I'm Not an Old Virgin
Chapters 21.5
Shin and his three friends walked on foot to the public road. After exiting the alley and arriving at the quiet public road they sat on the grass stretching their legs while waiting for the vehicle that crossed the road.
"Is there no taxi?" shin asked as he held onto his sore knee.
"No brother" replied Abdul.
"Well we'll ride what's it going?"
"Get the passing vehicle."
"Where do you mean?"
"We're in anyone's vehicle that crosses this road, brother."
"Huh?" Shin frowned. He was still confused by the intention expressed by Abdul.
As they were sitting lined up on the grass, a pick-up car came by. Akbar immediately stood up and walked to the side of the road and stopped the car. The pick-up car stopped right in front of Akbar.
"Sorry sir, can we ride in your car?"
"Where are you going?" ask the driver of the car.
"We're going to the market, sir."
"Oh, yeah it's just going up I happen to be going across the market."
"Thank you sir." then Akbar glanced at his friend who was still sitting on the grass.
"Guys, let's go..!"bring Akbar.
Then Thoriq and Abdul stood up and walked towards the car. While Shin was still sitting on the spot while staring dumbly at the car.
Abdul realizes that Shin is still sitting and dumbstruck in the back again.
"Sir," asked Abdul while pulling Shin's hand. And inevitably Shin followed Abdul dragging his legs closer to the car that would give them a ride.
"Where are we sitting?" ask Shin.
"Back brother. Yes, I'll go maghrib." Take Abdul.
Inevitably Shin obeyed his friend's invitation to ride the car without the cover. This was the first time Shin had ever climbed into a car without a cover. Shin looked at the three friends who were always smiling on their lips. Shin smiled at her.
Half an hour later. They had arrived at their destination, the market. They got out of the car one by one.
"Thank you very much sir." said Akbar and Abdul simultaneously.
"The same."
"Wait a minute sir."prevent Shin while picking up his wallet which he slipped in the pocket of his comfy pants. Then, he pulled out five pieces of red and gave them to the driver. The three friends turned their eyes to see his Korean friend spending five hundred thousand for the driver.
"It doesn't take a young man, I didn't rent this car."
"Take it sir, this money is just a thank you for giving us a ride." Shin forced. Doubtfully the driver took the money out of Shin's hands.
"Thank you so much sister, I'll excuse you."
"Same sir, heart of heart."
"Yes, brother Shin has a lot of money." said Thoriq.
"The Korean is a lot of money Thor." said Akbar.
"Is it brother?" ask Thoriq to Shin.
Shin smiled."not true. Not all Koreans have as much money as Indonesians. There are poor, there are rich."
"Is this brother Shin a rich man?"
"Oh, no. Sa. I'm just like you."
"But, why does brother Shin have so much money?"
"You're like a reporter for Thor, you ask a lot of questions." Abdul.
"Yes yuk, find the pump now." Bring Shin.
After that, they walked along the shop one to another shop looking for a special shop water pump. After finding the store they were looking for, they immediately entered the store. Abdul, whose rearmost position stopped his steps, saw a woman picking up her groceries falling on the street after a motorcycle almost hit him. Abdul immediately approached the woman who appeared to be in distress. Shin and his two friends had already entered the store. Shin who realizes that Abdul is not among them is confused to see his friend missing one.
"Where's Abdul?" his eyes rolled around the shop.
"Still outside maybe brother," replied Thoriq.
"You guys just wait here, let me find Abdul outside."
"Yes." Yeah."
Later, Shin exited the big enough store to look for Abdul.
"Sister, can I help you?"Abdul's permission on the woman who was crouching pick up the goods that fell. The woman glanced at Abdul and smiled.
Abdul's stunned."Subhanaallah the angel descends from where this is beautiful." Praise Abdul inwardly. He immediately helped the woman.
"Thank you that the deck has helped me" said the woman after they finished picking up her groceries.
"Same brother. brother go home where? and up what?"
"I got in the car...!"point it at a car that is parked far enough away from him.
