Tidying Up Asa, Inviting Hidayah

62. Act Strange

🌵Sometimes there is an urge to behave inappropriately with logic, but it usually comes from the innermost heart.🌵

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“How are you, Mr Hara?” Lion took off his shoes, climbed into the gazebo and sat down next to Hara who did not distract from the laptop screen.

“Busy, Sir?” asked Lion, who was only answered with a mutter by Hara.

Lion picked up a large bag of crackles that he placed near the gazebo, looked at the contents for a while and then simply placed it next to him. Hara stole a glance for a moment, then refocused on her work. The two men were silent to each other. Hara was busy with her work, while Lion was busy with staring at her luggage.

Not long after, Hara got up from sitting down. Seeing that, Lion looked up as he asked, “mau where, sir?”

“Bikin coffee, sleepy me,” replied Hara briefly while taking a cup that only left the coffee grounds at the bottom only.

Lion stared at Hara's departure until it disappeared behind the door. He then took out the phone from his pants pocket, definitely want to take pictures that can be installed as status on social media. He is indeed actively sharing moments on social media, anything is exhibited to a virtual audience.

Meanwhile, Hara's steps stopped in front of the kitchen because she saw Jenar and Ma'am Sayumi who were talking there. The two women are unaware of Hara's whereabouts, until she clears her throat, interrupting.

“Eh! Juragane. Can I help you?” ask Ms. Sayumi. Just because of a short chat with Reyfan first, he became accustomed to calling Hara as the manager of the flower market. Hara had never set foot in that place.

Hara raised the cup she brought, “my coffee runs out.”

“Oh! Yes, here, don't make it!” Ma'am Sayumi reached out, asking for the cup to Hara.

However, Hara shook her head while answering, “I make my own. Sayumi's mom made her coffee too sweet. Sorry, I don't like.”

“Whela, yo wis nek ngunu. I ne lakyo sweet, to. Dadi gawe coffee, yo kudu sweet, (Yes, already then. I am, right, sweet. So make coffee should also be sweet, dong.)” said Mbak Sayumi full of confidence. It then shifted behind Jenar, giving access to Hara.

Without saying anything, Hara stepped closer to the kitchen island and picked up a clean cup. Because he was used to making his own drinks in the house, of course he memorized where to store coffee. The fingers move to touch the jar that says the type of coffee neatly arranged in the storage cabinet. He chose a jar that read gayo coffee, immediately took two spoons of coffee powder and poured it on the cup.

“Be careful! The hot water has just boiled.”, said Ms. Sayumi gave a warning.

Hara just nodded, carefully brewing coffee without adding sugar. The smell of coffee wafted, as the hot water mixed with the blackish brown powder.

Unknowingly, Jenar inhaled the calming scent deeply while closing her eyes. He really likes the smell of coffee steeping, because it can calm the mind.

“Tehnya not taken out?” hara asked, glancing at the cup filled with tea that was ready on the tray.

As soon as Jenar opened her eyes, Hara's voice managed to resuscitate her. He scratched his head covered in a headscarf, certainly not because of the itching.

“Drinks for Lion, right?” hara asked again which was answered by nodding by Jenar.

“Cold rush if not immediately served.” said Hara without shifting focus from stirring coffee.

I don't know why Jenar suddenly felt clumsy. Her brain ruled to take the tray, but her right hand moved to fix the still-attached hijab neatly framing the face.

“Ehm ... Mr Hara want to bring all his coffee?” ask Jenar.

Hara shook her head, replied briefly, “thank you, I can take it myself.”

“Oh, yes.” muttered Jenar slightly stammered, it is readable that he was nervous.

Hara glanced at Jenar who did not immediately take the tray, but instead like a person who was misbehaving. He managed to make the corner of his right lip lift up a little.

“Why you?” hara asked with a perfect look to the left side, where Jenar was standing.

“Ng-no, I-yeah ti-dak nothing,” replied Jenar terbarata, this time he really felt nervous.

Hara shrugged her shoulders, while Ma'am Sayumi covered her mouth with her palms so as not to laugh. Among the three of them only Jenar looks wrong. Ma'am Sayumi knew for sure what caused her employer to behave like that. Surely because he was near Hara, Jenar must be embarrassed to remember the incident yesterday when delivered home by Hara.

He elbowed Jenar's arm, then whispered in a very slow voice, “lek uwes, mumpung wonge ning kene!” (Gegas, he's here!)

Between shame and hesitation to start talking, Jenar looks more and more misbehavior. Plus Ma'am Sayumi who continued to elbow and code for Jenar to talk immediately, Jenar became more nervous.

Hara did not not not not know the strange behavior of the two women, but she did not want to pay attention. Even after he finished making the coffee, he immediately took it away. However, just a few steps, Jenar held back Hara's departure.

“Pak Hara, wait!” jenar exclaimed as suddenly an idea popped into his head.

