The Heart of Old Menjakaka
255. Give Om one chance
"Om today has become a widower. And if possible, Om wants to ask for blessing in order to marry your mother," said Tian slowly.
Juna was already smiling excitedly hearing that, then his eyes looked towards Steven with curiosity for his answer.
"I don't want to" Steven replied briefly but was able to make a sense of disappointment when Tian heard it.
"Why, Stev?" tanya Tian was sad as she blocked Steven's arm. Because the man was about to step away. "Please give Om one chance, Om has changed now. Om loved your mother, Stev."
"But I don't want to and can't. It's already my omku. Sister-in-law's childhood too?" Steven stared at Tian fiercely.
"What's the problem, Om?" Juna opened his voice. "So Om and Sister-in-law are not a problem."
"Yes, no problem. But Om doesn't agree that Om Tian married your Mama. Your mama is too perfect for her that she lacks a lot." Steven looked down at Tian, his hands clutched.
"Kok Saying that, anyway?" Juna seemed to be unable to hear it. "Nobody in this world is perfect, Om. Just like Om Tian, Juna, Mami, Opa, Oma, Bude, Pakde even Aunt Citra and Om Steven. Juna wants Om Tian to be Juna's Papa" he asked.
Steven shook his head, then took a quick step towards the canteen. Juna who was not satisfied with the answer immediately ran after him. Angga also followed, but not with Tian.
The man was frozen, he was confused about what to do next, because Steven's blessing was very important, he said.
"What's wrong with you, Ti? And where are they going?" asked Nissa who had just stepped over. He didn't hear their talk.
"I just asked Steven for his blessing, but he said he didn't" Tian replied, turning his head with a sad face.
"Did he give me the reason?"
"Say you are too perfect for me who lacks so much."
"I'll persuade him."
"No, Nis." Tian blocked the arm of Nissa who was about to step up. "Later I try to talk to him again. Now we'll see the Twins, I want to hold it."
"You go first with Mama and Brother Sofyan. Next time I'm with Maya."
"Yes already, I'm first yes, Nis." Tian smiled, then stepped over to Sindi. "Mom, let's see the twins" he asked Sindi.
"Both doang?" Sindi stands.
"Sama Mr. Sofyan too. Later Nissa same as Bu Maya said." Tian looked towards Sofyan. The man immediately stood up while peeking at his wife's forehead.
"Yes already, come on," asked Sindi. He stepped first and Tian was behind with Sofyan.
"You're the Omnya Citra?" ask Sofyan. He and Tian had not yet gotten acquainted. But Tian himself already knew Sofyan because his name was quite famous in the business world.
"Yes, Sir. Sorry, we forgot to meet." Tian extended his hand, immediately Sofyan replied. "My name is Tian Siregar."
"I'm Sofyan Prasetyo. You look so close to Juna and Nissa. Is it just my feelings?"
"Actually ...." Tian stopped his steps in front of the door of the baby room. So too with Sofyan. Sindi went in there first. "I love Nissa, sir. I also have the intention of marrying her. I have asked Mr. Angga for his blessing, he has my blessing. Steven is not. But ... Your own father as his brother, do you want to bless me?" Tian looked at Sofyan's face. The man seemed silent for a moment.
"Indeed, what's your job?" Sofyan's number one blessing is work. Because according to him, the main thing about men is work. Moreover, his family is quite distinguished. It feels strange, if later Nissa is a lot of money, while her husband is unemployed.
"I'm CEO, sir. But it's not my own company. I just work under it." According to Tian, if Sofyan could come to his blessing, there would be many who would support him.
"You don't have any meaningful company?"
"I used to have, but because I was broke so I started again from scratch."
"Oh so. Besides being CEO, you have no other business?"
"There was. Five or six months ago I saw catfish and thank you for two harvests, sir."
"How much profit from one harvest?"
"Not great, sir. But appreciable. Yesterday the harvest was 10 million if not wrong."
"Eating is easy, yes, that catfish. We just open our pants and keep squatting."
"What do you mean, sir?" Tian's forehead flinched. I don't understand what Sofyan said.
