Let Me Fall in Love
45. The Cat Who Made Deg Degan

Ami tries to calm down while starting a meal with her family Akbar. It sits side by side with the Panda on the left side. Fortunately there is Padma on the right side so that the heart that dag dig dug is still safely controlled.

"Mi, please dong take it that there is sweet corn." Akbar pointed to the serving plate containing the stir-fry in the middle of the table.

Ami kept another spoon ready to be fed into the mouth. His hand stretched out to take what Akbar asked. "How is it enough, brother?" He poured two scoops of sweet corn pakcoy mixed with sausage into Akbar's plate. Spontaneously does.

"Enough. Thanks, Mi." Akbar smiled as he was. Ami's actions exceeded expectations. At first, I only asked to bring the stirring closer.

Ami smiled and nodded. He stopped again touching his spoon as soon as he saw Mama Mila's gaze pointing to the stir-fry plate. "Tante, would you like some sweet corn too?"

Ami got up from her chair after getting a nod Mama Mila while carrying a saucer. He poured it into Akbar's mother's dinner plate.

"Okay, use everything, Mi. Aunty can take it for herself." Mama Mila was surprised and amazed by Ami's attitude. "Thank you, baby."

"Together, Aunt. Habits at home like this too mother." Ami chuckles. "Om going too?" He offered to Papa Darwis who was sitting on the side, facing Akbar.

"Goddess. Two spoons, Mi." Papa Darwis brought his plate closer. He also thanked me sincerely.

"Mbak Mila, Ami is the next dream ghost candidate. The rest of the stock of one girl in the family of Ibu Sekar." Mother Ratih turned to Mama Mila who sat beside her accompanied by a knotty smile.

"Yes, really. I even told Ami the same time at the flush show yesterday. Ms. Sekar was also horrified. Kirain Ami is now in college, not a ghost." Mama Mila chuckled while glancing at Akbar who looked unfazed. Eat with calm.

"I'm not a dream ghost candidate, Auntie, Mother. But BNI's future daughter-in-law." Ami sat in her chair.

Akbar held a smile. Surely Ami started throwing his trademark guyonan. While Padma had been giggling detained even though he did not know what the abbreviation was. But I felt amused first.

"I mean Ami has been marked with the child of BNI employees, is that it?" Mama Mila guessed.

"No, Aunt. I'm the future BNI's ghost. Okay, narcissistic, cute. Ehe...." Ami nudged Padma's shoulder gently back giggling. Then he was surprised and turned to his left when he felt a hand tickling his back. His gaze caught the face of Akbar who was chewing while smiling with a straight forward look. He responded by poking the panda's foot.

Papa Darwis and Mama Mila chuckled as well as Bunda Ratih and Anjar's father.

"Haha. Mam, Ami is Iko's sister. After the wedding, Iko will leave Mama. So Mama has friends at home, girls who are as exciting as Ami. Tau himself Mas Akbar is rarely home." Iko already felt in love with Ami's hilarious personality.

"Can't do it, brother. I have to nemenin Mom. Kan Teh Aul will be moved with Kak Panji. A Zaky is going to Singapore again. So it's me and Mom's house." Ami responded first. Making Iko mangosteen understand.

The breakfast together which was interspersed with small talk was over. Leo and Tasya just entered the restaurant and approached the family table. Just saying hello.

"Where were you guys from? We'll eat it." Ask Mama Mila.

"This Tasya want to jog while washing your eyes mumpung at Lake. We all stopped by the famous chicken porridge. It feels maknyus." Obviously Leo. He took two chairs from the closest table to join the sit while ordering coffee.

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This afternoon after Duhur, Akbar's family left the hotel to return to Jakarta. The driver drove the car towards Ciamis. Take the lunch at Dapoer Ibu.

"Mam, invite Bu Sekar to Iko's wedding. It was oral first. Later if it's close, Akbar will send the invitation card." Akbar broke the silence in the car as everyone was busy with his gadgets. The second step of Mind Mapping has succeeded. Continue to enter the third step.

"Yes, Bar. Mama also has a plan to say it's all parting." Mama Mila put her phone in a bag. "Mama if the same neighbor Bu Sekar will be at home. The guy's nice, well mannered, simple. The economy is capable. Our neighbors are glamorous from head to toe. Flexing in medsos with caption 'Alhamdulillah, last night dream to Paris. Today my real husband flies with a business class'. Pret ah's. Uh now the lak is fired from the agency. It makes no sense between the same lifestyle as the salary of an ASN husband." It repulsed without pause as if in a single breath.

"MA, DON'T GIVE IT A GIFT!" Tegur Papa Darwis sitting next to the driver. Without looking back.

"Your name is not Pah." Mama Mila.

"Stage, Ma. Don't expect to be a neighbor. The idea has to be more than that." Akbar dampened the spark of the commotion of Mama and Papa by straightening the discussion about Bu Sekar.

"What do you mean, Bar?" Mama Mila looked at Akbar with a wrinkled forehead. Feeling ambiguous. Unfortunately, the chat stopped because the car had arrived in front of the house. Leo's car stopped in the back.

