Erstwhiles
6. Little Piggy

"That's why don't you make a grandiose act. Hunting married, let Papi more lightly think" Aldrich's mouth is sometimes annoying. The one thing Acha wants to avoid the most, is talking about marriage. It's not beautiful subject to discussions. Because what they will discuss is not the beautiful plan of the bride and groom in general, but more like weighing which man will provide the best business investment.

"Oh God, Mami's little daughter is getting married soon. Like just yesterday Mami nina-boboin, now you are ready for kayak gini people" the mother issued her melancholy mode while waiting for Acha suitcases to be inserted into the Aston Martin owned by the boy.

"No Mom, that Acha was a kid. Cook's in a hurry to get married anyway?" reply Acha full of anxiety, like a five-year-old girl who advances her lips to make it look more cute.

"Yuk in. Later the streets jammed" between Aldrich opened the car door for the two women.

"Thank's sister" the mother patted proudly on the back of her oldest son. Aldrich is a gentleman. Just look at how he treats the mother, which woman will not let loose seeing that. But unfortunately, the wedding ring has already decorated his ring finger.

"Thank's piggy" this time the sister who as usual always berated her brother in various ways. Meanwhile, the older brother only replied with a strong pinch on the cheek, "Awh! Mam. brother pinch adek" he reported to the mother.

"Not Mam, the first adek who called the piggy sister" a tongue protrusion awarded Aldrich to his sister before the man placed himself in the driver's seat.

"You are already gedhe-gedhe still like a child. Acha too, already want to marry stop ledek-ledekan like her brother" the Mama advised.

"Mr.. Acha is still a kid. Mulu's marriages are discussed" the boy protests along with the car that starts moving and breezes splitting the road.

"Yes, Mam, when to try adulthood. Barbie's play continues anyway" of course Aldrich will not miss the opportunity to mocked his little sister.

"Silver.." The melted increasingly pursed lips.

"By the way about marriage, do you have a boyfriend? Is Mami the candidate?" the older woman opened the subject.

Acha sigh. Boyfriend or prospective husband definition of mother is a conglomerate boy whose seed weight should be clear, equal, and without defects. Famous campus guys, ordinary employee children, and handsome artists who are on the rise are not nominated.

"His girlfriend is not the one who time in High School is Mam.." cursedukan the brother who viciously evokes the memory of Acha's most beautiful past. Huh, it was very desirable for Acha to hit the blood brother's head.

If only the mother knew, how the heart of her daughter because of the man.

"If for marriage, it must be seedlings, bebet, the weight is superior. Adek you are already big, so you can sort yourself dong" explained the big boss's wife. "When Junior High was deck, your ex what was his name? Emm.. anyway who has the Ardhana Group, the horrors already want to marry? Babe has not been a match with you, but Mami Papi used to be very cool when you knew her your boyfriend"

Acha rolled her eyeballs. Can't this topic be stopped? Just a few minutes back to his country, why is this all he has to face?

"Mam..what's cooking at home?" acha's efforts diverted the conversation. The Boston-Jakarta trip was very tiring, plus his mother's brief lecture on marriage, talking about food might just restore his mood.

"Your favorite rendang cooking aunt is the deck"

"Huh? Rendang?" True right.Acha's face that was once sour again shines bright. I don't know how long his tongue has not tasted the rich blend of spices typical of his home country in one of his favorite meat dishes. Although he could find rendang in some restaurants in Boston, but of course the taste of his own home cooking will never be defeated.

"There is also satay, soto betawi, anyway all your favorites are masakin aunty" her mother added.

Although coming from a family, but still local snacks and street food so favorite Acha. Expensive dishes at five-star restaurants, as well as collaborative dishes of some famous chefs sometimes feel less satisfying on the tongue. Come on, it's Indonesia. The culinary world. Even roadside food can be as good as a Michelin star. Not because of exaggeration, but is it not because the spices used to be colonized? Spices that enrich the taste of every typical Indonesian cuisine.

"Yeah... Thank's Mami. You are the best" cried Acha full of excitement. "Smuck-necked nyetirnya. Acha hunt this laper!" he nodded his feet impatiently.

"As you wish piggy" his brother said, accelerating the speed of the vehicle.

"Your..! Brother call piggyy cutie!"

And the debate as a child begins again.