TELL LAURA I LOVE HER
REMEMBERING THE BEGINNING OF THE INTRODUCTION
AS ALWAYS, YANKTIE MUNG SAID HAPPY READING THIS SIMPLE STORY
A month ago, August gave a talaq in April, the same day as their wedding. She has been separated from Julia for two months. August recalls, another week the birthday of his former fiancee. She wanted to give Julia a sweet surprise. He had already prepared the ring and necklace he bought in Singapore last week when he flew to the lion country. He wants to repair their relationship.
August recalls his first introduction to Julia. At that time Bagas his sister asked to pick up at a friend's house after studying the group. Bagas is the son of his father's sister who since childhood was cared for by the mother because her aunt was sickly so that little Bagas was not maintained.
At that time Bagas was not escorted by a driver because his driver's wife was giving birth. It was raining heavily so that it was an hour Bagas could not book a taxi. At Bagas's friend's house are three teenage children who have just dropped out of high school uniforms. Bagas was in his first semester of college. One is Satrio, another is Bagas and one is Julia, who has not been picked up by his driver.
Bagas asks August to take Julia with him because he has no heart to leave Julia alone at Satrio's house. Thinking badly about leaving a girl alone with the man in the house, August agrees to deliver Julia first.
That was the beginning they met. Since then August has been trying to tie Julia down. Julia wants a fiancee after she's four years old. Julia is about to finish college and get married after two years of work. Because Julia wants to feel like an employee before getting married and being a full-time housewife.
In various ways, August is able to propose Julia and they get engaged while Julia is composing a thesis, not waiting until Julia finishes graduation. Before the graduation of Julia who is clever, got a job call and immediately became a secretary to Mr. Achdiyat.
What determines who will be accepted as secretary of Mr. Achdiyat is his wife. Mrs Achdiyat said Julia was polite and honest. She doesn't want Mr. Achdiyat to work all day with a young woman who intends to ensnare her husband.
Although she has not graduated from college, Achdiyat believes Julia can quickly learn to replace Sarwendah, the old secretary of Achdiyat who will move to follow the duties of her husband who was mutated to Papua. Alleged bu Achdiyat proved, Julia quickly understood what Sarwendah taught.
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When he met Julia, August already had a lover. A very beautiful woman who works as a flight attendant. They even live in an apartment. Because August immediately moved to June's apartment, when they had made love and vowed to live together.
Unfortunately when August brought June home to be introduced to his parents, the oma immediately expressed dislike. If oma had said no, then her papa would have obeyed whatever came out of her lips. But June and August don't care. They stay together, until August hears June's own words to Grace, a fellow flight attendant, that she is not the only man in June's life.
Since then August has returned to his apartment and his relationship with June is over. August had been seven months with Julia.
Since breaking up with June, August has begun to approach Julia seriously. In his dealings with June and Julia, August was always serious, never double. August begins to age when he is tempted for a moment by April even though he is engaged to Julia.
Maybe because as a normal man he used to be used to sex activities with June, while with Julia they did not do. So when meeting April, August felt he got a glass of water to refresh his thirst.
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On Friday’at, Achdiyat maam took Julia both ways to the Beringharjo market, while the men including the two small bosses played in the smart park and will immediately pray Friday. They promised to meet for lunch.
Julia and Ms. Tuti never hesitated to give input on the choice of clothes they were appraising. “It looks like the color is too nge-jreng Bu, later even the Father does not like it. He will wear this shirt but with an unshakeable heart. Wear clothes because of forced twin with Mom aja.” So Julia gave an opinion about the choice of a couple dress that was estimated by Tuti ma'am.
“Iya also. Mr ‘tu likes to protest if the color is rather bright. Different ama Bastian, he dared to wear clothes that light color,” bu Tuti justifies Julia's opinion.
“Maybe because Mr. Bastian is still young Mom, so pede with a flashy color. Mr. Adi must feel confident when wearing light-colored clothes,” back Julia gave an opinion. She herself was looking for a batik dress for him. Yesterday he had not brought a work shirt. He did want to during the workshop tomorrow to use batik only.
“Iya, Ade emang pede wear light colors,” reply bu Tuti while asking for other colors from the clothes of his choice. Ade is Bastian's call at home. He is the youngest of two brothers. Rita's older sister was called Teteh.
A lot of clothes they buy, sometimes Julia pays for herself, but more is paid for by Tuti ma'am. Including a couple dress for him with Bastian who was last bu Tuti said to wear dinner later Sunday.
‘Why Sunday night should I wear a couple shirt with that monster?’ thousands of questions in Julia's mind, but she did not dare to argue with the woman who since she worked and lived alone in Jakarta has become her second mother.
When he started college in Jakarta, he was accompanied by his aunt, his father's sister. Unfortunately the aunt had to return to Cianjur when her grandmother started to get sick. Since then Julia has lived only with her nanny since childhood at her parents' home in Jakarta. Now her nanny has changed with a girl because her nanny is too old.
Today was spent following all the will of the twins. Lunch they asked for junk food fried chicken flour at the fried chicken booth with clown logo, then they asked to spin with delman and rickshaw.
Ms. Tuti and Julia were just waiting for them at the cafe on Malioboro street. Because delman only fit two adults and two children. The rickshaw is only fit for one adult and one child. Of course, Tuti assigned her husband and son to accompany the twins' will.
After dinner, Bastian invited his two nephews to enjoy a colorful lighted bicycle in the square of the kidul. Julia and Tuti are waiting for the men to ride their bikes. And they sit on grass covered in plastic pedestals by enjoying a variety of culinary there.
As long as Bastian's attitude is very sweet, there is no ototriter attitude except when Julia calls him Sir. “How many times have I warned, do not call PAK!”
“Iya Jul, we ‘kan family, do not call sir except in front of other employees. Even in the office, if you are just the two of you, you do not call Bastian as Mr.”, Mr. Achdiyat even defended his youngest son.
“Iya Sir,” Julia agreed to the order of the former chief director was stunned and lowered.
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