
The friendship between Nadia, Prima and Tania is getting closer. Almost every day they stay at Tania's house for helping Tania work on the lagging tasks that must be collected next week.
Like today, the three friends this afternoon were in the gazebo, struggling with laptops and stationery, accompanied by fruit ice and a rendition made by Siti. Because lately Tania's situation is bad. Every morning he vomits. Can't smell the cooking. He just wants to eat acid. Every time he had to snack on candy to neutralize the strange taste in his tongue.
"Have you seen the doctor, Tan? There might be something in your stomach."
Prima asked while struggling with his laptop, occasionally he poked the young mango he took with peanut sauce and immediately ate it. Inevitably they also enjoy the food that Tania wants to eat.
"I haven't been able to" said Tania.
"If you want to check, maybe later you are given vitamins to relieve nausea, Tan," Nadia said.
"Mama's already nawarin anyway, want to accompany me to the doctor. But you will know ourselves every afternoon we always do the task" Tania said.
Prima's phone on the table rang, Mas Rayan's name on the phone screen.
"Assalamu'alaikum, Mas Rayan," said Prima.
"Wa'alaikumussalam, you still want to stay at Tania's house tonight, Prim?" ask Rayan.
"It seems yes, Mas, this alone makes two papers not yet widespread. Why indeed? Want to send an egg martabak?" tanya Prima hoped for more.
"Hehehe .. would you like an egg? Later at seven I will pick you up if you want to go home" said Rayan.
"Yes, Tania again wants to eat martabak eggs. Same with Nadia too, Mom?" ask Prima again.
"I brought a motorbike, Nadia so that tomorrow morning you all go to college" answered Rayan.
"Yes, yes I want to" said Prima smiling.
"See ya later, assalamu'alaikum."
"Wa'alaikumussalam."
Prima put her phone back on the table.
"Mas Rayan huh, Prim?" asked Nadia kepo because since then only be a listener.
"Yes, tonight I'm coming home. You are here, accompany Tania, Nad," said Prima and asked Nadia.
"Yes, good luck, Prim. I'll get a call from someone I love" said Nadia.
"Patience" said Prima and Tania compact with a smile.
Prima returns to work with a laptop keyboard, while Nadia now chooses to help Tania do the task in the form of handwriting.
"I think it's over, Tan. Try to check here first, the goods times you think there is less," Pinta Prima patted the place next to her on Tania.
Tania sits next to Prima and takes over the laptop. He began to check and edit things that felt less fitting. "Enough, Prim." Tania then immediately printed the paper.
Prima switched to Nadia. "No help, Nad?" tanyakanya.
"No, just finish this one page doang kok, already live volume," said Nadia smiling.
Kelar was Tania's job to make a paper today.
It was more than seven o'clock in the evening, but Rayan had not yet seen the trunk of his nose to pick up Prima as promised. Currently Tania, Prima and Nadia are chatting in Tania's room after finishing Isya's prayer'.
"Where's Mas Rayan, he said he'd pick you up, Prim?" nadia asked Prima.
"Know, I said it was seven. Maybe Otewe is here again," said Prima.
Tok tok tok tok
Suddenly the door of the room was knocked from outside.
"Maybe Mas Rayan has arrived, Prim," Nadia told Prima again.
Prima stepped up to the door. Open the door slowly. "What's up, Siti?" prima asked someone who was knocking on the door turned out to be Ma'am Siti.
"Mbak Prima, Madam Nadia and Mbak Tania have been waiting for dinner by Father and Mother in the dining room, Ma'am," said Siti.
"Oh yes, thank you, Ms. Siti," said Prima.
Siti also left the place. Prima's back in bed.
"Mas Rayan's here, huh, Prima?" ask Tania.
"Not yet, just now Madam Siti sent us to the dining room, already awaited Om the same Aunt," said Prima without waiting for them to ask again.
"Yes, come on! I am also hungry," asked Nadia who immediately rose to hear the word eat. Prima also got back up.
"Come, Tania!" take Prima to Tania who is still reluctant to wake up.
"You guys, I don't want to smell the rice anymore" said Tania lazily.
"Yes, later eat martabak only if Mas Rayan bring," said Prima.
Prima and Nadia came out of Tania's room just two, went down the stairs and went straight to the dining room. Approaching Ardi and the Goddess who had been waiting there.
"Please sit down, her Tania won't come down, Prima, Nadia?" the Goddess asked the two.
Nadia and Prima sat down. "Say again do not want to smell the smell of rice, Auntie," said Nadia.
"Mama hasn't asked her to see a doctor?" asked Ardi to his wife.
Suddenly the doorbell rang.
"Let Mbak Siti open," exclaimed Siti teetered from the direction of the kitchen.
