BLESSINGS OF LOVE
Early Jena

Because Aletha and the baby were in the house of the in-laws, Asrul asked his wife for permission to temporarily make their house a studio to make pictures and mockups of the building.

Coincidentally there was a school friend who used to be a businessman and gave a large plot of land to be used as a star hotel and apartment.

This business is off campus, but Asrul wants to invite some students to join this team.

The High School where he worked was only established about four years ago, and there will only be undergraduate graduates this year.

"Rather than some of these children interning elsewhere, it's better that I help them" Asrul muttered as he stared at the achievement index scores of some of his students.

But there is also a third generation that has good achievements, one of which is Jena his sister-in-law's best friend.

Although only stepping on the third generation but Jena is very clever, skilled and neat in making mockups.

Jena's name was finally included in the list of students who will be invited to join this project.

"So, what do you want Sunday here for?" asked Arman the final-level student who was called Asrul this morning.

"I am called Mr. Asrul, sis," said Jena as it is.

"Loh, it's not just us who are the final level. How, you got carried away too?" Nurdin's friend Arman also felt strange.

"So, I'm just following it. Mr. Asrul said to be sent to the campus on Sunday at eight in the morning, yes I have come. That's just a bother," said Jena was not happy to feel rejected by her level brother.

Arman and Nurdin looked at each other, then both shrugged.

The irritated Jena also shrugged her shoulders, then sat alone away from the two of them.

Before long Asrul's car was seen entering the campus courtyard, the three students immediately approached where Asrul parked his car.

"I'm sorry I'm late, my son cries all the time when I want to leave, so I took him around the house, then he was quiet and I could come here," Asrul immediately apologized and told him the reason for arriving late.

"What's wrong sir, we haven't been waiting for long either" Arman said with a smile.

"Are you in a vehicle or not?" ask Asrul to the three.

All shook their heads as the three of them went to campus on public transport.

"Then you all get in my car, we go directly to the location and also to the studio" Asrul said asking the three to get in his car immediately.

Jena sat in the front seat beside the wheel, and the two other students who were sitting in the back seat were astonished because Jena was conversing with their lecturer very familiar.

"I haven't seen Ewin in a long time, now it's big sir. Maybe it's been five months old?" Jena asked Edwin his son Asrul.

"Hmmm, it's been seven months. Now it's grown up, it's been eating baby porridge, and it's been a pleasure to go for a walk," replied Asrul telling his son.

"Well, I haven't been to a prosperous house in a long time, you have separated me from Genta. Try if we are one group is good, I can play to the house of Genta so can often meet Ewin," said Jena with a spoiled snob to his lecturer.

"If I become Genta's mentor, then it will be considered my people are not fair in giving value. There's no way my dong put my own sister-in-law in my mentoring group" Asrul said as he stared at Jena.

"Yes, the important thing is that I do not give a small value. Mr. Asrul is good, I am a friend of Genta, consider me a sister-in-law also well sir," Jena again spoiled snobs.

"That means you have to move groups if you want to be my brother-in-law" Asrul said with a smile.

"Don't dong, I'll be in Genta's group. Ogah ah. hahahaha," Jena refused with a laugh.

Arman and Nurdin who were sitting behind felt strange to see Jena's proximity to Mr. Asrul.

But men are more indifferent, they think it's none of their business so choosing silence is not a headache.

Asrul's car entered a large open area around the outskirts of Semarang.

At that location there was already Husein and also someone else who was not known to the three students.

After the car parked, the four of them got down and went straight to Husein.

"Hello Arya, how are you, bro?" Asrul greeted the man standing with Hussein.

"Asrul, already a boss, the conglomerate's ghost...hahahahah!!!" arya said while returning Asrul's greeting and then embracing his shoulder.

"It could be you, I'm just a ghost, but you're the boss's son..hahahahah!!!" timpal Asrul with a laugh.

"My father is just a flea in your in-laws' eyes anyway.hahahaha!!!".

Asrul, Arya and Husein then laughed again while talking that was not well understood by the three students.

The three students just stayed under the scorching morning sun while looking at the vast land, in the minds of the three wondering what the land was for.

Soon a luxury jeep entered the grounds, and after parking came down a large tall man, white and wearing sunglasses.

The three students saw the two lecturers and their friends immediately approached the man who had just got off the car.

Then the four walked towards the position that Husein and Arya were standing before.

