TIKZ [Moving To The Golden Age]
042 - HUSBAND-TO-BE

"Look easy. I've made the patch, try it," Idaline poked the sauce with the cucumber, feeding it to Jaka. He grinned at Nawang behind Jaka's back, Nawang raised his eyebrows looking at their interaction.

"You will make people's children fall unconscious" whispered Dina.

"Su.has fit," Jaka's cheeks flushed.

"Oh.oke," awkward Idaline. "Say if it's less spicy, because I like sweet,"

"It's fitting," Jaka repeated firmly.

"Why does Nawang look like he doesn't care?" ask Idaline to Dina.

"No matter? Though she had already disappeared from there and her stump was split into three parts," Dina glanced at the tree trunk used as a base to split the firewood.

"Haha,"

Jaka stared at the strange Idaline who suddenly laughed.

"Jaka, say. You want to go back?"

"Te-of course. I still have a mother and a sister,"

"What about Nawang?"

"I don't know. This is the first time anyone has truly understood me. My friends aren't evil, they just don't want to know. In front of my sister, I need to be strong. In fact I'm just a weak kid who's not good at anything,"

"Your position now is not necessarily someone else can do as well as you. Not being good at some things is natural, humans have their own unique side," To Udelia, he said, Idaline hopes that the overthing is lost so that she can freely express something and not make people misunderstand the purpose of each action.

"It looks like I'm greedy to be able to do everything,"

"That's not impossible. As long as you don't commit a crime, everything is worth a try" Idaline stood up to clean her clothes. "Try it or you'll be sorry for never trying,"

"Speaking like that but running away by itself" said Dina.

"I hear you,"

"One more person who wanted to run," Dina looked at the person who was blocking the path of Idaline.

"Miss, tell me where my kangmas are?" Nawang who wears a scarf turns his hair and eyes red. Even his shabby clothes became luminous.

"Why so rushed?"

"I'm very sick. It seems I've been leaving the shadows too long,"

Idaline and Dina looked at each other, they laughed together.

"Miss Nawang, is it with your chest back to health?" ask Idaline.

"It doesn't have to be like that?"

"It's plain. Though he looks dashing when cutting wood," commented Dina.

"Interns!" call Jaka with sweat sweat on his forehead. He stopped his steps to see Nawang wearing an angel scarf.

Suddenly Nawang's tears poured out, unstoppable. "Why does it feel so painful?" he held his chest. Idaline and Dina stared intently at the hesitating Jaka.

Jaka clenched his trembling hands. "Yes.ngan.me.nangis. I can't see you crying" he said sobbing.

"Why is she crying?" Dina stared at the strange Jaka. To Dina, Jaka was stranger than the men who dyed his hair and eyes.

Idaline put her shoulder out. "Not knowing,"

"Guwaaaa,"

"(Oh my,)" Idaline walked backwards watching Jaka and Nawang from afar. Two pairs of different people of that type work shoulder to shoulder with each other.

"Stupid, don't cry" Nawang wiped Jaka's tears.

"A.I was indeed a fool unaware of the very obvious feelings," Jaka looked at Nawang deeply. "I love you. I love you so much. I imagine the emptiness of life without you,"

"Me too.I.m your love, man." said Nawang terbat. "I love you too" he repeated. Nawang's face was red.

Then Jaka tilted his head and pressed his lips against Nawang's lips.

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"I repeat again, there is no Idaline here," Fusena looked straight at Djahan from his hermitage.

"What am I here for then?"

"You said you wanted to see me. Ruru finally took you and lost track of Idaline," annoyed Fusena.

He gave a request stone to Djahan as a tribute because Djahan made Idaline comfortable during their trip until Idaline used to travel. But the man even used a request stone to meet the Great Sage who turned out to only want to ask about the existence of Idaline.

"That's why I think he went back to his teacher's side,"

"If there's nothing else, Ruru will take you home" Fusena said. Ruru also appeared in front of the cave. "And Djahan Mada, Idaline has a strong principle. For him, age equality must be considered by every couple,"

"I will change his mindset," said Djahan riding a garuda.

"Once he makes the limit, he won't cross it even if disaster strikes. Otherwise, it had erased that boundary a long time ago," murmured Fusena laughing at the comfortable Idaline sleeping in her arms. Though Idaline is very sensitive but Idaline still views Fusena as a brother.

