MARANTI (FOOD OF THE DEAD)
EPISODE 123: PICKING UP
At exactly seven o'clock, Herman had finished reading the paper. It is difficult to become a habit of the young man, every time he finished breakfast he used to enrich his literature by reading the newspaper. Although the era has been increasingly advanced, this one police still chose the newspaper to be the choice of reading in the morning because the siya is more qualified and not too burdening the eyes anyway, he said.
“Not leaving, Her?” ask her mother again.
“In the meantime, Mi!” herman answered, glancing at the wall clock, which showed seven fewer hours.
“Umi want to nitip something, Her,” continued her mother again.
“Nitip what, Mi?” ask Herman again.
“Nitip vegetable lodeh and favorite pedal Cintia,” replied the old woman again.
“Neither, Mi. Ntar not eaten with Cintia instead,” protest Herman who did not want to be bothered by the care of his mother.
“Where is the story of food deposit umi not eaten by Cintia? Moreover, the child often went to work without breakfast first. Umi thought about his health if often not breakfast,” replied his mother again.
Herman thought it was useless to argue with the woman. Uminya is a person who never wants to give up if he already wants something.Toh, what his mother said just now is all right. Cintia often neglects breakfast activities, so she often invites the young girl to breakfast in the cafeteria so that she does not get sick. Herman had breakfast at his house, but he lied to Cintia that he had not had breakfast.
“Ya, where are you, Mi. Herman wants to leave now,” replied Herman with a little grumbling.
“Well, that's dong. Same wife-to-be should care,” said his mother again.
Herman couldn't say it anymore. He immediately grabbed the rice box that his mother offered. After that he also kissed his mother's hand and also kissed the left cheek and right of his mother who had begun to wrinkle. It is true that his mother is getting older and should have been carrying grandchildren from him.
“Call Herman Yes, Bu?” herman said in his heart.
After that Herman took the time to tell Cintia that he was ready to go to pick up the girl. However, the message sent by him was apparently not read by the girl.
“May Cintia get ready first there,” said Herman in his heart while turning on his car that he had warmed his engine this morning while cleaning the house.
“Hearts on the road, Her!” hello to Herman from the porch of his house.
Herman threw a smile and waved his hand at the old woman before she left her house. Herman's heart trembled to see his mother who had always been faithful to take care of him lovingly.
Herman is a good driver. At seven in the morning like that usually the streets in the city are crowded. The young man always had a way so that he could drive effectively and efficiently so that he could get in front of the Cintia house without getting too caught up by the traffic jam of the city streets. Unfortunately, when he arrived at the door of the Cintia rumah fence, the curtains of the Cintia house were still closed.
“Tuh really, right? He must have slept again after dawn,” grumbled Herman while honking his car horn aloud.
Cintia is not a difficult person to wake up to. Just as Herman's car horn went off twice, he had already woken up from his sleep. And it was the ritual of the girl when she heard the horn of Herman's car, she immediately waved her hand through the window in her room. Herman could immediately see Cintia's hand waving at the window of her room as a sign that she was awake and preparing to take a bath.
“Duh, half an hour waiting for him to prepare,” grumbled Herman while turning off his car engine.
Herman immediately picked up his phone and read the incoming message sent by Cintia.
“Wait five minutes, I want to get ready first!” Fill in the message Cintia.
“Five minutes what half an hour?” reply Herman.
Then Cintia just replied to Herman's message with a smiley emoticon. Herman chose to play his favorite song to connect to the speakers in his car. And he leaned his body on his chair which he had leaned slightly so that he could lie down comfortably.
After eight songs played by Herman, Cintia appeared knocking on the side door. Herman unlocked the side door
“What briefly? My favorite singer until the singer smears,” replied Herman with a little exaggerated.
“Sorry, yes! I slept again because I was so tired!” replied Cintia while getting in the car.
“Had breakfast just now?” ask Herman.
“Hm ... be-lum,” replied Cintia stammering.
“Tuh, in the back seat there is a breakfast box entrusted umi,” replied Herman while looking back a little.
Like a buffalo whipped his nose, Cintia immediately turned to the back seat. His eyes sparkled as soon as he saw that familiar rice box. At least in one week, his mother Herman always made breakfast for him and put in the purple rice box. If you look at the motives outside the rice box, it looks like Herman's mother deliberately bought it for Cintia because it is impossible for Herman to bring a rice box with a Barbie doll motif.
Cintia immediately took the rice box from the back seat and he opened the contents.
“Wow, the windfall! Vegetable lodeh and potato parchment. I'm having breakfast in the car now, huh?” cintia said as she glanced at Herman.
“Iya,” replied Herman briefly.
“You've had breakfast, earlier?” ask Cintia while taking a spoon from the rice box.
“Already! You eat only!” herman started driving.
“Say the same ummu, thank you very much for the free breakfast, yes?” said Cintia before he finally began to eat with the food greedy.
Cintia's way of life is a little different from Herman's. If Herman is used to breakfast with something instant like bread, while Cintia is used to breakfast with rice. In the Cintia family if you have not eaten rice then it has not been called eating.
Herman noticed how to eat the girl next to him who was very fond of eating his mother's cooking. Herman was amazed by the natural beauty of the girl. But, he had not dared to express his feelings directly. I don't know in what way the man will reveal his heart. He had already promised his mother that he would propose to Cintia for at least another month.
“Kenap, Her? There is something wrong with my appearance,” scolds Cintia suddenly for being glared at by Herman.
“Eh, no really, Cin. I'm just happy to see how you eat,” to Herman.
“That you are! The time people eat is considered. Beware of hit-and-go, yes!” cintia protest felt embarrassed.
“Not going! I'm a good driver,” replied Herman.
“Just don't see me eating anymore. Shame to know ...,” protest Cintia.
“Iya .. Yes .. We go to the office first to check the log. After that we just went to the hamlet of Pomegranate,” said Herman diverted the conversation.
“I follow what you say, Her!” answer Cintia.
And the car they drive is also sliding towards the office where they work.
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