Echoes In My Heart
Home Together
Echoes drove his mother to the room and did not forget to take medicine for his mother to drink. As usual, he accompanied his mother to sleep. Then he went back to his room, he prepared clothes for work tomorrow and started to turn on his laptop to continue his work so that tomorrow there was not much work that he had to rush to finish. He picks up his phone on the nightstand, and sends a message to Alana.
“*Alana, have you slept?”
Echo*
Not long after getting a reply, he returned to his laptop. He is still focused on editing the video trip to Jogja yesterday.
Elsewhere, Alana just came home from the boutique to accompany Meta and Alka fitting their wedding dress. He also had dinner with them, when he arrived at home seen his father and mother still watching tv in the family room.
“Mama, Papa, Alana go home.”
“New home Son? Where's alka?” asked Ms. Anne who did not see Alka behind Alana.
“Kak Alka still nganter home Kak Meta Ma, earlier Kak Meta did not bring the car.”
“Oh, yes it is. You eat first Nak?”
“Alana and sister have eaten outside Ma. Alana to room first yes.”
When Alana was about to step foot, Mr. Alex made a sound because from that moment just heard his wife and child talking.
“Alana, wait a minute. Papa wants to talk to you,” said Mr. Alex and Alana immediately sat in front of his father while plucking mango pudding on the table.
“Speaking about what Pa?” alana asked while chewing her pudding.
“Where is your relationship the same Echoes? Actually you are serious about receiving Echoes and not because of embarrassment because suddenly yesterday in expressing his feelings to you,” said Mr. Alex who made Alana immediately swallow her food.
“Why did Papa ask me that Alana? Alana seriously accepts Gema Pa, do Papa hesitate with Alana?” Alana tries to convince her father back.
“Papa does not hesitate Nak, indeed you have told the same story Papa, and Papa is just worried you were forced to receive Echoes yesterday because the time is not right.”
“Neither Papa, Alana sure receive Echoes as they are, lest Papa does not approve us because Gema is only a regular employee.”
“It's not like that Alana, if you are sure of the Echoes, Papa bless you, Papa just make sure you feel. Echoes are indeed good men, Papa is sure he will make you happy.”
“Thank you Pa. Alana thinks Papa doesn't agree Alana is related to the Echoes. Yes, Alana to the room first Pa, Ma.” Alana got up from her seat and went upstairs to her room.
He was still thinking about his father's question just now, was his father worried about his relationship with Gema? He will try to also convince himself that the feelings on Gema are sincere, he loves the man as he is. He did not feel compelled to accept the statement of Echoes yesterday because indeed he had also long put the same feeling with Echoes.
He cleaned his body, after dressing he laid down his body while playing his phone. There was a message coming in from the Echoes that he had not read earlier because it was still on the road. Then he replied to the message with a smile.
“*Sorry I just got back from the store, Kak Alka and Kak Meta invited me to dinner, so we went home a little late. Have you slept?”
Alana*s*
Tut, tuti..
Echo's phone rang, he saw a message coming in from Alana. He started typing something there.
Echoes
“Good. Go to sleep, continue the work tomorrow. You are also tired. I slept first. May beautiful dreams also.”
Alana*s*
“*Oh yes tomorrow afternoon I pick up to the office yes, you do not bring a car. I while handing over photo album and video trip to Jogja yesterday.”
Echo*
“*Alright, I won't bring a car. At 5 pm I wait in the office ya.”
Alana*s*
Alana put her phone on the nightstand, and turned off the lights, then immediately closed her eyes. In the Echoes room, he immediately turned off his laptop and stuffed it in his bag. He stared at the screen of his new phone he changed his wallpaper with a photo of Alana while at the Ullen Sentalu Museum yesterday. He smiled to himself, then closed his eyes slowly while hugging his phone.
In the morning, Gema was already in the office to finish editing the video overnight. He has also printed all the photos that were edited yesterday, and now has included no photo album.
Alana arrives at the factory with Alka, she has returned to the factory to work, she enters the room she left this week. There were a lot of files on his desk. Alana looks more energetic than usual, because there is a male figure who will now accompany and fill her days. Tanti has heard the news that her boss has now had a lover after the holidays from Jogja, because he is still on duty to handle work in the office, so he who has not joined Jogja. She goes into Alana's room to explain the work she's been staying on for the holidays.
“Excuse me, Miss Alana,” says Tanti politely.
“Iya Mbak Tanti, what's wrong? Sit?” alana said, inviting her to sit down with Tanti.
“Begin Miss, I want to explain the files that accumulate this during your trip to Jogja,” explained Tanti.
“Alright, I am also confused where all this started.” Alana handed over the files one by one to her secretary. Replace with detail explaining the entire contents of the file and Alana understands it. He was done with his work at half-time 5pm. Then someone knocked on the door of the room. After asking Tanti for permission, Gema was allowed to enter Alana's room.
“Iya, please come in.” Alana said as she tidied up her desk from earlier in a mess.
“Good afternoon Miss Alana.” He heard a voice that he was familiar with.
“Gema, have you come?” Alana approached Gema behind the door then hugged her.
“You've been waiting for this?” Echoes ruffled Alana's hair was anxious.
“Hormat. Who else is waiting for you. I even forget that this is already late afternoon, the end of my work is very much today.”
“Iya already, I brought you your favorite strawberry pudding. Same I bring photo album and video trip to Jogja yesterday already so.” Echoes put the pudding on the table and handed Alana a photo and video album in cassette.
“Makasihhhh,” said Alana spoiled and Gema just smiled anxiously looking at her. (Let's learn to be spoiled with your own lover, hehehe)
Alana immediately opened the album while playing a video of the trip while in Jogja. Alana was amazed this time a travel company gave bonuses to its customers with a photo album and video memories. He was more proud of Gema who was skilled and neat in doing his work.
At exactly 5 o'clock, Alana and Gema left the office and left the memorable album and video to Tanti to be handed over to Alka. They also went home with an old Vespa Gema, but make no mistake the vespa was still good and never broke even though. They went home together with the piggy bank through the cold streets in the afternoon. Soon they arrived at a park near the Alana Jaya Tekstil factory to just rest and drink ice on the outskirts of the park. This afternoon can be said to be the first date is not yes for Alana and Gema?
