Garden Benches
Two Girls
Two Girls
Patience is of two kinds: patience for what you do not want and patience to refrain from what you want. (Ali Bin Abi Talib)
“What's the matter?” my murmur.
I'm back facing forward, Ardi's slowing down the car. The road is still the same, winding with many trees on the right left. Left with lush rock slopes covered with ferns, pine trees loom at the steep slopes. To the right of the road, the valley, the ravine, far below the great river flowed along the bend of the road.
“That's mas!”
The girl pointed to a tree that was now on the right side of the road. The tree looks towering, coming out of the slope below the road. White flowers along the stem, some have turned into swarming spiked circles.
“What?”
“That's a duren tree, right, Mas! I've never seen a duren tree. Turns out the duren tree was like that huh, tall as well. You know, Mas, even though I like to eat the fruit the most, you know.”
“Ndak nothing!” joket and Ardi at the same time. Ardi stepped on the gas in annoyance, his bright left hand ruffling his hair.
“Listen, yes. We're not on sightseeing! If up to Ghifa why because of your ridiculousness, you have to take responsibility, understand!?” threatening me while turning my head towards him is unfriendly.
Instead of pouting, the girl's lips just widened, then her lentic fingers covered her mouth when I snorted dislike.
“Don't he be crazy,Gie?” whispered Ardi.
“Ware also if crazy really.” My reply.
For a moment Ardi and I sat there, wanting us to be more alert, instead of fearing excessive, but do not let the girl do silly when we are chasing on the bumblebee.
“Dah ndak not to think about, try checking the latest location.” Pinta Ardi's.
Immediately I opened my salary, a message from Mas Lutfi came in and I did not realize, because I was arguing with the girl who was in the backseat. I read it soon with hope piled up.
“Bumblebee is stopping. From the radar used by Mas Lutfi's team, there was no movement from it a few minutes back.”
“Good! That shortens our chase distance!”
“Hopefully they did nothing to Ghifa and bik Nah.”
“Aamiin ..” The brown-eyed girl was loud.
I just stroked the chest. Ardi bobbing heads.
The car kept going, fast on a straight road even if it was only a few meters, because bend by environment was along the way. I don't know how many corners we have been through since the fork after the big bridge.
"Ar, five more kilometers.”
“Means around town subdistrict?”
“It looks so.” My answer.
I went several times to the sub-district whose entire territory was this mountainous region. Of course related to my duty to provide socialization of Regional Asset Management. So a little understanding of the location along the main line that does not have traffic light.
Approaching the location, the stream on our right, just a few meters away from the road. Until we could see large chunks of volcanic rocks spreading in the flow.
After passing through the airy road because there is a little rice field area with a terracing system, we entered the sub-district city. Characterized by several office buildings on the outskirts of the road. Ardi slowed the car
“That's it Ar!”
A yellow cevrollet car with antiknya number plate that I immediately remembered outside the middle head was scattered in front of a row of viewing substations as well as a place of rest area.
My face is tense, my hands clenched. Can't wait for Ardi to take a parking position near the bumblebee.
Furious I got out as soon as the car stopped, I saw movement behind me doing the same. I'm a long way to that car. I want to rush to the door with high emotions. But I see the car is empty! I circulated the sweeping gaze to all the corners in the rest area. Suddenly I heard the cry I missed so much.
“Ayaa!”
I ran with a surge in the chest that burst until it broke in the eye. There I saw Ghifa standing on a bench under a carcass tree with Bik Nah sitting next to him. Nothing less.
Along with that a girl also walked quickly closer.
“Ayaa ..Yeee... yeee ..” Ghifa's cheer soars.
A hue of joy was emanated on both faces as if I had not met for some time, although only this morning we still met. I held my curly-haired girl into my arms without a word, only a sobs of gratitude stifled a kiss on her forehead and her two soft cheeks.
“Alhamdulillah, Ghifa ..., Bik Nah is okay right?” Ardi hugged Bik Nah's shoulder, The old man let go of his cries.
“Alhamdulillah, aunty is afraid of den.., shocked, confused, lucky to have met with mas Gielang and mas Ardi.” His smile expanded between cries, relief seemed to be radiating on his old face.
“Gie? How can I?!” exclaimed a girl with blue jeans and a purple t shirt, her hair on a ponytail, one or two pimples adorning both cheeks. His gaze looked in shock at seeing Ghifa in my sling.
“Santi! So you kidnapped Ghifa?!” my yelling.
I gawked, not expecting Anton's cousin to do the kidnapping. My fist loosened, there was no way I could beat up a woman, even though her actions made my emotions uncontrollable. I tried to calm my anger, the map began to read clearly. I think I know who's behind this.
“A –I didn't kidnap, Gie ... a-I..” Santi stuttered.
A middle-aged man walking behind Santi with a plastic parcel noticed our quarrel in confusion.
“Avictor? Sorry, mas may be wrong people, Neng Santi just want to take a walk his nephew kok,” said the man with his fun trying to defend Santi who was showered with emotional gazes from us.
“Whose father?” solot girl Gaje who had been by my side.
“I driver Neng Santi, Mbak ..”
“Listen sir, this woman is a liar!”
With ferociousness the girl faced with Santi. The driver looked more confused.
"Eh, who are you following the affairs of people hah!” snapped Santi with a dead red face.
“This is my business too, you know! Because I hit Gie, I have to come look for you, you kidnapper!”
“Lho what's the connection? Hear that! I'm not a kidnapper!”
“Hellooo ..., what's the name if you borrow someone else's property without talking? Thieves know! If it's taken by people, it's the kidnapper! You still want to dodge?” urge the girl gaje while glaring right in front of Santi's face.
“Jaga your mouth, there was already someone who told Gie, we just borrow ..”
“Enak only! Never learned what ethics? If you borrow that permission up front, say fine, this is it?! Just confuse people! What a hard thing to say, ha!” gaje girl's voice is getting louder and sadistic. The cornered Santi did not want to just give up.
“Who are you anyway? What is your business with what I do? Nothing to do with you know!”
“Sama right, now what is your relationship with mas Gie? No right, why play kidnap his sister all, Hah?!”
Girl gaje kekueh while shaking her waist, Bik Inah who was still stunned to see the brown-eyed girl then approached.
“Sorry mbak, not sister but son mas Gie,” whispered Bik Well straighten.
“Sttt ..iya Bik. I know.” Answer the girl with a whisper.
“Well, got caught knowing you!” jolt Santi with his face.
“From you, Kidnapper!”
The middle-aged man who became Santi's driver watched dumbly. I coded Ardi to take him and Bik Nah away from the two girls who were fighting. Ardi grabbed the driver's arm and grabbed Bik Nah's shoulder to sit in a gazebo there.While Ghifa in my arms was looking at the quarrel of Santi and the girl gaje with a chuckle.
There was still their quarrel, when Ardi and I immediately dialed different numbers, saying that Ghifa was already in the arms.
“Basic Girls not clear!”
“Basic chick spotty!”
“Basic Knew!”
“Authorized kidnappers!
Bruck!!!
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