What a Beautiful Divorce

75. Choosing a Home Design

Kinan ran to the courtyard of the house and hugged Mr. Ino. “Can the wood, Yah?” ask with a hopeful look.

Mr. Ino nodded then carried his daughter. “Thank you to Uncle Prapto, he who got the wood was.”

Kinan smiled at Prapto. “Thank you, Uncle. Come on, let's eat the fried together.”

Up on the terrace, Kinan went inside to help his mother make coffee, while Prapto, Nimo and Pak Ino sat down and lit a cigarette.

“If you want to take make a wooden golek, please, sir,” said Prapto. “Let Kinan tomorrow can play.”

“Later by night, Prapto. Tomorrow at least noon is done. You and Nimo want a wooden golek too? The wood must be excess.”

Prapto and Nimo nodded in unison. “Bby, Sir,” says Prapto.

“I want to too, Sir. Although not to be played, to be displayed in the room is also good.” Nimo then sipped his coffee.

Mr. Ino nodded. Kinan appeared carrying four cups of coffee and served it. “I go inside first, Dad, want to help Mom cook,” he said.

Mr. Ino rubbed his daughter's hair. He picked up the phone and held it out to Prapto. “Choose, everything on that album is home design for rural.”

Prapto and Nimo noticed. There are many choices of houses, and according to Mr. Ino, the houses on the album look very rustic.

“This is how, Boss?” Nimo pointed to a house whose roof was covered with moss like the roof of a house in rural Europe, and on the corner of the roof there was a chimney.

“Good, Nimo, but less suitable to our garden arrangement. This house fits it in the corners of the forest.”

Nimo nodded. “True too, Boss,” said. He again noticed Prapto scrolling through Pak Ino's phone.

While Prapto and Nimo are still choosing home models, Mr Ino said, “It is not better that we choose the design of the house in your garden? Let me see later the position of the house and what are some nice additions to add.”

Prapto and Nimo agree. They sipped the coffee until it ran out and cycled the three to the Prapto house.

Upon arriving at the Prapto house, Prapto immediately offered coffee. Mr. Ino thought for a moment. “Isn't it okay to coffee again? Just now also had coffee at my house,” said Mr. Ino.

“Yes too, yes. What do you think, Boss?” ask Nimo. He then invited Mr. Ino to sit at the front desk of the garden kitchen.

“Begin with it,” says Prapto. He then sat down. “Coffee without sugar only. Hopefully healthy.”

Mr. Ino laughed. “Yes already, let's copy!”

Until Nimo finished cooking coffee and serving it, Prapto still chose the design of the house. And when Nimo was about to ask, Prapto said, “Meet!”

Prapto showed the design of his choice to Pak Ino and Nimo; namely a wall house without a porch, wooden door, and has three windows. One window to the left of the door, one window to the right of the door, and another window above the door.

The design of the house chosen by Prapto does not have a terrace, but only a lawn in the middle of which there is a dirt road. And at the end of the dirt road that meets the main road of the village, there is a small bridge to cross the moat. And beside the front of the house there was a swing whose pole was lined with vine.

Nimo raised her head and smiled at Prapto. “You must have chosen the model of this house because there is a vine, right, Boss?”

Prapto laughs. “No, Nimo. Since I was a kid, I have loved this design. I see it often in cartoon films released by studio Ghibli.”

“Kinan also likes watching Ghibli cartoon movie, Prpato. Me and his mother often come to watch,” said Mr. Ino. “There's something you want to add?”

“Do not, Prapto.” Mr. Ino then pointed towards the fence of the Prapto house. “Later I will make a trench there and make a wooden bridge on it. You also more easily arrange irrigation of the garden through the trench. If the bridge is removed, it will reduce a lot of beauty from your home later.”

Prapto and Nimo nodded. Mr. Ino wrinkled his face, thought, then said, “There are building materials that we cannot get in the village of Kejora. Wire for window and some material to make chimney.”

“Try Mas Timo, Mas,” says Nimo. “This month ‘there is a sale, so just send it via pick up truck.”

“Oh yes. Wait, Mr. Ino, I called Timo first,” Prapto said.

***

That afternoon in the city of Jakarta the sky was thick cloudy. Two-wheeled vehicles and pedestrians have begun to appear reduced. They are afraid of the rain. What is there to fear from the rain? Wasn't the rain cool and the sound was beautiful?

“You are not afraid of fever, Nesia? If you know it will rain like this, I just brought the car earlier,” Timo said to Nesia. They did not come home because it was raining and are now standing in front of a restaurant.

Nesia smiled. “If the rains are not long, I think I will not have a fever, really, Mas Timo.”

Timo smiled and took his phone. “Halo, Prapto,” map.

Prapto then explained to Timo that he wanted Timo to help buy some building materials and then send them through a transport truck.

After Prapto turned off the phone, Timo smiled at Nesia. “Let's rain-rain!” bring him. He picked up a motorbike and they drove to the building store.

***

“So, how much, sir, the renovation cost?” ask Prapto.

“Still the same as I mentioned yesterday, Prapto,” replied Mr. Ino. “Tomorrow I will directly renovate your house.”

The next day, Mr. Ino came early in the morning and renovated the Prapto house. Prapto and Nimo finished taking care of the crops and livestock first, after which they helped Mr. Ino.

“How long will my house be renovated, sir?” ask Prapto while looking at his house.

“I haven't expected it yet, Prapo, but since you two helped me, I think it will be done quickly. What month are you married?”

“Month February or March, Sir,” replied Prapto.

“Waiting for rice to be harvested, huh?”

Prapto. He then turned his head because at the door of the garden there was the sound of people chatting. It turned out that the voice of the chat came from Lapen and his two best friends. They're approaching Mr. Ino.

“Some you can help, Kek Ino?” asked Lapen to Mr. Ino who was measuring the ground.

Mr. Ino raised his head, then smiled. “Many,” said.

The faces of Lapen and his two best friends were radiant. “Don't worry, we will definitely help you until the renovation of Uncle Prapto's house is complete, Kek.”

Nimo stood about to go to the kitchen to cook coffee, but his steps came to a halt when at the garden door stood a figure he felt familiar with. The figure smiled at Nimo.