Echoes In My Heart

The Tormenting Miss

In her study Alana still remembers her short message on Echoes last night. He missed the man so much, even though it had only been a few hours apart, it did not make him stop to think about the idol of his heart. For a moment he went out of the room to go around the factory so that his mind was a little distracted by Echoes. He chatted with factory employees who look less than usual, because almost some employees are on vacation to Jogja. It was only a few months that he was able to manage the factory, because it is the one who will later manage the factory itself without the help of Alka, because Alka will be transferred to Bogor by his father to develop the branch factory.

In another room, Alka painstakingly finished her heaping work as she was about to take a few weeks off after her wedding to Meta. After marriage, Alka will settle with his wife in the city of Bogor. Alka leads a branch factory in Bogor, while Meta still works as a doctor but not in a hospital, but a private doctor in the branch factory. It was also because of the heavy demand Meta left the profession that had raised his name in a large hospital in Bandung. And he also plans to open his own practice in their home later. He hopes to still be able to help people who need him as a doctor at any time.

Alka who is proud of her prospective wife's profession will always support what Meta wants. Alka also will not force Meta to be a good housewife for their children later, because the profession is very important Meta is especially able to help people who need help. He has set up a special room in their home later as a private practice for Meta to handle his patients. Actually his ideals want to build a hospital, but it is still within his imagination. After the factory developed rapidly, later he will realize his dream of that one. He also hopes that their children will inherit their respective skills from their parents.

After having lunch with Alana, Alka immediately finished her work. At 3 pm he came home quickly because he would pick up Meta who happened to be morning service at the hospital where he worked. They will both visit the building owner to complete the lease payment as well as catering for their wedding next week. Alka arrived at the hospital exactly at half-hour 4 pm, he took his cell phone in his pocket and called his future wife who had been waiting in his room.

“Hallo dear, I'm already in the parking lot nih,” said Alka after her call was received by the prospective wife.

“Iya darling, I'll be there soon.” Meta got up from his seat, then took off the white medical suit, and carried his little bag out of the room. He walked slowly down the hospital corridor until arriving at the parking lot, seen Alka waiting for him in front of her car.

“Hai, I'm sorry you waited so long. There were some files I had to finish.” Alka apologized to her future wife for waiting for her.

“Nothing dear, besides I also just finished visiting the room. Yes, let us leave now, afraid of who has a building waiting,” said Meta while smiling.

“Iya also yes, yuk depart.” Alka opened her car door for Meta and she immediately went in and sat behind the steering wheel. He drove his car at a moderate speed to get to their wedding building soon.

In the office, Alana is still faithfully struggling with important client documents that she will meet tomorrow. He prepared the file that he will bring tomorrow for a presentation with the thread company from Sleman Jogjakarta, which is none other than the company where Gema's late father used to work. Alana will be accompanied by Mr. Alex tomorrow because her father has not met with clients from Jogja for a long time. Maybe since the accident that befell the owner of the yarn factory, the factory closed for a while to make Mr. Alex choose another factory that can send raw materials to his factory. And only a while ago after a trip from Jogja, Mr. Alex thought to find information about the yarn factory. And the result is as expected, the yarn factory has now stood back with a new manager, who is none other than the wife of the factory owner and his children.

Actually, Alana wanted to present her own factory products that require a lot of the best quality yarn and it comes from the yarn factory in Sleman, but because Mr. Alex who insisted wanted to come, he said, Alana can't do anything.

Fifteen minutes drive, before long Alana was already in front of the house of Echoes. He got out of the car and took out all his groceries. He walked up to the door and knocked slowly on the door of the echo house. A middle-aged woman opens the door and puts her smile on Alana.

“Assalamu’alaikum Bu,” said Alana politely while kissing the hand of mother Gema.

“Wa’alaikumsalam. Eh Nak Alana coming, please come in.” Ibu Gema is very happy that Alana wants to visit her home again. He saw Alana carrying several shopping bags until she said,” Nak you bring what it is just a lot.”

“This Alana bring some groceries for Mom to cook at home.” Alana handed over the pouch she was carrying earlier, mother Gema received with slight hesitation.

“Thank you son. Don't bother, you can still shop at the market near here. Please sit down first, I made you a drink huh?” Alana according to the words of Gema's mother, she sat her body in the living room chair of Gema's house.

Soon, mother Gema came out with two cups of warm tea and served it at the table, not forgetting some snacks in the tray. An hour later, Alana wants to help Gema's mother to prepare dinner. Although in her house many servants, Alana can still struggle with kitchen tools, even because of her experience while studying abroad. So he was grateful to be able to cook to not hesitate to help Gema's mother in her kitchen.

After the cooking was cooked and ready, they had dinner alone. When Gema out of town, usually Lita who accompanies her mother, this time the child was in the middle of a camp event at her school that made her unable to accompany Gema's mother at home. With the presence of Alana today, Gema's mother does not feel lonely, especially tomorrow Sunday. Alana had a relaxing time to go home a little late but had obtained permission from her parents first. They enjoyed the cooking they had made earlier, occasionally praising each other. How happy Gema's mother was like having a daughter she wanted so long ago.

Suppose Gema's father had not died by then, perhaps he would have had a beautiful daughter like Alana. But he remains grateful for what he has now, it is more than enough. After dinner together, Alana helps clean the cutlery and wash it.

Then he said goodbye to mother Gema because the night was getting late. Ibu Gema delivered him to the front of the house, Alana kissed the hands of Gema's mother. Then get in his car and drive his car to his house feeling happy. He was happy to find another mother besides his mother. Mother who has a soft heart like her mother, she also plans to take mother Gema to the city park tomorrow afternoon.