Handsome Chef Heart Enthusiasts
Chapter XXIX (Yoga Pratama)

Why would Chef Agusta Wimala know about my feelings? Then why try him tomorrow morning to invite me to meet at Lesehan Cipto Roso? Two questions that keep on thinking. There are only two people who know about my feelings for Agatha: Adeena and Rafi Izam. Among the two of them who tried the most possible to leak to Chef Agusta?

Adeena? It doesn't feel possible. Was he trying to get me to leak my secret to Chef Agusta? Rafi Izam is more likely to do just that.

Rafi Izam has been my soul since childhood. We have always been together since SD-SMA. He has sloppy nature, ceplas ceplos and bucket mouth. He was also the one who dragged me to live in a shabby, dirty, stuffy bunk house. But at least thanks to him I didn't sleep in the store's head. My money is gone to build Joglo house. This month's salary hasn't come down because I'm on holiday.  

“Face lo very serious, abis read email from whom?” ask someone in black, a curly appearance, and a ruffled hair. It was also just that Rafi Izam was nongol next to me.

“From my former artist. He's sure I'll meet tomorrow morning. Very males deh.”

“Former artist lo? Chef Agusta?”

I nodded for sure. “Gue want it the same lo, what lo have leaked my secret to Chef Agusta?”

“If yes, why? Problems with lo?” 

I pushed his body violently. “Traitorous basics. If you don't want me to stay here say, don't play leaking my secrets.”

Rafi got up from the seat. His eyes bulged and he pushed back my body violently. “Eh, horrified yes, I confessed it because I love you the same. I didn't want to talk about it since I was a kid being a coward. Only cowards run into trouble. As long as you know the artist lo is half-dead confusion nyariin lo. Who knows if he will meet tomorrow because of a misunderstanding.”

My eyebrows are raised next to. It was hard to digest the last words Rafi said. “What misunderstandings try?”

“Makanya tomorrow you come to a place that you know the artist lo it. Let you know where the misunderstanding lies between you.”

At Rafi's persuasion, my heart finally melted. Okay, tomorrow I want to come to Lesehan Cipto Roso at nine in the morning.

*** 

When I arrived at Lesehan Cipto Roso, my eyeball caught the figure of Chef Agusta. He's not alone, with Agatha and Adeena. My heart wonders, what is the purpose of Chef Agusta bringing us together in this place? Does he want to announce his anniversary with Agatha?

Chef Agusta waved at me. “Yoga, come here! We've been waiting for you from earlier,” call him.

I don't want to have to go near them. “Hello, Chef. How are you doing? Actually what is the purpose of Chef Agusta inviting me to this place?” I also sat down opposite Chef Agusta.

“You must be confused right why the three of you I collect in this place? Before I answer, first I want to straighten out the misunderstanding that occurred between me and Yoga. A week ago you must have seen me and Agatha making friendly bribes, when what you see is not true. In fact Agatha only cleans the rice that sticks to the corner of my lips.” Chef Agusta explained in length times height by width. 

I looked into his eyes. It seems obvious honesty. “And I mean the purpose of inviting the three of you in this place is to announce my answer to Agatha's love statement yesterday.”

My heart was like being struck by lightning. What I was afraid of happened. I stuffed my ears with earphones. Really, I'm not ready to hear about them right now. Chef Agusta stared fixedly at Agatha. His look broke my heart. 

Oh, Lord, may I ask you something? Make me faint this very second, for Chef Agusta to cancel his intention of accepting Agatha's love.

 “Tatha, I appreciate your love statement. You are a beautiful, smart, kind, independent and successful woman, I love you. But sorry is just liking not love. I just think of you as a sister, nothing more. There are already other women filling the niches of my heart.”

 Although my ears were gagged with earphones, I could still hear what Chef Agusta said. Truly, beyond my expectations he said that sentence. Was he not speaking wrong?

My eyes turned to Agatha. The eyes of the woman in front of me are teary. My hunch said within seconds her tears were rushing like creeks. I understand Agatha's feelings, they must be broken into pieces but what can I do?

“What you did to me was EVIL!” agatha shouted saying the mainstay of Love in the film There is What with Love 2.

Agatha ran outside this lesehan. I went to Chef Agusta and Adeena to follow Agatha.

*** 

An hour following Agatha muter-muter without destination, in the end his car stopped right near the suspension bridge of Kedung Miri Village. I know that the suspension bridge is the latest tourist spot in Yogyakarta because it presents a beautiful view of green hills, rows of beautiful trees and the beautiful Oyo river. What is Agatha going to do? Would he not commit suicide?

I can't let that happen. Hurry up and I get out of the car and look for Agatha. The woman I was looking for was already perched pretty on a suspension bridge. The more I speed up the steps toward him. 

“Arrrrgggh .. less what am I to Mas Sweet reject me?” agatha shouted loudly. Shortly after, she cried.

I took out a handkerchief from the pocket of the shirt. Then hand the handkerchief to him. “Cry as much as you, but cry enough today only. Chef Agusta rejected you precisely because he loves you. He does not want to hurt your heart any more. You also do not want to date the taste of big brother? He does that too for the sake of keeping the feelings of the man who loves you.”

Agatha looked at me. “Emang you know who is the man who loves me?”

“Of course I know. The one who loves you is me.”

“You're no longer joking, right?” agatha asked while looking me straight in the eye. Stared like that, I became alone. It was as if what was staring at me was the national exam supervisor who caught me again engrossed in cheating. 

“At a time like this, I dare to joke. I seriously. Two rius. Just so you know, long before I met you in Jogja tivi, I was already in love with you. You are a great woman. Your blunt nature without maintaining an image, although it is well-known he is still diligent in motivating many people. Will you marry me?” I didn't think it would just flow on my tongue. Whereas before I was a man who had difficulty expressing love directly to women.

“But still it's too fast for me. What if we first learn? I want to know you more first.”

A sweet smile on my lips. Although Agatha's answer did not satisfy my heart, she at least allowed me to stay close to her for longer. “Okay, no problem. I'll make you fall in love.”