"Three of you, meet Mr. Arya a civil engineer, and this is Mr. Louis Orlando. You must have heard the name," Asrul introduced the three students to his friends.

As the three students were shocked and slightly trembled upon hearing the last name, as well as shaking hands, the hands of the three young men trembled in nervousness.

Who has never heard the name Louis Orlando, a young businessman in the field of property is very famous.

"So, I have this land. And I plan to build a hotel and an apartment here. There is a water boom as well and cafes around it," Louis Orlando expressed his desire for the land.

"I want you to make a drawing or mockup design for this project. And also how much budget for the entire development," Louis continued again to everyone.

"I don't want any mark up or anything, remember I'm also a civil kid and a son of an architect. So I ask you to make as good as possible the plan along with a reasonable budget. I'll wait for your proposal" Louis said with a smile.

"Relax bro, surely we are working professionally. We do not want to lose the trust of you dong," said Arya while nudging Louis' arm.

"Hahahahah.had I liked being annoyed, a lot of naughty contractors. They think I don't understand the building and the calculations. So if you bring a definite proposal with an unnatural value," said Louis again told of his bad experience.

"We'll try to give our best bro. This is a great opportunity for all of us. We hope that later we can be trusted to work on this project," Asrul also told Louis.

"Husein, you shut up. Why not get excited?" asked Louis to Husein who had been silent since.

"No bro, I was thinking about what the hotel plan would be like" Husein said, shaking his head.

"Don't be imagined, later the appearance of a slovenly delusion, hahahahah," Louis's seduction again similarly nudged Husein's shoulder.

After Louis expressed all his intentions and desires, then he decided to leave the land.

"Now you get in the car, we go to the studio" Asrul told his three students.

Husein and Arya catch up with Asrul in another car, and it looks like it belongs to Arya because Arya is seen driving.

Jena felt strange because the trip seemed to lead to the residence of Asrul and Aletha.

"Sir, this is the same father to his house, Brother Etha well. Is it really going there?" jena asked with hope.

"It's true, why the hell ?" asked Asrul glanced at Jena.

"There's Ewin...!!! iihh gemes. I want to carry Ewin sir," Jena looks happy because it looks like she wants to meet her son Asrul.

"Ewin is in peace, our house is empty. So used by the studio" said Asrul makes Jena look sad.

"Kirain is at my father's house. Well.failed to meet the boy," complained Jena.

"Later to play to the prosperous house, later after finishing a meeting in the studio, I invite you to my in-laws' house," said Asrul to make Jena happy.

"Gee.mau dong, you guys haven't seen Genta in a long time," Jena looks very happy.

Before long they arrived at a three-story house, but when entering it was clear that it was actually not three floors but two and a half floors.

"Come please come in!" take Asrul to the three.

"So, please make a fresh drink. In the fridge if it's not wrong there's still syrup. Make six glasses well because Mr. Husein and Mr. Arya will be here soon too" Asrul told Jena.

"Ready sir !!!".

Jena seemed to understand, and went straight to the kitchen of the house, opened the refrigerator and immediately made a fresh drink as much as six glasses.

"Kok you really understand the same house Mr Asrul, even the same family as well?"tanya Arman looks probing.

"Hmmm, I'm his best friend Magenta, his brother-in-law, Mr. Asrul. It's a sweet black loh, whose hair is wavy," Jena told her two upperclassmen.

"Oh, yes, I know. The tall and wearing glasses, really sweet girl," interrupted Nurdin who remembered the figure of Magenta.

"Well that's right, he was my best friend from the beginning of semester one. So I knew very well from the beginning Mr. Asrul was dating Kak Etha, even when they were married I was also the reception team," said Jena told me why he looked familiar with his lecturer.

"Oh pantesan, now you are brought here. I was suspicious, maybe you're the same lecturer, "tease Nurdin while raising his eyebrows.

"Son, I've been considered like a brother by the family of Mr. Asrul's wife. Used to come here often, if you go to the house of Pak Asrul's father-in-law often stay there," said Jena while upset to hear Nurdin's words.

"Sorry dong, we didn't know you were his sister-in-law's best friend. So it's only natural that we were suspicious" Arman said, nudging Nurdin's arm.

Jena glared at the two men while brandishing fists, and the two men laughed.

"What's up, exclaiming terribly ?" ask Asrul who just came down from upstairs.