Hara stopped, turned around while sipping a little coffee that was still smoking hot smoke. He saw Jenar hesitatingly approaching with fingers tied together, typical if the girl was feeling awkward.

“Sa-ya want to talk for a moment, can?” jenar hesitated.

“Speaking with me?” asked Hara pretentiously not knowing while looking right left. It was clear there was only him, Jenar and Ma'am Sayumi in that cramped kitchen. Where might Jenar want to talk to Ma'am Sayumi but Hara's name is called? What a silly question.

Jenar nodded, but did not immediately begin to say. Until Hara sipped coffee for the second time, Jenar was still silent by continuing to play the fingers.

“Speaking what?” hara asked, after a few seconds Jenar continued to flinch.

“Ehm ...,” Jenar tried his hardest to speak fluently, “soal yesterday the day after, I have not said thank you to father.”

Hara has not answered, because Jenar still seems to want to continue the sentence. A little stammered, the girl said, “I'm also sorry, it's been a hassle Mr. Hara.”

Jenar was anxious, about the answer to what Hara would say. It turns out that Hara just muttered the word ‘oh’ and then sipped her coffee again. Though the face of Jenar had met red, resisting embarrassment. Sweat also soaks the tip of the hijab because it tries hard to be normal, not nervous.

“Wait, Sir!” prevent Jenar, when Hara had turned around to step, she said in a soft tone, “I have not finished talking.”

Hara frowned, waiting for what the innocent girl before her would say. He thought Jenar just wanted to say thank you and apologize, but apparently there was something else.

“If I could ask you one more time,” pinta Jenar.

“Ask what please?” ask Hara.

Hesitating Jenar said, “Please, Mr. Hara accompany Kak Lion chat, yes?”

“Why should I keep him talking? Didn't he come to see you?”

Jenar lowered her head, worried if her absurd request offended Hara. He also wondered why the idea was not clear that just appeared when thinking about how to avoid Lion.

“In this house there are many people, why should I accompany Lion? Anyway I am not familiar with him,” explained Hara. After saying that, he left just like that, without waiting for Jenar to explain about her request.

Jenar let out a rough breath, then turned around. He picked up a few jars that had just been filled with snacks by Sister Sayumi, putting them on a tray. Then he took the tray out of the kitchen.

“Mbak, accompany, yes?” pinta Jenar with eyes full of plea to Mbak Sayumi.

“Iyo,” replied Ma'am Sayumi, then followed Jenar's steps.

As soon as he saw Jenar coming with a tray containing a cup and some small jars, Lion immediately welcomed. He took over the tray from Jenar's hand, as if he didn't want the girl to bother carrying it.

“It should be the household assistant who brought this tray, not you,” Lion said as he looked lightly at Mbak Sayumi.

Jenar felt bad for Ma'am Sayumi, because of Lion's remarks. Ms. Sayumi is indeed a domestic assistant in the house, but that does not mean all the work must be done. Moreover, just serving drinks and snacks for guests.

However, Jenar did not want to discuss the matter. He shifted the subject to something else. Because, he does not like to discuss trivial things that will later become a long debate.

“Bring her ornamental plants a lot, Kak?” jenar asked while glancing at the various ornamental plants that Lion brought.

Lion raised a pot of ornamental plants leaves shaped like a heart and colored red gradation green, “See! It's called caladium, commonly called keladi. There are many kinds, the brighter the color of the leaves, the more expensive the price.”

“If this one is supplir,” Lion lifts another pot of ornamental plants. The leaf shape of the plant is lush small and surrounded by black spots on the bottom.

“This is calathea, this is aglonema, this ...,” Lion explains the names of ornamental plants that he brought. Genar who was not very knowledgeable about ornamental plants, only listened with an occasional nod.

“This is all special I bring for you, can be placed in the park or in front of the house there. You must like it, huh. Must be the spirit of gardening, right?” Lion moved both eyebrows, as a gesture that he was giving the right gift to Jenar.

The younger brother Sayumi who was standing behind Jenar shrugged both shoulders. He knew very well that Jenar did not like gardening. Never mind gardening, watering plants alone is never done by the employer. Giving gifts in the form of ornamental plants to Jenar, will only add to the work of Ms Sayumi only.

“Oh, yes! I also brought ice cream for you. A moment! Hopefully it hasn't melted, yes.” Lion took out a plastic bag placed in the gazebo.

He took out a small plastic bag whose surface was slightly wet, “The profit has not yet melted. I deliberately bought in minimarket there, so that until here it is still frozen.”

Denar hesitates to accept Lion's gift. It was clear what the plastic bag contained, it must have been a brown-vanilla ice cream in a big box. Because, not only this time Lion brought ice cream that he did not like at all.

“Quickly eaten, keburu melted, you know. Not good, later!” lion's orders.

