Calibra: A Delayed Taste
CALIBRA | CHAPTER 119

The voice is out there. Audi, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looked up for a moment when he saw his mother stepping on the sofa next door, turned on the television and looked for a Korean channel as usual.

Audi is reading the magazine. "Where is it, Ma?"

Lalisa looked over for a moment. "Kan to the mosque, takbir again." He looked at Audi again. "You want to go to the room, okay?"

Audi to the living room was indeed assisted by Dava, the man who carried her from a wheelchair. Because this is also the Audi room moved temporarily to the lower floor so that Audi more freely to and fro with his electric wheelchair.

"No, Audi's here first."

"No pegel? Have you been sitting here?"

"Well, how are you? It's Papa again in the mosque, Jeno too."

They don't feel like they're at the end of the fast. Tomorrow is the 1st of Shawwal, in the sense of Eid al-Fitr.

"Mama help you move around, huh?" lalisa.

"Awhile, I think Mama saw Om Edzar coming home. Mama look first, huh?" Lalisa.

"Maaa .. no need," whine Audi.

"No, Mama's worried you're pegel, mending call people to help."

Lalisa kekeh went out. While walking, he grumbled. "This is difficult there is no Ibra. He is usually very close to Audi. Nearly twenty-four hours of nemenin."

Mumaman the mama made Audi melengos. He still silenced Ibra since a few days ago, precisely after Ibra said his plan to quit the military.

And two days ago the man went to Jakarta for his last service. Ibra is still an active TNI member.

Angry audi? No. gabe. It's just that Ibra blatantly stopped because of her. Why did the man have to resign?

Lalisa was with Edzar. The man was seen just returning from the mosque because the sarong and the pecans were still attached.

Om Edzar approached Audi who immediately closed the magazine.

"Omm?" greet Audi as soon as Edzar gets in front of him.

Edzar sat on the edge of the sofa right next to Audi. "Said your mother, you want to go to the room?"

Audi looked at his mother for a moment. "Yeah. But the intention was Audi waiting for Papa or Jeno. I don't know if Mama called Om."

Edzar smiled shadyly. "Because it's only Om that your Mama sees. Almost everyone's in the mosque, right? Om also this is home first because there's a phone."

Audi understood.

"You going to the room now?"

Instead of Audi, it was Lalisa who refuted. "Now there is your Om. Papa and Jeno are not necessarily behind when. They don't take hape."

For a few seconds, they waited for Audi's answer, and Audi decided. "Yes, yeah."

"Help into a wheelchair, Om. Later to his room so that Audi itself is not papa," pinta Audi when Om Edzar will begin to carry it.

"Can?"

"Can, Om."

"Remain, don't want to be helped up to the room?" ask Edzar again.

"Yes, Om. Audi feet can move a little. From a wheelchair to a bed, it is enough. Earlier the wheelchair was far away, want to be brought closer is also difficult because the space is small, so Audi needs help. Sorry to take a shot, Om."

"Oh ..." Edzar nodded in understanding. "No papa, no bother, you're like anyone," he continued with a smile.

"Ibra's not coming home, is she?" Now it was Lalisa who asked Edzar.

The man then shook his head. "No, even want to join the President to Solo."

Edzar stared at Audi intently, meaningfully. Edzar realized that Audi already knew Ibra's intention to quit the union. Edzar guess, this is what makes their relationship back cold.

Edzar knew because Ibra was not stopping to pay attention to Audi. The reason why Edzar came home first from the mosque was because Ibra kept asking about the state of the girl.

"Ibra calls Om continues" chirped Edzar, stopping Audi's intention to return to the room. The wheelchair is half way.

Audi looked again at the om who also looked at him shady fatherly. Suddenly Lalisa exclaimed to make them a little surprised.

"Geez, Mama forgot to steam the cake!!" He ran straight to the kitchen.

Audience shakes. It could be that the woman was about to watch the drama while cooking something in the kitchen. Yes, if you remember, if you forget because you watched late how?

It's between Audi and Edzar. The man refocused on Audi with the atmosphere also turning serious.

"It's not meant to interfere. Cross-opinion in a relationship is common. Om understand that you may not agree Ibra retreated because you thought you were the cause. It's true, you're one of them. But actually Ibra has another reason why she's backtracking."

Audi looked. "Why?"

"Ibra has long been asked by one of the party coalitions to run for council. Coincidentally the party leader is indeed a friend of Om, he is a big businessman as well, it is an international standard. They need members of the military, you don't need to know why, it's their business. Point is. Ibra didn't really resign because of you. He retreated because he intended to plunge into politics."

Edzar deliberately revealed this so that Audi could be calmer and not blame themselves by thinking he was the barrier step Ibra. What Edzar said was not entirely wrong. Before retreating, Ibra had indeed prepared himself he would plunge where later.

Ibra will also continue all Edzar's efforts, but all that seems not enough because Ibra is used to working in government institutions. Maybe just like Edzar used to be, business is just a mere side.

Audi seemed pensive to hear his explanation. Edzar smiled shadyly, rubbing the shoulders of his beloved nephew. With Ibra marrying Audi, he and Safa need not bother to choose a prospective daughter-in-law or adapt to new family members.

They already know Audi well, from birth to adulthood as it is now. They have also asked some sort of elder if in Sundanese custom, matching the date and birthday of Audi and Ibra. Result's good. This made Edzar and Safa more confident to receive Audi.

"You don't mind if Ibra joins politics? Or if you object, Ibra says she can turn down the offer."

Audi took a long breath. "Mas Ibra, anyway. If he is comfortable, continue. Audi also thinks, maybe with him back off we can spend more time together."

Edzar was satisfied. "Well, that's what you understand. So don't you mind Ibra's the council candidate?" ask her again, this time with a witty look.

The audi snorted a faint looking smile. "Yes, no papa."

"Originally his stomach does not turn distended. Audi doesn't want Mas Ibra to be accused of eating people's money."

Edzar laughed. He was amused by hearing Audi's statement. "Say you ilfil that Ibra's stomach is distended."

Audi is smiling. He returns to wonder about his relationship and Ibra. True, they have been together for a long time even though they had stretched for several years. It was just a pause that made them both mature. Now that they have come this far, it is not fitting for Audi to give up and release Ibra for others, while he himself desperately needs the man to accompany him all his life.

Too bad, tomorrow has been eid but Ibra instead went to the city of people. Audi understood, because however, Ibra is still a member of the presidential candidate, until where later his resignation letter was approved by the state.