As a woman, the shopping instinct is in me of course. Although my parents always limit my allowance every month and asked for financial statements at the end of every month, women are still women who can not bear to see good stuff. My finances are never a surplus, just a dream I can have savings for something else.
Mama is always upset with my online shopping style. Just moving your finger on the tab screen, next time came three days later the stuff came and maybe not to your taste.
"This mama is a shopper, but a quality shopper." Mom says while watering the plants in the front garden.
I swallowed my hearing the word 'quality' from my mom's mouth. It's ridiculous. Since when does the shopping lifestyle has that quality. "What the hell ma, shopping wear quality all."
"Yes mama is not a lazy snob no time shopping to shop, market, or mall so. Mama is also busy working in the office and take care of you guys, but mama keep usahain come directly, choose directly, and even nyobain directly. "My mother occasionally looked at me while cutting the fence.
"The age is already different, ma. This is Z generation. "I said as I pulled the grass in front of me.
"Eh, uh .. Mama better understand the problem of the times. Do not try to talk about the times. "Mama is the least able to be cheated, work in the informatics made me and my siblings losing slang with him.
"You are not a shopper. Someone who hobbies shopping will be willing to set aside his time to look for quality goods. His satisfaction is incomparable. "Mom spoke again.
"There are three benefits to you shopping directly." Mama shows three fingers which are then followed by giggles.
"God, ma. Like my college professor on campus. "I talked with laughter.
"Listen first. First, you can choose directly with your five senses created by God. Second, small fraud. You meet directly the seller and can the goods directly. Third, your socialization power is more sensitive. Let me be a young boy who just lives with your fingers and tabs alone. "Mama kept talking while I was still pulling the grass in front of me.
"Do not you find a girlfriend also online, yes." Mom is now giggling looking at me.
"No dong, ma. I was expecting to meet my soul mate in a romantic way. Meet directly with a live shot. Kayak in the tivi. "I started staring at the blue sky that Sunday afternoon.
"Make things as small as shopping aja you are still online, how you can ngarep can match online. Hahaha ... "Mama again laughed at me. "Instead of you cabutin Japanese mama grass, mending you shopping there shoes. Sneakers shoes say you've been too small right. Ajakin your sister is Ajeng tuh. From the same quarrel with her boyfriend. "
Ajeng and I entered a pretty decent supermarket from my house. I looked at the store after shop while Ajeng still looked at his phone with a look of annoyance.
"You know. Shopping yes shopping. Matiin tuh hape. Later on the housekeeping. "I say while turning off his phone then put it into my bag.
Ajeng grumbled. "Yes, Miss Eva who has no household."
I glanced down the hall to my right. There seems to be an interesting shoe store. I pulled my sister's hand over there.
"Can any siblings be helped?" An employee of a boy who waved at me stared at some of the sneakers on display in front of the store.
Ajeng is seen holding back laughter. While I'm still busy picking materials and sizes that fit my feet.
"If mbaknya is still young and cute, look for a bright color aja definitely more cute. Well, this is a nice pink color. Being ngetrend among kids slang. Yesterday schoolgirls are buying this is said to let me twin so. Well if ya- "
"Stop mas. I am not a schoolboy. It's college, again thesis too. I want a dark blue, there? "I say almost glared, while Ajeng has started giggling.
Finally that afternoon I managed to buy a pair of shoes with a quality version of mama.
"How about ya? Go home? "Ajeng and I got out of the shop.
"It's crazy to come here but just buy your shoes." Ajeng stopped in front of a famous coffee house, then smiled.
"Ngopi ya?" I immediately walked to find an empty seat followed by Ajeng.
"What do you want to order? Let me to the cashier, "said Ajeng, glancing at his wallet.
"Loe who paid? If so I just wrote what message, deh. "I then looked around the cafe while Ajeng left.
I open my bag and check my handphones then open social media, reply to chat some friends, and open the instagram, who knows there is something interesting.
Half an hour passed, Ajeng was not yet present. Though the order could have been left behind, yet there is the name of the buyer later. Maybe he went to the toilet, I thought.
Ajeng then appeared with a rather sullen face with two cups in his hand.
"Where are you from? The photos on instagram are so much like, you have not come yet. "I sipped my coffee, then I realized Ajeng seemed to have a problem again.
"I just broke up with Rio." Ajeng then tasted his coffee a little. "I see him with another girl at the cafe there." Ajeng pointed toward this cafe.
"Loe gapapa?" I asked sympathetically.
"Well, I'm just crying out tonight. Now have fun aja first. "Ajeng then smile as if nothing happened. "Hahaha ... That's exactly the same in the soap opera-sinetron tau. You should see. "
I can only be silent. Ajeng. How could he think this is a trivial thing.
"Loe sih kak kelomb single. Do not know the problem of such decisions are common among teenagers. "Ajeng tasted his coffee again. "Uh, you see ga mas-mas in the jewelry store? From before you see ya mulu. "Said Ajeng while moving his head pointed jewelry store across from this cafe.
"What is it. "I said while looking at Ajeng even though my eyes glanced slightly toward the store.
