The Winter Promise

Chapter 69: Going Both With Miyuki.

“Oi Mar!”

Miyuki waved to me when she saw me enter the cafe. I approached him and sat directly opposite him.

“Did you just get home from the office?”

“Begukah.”

“Okaeri!”

“What does that mean?”

“Okaeri means welcome in Japanese. You just relax first, because I also just got here.”

Miyuki drank the juice she had ordered first.

There is no harm in ordering food first to fill my stomach. I haven't eaten since lunch at school.

“How do you work?”

Miyuki also asked me when I had just finished ordering my food.

Why does he care so much about my job? Does he still want to ask for a deal from me? I just lately did not get income because I was focusing on doing work from Mr. Hari.

“Lumayan tiring.”

“Hmmm..”

Is he still suspicious of what I suspect?

“So what gift would you like to buy for Rina?”

Tokanyaku.

“I also don't know what I want to give Rina, that's why I invite you to find her gift together. Do you know what Rina likes?”

“I don't know what Rina likes, so you're free to take me for a present. But I think whatever gift you give, Rina will like.”

Since Rina was a good person, she would definitely not refuse a gift from someone.

“Then what do you want to give Mar?”

“Excuse me..”.

The waiter came and gave me my order. At that time I ordered a toast with chocolate jam that covered the whole bread and one strawberry that had been cut into two. In addition, I also ordered the fries that I ordered deliberately for Miyuki, because I do not like to be noticed when eating.

“Thank you... Here's Miyuki's food, if you want to eat.”

I also gave the fries to him.

“This is for me? Thank you Mar.”

Miyuki looks so happy that I gave you fries.

Though it was only french fries, how could he be that happy?

“If you ask what I'm going to give to Rina, I don't know myself. I rarely give birthday gifts.”

“I plan to buy Rina a doll, will she like ya?”

The dolls? I don't think there's any harm in giving that away. It was a very common gift for a woman.

“Indeed Rina little boy.”

“I know that, I'm just confused to give Rina what.”

“It looks like buying Rina school tools is a good choice.”

“Indeed it's good, but I don't think it's very memorable.”

He was right, if he gave the school tools surely one day Rina would not use them again.

“Then what do you want to give?”

“How about scarf? When I was in Japan, I once gave my friend a homemade scarf.”

“In Indonesia there is no winter like in Japan. In the rainy season we do not use a scarf. Unless Rina often climbs the mountain, maybe it will be a little useful for her.”

“Terus what? I've run out of ideas?”

Miyuki also ate french fries with her face.

What yes? I was also confused what to give it. Rina.. Rina... Rina...

I also tried to imagine Rina in my mind and recall what she had said, who knows from there I can find out what she needs.

Uh! I got an idea.

“What if you give Rina the veil? Coincidentally Rina uses a veil at school as well as at home.”

“That's a good idea Mar, I think I'll buy her a veil. Then what about you? Do you already know what you want to give to Rina?”

“I think, I'll buy him a study table display only.”

“What does the display look like?”

“So, I don't know how it looks yet, but I intend to give it.”

Then Miyuki also raised the incoming call on her phone.

“Halo Assalamualaikum, What is Mah?”

I know that the one who called Miyuki right now is her mother, and I also know that her mother told Miyuki to come home early. That is of course, especially now that there are kidnapping cases that are rife. Surely his mother was very worried if her son came out late at night.

“Look Mah, I'm currently with Amar. So don't worry.”

Miyuki's! You shouldn't have told your mother about it. It will make me have the responsibility to drive you home and Miyuki also closes the call from her mother.

“Who called you?”

I pretended to ask that question when I knew it myself.

“So my mother called, she told me to come home early and not for long, but I said that I was with you and Mama was calm because she knew you were with me.”

I could only sigh when I heard that.

“It looks like I should drive you home later.”

“No need Mar, I can go home by myself. I'm sure you're also tired after work earlier, I don't feel good about you if you drive me home.”

“After you said you were with me? If anything happens to you when you get home, what? Of course I have to take responsibility for that because your mother knows that you're with me.”

“Then please help.”

Huhhhh.. I plan to get home and sleep soon.

After I finished my meal, Miyuki and I went straight to the store selling Muslim fashion in the mall. We entered some of the shops that were there, but Miyuki did not get a hood that she thought was suitable.

I hate accompanying women shopping. I used to go to the mall with Nadira and she spent a long time shopping, a lot of things she thought about even just buying a dress, whether it was from color, motif, or color, and other.

Finally we reached the shop that seemed to be interested in Miyuki's veils inside. We went into the store and Miyuki started picking up the veil inside.

“What do you think?”

Miyuki also showed me some veils and a robe that she had chosen.

“I'm not so good at judging things like this.”

“Then I want to try it first.”

Miyuki went to the dressing room to try on the robe and veil she already used. Some time after I waited for her to change her clothes, Miyuki finally finished and showed them one by one

veil to me.

I haven't felt this annoying stuff in a long time.

There are already some people who are starting to notice me here.

“What is that guy his girlfriend? Her boyfriend is very beautiful, it seems he is not Indonesian.”

Sorry Mba-Mba who is there, can if you are talking a little reduced voice. I can still hear what you said earlier.

