
Andre was feeling tense that day. This Saturday, he invited Nava to lunch outside, hoping also that the woman would answer his request last afternoon. He waited in his parked car in the courtyard of Nava's dormitory. Soon the woman came out, looking beautiful wearing an off white blouse suit and a denim A-line skirt. She is also seen wearing her white sneakers, making her look beautiful in a casual and casual outfit.
"Hi, sorry for so long!" said Nava who got into Andre's car.
"No, really!"
"Where are we going?" asked Nava enthusiastically.
"There are cool and cozy (comfortable) dining recommendations?" ask Andre. He had not explored the Flower City for a long time. It becomes a bit too difficult to find a reference place to eat.
"Hmm.in the vicinity of Progo street maybe, yes around there are many places to eat good also good atmosphere."
"OK!" Andre started his car engine and then walked to Progo road which takes about 30 minutes from their campus area.
They chose a Japanese food restaurant in a quiet area and not many vehicles passed by. Comfortable atmosphere with traditional Japanese wood shades welcomes them. They ordered the menu provided by the restaurant. Andre chose the menu type yakiniku, while Nava chose the menu type shabu-shabu.
"Surely foreign with Bandung now huh?" nava asked while feeding the ripe beef from the sauce.
"Banget dong, 7 years try!" answer Andre.
"Your parents' house is still in the old house?"
"Yes, Mama and Papa Sakti are still there. That's your house?"
"My house has moved, now in the Setra Sari area," replied Nava.
"Ooh, you're not coming home, Va?"
"If you want to stop by, let's go!" answer Nava.
"Can."
Nava drank the soursop juice. His heart was troubled, should he answer Andre's offer that afternoon now. But how to start the conversation, while he himself was nervous. It will be hard to even speak when nervous.
"Va, is it over?" andre asked.
"Udah, no," he replied in shock.
"Mm...to your parents bring what is good?" ask Andre.
"No need, Dre! Bother it!" sergeant Nava.
"Nice, I'll just meet again with Aunt Goddess. Moreover, your mama is very good with my mama," replied Andre.
"It's up to you, Dre! Mama actually often you meet your mother," explained Nava.
"Oh yeah? My mom never told me that."
"Yes, let's get out!"
Andre and Nava came out of the restaurant, then saw there was a cake shop and souvenirs, they finally decided to cross the road and approach the cake shop.
"Does your family like durian?" asked Andre, it turns out that the cake shop only provides durian menu with many kinds.
"That's a lot to like!" answered Nava enthusiastically.
"Good, so what do you want to choose?" ask Andre while looking at the menu of options available.
"Hmm.brownis durian!" answer Nava.
"okay!"
Andre asked the waiter to wrap a box of durian brownies, pancakes and durian cakes. Nava was surprised when Andre bought all that, although he also felt happy, because he and his family were indeed durian enthusiasts.
"This brings yes, to your family. Yuk!" take Andre with you when all their orders have been completed.
"Thank you very much, Dre!"
Andre and Nava arrive at the Nava family residence, Nava's parents' house this time is already much larger than the previous house, which Andre remembers. They went inside which was immediately welcomed by Nava's mother, Aunt Goddess.
"Finally home is also Mama's daughter this one!" she hugged Nava.
"Hehe, I'm sorry Ma, I'm busy in college so I haven't been able to go home yet" Nava said. Mama poked her son's nose.
"Wh who is this? How is he not known?" mama asked to look at Andre, who then the man regretted it.
"This is my lecturer, Ma!"
"Lecturer? Not girlfriend?!" mama asked reflexes out of her mouth. Nava nudged the body of her mother.
"It's Andre, Ma! His son Aunt Indah, who went to college in London, is now my lecturer at the college" explained Nava.
The eyes of Aunt Goddess instantly sparkled and a smile came out of her mouth.
"It's Andre? Nava High School, right?"
"Yes, Auntie, how are you?"
"Alhamdulillah Good aunt! God, the more handsome you are, son! How can I be Nava's teacher?"
"It just so happened that after returning home from London, I taught at the University of Mentari, a semester before Nava entered post-graduate," explained Andre.
"Ooh so! Great wow! Come on, sit down, let's tell stories. Auntie had met several times with your mother, Dre! Just maybe when you go home we have not met again," story Aunt Goddess.
"Oh yes, Auntie!"
"Va, make a drink! You think you're Nava's girlfriend, don't you? Nava never told me the same Auntie!"
Andre said, "No, Auntie!"
"Ah, baby! Auntie is very nice if you have your rich daughter-in-law, Dre!" answered Aunt Goddess.
Andre blushed.
"Aunty go back a minute, okay? Call Nava's papa!"
I don't know why Andre was nervous.
Nava came back to Andre and brought him a glass of warm tea, and a few pieces of cake were available. He sat down across from Andre.
"Don't change, my mama's so excited!" nava. Andre chuckled.
"Where is your brother now, Va?"
"Sister Rafi? Married two years ago, now living in Jakarta."
"Ooh..."
Suddenly, Aunt Dewi again followed her husband, Om Indra, aka her papa Nava. Andre stood up and regretted it.
"How are you Om?" greet Andre ducked.
"Om healthy, Dre! It's a long time ago, just came back here?"
"Yes Om, this is the first time I've returned to Indonesia after seven years of living in London!"
Om Indra nodded.
"Listen you're Nava's lecturer, right?"
"Yes, Om! I happened to be teaching in Nava class this semester" Andre explained.
"Putain Mama was already dating Nava, not you guys used to also deket right?" this time Aunt Goddess is back to heat up.