"Uh, talking about jewelry, I want to tell you."
I pulled out a small jewelry box from my bag, then opened it. There was a white gold necklace.
"It's got you?" Said Ajeng, looking at the necklace.
"Hmm .. Actually it's a gift." I said as I stared at the initials carved on the necklace. DN.
"Kok initials not your name? Hayo, who is the love ya? "Ajeng glared at me, then grabbed the jewelry. "I have never been given a necklace with a girlfriend. Em, the former means. "
"There's a guy who is close to me. His name is Dimas. "I say with half-eyed eyes. "All this time I've been chatting and calling all the time. On campus he always nyempetin meet me, for nanya-nanyain news guelah, what is not really important hahaha ... "
"Doi already said that doi love with you?" Ajeng cut off my conversation.
"Alright. He also said that I am the animator he is, I am different with other girls. Begonya again, he always knows me again why and why. Yes, though not all of them. "My words made Ajeng silent and looked at me grimly.
"My older sister who again said he wanted graduation was stupid too. That guy already love so do not in pehapein dong. Uh. "Ajeng pinched my cheek with his glaring face. "Or is that a bad guy?"
"Let me show you a picture of him on instagram." I opened my handphone, fiddled with it, and found one of Dimas's photos.
"Well, pantesan his name Dimas, very similar to Dimas Beck the artist." Ajeng looked at Dimas photo long time ago.
"Now ya ya, my supervisor said, if you want to know the seriousness of ya ya ya, I have to check this necklace real white gold ga." I looked at the white gold again.
"Elo ngomongin personal problem gini to your tutor elo?" Ajeng showed his surprised face is not playing.
I nodded. "Oh yes. My lecturer. "
"Well already, while there tuh there is a jewelry store. Check it, it's white gold is not it, "said Ajeng while tasting his coffee again.
"Wait a minute." I walked over to the jewelry store.
"Mas, I want to check this necklace real white gold what, ga ga?" I asked while showing the necklace that was given Dimas.
"Crazy. Loe real Eva? "Mas-mas was half shouting while looking at me incredulously.
"Yeah, who's ya mas?" Surprised there are also recognize me in this supermarket crowd.
"Om, look at this girl. It's Eva, that Dimas gebetannya. "Mas-mas called a middle-aged man who was busy burning gold.
"Oh yes, yes. I remember your face, Dimas put many photos of you in his room. Hahaha ... "This afternoon really startled me. This shop? Dimas?
"Eva, ya ya. This necklace is genuine pure white gold! The DN is directly engraved with Dimas himself. "Mas-mas looks at me with a smile.
"Okay, well. Now it's not important. Can you explain, who is this mas and why can you know Dimas? "I looked at them with a still face of astonishment.
"Hahaha ... Do not be so tense, dong." He laughed as he looked at the middle-aged man.
"Understand the law majors anyway. Yes you are legal? Same like Dimas. Hahaha ... "said the middle-aged man.
"Eva, I know Nathan. His cousin Dimas. And this is om Moses. The three of us are usually working together here. But Dimas again less fit. So he's at home now. "Nathan talked incessantly.
"Dimas? Work? "I still showed my astonished face.
"Lah, have you been telling what aja is the same as Dimas?" Om Moses replaced the confusion.
"Okay, apparently you do not know much." Nathan looks at me now. "Dimas is original Malang. Since I received a lecture in Jakarta, he ended up staying at home Moses who is my dad's friend, together with me. Yes, fortunately for extra money, we help om Moses work here. Any questions, ladies of law? "
"Dimas? He instead lived in an apartment near the campus? I think he's a city kid who likes to play skateboarding, keep racing ngabisin duit parents. "I still do not believe in this fact.
Nathan and om Moses laughed loudly, repeatedly staring at me.
"Well, yes. I'm back then yes. Mas. Om. "I walked to Ajeng.
"Crazy, just know I was checking gold so for half an hour." Ajeng looked at me who still smile-smile. "What did you just say to them? God, you digombalin mas-mas it? Woy .. woy .. "I'm silent do not care about Ajeng.
"Let's go home." I pulled my sister's hand out of the supermarket and walked halfway to the car park.
In the middle of the road, Ajeng asked me constantly. "What are you doing?"
"All this time, I just realized that I do not know anything about Dimas." I say as I steer the car.
"Actually, why do not you like Dimas?" Ajeng looked at me curiously.
"Because, yes because I think he's the same aja like another guy. In addition, he is also somewhat aggressive. You know. "I say with a smiling face.
When I got home, I immediately wanted to rush to my room.
"How is the shopping? Blessing? "Mom yelled at me while bringing coffee for papa in the TV room.
"Blessings. I broke up with Rio for seeing him cheating. "Ajeng half shouted at Mom.
"Well, good. Papa also ga like that same Rio. "Papa glanced at mama with a smile.
I paused to step into my room. May the shopping proposal of this mama be a blessing for my love story.
I roll on the bed and start looking for Dimas's mobile phone number.
"Hello, Dim."
"Eva, why are you calling me first?"
"You cepet healed yes."
"Loh, how do you know I'm sick?"
Done