The House 1937's
56. Dialoguing

A few days after his trip, Papa finally had the opportunity to talk back to Aunt Alin. Tonight, after they finished praying, they were both sitting on the living room bench. A few days ago, they were busy with their respective activities, with papa trading in the market and Auntie with her job.

"How, Koh?, Babah Hwawan there?", Aunt Alin began the conversation with a curious expression, actually she wanted to ask this to Om Herman. However, it is considered because the priority is to hear everything directly from Papa himself.

"Gua didn't meet Babah Hwan, Lin. But meeting his son, Babah Hwan is dead.", Papa took a short breath in this prologue.

"Loh?, how is his son Koh?, indeed he is also like Babah Hwan?",

"If it wasn't, the cave went straight to Lin's house. Gua also just found out that one of his children there is like Babah Hwan, his name is Chun In.", Papa sighed and leaned his back to the back of the sofa.

"Oh so, fortunately it is not in vain Koko went there.", Aunt Alin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes Lin.", replied Papa briefly while nodding a clear glass bottle containing water to his sister.

"This is what Koh?", Aunt looked confused staring at the bottle with a slightly outdated model.

Papa finally told him that the glass bottle filled with water was a gift of Chun In, each of them getting a ration of one bottle of water. Papa also warned Aunt Alin not to let Grandma know about this. Because yesterday, when Papa gave permission to Grandma to go, he said that he wanted to go on vacation with Om Herman to the City where the Temple is located, it's just that Papa didn't tell me that he went to the Temple.

"Yes Koh, Alin know, If until You know, must have asked all sorts of questions right?, have Sturdy bottles placed where?",

"Have the cave already in the room, do not let it be found Enah Anyway.", Papa until wrapping the glass bottle with a black plastic bag that he deliberately that from the kitchen.

And Aunt Alin nodded in understanding.

If you think back, it is true that was conveyed by the son of Babah Hwan, indeed they should not stay in this house anymore. Aunty Alin believes that the results of the family business run by Papa and Grandma all along, must be more than enough to make a new home purchase, without selling this house.

"Yes.., yes..., continue, Koko is there besides asking about this house, Koko asks what else?",

"meaning?",

"Is Koko not talking about that soul mate?",

Hearing his sister's question, papa was immediately stunned, Aunt Alin's guess was so accurate it was as if Aunt was following him to the Temple.

"So right Koko asked about the soul mate?", Aunty Alin's eyes sparkled a little because he immediately knew by looking at the expression of the surprised looking papa.

"Keep?, you want to know that?", Now papa's expression even looks amused and half mocking. He looked amused when he saw his sister bend her face, looking dissatisfied with the answer she gave.

"Indeed Koko already has her own candidate?", Back Auntie made sure and glanced at the door that was connected to the living room, the family room, his voice should be slowed down so as not to disturb Grandma who was watching a television show in the family room.

Papa just fell silent, not directly answering Aunt Alin's question.

"Ko..., dong replied, the silence?, who?, is there?", Aunt Alin wiggled Papa's arm quite tight.

"All good, no problem.", Papa nodded steadily. Intentionally make Aunt Alin curious.

"Well, you mean?", Aunt Alin was confused by the biased-sounding papa's answer.

"Yes, good Lin. It's good and there's no problem.", though...",

"Lin wants to go to the kitchen first take tea with the cake, Bi Inah bought a lot of cakes in the market.., Anyway, after this Koko must be told...", Aunty Alin's words just now were like a threat, jokingly holding back laughter, and she walked away from her father to the kitchen.

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Aunt Alin did not stop laughing after hearing Papa's story, while Papa himself just stared at his sister with a flat expression holding back a laugh with a cup of warm tea in his hand. They are still in the living room, accompanied by fresh warm tea and a plate of colorful market snacks.

"Keep laughing Lin.", Papa looked indifferent while drinking his warm tea, his face slightly flushed with embarrassment at being laughed at like that.

"Kalo Yuli knew, she must have been very shocked", Aunt tried not to laugh back. Just a big smile yes g he displayed at this time, he did not expect if Papa, his brother is stiff and conservative turned out to have long liked Mama, his best friend. Aunty could not imagine, the expression from Night when she found out that Papa had long liked her.

"Don't.", Papa immediately held onto Aunt Alin's wrist quickly. His face looked tense and serious.

"Well, how is that?", Not even happy, Papa even looks uncomfortable and does not want this to be known by Mama. Sometimes, the nature of Papa is not predictable, tends to be strange. Herman agreed

"I mean, not just yet. Let's know first, Lin. You also don't tell Enah just yet...",

"Why is Koko telling the story now?",

".....", Papa was silent when asked back by Auntie. Even busy eating two pieces of ayu putu cake on the table.

"Koh.., dong's story, if Koko does not want a story. Alin says it's the same as Enah...",

"Don't deliberately upset Koko, Lin...",

"Yes dongg stories.", Aunt Alin began sulking like children who were forbidden by her parents to play out of the house.

"Yes., I don't want this to leak first. The point is yes.., the cave does not want to mess around, Lin...",

"I mean Koko, Lin would bucket that's the story to Yuli..?",

"Ke Herman must be your story, too...",

Aunt Alin just laughed and sipped her tea which turned out to be cold. He was really happy that his best friend would later become his brother-in-law as well. He sighed for a moment and thought, The world is that narrow.

"Kalo Ko Herman how Ko, nanya also not...?", Aunt Alin biting mini risoles with cayenne pepper.

"That way, you ask yourself.", Just shake your head with a speech intonation that half holds amused.

"But Koko herself wouldn't mind if Alin was with Ko Herman?",

"Kalo from the beginning of the cave did not agree. The Herman will not cave of love with Lu...",

"Sarkas Ih..", Aunt Alin pushed Papa half-jokingly which triggered a commotion that sounded loud enough to make the grandmother jerk them both because of their success disturbing the grandmother who was watching a television show.

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