Marrying the Father of My Foster Son
Just Want the Best for You

Lulu just finished working the morning shift at a fast food restaurant. The guests who came that day were quite crowded, inevitably, Lulu had to go the extra mile. After completing a series of labor-intensive tasks, Lulu immediately headed to the locker to prepare to store the items before returning home. As a result of busy working until he was not aware if his stomach had not been filled to make a rumble.

"Well, bad stomach. Cannot be compromised. At this hour there is still chicken porridge, right? Usually near indekos, the chicken porridge is closed. Hmm, I guess if in the city park is still open," muttered Lulu lirih.

Spontaneously, Lulu remembered Queensha. He wanted to eat chicken porridge with his best friend. At the same time want to nag Queensha who has been presumptuous to introduce him to foreign men without asking permission from him first. That's how Queensha always bothered to take care of his life when he could take care of himself.

Lulu immediately dialed Queensha's phone number. On the second ringtone, Queensha picked up the phone.

"Hello, Lu. Tumben you call me. What's up?" Queensha was with her driver-in-law Mang Aceng, raising the volume of her phone. The streets are a little crowded out there.

"Lo's not busy anymore? Meet yuk, I've gone home abis shift morning. There's no show, right? Shouldn't be, yes, lo lawyers aka unemployment not many events." Lulu chuckled with her own question, making Queensha cuss.

"Damn you, wear it again no event what not. Denger yes, my events are so many, her name is housewife, there is no stopping. Want me to call it one-on-one? Since morning I've been waking up, taking care of Aurora and Mas Ghani's needs. Making breakfast for them even though there was -" Queensha was about to outline her duties and responsibilities as a mother of one child. However, the voice across from there managed to stop the woman's speech.

"Udah, stop! My ears are noisy with your complaints. I mean call because I want to help you out of all the hassles of household affairs. Cus, you've picked up Rora at school, we'll meet her in the city park. I want to eat phenomenal chicken porridge all want to talk to you. Can't you?" todong Lulu just like that. Tired if you have to talk too long.

"What did you say? I think it's important. Um, by the way we meet almost every day even last night you were also present at the wedding anniversary party of Mother Rumi and Father Rayyan, but you still just want to talk to me, are you the same as me?" moda Queensha's. Queensha' speech made Lulu turn the eyeball lazily.

"Dih. Don't be noisy, I want to hold you accountable. Look out, dare you not come, I maki-maki in public." Lulu deliberately threatens Queensha to get the woman to comply. "In the usual place, yes, the last bench under the banyan tree."

"Yes, I was near the city park, you called by chance. So, in fifteen minutes I'll be happy. If you don't get there yet, I'll just go" Queensha threatened.

Lulu immediately rushed to the park on a motorcycle. Because the location is not too far from where he works, he can arrive on time. He ran as fast as he could towards a white-painted iron bench under the banyan tree. Although it is daytime, it always feels shady and comfortable there.

Arriving at the park, Lulu sees Queensha already there first. "It's really lo nyampe first, means it's already deket, dong?"

"Ish, you don't believe me, anyway. Earlier, I said I'd pick Rora up and buy her a swimsuit at the mall. Rora has been fussy asking to swim. Inevitably I must obey his request, coincidentally near here there is a mall so after this, replace you menemenin me."

"Berez. That's very easy. Ntar I asked Ahmad to come here to take a motorbike so I can take lo. Very hot weather makes me dry," said Lulu.

"Sha, I'm meeting because I want to hold you accountable." Lulu begins to convey her purpose of getting Queensha to meet.

"Well, what responsibility?" Queesha widened her eyes.

"About last night's events. You are very presumptuous to recognize me as a perverted guy, let alone not use permission to me."

Lulu pursed her lips forming a funny expression, making Queensha laugh at the protests of her best friend. She always likes to tease Lulu, especially for men's affairs, so that Lulu soon meets her soul mate. However, Lulu's insensitive base, and her people find it very difficult to apply the standards of the ideal man who would become a high-school priest, Lulu always rejects the man Queensha offered her.

