Moon And Stars
Chapters. 9

The blue-clad girl who was pushed thanked but stifled her words after looking into the face of the Star, “Thank you ka …. Huh huh? You?!?”

“Pak Bintang .. how is it here?” ask the Moon for the stars.

“Hmm .. a.. a. .. I have business here. Are you here?” ask the stars nervously.

“Oh, anu .. it .. I was with my cousin, visiting his parents' house. Mr Star alone?” say Moon.

“What do you care who I am with here?,” asked the Star with a ketus.

The moon is buying batagor

“If you do not want to answer is also okay, I also do not meraa loss kok.” The moon spoke while raising her lips upwards.

“Thank you sir, have helped me earlier,” said Moon while thrusting his hands will shake hands.

“OK, let's just say you owe me,” said the Star without welcoming a handshake from the Moon.

“What father mean yes?” tanya the Moon did not understand.

“If one day I need your help, you have to help me,” replied the Star while leaving the Moon.

“Yaa he just left, ask for a reward too, ah, just let me not care about him. Still arrogant and cold,” grumbled the Moon while carrying a wrapped batagor and left the place Mang Didin menuu to where Dina was waiting in the parking lot of the motorbike.

Arda who just came from buying cigarettes near the Stars, “Lho, why don't you queue there Bro ?” ask Arda. On Stars.

“Males ah, I don't want to anymore,” replied the Star while looking around for the nearest restaurant.

“What the hell is it, why is your face so tangled? “Arda asked in wonder at her best friend.

“It's okay, let's find a meal in a restaurant only !” replied the Star without telling her what she had just met at the Batagor place.

“Alright Mr Director, what the hell is not for you ?” arda said, jokingly bowing her body right in front of the stars.

They both set their feet toward a restaurant that serves a typical Sundanese food menu.

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At night has arrived, cold air has enveloped the city of Bandung. Moon wears a jacket while sitting on the porch of Mr. Bambang's house while playing his phone. He was listening to a song from his cellphone while eating the batagor he had bought in the plaza of the city of Bandung.

“Dek, it's cold outside, just go inside here !” yelled Dina from inside the house.

“Let's go mbak Dina, I want to enjoy the night air for a while,” replied the Moon while chewing food.

Mr. Bambang headed to the terrace while carrying a glass of coffee followed by Dina's steps behind him. They sat near the Moon chatting about their extended family. While Ms. Lilis still attended the study of the mothers of the taklim assembly in the village hall.

Before long suddenly heard the car stopped at the edge of the highway just in front of Mr. Bambang's house. The car seems to be on strike can not be starter.

Mr. Bambang got out of his chair and went to the front of the house to see what was going on with the car.  What is the salanya Mr. Bambang helps car owners if needed later.

“There is a problem what Nak with his car ?” ask Mr. Bambang to one of the people standing in front of the hood of his car engine.

“Lack of know also sir, my car is distarter but do not want to turn on. While the mechanical equipment left behind is not carried away, want to go to the workshop but it is night surely no one is open,” said the car owner with an anxious face.

“ Oh so yes. You have some mechanical equipment and can fix the car, but this night your vision is a bit blurred, son. Where are you going?” Mr. Bambang asked the car owner again.

“We will return to Jakarta Pak,” replied the car owner.

“Wah, far too yes. If you may have a suggestion, how about tonight you stay at your father's house, especially when the time has shown at 10 pm Nak. I believe from your appearance these are good people, tomorrow morning you will help fix your car. How to Nak ?” Mr. Bambang tried to provide a solution to the new person he knew.

“Alright Sir, if it doesn't trouble father and family, “ replied one of them.

“O Yes, introduce Nak. I Mr. Bambang.”

“My name is Arda, and this is my friend his name is Star,” said Arda as he reached out his hands shaking to introduce himself to Mr. Bambang, followed by Bintang.

“Nak Arda, Nak Bintang, let's go inside my father's house. But sorry yes, in the father's house there are only two rooms, the front room is used by the father and wife, while the back room is used by the father's son. So you guys sleeping in the living room is okay, son ?” obviously Mr. Bambang on Arda and Bintang.

“Oh no problem sir, please excuse us so troublesome sir Bambang and family, “ucap Arda.

“No Nak, no hassle.” Mr. Bambang headed into the house followed by Ole Arda and Bintang.

“Bu, Mom .. There are guests, please make a two-cup coffee drink yes, “ said Mr. Bambang to his wife who has returned from studies. While Dina and Moon were already sleeping in the room.

“This is the coffee, please drink Nak,” said Bu Lilis while putting two cups of coffee on the table.

“Thank you ma'am, wah, so troublesome,” said Arda with a smile.

“Ya already nak Arda and Nak Star, please rest yes tonight. Father and mother want to go to bed too,” said Mr. Bambang while giving two pillows to them.

