
That afternoon Ferdian and his little family returned to the apartment after visiting his parents' residence. Along the way, Ferdian's mind seemed unfocused. Even he almost ran a red light if Ajeng did not remind him. Ajeng looked in wonder at her slightly more reserved husband. She assumed there was a conversation between her husband and her father this afternoon. But he would let it go until Ferdian told him himself later.
Arsene fell asleep upon arrival at the apartment. Ferdian who was carrying her directly put her on his soft little bed. He put a few rolls on each side. Ferdian stroked her baby's head this time her hair had grown more. He kissed her gently, the fragrance of her body made her heart calm. He looked at her, then smiled. I don't know what he was thinking, it would be difficult if he really left her someday.
Ferdian took off the ash shirt he was wearing. Then sit on the bed while looking down. His body and hand muscles began to form because in recent months he has often practiced lifting weights in a gym in his apartment. She looked at her husband who was looking down. The woman knelt before him, then clasped her husband's cheek.
"If anyone wants to be told, I'm ready to be horrified, baby!" said Ajeng smiling.
Ferdian immediately embraced his wife's body that never changed in size. The woman is indeed very good at maintaining her ideal weight, so it remains lean even though Arsene has given birth.
Ferdian clutched his wife tightly into his arms. Ajeng returned the embrace of her husband who was not wearing the top, his body still fragrant even though it was dusk. She did not know what had happened to her husband until he looked sad and sad like this. Ferdian looked at his wife's wondering face. He noticed one-on-one starting from his eyeballs with a brown iris color, his tiny pointy nose, and his small but filled red lips. He kissed her, again and again. So that finally time feels stopped in the warm bandage of love at dusk that day.
That night, Ferdian did not want to speak a word about what happened last day. He preferred to close his eyes, even though his mind had not fallen asleep at all. Ajeng let her and did not force her to tell stories. He knew a man was not like a woman who would talk anything if he had a problem. Men would rather be silent while thinking. He thought Ferdian would tell him everything after they had made love, but he didn't. Looks like Ferdian still needs some time to think.
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That Sunday as usual, Ferdian and Ajeng will take Arsene's walks to the park around his apartment. Because the park is wide, so they do not need to go far. Arsene sat in a stroller carrying her favorite little teddy bear. Daddy pushes his stroller while surrounding the available jogging track. The green grass has been neater in appearance, it seems like it has just been cut because the fragrance is still felt. Flowers bloom in the corners of the garden. There is also a pond containing large koi fish and various patterns attached to his body.
Ferdian held Arsene to look at the fish, he sat on a large stone that was a decoration around the pond that was not too big. Arsene seemed enthusiastic to see the fish that swim here and there chasing each other, or sometimes they also gathered when Ajeng threw the crumbs of biscuits belonging to Arsene. Arsene laughed happily until his saliva sometimes dripped.
"There's something I want to talk to you about, baby!" ferdian.
Ajeng sat his body on top of another large rock. She looked seriously at her husband's face.
"I'm ready to listen!" answer Ajeng.
Ferdian also told me about what my father told him, until his brother's problem he also told his wife in order to understand the conditions that are happening at this time. Ajeng's heart fluttered to hear her husband's story, even she could not look him in the eyes. Ajeng's eyes flickered to remove the tears that had actually started to gather there, so as not to drip down his cheeks.
"How do you think?" tanya Ferdian closed the story. The man fell limp.
The stunned witless witless. He held his breath. His heart was trying hard and his mind was trying to make him aware so as not to follow his deepest feelings.
"It's only been six months, isn't it more?" tanya Ajeng made sure, her eyes were glazed.
"You said it was only six months" replied Ferdian.
Ajeng lowered his head. Her tears were dripping, piercing through the fabric of her pants. Then he turned his face to the sky trying to hold back his tears from dripping again. Ferdian's feeling trembled when he saw his wife.
"Okay, you can go!" the woman replied later, though her tone sounded hesitant. He rubbed his wet cheek.
"But on condition!" said again.
"What's that?" ask Ferdian.
"You should call us every day. Video call, phone call, chat, or whatever it is!"
Ferdian smiled with relief. "I promise!"
Ajeng hugged her husband who was still holding Arsene on his lap, "I can't imagine living away from you, baby!" he said softly and shuddered.
"Just like me too! I don't know what it's like for you and Arsene to be away from me!" said Ferdian shaking.
Arsene stared in wonder at his parents who were both crying. He came crying.
"Acen don't cry baby! Daddy's been gone a long time! You should be able to walk first before daddy leaves huh?" ferdian said, he carried his son to calm down and patted his back.
Ajeng gave her teddy bear, and the baby stopped crying and picked up the doll.
"Go ahead, let's not be sad!" take Ferdian with him, he embraces his wife's waist.
"Where?"
"Where do you like!"
Ajeng smiled. They returned to the apartment to get ready. It was a full morning.
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The 2013 National Guard High School reunion day has finally arrived today. This independently organized event is not handled by the school, only the alumni who hold it. The reunion was held in a ballroom of a popular five-star hotel. Understandably graduates of the National Guard are children of successful entrepreneurs.
Ferdian had been wearing a navy shirt paired with his maroon suit, he was also wearing jeans and his denim sneakers. His front hair is slightly using hair spray owned by his wife so as not to look limp. It is made with a messy impression, but makes it very cool.
Ajeng chose a short white broken blouse suit with an asymmetrical bottom length between the front and back. The collar, which is modeled stand away, makes the collarbone a little visible. The matching knee-length A-line skirt makes it look cute. His hair was deliberately tied with a ponytail model, so he looked more like a final semester student. Apply lipmatte living coral make her face brighter and fresher.
