New life
By riding the grab, Jacob finally met again with the ketapang kencana varigata tree full of memories in front of his house. A vase seemed to be filled with fresh roses. It must have been Lala who continued the tradition, he thought.
Lala ran to greet Jacob while still wearing shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt with a picture of a mickey mouse.
Lala : Kakaaaaaaa, where has there been no news.... looking for Ms. Putu from last night..... why are you guys? How come Ms. Putu looks so tangled, it's different from Sis Jacob who is even fresh and happy....??? Hey, what's wrong with you guys? (Lala's adorable look makes Jacob can't stand it anymore to pinch Lala's cheek and kiss her)
Jacob : You're super annoying but why do you miss it!!! Hahahhaha
Lala : Yes, yes, Lala is like that, hehehhehe (while holding Jacob's arm and still asking) Anyway, where are the souvenirs for Lala??? Watch out if you forget!!! (While pinching the side of Jacob's stomach)
Jacob : Yes, don't worry, there is. (While kissing the ubun-ubun Lala which immediately reminded him of Mila)
Lala : How about Ms. Putu, why are you guys, why aren't you together?? (Question after question is like a non-stop mitraliur)
Jacob : Wait, yes, brother wants to check the email first, a lot of work is piled up, it looks like you went to Bali yesterday.
Lala: Be careful if you forget to tell me, while being treated to what to eat, Lala is outside. It's been a long time since I've had a snack with Sis Jacob. (Until his forehead shrivelled from the protest)
Jacob : Well, just a week ago, you're senile (while pinching Lala's cheek)
Lala: It's time, how come it's been centuries, isn't it?? (With a pretentious look of thinking with the index finger on his chin)
Jacob : basic amnesia luh....., anyway where is Mami?
Lala : Ow was a nostalgic walk with papa he said....
Jacob : Ow papa go home huh? I haven't seen Papa in a long time.
Lala : Yes, let's eat the four of us outside at night, sis Jacob who treats, there are a lot of bonuses from the Ministry of Defence.
Jacob : Hymmmm, yeah.... I miss eating with papa too. At the same time, it's really fitting that you want to talk about with Papa Mama.
Lala : hymmmm, it looks really serious, what is it??
Jacob : well, it's going to be, guys.... you're already there, you're calling mom first, you know where do you want to have dinner. Lala who arranges the same place and chooses the menu, brother just pays.
Lala : Ready Boss, if Lala takes care of it, it will be done!!!
Jacob : yup there gooo!!! (While pretending to want to kick Lala like kicking a ball)
That night the four of them ate at Pasta La Vista on Gandapura street near Pramuka Park. That place has been Lala's favourite since childhood, so it's no wonder if it's Lala's choice.
With a small red and white box fabric background laid out on top of spaghetti bolognaise, pizza margaritta, aglio oleo, maccaroni schotel, and many other foods almost full.
Papa de Josef: how many people want to eat, so many??
Lala : calm Pap, bongkos if it doesn't run out..... Lala is ready to eat a week using this, hehehehe....
Jacob : Basic.....
Lala : Yes, yes, all of you celebrate Jacob tuw, he said there was very important news.
Mami : Hah, what's the news (just put your ears on right away with the satellite dish antenna)
Jacob : wow Lala, you, eat first cake.... let's relax like that atuh...
Papa de Josep : Yes, eat first..... anyway this is celebrating Jacob's love adventure or what, it's said that you like to change partners now. (While his eyes glanced at Jacob)
Jacob instead glanced at Lala who was sitting next to him while poking Lala in the stomach with his elbow.
Jacob : bocoooooor lu bucket bottom... (half whispering)
Lala just giggled happily.
Mami : Already, eat first, then the exciting story (half defending Jacob his favourite child)
Mami Jacob instinctively loves her son more, while Papa de Josep loves his daughter more.
After everything was full Jacob said,
Jacob : well it's time to go home.... (half joking)
Lala : it's just delicious, he said he wanted to crita.... (while glaring at jacob annoyed)
Jacob : Yes, yes.
Look, so Jacob decided to get married.... (I'm not finished yet Jacob finished his words Lala has replied)
Lala : Hah, with Ms. Putu??
Papa de Joseph : Well La, you shut up first let Jacob tell you his plan.
Jacob nodded in agreement while placing his index finger in front of Lala's mouth.
Jacob continued,
In recent years, Jacob has been walking with several women, so after Jacob considered that it was getting more and more unclear, it would be better if Jacob got married and started the next stage of life. Married, have children, send children to school, and so on. Regarding the economy, Jacob is sure that he can handle it. There are several projects and tasks that Jacob is ready to go through. There is also a business that Jacob is starting with some of Mrs. Connie's colleagues. So now here, tonight, Jacob asks Papa and Mami for approval.
Mami: This is what Putu means, right?
Jacob shook his head,
Jacob : Not Mam, just met in Bali yesterday....
Lala : Hah, just got married? So what about Ms. Putu??
Jacob continued,
We just broke up two days ago, she admitted something and I went straight away.
Papa de Joseph : Hym.... why you insist to marry this girl?
Jacob : I just feel the universe with her.... I felt we were one, nothing else matters. Time stops and everything sudenly becomes so perfect. Enough and fit.
Papa de Joseph : That's it, that's what I felt with your mom almost 40 years ago.
Go get that girl. I do absolutely agree.
Mami smiled and nodded.
Lala who was still dumbfounded did not realise what they were talking about.
Papa de Joseph : One day you'll understand Lala my little darling. (With a big smile)
There was great relief in Jacob's chest, he almost grabbed his iPhone and called Mila right away but he was detained because he remembered his father's message that when you eat with someone, never pick up your cellphone no matter how important it is.
Ten metres from there a black rubicon with 90% dark glass stickers protects a short-haired woman inside from outside view. From inside the car he saw the binocular dinner scene. Annoyed with his heart because Jacob didn't even pick up or respond to calls and whatsappes since the incident that night in Bali. Putu, who thought that Jacob would soon return to Bandung, turned out to be not yet home. Almost three hours Putu waited at Jacob's house accompanied by Lala who was just as he said. But tonight he saw Jacob instead of being sad or gloomy instead looked happy, like a relief from something. This was very stifling in his heart, negative and rhetorical questions were thrown in his mind, like a demon who struck him with a whip of painful pain. Am I not that important to Jacob? Have you met the others Jacob. Is it that fast and easy?
In Putu comes the mind, 'I am Not Crazy, I Am Bipolar.' I could be on the both side. Wait for it Jacob... you're such an asshole. (Putu laughed bitterly himself feeling the pain he felt)
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