MAHMUD, I Love U
Smiling Back

"Where are you going?" Mayra looked up from the car window asking the driver of the car in front of her.

Lina and Wuni who were also in Mayra's car also looked up. They are now in front of Rendra's house to worship. But the owner of the house will go somewhere. Their cars are clashing.

"Hi, coming??" someone from behind the wheel greeted and answered Mayra's question.

That afternoon Rizal took the wheel. Because Rendra is still not focused especially on driving. Rendra who was sitting next to Rizal smiled as she nodded her mark, 'Let's come!'

"Where?" Wuni shouted in reply to the unknown man. Women who like watermelon fruit is indeed cuek and ceplos. Even though he did not know, everyone suddenly knew him immediately.

"Let's come along. Back away!" Rizal orders Mayra to rewind the car so that the car can advance.

Mayra manut's. He pulled back his car giving access to Rendra's car. Then the two drove off enjoying the afternoon breeze with the car windows deliberately left open. Mayra's tailing on Rendra's car.

"Where the hell are they?" Wuni's curious. He who was sitting alone in the back seat stared at the car in front of him looking forward.

"Let's find out." Mayra's closing the car up.

Lina's been quiet a lot since Griya. She was actually a little lazy for one car with Mayra, a friend who in her mind was 'anything' with the man she was expecting. If it wasn't for the service, Lina would have been willing not to come along. But the person he will visit even invites out, whether to go where.

Before long, their car tires stepped on the soft sand. Mayra and her friends finally know where they've been taken. Mayra turned her head up, coconut branches waving. He smiles. She has always loved anything about nature. He breathes the wind that smells like typical beach.

The sound of the waves being swept away by the afternoon breeze sang boisterously to their ears. Wuni who did not expect to be brought to enjoy the afternoon breeze on the beach, immediately got out of the car and ran closer to the waves that were chasing slowly.

"Let's get off!!" Rendra stood behind the door of Mayra's car. Lina stared dislikefully.

Noticing Lina's sour face, Mayra got out of the car and walked with Rendra to follow Wuni.

"Not down?" the voice of the man who was one car with Rendra greeted Lina who was just sitting in the car seat.

The beach they came to was still empty. Because the beach is still loose, has not been used as a tourist spot. Only the surrounding residents who visit there just bring their children to play sand. Not far from where they parked the car, there were two small stalls lined up a bit far apart.

"Come on!" he said it again because the woman he was addressing was still silent.

Lina smiled even though she had to. His mood is really not good. He was sure that his guess was correct about the two friends he suspected.

"Rizal," said the man thrusting his hand to get acquainted.

"Lina," Welcome Lina to shake Rizal's hand.

"You there? Yuk!" Rizal took the second time.

"I'm here first." Lina walked towards the long wooden chair under the coconut tree which was not far from their car parking. Rizal followed.

The two sat down while looking at their three friends, Wuni, Mayra, and Rendra playing with the waves.

But it was different from Lina's eye catch. He watched as if in front of him there were only Mayra and Rendra, the two of them jokingly laughing together. Sometimes Lina watched Mayra pat Rendra's arm and then laugh. Lina did not know what they were talking about until it looked like a happy couple.

'Look 'em! Look Rendra! Her father just died yesterday, where's the sadness? Even laughs.' Lina's inner cynic.

"Well do they?" Rizal resuscitates Lina's short daydream.

"Who?" Lina pretended to ask.

"That." Rizal's eyes pointed at Rendra and Mayra.

"Ooooh." Lina is just lazy.

He was more convinced by his assumption.

"You're a close friend of Rendra's?" Lina asked would investigate.

"Yes, that is," replied Rizal nodding.

"Rendra's dating Mayra?"

Lina pretended not to know. He just wanted to know how far Rendra shared the story with his close friend. Because of the little guy, they must have at least one friend to share the story and even 'secret'.

"Well, aren't you their friend?" Rizal asked in wonder. That is, Lina is Mayra and Rendra's co-worker, she should know better what happened between her friends.

"Yes. It's just that Mayra hasn't told me anything about her relationship with Rendra."

"Oh, so." Rizal. "Hmmm, looks like they're indeed dating yeah, will." Rizal emphasized his last word.

Lina looked at Rizal while holding back her sense of regret. He was sure the man beside him did not know that the woman they were discussing was married. It was very desirable for Lina to immediately tell Rizal about Mayra's true status. However, he needed more information from the man beside him. For that as much as possible Lina held her up.

"Agreed once. From Rendra's expression, it seemed like she really liked Mayra."

Lina sighed. He saw another 'two lovebirds' in front of him. Yeah, if Mayra were alone, they would fit in. Lina agreed to that.

"Keep, what about Mayra? He likes Rendra too?" Lina kept trying.

"Looks yes. She was home last night."

"Rendra's House?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Lina's guess was finally right. Yesterday Mayra left in a hurry to leave work to see Rendra. Till night???

Lina did not understand what was really on her friend's mind. Mayra clearly knew that Lina liked the man, plus she was already married. So what was the purpose of that yesterday?

From a distance, Mayra waved at Lina inviting her to go down to the beach. Lina answered him with a slit. Mayra didn't give up, she waved again.

"Where are you!" Rizal takes Lina again.

Finally Lina was a man. He walked lazily towards his friends who were getting wet from the splashing waves. Wuni who had been very excited was busy collecting shells scattered in the sand.

KRIEII.

Mayra's phone rang, Azka called. He leaves Rendra and Wuni away from the beach.

Mayra ran to the car and passed Lina.

"Later, yeah." Mayra stuck her thumb and little finger into her ear and mouth, telling Lina that she wanted to pick up the phone first. Lina nodded.

Arriving at the seat where Lina was sitting earlier, Mayra shifted the green button on her phone screen.

📞 "Hello, Yank."

📞 "Hello, my dear. Graceful again what?" Azka across the street asked, thinking his wife was already home. Because the sun is already shuffling will sink.

📞 "Hm, I'm still outside, Yank."

Across the street, Azka hears the wind bubbling from her phone.

📞 "Where is it? The wind is so strong."

📞 "Hm, I'm again on the beach, Yank."

📞 "Beach? With who?"

📞 "With Griya's children. Sorry, I didn't tell you first. It's sudden, no plan."

Azka on the other side nodded slowly. Griya's children, there must be Rendra there, he thought.

📞 "Yes home soon, Yank. Poor Graceful. I might be home by 8."

📞 "Yes, my dear. Come home soon. Love you." - Love you."

Mayra hangs up after Azka answers her love. His phone he put back in the pocket of the black span skirt that day he was wearing. He sat down in a chair and looked at the friends in front of him. More precisely Rendra. Mayra was happy because the man was able to smile again.

CLINGING

Mayra's phone rang. There was a message coming in for him.

📩 Thanks yes 😊

Mayra read that line of messages with a smile.

'Basar Rendra, ' his inner self.

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