
It's cloudy this afternoon, it looks like it'll be raining soon. But inevitably Erika does have to stay out of the house. Because he wants to find paint for his paintings that have been exhausted.
Tonight Erika wants to finish one more painting, so that tomorrow she can sell. Pretty much the money he can collect. Besides, now, just paint Erika's work.
Thank God, the hobby that was buried was able to produce now. Especially those who can no longer work hard.
Painting wasn't exhausting, he just had to have a high imagination. Fortunately for him, God has made all things easy.
"Yeah, home first. Brother wants to shop. If you come, fear the rain. Soon it will rain" said Erika to Ayu.
"Yes brother. Ayu wait at home. But brother don't play rain anymore. Later brother will be sick again like yesterday" said Ayu.
Erika smiled and nodded.
"Yes, you're good at home huh. Brother go first. assalamualaikum" said Erika.
"Waalaikumsalam.. da kak" Ayu replied as she waved her hand.
Erika waved her hand at a glance and immediately left the house leaving Ayu alone. The little girl was quite smart and did not demand much. Erika is lucky to have them.
Erika walked quickly, out of the alley of her house. The cloud was already very dark, and actually this made Erika was was. But if it does not come out, the paint is already a lot of run out.
Until finally Erika took public transportation to go to the place of sale of painting tools.
Not long, not until an hour he had arrived at his subscription place. Erika buys what she needs as well as stationery for Ayu. Ayu really likes coloring, and her coloring book is also up, so Erika decides to buy her again.
And unfortunately, when he finished paying, the rain actually fell, making Erika so nowhere. To rain again, he was sure his body would definitely not stand it. Yesterday he had a two-day fever waiting for the rain to stop.
And now do not let him have a fever again and trouble Akbar and Ayu.
Erika chose to sit in front of the store, where there were also many people who were sheltering there.Erika's eyes circulated as she waited for public transportation to pass by. I hope he doesn't wait until night.
The rain was not so heavy, so many vehicles passed on the road. Moreover, the motorcyclist who carries his motorbike at a fairly high speed.
Rained out...
Although the atmosphere was crowded, but still Erika always felt lonely.
Not because he is not grateful for everything he receives. It's just that Erika misses, misses her parents, misses her friends, and misses her old life.
Now, it all hurts. When he fell, everyone left him.
Leaving him alone, in excruciating pain and fear.
Erika's breath was quite heavy, along with her eyes that looked towards the knickknacks store that was right next to this writing equipment store.
And when she saw someone coming out, Erika was quite surprised, because it turned out to be Ervan's mother.
"Tante Dona" murmured Erika.
But he was surprised when he saw mama Ervan who arrived suddenly bowed and moaned like holding back pain.
What was?
Erika glanced around the boutique. It looks lonely because the boutique clerk and visitors seem to still be in there.
Erika increasingly panicked when she saw Ervan's mother leaned against the boutique wall while holding her stomach, she even got down and dropped her groceries.
Erika quickly ran out of the store, and ran towards the boutique.
Her clothes were wet again, but she was worried about Ervan's mama who looked in such pain.
"Aunty, Aunt why?" asked Erika who immediately approached mama Ervan and helped hold the arm of mama Ervan who almost fell down.
"uhhh my stomach hurts, it looks like my magh relapsed" replied Ervan's mother who had not looked at Erika. Maybe because he was holding back the pain, so he had not noticed Erika's arrival there.
"We sit first Auntie" Erika immediately grabbed the arm of mama Ervan and brought her a long chair there.
"I have magh medicine, Aunt wants to drink it, who knows can slightly reduce Auntie's pain" said Erika while handing over the medicine magh from her bag. The medicine he always carried along with his waist medicine.
Mama Ervan nodded and quickly grabbed the medicine. Without even a doubt he immediately swallowed it quickly.
Erika rubbed Ervan's mama's back gently. Very long they were silent, until over time the pain felt by mama Ervan was slightly reduced and could make her breathe well. After that pain and biting that he felt really made him almost dead.
"Thank you, me....."
"You... Erika?" mama Ervan asked so flabbergasted, especially when she saw Erika's true appearance had changed.
Erika smiled bitterly and nodded slowly.
"Yes Aunt. Is it sick Auntie?" ask Erika.
Mama Ervan just kept quiet, she still watched Erika unexpectedly.
"Where do you wear clothes like this?" ask mama Ervan.
"There is no Aunt. I finished shopping next door" replied Maira while pointing at her goods that she put on the floor for helping Mama Ervan earlier.
Mama Ervan shook her head in disbelief seeing this. It had been a long time since he had met this former fiancee of his son. Last time when they called off the engagement.
And now, mama Ervan looks so surprised to see Erika's appearance. Really different. If in the past Erika always wears open clothes and looks fashionable. Now his clothes look very closed and simple. Even she was wearing a long hijab that covered her chest.
"Have you changed or just wanted to get people's attention?"
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Again and again, those words were always pinned to him.
What does Erika have to answer???
Especially with the eyes of Ervan's mother who was so attentive to her entire appearance, making Erika really awkward.
And suddenly, their attention was diverted when the car approached the front of the boutique.
Erika's eyes widened at a glance when she saw someone coming down from the car and running closer to them.
"Mama. sorry late. It's a real mess, there was an accident in the middle of three" said Ervan. But a second later he gasped as he looked at Erika.
"You? what's here?" ervan asked in wonder.
Especially because seeing Erika can be with her mother.
Erika did not reply, she just glanced at Ervan for a moment and after that she bent down to grab the back of Ervan's mama's hand.
"Tante, Erika said goodbye. Assalamualaikum" said Erika who immediately grabbed Ervan's mama's hand and kissed her at a glance.
"Wait" call Ervan's mom. Erika who was taking her groceries turned back.
"Thank you for helping me. I hope it's not an image" said mama Ervan.
Erika smiled thinly and was bitterly impressed. He nodded slowly looking at Ervan's mother.
"I don't have any intentions Auntie. I say yes" said Erika.
Even without waiting for an answer from Ervan's mother, Erika again ran through the rain and looked for shelter to wait for public transportation.
Ervan looked at her mama and Erika who had disappeared behind the fence. He wondered what had happened actually.
"Mama, why is your face pale?" ask Ervan
"Magh mama relapsed, fortunately there was Erika who gave medicine. So you can sit here waiting for you" answered Mama Ervan.
"Erika" murmured Ervan.
Mama nodded as she looked towards the street where Erika had disappeared.
"Why did he change like that?" ask mama
Ervan shook her head slowly. He doesn't know either.
"We go home ma, mama has to rest a lot" Ervan asked. He opened his jacket to cover the head and body of the mother who was exposed to rain water.
After that, she took my mom into the car.
Ervan's heart was suddenly filled, when he saw Erika who stood by hugging herself and her groceries under an empty shophouse.
There was such great curiosity in his heart to see Erika now.
What's with him figuring out the truth that's a good thing????