Andre and Nava blushed. Their faces are equally blushing.
"Mama, slow down! Andre just met Nava again, huh? But anyway if you guys have the same feeling, why not be memorized, you guys must be equally waiting right?" tanya Om Indra tried to confirm. He knew that his daughter never had a special relationship with any man, Nava must be waiting for Andre's return.
"Father!" sergeant Nava.
"Why doesn't it matter, if you are still in college or have graduated, then the future is in the hands of both of you!"
"Part of your age is also mature, dear Nava! Mama was married at 23, right Pa?" this time Auntie Dewi added.
Andre was getting nervous. But his heart was relieved that the Nava family was openly supportive of his and Nava's relationship. Should this opportunity be wasted?
"Ehm..." Andre berdehem. His heart is beating fast.
"Sorry Om, Auntie! Maybe my arrival was sudden and sudden, but I once said to Nava himself a few days ago. It seems to be a good day to express my intentions to Om and Aunt as Nava's parents even with limitations like this," said Andre ventured.
Nava was surprised. While Om Indra and Aunt Dewi looked at each other with sparkling eyes.
Andre sighed.
"I intend to propose to princess Om and Aunt to be my wife" Andre said.
"By pleasure, Om accepted your proposal! But Om returns the proposal to Nava, who will live with you later, how is Va?" said Om Indra calmly and wisely.
"Inget Va, the silence of the woman means a sign of agreement!" mother said.
"Mmh..."
Andre's heart was no less nervous to hear Nava's reply.
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Ajeng is preparing paperwork for maternity leave in his apartment. The plan is that he will give the file next week to the staff at the campus. Ah, hopefully everything goes well. He has also not rethought how his plans are after his leave is over. Whether he will hire a baby sitter, or leave it to his parents later. It seems that this issue is increasingly creating a dilemma. He does not want to leave his current career, but however his son later is the top priority.
"Darling, can you please copy my files?" pinta Ajeng at Ferdian who was reading his research novel on the sofa.
"Must now?"
"Not really, but faster is better!" answer Ajeng.
"So soon, I'll finish this chapter."
Ajeng looked at her husband who was busy reading, writing notes, marking on every page of his novel. Her husband was so focused, he was so bad for bothering her. Ajeng smiled and went to the kitchen to make her husband Ferdian's favorite glass of hot chocolate.
"Drink yes, dear! Stay up!" said Ajeng put the glass on the table.
"Thank you, Honey!"
Ajeng sat beside Ferdian, and looked at him. Ferdian gets more handsome when focused like that, hopefully his son will also be as handsome and smart as his father, the inner Ajeng while stroking his stomach. It turned out that the cloudy air like today made him quickly sleepy, Ajeng fell asleep in a sitting position next to Ferdian.
"Eh, the beautiful lecturer's mother is sleeping here, instead" said Ferdian softly when he saw his wife looking sound with her mouth gaping.
Ferdian so smile amusedly.
"Dec, when do we meet? Dad misses!" whispered Ferdian in the pregnant belly of the wife.
"Okay, tonight yeah, sip!" again, answer it yourself. Ferdian silly.
Ferdian took a sip of his hot chocolate that was no longer hot, then went back to reading his novel while noting everything important, so as not to forget to be reported in the script later.
The light rain fell very beautifully, especially seen from the 15th floor apartment building owned by Ajeng and Ferdian.
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"Mmh...."
"Where's Va? Are you ready for the answer?" ask Indra to her son.
Nava was still feeling tense, because he did not expect it to be that soon Andre faced and proposed to him in front of his parents. Isn't he so serious? Things that Gerry had never done, even though he still lived in Bandung for several times proposed to him.
"Dre, i..."
The position of Andre's body was vertical in his sitting. His heart was pounding, as were Nava's parents, who hoped that his son could accept Andre's proposal.
Nava sighed.
"I still need time to answer your proposal, Dre!" nava sounded doubtful.
Andre's round eyes grew. Somehow his heart broke, but he was so optimistic that Nava would accept his proposal. His tongue suddenly became twisted and stiff. But he has to talk.
"Are you?" he said he sounded disappointed. "All right," he continued. He bowed for a moment.
Nava looked at him with an unpleasant heart. He felt he had scratched the man's heart with a razor, small yet sharp. He just needs to convince himself, is he ready to get married?
"Ehm, Andre's son! Maybe Nava still needs careful consideration related to your application, hopefully you can give him a little time slack huh?" this time the Goddess spoke.
"It's okay, Auntie! I understand!" andre tried to smile.
"You're a good man, Andre! Nava will definitely consider your application very well," said Om Indra.
"Yes, Om! Thank you!"
The atmosphere was momentarily silent, there was only the sound of raindrops being heard falling on the roof.
"Okay, maybe I should go back now" Andre said farewell.
"Nava want to go back to kosan?" ask mama.
"I was here first, Ma!" answer Nava.
"okay!"
"I'll go home first, Auntie, Om! Thank you so much, maybe next time I come here again!"
"Yes dong, you have to come back here again, especially if Nava has accepted your proposal!" said Aunt Dewi trying to encourage the man.
"Assalamu'alaikum!" pamit Andre's.
"Wa'alaikumsalam!"
Nava walks Andre to the front of his yard.
"Dre!" call him.
Andre turned his body.
"I'm sorry, huh? I hope you understand," said the girl softly without looking at the man before her.
"Yes, I know! You can answer whenever you're ready."
"Thank you very much, Dre!"
Andre smiled and got into his car before it started raining. He waved his hand as he left the house, piercing the cold rain to the heart.
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