"Lho, it's like Abah Ahmad's car" murmured Abdul Lirih.
"Do you know Abah Ahmad?"
"Famous brother, I am one of his students in the ponpes."
"Well, what a coincidence?"
"What is the sister of one of his santri Abah Ahmad too?"
The beautiful woman smiled and then nodded. Then they got into a conversation about the pesantren.
The tail of Shin's narrow eyes circled around the place looking for Abdul's whereabouts. It seemed that the person in the middle of the car was talking to a graceful woman who was standing on her back so that Shin could not see the woman's face.
"Who is that woman? Why does my heart feel like it's beating like this?"muttered Shin while holding his chest.
Shin was curious about the woman who had already made his heart beat. Then, he walked towards the direction where Abdul and the woman were standing while chatting. But unfortunately when Shin just stepped foot, the woman went from the presence of Abdul to the direction of his car. Shin stopped his steps but the look in Shin's eyes could not be separated from the back of the woman wearing large clothes and a large headscarf that was walking towards a black car. However, when the woman who was the center of attention Shin opened the door of his car right at the steering wheel, Shin was flabbergasted and widened his narrowed eyes. Shin did not see wrong that the woman was the woman who had been in her car for two months. It wanted to feel like Shin was yelling at the woman but her tongue felt like a mute and her body was trembling. Shin was fixated, his body felt stiff to move but the glazed look of his eyes could not be separated from the car that was driving slowly leaving the market.
"I. I found you." Shin muttered inwardly. A smile on his lips.
Abdul only realized that shin was following him. He walked up to Shin and patted him on the shoulder. Shin who was still staring at the car that had moved away in a state of watery eyes turned to look at Abdul. Abdul wondered why his adult friend was crying?
"Sister Shin why? why are you crying?"
Shin directly rubbed his face with his right arm. Shin took a deep breath then exhaled slowly.
"Do you know that woman?" ask Shin expectantly.
"Oh, big brother is charmed by her beauty so much that Shin's brother cries that way?" abdul Goda.
"I'm seriously asking Dul" said Shin as he stared fixedly at the young man's face.
Abdul smiled."No, brother, but I just knew him."
"Do you know where he lives?"
Abdul frowned. He wondered why his foreign friend was so curious about the woman he helped earlier?
"Dul, why are you quiet?" Shin shook Abdul's pensive shoulder. I can't wait to know about this woman.
"Oh, his name is Brother Inay. He's one of the santri in our cabin brother."
Shin was flabbergasted, his mouth opening an inch. The woman he considered distant from him turned out to be so close to him and only blocked the separation wall. Shin removed both his hands from Abdul's shoulder. Shin looked up at his face as if holding back his tears from spilling. If that happened how embarrassed Shin was to the young man before him. However, the young man before him noticed the look on Shin's face.
"Sister Shin....are you okay?" ask Abdul with heart.
Shin closed his eyes for a moment." I'm okay." and then smile.
"Thank you, thank God. Thank you for granting my prayers." Shin rubbed his face with both palms. How grateful he was at this time and the praise of gratitude he kept saying in his heart.
"Did Shin know Inay's brother?" ask Abdul curiously.
Shin smiled."I know Dul very well and she's the woman I've been looking for all this time."
"Huh, are you serious, brother? you know that super pretty angel, sister?"
Shin nodded then smiled.
"What is sister's relationship with Inay's sister?"
"I was once close to him and very close."
"Well, what did Brother Shin mean was that sister's boyfriend?"
"It can be said like that but because of my stupidity, I lost it. He left and I didn't expect to find him here and I'm so grateful." Shin said with a smile on his lips.
"Oooo," Abdul a small mangosteen. He just understood now. His adult friend just wanted to cry.
"That means Shin's brother is a match for Inay's."
"Are you right?"
"He prays and strives, brother."
Shin nodded then smiled.
"Dul, promise me. Don't tell Thoriq and Akbar......Abahs. I'm just telling you."
Abdul smiled." Inshaallah brother, may my tongue not slip ha ha."