Echoes In My Heart

Wh who?

At 4 pm Alana prepared to go home early from the office, she immediately took her bag and then came out of her room. He headed to his car park and immediately drove his car to the Ekema house. As planned, he would take his mother Gema for a walk to the city park. He stopped by his subscription bakery first to go to the city park. After picking up a few slices of bread and pudding as usual, he headed to the cashier to pay for his groceries.

Shortly after, he arrived in front of the Echoes house, and the door was open.

“Are there guests at home Ema?” inner Alana. Then he got out of his car and brought his bread bag to get into the house.

At the door, Alana heard the voice of Gema's mother laughing with a girl.

Degs..

“It looks like mom is laughing with someone, but who?” Alana muttered to herself. Then he knocked on the half-opened door and said his greetings.

Tok tock..

“Assalamu’alaikum,” says Alana politely.

“Wa’alaikumsalam.” I heard Gema's mother answering her greetings and stepping towards the door. “Eh, Nak Alana, please come in,” he said after seeing Alana coming. Alana kisses Gema's mother's hand and enters the house.

“Who is Bu?” ask a girl who approaches Gema and Alana's mother. Alana was surprised to see the girl who had laughed cheerfully with Gema's mother was still a child. He had no thoughts just now.

“This is Lit, know this mbak Alana, her boyfriend mas Gema who often Mother tells you,” said mother Gema introduced Alana to Lita.

“Ihh meuni geulis pisan girlfriend mas Gema,” praise Lita who is fascinated with the beauty of Alana to the extent that she looked at Alana from toe to head.” I know Teh, my name is Lita, her neighbor mas Gema the same Mother. If not wrong Lita never met Teteh deh, but where is it?.” Lita remembered as she reached out her hand to shake hands with Alana and Alana while she smiled her smile to welcome Lita's hand.

“I Alana, Lita. You are also beautiful,” said Alana with Indonesian in general, because she is not accustomed to speaking Sundanese even though she is a native Bandung. “By the way we've met where ya?”

“Hehehe, Teteh mah can praise Lita. Ayuk Teh sat here while remembering again. Hahaha,” invite Lita to instantly get a cynical look from mother Gema.

“Ihh the Lita, already there are more beautiful than Mom, the Mother is taken aja,” Goda mother Gema pretends to winkle her eyes on Lita.

“Eleuh eleuh, Mother mah. Not that atuh, ayuk Lita take a seat too.”

Alana then laughs together to see the funny behavior of Lita and Gema's mother. They laugh together too.

“Oh yes Ma'am, how about we go for a walk to the city park?” take Alana later. “This Alana was carrying bread and pudding for her provisions.”

“Horeee we take another walk. Ayuk ayuk departs.” Lita immediately got up from her seat.

“You're really cool Lit?” asked Alana who was surprised by the little girl.

“Iya dong Teh, Lita was rarely invited to travel with Abah. In fact, who often ngajak Lita Mother the same mas Gema. They both consider me like my own family,” Lita told Alana.

“Emm is that right? Yes, we are on our way,” invite Alana after seeing mother Gema already out of her room.

The three of them then got into Alana's car and enjoyed the cool afternoon air. On the way Gema's mother recounted her togetherness with Lita when Gema went out of town. Alana understands now that Gema's mother is always lonely every Echo goes, she is grateful that there is a little girl who faithfully accompanies Gema's mother at all times. He also saw a sense of comfort between the two of them, like a pair of children and their biological mother.

“Mother, Lita remembers now where Lita met Teh Alana,” said Lita suddenly after arriving at the park parking lot of the city.

“Where is Lit?” ask Alana.

“Iya here Tea. At that time Teteh again riding a bicycle to meet me, Mother same mas Gema. Isn't it Bu?”

“Emang yes, I know already from earlier, but I'm quiet so you remember yourself.” Gema's mother was happy to tease the little girl and they laughed together again until the people in the park looked towards the three of them.

They also entered the garden area and immediately sat on a wooden bench under a tree that was not too shady in order to enjoy the sunset that afternoon. They enjoyed the bread and pudding that Alana had brought. Sometimes they joke around to laugh at the behavior of the boy he invited to the park. Looks like a family that gets along and is comfortable with each other. Alana was immediately familiar even though she had only known him this day.

Not feeling dark will arrive, Alana invites the two of them back home.On the way, Alana offers food to take home. They finally stopped by a Chinesse food restaurant first. Alana ordered a few packs of fried rice, bakmi, fried capjay and fuyung hai. Ibu Gema was astonished by the food that Alana bought because it was too much for the three of them.

“Nak, you bought a lot of food. Can we eat that much food?” ask Gema's mother while helping Alana carry bags of food.

“We will spend everything later,” said Alana lightly. He still kept it a secret there will be guests later at Gema's mother's house. When he gets home he will tell you everything.

Soon the three of them had reached the house of Gema's mother. They were carrying bags of food. Alana then arranged it on the dining table while waiting for Gema's mother to clean herself and Lita said she would go home first to take a shower and change clothes. After that he came back again because Alana asked Lita to have dinner with them.

“What food is not too much for the three of us?” ask Gema's mother who just came out of her room.

“No Ma'am, because Mom will have a great guest. So Alana bought this food to welcome them later,” said Alana who made Gema's mother surprised instantly.

“Son, who came here? Your parents? But Echoes are not at home.” Ibu Gema became nervous and agitated, who will be visiting her house? It can't be Alana's parents.

“Not Alana's parents came here. Mom will know for herself. Alana humpang shower here ya Bu, Alana's body feels sticky all.” Alana passed by leaving Gema's mother who was pensive. He brought a change of clothes in his car earlier, because he had prepared in advance so that he did not take a bath again after returning from the Echo house.

“Who will come here huh?” mumbling mother Ema while tidying the table in the living room. He thought for himself who would go to his house. “Gema is still in Jogja, is it possible he came home suddenly?” Mother Echo was still wondering in her heart.