
" Uncle." Tias muttered softly and his hand stretched out rubbing the photo. How much he misses the strong and firm figure in the photo.
" That's why it's so long..." Ruwi immediately closed her mouth tightly when she saw her grandson looking at the photo on the refrigerator. He felt guilty for not having moved the photo before. Ruwi walked over to Tias then rubbed both of her shoulders.
" He's quiet there Tias. Don't cry, your uncle prayed for him to be happy there."
Tias held back her tears that were about to fall. Her grandmother was right Tias shouldn't have cried like this. But why does it feel so hard to hold back his feelings of sadness.
" Tias kangen uncle nek. Tias wants to hug uncle."
Ruwi turned over Tias' body then hugged her. " We can come to his grave, baby. Don't cry because your uncle doesn't like it when his niece is crying."
" Tias does not cry grimly, Tias does not cry. "he said, but in fact his tears continued to come out without the sound of crying.
Ruwi rubbed her grandson's hair and whispered a sedative word. " Tias is great, isn't he ? Tias smart child, do not make your uncle disappointed to see you weak Tias. Uncle must have felt his efforts to educate you first were in vain."
Hearing that Tias had to wipe her tears. As much as she could, she held back her tears so as not to fall again. The best now Tias must be able to recieve the departure of his uncle and try to live a quiet life with his grandmother. God has shown us the way until we get here. Tias didn't want to waste it just because of a memory.
Not that Tias would throw away those memories. But Tias will keep it tight as his past album full of stories.
Ruwi let go of her embrace then gently grasped Tias' hand. " Oh yeah grandma almost forgot about your uncle's will."
" Uncle's will ?"
" Yes, come with grandma."
Tias walked following her grandmother into the room. After reaching Ruwi let go of her hand grip and then approached her wardrobe to pick up something that turned out to be three maps.
" It's." Ruwi gave the three maps to Tias.
Tias read the three maps one by one. Because it also made him stare in disbelief with his heart racing. Tias looked at her grandmother for an explanation.
" That's all the effort your uncle has accumulated from his salary. Starting from this house and the cafe and then the plantation all belong to you now. Your uncle told your parents not to know about this. This is all a form of apology because when you need your uncle he is not there because of his duty to the country. It may seem a little strange, but here's the last message."
Tias tightened her grip on the map in her hand with eyes holding back tears. " Uncle is not wrong, Tias is even much wrong with uncle. At his last moment Tias was not even by his side for the last time."
Ruwi clasped Tias' hand. " We are not you. Grandma was not there at the last moment of her life either. But grandma's proud that your uncle left because of his country."
" Uncle is indeed a great country warrior and a hero to us grandma." Tias leaned on her grandmother's shoulder.
" How is Tias going now ? My grandmother has no one to rely on but you. But grandma also does not want you confined in a village like this that is much different from the city of Jakarta" said Ruwi.
" Hus ! Don't think so, he's your papa." Ruwi gently nudged Tias' forehead then gently rubbed her hair.
" A yes time ? How did Tias arrive at amnesia ?" Tias pura looked at her confused grandmother.
Ruwi shook her head. " Don't budge, grandma knows you're a sham."
Tias pouted hearing it. His grandmother could not work together. " Don't talk about him. Tias sprain is it."
" Good Tias he's your papa. You should be polite. Can't be that."
Tias just thought of it as the wind. He closed his eyes while hugging his grandmother. Ever since Tias left the house he had considered himself no longer a part of them. Blood cannot be cut off or removed. But relationships can do that.
Tias would prove to his papa that he could stand on his own feet. Tias can be successful without the help or big name of his father. Ready just a few more years Tias will stand beside the ranks of young business people.
" Is Tias sleepy ?" asked Ruwi who saw her grandson from earlier just to be quiet.
" No, Tias is just thinking about what activities Tias should do tomorrow. Tias originally wanted to work while in college for a fee. Well, because now Tias has become a rich young girl thanks to the inheritance and will of the uncle. Be Tias just want to be unemployed who just sit while counting money." Tias spoke at length.
Ruwi's hand still gently rubbed Tias' hair. But paused for a moment to break his grandson's sharp nose. " It's really you, if you just want to sit, you can get together and the cafe will not be able to move forward."
" Ih.., grandma don't mind Tias. Papa's company could be that big because of Tias' genius head. He mah what can only take the results and the same mama who ate the results. Tias was just told to do some roque work." Tias unconsciously complained about what he was going through to make Ruwi's hand rub stop.
" Tias we slept on the yuk bed. Grandma's waist hurts from sitting all that time."
" Come on." Tias got up and walked to her grandmother's bed.
Ruwi cleaned up the three important maps that her granddaughter left behind just like that. For a while let him keep this map. Later if Tias' room has been cleaned new map Ruwi save there.
" Tomorrow will you go to the market ? Let all of you see the village."
" What's the granny going there ?" instead of answering, Tias asked back.
" Roof foot."
Hearing that Tias immediately shook her head. " Don't want to walk later grandma exhausted because of it. I don't want my sick grandmother to run out of the market."
" What about bicycles ? Grandma got in the barn. That's the only thing that can be used, later if you want to buy a motorcycle grandma has savings that you can use."
" Tias also has a grandmother. