Always Gonna Be You
48. Where the Heart Left Behind

Dio

"My son is two. Her name is Kaifa and Lubna. Just there," point Bayu towards two beautiful little girls who are playing on a swing.

"If her mother is a child there," pointed Bayu again in the opposite direction, where a woman in a blue hood was laughing with Anggi on the very end of the chair.

"Don't go back, Yu. Two kids, one new wife" Chris made them all laugh.

"I'm not the one who said it," Bayu also joked.

Now they are both sitting around a long table that is full of food and drinks typical of the area.

There are bakpia, plaques, yangko, peep, welut chips, sago tempe chips, wedhang uwuh that represent Jogja. Then there is a jacket jang, a warm mendoan complete with green cayenne pepper, nopia, fried gothuk, dawet ayu** representing Purwokerto.

There are also amplang, potato cassava, banana gapit which said Rendra was representing his homeland, Balikpapan. Lastly there is klappertaart and Manado typical panada.

Really a festive party.

Even Riyadh, sitting next to him, had been drawing landscaping on HVS paper, but his mouth never stopped chewing panada and klappertaart in turn.

While he, until now either have spent how much warm mendoan fruit plus cayenne pepper green so much to enjoy it. Definition of forgetting yourself once you find a favorite food.

"Please..please...," said Rendra to see the plate in front of him was empty.

"There are still many," continued Rendra while throwing a plate full of warm thoughts towards him.

"In Tokyo you never eat like this, right?" seloroh Rendra again. While he just laughed.

"There is tempeh, but not mendoan," he said to Rendra who was still busy bringing several other dishes containing panada and amplang to his front.

"Oh yeah? Anyone sell tempe there?" Rendra.

"This, who knows want to try the typical Manado panada. Anggi himself who makes play the recipe so that it fits on the tongue of the Jogja. The results take a cooking course," continued Rendra while chuckling to encourage a plate of panada tuna fish are still warm.

He smiled and picked up a piece of seductive panada, then bit it. Hmmm delicious. The mixture of tuna and spicy fish blend together to be able to give a different sensation on the tongue. The combination of savory taste without fishy smell on the stuffing and a little sweetness from the skin further adds to the delicacy.

"How much is tempe there? Expensive certainly," Rendra took a piece of panada to eat it.

"About 300 Yen per 250 grams."

"Fourty thousand more?"

"Sometimes some are sold for sixty thousands."

"Well," Rendra shook her head.

"Good prospect, right? Want to try tempe business in Japan?"

Rendra laughs. "There is no capacity in the culinary field."

"This?" he pointed to the panada of both.

"This is just one of Anggi's activities for free time rather than joining. Just received an order from a close friend. Hasn't gone public yet" Rendra sloroh.

"That's good, really," he now took the third piece of panada. Panada made by Anggi is really delicious. Because it is really good or because Anggi that makes it feel good? Never know's.

At first he had doubts when the children discussed reunion meeting kangen in the group. Because he almost never returned home. Even on a feast day. Because coming home always reminds him of the moment of losing loved ones who stifle the chest.

But his wife's enthusiastic welcome as he recounted the planned reunion with the Romance children, made his doubts slowly begin to evaporate.

"When again, Mom. All of us introduce Azami to her homeland. Visiting a big family."

"If the reunion becomes a routine program every year, I'd really like to."

Oh, if this doesn't seem possible. Because the six of them have families and have their respective activities. It might even be possible that the reunion this time will be the first and last. Especially if it is not because of the distance where they live far apart. Separated by time and space.

"Will I see Anggi there?"

His wife's last question made the doubt reappear.

"You're excited to let me join the reunion because I want to see old friends or because you're curious to see Anggi?"

His wife smiled shyly, "Both of them."

"Just want to know" his wife said again. "I know you've been separated for a long time. I know it's just the past. We have Azami."

