Buntara Rindu
Section 10

Longing for no power to reject Saka's invitation, sadness has taken hold of him, the reality about the man he loves having to marry another woman, this is a crushing blow to him.

Along the way to campus, Miss kept tears in her eyes, and that was enough to make Saka who did not know anything feel confused. I don't know what happened to Miss last night, until she looks messy and broken.

"Rin... You're not papa to?" The concentration of Saka was split apart, he had to pay attention to the slightly jammed streets, and this gloomy girl beside him.

"Sorry, Mas. I crybaby. Sorry, yeah so confuse you." Miss rubbed her tears with the tissue she picked up from inside her bag.

"No papa, Rin. If you want to tell a story, I can grieve you. That's if you want to."

The girl turned her head, looking at Saka fixedly. "Mas... I think I want to take a break to college. But I don't know where to go."

"How about a cafe?"

"Cafe?" Since coming to Jakarta, I honestly never set foot in a cafe or something. His life is just spent to go to Campus or sell cakes, beyond that maybe he just went to find food to eat sometimes with Reyhan alone. It was possible that if he went to the cafe with Saka, Miss could kill the pain of her heart because of Reyhan.

"Yes, Cafe. I have a cool place to make coffee if you want."

Miss nodding in agreement, for now she just wanted to forget her sadness about Reyhan.

Saka turned his car around in the opposite direction to the campus road. And along the way Miss just silently locked her lips without even uttering a word. In order to break the ice between them, Saka plays the music in her car. Song Mahalini—Against Restu, the melow sound of the girl from Bali makes Miss even sadder. This song is related to her love story with Reyhan who loves each other. But it never started.

Missed to breath. He is uncomfortable, but he also can't prevent Saka from turning off her music. Although previously Miss really liked the songs of the finalists of the talent search.

Saka's car turned into a cafe with a very beautiful natural feel. The cafe is not far from campus. Even though it is in the middle of the city. But the cafe can create a very different atmosphere.

Saka got down from the car, followed by Miss who also came down. The girl doubted whether she would enter, in front of the cafe was a welcome gate that seemed to welcome her presence.

"Rin... Come on!" Ajak Saka, the man never acted insolent at all, such as deliberately making physical contact with Miss, because he respected the girl of his heart that was seen from among the santri.

When Missing to enter through the gate, the sound of Javanese gending feels comfortable touching the sense of hearing longing. It looks crowded there. However, it seems calm. It's like being in a village but it's really in the middle of the city.

A young man approached both of them. He looks friendly, with a brown batik outfit that looks like a uniform from this cafe.

"Mas... Is this morning open?" ask Miss.

"Yes yes. We're open eight in the morning until one in the evening, Rin." Saka explained to Miss. While Miss eyes continued to circulate scanning the entire cafe. His mind fell apart when he heard the man say.

"Who, Mum? Anyar manyh to?"

"Mom... This is my level," Saka snorted at the man.

"Luck, Mas." The man smiled at Miss and Miss returned with the same smile.

"This is Sapto, Rin. She is native to Semarang, does work here, so she can speak Javanese."

"Yes, Mother. This is Mas Saka my boss," Sapto chirped open the disguise of Saka who wants to hide himself, not showing Miss he is the owner of this place.

Saka just nodded awkwardly. He was taught from childhood by his father and mother. When he decided to open this cafe business, his father became the main investor.

"Saka's cool." Hearing the praise from Miss made Saka as if flying into the air. His heart did not stop beating so fast. This time he felt like this. It was as if he had actually found the moorings of his heart.

"Sit, Rin. Want to miss monggo. Today I'm the deal."

"Lohs... Mas Saka is losing."

"Yes, just pay my money, Rin. It all counts."

Miss smiling. At least Saka can breathe a sigh of relief because he can see the pink lips Rindu expands so perfectly. Actually, he wanted to hug Miss. However, what his power could not possibly be. Missing like the sky is so hard to reach.

I miss ordering vegetable asem and fried chicken galangal. He misses that vegetable. Where the mother who always cooks it for him, when he comes home. It was like he was hugging the old woman when his feelings were chaotic like this.

Longing to forget, since last night he accidentally turned off his phone, the girl reached into the object from inside her bag. Turn that thing on. While Saka was cool singing in front of the stage with a guitar that he brought. Budi Doremi's song with the title Machine of time he sang specifically for Miss even though he did not convey it clearly.

The focus of the longing leads to a small object within his grasp. As her phone started to turn on, dozens of messages came in and all of them were from Reyhan who was worried about the girl. As he wanted to open one by one, there was suddenly an incoming call. Nyai Ima's name is clearly emblazoned there. And make Miss swiftly raise that call.

"Assalamualaikum, Nyai."

"Wa'alaikumussalam, Rin's. Where are you going? Nyai is afraid of you why-why?" asked the middle-aged woman from behind the phone in a worried tone.

"Yes, Nyai. Miss it learned last night."

"Oh... It doesn't matter." Nyai Ima breathed a sigh of relief. "Rin... Can you come back? Reyhan's getting married tomorrow. Help-help Umi, huh?"

Missing hands instantly trembled, his heart as if it had stopped beating. This news was like a lightning strike to him. Missing heartbreak, really heartbreak. He was left married as if this was really a nightmare, he he wanted to end it immediately by waking up from his sleep.

"Rin... Why meneng?" ask Nyai Ima again.

"Oh... Yes, Nyai. I will be back in Semarang soon." Longing to answer by hiding the bitterness in his heart.

With a sick feeling Miss ended the phone with a greeting. After that, he covered his face with both hands. Wiping away tears that he himself could not control.

"Rin... Why?" Saka knows, just missed getting a call. But she herself did not know who contacted this girl until she seemed to be crying and devastated.

"I have to go back to Semarang, Mas."

"Why?"

"Gus Reyhan wants to marry me."

Only then did Saka realize, if the source of Miss's cry was when he heard Saka would end his bachelorhood.