Tone & Sound

#08 Lily

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Nada, Naira, and Una stepped back slowly. Jeje also rejoined after being diverted Azalea flowers earlier. They watch every part of the cafe. Occasionally Una or Jeje give praise to the design and all the things that are part of the cafe. Small things such as the layout of several books on a small table, fragrant as fragrant as flowers that are smelled in the cafe did not go unnoticed. "Aesthetic." Jeje said in amazement. Una nodded. Plus the music of Paris. C'est the bon. Tone knows that song. One of my favorite jazz songs. Romantic jazz, to be exact. But somehow the atmosphere of the cafe is still quiet. There were only four people in the cafe besides them. Two of them are cafe employees who are seen cleaning up in the mini bar to the left of Nada, and two cafe visitors to the right. The cafe just opened.

"Can anyone help?" a woman's voice greeted. Stepping slowly, welcoming the arrival of Nada and the others.

Tone turned, "Bu Ni...." He smiled widely. He walked up to the woman, hugged her.

Perhaps Naira, Jeje, and Una were very unfamiliar with the woman who had suddenly come to greet them just now. But, of course Nada recognized the woman. The woman he now hugged. She's Bu Nia, or Bu Ni. The owner of this Blanche cafe. The second Indonesian Nada met in Paris after Cikal.

"How are you, Nad?" said Bu Ni in their warm embrace. Face sparkling. It was like letting go of a long long longing piled up inside.

"Good, buk... I'm I'm how are you?" Nada asked back while smiling after the hug was over. Bu Ni nodded slowly. Good news too.

"Very good especially now that you're here. Who I thought, it was you. For three days you never went to the cafe again. I thought you forgot my mother..." Bu Ni and Nada chuckled, before Bu Ni finally turned her head. His eyes alternately looked at Naira, Jeje, and Una who had been paying attention since.

Naira, Jeje, and Una advance. Shake hands with Bu Ni. Greet through smiles, then introduce their names. Bu Ni smiled broadly. Warm.

"Oh so these are the coquettish fairies that you often tell Ibuk. It turns out that I was never wrong, yes. My guess is always right. Beautiful everything." praise Bu Ni. Naira, Jeje, and Una looked at Nada together, then smiled shyly afterwards.

"It's been a little bit reduced actually, Buk.." Jeje joked. They all laughed.

"Let's sit. The new cafe is open. So sorry if it's still a mess." said Bu Ni kindly. He then walked towards the mini bar. Tone and his three companions nodded. They then stepped to the right side of the cafe. They're sitting there.

One cafe waiter came to them after that. Carrying two black, elegant menu books. It was a blanche food and drink menu book. The waiter put the two menu books on the table. Jeje and Una instantly grabbed both of them. "Cheese RAI." The waiter replied after Una asked what the famous food of this cafe was. But Una was confused after being told by the waiter. In fact, he argued a little with Jeje about the name of the famous food in the blanche. Because when looking at the menu book, the picture of RAI cheese is very similar to the typical Indonesian food that we already know. Efforting. The difference in the picture in the menu book, there appears to be a little sprinkling of cheese on it. "It's a shady, Je." Una still insisted. "Hello. We're in Paris, Na. Not at the rice paddies." ledek Jeje. Nada and Naira laughed. But the debate did not last long. Naira represents everything. He ordered four spaghetti, two moccacinos, one citron press, and one mineral water. The waiter nodded then recorded all of the orders, before finally stepping away.

While waiting for the order to come, Nada and the three centil fairies took off their longs again. Hugging. It's been three years that it's been kept inside. But that hug was just for a moment. Jeje asked about Nada's return this year to Jakarta and her music school. Nada nods. He will be going home this year. After three years in Paris, this is his last year. And this year, he has finished his music school and can go straight back to Jakarta in the near future. Naira looked pleased. He said, their arrival to Paris was also because they wanted to pick up Nada back to Jakarta. Jeje and Una nodded in agreement.

But the chatter didn't get there. Naira also asked about this cafe. About when Nada knew a place this cool, or about how Nada could get to know Bu Ni. Tone just laughed softly. He wanted to tell me about it actually. But when Nada wanted to tell the story, Bu Ni came. Join in. Bu Ni brought a plate of chocolate cake. Brownie. Jeje and Una cheered happily. Rebuttal. Their hands instantly took turns picking up those brownie pieces. But not just chocolate cake. Bu Ni also brought something else. He put it on the table. In front of the tone. Small black box. Wrapped with a fold of tape over it. A gift.