"Haiii, my name is Valdo," his daydreams crumpled as his ears caught the distinctive voice of Fira introducing his son. Raising the hands of the four-year-old boy to all those present. But not yet they avenged Valdo's hand, the boy had hunted to the grass to play ball with other children.

"Lo's handsome son, Fir," Bayu commented.

This time he was sure Bayu was serious. Valdo is handsome. His eyes were large and shining and decorated with thick eyelashes. The perfection of the shape of the eyebrows, nose, and lips also makes Valdo's face becomes more charming. It never gets tired of people watching it.

"Yes dong, plek prints of his father," seloroh Fira pitched circus.

But before Bayu and the others returned to chiming, Chris first spoke up,

"Now it's my turn. If Bang Riyadh gave the names of children all starting with the letter R, I want to give the name of the child starting with the letter Z tomorrow," said Chris with a convincing mimic.

"Let's be the last absent. If the hours of the lesson run out, no need to go to the front of the class to understand the matter," seloroh Chris while laughing proudly.

"Make sure my son will be very grateful to me for giving a name with a starting letter that is very profitable."

He just shook his head. Chris, who just a month ago officially bagged the title of SP.JP, a specialist in heart and blood vessel disease. As well as being a director at one of the Government-owned Hospitals. But if it's collected like this the leak never goes away. Something never change.

"Emang you already have how many names starting with Z?" sela Bayu's.

"Zachary, Zared, Zephano, Zimra, Zeonathan, Za...."

"Emang mo has children how many?" Fira frowning.

"Lho, Anggi only five," Chris frowned back. "The minimum cave is also five. Losing time with girls."

"Don't Bayu be the same Dio. Stay in style abroad, permanent resident. But want to have a child just think about it."

"Ntar if the stock name inceran lo turned out to be exhausted, lest the child you named Zombie or Zerapah," said Bayu.

But Chris just sneered, not intending to serve Bayu. Prefer to say, "Dio dong, introductions. The feeling of being seen from earlier ngganyem (eating) just."

He just laughed. "Don't use feelings. Will be disappointed."

"Well, here it is." Bayu laughed. "This is!"

"Come on Prof!" Chris throws a spotlight at him.

"My son is only one, his name is Azami," he finally said as he pointed to his little daughter who was sitting on Anggi's lap.

"What does that mean?" sela Chris's.

"Azami according to the letters Hiragana and Katakana means the same, which is beautiful....."

"Secretty who has a name" said Chris while the mangosteen.

"If which wife?" Bayu asked without looking at him.

"Invisit don't get me wrong, ntar broke world war 3," continued Bayu again with a slightly reduced voice but still can be heard by all who are there.

He could only shake his head while smiling bitterly because his wife was sitting right next to Anggi.

"May nih temen lucknut," grumbled Fira while glaring at Bayu who put on a watados, a face without sin.

"Lo kek rawon satan mouth," Fira still grumbled.

"Lho, yes, um," Bayu shrugged his shoulders feeling no guilt. "It is wrong to point out that it can be berabe."

He still shook his head when a hand slapped his shoulder quite hard.

"This old man is what he's looking for. Ye didn't?" Rendra chuckled while continuing to pat her shoulder. While across there his wife just smiled knot.

"Well, the wise aura of Kajur (head of department) is very strong," continued Chris. "Eh, is Kajur really Nggi?" Chris turned to Anggi who was also sneering towards Bayu. I didn't notice Chris' question.

The chatter interspersed with each other is still continuing, while he is again preoccupied with eating snacks that are on the table. While occasionally chatting with Rendra and Riyadh who continue to be engrossed in drawing.

"Now, it is done," Riyadh shifted the HVS paper he had drawn right in front of him. Looks like he's going to show Rendra. He also slightly shifted the paper so that it could be seen clearly by Rendra.

"One stop learning, solution for all education needs" Riyadh said.

He became interested to see the landscape of Riyadh image on the HVS paper.

"Meets green and sustainable building standards. Reduce, reuse, recycle."