"Well, just get angry. Already, no need to get angry later old, loh." Queensha's laying his head on Lulu's shoulder. He enjoyed every moment of his friendship with his friend. Being under a banyan tree in this hot and hot weather makes him feel peaceful, calm, and serene.

"But, Sha, I-I"

Just about to continue his sentence, a new fruit merchant came to a stop not far from them sitting. Queensha was stunned to see fresh fruit in a small aquarium-like glass box. The beautiful woman immediately called the fruit seller.

"Just a minute, I'll go there first. We pause the chat." Then Queensha approached the traveling salesman up ahead. "Bang, please make one serving of rujak fruit dong."

"Ready, Neng. Complete fruit?"

"There's dong. How many young mangoes do you want?" ask the seller's brother rujak.

"One, but a super wry one."

"Ready, or Neng." The seller immediately peeled the fruit and cut it on a plate. Lulu was astonished, because Queensha had previously disliked the wry food.

Lulu scrunched both eyebrows confused sign. “Sha, are you seriously eating young mango? Kok lo kayak again cravings, anyway. The message is rujak same super wry mango. Beware of abdominal pain, later diomelin Doctor Ghani, loh." He tried to warn his friend.

Instead of saying Lulu, Queensha just smiled. He himself did not know why when he saw the young mango, his saliva suddenly flooded. Just imagining it made Lulu swallow the saliva.

After the brother delivered a juvenile mango dish, Queensha immediately ate it voraciously. Again Lulu feels strange with the attitude of her best friend. Queensha' attitude is really like a cravings.

'Well, the boy really enjoyed eating tuh rujak and his young mango. I so grilled myself squirming, ' Inner Lulu in heart while watching every piece of fresh fruits enter the mouth.

They also talked warmly. Lulu did not eat rujak, but she ordered chicken porridge which was also awaited earlier. The menu is absurd for daylight, but that's how Lulu is. Might be morning, afternoon, noon, night, if he wants chicken porridge, surely he will hunt him.

In the midst of their conversation, Queensha tells the story of Leon who is urged to get married by his mother.

"Mas Leon is not too ugly aka good looking. Her body is tall, nose is sharp, and body is proportionate, every woman's dream on this earth."

"Mama Mas Leon often complained why his son did not go to marry, but in any case it was ripe for a household. Because of that, Aunt Ayu urged Mas Leon to get married immediately. I mean and Mas Ghani, why don't you guys try to get to know each other. Know each other's character. At the very least, you can be friends rather than enemies like now. Try it, you guys take a step up to one level higher than now." Queensha deliberately carefully explains her wish fearing Lulu being offended.

Lulu clucked in annoyance. "So you tell me to go with him? The perverted guy whose hobby is taking a chance in narrowness? Oh wow!"

Queensha put the mica container on the lap. He looked at Lulu closely. "For now, it's better to get rid of your hate for him first. Leon's not the perverted guy you thought he was. Another reason why I wanted to introduce you to Leon is because he is Mas Ghani's best friend, they are circle friends. Mas Ghani knew him from high school."

"The purpose of introducing you to Mas Leon is just to get to know each other. Even if it is not suitable you are free to separate, but at least now try to get acquainted with him."

Lulu was silent for a while, it seemed like Queensha's proposal made sense as well because all this time she only knew Leon from the outside.

"Lo sure recommends Leon? I mean, it's not because you feel sorry for me fighting, is it?" Lulu brushes aside the doubts in her by asking Queensha a question.

"Oh, Lulu, why are you a sensi gini? That's not what I meant. I do not deny, if you also see you who are still alone everywhere. But that's not the main purpose. I want you to have someone to protect and back you up when you're sad."

Queensha rubbed Lulu's shoulders attentively. "I'll always be by your side, but if you have a partner, it's much better because you can share your joys and sorrows with him. Lu, I just want what's best for you."

Lulu seemed to think hard, weighing whether to accept Queensha's proposal or not. Long enough speechless, he finally said, “Hmm, okay. I thought, well, how good. Later if you are sure you just contact you."

Queensha immediately embraced Lulu tightly. Just hearing Lulu want to consider her proposal, she was happy especially when she saw her best friend with Leon maybe the whole world felt in the hands.

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