"Eh, no sir. This is Jena sir" Nurdin said.

"Huhhhh!!! it's yummy. Those who mocked me sir," Jena glared again at Nurdin.

Asrul just smiled while shaking his head.

Soon Husein and Arya came, and went straight into the house.

"Thank you Jena, really fresh drink. Later the physics of the building you can value A well," said Husein who looks very enjoy the syrup made by Jena.

"Well, seriously sir...asyikkk!!!" exclaim Jena.

"Yes, ask the same Mr. Wijoyo well tomorrow. I'm not teaching that, 'hahahah, '" Husein continued with a laugh.

"Indeed Mr. Hussein was ignorant," Jena immediately pouted.

Arman and Nurdin giggled to hear Jena being bullied by Husein.

"Let's just go upstairs!" invite Asrul to everything and be followed by everything there.

On the top floor there are two drawing tables to make architectural designs, there are also two long tables to make building mockups.

There are materials such as styro foam, cardboard, mica, cloth, wire, then spray paint and so on.

"Arman, Nurdin and Jena, the three of you we called because we lecturers have jobs off campus".

"Maybe it looks cheating, but not so because I and Mr. Husein also Mr. Arya outside the campus also have other jobs that are engaged in development consulting".

"Pak Arya is a friend of Pak Husein High School who is a civil engineer, while I and Pak Husein are college friends. And the one who is now giving us the job that Mr. Louis Orlando is a friend of my Junior High School. The world is indeed narrowly revolving in situ-that's it well," Asrul said when opening a meeting that afternoon.

"You guys are invited to this project, because in addition to Arman and Nurdin are indeed final-level students who need internships. So we invite, because you have their own expertise that we think can help in the implementation of this project," continued Asrul again.

"While Jena is still at the bottom level, we invite because she has the expertise to make mockups very neatly and thoroughly".

Jena smiled as she was praised by her lecturer.

"I add well, Arman we value you good in making building drawings, while Nurdin is good in interior design. So Mr. Asrul and I agreed to invite you to join. Hows it? are you guys ready?"ask the two students.

Both of them, of course, were happy to hear it, and Nurdin interrupted his lecturer.

"Sir, I'm sorry will we get the honor?"nurdin asked, blushing her face.

"Hahaha..before work is honor, hahahaha!!!" Arya laughed at Nurdin's question.

"Oh sir, need the money, sir. It's good if there is an honor to pay the cost and the cost also sir," replied Nurdin again while looking down embarrassed.

"Hahaha, there's dong. That's why you start tomorrow the right work, there will be honorarium," said Asrul was amused to see the mimic of Nurdin's face.

Then they go straight to the technical core of the work that will be done soon.

They also set work schedules, so as not to clash between campus activities with projects that are being worked on.

Jena, as the only woman on the team, gets more of a job cooking food if it happens to be in the studio.

Of course he accepted the task, but while threatening his two elder brothers if he mocked him then nothing would be made.

"The three of you should be compact, we are a team. Do not tease each other," said Husein who was amused to see the behavior of his students.

Jena was very satisfied and he stuck his tongue out at the two signifying he felt victorious.

Returning home from the meeting, Jena was invited by Asrul to go to his father-in-law's house.

"Later you don't say anything to Magenta well, later he must be angry with me," Asrul reminded Jena.

"Indeed why the hell sir, Kok Genta was not invited to this project?" jena asked feeling strange.

"You know for yourself he's a spoiled child, later he even made a runyam. While this project will need to be fast, Genta is his son if I tell you or I rebuke it will be lashed, offended. So I went wrong later," Asrul told Jena the truth.

"Yes sir, ready. I understand very well," said Jena with a smile to her lecturer.

Asrul glanced at Jena, "Geez, this kid is so sweet to smile at".

Then along the way Asrul said Istighfar in his heart because he saw that he had accidentally put a little taste to another woman.

"Because, how can you be with Mas Asrul anyway?" magenta asked when he saw his best friend coming with his sister-in-law.

"We met in front of the end of the road, I was walking towards here and then happened to pass by Mr. Asrul so cut down his car," said Jena in a cheerful tone.

Asrul just kept quiet and said nothing, and immediately entered his in-laws' house.

Jena immediately asks Magenta to meet with his little niece Asrul and Aletha's son.

Little Edwin was being fed by the baby sitter, the boy looked at Jena for feeling unfamiliar with her.