Arsene did not attend the reunion because the show was late and worried that the baby would be fussy if sleepy. So he will be with Bi Asih alone in the apartment. Ajeng asked him to contact her if she could not sleep. Ajeng and Ferdian also left for the center of Bandung.
The two got off in the basement of the hotel when they asked about the 2013 National Guard High School reunion at this place. They also headed to the top floor of the hotel on the 20th floor where the ballroom was located. There is a standing banner there. Ajeng deliberately did not hold her husband, she wanted to know how popular her husband was at the show today. They entered the elevator. Ferdian told his wife to stay with him beside him, but Ajeng instead went as far as if they were not together.
Along with that some women wearing knee-length canal dresses also entered the elevator. Their faces looked beautiful with thick makeup, the fragrance of various perfumes filled the iron box from the inside. Ajeng walked towards the corner of the elevator, as they began to talk while laughing.
"Ferdian right?" ask a woman with curly hair who is wearing a dark brown dress. Glitter glittered from his body and clothes. Ajeng watched her husband who stood far away from her because he was obstructed by the bodies of the woman.
Ferdian smiled a little stiff.
"Where are you going to college, Fer?" ask the girl next to him, whose hair is broken. His face was no less thick makeup, especially the red part of his lips lit up.
"University Mentari" Ferdian answered briefly.
"Oooh..bareng same as Lily dong huh? He's just at the Medical School, what are you majoring in?" ask the woman whose hair is broken again.
"English literature!"
Those women just made fun of it.
The elevator doors opened, and they all set foot on the floor.
"We go first, Fer! See you!" said the woman wearing the brown dress.
Ferdian just smiled.
A moment later, Ferdian pulled his wife's arm.
"Why the hell away from me?" tanyakanya.
"Why not," answered Ajeng. "Darling, I'm going to the toilet first dong!"
"No, you just wait here!" said Ajeng, he looked around, it turns out the toilet is not far from him.
"That's a decoction, right?!" said Ajeng pointing at the toilet board.
"Yes already!"
He ran small to the toilet. While Ferdian stood there alone. Some people came out of the open elevator. There were some men and women from there who were laughing.
"Oi, Ferdian?!" greet a tall, well-built man. Ferdian who looked at his watch, turned his head.
"Steve's?! How are you?!" said Ferdian patting his friend's arm and shaking hands. It was Steve, one of his classmates in the third grade.
"Gue's good, Fer!" he said shaking Ferdian's hand hard.
"Ferdian, what's up man! Where have you never heard from?" this time the greeting came from a rather tall man, his name was Vino.
"Hey No!" reply Ferdian.
"Fer, you're the one who's the same!" natasya said who came along with Steve and Vino.
Ferdian laughing. "Then anyway? I'm a jutek!" said it.
"You know, it's your look that makes you miss!" natasya said again.
Ferdian just shook his head.
"Jutek, ngeselin, but there's a lot of people who want!" steve timpal.
"Well yeah, I'm friendly, not a lot of misses!" exciting Vino.
"That's because of lo butek's face!" concluded Steve.
"Eh, you are!" Vino hit his friend's arm.
"Let's go in ah!" get Natasya to pull Steve's arm, impatient.
"Yuk Fer!"
"Gue is waiting for someone!" ferdian smiled.
"Wait for who? Ferdian the handsome prince is no longer single?" Vino.
Ferdian chuckles amusedly. The nickname was indeed for him during High School, Prince Charming Singles. So naturally, as long as the nickname was pinned to him, many women were eyeing and hunting him to be his lover. But it turns out there is nothing at all, because Ferdian does not like to do activities that he thinks waste time.
"Wait for who? Rachel huh?" guess Steve.
Ferdian raised his eyebrows. Hearing the once familiar name in his ear he was automatically startled. His friends were laughing.
"Rachel is coming, relax! Rachel came from Jakarta to meet you, she said!" Natasha.
"What the hell? Who else is the same as him. He's the same pretentious me!" lang Ferdian's.
"Ah, you guys used to be deket. Who knows if you can be now, right?" vino said to his friends.
Ferdian.
"Rachel's been getting better now, bohay body, watered brain, cling-cling face. He said he'd be a lawyer" Steve explained.
"Oh yeah?!"
"Let's see, you must be crazy. You used to be able to refuse, but the power now will be difficult!"
Ferdian laughing. He looked at his watch, why his wife had not come out of the toilet.
The elevator doors opened again, sending the woman in a black dress with a golden list. Her dress was so fitting that her body was shaped like a slim version of a Spanish guitar. His white shoulder was exposed because his arm was made of sabrina. Her wave hair was curling when walking. The three men who were talking in the wide hallway also turned their heads.
"Crazy, live long! The one who was talking just came!" said Vino.
"Rachel's oath is so different!" exclaim Steve sparkling.
Ferdian looked at him flatly. Even the face of the woman was lost beautiful too far hundreds of kilometers away from the face of his wife.
The scented perfume stung as the woman passed by them.
"Rachel!" call Steve.
The woman looked. Suddenly pecked when he saw Ferdian's face there. He was unconscious when he walked.
"Hi! I'm sorry I didn't know you were my classmates" he said. He also approached the three men. Then looked at Ferdian with a smile.
"Hi Ferdian, it's been a long time!" he said while playing with his wavy hair.
Ferdian just grinned.
"Let's go inside, and start again!" get Vino to push Ferdian's body.
"Eh, uh..."
Rachel also held her hand with a slight forceful pull on Ferdian's arm, "We're sitting at one table huh?"
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