Man Seeker Cuan

Part 17's

Then two days after that, at about 7am he and his mother set out from his house to the side of the road where the vehicle passed. The distance from his house to the highway is about 400 meters with the condition of the path that goes up and down, and they walk there. He lives in the very end of the house in his village.

There they sat waiting for a vehicle to enter the city.

Then after waiting for approximately ten minutes, the transportation finally arrived. The journey they took long enough, which is about 6 hours more.

During that long time, he did not want or be interested in eating.

During his stopover at several eating places, he found it difficult to eat anything even though his mother had forced him many times. His deep worries made his appetite disappear.

"This. Come eat! You ate a little bit this morning. It's noon already. You're not hungry? Huh huh? Let's eat!" His mother continued to urge him to eat.

"ah! I'm not hungry."

"Don't lie. Don't hold back your hunger. Are you scared later on the trip to defecate? From home you've pooped, right? If you want to pee, there's a toilet at the airport."

The woman spoke strongly like putting aside shame while many people had already seen her and not a few were holding back laughter.

But like a headless body, Indra did not heed his mother's words or feel ashamed. Because his whole mind rests on the time he will live later and what it is like to take a plane. Imagine if the plane might crash and imagine how to get into it.

But as if not giving up, his mother offered him bottled water, "Well, here's a drink!"

But it's just as hard to swallow.

So the woman became irritated and said, "Eat no. Not drinking either. What will fill your stomach later besides the wind? You will fart. Come eat! Just a little to wash your mouth so as not to smell your breath. Relax. Don't tense. Are you stressed about going to a faraway place?"

Because his mother continued to babble, he finally ate a little food that his mother had offered him. That's also very little.

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Traveling by plane was the first time for him. So he wanted to be accompanied by his mother because he did not dare.

They finally reached the counter. There, the woman asked a man sitting at the counter,

"Sir, from here to the airport what's up sir?"

"Oh, there will be a special bus that will go to the airport. Just hang. Maybe 3 more hours to."

So they took their seats and waited for the bus to come.

During that time, Indra looked very anxious. His face looked like the face of a person who had a large debt but could not afford it.

Suddenly the woman remembered that her son was good friends with Soni. So he asks if she told Soni about his departure or not.

Then when he was about to contact Soni, suddenly his name appeared first on the screen of his phone.

"Hallo! Where are you?" Ask Soni.

"I'm at the KBT counter in Medan. And soon to the airport."

"Oh that. Wait yeah. I'll be there."

"Yes. Anyway wait aja. Fifteen minutes to go."

After hanging up the phone, Soni rushed to turn on her motor and gas.

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When he got there, they shook hands with their faces because they were going to separate.

"Kok suddenly you could be here? When did you come here?" Ask Indra who still does not believe in the existence of Soni.

"I've been here two days. I work here."

"What work?"

"Things-of. Absorbancy. What matters is that there is money. So don't you just be the city boy. Aye right?"

As they were talking, a traveling merchant passed by in front of them and offered his wares like a man's purse and a man's belt.

There was one thing he wanted to buy. So he said to his mother, "Mom, buy that wallet. I don't have a wallet." He pointed to one of the wallets held by the merchant.

"Well, there's no money. Just buy it there when you're working." Complain mother.

Seeing her want him so much, Soni intends to buy him the wallet.

"You likey? Just take. I'm paying for it."

But his mother was not feeling well and tried to refuse. "Oh, don't bother. Where's your money from. You've only been working here two days. Later there he can buy it. No need to."

"No papa aunt. Let's just say it's a memento gift from me to Indra."

When they refused each other, the merchant became confused because of thinking between the sale or not the merchandise. So because he did not want to make the merchant wait, Soni immediately took the wallet and paid for it.

Then the merchant quickly left before there was a change of mind between them.

"Thank you Son." Indra said with a smile. Then he immediately moved the money in his pocket into his new wallet.

Then they went a little away from the woman and spoke seriously. As for the woman, she just sat quietly struggling with boredom waiting for the bus to come.

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Shortly after, the bus finally arrived. Indra and Soni also say goodbye to each other like two lovers.

After saying goodbye, Indra and her mother immediately went into the bus and left Soni.

Indra continued to look from the bus window at Soni who was still standing by the roadside watching the bus slowly move away.

It was only after the bus was no longer visible that he returned to the workshop and continued his work.