JUMPING HIGHER
ENGAGEMENT TALK

Huaya..! The moon, stars, and sun fell into the arms. The story of Siti Nurbaya will repeat itself. Ah, but not really. Different, very different with Siti. If he is forced to marry, while I like Sarah equally. Do we want to marry?

"Keep Mama said what?" manya curious.

“Tante Praise you for dating Sarah. If the courtship he does not agree, he said you better get engaged. Mama yes, agree-agree, rather than dating whose commitment is not clear?"

I'm speechless. Think and weigh in your heart. What do school friends say if they find out I'm engaged to Sarah? Still in school thinking about getting married? Right, kan. Is the engagement the first step in preparing for marriage? The hell time, the little ones already?

“How, Bono?"

Mom's voice ripped my daydream. The idea of Aunt Puji, who proposed my engagement to her daughter, is like a soap opera! Full of mangap mouth scenes, bulging eyes and eyebrows up and down. If I behave like that, must be thrown a book with mama.

"What about, Ma?" I was pretending to be stupid.

“Don't pretend to be stupid," growled mama.

"If Bono doesn't matter, Ma".

“Why is it like Azis stuttering?" mama insinuated.

"I'm not stuttering, Ma. His name also wants to be fooled," I quibble.

“Lho, this does not want to be betrothed, you guys are already dating? I mean that Aunt Praise, Mama knows. She doesn't want her son dating an obscure juntrungannya."

"Yes, Ma."

"Yes, what?" chase mama.

"Yes, that juntrungannya," I said perfunctorily.

"Tomorrow Mama would like to meet Aunt Puji, would you like to come?"

"All right, why is Bono following along?' i declined.

"Why not come?"

“Shame, I'm honest."

"When you meet Aunt Puji? The same boy's girlfriend isn't embarrassed?" syndicated mama.

"Tomorrow Bono to meet Sarah first, Ma".

"Every day I get bored?"

“Ngaklah, Ma. Where do you meet every day?" I was defending myself.

"So a proof, Aunt Puji called Mama, said you just came home from their house?"

"So yes, Ma. Yesterday no," I said.

Mama smiled wryly.

"Kelit keep going, huh!"

My conversation with my mom ended, her decision she agreed that I was engaged to Sarah. Although I myself am still gamang hear the word fiancee, but there is no harm in trying. I feel really cool. Rarely, the child is still in school fiancee? I just did it once. Hahayy ...

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"Wedding?" Sarah looked at me with a face that looked cynical.

"Yes, fiancee. Didn't your mom talk about that?”

"Not yet, not yet. Who knows later."

"If your mama asks us to be fiancee, how?"

"Ih! no shame, we're still in school?" Sarah sneers.

"Why should I be ashamed? It's in the villages, they haven't finished school many have been mated," I reasoned.

Sarah laughed mockingly.

"Yes, it's in the village! We're gonna live in the city?"

“In the villages also they are modern, really. The proof is that many have a facebooK twitter, instagram," said I defend myself.

"Oh, so the modern size if you already have a tiktok account? Nora, you know!" Sarah sneers.

Yes ... Who said tiktok?

"That doesn't mean, they're tech-savvy?' reply sure.

Sarah laughed louder.

"No, not really!"

I'm confused not knowing what else to say. Maybe in Sarah's eyes I've been transformed into a clown. Though I swear to death, I'm more like a clown. Moreover, my name is Bono, exactly the same as the name of a member of the legendary rock band from Ireland, U2. I'm even more cute than Bono U2, even though he's bule

"How do we want to?" i surrendered.

"I don't know, confused," Sarah looked annoyed.

"Your mom doesn't like it when we're dating" I tried to explain once again.

"Ran, Mama. Even though we are dating nothing, it is forbidden," Sarah ngomel himself.

“Where does he know we're not doing anything? Parents are suspicious only. It's plural!" i chimed.

Sarah looked up and looked at me.

"Keep if we are fiancee, is it free to go anywhere?"

"Yes, not really," I grinned to myself.

"So what's the difference between dating?"

"When engaged, we involve parents. All the big families know. The commitment is clearer."

Sarah's laughter exploded. Until his shoulder shakes.

"Yes, the language? Commitment ... commitment ..”