Childhood Match
Beloved Ghost Candidates

It's a sunny Sunday morning. The sun shines warmly. The fog began to change with a ray of light. Ms. Sari came home a little earlier than usual. He cleaned himself up and changed his clothes. Gendhis who was cleaning the living room was amazed to see his mother was already at home.

"Lho... When did Mom come home? Genthis didn't see..." Ask Gendhis.

"Newly, Nduk." Answer Ms. Sari.

Gendhis looked at his mother dressed as if preparing to go somewhere. Without thinking much, Gendhis asked,

"Great mom, where are you going?"

"Let's get ready, keep bringing Mom to the market." Pinta Bu Sari's.

"Oh, I'm going to the market... Yes Ma... Gendhis selesein nyapu stayed a little. Keep getting ready." Reply Genthis.

"Depot Yes Nduk, do not long hunt during the day. Now I want to have breakfast first, from this morning go to the fields have not had time to eat breakfast." Said Ms. Sari.

"Yes, Mom. Gendhis cook vegetable lodeh Mother's favorite. Pantes this morning Gendhis said he wanted anther food to the field Mother did not want, it turned out to want to go home early... Yeah, well, Gendhis took a shower." Gendhis said as he went to his room to take a bath and prepared to take his mother to the market.

Arriving at the market, Gendhis helps the Mother to shop. He was a little surprised, so many groceries Bu Sari. Until the shopping cart is full. There is chicken meat, there are eggs, there is tofu, tempeh, shrimp crackers, onions, garlic, complete kitchen spices, and many more. Except vegetables, because they have their own fields and the people of Kampung Merangi never lack if the vegetable problem.

While walking around the market, Gendhis asked his mother,

"Mother...Today I bought a lot, do you want any event at home?"

Ms. Sari paused for a moment and asked back,

"Nduk... indeed you do not know, Mother today shopping a lot for what?"

Gendhis shook his head.

"Heeemmm.. You are...! Do I need a mother? Tomorrow's my birthday latitude." Said Ms. Sari.

Ups...had course Bu Sari reminded, if not, surely he will miss the birthday of his fiancee. In fact, whatever is related to him, Lintang never once forgot. What's Gendhis birthday. Lintang did not want to be the second to congratulate him. She must be the first person to wish her a happy birthday.

"Tomorrow his birthday, later home from the market we make yellow rice, continue later tonight we go to his house, so Nduk..." Obviously Miss Party.

"Oh... Mother..if Mas Lintang's business, it must always be number one." Gendhis.

"Yes, yes, he is the future daughter-in-law of Mother, your future husband as well, so we need to connect the cord of good friendship with his family... Dah, let's hunt this over." Obviously Ms. Sari.

Gendhis followed wherever his mother went. Though his feelings, this is the fifth time Bu Sari passed this road.

"Mom... Gendhis wait in the parking lot, yes, all the groceries are already heavy..." Gendhis Pinta.

"Yes already, sana. Mom's about to follow." Answer Ms. Sari.

Gendhis walked out of the market towards his motorcycle parking lot. After putting down his groceries, Genphis thought for a moment.

"Tomorrow Mas Latintang birthday, but I haven't prepared any gifts. What gift would you like?" Gendris speaks for himself.

His eyes continued to stare along the stall lined up in front of the Kaliangkrik market. He kept thinking, what can he make as a birthday gift Lintang. After observing for a long time, his eyes were fixed on a fairly large store that was also crowded with visitors. Genphis then decided to enter the store.

Arriving inside the shop, Gendhis still had not found out what gift was roughly right.

"Please Brother, what are you looking for? Can anyone help?" Greet a cute girl shopkeeper.

"Oh, yeah. please." Answer the shop with a smile.

Gendhis continued his search, from one item to another. Want to buy a watch? Lintang watches are many and certainly more expensive than Gendhis. Want to buy clothes? Gendhis was afraid of being of the wrong size. Haaaahh... Gendhis is dizzy himself.

Until finally he found an item, the shape is similar to a watch, but not a watch. More similar to men's bracelets. It is smaller than a clock and simple. But what makes Gendhis interested is that the bracelet can be engraved according to the taste of the buyer. Yahhh. ahirnya also what he was looking for.

"Sister, you can see this one..." Pinta Gendhis at one of the shop services.

"Oh.. can you, sister... What color would you like?" The shopkeeper asked.

"Green army Aja Kak... Can you write it?" Genghis asked.

"Oh. sure. What do you want to write?" The shopkeeper asked again.

"It's Brother..." Gendhis answered while proffering the letter "L&G". A symbol meaning the name Lintang & Gendhis.

"Good, Brother. Please wait for." The word shop.

Gendhis waited for the shopkeeper to make his order. After a few minutes, the bracelet was finished in carving and wrapped neatly. Gendhis immediately paid and then went out to the parking lot where he left his motorbike. After arriving at the parking lot, it turned out that Bu Sari was waiting for him.

"Where are you going, Nduk? I've been waiting here since I was like a missing person..." Bu Sari asked after seeing her daughter coming.

"Sorry, ma'am, just now Gendhis bought something. Now we're home?" Gendhis.

"Yes, come on. Day hunt!" Take Bu Sari.

"Yes... Mum..." Reply Genthis.

They finally came out of the market and returned to Merangi Village.

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"Cross... Latitude..." Bu Parti called her bachelor son.

"Where, this kid? It was in his room, Nduk..." Said Bu Parti to Gendhis while walking around the large house.

"Is it possible to leave again?" Ask Gendhis.

"Ah...gini malem? Usually Lintang must be saying goodbye to mother if you want to go out. Lha this?" Miss Party wonder.

"Look in the back garden, Nduk! Maybe it's there. I'm not going downstairs first, pity Ms. Sari and the others are waiting downstairs." Pinta Bu Party.

"Yes, Mom." Reply Genthis.

He then walked out to the back garden located on the second floor balcony. That's my favorite place of latitude. The atmosphere is very calming. At night, you can see the glittering lights along Magelang City. A wide variety of ornamental plants aglonema of various types and colors are there. There are anthurium leaves, keladi leaves, philodendrons leaves, fan sente leaves, alocasia leaves, tongue-in-law, love wave leaves, ivory betel leaves, to stew sac leaves, and many others.

Ornamental plants such as roses, chrysanthemums and orchids of various colors and types, are in the garden. The pleasant aroma of night blooming even as if adding to the garden more tranquilizing. Understandably, Bu Parti in addition to diligently taking care of vegetables in the field, also a lover of ornamental plants. Seen from the way he treats the plants is very tlaten and treated very gently like caring for a baby.

Gendhis and Bu Parti do have a hobby and the same taste when it comes to ornamental plants. Only difference, Gendhis wallet is not as thick as Bu Parti so he can buy as many ornamental plants as Bu Parti has. But that's okay, said Bu Parti every time Gendhis visited his beloved park. After all, Gendhis will continue to take care of the plants, just like the latitude that he will one day give up completely for his ideal son-in-law.

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