***

[Cutie, I've arrived]

Ami read Akbar's message. Since then it has been re-glazed twice to see his appearance. He who came home first at ten with Bunda Ratih, had told Mother if the Akbar family would stop by lunch before returning to Jakarta.

"Mom, that's.Kak Akbar's family is already ahead." Ami said after peeking out of the living room window. Just looking at the side of Akbar's face, when the sliding door opened, it made the heart beat fast.

"Mom just said hello in front. Later Ami anterin to the gazebo. They are special guests. Must be respected." Mother walked first to the main door after hearing Ami's reply.

Akbar's entourage was walking towards the entrance of the restaurant. Ibu Sekar and Ami approached by a side road.

"Yes, it's okay, Miss Sekar. Ah, yes but afraid of forgetting. Iko insyaallah wants to marry in Jakarta in a month. I invited Bu Sekar and his family to attend. The invitation card will follow if it is near the day. Now go on and say it first." Mama Mila added hope that Bu Sekar could come.

"Yes, Aunt. Iko wait for the presence of all the families in Ciamis." Iko steeled with a look of eyes full of supplication.

Mom Sekar smiled and nodded. "God willing, may there be no hindrance."

There were two gazebos side by side that Ami had prepared according to Akbar's request. The one for Leo and Tasya who want to separate themselves. Because pregnant women want to sit relaxed and free while foot selonjoran. Now, it's filled. And before long the dish was delivered by the waiter because it was a reservation first.

"Mi, just join me. It's still wide." Tasya waved her hand. Then hold a smile when Akbar who has been sitting please until turning his body and staring sharply.

"Yes, Mi. Let's be four against three." Leo provoked too. He countered against Akbar's sharp gaze.

"Yes, I moved on." Ami rushed down and changed positions no longer sitting close to Akbar. Because sitting down almost touching the knee, it makes it difficult to breathe.

[Ape lo glared? the bonus itself has not been transferred. I was a hostage girl. Haha]

Leo types fast and sends via chat. He pointed to his phone as a code for Akbar to open a chat from him.

Akbar checked the chat from Leo. Only able to growl in the heart. He also typed a reply.

[It's very adventurous. This is my transfer now. Balikin Ami is here!]

"Mas, don't keep playing. Spit dinner!" Tasya rebuked Leo who seemed to smile. Don't know if her husband is reading proof of transfer. Then he giggled after being shown the contents of the chat.

"Bar, here's an email from Mr. Hitos. Like urgent. Move here first, look at it!" Leo plays his acting as supernatural as possible. Because it's impossible to get Ami to move again.

"Okay, hang on." Akbar shakes his spirit. Take first the rice liwet in castrol. Plus cut the gurame toasted seasoning kecombrang which is still warm. For lalab sambalnya will ask at Leo's table.

"Eat first the real one, Bar. Let it taste good. Business later." Tegur Papa Darwis who eagerly peeled steamed pete. Dicoel on the tucked sambal.

"Yes, Pa. Just checking in on it." Sahut Akbar who was beside Ami. He continued his acting by pretending to read emails on the assistant's phone.

"Mi, why don't you eat?" Akbar turned to look at Ami after pretending to read the email.

"Udah ate first with Mom. I'll drink it." Ami raised her juice which the waiter had just delivered.

"What juice?" Akbar was happy to be free to interact with Ami. Not awkward because the dinnermate in front of him is a frontline supporter.

"This is just be babe. Oops!" Ami cupped her mouth because she was embarrassed by Leo and Tasya who listened and seemed to hold back laughter.

Akbar smiled widely. "Sure. I'm your babe." He half-whispered and looked at Ami with a gentle look. The position of sitting back to his parents, making him free to express himself.

"Yes, don't you bring a headset? My ears are not strong." Leo put on a nelangsa expression. Making Tasya chuckle.

"Ish, Brother Leo. I'm just joking around." Ami berkilah while sipping the soursop juice.

Eating continues calmly. Each of them enjoy the typical menu sunda nasi liwet and gurame bakar plus some complementary such as bean pokes and mendoan.

"Well, the cat is fat. Just saw a cat. It used to be like there wasn't." Akbar was distracted as two cats approached and stared from under the gazebo.

"The story goes back to school I adopted the cats from the street. At that time his legs limp like abis hit. I took it to the vet to keep it here asking for help from the staff to take care of it. Likes to be bathed so that it is comfortable for visitors. The rest of the meat and fish food is collected for feed. That's why it's fat." Obviously Ami.

"good. My beloved cat. Especially me!" Akbar smiled mesem.

"Duh, giung." Chirps Leo. Who then got a pinch from Tasya to be quiet.

Ami giggled at the sight of the couple.

"But there's one more cat that's making a gnarly degan, sister." Ami looked at Akbar who once ate the grilled gurame.

"Which one?!" Akbar looked over with one eyebrow raised.

"The paint the paint you." Sahut Ami blinked his eyes and smelled a smile.

"Yes, move planet yuk!" Leo bites the crackers hard. While Tasya was unable to hold back his laughter seeing Akbar choking and coughing.