Always Gonna Be You
16. Always for Forever

Orchids

After breakfast Rendra invited him to visit Mr. Suhaimi's house. As he was combing his hair and putting the last touch on his lips with lip balm, Rendra pulled out a long white envelope, "Please put it in your bag."

He just nodded without asking.

Throughout the journey, Rendra told a lot about who Mr. Suhaimi, the school days, to show historical places in his past.

"This was once a quiet night" said Rendra as they passed through a magnificent residential gate. "New streets anyway. One of the favorite places for Bali," added Rendra with a smile of his own.

"What's bali?" he cringed.

"Wild racing."

Makes her sneer.

"I used to be a rider who had no cure," this time while puffing his chest. "Marquez passing by."

He sneered again but laughed, "You're not afraid of accidents?" tanyanya wants to know.

Now it's Rendra's turn to laugh, "Every Papa comes to the house always maki-maki while saying, 'get tired of your life?!'," while shaking the head.

"You were still Junior High at that time?" he tried to remember the life story of Rendra in the past.

"Yep," Rendra nodded. "There are a few riders of my friends passing by," with his eyes glaring. "Most human errors become kebo fights."

"meaning?"

"Facing motor collision."

He sizzled in horror. "Have you ever fallen?" he suddenly wanted to know.

"Not falling again" Rendra laughed again. "It's almost past."

"So proud," he returned to sneer.

"Front there" he pointed as they passed the straight and wide protocol road, not far from a Mall. "Backed from behind, up to 10 meters of asphalt."

"But it's still alive today" he hissed with a horrified face.

Making Rendra open, "God love me. Give me a chance to meet you."

All right, he could only turn the eyeballs. But his heart was filled with joy. Rendra was indeed the most able to make herself feel very desirable.

And his sense of happiness was even more pronounced when Rendra calmly conveyed the intention of their arrival in the living room of Mr. Suhaimi's humble home.

"Thank you so much for your guidance during my time as a student. I can be like now one of them thanks to the services of the father."

"Without diminishing respect, please receive a parcel from both of us," while handing over the white envelope that had been placed on her.

Mr. Suhaimi who had a stroke since two years ago can only shake Rendra's hand while muttering a vague sentence with teary eyes.

"Thank you, Ren, thank you very much" Mr. Suhaimi's wife also thanked him while patting Rendra's arm.

"Routine gifts every month that you give to your father is more than enough, this is still added again," continued Mr. Suhaimi's wife while not able to hold my day.

"May God repay with multiplied good, Ren. You and a healthy wife 'affiat, long life blessing, happy always," added Mr. Suhaimi's wife sincerely, which was immediately guaranteed with a steady voice by Rendra.

And on the way to Mama's grave, he tried to resolve the curiosity that has been disturbing since, "Mm...tadi.said Mr. Suhaimi's wife, you like giving gifts every month....."

Rendra smiled but his eyes looked straight ahead, still concentrating on the highway, "So, every month Mr. Suhaimi had to consume some kind of medicine that if the amount is not small," then look at him while looking softly. "I lobby Papa to acc voucher to take medicine at the hospital pharmacy. At least I can cover half of it."

He was also unable to say anything more. Can only return Rendra's gentle gaze with a smile full of admiration.

"If the envelope was..," continued Rendra, "It's savings."

"Kata Jeki, sir Suhaimi wants to umroh."

"So that was...abungan umrah?"

Rendra shook his head, "Free, anything can be used. Because his health condition is declining. It is not possible to worship as far as Umrah."

"I've already given you the note and phone number of Puput. If you want to use umroh, then everything will be taken care of the same office."

"But if you want to use another one too, I already told Jeki about this. He will be in charge."

The last sentence that Rendra said immediately produced a thank you from him. I hope this warmth is always forever.

Like yesterday, when he first invited him to visit the tomb, this time Rendra also stopped by the florist shop, which seemed to have become a subscription. And without having to wait long, Rendra returned with a bunch of beautiful purple Aster flowers, which he immediately stored in the back seat. Then choose a bunch of pink Peony flowers that are no less beautiful to him, "For our happy marriage."