"The location of your land is ideal. We can maximize to create a building that meets the aesthetic element, strong structurally, but functional and still pay attention to the comfort side."

"It's all bamboo?" Rendra watched the design of the building in the middle of the landscape carefully.

"Yes." Yeah."

"High roof, large windows on each side, qualified energy saving. You don't need electric lighting during the day. Because sunlight can get in to the maximum."

"This shading will make incoming sunlight does not make glare or heat."

"Continue cave solar panel usage recommendations."

He just found out, Rendra has a big plan that even he never thought of. Maximize the potential and resources you have to advance around. Excellent and noble thinking.

"The side of the landscape and the building is okay already there are experts," seloroh Rendra towards Riyadh. "Now there's a matengin concept."

"They can produce HR that is smart, polite, honest, hardworking, efficient."

"You think their system can be adapted here, right?"

"could. But it may take some time to adapt."

He then tried to tell me a bit of knowledge about Japanese education.

"They believe that the main goal of the first three years in school is not good academic grades."

"They attach more importance to good manners."

He explained how students are taught to respect others, treat animals and nature well, be generous, empathetic, have compassion. It is also taught to have discipline, independence, courage and self-control.

Not to forget he told of a small example that often experienced, which according to him the fruit of discipline and compassion fostered early on. That is, when elementary school-age children will cross the highway, then all the riders will stop and give a chance to them. Even though the children are still quite far away, some riders prefer to stop and wait for the children to pass by.

"And I will never ngijinin my son who is still in SD walk himself home from school by the side of the road," said Chris sure.

"Bo ferry can be dragged by a million people's car whose driver is careless. Or even hit by senpi," continued Chris again.

"Ah elah, who was held by Senpi is a high school boy. That part is in Jekardah and by case," said Bayu. "Well, you live in a small town."

"The point is oh no doubt there are riders who want to wait for SD children to pass by. There are, it can only be counted as fingers" said Chris.

"But you're too idealistic, Ren?" Bayu.

"That's it!" Rakai spoke up. "Day gini want to give premium facilities but for free. Not coming in," Rakai shook his head.

"Good education is clearly directly proportional to the costs incurred," Bayu said again.

"It's all about money" Bayu added.

"Rendra if there is a desire must be a blow," seloroh Riyadh.

"But ntar lo keteteran himself," Bayu still shook his head. "Lapse of time for technical things."

"The bottom line must have a strong funding system" continued Riyadh.

"Well, if this is another story," said Bayu.

"Well," Chris interjected. "Lo as an oil company many dong link socialites excess duid to be allocated to this program."

"Chris.i adore you!" point Rendra towards Chris happy.

"Ah, I'm just a cungpret level," Bayu sneered.

"Cungpret world wide must be different," interrupted Chris again.

"But I'm sure you can make this happen, Ren," he said when Bayu and Chris were still busy fussing about good education and expensive costs.

"It takes time, but one day this dream will be realized," he then highlighted the activities around the area of Rendra's house that can be a source of income to be independent.

"Rather than confused about technical kayak like this, mending lo plunge directly as a policy formulator. Is that not it?" Bayu still not sure.

"meaning?" Rendra.

"Lo jump directly into the government. Nyalon regent kek, so councilor kek."

"Bureaucracy is a cruel world," Rendra nodded as he shook his head.

"When you have capital" Bayu shriveled. "Wide net. From employers to academics. Oh, come on."

"No Yu," Rendra was still laughing. "So the government people don't my type."

"Lho, rather than sitting there people who are completely incompetent, have no capability, long can be destroyed us," this time Bayu's mimic turned serious.

"The cave is still sitting here" continued Riyadh.

"Sori boss," Bayu gave a sign of respect. "Except you."

"Politic is a dirty shit," Chris shook his head. "Not recommended, Ren."

"That perception!" Bayu doesn't want to lose. "The dirty isn't his politics but his people."

"Just like," Chris sniffed his shoulders.

