You're Me She

19. Know Gimbal

Taxi ride Tasya and Banyu, stopped in front of the historic building owned by PT. KAI. He is also known as Lawang Sewu. The old building looks crowded by visitors who come to just want to know what is in the building. The icon of the city of Semarang was established in 1904, with a construction period of 3 years. The building was built by the Dutch colonial, originally established for the headquarters of the Dutch Private Railway Company, at that time. This building is also an early proof of the development of railways in Indonesia.

Tasya looked at the building with an astonished look. He smiled with a face of disbelief, if he could finally set foot in the historic building.

"It turns out not as scary as what people say yes mas," said Tasya with a crisp face.

"Lion days are not scary. Night looks a little different." Banyu Sahut.

"Oh yeah?" Tasya looked at Banyu with an innocent look. While Banyu just smiled and nodded his head.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Hmmmm... Does anyone sell food around here?" Ask Tasya.

"She, tuh.." Banyu pointed to a street vendor who peddled his wares around the entrance of Lawang sewu building.

"That's what mas? Hmmm, what do I mean food?"

"Let's find out." Banyu thrust his hand spontaneously. It was as if he wanted Tasya to welcome his hand that was ready to hold Tasya's hand. Tasya was silent, he looked at Banyu's hand which was still in his presence.

"L-mayo." Tasya smiled awkwardly and walked ahead of Banyu. Banyu's hand he just ignored. Not because of anything, he just felt inappropriate when he joined hands with the man who is the older brother of the man who is close to him, the Son.

Banyu was speechless, his eyes following the footsteps of Tasya who had just ignored him.

"Astaghfiullah!" Banyu rubbed his face. Without realizing it, he considered it as if he was in the era where he was in Lawang Sewu with Tika. Instantly he felt guilty with his attitude that seemed so presumptuous to Tasya. Banyu also followed Tasya who was cool down the sidewalk of the road to the side of the building. There were many street vendors with their own carts. Various snacks to heavy in the dish there. Until Tasya's footsteps stopped at a cart that read 'Know Gimbal'. Where Tasya looked serious about the arrangement of vegetables, tofu and bakwan in the glass window on the wagon.

"You want this?" Tanya Banyu who had just stopped her footsteps beside Tasya.

Tasya turned his head and looked at Banyu with a still awkward gaze.

"If you want, I order it. I also want to, this is the typical food of this City."

Tasya's eyes looked sparkling. Then he nodded his head quickly. "You, Mau..!" Exclaims.

Banyu just smiled and then ordered two plates of tofu gimbal to the street vendor. Then Banyu pulled out two plastic chairs that were around the wagon and asked Tasya to sit side by side with him. Tasya said he sat in the chair and looked at the seller who was preparing the materials to make their order.

"I hear from the Son, when you have a child."

Tasya turned his head and looked at Banyu closely. Then he smiled bitterly and nodded slowly.

"I'm sorry if you're uncomfortable with my question."

"It doesn't matter, it's the truth." Tasya tries to make Banyu not feel guilty about the question the man has been asking himself.

"thank you. Can I get to know you more closely?"

"I mean mas?" Tasya did not understand what Banyu had just said to her.

"I mean, you're close to my sister. So, as the family of the Son, I also want to know you."

Tasya lowered his face, he began to feel insecure about his status as a widow with one child.

Banyu smiled and threw his gaze at the passing of the vehicle that was crossing the road.

"He doesn't have much story. It only says that you already have a son. He also said that he really likes you and doesn't mind your status."

Tasya smiled and her cheeks began to glow red. He did not expect the Son to like him so much.

"If I may know, where is the father of your son?"

Tasya looked at Banyu and returned with a bitter smile.

"He's in a mental hospital."

Banyu flinched and looked at Tasya in disbelief.

"A mental hospital?"

"Yes." Yeah." Tasya again smiled bitterly and threw his gaze to the crowd who were waiting in line to be able to enter the Lawang Sewu building.

"I'm sorry if I ask so many questions. May I know why it ended there?" Banyu looked at Tasya with a pityful look. He did not expect that the woman sitting next to him had such a dramatic story.

"He's stuck with his past love. I know Queen, right?"

Banyu nodded and still looked at Tasya with a curious look.

"My ex-husband's past love is Queen." Tasya tried to smile to affirm herself. While Banyu let out a long sigh and still tried to believe Tasya's story. She does not believe that Tasya's ex-husband's past love is Queen.

Banyu knows Antoni, Queen's former fiancee. Because several times he met with Antoni when Queen had a meeting with Tika, Almarhumah his wife. They also had a double date and spent time together during their free time. Antoni is a good and loyal man. It also makes Banyu feel surprised, if Queen does not become married to Antoni. Because in addition to Antoni is a good person, Antoni also looks very loving and appreciative Queen, as her lover. The last question was answered, when Tika told me that the Antoni family always urged to accelerate the marriage, without caring if Queen and her family were experiencing a disaster. But after that Banyu no longer know the story about Antoni. Only on this occasion did he begin to understand, if Antoni married the woman who is now sitting beside him.

"Then, why did you get to know Queen and befriend her?" Ask Banyu, who was getting curious.

"I know what's wrong is my ex-husband. I have no right to hate Queen. Because I know very well, how Queen avoids my ex-husband. I tried too much and gave him plenty of opportunities. But he did not try to see me like I was his wife. I'm not considered at all. Her thoughts were always on Queen."

Banyu was stunned to hear an explanation from Tasya. He did not expect that Tasya had such an amazing heart. Such a heart is not much owned by women. The average woman will bestow her heartache on the woman her husband likes. Without looking at the other side of the problem.

"You're a good man."

Tasya looked at Banyu carefully. They threw each other a smile and then started to look awkward again.

"Excuse me, the order." Said the seller tofu gimbal, while thrusting two plates of tofu gimbal order Tasya and Banyu.

"We eat first, then we continue the stories." Banyu. Then he grabbed his and Tasya's order from the merchant's hand and handed one of the plates to Tasya.

"Thank you, sir" said Tasya, taking his order from Banyu's hand.

"Sama-sama," said Banyu accompanied by a sweet smile that made Tasya fixated on it.

"Jeez... Why the more here, the more interesting people are?" Inner Tasya.