Jenar smiled before replying, “later, Sister. It will not run out if I eat this way myself, after all it has been a long time I do not eat eskrim.”

“oya? Don't you like ice cream?” lion asked, as if he did not believe Jenar's words.

“Maybe you forgot, if you like eskrim it's Brother Neesha, not me.” replied Jenar while holding out a plastic bag to Mbak Sayumi, “please keep it in the refrigerator, yes, Ma'am.”

Without replying, Ma'am Sayumi received the ice cream and immediately darted away. Lion felt a little guilty, but he did not run out of sense to make things right. Soon he took the plastic bag still lying in the gazebo, gave it to Jenar.

“If you like chocolate, right? I buy a lot of chocolate, there is also chocolate powder that can be made drinks. You must like it, right?”

Jenar received a plastic bag while looking down and thinning her lips. Then he replied after successfully holding a smile, “Kak Lion forgot again that the one who likes chocolate is Brother Neesha, not me.”

Lion scratched his head which of course was not itchy. He stared at the plastic bag in the hands of Jenar and the ornamental plants in turn. More guilt in the heart, because it is wrong to bring souvenirs.

“You also don't like houseplants, huh?” ask Lion who can guess the answer.

Jenar shook her head, thinning her lips again to hold back a smile. Although he knew all the goods brought Lion is not his favorite item, but he still wanted to appreciate the gift of the man.

“Sorry, yes! I think you like,” Lion said in a regretful tone.

“Nothing, Brother. Thank you very much brother bring a lot of souvenirs for me, all of these benefits really, kok.” replied Genar sincerely, but it sounded like innuendo in the ears of Lion.

“Diminished tea, Brother. The time was taken from earlier,” said Jenar wanted to melt the atmosphere, so that Lion did not feel embarrassed.

Lion and Jenar each sat in the corner of the gazebo, in front of Hara. The two of them chatted, as if there was no one else in the gazebo. Meanwhile, Hara was busy with her work, although sometimes accidentally heard the talk of two humans in front of her.

Over time Hara was caught off guard by the Lion who kept talking, while Jenar only responded reluctantly. The girl was like just maintaining manners so as not to offend Lion. Though from the body gestures are very legible if Jenar has been reluctant to talk longer.

Hara who had finished the work, immediately cleaned up the items. He closed the laptop while interrupting Lion who was talking to Jenar, “Li! You want to go to Yogya, right?”

“Iya. What's the matter?” asked Lion after because his conversation was disturbed.

“I'm together, yes?” hara Pinta.

“Where is Mr Hara going?” ask Lion.

“You're home,” replied Hara briefly.

“Pak Hara, right, bring your own car. What's with me?” Lion glanced at the black MPV car parked near his jeep. It can be ascertained that the car is usually driven by Hara.

“Reyfan requests that the car be left here. Instead of taking a taxi, better be with you. Can, right, nebeng?”

“By it, anyway. But I'm not leaving yet, sir. Still want to chat with Jenar.” replied Lion honestly.

“True in a moment want to teach njai, we better go now. It's been going to rain too, this!” hara said with a pushy tone. He gave the map to Jenar while saying, “please give it to Pakde Teguh, yes. Say, if the worker's wage for this week I have paid.”

Jenar nodded while receiving the map. His mouth was open to ask, but Hara first patted Lion on the shoulder, as a gesture to invite him away.

“Ah! Mr. Hara just bothers people to talk, deh. I, right, still want to be here, Mr.” said Lion objected.

“Tomorrow to chat again, right, can you? Now take me home, rain hunt,” replied Hara did not want to receive a rebuttal, pointing to the sky that was already overcast.

“This is called coercion!” grunt Lion.

However, he could not refuse Hara's request. With the Lion forced to say goodbye to Jenar, when in fact he still wants to linger alone with the girl. Her pleasure was interrupted because of Hara.

“Later I chat if it has arrived Yogya, yes. Assalamu’alaikum ..” by Lion.

“Wa’alaikum greetings. Be careful, yes, Kak.” replied Jenar.

While walking backwards, Lion moved his lips silently, “tomorrow I stopped by again.”

Jenar simply replied with a faint smile. Although he felt relieved, but actually he kept the question in his heart. Why suddenly Hara invites Lion away, but since then the man was busy working, absolutely no matter with him or Lion. About the car, surely that's just the reason Hara. There is no way Reyfan asked for a company car to be left behind, while in the house the garage is full of his collection car. The reasons and strange attitude that berhasio make Jenar curious.

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Hi-hai, surprise on sunday😁

About this time, what will happen between Hara, Jenar and Lion? Apparently Lion has launched a PDKT attack, nih. Even though what he did was a big mistake. Time to bring souvenirs of her brother's favorite items, anyway? How's that Lion? Maybe not, yes, he can make Jenar open her heart?

Wait for the continuation, yes friends😁