Jogja, You & Memories
The 31st Temple

The cold air of the city of Malang before dawn made me stick both palms in front of the station terrace.

“Mobil pick-up is coming, Ras.” Dominic calmed down while delivering warmly on both of my cheeks with his palms.

I smiled faintly in front of my mother's father who was terrified of this sight. They swore they would go after Dominic's parents' blessing to marry us both.

“I shiver from the inside, Dom.” I said vibrate.

“Widihh... That's why I can't help you, Ras. Except..”

The crush of Dominic's family driver who wears a black bomber jacket and headscarf surprises Dominic with his outspoken calls.

“The car is ready mas, mari.” Two souvenir boxes from Jogja he carried with his steps back out of the terrace of the station.

My feet stepped with anxious feelings. How can we go back to Jogja for a while and then go back to Malang to ask for a fiancee. I was astonished by the prayers our parents received so soon. How can yes mistakes that we repeatedly make are paid in cash once so. Indeed I must admit, passing the night under the sky Parangtritis the most fatal night we did.

“Mama must be happy you are her ex, Ras.” entertain Dominic when I was silent while linking my fingers on the lap without interest in mingling chat with Mr. Tedy.

My shoulders are poking a little. “You sure? What if my mom changes her mind?”

“Ngak also.” Dominic shakes. “Mama knows I like you, so... Relax Race, until home later can sleep again.”

I cleared my throat until Mr. Tedy grinned at the horse. His head looked back a little.

“Mbak Rasta and Mas Domi are used to sleeping together at the house of Malang sir, watch the same film their cat named Moni.”

Amber... My mind got caught up in a lot of things. Mr. Tedy whose mouth was a bucket, our behavior that is often mistaken for a pair of lovers, continued my father who watched our faces with faces containing embers of fire and myself who immediately bowed quietly. I would actually marry my own best friend, build a household with her and give birth to her child. Eits, but the process of how the child will be born is what I feared.

I sighed, a quarter of an hour later, the car arrived at the courtyard of Dominic's house which I often call my home as well. I'm free to go in and out of this house, mingle with Dominic's family who open their arms wide to me.

“You sure you want to propose to Dominic? ” my question before you get out of the car. I held down his jacket like a child reluctant to be left behind.

“Father must deliberate with Dominic's parents, your behavior the longer if left the more there is no adab! When will it be like that?”

The car door and the trunk were all open, I was forced to sit with Dominic in the back seat out through the trunk door of the SUV car that I often carry adventure.

Dominic's parents are out welcoming, wearing a dapper suit like the arrival of a special guest when it's still dark.

“Welcome, nice to meet you again, Rasta.” Marisa hugged me and cupped both of my cheeks. “You're so tense, darling. Why, Dominic naughty?” he asked with narrowed eyes but his smile was laughable.

“Rastanty cold, mam.” Dominic said while kissing his mother's cheek. “I bring Rastanty's parents, mama lobby let me take care of Rastanty for a moment.”

“Good.” Marisa patted me on the shoulder, “Dear, your room is tidy.”

I was attacked by a prolonged riot when I entered Dominic's house. It feels different, I'm not calm here with the current status, I like to be Dominic's best friend because there is no prospective wife who has tried her future husband's bed before the wedding night.

While me? Hundreds of times glundang-glundung in his bed.

“Don't forget to breath so I don't need to give you artificial breath, Ras. Tensely tensed.”

I feel my wrist in my hand, “Nggak until my heart I make you marry me, but you will be too evil if you refuse me as your companion.”

“Iya.” We climbed the stairs leading to the second and third floors. Dominic has two rooms, the room I live in and his private room on the third floor. Not far from my room was the room of her younger sister and younger brother, while she was the eldest child.

Dominic pushed the door of the room half-open, my cat and the cage stayed in the same position as yesterday before I stayed. He barked long when he saw me.

“I live together?” Dominic broke the silence as I held my cat like the baby I missed. I'm shaking. “Wait a minute in a hurry to say.”

Dominic wet his lips then smiled faintly. “I want, um, to my own room after meeting our parents.”

“Yakin, your face is different. You must have thought of another.” I said while holding the door leaf with my body.

“I need to ask them something, seriously, before the family event starts.”

“What?”

“What ring should I give you!” dominic said embarrassed as he approached.

I gave a stifled smile as her body held my body against the door leaf.

“I don't like gold.”

“Terus?” Dominic held onto my chin and raised it until our gazes met.

“Give me a month before the wedding date is determined, plis.” I said hope.

Dominic cleared his throat as if he had expected this one request of mine and whenever he had the chance, Dominic put his lips on mine gently and anxiously.

I hit her back slowly. Her lips that were in contact with my tongue stopped, the knock on the room door sounded. Dominic's poking his lips.

“Yes, mam.” Dominic pulled the door leaf while I darted quickly into the bathroom, washed my face and wiped my lips with water.

“What are you doing Rastanty? Why are her parents holding her accountable in such a hurry?”

“Rastanty still virgin, I know. I just.. kiss the lips so long and we're sleeping together at hotel, not boarding!”

“So?”

“We must get married.”

“Ouhhh, God.” Marisa sounded out breathing. “Why not from before, Dom.” Marisa clucking.

“Time just fit yesterday, mam.”

I joined after I finished drying my face. Marisa smiled amusedly as she looked at me and her son.

“Okay, ten o'clock we start the family event and sorry Rastanty you have to accept this decision.” Marisa's eye tails are pointing towards the door.

“Mama close and mama make sure your parents don't know.”

“Oh, no... no... Mam...” Dominic advanced next to his foot, holding the door leaf. “Rastanty is too stiff for this. She is not a bule girl who can seduce as easily as mama seduce father.” said Dominic with a big smile.

“I just help you.” I'm Marisa while embracing Dominic's waist while moving away from the room.

“Not yet, mom. Yesterday I was slapped just for saying I once took a girl to the boarding room.”

“Wow, Rastanty will be a challenging partner later, Dom. Extraordinary.”

Dominic chuckles. I pulled my head into the room.

“Outside usually what?”

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