Shean & Jenny
Our Stories Both
While in the gallery of Jenny's father's antiques, there were many things I couldn't identify.a roll of parchment, or some antique urn from China and many other things. Basically such a thing is not my expertise, maybe grandfather knows more about all the items that are here.
As an archaeologist, I pay attention to the relics of the era of the kingdom, where there is no concept of the state and all the territory is determined by the ruler of the region which later formed into the royal system. Which was ruled by the king's children.
Sometimes on an archaeological site excavation, especially on the ruins of a kingdom, the, there are many items that are still intact and they are usually on display in state-run museums or individuals who have the ability to buy and care for objects of the past.
Very rarely people who can afford, as well as Mr. Renaldy, although the items he has are quite a lot but only a few are relatively rare, even though he has a lot of things, and one of them is a black iron box with abstract motifs on each side whose motif strokes have been slightly thinned because of wear and tear with the changing times.
I'm really curious about that thing.
“Hallo everyone, it's what time” Jenny surprised the two of us who just suddenly entered the room.
“Eh yes, it is almost 7” hours Mr Renaldy then take me to the dining room to eat dinner together.
The atmosphere is warm and cheerful, we sit and tell a lot of things while eating delicious dishes that are already available. I also thank him for giving me a full scholarship. I continue to thank him because only this time I get help from so many others.
On the sidelines of small talk, several times his father told him about his household relationship with his wife. Even the story of the first time he met his wife also told us both.
After dinner, we went back to the backyard again, sitting back and enjoying the calm at night. Not to forget also black coffee and cake that I brought to be a complementary menu after dinner.
“Cake from whichever store this is, how delicious!” He said with a loud voice when eating cheese cake made by Mr. Sudirman.
“It was from the cafe Atelier Pah... Usually I'm the same Shean coffee there, the place is not too big, but the coffee and cakes sold there are delicious all”. Jenny told her dad about where we were hanging out.
“Atelier said? Looks like I know that place”
“Sudirman yes.. He checked his phone and tried to call someone.
We were both wondering if Jenny's father might know the place and the store owner. We both looked at each other and no one spoke.
“Hallo.. It's hard to contact you” His exclaim to someone he contacts. He put his smartphone on the table and loaded the call. On his phone it is written that he is contacting someone named Dirman (Alumni High School Hope Mulia).
“Hallo, with whom do I speak?” someone on the call asked who's calling at night like this.
“I'm Renaldy, I've forgotten you're Dirman!” snapped it. We can only be silent, is it possible Mr. Sudirman who we know so far.
“Naldy! Oh my god this is right Renaldy High School Hope Mulia” Pak Sudirman trying to make sure if it's a good friend during High School that he knew first.
“Hahaha. Healthy you Man.” We could only smile with the conversation of those who were asking each other news.
After closing the call, Renaldy opened a rectangular wooden cigar box on the top engraved with a golden eagle logo. He cut the cigar with a special tool.
“You smoke?” Ask her while igniting a cigar that smells like wine.
“I..Yes sir" I answered a little doubt with his question, but I must be honest can not also lie to fellow smokers, surely he also knows it.
“Yes already, this is a nice cigar that I just ordered yesterday” he thrust it at me.
“Yes, yes yes Pah, Shean.. I went to the room first”. Jenny went into the house leaving us both in a slightly awward situation.
“Not to be ashamed, just relax” It hints that I received the expensive cigar, not the playful very special and tempting, anyone who likes to smoke would know the pleasure of cigars abroad.
Although this is in a big city, but in this elite housing there are many sounds of crickets like in the village, the air is quite cold at night today, he said, befriending expensive coffee and cigars to complement the night chat with Mr. Renaldy.
However, I still hesitate to talk alone like this, there still feels a wall that limits us both, he said, maybe because of the distance of age that is far adrift or maybe because of social status like the earth and sky.
I listened to the stories of his past in High School. He also mentioned Sudirman's good friend who always advised him not to troublemaker because Mr. Renaldy was a badung student who all teachers were afraid of him.
One time the class leader Sudirman made him battered when he was harassing a woman who unexpectedly he would fall in love with him in the future and in the end decided to get married when they had graduate college.
“My story is over when Maria has died, now it's your turn to continue the story” Reveal it meaningfully while exhaling a puff of smoke that flew up into the sky blown by the night wind and just disappeared.
“Iya sir.. I love Jenny and intend to marry her, it's just..”.
“Do not hesitate son.. If you want to marry her do it as soon as possible, because the longer it will fade the love. Believe me, the longer the relationship does not mean the better the”. He said, and it has a point.
However, the figure of the man beside me is someone who is full of bitterness in the world and has swallowed a lot of disappointment in any case, maybe also in terms of romance.
“I believe you from the first time Jenny told me about the incident that happened to her because of Damian, obviously I regret that because I have betrothed him to the son of a business partner I trusted so far. It was unexpected that the man even injured Jenny”. He said that he told all the complaints due to his actions that ended in disaster on the girl he loved.
“All just a coincidence, even then I did not intend to help, just like the other people who were there at that time. It's just that I realized if it's Jenny the person I know”. I explained the chronology of the incident when his son was slapped and pushed so rough, and even before while in the mall he had almost hit me because of misunderstanding.
“Iya I know. Jenny has told me everything in detail. After all it is a noble act that not everyone will do”.
“I directly approve of your relationship, you don't have to bother to marry Jenny. Let's just set the time and let our reception all the responsibility, you just prepare a dowry that you can give. Even 10 thousand rupiah money is fine as long as Jenny can sincerely accept it”. He patted me on the shoulder trying to convince me to rush into marrying Jenny.
“Good sir, in these two months give me time to think, after that I will go back to the Father to talk again about this all. My word. That month I needed time to finish my other affairs so that there was no burden when I was married.
“Alright then, Mr rest first”
“The waiter has prepared a room to stay tonight, so do not think to go home nights like this yes.” His words then passed towards the bedroom.
Still inexhaustible with all the things in recent months, all the happy things come in a row.
“Hei.!” Jenny came to surprise me who was daydreaming.
“I thought you were asleep.” He was shocked because he suddenly came.
“Emm.. Hehehe”. He even smiled to himself, lest he eavesdrop on all my conversations with his father.
“You..... Can't eavesdrop on other people's talk huh, naughty!” very annoyed with his attitude that was always a prank like a little girl.
“Not anyone else, but heard my father's conversation with his future son-in-law, so it's okay to dong”.
“Basic..!, Already.. Already.. let's sleep” Invite me to sleep immediately.
“Eh.. Uh.. Patience is dear, sleep with him later if you are married” More furious made this child.
“Jenny!!!!!!”.
“Hahahahahaha” He ran and laughed loudly heard all over the room.
Illustration of Jenny and Shean
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