"Thank you."

At the tomb, as usual, after praying Rendra began to talk about many things. It was as if Mom was really among them. After feeling satisfied, Rendra invited him to meet the manager of the tomb on duty. Introducing her as a wife, leave Mama's grave because most likely in the future Rendra can not often make a pilgrimage here, not forgetting to give a little parcel. Makes him think back to Salsa's story of how loyal his friend Rendra was, and never forget the kindness of anyone who has contributed to him.

"You said you've been feeling really lucky lately" he said as they crossed the lake to the exit.

"I'm lucky."

"No one is suddenly lucky" he said. "Being lucky can't be free."

Make him sneer, yeah, admit inwardly if he's the convoluted type. Rendra is straight to the point.

"You are the one who is steadying yourself to be shaded by luck," he said confidently while nodding.

"The way you treat friends and other people, one of the things that might make luck comes to you...."

"Look small and trivial anyway," he continued. "But I'm sure the happiness you give makes them happy too and it knocks at the door of the sky."

"You're lucky for giving others luck."

"Just like you're happy for giving others happiness."

"Because the good will never stop."

"Because good will produce another good."

"Well," Rendra smiled as she exhaled. "Why are you saying it now? Adek's sentence made Abang's heart melt," said Rendra meaningfully while holding the chest in an exaggerated style.

Makes glaring. "You're!"

In the car, when his face was still reddened with embarrassment, after turning on the engine and AC and checking the seat belt he was wearing, Rendra asked slowly, "You want to know?"

"What?!" salam with defensive.

"One side I agree with you about luck that we get it is not free. But on the other hand, I can say, that was a view of the ideal world of the naive."

"You're saying I'm naive?!" salad again.

Rendra smiled, "Yes."

Makes wrinkling.

"Because I'm like this, it must be balanced with people like you, let balance."

He could only look at Rendra, unable to say anything.

Making Rendra smile meaningfully, then said, "But you can't hit your eyes on anyone else."

"Because many in this world are happy precisely because it robs others of their happiness."

"Or boro-boro kindness continues, never ceases. There is, good is avenged evil."

"It's very common around. We can't close our eyes."

"I know," he said quickly. "I know what you mean."

"But what I know is. Everything you talk about is pseudo."

"Happy for seizing the happiness of others is clearly falsely happy."

"And good is repaid by evil must leave a mark of guilt that is even worse than any wound."

"Agree to disagree," Rendra nodded in agreement but then shook his head.

"It's only you if the person realizes his mistake."

"But what usually happens is."

"Sake thick walls that cover the heart."

"You have a heart but you are dead."

"Don't ask because the heart can die" Rendra smiled. "Many things around us have the potential to kill someone's heart."

He looked at Rendra in disbelief, "I didn't think that you turned out to be nice to talk to."

Makes Rendra chuckle long.

"A lot of things aren't new and I know, but they're open now."

Rendra cupped her cheeks with one hand.

"But strangely why in the first time you really messed with the discussion. I'm nyolot, never want to lose, nyebe...."

"If you still want to?" without waiting for an answer from him, Rendra asked again.

He shook his head while smiling.

At 13:05 WITA, the plane they were on had taken off to Soetta. And landed exactly at 14:30 WIB. Then Rendra immediately took him to the transit hotel they would occupy while waiting for the next flight schedule to Doha, Qatar, at 00.40 WIB. Before flying to the main destination, Barcelona.

Deliberately choose a temporary rest at the hotel which is still located in the Soetta airport area because in addition to being close to the airport, it also provides a free shuttle every 90 minutes, so they do not have to worry about accommodation to the airport in the early hours of the morning.

Once inside the room, he went straight to the sink intending to wash his face to refresh himself. The 1.5-hour flight from Balikpapan after they had previously been around the city turned out to be quite tired.

After feeling refreshed, he dried himself with a towel, and smiled to find Rendra had fallen asleep with a slumber. Hmm, it seems like Rendra is also feeling tired.