"Who said it, sir?" Tian looked surprised. "My eat the same pellets. Not from my fried banana."
"Masa, anyway? My friend had catfish but he made some sort of jambban. You know jambban, don't you?"
"Who to defecate in the fields or times?"
Sofyan nodded. "Yes, my friend made a jambban over the pool. If he, his son or wife want to defecate .. so crackling in the catfish pond. Later catfish on eat their fried bananas."
Tian immediately closed his lips when he felt nauseous when he imagined his catfish eating fried bananas. It is beyond reason according to him. "I just found out that catfish are fried bananas, sir."
"When you try to make sure, they will eat, too" Sofyan suggested.
Intention wants to ask for blessing, their chatter even digress.
"No ah, sir. Disgusts." Tian shook his head quickly. "Pity is also the one who eats his catfish later. Just like eating fried bananas dong."
"No, it still tastes like catfish. He just eats."
"Have you ever eaten it?"
"Udah often, usually if my friend invites holiday ...."
"Oeekk!" Tian quickly silenced his mouth as his stomach felt turbulent. "Sorry, Sir. I'm nauseous. I'll go to the toilet for a second." Tian rushed to run away. He was really nauseous chatting the matter of fried bananas that catfish ate, plus he was also while imagining it.
***
The canteen.
Steven ordered black coffee, as well as Angga who ordered civet coffee. While Juna milk chocolate.
The three of them sat at one of the canteen tables.
"What are you doing here, come here?" steven asked sarcastically looking at Angga and Juna who were in front of him.
"Papa wants to have a coffee too. Waiting for the twins to be moved."
"Juna wants to fuck around too." Juna.
Steven sighed heavily, then slowly sipped a cup of coffee in his still steamy hand.
"Om, please dong blessing Om Tian. Kan Om Tian helped Om earlier. Masa Om does not want to return the favor," pinta Juna while giving a reprimand. He was still trying to help Tian to ask Steven for a rather difficult blessing.
"Help what?" ask Steven who doesn't seem to understand.
"So, pretend to forget the Om." Juna clucked. "Before the twins were born Om Tian helped." Juna stared at Angga, then clasped his right hand. He was going to tell me what happened earlier. So that Angga help him. "Opa, Opa know not .. pas Juna same Om Tian want to play to Om Steven's apartment, really fitting with Aunt Citra who wants to give birth you know."
"Oh, continues?"
"Yes keep Om Tian helping to take Aunt to the hospital. He drives the car, Juna beside him keeps calling Mami. Tell Auntie to give birth. Keep ... in the middle of the road jammed Opa, Om Steven's car squeezed. Can't go back and forth pretty," she said.
"Continue?"
"Om Tian is looking for help. He hired two taxi drivers. The same one Om Steven and Aunt Citra, the same one Juna and Om Tian."
"Make that up you three?"
"Make it up, it's also called an emergency. But, Opa, that's the sign that Om Tian has helped Om Steven. Maybe if there is no Om Tian ... Aunty Citra can give birth on the street. But, kok ... Om Steven still has the heart, huh, same Om Tian?" his question satirized as he rolled his eyes towards Steven.
"How's work?" ask Angga. Actually he already understood the direction of the boy's conversation, but Angga deliberately responded like that.
"Yes, the time to ask for blessing is still not willing. Steven doesn't love Juna. He's the same, unfortunately, Aunt Citra and the twins doang." Juna cupped Angga's body, then scowled with a sad face. "Juna would also like to have a complete family, Opa. Time Om Steven doang."
He looked towards Steven. It was clear that the man seemed indifferent to hear Juna's whining. He was still focusing on sipping coffee.
"Udah Stev, better rest. Papa knows it's hard, but you see your nephew." Angga stroked Juna's hair while looking at him for a while. "He's very keen on his new Papi Tian. And do you know, 5 months ago he had convulsions because Papa did not allow to meet Tian. He also has a history of stress like you used to. Do you want to be as small as Juna to be crazy? It's not funny."
...Restui aja why the hell, Om, it is very difficult to be a person 😑...