A Friend to Jenna
Chapter 79. Surprise Gift

Traveling to Kelapa Gading, Jenna brought her own car up to the yard of Aunt Ismaya's house. The two-story house, classic modern style. The house was bought by Sagara's husband and wife about two years ago. Through consideration because it is closer to the headquarters. Where she and her husband work.

Their eldest son, whose son was sent Aunt Ismaya to a boarding school near the residence of his parents' house in the Cirebon area. While the youngest child who is female goes to SD school in Kelapa Gading area as well. There is a school nuanced Islamic religion whose teaching is more modern and quite famous. Of course with school and tuition fees are quite expensive. In the house his son was taken care of and cared for by an aunt, who was still related to Aunt Ismaya's parents.

The little girl in 4th grade SD refused to join her mother traveling because the father also did not come. So Vania, who was used to her mother working and traveling out of town, did not mind anymore. Because Aunt Ismaya in addition to working in the office, is also active with various social activities and community organizations.

They were finally escorted by Mr. Radi to Soekarno Hatta Airport in Cengkareng, via terminal two. Traffic on the inner city toll road to the largest airport in Indonesia, rather crowded smoothly.

They arrived there and immediately followed various procedures of good health completeness... Also when boarding passes, by checking the plane ticket until the original ID card.

Nearly two hours later, the plane from a private national airline company was successfully landed at Juanda Airport, Surabaya. Exactly at 11. 30.

Jenna giggled amusedly, as she looked at the crowd of pickers. They seemed to be picked up in the most special way that afternoon. Because among the dozens of pickups for passengers who come from Jakarta. There was an old father, who was the confidant of Mbak Rosalin who was assigned to pick them up.

Since then the old man held a thick A4-wide paper bearing the name of himself and Aunt Ismaya..

Aunt Ismaya approached the Old Man. " Sir, the Father who was told by Rosalin's mother to pick us up? "

" Mrs Ismaya? Jenna Ma'am? " She's relieved. The man's face was radiant because he managed to meet the guests he had to pick up to be delivered to a place safely to the destination.

" I'm sorry, Miss Ismaya! Rosalin's mother was bothered at her parents' house. So we'll take Ros's mother's guest to the house in Citra! There is also Mbok Mis, who will take care of all the needs of Mother and Mother!"

The white BMW car penetrated the traffic crowd of Surabaya... Maybe at a glance this city is also almost similar to Jakarta with all the hustle and bustle of the characteristics of a big city in Indonesia.

Starting from the congestion that occurs in some of the main roads, hot and dusty air. Not to mention the thousands of vehicles filling every street corner in the city, which shows the pulse of economic activity that is starting to improve. After the outbreak of 19 covids in the country began to subside at the end of 2022, which has an impact on economic decline in all sectors of public life.

Cars began to enter a fairly elite and very well organized area in Surabaya ... Passing a few blocks from the residential housing, then they stopped at a new two-story house building. The house was not very big, but it looked luxurious and majestic.

The garage door opens electronically, in front of the terrace there is an old woman who welcomes the arrival of the couple aunt and nephew.

"Welcome, Miss Jenna and Miss Ismaya! I will serve all the needs of Mother Rosalin's guests in this house!" Speak this middle-aged woman with a typical medok style of Surabaya city people. Just softer and softer.

" Pak Dodo will later come here to pick up Ms. Jenna and Ms. Ismaya to the event venue ... Understand this is a surprise event, so everything is a bit secret!" The old woman again... Indicates that the two workers there are old people and become a confidant Ms. Rosalin.

On the dining table there is rujak cingur, a typical food of the city of Heroes, which is a dish of a blend of gado-gado and rujak.

Jenna used to be rather horrified and amused, when in the dish there was an additional slice of cingur or cow's mouth boiled long enough, so that it became tender. It is called the Cingur Rujak... Most of the Timuran Javanese cuisine was given additional petis as a cooking ingredient. As far as Jenna petis.it is a kind of seasoning derived from processed shrimp or fish so that it becomes a mandatory spice in the cuisine of the people on the coast in East Java.

Jenna prefers rawon, whose chocolate sauce comes from a spice called kluwek... The addition can be in the form of empal meat, salted duck eggs, as well as bean sprouts from soybeans larger than bean sprouts are often found

It used to be in Depok area, West Java. What da a restaurant is quite famous, by offering the menu with the name Rawon Satan.. Rawon cuisine that spicy sauce because mixed with red cayenne pepper.

Jenna had been to the restaurant to test her guts with her college colleagues. They are known as the women who like spicy dishes. In fact rawon cuisine is really steady right, aka mantul.

After enjoying that pretty good lunch dish, they rested in the back garden. The aunt got a call from her best friend.. So the two talked for quite a while also in the well-organized and modern garden.

Aunt asks Jenna to rest in her room. Because Mr. Dodo, the driver of Ms. Rosalin's trust will pick them up at 19.00, to be taken somewhere for the birthday event.

Jenna enjoyed her nap only for about two hours. Actually he is more interested to go out and enjoy this hopefully time, to explore the city of Surabaya... Maybe it can be guided by Mr. Dodo, who certainly does not mind the task, as long as it is asked well to his employer.

The atmosphere of this classic modern house is very quiet... It seems that Aunt Ismaya also enjoyed the quality of her sleep without the demands of her work program stacked and waiting to be completed soon.

This is roughly the picture of our lives when living in a dwelling in the modern century. Everything feels calm and quiet without the interference of others. Even inaudible sound of food vendors traveling around this complex with the rhythm and sound of each typical merchant to attract the attention of the residents of the house to go out and buy.

In this mansion, only inhabited by the two of them with Mbok Mis who is always ready to serve their needs.

" Mom, I've been waiting for Mr. Dodo in front!" The soft voice of the old Mbok distracted Aunt Ismaya... Because there is no rule to wear a certain dress code, Jenna dress up more neatly... She wears dark blue Palazzo pants, with a kimono-style short-sleeved dress of black silk.

Jenna only wears solid powder with thin reviews, nude color lipstick and sprays a little of her favorite perfume on both arms and is gently rubbed. Just Aunt Ismaya dressed up a little more formily in a brick-and-beige red batik dress, so it looked harmonious with a big brown bag and thick-soled brown sandals.

This time, Mr. Dodo took them to a hotel that is quite famous in this city... Five-star hotels are given because the services and facilities provided are very complete.. In fact they get a pretty good assessment of the people who have stayed there.

By a hotel attendant, Jenna and Aunt Ismaya are escorted to a large cafe on the fifth floor. The atmosphere is still crowded, but there are not many visitors there even though it is Sunday night.

Until it looks there is a birthday celebration in the cafe room most corner and very privacy. There was a man surrounded by his family members to blow out candles... A beautiful woman who became the host of the impromptu birthday party was Ms. Rosalin.