Traces of Love Joke

Becoming Closer Again

Joke felt her heart warm. Mandala wants to share her story. No more being as gluttonous and annoying as ever.

"Is this progress in our relationship?" hope Joke.

"My family is simple, brother. Just get together and eat together, want to eat in angkringan, roadside meatballs or food court kayak gini is not a problem. Dad has his own curfew, try every dinner we gather and family time. Talk and talk about daily activities. Receh anyway, but I felt it after the house. It's that family feeling that made me miss coming home."

Mandala is now staring into the eyes of Jenaka, in the story tucked deep sadness and Mandala is the cause. Mandala threw away her gaze, feeling a sense of guilt that was seeping into the wall of her heart.

"Usually when I come home from work, Mommy has brought her to bathe, pray and have dinner. Now, I'm home even night only Mala welcomes home."

The word Jenaka again makes Mandala shunned. What Jenaka felt was what he had felt all along. Go home to an empty house with no family to welcome, only a loyal housekeeper.

"From now on, I'll divide the time between the two of you fairly. I'll manage my time myself."

"Eh... I didn't mean it, brother. I'm just telling you the same story, brother, yes I can feel what you feel like." Bad joke, he didn't mean to insinuate Mandala.

"Yes, I know. It is likely that in the near future I will also return home every day. Kinara's shooting schedule is out. He's going to Bali for 2 weeks."

"What a fact, brother? Didn't you know that Mandala really doesn't forbid Kinara?"

Mandala breathed. "I'm just banned, Jen. He said he was just shooting domestically. I can what? Never mind, we're home! I want maghrib!"

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As promised, Mandala began to divide her time fairly. No longer defined by Kinara.

In a month, the first week of Jenaka to part 3 days and Kinara 4 days. The second week was reversed, Joke 4 days and Kinara 3 days. Such hoses continue, unless Mandala is out of town.

Jenaka accepts the schedule sharing that Mandala made. Can't demand more because Mandala is not his.

Did Kinara agree to it? Of course not. Despite being angry and rebuking Joke with scolding and insults, Kinara was forced to agree. Mandala is now being firm. If you do not agree it will be reduced monthly money and credit cards will be limited.

Tok.dok...

Joke knocked on the door of Mandala's room. He had asked Genta for help before and said that he would deliver food.

"Why Jen?" tanya Mandala is busy with a stack of files on her desk. Mandalas that are usually neat and climsy now look a bit messy.

"I brought Sister food. It's lunch time. Surely Kak Mandala has not eaten yet if seen from his face that I have scratched and tangled like that!" Joke put the provisions he brought on the table and then arrange it.

"For a lot of work, Jen. I have a lot to Acc." Mandala can now be as easy to vent the same joke. The streets yesterday turned out to make Mandala closer to Jenaka and consider him a friend who is fun to be invited to discussions.

"Eat first! Work can be done later!" Mandala is powerless to refuse. His stomach needs to be filled. Since then only coffee that he shaved to make his eyes remain literate face the numbers and problems in front of him.

"You cook?" Mandalas eat food that has been jenaka prepared.

"That's it."

"Nake too." Mandala doesn't want to make a big joke of the head. Though Jenaka cuisine is very good. Mandala is embarrassed to praise her excessively.

"hey are. Mother always said, the girl must be smart to cook. Later if you have a husband and children so you can cook nutritious food for your family."

Mandala held out a smile. It was so delicious to enjoy the cooking joke. Not a typical menu of a 5-star hotel or famous restaurant, just simple home cooking but made with love.

"Well, that's pinter eating him snuffed out!" puji Joke.

Mandala laughed. "I'm not a kid, Jen. My time was praised so anyway?"

"Well, I want to go back to my room. I'll be looking for Miss Yuli!" The joke tidied up the used Tupperware eating Mandala and put it in a paper bag.

"Later tonight I'm still at Kinara's house huh, Jen." Mandala said unkindly. "Kinara said I should stay at her house until she goes out of town."

"Yes, Brother. Just calm. I will go to Mother's house later, sister. Mother kangen said."

"Yes. Be careful when you go home!"

Joke smiled and left the Mandala room. He nodded at Mina, Mandala's secretary. Genta told Mina that Jenaka had come to shut up and not ask too many questions. Genta says, Jokens have a secret assignment that Mandala sent.

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No matter how angry your parents are, they will also melt. So too with Dad. Seeing Jenaka coming home from work and staying at his house while bringing him his favorite snack, his heart melted.

Not because of snacks, but because of the intention of Joke happy parents that make Dad can not linger angry at Joke. If the same Mandala is still angry of course.

"Well, Om Prabu and Aunt Nina are busy, right? Ever since Jena married just met them once." Joke is chatting with Daddy and Mommy while eating boiled skin nuts made by Mother.

"That's, Jen. Prabu has many employees. His great responsibility is to support thousands of employees and his wife's children. The company must move forward, agara can pay the salaries of its employees. It seems that Prabu has not fully entrusted the company to your husband that Sontoloyo. That is why your husband can have two wives. If busy working kayak Prabu, boro-boro thinking polygamy. Never had his day off!" satirical Father.

Joke smiled at his father's insinuation. "Handala his name, Dad. Not the Sontoloyo! Mandala's sister knows well, Dad. The proof is that Jena is taken care of, given pocket money. Sis Mandala tried her best to be a fair husband, Dad."

"Not a single human being can be fair, Jen. That's why I don't want polygamy. Enough Mother you're a Daddy who loves!" Mother who praised Father also blushed in shame.

"Oh, I can!"

Joke stared at the intimacy of both parents. True said Mandala, He also envied seeing Father and Mother. When will He and Mandala be like Father and Mother?

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"Jenaka's not here?" mandala asked her secretary Mina over the phone.

"No, Sir. Shall I call you?"

"Yes. Call me to my room!" Mandala hung up the phone and stared at the clock on her wall. It's been 2 and a half hours and Joke doesn't appear to stick his nose.

It's been a few days Jenaka brought her homemade lunch for Mandala. Today, Joke is absent. Mandala had not seen his whereabouts since.

The Mandala phone rings again. Surely Mina was about to tell you about the joke.

"Corn, Sir. I'm sorry, sir, Jenaka is out of office with Mr. Genta. Ms. Yuli said she was visiting the outlet." reported Mina.

"Please order me lunch in the cafeteria. Whatever it is up to!" Mandala hung up.

"Why just a day of jokes doesn't come anything less huh? Am I starting to depend on him? Or am I starting to need his presence? I can't possibly start to like it. Kinara is all I love. But...."

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