
The journey to where Alyssa was is quite far away. It takes about five hours to get there. The four people who were in one car exchanged stories to make their trip not feel boring.
“It looks like I've been here” Nathan said as soon as he entered the countryside.
“What are you here for?” ask Alvin.
“So, I don't remember that much either. What is clear I feel I have been to this place before”.
Nathan thought for a moment about the place he had just been. He felt familiar with the place, like he had been there before. Seeing a statue of a farmer welcoming them at the village border made him sure that he had indeed been there. But no matter how hard he thought about it he could not remember what he had come to the village for before.
“If from the address it should be around here” said Alvin.
Alan who was driving the car then drove it slowly after hearing Alvin's words. Nathan who sat in the back seat looked outwards at the rows of houses that, although small but very beautiful with a view that was still green.
“We'd better just ask” said Jason.
Alan immediately pulled over the car to ask some of the village girls who were seen walking. Alvin opened his car window and asked one of the village girls.
“Excuse me, is this a gourami road?” ask Alvin.
Some village girls who had been wondering who brought a luxury car to his village were so fascinated when they saw Alvin who asked his way.
“Wah, it turns out that handsome man who came to the village of kita” said one of the girls who was behind whispered to his friend.
“Yes, this is the gurami” road replied the girl who was in front while watching all the handsome men who were in the car.
“Gurami road no 56 where?” ask Alvin again.
“Oh, this is a straight path just keep turning right, there will be a food stall, it's home no 56!” his reply was still looking towards the back seat watching Nathan who had since turned his face towards the outside of the window.
“Thank you!” alvin said as he closed the windshield.
But he had not closed suddenly the girl's hand held the glass of his car.
“What's sitting behind that Nathan?”
Nathan looked up when he heard his name called.
“Iya, right! You're Nathan Alexander right?” said the girl was excited and in unison the two friends behind her came forward to see Nathan.
“Yeah, Nathan turns out to be more handsome than on TV ya”.
“Side, I also want to see!”
Alvin who sees the three girls has started scrambling to see Nathan forcing the windshield shut. Despite trying to be held by the three but Alvin managed to close it and Alan immediately reapplied the car to the house no 56.
“It looks like there will be a furore during your stay here Nat!” Jason.
Nathan is silent and doesn't respond to what Jason says because he is sure what his friend is saying is true. The car stopped a bit away from home no 56. Nathan watched the house he seemed to know. Until finally he saw bi Lilis who was serving some buyers at his food stall.
“I remember now!” exclaim Nathan.
“Remember what?” ask Alvin.
“That's the house of bi Lilis, a former domestic assistant who worked at papa's house since I was a child. It is fitting that I feel I have been to this village, when I was a child I had a vacation here!”
“So you mean now Alyssa lives with bi Lilis?” ask Alvin again.
“Maybe, but from earlier I didn't see it. Alan, jason, try you guys down and make sure Alyssa's there”
“You can definitely know right away because my Alyssa is the most beautiful of all!”
Alvin, Alan and Jason just let out a heavy sigh hearing Nathan's reply. Alvin pulls out his phone and shows a photo of Alyssa to Alan and Jason.
Alan and Jason got out of the car and walked towards the food stall bi Lilis.
“Bi, book the name four packs yes!” jason said after he and Alan reached the diner.
“Iya, please sit down first!” say bi Lilis friendly.
Alan and Jason sat on the empty seats that were still left while circulating his gaze to all the places that were affordable by the eye looking for Alyssa's whereabouts. But the result was nothing, they didn't see Alyssa there.
“Bi Lilis, Where is Alyssanya? Usually it is he who helps sell” asked one of the male visitors while eating his food.
Hearing Alyssa's name suddenly made Alan and Jason sharpen their ears to hear the conversation.
“Tadi Mia here ask Alyssa nemenin her to the river. Said he wanted to make a nature video for schoolwork” replied bi Lilis explained.
Mia is the son of the village head who is still in the first grade of High School. Mia was already a close friend of Alyssa when Alyssa first came to this village.
“This is your order. All of them sixty thousand!” bi Lilis said while handing over the rice packet to Alan and Jason.
Jason took the money in his wallet and paid for it. “Bi, if you may know near here there is a river?” ask Jason.
Bi Lilis who heard Jason's question looked suspiciously at him.
“We're from the city and want to shoot. It just so happened that we were filming exploring the still green nature. So it seems that filming on the river will be more challenging” said Jason quickly when he found out that bi Lilis was looking at him suspiciously.
“It seems good that if you shoot here, it can make our village more familiar. Have you asked the village chief for permission?” ask the man who had asked Alyssa earlier to bi Lilis.
“Not” replied Alan honestly.
“Then let me drive you to meet the village chief. If you have permission, I will take you to the river and other beautiful places in this village. And introduce, I am Agus, the most handsome man in this village”.
Alan and Jason thought the same thing in their brains. How could there be such a confident man calling himself the most handsome man in this village. But the two eventually introduced themselves to Agus.
Alan and Jason agreed to what the man had said. They head back to the car and tell Nathan and Alvin that Alyssa is in the river and they will do their plan there. Pretending to be filming an event to meet with Alyssa accidentally. Their car followed Agus who was riding his motorbike in front towards the village chief's house.
It only took five minutes to reach the village chief's house. Alan, Jason and Alvin got out of the car to meet the village chief's father and ask permission to shoot. Nathan waited for the three in the car, at first he wanted to come down but as soon as he saw outside there were some mothers he finally undo his intentions. He did not want to make an uproar even though it would happen in the end but at least he could delay the uproar for a while.
A few minutes later Alvin, Alan and Jason were out of the village chief's house. They had already obtained permission to shoot and now Agus would escort them to the river. Nathan can't wait to meet Alyssa. His heart was already beating fast at the thought that he would soon be able to see the girl he loved again. They parked the car in a place not too far from the river. The four of them then got down from the car and followed Agus walking towards the river.
“So the artist is Nathan?” agus said as soon as he saw Nathan get off the car.
Alan simply nodded and returned busy with his camera.
“Nathan, I'm your fan. Can I have a photo together?” agus asked while sticking out his phone and immediately stood next to Nathan and immediately photographed himself and Nathan.
“What the fuck is this guy. I haven't answered that he's playing a picture. What good is it in asking then” grumbled Nathan inwardly.
Finished with his photos Agus then showed the way down towards the river. Only halfway down, Nathan could see Alyssa filming a girl using her cell phone.
Nathan was still glued to his place to see the girl he missed so much was now in front of his eyes. It felt like he ran towards Alyssa and hugged her tightly. But the feeling of longing that had been in his heart he could still control so that his plan with others could run smoothly. He must be able to convince Alyssa that they did not accidentally meet at that place.
“Alyssa, I finally found you!”
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