GREY MARNI
The Man with the glasses

Rudi was in the terminal, still three hours before returning home. Today he was only at the origin terminal without making any trips.

Rudi, Erlang and Mr. Darto are taking care of the bus. They wash the bus, change the oil and tires, tune some bolts and some engine maintenance.

Their bodies are full of oil and very dirty. Their work is carried out at the back of the terminal which is a special bus parking lot.

"Rud, in the office there is an administrative vacancy. Don't want the list?" Ask Erlang

"Are you able to play Rud's computer?" Ask mr. Darto.

"Can dong sir! Kan Rudi first..." Erlang said stopped.

"Why was he Lang?"

"Haha... He used to be the admin of a factory"

"Ohh, is that really Rud?"

"Yes sir" replied Rudi.

"Just sign up for the office instead of the heat on the bus."

"Hahaha, males pakde. Working in front of the computer even makes Ambien"

"Hahaha, yes too. But I sat in the bus seat and I wasn't ambient"

"Hahaha, his butt is callused" Erlang sneered.

After struggling with the oil and dust attached to some parts of the bus, the three of them started flushing the bus and rubbing it with a sponge.

They play cheerfully, flush each other and throw foam that can not be thrown. As if the three of them were little friends from the same neighborhood, the age of Mr. Darto who was too far from Rudi and Erlang did not make the middle-aged man behave and act as he pleased. They are close to each other and respect each other.

The originally dirty bus has now turned clean and sleek. The three of them then sat on the outskirts while drinking coffee and eating a typical fried food that would rarely be felt by Rudi while at home. The fry is a very delicious satay snail with special seasonings.

After this they will go home faster than usual, Mr. Darto will go straight home while Erlang will come with Rudi to his boarding houses. Erlang seemed to be missing her lover.

She has no appointments yet with Laura so she doesn't really expect to meet laura.

After a long time of relaxing, the three of them cleaned up and changed their clothes. After that they split up according to their own plans.

Rudi and Erlang directly exit the terminal and take the angkot that is ready to leave. The green cargo with the number 57 was running slowly while waiting in some fork to find other passengers.

The cost of each Rudi to ride an angkot is five thousand rupiah, but each stop will be set at a different price. It depends far and near, although there is already a sticker that says that far near the price remains the same.

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They arrived at Rudi's place, he invited his friend to go straight into the room to rest first.

"Are you coffee or ice?" Ask Rudi.

"Es aja"

"Wait here yeah, looks like Laura's not back yet"

"Ok, I'm giving you a cigarette too."

Erlang gave the money to Rudi who was going to the stall to buy ice and cigarettes.

"It's crazy this kid, the room is clean and neat!" Erlang Murmuring.

After a while of waiting, Rudi arrived with two plastic bags. One contains ice and another contains two packs of pecel rice.

"Buy pecel rice too?"

"I know you're hungry, you just ate a little fried food."

"Hahaha, I'm ashamed of Mr. Darto"

"Hahaha, being embarrassed here is going to starve the boss!"

Rudi gave one pack to Erlang and one pack to himself. Then they eat together.

After eating, Rudi played guitar with a cigarette that he held in his right hand. While Erlang opened his shirt and saw some small tattoos other than the one on his right hand.

"That's what tattoo Lang?" Rudi asked as he pointed at Erlang's middle chest.

"It's a Sanskrit word that means heart."

"Hahaha, is the heart on the left chest?"

"As far as I dong, I'm the tattooist"

"Hahaha, I also want a tattoo, but afraid of being scolded by papa's mama."

"Hahaha, it's still a big deal to be angry. Cupu you Rud!"

"Hahaha, regular good boy."

"Hahaha, ready the most good boy"

"Hahaha, Laura's not home yet. Where is she." Rudi began to invite Erlang to discuss Laura.

"Lack of understanding, you're the neighbor."

"Hahaha, but I'm not the father"

"Let's just go, we'll relax and wait for him to come home." Erlang.

"When not how to go home?"

"I'm the one who came home. Haha"

Grimacing was Erlang's original attitude, he did not take things seriously. But that was the seriousness of Erlang. He preferred to make serious things as entertainment for himself. It was as if he was prepared to accept many things, both good and bad.

They sang and joked with each other for a long time, but Laura still did not come home.

Until the time almost before the magrib, they both heard the sound of a car stopping in front of Laura's house. Then they try to see it.

A black sedan car that looks very luxurious. Out of the car was Laura and then followed by a white man with glasses and a very distinctive distended stomach. The man then drove Laura from behind until Laura entered the House.

The glasses guy did not come into the house and went straight to his car again and then left.

Rudi hinted that the glasses man was Laura's ex-husband, but he did not say anything to Erlang who was still staring at the black sedan car until it disappeared from view.