
"Where are we going, Mom?" ask Dita when their car has sped the road.
"Surprise dong, dear," replied Rendra without taking his eyes off the road.
"Mas, have you reserved a place?" She looked at her husband who was driving.
Rendra smiled without answering his wife.
"Silence, Mas. Yes, yes" guess Dita.
"Yes, I've, baby." Rendra grabbed Dita's right hand and kissed her.
"Mas, just focus. Don't be gini." Dita tried to pull out her hand that Rendra was holding.
"That's okay, honey. I'll relax."
"Why don't we use a motorbike anyway, Mas?"
"Again, bring a car. If you bring a motor can't while listening to gini music, dear. Wh why? Honey, don't you like to use a car? Can't hug me from behind?"
Dita clucked, always Rendra teased her. He eventually went silent without responding, looking at the atmosphere of the street in front of him and listening to the music playing from the radio.
After 20 minutes, they arrived at their destination. After Rendra parked the car, she took off her seatbelt. Then took off his wife's seatbelt.
"False, Mas. But I can get away with myself."
"Nothing. Let's just, honey, just get down from the car. But don't come down, wait for me to open the door."
"I can open it myself, Mom."
"No. Let me do that, My Love." Rendra rushes out of the car and opens the door for Dita.
"Thank you, Mas," said Dita as Rendra opened the door for her.
"My pleasure, My Love."
After closing the door and locking the car, Rendra took Dita into the restaurant.
"Good night, sir, Mom. Can we help you?" greet a restaurant staff friendly.
"I've booked on behalf of Narendra."
"Well, I'll check first, sir." The restaurant staff looked at the list of guests who had already made the reservation.
"Sorry, may I know your full name, Father?" ask him politely.
"Narendra Daneswara."
"I'll take you to my father's room. Let's follow me, sir, Mom." The staff walked in the lead in front of them towards the place Rendra had ordered.
"This is the room, sir, Mom. Please come in."
Rendra and Dita then walked into the room and sat down on the sofa.
"Sorry, sir, ma'am, would you like to order now or later?"
"Where, honey?" Rendra asks Dita's opinion.
"Send a message, Mas. Pity the Mama if it's back and forth."
"We'll just order, ma'am. What is the special menu here?" ask Rendra while opening the menu book.
The staff then explained their special menu and restaurant mainstay. He then recorded all the menus that Rendra and Dita ordered.
"Is there any more, sir, Mom?"
Rendra looked at Dita.
"While enough is enough, Ma'am," replied Dita.
"good. I repeat the order." The staff mentioned one by one the ordered menus.
"Yes, that's right, Ma'am," said Dita.
"Please wait, sir, Mom. Excuse me first" the staff said politely.
"Thank you, Ma'am."
They are in one closed room that faces outwards with a view of the garden. They can see outside, but the outside cannot see inside. They sat next to each other on the sofa. Rendra shrugged his wife's shoulders.
"Mas, why book a private room?"
"I told you I wanted to be with you, baby."
"It doesn't work either, Mas. We don't know any other visitors either."
"Who knows if there's a visitor or two who know, dear. Just anticipate it because I really want to enjoy some time together without anyone interrupting." Rendra kissed Dita's forehead.
"Mas, what the hell is it? I know Mas must want to talk about something serious until coming out gini. Where's the private room again." Seated facing Rendra, she stroked her husband's sturdy jaw.
Rendra smile. "Suspicious keep on, dear." He pinched the gnash of his wife's nose.
"Honey, this really understands me the most. Actually, there's something I want to talk about" Rendra honestly.
"So I was offered an S2 scholarship in Japan, honey," Rendra replied as she stared at Dita, waiting for her reaction.
"Well, thank God. Do you still accept it?"
Rendra shakes. "I haven't made up my mind yet, honey. I said I'd have a discussion with the family."
"I agree that I take. Not everyone gets a chance, Mom. And this is a golden opportunity, dear if missed."
Rendra. "But I can't leave you, baby."
"Mama's mama's mama? Then can you leave me?" Tita started to pout.
"Don't frown, I'll kiss you later. Wanna?"
"Oh yeah, I'm kidding." Dita pursed her lips.
Rendra smiled and stroked his wife's head full of affection. "Don't misunderstand me, honey. Where could I possibly leave you. A day near you I can't, let alone two."
"So Mas said I couldn't leave my mom."
"Listen up don't cut it, honey." Rendra again stroked his wife's head.
"Wherever I go I'll take you, baby. I won't leave you alone here. If I were to go to Japan, it would be impossible to invite my mother to live there. I mean that way. It's not so bad."
Dita nodded, she smiled embarrassedly because she had misunderstood.
"I love you and love you, my dear. I won't be able to get away from you." Rendra held Dita's dahu, directing his wife to look at him.
"Where may this beautiful and virtuous wife I leave behind. It can be difficult and second to none in the world" he said, cupping his wife's face.
"God willing, I will not forsake you unless death do us part. I love you. Really, really love you." Rendra kissed Dita's forehead and hugged her tightly.
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The door of the room opened, two waiters brought in their orders. One by one they were presented on the table. After all, one of the waiters mentioned all his orders. Once confirmed to be appropriate, they went outside of the room.
"Come, we'll eat while we talk, honey. Don't forget to pray." Rendra had already broken her embrace when the door of their room was knocked.
After praying, they began to enjoy the dishes served at the table.
"Mas, why can't you leave Mom? It hasn't explained."
"I promised myself I would look after my mom until later. Honey, you know this too."
Dita nodded while continuing to enjoy her food.
"PKL and KKN only, I have chosen the close so as not to be far from my mother. I also couldn't get away from my mom, let alone leave her for two years. There is no man in the house who will take care of my mother, Sis Shasha and Nisa. No, I can't." Repeatedly Rendra shook his head.
"If you knew about this, you wouldn't agree, Mom. Mama will definitely have Mas accept this scholarship. Hmmm, I know Mas took me out so that mama wouldn't hear it, right?"
Rendra nodded.
"If it's the same, Mom, so accept this scholarship, about when?"
"Next year maybe. I'll graduate in August at the earliest if it's November, sweetheart."
"How will my college go?"
"Beauty. Or going to college there again?"
"Expensive, Mas, at your own expense."
"God willing, we can find money, dear."
"I don't want to."
"Darling, don't want to go to Japan?"
"No. I don't want to go to college there at my own expense."
"Oh, I don't think I want to go to Japan. I will immediately reject the scholarship then. I took the S2 scholarship here just so I can still take care of my mom and baby also do not need a leave of absence from college."
"Eh, can't do that, Mom. It's a good opportunity. I'd better say the same to Mom. I'm also istikharah first."
"Let me think again, dear."
"What will you think again, Mom? When it comes to my studies, I don't care if I have to leave. When should I give an answer?"
"Until the end of this month," Rendra sighed.
"There is still time for Istikharah, Mas. I will always support whatever you decide. If we have to go to Japan later, God willing I am ready to accompany, Mas."
"Thank you, dear."
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Jogja, 200521 06.00
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