Echoes In My Heart

Strike

Alana drove her car at moderate speed to get home soon. His body that was full of sweat asked for water immediately. On a road trip far from home, his car broke down. Alana thinks whether her car is running out of gas, but the needle on the spidometer still shows that the gasoline is still full. He tried to turn it back on and it worked, he put it on slowly and suddenly stopped again.

“Why with this car, the feeling of gasoline is still full. Last month was also out of service” muttered Alana who tried to restart her car but did not succeed. Fortunately he was on the side of the road, so did not disturb other vehicles that were passing by. Alana got out of the car, she tried to open the hood and wanted to check if something happened to the engine of her car. Since she does not know about the car engine, Alana calls her brother but there is no answer.

“Where the hell is Kak Alka, is she still dating. Huffft” Alana exhaled violently.

From a distance Echoes was on his way back to his home, and saw someone he knew was on the side of the road and looked confused.

“Alana” murmured Echoes in the heart. “Again him on the roadside at this hour?”

Then he stopped his vespanya in front of Alana's car, immediately Alana was surprised that someone from a distance was approaching him. Alana was afraid that someone would do evil to her. But instantly he was calmer after that person approached.

Dag dig dug. Feelings that were afraid if someone would do evil mixed into one with feelings that could not be interpreted.

(Gema..you came at the right moment, Inner Alana).

“Alana.. your car why?” ask Echoes to Alana who is still gawking at it.

“I..Yes Echoes, mo. my car seems to strike” said Alana slightly stuttered.

“Do you need help?” ask Echoes that make Alana more nervous.

“Emm, i.yeah. If you want to?” Alana tried to calm her raging heart.

“Iya I will help you. Where could I see a girl alone fixing a car on the side of the road at night gini” said Echoes that calm Alana.

“Thank you Yes Echo, you already want to help me” said Alana grateful Echoes who helped her. At least he was helped by people he knew more than anyone else.

“Iya, equally Alana” replied Echoes while checking Alana's car engine. “O yes where are you from until this hour just come home?”

“Emm, yes, last time I went home from work, I stopped by dinner first at the O” cafe, Alana replied while playing her phone which still contacted her brother. For a moment Gema noticed Alana who was confused calling someone.

“Where the hell are people, from earlier called not lifted-angkat” umpat Alana a little upset.

(Is she contacting her lover, Inner Echoes).

“Alana, this radiator is dry so it must be added water so it can turn on again the engine” obviously Gema and Alana do not know what to do.

“How do dong go? Do I need to take it to the shop? But is it already night, where is there a workshop open gini nights?” asked Alana in a row and Eema immediately immediately took the bottle of his drink in the bag on his motorbike. “Eh. uh.. uh.. Echoes, where are you going? How was he left out anyway? How is my car ?” Alana sounded still nyerocos in front of her car and immediately silently saw Echoes back in front of her.

“I just take this water Alana, don't want to run away?” said the echo that made Alana's cheeks blush.

“Hehehe, I think you will go and do not want to help my car really again” he said blushed embarrassed.

“Iya no, I told you that I wanted to help. My mother said, if you want to help people must be sincere and can not be half. Moreover, who again needs help that a woman” Gema spoke at length while pouring water from her drinking bottle into the radiator to the full.

“Yes yes, I trust you. O yes, how is your mother?” tanya Alana diverts the Echoes conversation.

“Alhamdulillah, my mother's good news. Sir Alex how are you?” ask back to the Echoes who have not met Alana's father for a long time.

“Papa good. He went to Bogor again this afternoon to monitor the construction of the factory there”

“Yes, Papa builds factory again there. Yes, are you finished?” Alana saw Gema was washing her hands with water in her drinking bottle earlier.

“Udah finished Al, try you turn on the machine?” Instantly Alana got into her car and started her car and finally succeeded. He happily got out of the car and subconsciously hugged Echo tightly.

Instantly Gema rounded her eyes and was surprised by Alana's embrace. He was confused as to what to do, whether to hug Alana back or not. But he was embarrassed to hug the girl, his heart beating faster like a roller coaster ride that meandered with his fast. When Gema's hand wants to return Alana's embrace, Alana is aware of her embrace in Gema. He took off his embrace with a shy blush, his face turning red like a boiled shrimp. The echo also felt the same.

“Sorry Echo I accidentally” Alana lowered her head and did not dare to look into Echoes eyes.

”It's okay. Emm...I said I went home first ya” saying Echoes wrongly, he scratched his head which is not itchy at all. And suddenly..

“Krucuuukkk” Gema's stomach rang out loud, while Alana laughed curled up.

“That was the sound of your stomach Echo?”

“Hehehe, yes Alana. There was the sound of my stomach, like the worm again asked to eat” said Gema blushed. “I go home first yes, later the worms are getting thrashed if not fast until home” added Gema say goodbye to Alana.

“Wait a minute, tuh tuh, there is a satayman want to pass, just ya I call. You eat here first. Wait a moment ya” Alana immediately called the satayman who happened to be passing in front of them. Excitedly, the saturator ran a little, pushing his wagon toward Alana and Gema.

“Satenya want how many pricks Neng?” the satay man said it was friendly.

“20 skew deh Mang, same white rice there?” ask Alana so that Gema eat rice so that her stomach does not sting.

“Nation is Neng, how much do you want?”

“One portion aja Mang” said Alana as she approached Gema who was sitting on the sidewalk.

“You don't have to bother Alana, I can eat at home aja” said Gema reluctantly received Alana's kindness.

“That's it, don't worry. If you wait to eat at home later your ulcer relapses again you know” Alana is more attention to the Echoes.

(Alana was afraid my stomach would recur, why would she be so attentive, echoed in her heart).

“Iya deh, I'm reckoning. Thanks a lot ya” said Echo smiled.

“Iya, equally. You helped me too earlier, said Alana while returning a smile Echoes.

Soon the brother of the satay seller had finished and handed the rice and satay to Alana. Alana accepts him and thanks him, he leaves it to Gema. Instantly Gema was surprised because the order was only one portion.

“Lho is only one portion of Al, for you where?”

“I ate already, you ate already. I'm still full”

“Do I eat yes, really you do not want to?” goda Echoes.

“Hahaha, have already eaten Gema” avenged nod by Gema. Just this time Gema enjoyed the best food on the roadside accompanied by a girl as beautiful as Alana. Soon Gema finished eating, and Alana returned the plate to the seller's brother and paid for it.

“Gema, I go home first huh. Thanks for helping me. Be careful on the road. Greet your mother” Alana said as she said goodbye.

“Iya Alana, I'll tell you later. Thanks for the satellite too. You be careful on Jalan” said Gema as he climbed into his vespanya and Alana got into his car. Then they returned to their homes in their own vehicles.