Not the First
EP. 35 Breakfast First

After the morning prayers, some choose to sleep again. There are also those who gather in the living room, watch TV, play gadgets, open a laptop while discussing the program to be run. Unlike the others, Rey chose to go to the kitchen. Help Mrs Haji prepare breakfast for all of them.

"Udah, Son. In front of the other. I'm used to cooking myself, really,"

"What ga, Mom. They are just ordinary gatherings. I'm used to clock in the kitchen,"

"That's crain. Girls today rarely want to go to the kitchen,"

"It's normal, Mom. From childhood has been taught to cook and help mother's work,"

"Subhanallah, you are indeed amazing Rey!"

"Mom can do it,"

"What cooking is there, fresh fish?" rey asked as soon as he saw some fresh fish that had been cleaned in the basin.

"You are made by pindang. Do you cook the shady?" ask Bu Haji.

"I'm a real Lahat, Mom. The cuisine is almost the same as here. Pindang is my family's favorite meal,"

"Oalaaa. If the mother is the same father even a resident immigrant. We came here because we graduated from PNS in 1980 and were placed here. Ibu Semarang if the father of Lampung. We're dating, meet here,"

"It's been a long time, Mom. So it's ingrained with tradition here,"

"Yes,"

"Let me cook the shady. Mom continues the banana fry," Rey offers help.

"Can. Thanks,"

The two women of different ages completed their tasks in the kitchen. When the sun begins to appear, the coffee and warm tea are ready. As his friend there is a fried banana candle and a cassava stew that is still hot.

"The coffee and tea are ready. Please! If less sweet add sugar seself. Mother prepare in this jar," Haji ma'am who brought a teapot of coffee and warm tea invited his guests to drink.

Before long, Rey also came out with a tray full of fried bananas and cassava stew.

"Let's try, it's still hot,"

"Well, I thought you were sleeping again, Rey," Pandu picked up the fried banana that was still in Rey's hand.

"He helped me in the kitchen. He said it was common for abis dawn nguprek in the kitchen," said Bu Haji.

"Oh, so. Just found out about me. It turns out you are diligent too, the type of ideal wife candidate," said Pandu.

"He..he...can you, Son of this Pandu,"

Alex, who was busy with his laptop, pretended not to hear the conversation. Though he put up his hearing well in order to hear whatever his friend was talking about, let alone concerning Rey.

Rey sees Alex not budging from position. He tried to offer drinks to the leader of his group.

"What kind of tea do you want coffee?" ask Rey about Alex.

"I'll take it myself.

"OK,"

Then Rey poured hot coffee for the guide because he knew his classmate liked to drink coffee in the cafeteria if there was no lecturer.

"Coffee, right?"

"Yoi, you know," said Pandu.

"Here you are, memorized,"

"Times?"

"He..he....,"

While pouring coffee, Rey accidentally saw Alex sitting on the side of the table. His gaze opened towards the man, but on the sheath cloth he was wearing.

"Eh, this is a sarong that the Semalem guys make. Mean.....Alex?" Rey soon finds out who peeked at her behind the curtain all night.

"Why is he so," Rey gnashed her forehead long enough. She thought hard enough to know why Alex was acting that way to her.

Fearing that his attitude could be read by Alex, Rey immediately returned to the kitchen on the grounds that her shield had not yet boiled.

"Abis can't make us go fishing first, nih," take a guide to Alex.

"Where?" alex asked without turning his eyes towards Pandu.

"In times. Where we took a shower. I saw a lot of people fishing upriver,"

"His equipment?"

"Well, there's a father in the back. Can be used," said Bu Haji.

"Well, a lot of fish, right?" Say Pandu again.

"There is still time before we go to the pond," Pandu said again.

"You want to go to the pond a bit bad. It's 9 o'clock. Early in the morning the person is not there yet" said Bu Haji.

"Well that's it, we can hook up first then,"

"Which father, Mom? From morning it doesn't look'" asked Alex

"Mine has a motor. Let this morning be made straight,"

"Oh, far from here?"

"Ga too. About half an hour from here,"

"Hopefully they will, ma'am?" please Pandu.

"You know, that's why it's disamperin. Deal price Rp. 50,000/motor a day. Owner of one person, he has several motor units that are deliberately rented for ojek,"

"Oh, thank God then,"

"Udah let the father take care of. Drink first let her stomach get. If the usual rice breakfast wait a minute, Rey again cook pindang for you,"

"Well, that's so good,"

"Yes, Rey is cooking. Mom wants to get ready first. 7 O'clock must be absent,"

"Please, Mom. Sorry to bother you,"

"Ga bother, you guys can be here. Anyway, brought delicious. If you're not home yet, lunch goes straight to the kitchen, right next door neighbor,"

"Yes, Mom. Thank you very much,"

The woman immediately left the living room, preparing to leave for work. As an SD teacher in the hamlet, he was among the senior teachers. Almost all young men in this hamlet became his students when in elementary school. Her husband works in the Lurah office. They include people who are reluctant in this village.

"Bangunin Dion, at this hour just connect to sleep," cried Alex.

"Ga sleeps the guy. I saw him busy chatting with someone, really,"

"Well, Kirain went into the bedroom of the sleeping nerusin" said Alex.

Sure enough Pandu guess, just one call, Dion already appeared in the room.

"The girls are also. Why in the room giggling ga koruan," commented Pandu.

"Most also talk about guys or play sosmed. Especially if it's two affairs," said Dion

"Well, the one who just came out knows. Feels like a girl?" Pandu Canda.

"Have a son,"

"And you're also abis chating. Smiles are like crazy people,"

"Here, I've never done anything,"

"Ga. Never been dating" Pandu said.

"Casian. Not good or too good?"

"Eitherway. It could be both,"

"Ha.ha. Inget age, late marriage loss, loh,"

"New 26, woles. The Netherlands is far away,"

"I see the class of employees are old enough all, except for that one," Dion said as he turned his mouth toward the kitchen.

"The youngest Rey in the class. The smartest again. He's our favorite child, his brain can be relied on for a long time to leave school like us,"

"Pantes, looks the same age as us. Don't have a girlfriend yet?" ask Dion again.

"Ga know, his days are just the same Pras. Neighbor and his best friend. Our classmates too,"

Dion and Pras' conversation about Rey was well captured by Alex. He digested every piece of information released by Pandu. His heart was a little relieved when it came to knowing only Pras the man who was close to Rey all along.

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