But Jena can immediately invite him to laugh, so that the little boy also feels familiar to him.

Jena day at the Magenta house, during this time they rarely met because of different mentors.

While at Magenta's house, Asrul rarely spoke and rarely even came out of his room.

More stay in the room facing the computer than gather chatting with his wife and in-laws.

Jena is even more involved in discussions with the Magenta family.

Even if Asrul occasionally went out of the room to eat together, it looks more silent than engaging in conversation with his in-laws.

Secretly Jena noticed Asrul's attitude, in her heart wondering why the lecturer seemed not to look happy in her marriage.

"Sir Etha has started practicing again?" asked Jena when she sat back in the living room of Magenta's house.

"Already Jena, since two months ago I've been practicing. Wh why? you got a tooth in the hole?"aletha asked while looking at Jena.

"Iihh, my teeth are fine. Kan Kak Etha who always said you must be diligent in brushing your teeth and taking care of your teeth" said Jena.

"Hihihi, your teeth are left with holes but are afraid of me" said Aletha again, giggling.

"My teeth are neat and clean feet, but I'm not afraid to go to the dentist, either" Jena said, showing her rows of white teeth.

"Yes your teeth are white and clean, just like Genta. He rarely brushes his teeth at night, but look at his teeth yellow" Aletha said, pointing at her sister.

"Start, it's always me who makes comparisons," Magenta protested and frowned.

Aletha and Jena covered her mouth with their hands, holding back laughter at the look on Magenta's face which was like an ironed shirt.

Until after dinner Jena pampit home, it looks Asrul only occasionally only appears but does not interact much with anyone.

But the scenery is very different when the next day Jena met Asrul at the campus and studio.

Seen as cheerful Asrul as usual, a wise lecturer always guides each student.

In the studio as well, being a team leader is fun because it is always trying to help the three students he pulled into his work team.

Once upon a time in the studio, when only Asrul and Jena were working on the mockups.

Carefully Jena ventured to ask why Asrul differed between his attitude at home and on campus and in the studio.

At first Asrul replied just origin, but long time out also his outpouring of heart to Jena.

Apparently Asrul was upset with his two in-laws as well as his wife.

At first her in-laws asked Aletha and the baby to stay with them for a while. The reason they were so small was that Aletha could not take care of them.

But in fact there is a baby sitter, then when it passes three months there. There was another reason for her in-laws, because Aletha had worked back later worried that no one would look after her.

What makes Asrul even more upset is Aletha's attitude that looks hesitant.

Today agreed to move to his own house, but when the in-laws convey the reason void again and choose to live again with his parents.

"Even I want to be alone with the child also arranged in-laws. I can't feel satisfied playing with my kids. It's been a while since my two-in-law's storm".

"How to carry is considered wrong, how to feed is considered wrong, even I want to sleep with my own baby is also prohibited. I really feel depressed living there" Asrul complained to Jena.

"Prophey sir, her name is also grandma and grandpa. Perhaps Oom Edmun and his aunt were very dear to his granddaughter," Jena tried to comfort.

"Well, about grandma and grandpa, there's something that pisses me off. If Edwin I take him to my parents' house, it's not even an hour. Aletha has been on the phone many times, ask that my son not long gone. The reason will catch wind or the like" Asrul again expressed his frustration.

"But maybe Etha can say that your parents are still missing their grandchildren as well".

"Yes, Aletha said so, coming home from my house. It was a child bathed immediately, as if my family's home had a lot of germs and viruses. It hurts my heart, but I can't say anything. So it's better to be apathetic at home in-laws," Asrul looks so deeply disappointed.

Jena just kept quiet did not dare to talk and ask again.

But in his heart there was a pity to see Asrul, he at least felt the disappointment of his lecturer.

As almost every day met, Jena became more and more familiar with Asrul.

He always tried to entertain Asrul by occasionally cooking in the studio.

The pretext is to eat a lot, but actually only for Asrul a.

Making mockups so much and taking weeks, making the two even closer.

Whatever has told each other, about his family Jena, about Asrul's complaint. Sometimes they can even tease each other.

Jena and Asrul finally really enjoy their closeness, although both still maintain their respective identities.

I don't know if this is a mistake or an opportunity.

What is certain is that this hotel and apartment construction project is the beginning of Jena's proximity to Asrul.