Meanwhile Idaline stared at the annoyed Jaka and Nawang who were bribing each other in front of her.

"Note the singles here,"

"When you have a friend to chat," said Nawang glanced at Dina who was also sitting on a bench that looks empty in Jaka's eyes.

"Honey, on your lips there is a sambal," Jaka licked the champ in the corner of Nawang's lips, the girl replied to him and they kissed.

"No need to invite me if you want to make out!" Idaline stomped her feet out of Jaka's residence. He ran small hearing the details of the cooking utensils from the kitchen grandma.

"Geez, my life is so meaningless. It's as old as this still unmarried," lamented Dina tearfully.

"I forgot you were seven years different from me,"

"Not to be made clear!" upset Dina. "Just treat me as usual" Dina looked at her fading hand. "I don't have many friends. If I'm not the one who dodges, they're the ones who dodge because of my strange behavior. They're good enough not to leave me at school and while doing chores together,"

"I never told anyone I could see those things. Some who are aware do not care," said Idaline replied to Dina's questioning gaze.

"I am grateful to be able to focus on the science taught, Mbah,"

"Everything's fine. We were friends as usual, even though we didn't spend much time together. Until the final days of the exam, I snapped at the popular kid. Everyone blames me without knowing what happened. Well I don't care" Idaline said with a sad look.

That day the popular boy always asked trivial things repeatedly even though Udelia was memorizing the formula and doing many questions to take part in the inter-county race held right the day after the exam.

Udelia subconsciously snapped at him telling him to be quiet but the popular boy instead cried loudly inviting the children to swarm to Udelia's table. Dramatically the popular boy ran outdoors and cried on the steps of the stairs.

The beautiful woman who was famous for being calm and meek said she only asked one question. His classmates who knew the boy were a little slow on the lesson, judged Udelia without asking her point of view.

Udelia didn't make friends for group work until there were no friends in her graduation photo. I don't know what news spread behind him until they antagonize Udelia for up to a year.

"For them the popular child is the epitome of truth," Dina nodded her head confirming her own words.

"Haha," Idaline laughed. "Two reunions are enough to prove they no longer want to be friends with me. Moreover, no one asked me the news after I was expelled by the popular boy from all the class groups and classes. Why would I stay there?"

"Happy will come soon" Dina hoped before disappearing.

"Geez, son, what's wrong with you?" the grandmother asked to see Idaline enter the kitchen with tears in her eyes.

Idaline hugged the granny who was cutting vegetables.

"Be careful" said the grandmother, putting a knife.

"I miss mom and dad" Idaline cried.

"Cups. Cup. Cup. The person you're waiting for will definitely come,"

Tok to tok.

The sound of knocking on the door accompanied by a call to grandma and Idaline echoed until it was heard in the busy kitchen.

"We're in the back" said grandma.

"Son Ida, huft huft," the village chief appeared taking a breath.

"Drink first, head," Grandma gave me a glass of water.

"Thank you, Grandma" the village chief sat down to drink some water. "Son Ida, there's a young man looking for you,"

"Oho~ Long live," Idaline smiled widely. The lights have come.

"Go, son," said the grandmother.

"Show me the way,"

"Yes?" spontaneous village chief. At first glance he felt a strong pressure from Idaline.

"Come on, chief," Idaline smiled kindly at the village chief.

"Oo.yaa come!" the village chief walked beside Idaline.

"Ugh," Idaline looked at the annoyed Nawang and Jaka.

"Yes!" call the two men to wave their hands.

Nawang escorts Jaka who will go with the group.

"It's great to get into this village," praised Idaline to Djahan who approached her no matter the whispers and the greetings of passers-by.

"Your friend is so stiff," said the village chief who Idaline had never seen commenting on others.

"Is that so, sir?"

"Is that your partner? You brought it here because he brought your painting," said the village chief. The painting was too real and very beautiful to say from the common people. The village chief looked at Djahan who was standing firmly with a dagger at his waist. "More citizens who went into the forest saw the sighting of the garuda bird," the inner village chief glanced at his colleague and the man nodded in understanding the gaze of the village chief.