Arda and Bintang finally lay their bodies on the carpet in front of the TV in the living room, not how long they slept.

The next day, at 6 am Moon and Dina will join Bu Lilis to the market for vegetable shopping and souvenirs to take Moon and Dina back to Jakarta later in the afternoon. The market distance from home is not far, so they just walk through the back door that connects to the road to the market.

Star and Arda just woke up from their sleep, then they headed for the front yard of the house. Mr. Bambang seemed to be repairing Arda's car that broke down last night. Arda approached him to see the condition of his car, while Bintang sat on the chair on the porch of the house while opening his phone. There were seven calls seen on his cell phone from his mother.

The star then calls his mother, maybe his mother is worried because the Star has not returned home.

“Hallo Ma, what's up Ma ?” ask the stars on their phones.

“Bin, where are you dear ? why not go home yet?” his mother asked the stars.

“Anight Arda's car broke down Ma, now Arda and I are still in Bandung. We will return to Jakarta later this afternoon. Mama don't worry yes, I'm fine,” replied the Star appeased her mother's heart.

“Ya already, you be careful ya Bin,” said Bu Ines.

“Iya, Ma,” replied Star then turn off his phone.

Arda looks happy now because the car can be turned on again after being repaired by Mr. Bambang.

“Alhamdulillah, it is finished Nak Arda,” said Mr. Bambang while smiling at Arda.

“Thank you sir for the help” said Arda while cheering happily.

“Nak Arda and Nak Bintang, go home later in the afternoon. My wife was shopping at the market. Nak Arda and Nak Bintang should come eat with us before you go home, “ said Pak Bambang then headed to the room in storing his mechanical equipment.

Arda and Bintang nodded their heads at Mr. Bambang.

Then the two of them headed into the house to queue for a bath, because Pak Bambang's bathroom there was only one.

Miss Lilis, Dina and Moon finally came from the market, they went through the back door directly to the kitchen and started to cook.

“Bude, the shopping is a lot, like if there are guests to come,” said Moon in bu Lilis while helping peel onions.

“Kan today is indeed a lot of people at home, so Bude also bought a lot of Lan,” replied Bu Lilis while washing the chicken meat he had bought.

Moon listened to the words of Miss Lilis just now while thinking maybe that four people for her budenya already a lot because usually in this house there are only two people. The moon does not know if Andra and Bintang are in the house, while Dina looks busy cooking rice.

For about an hour they finished their cooking and immediately served on the dining table. Looks a lot of food menu today, there is fried chicken, vegetable tamarind, fried tempeh, fried tofu, puffed fish spice balado and sambal terasi.

Mr. Bambang brought two more chairs to the dining table, because in the dining room there were only four seats available.

Moon looked confused why Pak Bambang added two more seats, “Pakde, two more seats for whom? Not that we have four people,” asked Moon curiously.

“Lho, Moon does not know yes, last night we have guests so now we take breakfast together,” said Mr. Bambang on the Moon.

Then Mr. Bambang headed to the living room to call Bintang and Arda for breakfast. Bintang and Arda followed Bambang's steps towards the dining room.

“Nak Star, Nak Arda, let's have breakfast first. Sorry if the dish is less pleasing to you,” said Mr. Bambang invite to sit Bintang and Arda.

After Bintang and Arda sat down they circulated the gaze around the room, it turned out that there were two girls sitting next to the chair of Lilis bu.

“Oh yes, it's our son sitting next to my wife, his name is Dina. While next to Dina is our nephew, his name is Moon,” said Mr. Bambang introduced Dina and Moon to Star and Arda.

The star and Arda looked surprised as they looked towards the Moon, as well as the Moon.

“Hah? You're here ?” ask the Star on the Moon while showing a sharp spotlight in surprise.

“Month yes, is it true you are Mahardhika Group employee month ?” ask Arda also on the Moon.

“Eh, you know, why are you here ?” ask Moon back to the two superiors.

Mr. Bambang, Ms. Lilis and Dina who is now so confused because the moon knows the two guests.

“ Months, you know them ?” ask Mr. Bambang on the Moon.

“Iya Pakde, they're Moon's boss in the office,” replied the Moon while bowing his gaze.

‘Duh, why are they here anyway, what is Pakde's relationship with them huh?’ ask the Moon inwardly still in confusion.

“Wah, we didn't expect that you were working in one office. Yes already, talk we continue later, now we eat first yuk, “ said bu Lilis while taking rice and side dishes on her husband's plate.

Finally they also eat together with a warm chat and punctuated by jokes by Arda who really likes to joke everyday.

Unbeknownst to others, the Star and Moon often steal a glance even though when the two of their eyes are facing each other, they turn their eyes in the other direction, while the Moon lowered her gaze and her face reddened every time it was looked at by the Stars.

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