Between Me Memories And Time

Got Mother's Blessing

Aruni looked anxious, his eyes staring deep at the glass of the bus heading towards the house. While holding the carrying bag Aruni sat unsettled.

"Still far?" ask Andra who is sitting next to him

"Awhile".

The morning sun began to dazzle the eyes. Kernet bus gives the signal that Aruni has reached the destination. They both came down.

It looks a fairly large simple house with a large yard. The tall and green trees filled the side of the house.

Out of the door of the house was a mother in floral clothes.

"Aruni you come home son" said Aruni's mother

"Who is this?"

"Yes ma'am, I'm sorry I didn't tell you first, oh yes this is my friend ma'am, Andra's name, want to come home she said." kissing her mother's hand

"Excuse me ma'am my name is Andra" , Andra who from then on just quietly began to introduce herself.

"Owh yeah let's go in"

Mother began to pay attention to Andra's appearance, long shirts and gray trousers gave the impression Andra a simple and kind child.

Mother began to ask various things to Andra from where to go to college and about Andra's parents. Andra and mom looked familiar.

Andra doesn't talk much, she's just trying to answer the question that Aruni's mother asked.

Finished performing the introjigation on Andra, Aruni and his mother leave Andra alone in the living room.

"Aruni, so who is he? Your boyfriend?"

"It's not just friends, or suddenly want to come to the house."

With a smile, she said, "So she's your boyfriend and I don't mind"

"Ah mom can do it"

"Owh ya ma'am, sorry I went straight back to yogya again, because the guy was tuh, he said he had to go to Purwakarta and came home, so had to stop back."

"It's okay, son, your father's leaving maybe later this afternoon just coming home"

"Yes ma'am I'll be home next week, hopefully he won't come

Before returning home Aruni ran to the back of the house to meet an old grandmother

"Aruni when did you come home Nduk?", The 70-year-old woman is Aruni's favorite grandmother, her face looks old and wrinkled, but she still looks strong, and looks like she's making firewood.

"It's just that Mbah, but this I have to go back to Yogya again soon."

"Just come home to go back to yoga again?" Sespatan sighed while shaking his head.

"Let's be careful" the old woman stopped making wood

Aruni then went out to meet Andra

"Let's go home now to yogya by noon"

"It's only been a while to go to yoga again"

"Who's afraid there's no more buses". Aruni rushed aside and came out.

They both finally went back to yoga. Traveling 40km for 2 hours, Andra seemed to fall asleep on the bus.

Red light sign they're here. Andra escorts Aruni to the house of his container. The rented house looks empty. All the children went home to their parents. Andra didn't come straight home. Aruni who had wanted to enter immediately restrained in front of the house.

"So you want to be my girlfriend?"

Aruni just kept quiet. His eyes did not dare to look at Andra. I don't know what's on his mind.

Moments later Andra's phone rang breaking the silence, Andra reached into her pants pocket and received a call.

The voice of a woman with a loud tone rang out, raucous and slightly shouting in an angry tone.

A voice with a rough dialect of cirebon that is not so understood by Aruni. Andra just said as necessary and agreed with what the woman said.

"Who ?" Aruni asked.

"My mother"

Aruni did not dare to ask further,

" You better go home tomorrow to Puwakarta right"

"Yes I'm home, I'm here again next month., Owh one more silent sign want ", Andra said with a smile.

Aruni was silent, still confused as to what to say.The look on his face seemed to think hard.