, suddenly, Reno's left hand held my right hand.

Mas Reno's gaze was so deep and longing.

“Yu you yourself listen to your mother and father just bless our relationship”. Reno still held my hand back.

"So when can I go to your house?".

“Iya mas later try to think again”, I only answer with deheman only.

“Well, I'll try to think about it later, but I want to take a tissue first”.

I quickly pulled my hand from Reno.

It seems like Reno does not like my arbitrary behavior such as not thinking he is my lover.

Then we were silent busy with each other's thoughts, I was busy looking for the existence of a tissue that did not exist and switched to playing mobile phones, while Mas Reno drove across the city of Surabaya in silence.

A few moments later we have arrived at the exact meal that has been determined mas Reno. Mas Reno immediately parked his car and as usual, Mas Reno will open the door.

“Please dear”, he said gently.

Honestly, I also often pray to the almighty to be opened to the heart fully in order to love and accept the existence of Mas Reno.

“Trank you don't bother I can still open the door myself”.

“No papa darling, let's hurry in”. Mas Reno again tried to hold my hand.

Again, I denied the treatment of Reno. As usual, Reno sighed in disappointment with my treatment.

***

A few days passed since my vidio call with my mother and Reno, my parents increasingly urged me to quickly formalize our relationship. Although you do not have to marry your mother and father want me and Reno to get engaged first, there is at least one point to step forward.

Of course, this brings fresh air to Reno. But not for me I'm getting riled up to take a step forward. Mas Reno seemed enthusiastic even these last few days when Reno dared to contact my parents without me.

As usual when morning comes, Reno will come to my boarding house to pick me up for work.

“Darling next week you have a long holiday, how about I take you home all I know my mother and father”.

Deg...

This is how far I and Reno are, I'm not ready.

“I do not necessarily get ration of public holidays despite a long holiday, right a few months there is a new product launch so my schedule is still very solid”. I tried to buy time not to meet Reno with my parents first before I made sure my heart was completely intact only for Reno mas.

“So yes, your home will be close dear not to two hours from siji if you want to go home anytime I will be ready to drop off”. He said with a sincere smile.

I don't know why I feel like Reno is too obsessed with having me when I've shown so many signals to subtly reject it.

“Well mas if the time is right insyaallah I introduce father and mother but I also do not promise mas”, I said to Mas Reno with a bowed head.

“No papa darling I understand”. Reno answered by stroking my head.

"Thank you for all your understanding forgive me for not being able to live this love story completely".

I said in my heart that I did not speak directly to Reno.

I'm such a coward.

And remember Andika. Where are you Dika? I want to be the same as you.