"Soe Hok Gie says politics is the dirtiest stuff. Dirty mud," he sizzled softly.

"Well!" Chris pointed to him happy. "Totally agree."

"Heiii, gentlemen!" call Fira in an annoyed voice. "Kids are starting to cranky. What are you guys talking about until you forget your wife's son?!?"

Followed by Anggi who approached Rendra, "Bang, eat first. The kids are hungry."

Rendra smiled nodding, "OK."

While he and Anggi who had accidentally met, could only throw each other a stiff smile.

"Please.please.." Rendra invited them all to a tent located on the side of the pool. Where a long table containing various kinds of dishes has welcomed them.

There is rice Gudeg of course, Pecel, Soto Sokaraja - my favorite, the mind is happy -, crab saos Padang, Rendang, pesmol goldfish, rice liwet complete with side dishes, and, also some other foods that are certainly liked by children.

"Well, this is a hajajatan huh Nggi?" chris Seloroh.

"Or is the thanks of circumcision not-don't you?" search Bayu. "Grooves!" call him towards the firstborn Anggi who is telling stories and laughing with other children.

"Yes Om?" Arung approaching.

"Works is circumcised?" ask Bayu.

"Long time is first class" replied Arung.

"Saga even when it's still kind of like me, '" pointed the Direction towards her sister.

"Yes there playing again," Bayu smiled as he rubbed Arung's head.

While enjoying the dishes they returned to talk. This time he was sitting next to Chris who whispered softly, "Lo's son is very sticky with Anggi. From earlier the feeling I saw in my seat Anggi only."

He just sizzled in passing.

"Like father like daughter isn't it?" chris again. "Together me...."

He hurriedly lifted the spoon and directed it to Chris' face while grieving bitterly.

Makes Chris chuckle, "Ah well, so sensi bro. Tuh see lo's wife also from earlier whispers continue the same Anggi. I don't suspect that they are....."

He lifted the spoon again to threaten Chris to shut up.

"Rendra also from earlier mempetin lo continue," but Chris really stupid, just keep talking.

"Don't this conspiracy the two of them, Rendra the same lo wife. Equally memepetin lo equally Anggi so you two have no chance to...."

"Who do you think has the most potential for a heart attack?" tanyanya.

"People with behavior and...."

"Well!" it's getting sizzling.

"Damn it!" grumbled Chris no less upset then ate the Padang sausage crab on his plate voraciously.

While spending Soto Sokaraja in the bowl, from where he sat clearly seen his wife who is now watching Azami eat fruits on the high chair. While conversing with Anggi who was cradling one of his twins who was only four months old.

Sometimes the two women whispered to each other and laughed. It seems like we are discussing something very interesting. A pleasant sight that made him smile to himself.

"It seems that the two of them are talking elo again," this time Bayu who approached while pointing at his wife and Anggi who are now laughing together.

He laughed bitterly while shrugging his shoulders.

"Serem did not see them both so familiar," now Bayu frowned. "Be careful lo, ntar come home from here can-can be in..kkekk," while practicing the cut neck style.

But he just shook his head while hissing.

Even so his heart felt very relieved, because it saw Anggi now who was so happy. You have to be happy, no. You desire it all.

***

Remarks :

Landscaping.: layout outside the building

Hiragana.: letters used to write words that are native to Japan

Katakana.: letters used to write words that come from outside the Japanese language or absorption words

For example, if we (indians) want to write names in Japanese letters, then we use the letter Katakana.

But, if the Japanese are real, they will write their names using the letters Hiragana.

Solar Panel: is a device consisting of solar cells that convert light into electricity

Cungpret. : kacung kampret, regular employee

**Dawet ayu is a typical beverage of Banjarnegara, a regency in Central Java, which also includes the ex Banyumas Residency with Kab. Banyumas (with the capital of the Regency is Purwokerto), Kab. Negara, Kab. Purbalingga, and Kab. Shabbily