Mahadaras
episode 10's
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Today, Dika who was working in the workshop felt her phone vibrate on the shirt of her workshop. It turned out to be a message from Dara. It turned out that after the incident that night where Dika drove Dara home after the race and those who ended up spending time in the park. They decided to exchange mobile numbers.
"Dara wait" Dika stopped Dara's steps after the girl got off her bike and was about to head to her house
"Yes what's wrong?" Dara who heard it immediately turned around
"Nomer" by thrusting his phone towards Dara who looks confused by what the man is doing
"Make what?"
"Make a promise, I promised you I'd eat chicken noodles"
"Oh yes" with a slow motion Dara grabbed Dika's phone and typed her phone number there
"Thanks" Dika said after Dara returned her phone
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The sun was quite hot even though the day was already late in the afternoon. He was getting ready with his jacket and motorcycle helmet. Yes, this afternoon Dika asked his boss for a little permission to go out for a while. Fortunately, Dika's job today is not too much and he has also done well. The man intends to pick Dara up at his school and reasoned to want to pay his promise.
"Wait a long time?" sapa Dika when just arrived at the front of Dara school
"Not too long yet"
"Know" by giving the girl a helmet
After 15 minutes of travel by motor. Now the two have arrived at the chicken noodle stall "mang bedjo" his name. The stall was not too crowded, there were only a few people who were enjoying chicken noodles. The not-so-large stall, with just a few tables and a mango tree at the front of the stall, feels comfortable enough to enjoy a bowl of chicken noodles.
The "mang Bedjo" seller in a short-sleeved white shirt complete with a holster looks very good at concocting chicken noodles. Accompanied by his wife who said his name was Bu Ijah, Mang Bedjo served the buyers.
"Please dika mas enjoyed special chicken noodles" said mang Bedjo who is already quite familiar with Dika
"Thank you mang"
"Newly this time mas Dika came not alone" with a little joke that made Bedjo catapulted to Dika and Dara who looked shy
"Known neng, I'm Mang Bedjo. Beautiful Neng must be her boyfriend mas Dika ya" the trick is now Mang Bedjo point at Dara who unwittingly had his cheeks reddened
"Huh, not mang. I'm Dika's friend"
"Oh yeah, if you're a girlfriend, it's okay"
"There are those who buy tuh" said Dika who seemed to want to stop the throttling for the sake of the mange Bedjo for the two of them
"Hahaha youes mamang stay yes, enjoy yourself"
After the death of Mang Bedjo the atmosphere became awkward between the two. But, Dara looks as if admiring the contents of the chicken noodles in her bowl.
Yes, the chicken mia stuffing had never seen Dara at the chicken noodle seller in general that he had bought so far. Now in the bowl besides there are noodles and chicken pieces of course equipped with vegetables. Dara saw this chicken noodle looks different because there are half boiled eggs, sliced cucumber and also carrots are cut into small dice. In addition, there are also 2 pieces of fried dumplings whose size is not too large. And also a chicken noodle soup with a few pieces of sticky rice and slices of chives separated in another small bowl.
"Nih" Dika suddenly gave a tissue while Dara was focusing on enjoying her food
"Ah thanks"
He watched the girl eat. Dika saw how Dara added quite a lot of chili sauce to the bowl of the girl's chicken noodles, coupled with chili sauce. No wonder the girl was sweating a lot.
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"You need your story, you can tell me the same story if you believe"
Earlier, after eating chicken noodles Dika intended to deliver Dara to the cafe where the girl worked. But Dara said she wanted to stop by for a little while at the time they had come. Dara wanted as if to calm her mind for a while there. And here they are now. On the lawn in front of the fountain with some little kids running around. This time the park was a little crowded compared to the last time they came.
"You think people like me can't be happy?" with a straight-forward view of Dara trying to express what he feels now
"Why can't you? What alesannya"
"I don't know, I don't think I've been happy since I was a kid"
"Be happy or not, it is not all humans who decide. There are many things that we think are happy but God thinks are wrong"
"But God also never loves me happy"
"That means you're not happy you can still breathe now?" dika's words made Dara look at the man
"Do I deserve to live?"
"Gue doesn't know how big your life's problems are. And I also don't want to be pretentious about how you feel and your current condition. But if you can say, never want to lose the same problem"
"But I don't know how long I'll survive"
"Gue can ask your permission?"
"What engine?" with a confused look Dara tried to pay attention to the man's words
"Make it make you smile"
"Thank you, but I don't want to get you in and involved in my bad life"
"Let that be my business. You're quite your usual self, the rest let me take care of it"
The sincere smile was painted on Dara's lips for the man in front of him. The man he had recently known from his best friend's lover was as if he could bring a different color to Dara. The man with all his words that can make Dara open his mind and make Dara as if he has a new positive energy about life.
For Dara, Dika is a pretty good listener. The man will only express his opinion when asked, the rest he will only listen to how Dara tells stories. Although there is a fear about Dika who will later know how painful his life is.
And what Dara was most afraid of was Dika who would know how her father was. Dara did not want Dika involved with the problems of his life. But, Dara is also not hypocritical she seems to need Dika for her friend to tell stories and ask for opinions other than Arinda. Indeed, his best friend was also a good listener, but Arinda's sometimes uncontrollable emotions made him not get a solution from his anxiety. Her best friend would just end up crying and give Dara a hard solution to do. So, without realizing it Dika has promised to always be on the side of Dara whatever the condition of the girl.
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"I just want to see your smile"
