MYFATHER
Episode 1's
JAKARTA, JANUARY 1999, FIRST WEEK
”How so? A’a at home there?” Siska asked.
Yudi paused the intention to spoon the food into his mouth, unable to bear to look back at his girlfriend who was looking friendly. Down the spoon accompanied by a nod, ”Betah is not at home, should be at home-setahin.”
”The answer is confusing,” Siska responds with an amused smile. ”If you feel at home then say at home! If you don't say no!”
”A’a..say at home because the salary is big, all facilities are also available, so the money can be saved. But to say at home yes not at home, sometimes bosen also because there is so quiet.”
”There really is A’a has no friends?"
”Many, lah! But quiet because inget same you keep.”
”Dih, gombal,” said Siska frowning and laughing amusedly, his eyes glittering with puffiness stating the flattery of hearing that remark. ”But I'm glad A’a can get that certainty finally. So permanent employees at Kaltim Persada Coal is not easy.”
”Indeed, let alone another sluggish economy. Many old employees are let go, fortunately A’a can be appointed as a new employee before management changes his mind, but yes it is..Must work rodi, do his job two-three people at once.”.
”That means a blessing from Allah,” Siska chimed in.
”When do you want to move there?” ask Yudi to glint.
Siska smiled then pinched her boyfriend's arm, ”What the hell? Can hang me up with dad. Married me first, then can bring me there.”
”Then are you ready to apply? There I can have a more established place if I change status,” Yudi said hopefully.
Siska dragged, ”I told you I wanted to do a job first. I don't think it's tired of school but can't practice science.”
”You always say so but until now you have not worked too.”
”I just graduated five months ago, naturally dong if you are still waiting for a call here and there. As A’a said, nyari work is hard for forgiveness,” replied Siska straightforwardly.
”So until when should I wait?” tanya Yudi pretended to be annoyed.
”Not this is also good for A’a? Without me there A’a can be more concentration work.”
”A’a kok even sure that the concentration of A’a add kenceng if you are there.”
”It looks better I moved there if A’a already Manager.”
”It's still three or five years away. A’a already hunted moss friends with monkeys and antelopes in the forest,” erang Yudi who was struck by the laughter of Siska. After the girl's laughter subsided Yudi added with a tone emphasis that stole Siska's attention, ”So how? A’a seriously, nih.”.
”Almost A’a itself is ready?” Siska asked with a look like thrusting thorns all over Yudi's body, she knew what her boyfriend meant.
Three years of contact with him is not a short time to get to know the nature of Siska inside out. So far he likes all the things that exist in this girl, even down to the ugliest things like the nature of her judes, and many things that he once got amazed can now be responded to naturally. They are suitable as lovers, there is only one problem that becomes an obstacle to their relationship to go further...
Although both are not fanatical, nor do they persevere with their religion, Yudi is reluctant to discuss the possibility of establishing a family on the basis of a rigid culture such as religion. For him like that should not be too disputed anymore in modern times like now. Man should have the sublime right to combine love with mutual respect without the need to include himself in the dwarf box. The human need to connect with others is like a vast sea that should not need to be dammed like a tributary held back by a dam.
Unfortunately, that was not the way of thinking from Siska's side.more precisely from the girl's parent's side. Although Siska never questioned the difference of beliefs between them but this relationship can not run smoothly because Siska's parents forbid him to date Yudi because of the problem of that one. Siska's parents were rather conservative and they were hard pressed to be convinced that marriage could not proceed on the basis of love. For them, a marriage should be based on the same beliefs, just as a country is based on the same laws so that there is a common proposition in building relationships. And that's what has made Yudi dizzy for the past two years...
Yudi raised an eyebrow, ”Siap not ready, yes must be prepared, dong!”
”Tuh, right! That's how it is. Baffle me!” Siska.
”If not ready now, when else?” ask Yudi. ”Ntar kematengan keburu stale..”
”No, whose name is love where there is stale?” refute Siska.
"So you know, A’a already nyisain enough money to save us marriage later. And A’a has also opened child education insurance, although the name of the heir is still empty but ready to be filled if we marry later,” said Yudi. “That's proof A’a seriously same you.”