I think all the veils used by Miyuki are very good. I don't know if because Miyuki used it, so the veils she used looked very harmonious. But I just realized that Miyuki is a great fit when I wear a hood.

Hmmmm... Looks like I'll have to pick one to end this.

“I think the maroon color is very good. I'm happy with the model.”

“Then I will choose that one.”

Miyuki went back to the dressing room to change her clothes again.

“You just wait here Mar, I want to go pay this first.”

I also saw Miyuki who was carrying two veils in her hands.

“Do you want to give Rina two veils for her birthday present?”

“No, I'll give Rina the veil you chose, while the other one I'll use myself.

“Do you want to try using a veil?”

“That's how, I want to try it slowly, Mama often told me to use a veil when traveling but I can't do it yet.”

“Hmmm So.”

“Do you like the types of women who use veils?”

Huh huh? What kind of silly question is that.

“What do you mean you asked about that?”

“I just want to know.”

“I don't know if it's a problem, for now I don't want to think about it.”

Is it the hooded or not the woman I like? It's all up to me, but I think it's better for women to wear veils. Yes I know it depends on your taste, but I prefer women who use veils.

“Is there any place you want to go Mar?”

Hmmmm... Mumpung is here better I go to the bookstore first to buy comics. Although I might read it later because for now I want to rest first.

“I want to go to bookstore.”

“Book store? For what?”

“My work this time is related to the comic and I have to assess which comics are interesting and which ones are not for the readers. I had to read a lot of comics to find out

that thing.”

“Are you an editor at a Mar publishing company?”

“That's.”

Maybe that's all I can explain to him, I don't want to explain this at length to him.

When I got to the bookstore, I went straight to the comic bookshelf to look for the now famous comic, and it turns out that there are a lot of comics that are famous and getting recommendations starting from various streams, I also saw some comics from Japan that are there.

“Wah! This comic has been released in Indonesia. It's been a long time since I've been looking forward to this comic release.”

Miyuki was very enthusiastic about it.

“What comics should I buy huh?”

I was still looking for the comics I wanted to read there, but I didn't find any comics that caught my attention.

“This, this, and this.. Lots of comics I want to buy, is my money enough?”

Miyuki picked up a lot of comics that were there. Though his initial intention was to drive me here but in the end he was more enthusiastic than me.

“What comics are interesting?”

I asked Miyuki who was currently confused by the comics she had to buy.

“Very interesting Mar, I advise you to read it.”

“Try me see.”

I also saw the cover of the comic Miyuki was holding.

“I guess, I'll buy it too.”

I ended up buying the same comic as Miyuki, because I didn't know which comics were good and interesting. It seems that asking for a recommendation from Kichida is the best solution for me.

After buying the comic, we immediately went home because it was getting late. I was forced to drive Miyuki home first because Miyuki's mother already knew that her daughter was

together withme.

If anything happens to Miyuki when she gets home from the mall, it's certain that Miyuki's mother will take responsibility from me. In addition Miyuki's mother was a good friend of my mother's, and it was very troublesome to explain it to the two of them. Rather than me having to deal with the two of them, I better deliver Miyuki home safely so that I can also be safe.

“You know Mar, I just realized that the association in SMK Sawah Besar with my school used to be very far apart. I just found out that there's going to be a difference, I think it's the same because of the system

his education is not much different.”

“Then which one do you like better?”

“I can not determine it, but if to enjoy life in school, I think I prefer in SMK Sawah Besar.”

Enjoying life...

“Why is it like that?”

“If in my school first, all students on average look very earnest in achieving achievements in school. Although there are also some students who enjoy life, even then not much.”.

As I guessed from the Japanese, they are all indeed strong in learning. When can Indonesian students imitate their attitude? It seems like people like me do not deserve to say that, I alone am not strong

if you have to study constantly.

“... If in SMK Sawah Besar they look more relaxed even though they have not done the task though.”

I smiled when I heard that too. It is like that of an Indonesian student.

“Takeshi alone once fell silent and could not say anything seeing the behavior of children in class.”

“What do your friends do?”

“My friends once brought tarpaulin into the classroom and held it behind the classroom to be their sleeping mat when resting.”

So in her class Miyuki also did the same. I guess only my class does that. Because I heard from Kak Fauzi that among all majors, only multimedia and RPL majors are a little difficult to manage.

“Such things are common here, even in my class have done it.”

“There used to be a friend of mine who brought a mountain stove into the classroom and made instant noodles behind the classroom with his stove.”

“Riki did the same thing in my class, but Riki didn't cook instant noodles but rather she cooked omelet for her to eat at recess.”

At that time I remembered that Riki bought eggs at the cafeteria merchant and cooked them in class. Riki and some of the kids in class sometimes make me run out of words.

“What omelet did Riki ever eat at rest?”

“Indeed, only once did the Omelet eat at rest?”

“Riki only once ate an omelet at rest.

It was great that he could pay attention to Riki's provisions every day. Does he not remember all the supplies that people bring? I think your memory is wasted thinking about that.

We finally arrived at Miyuki's house.

“Thank you for delivering me Mar.”

“Sama-sama.”

“You don't want to stop by first?”

“No, thank you. I want to rest soon, say my regards to your mother.”

“Hmm.. All right, I'll tell Mama. Good night!”

“Night.”

the End Chapter 69