Buai Butterfly Night
Niar's Companion

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The lecturer who taught Niar was 'Eva Anindita' Niar's best friend when he was still in High School.

In class they meet face to face but can only still throw each other a smile,

after the class finished they were hysterical because they had not met for decades.

They shake hands and embrace.

"Eva, how are you? Haven't seen you for a long time, great you are now a Lecturer." said Niar while sitting in the canteen chair.

Eva put her bag next to him. "As you see now, how are you? I didn't go to college, why am I old and in college? The world's upside down."

Niar did the same. "You know for yourself Va, I used to have a fee for college, for daily meals just mediocre, my father was just a parking attendant."

"So now you're married?" ask Eva.

"Already dong, I can also go to college at my husband's expense."

"How many children have you had?" ask again.

"Two, but it's been a big one and they're busy with their respective activities, I'm lonely to keep dropping out for college."

"What's the plan to finish college you want to work?"

Niar grimacing. "No, yes, let's have activities and add science hehe.."

Eva widened her eyes. "You're crazy!! College just to fill the same time so add science doang?"

"Wildamah! My husband knows if you're a sewot, do you marry yourself yet?" tanya Niar switched the conversation.

Instantly Eva's face turned somewhat moody.

"Sorry Va, did I say the wrong thing?" ask Niar carefully.

Eva shook her head quickly. "No, I'm married and have one child."

"Why are you so moody?"

Eva looked down a little. "I'm married but not to a man of my choice Yar, I'm in a mate."

Eva smiled thinly. "Its' okay."

"When do you play at my house? Let your children know each other."

"OKAY. Weekend huh?" Eva agreed to it.

"Take your husband to know my husband too."

Eva's thin smile turned into a wry smile. "My husband doesn't want Yar the most,

don't go to the house, we've never had a family vacation."

"Where are you patient now?"

"On your own Z block complex?" Eva asked back.

"I'm in the Cempaka complex, I'm home early this afternoon, my husband must be home."

"Nebeng dong."

Niar was shocked. "Where is your home where is my home, different paths know! But yes, I've anter you first let me know where your house is."

Niar drove Eva home first, about half an hour they had arrived.

"Almost yuk?"

"No, thanks for the afternoon rush, sometime? Uh.." Niar waved his hand as he put his car back on.

Eva also waved her hand and entered her house.

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"Where is the first day on campus? How did you get home this afternoon?" joseph asked after his wife entered their room.

Niar sat next to Joseph. "Everything went well mas, you know that the lecturer who taught me was Eva, my High School teacher used to be seneng deh I went to college there" said Niar enthusiastically.

Joseph smiled and raised his hand to stroke his wife's hair. "Thank God you're glad I'm happy too, you haven't answered my question?"

"I came home this afternoon because I ran Eva back to her house, so let me know where she is."

Seriate...