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"Wow, it's beautiful here." Nadia loosened her head out the window, during the journey towards the city. The girl's lips were unceasingly cheering and admiring Flores' extremely rare natural beauty.
Although it is arid during the day and the road is still not neat as on the island of Java, it turns out that Flores has a unique natural beauty, its sun makes the expanse of small hills looks like an oasis. There is also an ocean that can be seen from many kilometers away because of the rarity of trees.
"It's very different in Bandung, if in Bandung most kiosks, hehe." kekeh Nadia. After a bit of boredom, the girl again sat neatly on the side of Chandra who was driving her car.
"Where are we going to go for a walk?" nadia asked curiously.
Chandra's kind of thinking. "Hm, for now I will invite you to the market in downtown Flores. Not too town, but the place is enough to provide a lot of goods that if needed for household appliances."
"Wow, seriously?"
"Yes, I know. You like shopping, right? There is no mall there. But there's a market. We're shopping at the market no, anything?"
Nadia immediately clapped her hands and smiled cheerfully. "That's no problem. The name of shopping anywhere would make you happy. Thanks for taking a walk. Later if we take another vacation, we go for a walk, huh?"
They arrive at what Chandra calls the center of Flores. Because Flores is a remote archipelago in Indonesia, it would be very reasonable if the place has many limitations. Unlike downtown that you can imagine in general that has a tall building or self-service ranks on the left and right of the road. There is only one place called the market, which sells all forms of trading for the basic needs of humans.
Nadia glanced to and fro, she did not find anything she was looking for after walking from the parking lot to the market, Chandra at her side was a little confused also had to invite Nadia where to go. During his time in Flores, the man only shopped 2 times and bought rice and vegetables.
Nadia pouted and turned her head towards Chandra, the man looked puzzled now.
"Is there anything you want to buy?" ask Chandra slowly.
Nadia giggled and shook her head. "Nothing, I don't know what to buy here."
"Hm, on the other end there's a fresh fish stall. The fish is usually alive. Wanna see?"
"Well, really?" Nadia was back in spirit, Chandra led her to walk towards the area of the fish stall in question.
Arriving there, Nadia bus saw many types of fish from the smallest size to the largest. The girl was like entering the seaworld area along with Chandra who kept paying attention to her excitement.
"That's what fish?" nadia asked as she pointed at the silver-skinned fish, it was very large in size and seemed to flounder on the table.
"Hm, it looks like a skipjack fish. Fishermen here catch it at dawn, and it goes on sale early in the morning at the market."
Nadia mangot. "Great yes, Fisherman Flores. Though the equipment is limited, not like foreign fishermen who use machines even cameras under the sea."
Chandra smiled with Nadia's words. "Yes, not only because of the great fishermen, but also this shows how rich the nature of Indonesia. Therefore, we have to keep the care of this nature very well," explained Chandra who made Nadia smile, even Nadia just realized that she was traveling with a TNI AD commander.
"Would you like to eat fish?" ask Chandra because Nadia approached the fishmonger who was there.
"You see, hehe." Nadia grunts who inexplicably rubs off on Chandra.
The two men then saw the seller prepare a large fish and a large knife whose function is to cut the fresh fish. Nadia stared in horror at the knife and fish, the originally floundering fish now seemed to ask for help with her eyes that never turned away from Nadia.
CLAG!
"AH!" Nadia screamed as the fish began to be processed by the seller. Chandra swiftly pulled Nadia's face to turn away from the cutting place.
Nadia looked pale, and Chandra was by her side worried. "The love of the fish" Nadia murmured to Chandra, complaining that she was frightened after seeing firsthand the cutting of the fish.
Nadia nodded. "You've shot people, haven't you? Or hit people right in a war zone?" nadia asked like a child.
Chandra laughed at Nadia. "Hm, ever. But it is for self-defense. Not because I was intentional."
"Certainly, the person you shot died?"
"I'm just running my protocol job." Chandra smiled wryly, Nadia rubbed her husband's arm gently, making Chandra look up at Nadia.
"It's okay. The one you shot 'the bad guy," Nadia replied gently, the selection of Nadia's childlike words made Chandra clenchily pinch one side of Nadia's cheek gently, the girl chuckled.
"I'm funny, huh?" nadia asked spontaneously without letting go of her smile.
Chandra nodded. "Hm, therefore, I would like to pinch your cheek. Not angry, is it?"
"No, you can pinch my cheek while you want. But don't be loud, I'll cry, hehe."
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Late in the evening, Nadia was preoccupied with pens and a notebook that she always carried everywhere. Yes, the girl in addition to carrying out her duties as a wife of a soldier, she is also writing the lyrics of a song that is still not complete even though she has been chased deadline by fans who ask her to immediately release a new song. On the actual holiday is the same for Nadia, she got a lot of inspiration after Chandra took her around Flores and visited the market.
Nadia is not constantly smiling as Chandra's memories repeat themselves in her mind, until she does not realize that someone has been watching her since.
"Good afternoon" said the man as his legs were on the porch of Chandra's official house.
Nadia was surprised instead of playing, the girl was dumbfounded as she turned to the source of the voice that greeted her.
"Eh, good afternoon too" replied Nadia kindly and humbly. Nadia immediately put her notebook and pen on the table and faced the female guest before her.
"Eh, what's the need, huh?" nadia asked confusedly. Nadia also noticed the woman before her wearing a doctor suit with the small suitcase she was carrying.
The woman had a small smile, her face was beautiful and her skin was smooth white. He held out his hand to Nadia.
"Include me, I'm the doctor on duty from tomorrow. If you have any health complaints, you should not hesitate to meet me at the Puskesmas."
"Oh, doctor. I'm Nadia. I am a new resident here, accompanying the husband of service. Sorry, I'm a little confused because it's my first time."
They shake. "I'm Nellie."
"Please sit down." Nadia shifts her seat and Nellie sits in the chair, and the two women begin to have a light conversation about Flores and their origins. The conversation lasted only 10 minutes. Nellie came to distribute malaria drugs given by the central government to the local population, including to the soldiers who served there.
"I didn't expect to see any peers here" Nadia said with a look of admiration for Nellie, a young, beautiful, brave doctor again.
While Nellie also felt the same way towards Nadia, Nadia who is beautiful, young, and married.
"Yes, sometime. We have to talk, I have a lot of snacks in my house. You should visit, yes!" nellie said spirit. Unlike his serious profession, Nellie also turned out to be nice to talk to like just now.
"Hmm, definitely! So, we're friends, huh? Ah unfortunately, here the signal is ugly, I can not chat you via whatsapp or sms," complained Nadia innocently.
Nellie smiled a little. "Hmm, that's. Yes, I did, I said. Don't forget, throw the medicine into the bath."
"Yes, thank you doctor Nellie!"