The types of birds must be known to the villagers as a guide full of twists and traps made by the angels. Almost all birds know.

"Yes sir,"

"Daline!" The man smiled warmly. He pulled out his hand trying to carry Idaline in his arms. "Let's go home," she stood straight in front of Idaline.

"Grandmother made the cooking. Want to eat first?" tawar Idaline is not good because the grandmother where she stayed had cooked a lot of food.

"We will leave when the sun is just above illuminating all parts of the forest," the village chief said, so that the two young men came on time.

"All right, sir," said Idaline.

"That time I'm sorry for making you uncomfortable" Djahan walked beside Idaline.

"I'm overrated" Idaline precedes Djahan when grandmother's house has been seen. "Mr, my friend is coming,"

"Send sit. The food's gonna be ready soon,"

Idaline sees Djahan sitting quietly in the living room and then back to help grandma. Djahan followed Idaline into the hot room. Djahan was used to it but he looked sadly at Idaline's reddish hand as it held a hot sag.

"Me alone" Djahan brought a large bowl of soup after Idaline poured the contents of the sagging. Idaline and grandma brought the remaining food.

"So you are..?" ask grandma in the middle of the silence.

"I'm coming to pick up Idaline,"

"He's my future husband," corrects Idaline back to eating quietly. His ears turned red and his gaze continued to dodge the two people who were looking at him in disbelief.

They returned in silence until they finished eating. Idaline hurriedly brought the dirty equipment and washed it.

"Don't kotori your hand," Djahan put the remaining soup, they ate a little because of the tense atmosphere. Grandma was distressed by the aura that Djahan released, Idaline wanted to submerge herself into the earth, and Djahan felt stiff hearing Idaline's words.

"You go back to the living room if you don't want to help," Idaline kicked Djahan who told her to stop.

"(Guard)"

"Indro, watch what you say, there's a guest here!" granny nagging. "The boy sometimes speaks strange language. Perhaps his guardian angel taught him," he murmured, warming the soup.

"After the guard?" ask Idaline.

"Ah," Grandma shut her mouth feeling lethargic. Each villager in Telogo village was accompanied by a guardian angel before entering the age of twenty.

"Grandma how are you?" Indro brought big parcels. "Oh there are guests," Indro put his things on the floor. He rested, took Idaline's hand and kissed her on the back. "May I ask the name of this lovely lady?"

Idaline pulls her hand, Indro petrifies. "(Don't be insolent)," Idaline said.

Indro smile. "I'm becoming more curious" he said.

Idaline stared at the annoyed Indro who kept looking at her full of temptation.

"Nak Ida, this is Indra's grandmother's son and this is Indro's granddaughter's grandmother. Indra," point grandma at the man carrying the vegetables. "Indro, this is Ida, the girl from a faraway village, the day after yesterday the village chief was found lost,"

"Hello om salam know," Idaline slightly nodded her head.

"Yes. Thank you son Ida for taking care of grandma," Indra nodded her head.

"Because you have finished the division of the results, is it not time for the other party to depart?" ask grandma.

"Yes, ma'am." replied Indra.

"Son Ida, your things have been prepared in the room. Soon you'll miss the group,"

"Grandma, thank you," Idaline hugged grandma. "May the grandmother's family always be facilitated all affairs,"

"Aamiinu. All right, son," Grandma patted Idaline on the shoulder.

"I brought it," said Indro carrying Idaline goods.

"Grandmother, I'm leaving," Idaline waved at grandma and Indra. He did not dispute Indro because the group had gradually come out of the village head's house.

"Give it to me" Djahan extended his hand. The goosebumps indro stared coldly handing him over without being able to refute.

"Wear this if you have a problem" Idaline gave a stone to Indro who was still frozen in fear.

"Let's hurry!" shouted one of the groups.

"Dina, are you asleep? Why just shut up?" Idaline felt strange because she could not see Dina and the girl did not tease her as she spoke so boldly. Idaline's face flushed in remembrance of her own words.

"Actually, maybe I should go back. My strength is fading" said Dina in Idaline's head.

"Ah" the look on Idaline's face became grim. "I'll be back in a minute,"

"I'll tell your family,"

"no need. Just make sure everything's okay, please,"

"alright. See you soon, Udelia."

"Be careful,"

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