Siska stirring her ice cream with a spoon, ”Gini, deh. Give me another year. If until after that I have not been able to work as well, I will immediately accept as soon as A’a ngelamar.”
”Crue,nih? Seriously huh?”
”Serious or not serious, it will have to be serious,” Siska imitates Yudi's annoying style of speech.
”Well, if it does not connect,” timpal Yudi and both also laughed crisply. ”You want more ice cream?”
”Ngak, ah. Can be fat later,” Siska shakes her head.
”Biarin,deh. The important thing is that someone likes,” kilah Siska. A minute later the girl sighed.”Doesn't feel yes tomorrow A’a already have to return. Though just last Monday at the meeting.”
”I will be able to go home in three months,” entertain Yudi.
”It will be three months long,” Siska responded while welcoming Yudi's fingers.
”Then we are satisfied tonight,” said Yudi. ”There is an idea where after this?”
”Firestone?”
Yudi's eyes widened, ”Kukira you will never want to go there?”
”Exceptions, please. I know A’a really wants to take me there. Since we're only going to see you in six months I don't think there's any harm in ever granting what A’a want.”
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Half an hour later the two were in a large, dim room filled with colorful lights, frenetic music, while a crowd of young people were crammed into the dance floor dressed in fun clothes. Yudi saw Siska was annoyed, her boyfriend had never been to a place like this, but this is where he is now, and Yudi was determined to give the girl the most comfortable atmosphere possible.
”From yok..” Yudi held his girlfriend's hand.
Siska shook her head, but Yudi still pulled her to the point of not wanting Siska to follow, not until ten minutes later the girl drowned in the beat of music that flowed along with the heartbeat. Both of his hands hugged Yudi's neck while his waist gawked agilely like a hot worm. Without feeling an hour the two danced, fused in the crowd of couples who were also swept in the music and themselves, Siska smiled and wiped her sweat, ”Udahan first, yes.”.
”Tanggung, still fun...” said Yudi who is still fun to wander.
”I'm thirsty, nih,” said Siska then pulled her boyfriend's arm towards the bartender.
”What do you drink?” The bartender greeted with a smile that could not be separated from the lips even though he was busy beratraction by throwing a bottle in the air.
”Two red labels,” Yudi replied.
”OK...” said the bartender back to the bottle shelves to take Yudi's order.
”Kok the message? I don't drink that!” siska manyun said.
”If you order mineral water later you..” he looked briefly to the tenter standing back, his voice changed almost whispering, ”.....dikasih ecstasy.”
”That illegal drug?”siska's eyes were wide.
”Iya. It's code here,” said Yudi.
”Kok A’a know? Use often too, huh?”
”Yes, geez! No, lah,” Yudi lied. He did consume ecstasy, but that was only when he was relaxing with his friends on campus first.
”Please!” the bartender returned to them a short while later with a glass of order.
”What does it mean?” ask Siska confused.
”Udah, try it. If you don't like it, I'll just finish.”
Siska scrunched her nose and put the lip of the glass to her lips. The strong-scented dark-red liquid crashing down his throat, playing his tongue with a sharp, tickling taste. He laughed giggly, “Agot bitter but tasty after.. stomach so warm..”.
And he said when Yudi asked him to drink the next few glasses, his girlfriend seemed to be wanting to spoil him with his now abundant money savings, which is, after all, the gulps were incalculable since the band took to the stage to bring a row of top forties that were good to hear.
”Yes, pardon.jam half twelve. Home,yuk...” said Siska who was half-shabby.
”Come, deh. Your condition is bad,” Yudi laughed.
Despite drinking the same amount of glasses as Siska, Yudi still has a good awareness and sanity control, maybe it is because he is used to drinking such drinks. The young man swept Siska's body into the car and then fled the vehicle to Graha Kencana, the Siska home complex, at an unreasonable speed, yan drove them fifteen kilometers in just three-quarters of an hour. Arriving in front of Siska's house, he could not let Siska who was heavy in the air enter alone, finally he broke the girl in.
”Lock the door A’..if not ntar I catch a cold.” said Siska and then explode a burp that is very embarrassing if he does as the usual Siska, the graceful and honorable Siska.
”You really mabok, yes.” Yudi laughing.
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