Siti hurriedly headed towards the living room to open the door. Not long after, Siti appears followed by Rayan behind her with a crackle bag in her hand.
"Rayan, let's eat together," asked Ardi.
"Thank you, Om. The intention is to invite Prima to eat outside, it turns out the cuisine in this house does not seem less tasty," said Rayan who like to refuse, but tempted as well.
"Yes have done thinking, eat what is in front of the eyes. What did you bring?" ask Goddess.
Rayan sat in an empty chair. "This is martabak, Aunt. There are also sweet martabak eggs. Prima said Tania did not want to eat rice," answered Rayan.
*****
Meanwhile in Bandung, Nadif's brother Nadia today got a night shift schedule in Ardimart branch of ITB. As a good store manager, he always ensures that the service of his store is the best for the customers.
When the single man was checking the sales shelf, next to him a girl was picking groceries. Nadhif turned his head towards the girl, watching her closely, as if he had seen her, but he forgot to see where.
Someone noticed the girl also looked over. "What's up, brother? I think I just saw a pretty girl" he said.
"You ... Aghni, right? His son Mr. Ardi, the owner of this mini market," guessed Nadhif.
The girl just smiled displaying her dimples which made her face even sweeter to look at. Still with her smile fluffy, Aghni grabbed the Id-card necklace pendulum tucked in the pocket of Nadhif's uniform shirt, reading the nametag written there, "M. Nadhif, Manager," he murmured. Then tuck it back to where it was.
Aghni stepped away looking for items on the other shelf. Nadhif followed suit, curious about the single man's heart. Why can the minimarket owner's child be there? Nadhif stopped when Aghni returned to pick the goods.
"You have another show in Bandung? Who are you here with?" asked Nadhif with a lot of curiosity.
"I live and school in this city. I also used to shop at this minimarket, just brother who rarely goes outside," replied Aghni without looking at the person who asked.
"What time?" tanya Nadhif still doesn't believe.
"Just ask them," asked Aghni to point to one of the officers who was arranging the goods on the shelf.
Nadhif turned his head in the direction pointed by Aghni, but when his gaze shifted to where the girl had gone. "Where is he?"
Nadhif took a peek into the hallway on the left and right side of the shelf, nothing. It turned out that the girl was queuing at the cashier at the very back. Nadhif waited until the girl finished paying.
"I'll take you home" bargained Nadhif.
Aghni snorted in annoyance. "I brought my own car, Mas," he refused.
"Yes, I followed you from behind" said Nadhif, not giving up.
"Come," said Aghni finally while out of the door of the mini market.
Aghni got straight into the car and sat in the steering wheel. He waited for an unknown man who offered to drive him. "Where is he? He said he'd drive, "he murmured.
Nadhif immediately went inside to pick up the jacket. He rushed out again to the yard, riding his motorbike which he parked there. Nadhif took a look at some of the cars in the yard, finding out which was Aghni's car. Suddenly Aghni turned her head towards him while hitting the bell, 'Tet.'
Nadhif turned his head towards Aghni, smiling as their gazes met. Aghni's car slowly moves away from the ITB branch of Ardimart. Nadhif follows her behind guaranteeing the girl a safe get to her house or boarding place.
Twenty-five minutes later, a car driven by Aghni entered the courtyard of a two-story house. Aghni got out of the car and went straight into the house.
"Where have you been, Aghni?" asked a middle-aged man with a baritone voice in the middle room.
Aghni's move stopped. "Aghni runs out of monthly shopping, incidentally Aghni's stuff on runs out, Om," replied Aghni.
"Who is that young man? Why don't you come in" asked the man who turned out to be Aghni's omnya.
"He's Ardimart's ITB branch manager, Om," Aghni replied without any cover-up.
"Go to your room there!" tell the man.
Aghni also obeyed the orders conveyed by the omnya. He left the place to his room. After Aghni did not appear the man immediately pressed the intercom connected to the security guard post.
"Sam, tell the young man to come in. Take him to the living room to meet me, "he told the security guard named Samsudin.
"Well, sir," said Sam's security guard. Sam also conveyed the mandate from his employer to Nadhif who happened to be leaving because the girl he was carrying had safely arrived home.
"Wait, Mom!" prevent Sam.
Nadhif also abandoned his intention to leave the house and turned to the security guard Sam. "What's up, sir?" ask him to Sam.
"I was told by Mr. Ardan to take you to meet him in the living room. Please put on the page only the bike, Mas," said Mr. Sam.
Nadhif put his bike back in the yard. Then follow the steps of the security guard.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Ardan, this is the young man you mean" said Mr. Sam.
"Thank you, Sam. You go back to the post, please" said Ardan.
"Thank you, sir" said Mr. Sam and stepped outside.
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