From Book Store to the Hotel (Personal Recount)

Sunday, October, 20^th 2013 I went to Mataram with miss Nely, my classmate. The time was 12.00 when we arrived at Mataram. Zahra, Neli’s cousin welcomed us at her boarding house. Unfortunately the rain was falling down, so we delayed to go to Gramedia book store for some minutes. We took rest while waiting for the rain.

After the rain finished, Neli, Zahra, and I went to Gramedia. We bought some books there. But there was no English novel, so I would look for it at Kharisma, Mataram Mall.

At Kharisma, I got the English novel, its title was The Speed of the Dark. While I having fun there, I see the time, it was 4.10 pm, it meant that we might pray first. I called my senior high school friend, her house was not so far from Mataram mall, Karang Bedil no.11 especially.

Some minutes later, we arrived at her house. We surprised when we looked at her house. When I was in Senior High School, her house was not like that. Especially I myself surprised when I saw the gate. That was the big gate. We entered to the yard, it was amazing, the yard was so large. It was like a football field.

Zahra, Neli, and I walked to in front of the door nearby garage. There were three cars there. I wanted to press the bell, but there was no a bell there. So, I said salam. I said it three times until Hana’, the name of my friend opened the door. I embraced her, I was so happy, because we have no met for two years, since I graduated from senior high school in SMA Islam Terpadu Mataram.

We entered to the room, Hana’ asked for us to follow her. We saw the situaition of her house and it took us breath away. There was a gymnastic tool there, and then we passed the large swimming pool and dining room to reach the guest room.

When Hana’ went to kitchen for preparing some foods and water for us, Zahra went to bathroom and Neli asked to me to take a picture for her. After Zahra finished her pray, Neli and I went to bathroom. It was amazing. That was the most beautiful bathroom ever I had seen if I compared with my friends houses. Once more, Neli and Zahra asked for me to take their photo. It made me strange. I was laughing but my tears were falling down. “How pity you are, so am I.” We took photos anywhere.

Finally, when we went home, Zahra said to us, “When we go to the hotel again?” Neli and I were laughing. Then Nely answered, “Let’s go to the hotel next holiday!”

*pengen masukin gambar hotelnya, tapi next time-lah. :) insyaallah.