ATHENS (TAMATE)

chapter 18's

Athena returned to the house and put her groceries on the kitchen table, then she changed her clothes with ordinary home clothes after that she continued her activities such as: cleaning the house, front-back yard, washing clothes, washing clothes, cooking and lastly washing furniture after cooking.

" Yuufftt.... Tired "said Athena who was laying herself on the sofa of the tv room, suddenly she went from the sofa to her room, then she took a box-shaped item and opened the box.

" Mommy I miss you, is it time I met you, I want to tell you a lot of things can I see you?" athena said in a picture of a sweet smiling middle-aged woman facing the camera.

*Flashback

" I want a picture of you, I want a picture of you" said a little girl who was about 7 years old.

"Don't love, mom doesn't want to be photographed if mom is photographed mom will look ugly" replied the woman who called the mother.

The little boy shook his head "No mother. My mother is a beautiful paliyingg mother in this world, after all who says that my mother is ugly who?"said the little boy in an angry tone, but it still looks funny.

While the woman only laughed at the words of her little girl "Well mom wants to be photographed, but a beautiful photo yaa. "the woman replied she relented to her girl.

" Ready!" said the little girl while saluting, "well beautiful bedside mother, Athena count yaaa... 1..2..3. smilemm... "

flashback off*

Athena's memory rotated again, she felt that time was passing so quickly she wanted it to happen again and she wanted to fix it all.

Athena looked at the photo with a feeling of sadness and regret, tears unstoppable falling down her cheeks and only a sobbing was heard.

Somewhere else...

A woman was sweeping a large yard she was not alone, she was with her other friend they were wearing the same clothes that read 'defense' one of the women sat on a bench next to the other.

" Babhhh... Finally our work is done time to rest" said the middle-aged woman.

" Heyyy... I hear you'll be out soon don't forget us, if you can come here often." asked the woman, to the woman sitting in front of him.

" I'm actually still at home here, I still want to be with others, in the world out there it's so cruel I don't want to go, it's just... I still have a family waiting for me" said the woman.

" Heyy.. If you still feel at home here, re-create the same crime so you can meet us here again" he said in a whisper.

The woman shut her mouth realizing what she said just now would be a problem later and was afraid that anyone would hear, while the woman who is being talked about just listen while looking at the sky, no matter what she thinks, only she and God know.

At the place of Athena....

Time passed and night came, he was preparing dinner today the menu is very simple just macaroni soup, corned potatoes, and sweetener food orange fruit pudding.

The doorbell rang indicating that someone outside Athens went to the door and opened the door "Haaii sayanggg." said the woman then, entering the house.

" Hey... Aunty, "return Athena shut the door and lock it, "Aunty tired? here I bring aunty's stuff," Athena brought Aunt Zahra's stuff.

" It looks like you're cooking another delicious meal, can auntie try it?"

" Of course."

As they sat down at the table, Athena began to put down the side dishes and give them to her aunt.

" Thank you dear."

" Together" replied Athena.

" Oh yaaa. aunty already got the form for you, here," she said as she gave Athena the form.

" School form?"

" yes.. Aunty got the form from a friend where her aunt worked she also wanted to enter her son's school, so anyway she did not mind" explained aunt Zahra.

" Thank you aunt, I'll fill out this form."

Dinner continued with a light conversation between the two.

20-11-2020