Dul
023. Male Conversation

Dul's hands were tightly coiled around Bara's waist and his body was lithe following where the man was leaning towards carrying his motor. Not much to ask. The important thing is to go around for a while. Hungry in his stomach for a moment became faint.

Dul widens smile. Feeling the cold night wind caress each corner of the tooth with one cheek attached to Bara's back. For a moment he felt his body and heart lighter. Meet strangers who care about how they feel.

“What do you eat?” ask from the front.

“What's up, Om.” Dul did not bother about where to eat. Anywhere would be better as long as it wasn't alone, he thought.

“Then we eat fried chicken at SPBU aja, yes. Puter in front. We're sitting where we used to eat with Mom. Let the kangennya slightly treated,” exclaimed Bara from the front. Dul just nodded from behind Bara's back

Sit at their meeting place for the first time? What do you think can reduce longing? He thinks it's ordinary. It's just a place to eat. But it seemed that Bara was able to feel the longing she felt better than anyone.

Does Om Bara miss Mom too?

After spinning once at the intersection of red lights, Bara drove his motor back to the fried chicken outlet at SPBU. The street child who asked Dul for money was seen still sitting there with several other children.

Get off the motorcycle, Dul deliberately a little linger tidying up his shorts and t-shirts. Give time to some children around there to see his arrival. That night he wanted to show off if he was riding a cool motorcycle.

“That child,” whispered one of the children.

Dul waited for Bara who was putting his helmet on the handlebar of the motorbike. He planned to hold the man's hand.

“Come, into,” invite Bara, grab his hand to hold.

Dul Smile. Turns out Bara first took his hand. With a smile he glanced at the children who were still sitting looking at him.

Bara took him to the front of the cash register. It offers several menus and toy packages to choose from.

“I want this toy. I haven't got this one, Om.” Dul pointed at the yellow toy wrapped in plastic.

“OK,” sahut Bara. “This other one, Ma'am. Keep these two packages for take away, yes.” Bara pointed to one of the menu sets near the cashier table.

Before long they were already sitting face to face at the same table when they first met.

“Come, we eat,” invite Bara, open his rice paper and stretch on the paper plate packaging.

They sit facing. Each faced a dish. Still silent with each other's thoughts. Dul pinched his chicken with eyes not separated from Bara. The man ate with half a daydream. Dul is sure that Bara's mind is wandering everywhere. The man is not focused.

“Before going out of town, Om meet Mom, yes?”

Bara looked at him directly. “You miss Mom, huh? Really kangen?” The question is answered with a question as well.

“Kangen. Ordinary Mom can make me watch cartoons. Bribe me eat or bathe me while the story about Mbok Jum—”

“Om also misses your mother. Just left for out of town. But it feels like a long time ago,” Bara replied.

Dul lingered on the face of Bara who stopped feeding a piece of chicken. Only then did he realize that Bara's face looked tired. The look in his eyes was different from when they went on vacation. It was not only him who missed his mother. Bara.

“Om have a call with Mom? Can you call Mom now? I want to talk.” Dul sat up straightening the body. Just realized that Bara could help her hear the mother's voice.

However, Bara seemed a little surprised by the new idea. “At work Mom's, the signal's hard. Anyway Om try as soon as you can meet Mom. Now we eat first, yuk.” Bara straightened the tray in front of him.

“Om anter I just got here for nothing. Later Mbah Lanang so many nanya,” said Dul. At that time he remembered a little what he said about Bara.

“It can't be that. Om anter you get into the house.” He put his bike in front of the fence.

“Om when else to come here?” Dul was standing next to the bike and waiting for Bara to tidy up his hair after opening his helmet.

“Om will often come to you until Mom comes home from outside the city,” replied Bara.

“Surely Mother is still long gone?”

“Ne.gak .. if the old mother will Om who pick up. I can't go long. Now we've missed,” Bara replied, drawing a faint smile. “Dul ... All our conversations are quite a secret for both of us, huh? Can?” bara asked, combing Dul's hair with his finger.

“Bby. I also can't know, huh?”

Bara. “Currently I can't know. Anyway you wait for instructions from Om, yes. Om also will not stay you alone.”

“Bapak has not come again, Om. No one gets angry anymore. If you know, I must be seneng,” said Dul.

Bara clenched his mouth and nodded. “Mmmm .. do you feel safe now? What are you rasain?”

Dul turned his gaze on the handlebar of the Bara motorbike. Think hard about the question of how he feels.

“If you don't come, I like it. I'm afraid that Mr. Dateng. Her voice—”

“Om understands-om understands,” rubs Dul's shoulder, “Come, go inside.” Bara pushed the wooden gate and took Dul inside.

And then the front door that had been closed, opened again. Mbah Lanang stood in the doorway.

“Pak, I anter Dul. We both went around for a while.” Bara stood two steps from the door still wrapped her hands around Dul's shoulder.

Dul was afraid of Mbah Lanang's reaction, but it turns out that his mother's father nodded at Bara. I don't know because of what. Though if it is remembered from the way Mbah Lanang tells Bara with fiery emotions, it should be that it could have been exhausted. Actuallyno.

How dare you speak behind me ….

Bara nodded and smiled looking at Mbah Lanang who was standing in the doorway.

“Come, come in,” invite Mbah Lanang, extend his hand.

“Mbah, I brought this. Two packages of fried chicken for Mbah Lanang and Mbah Wedok,” said Dul, lifting the package.

Mbah Lanang glanced at Bara. “You said thanks?” tanya Mbah Lanang, holding Dul's shoulder.

“Eh, yes. Thanks, Om.” Dul grinned.

I don't know what the result of the second debate when he went with Bara earlier. Mbah Lanang is not too scary anymore. Not too judes. Although the man was also not very friendly to Bara. And at that time Dul did not expect. Maybe that was the last time Mbah Lanang and Bara stared at each other with such a close distance.

To Be Continued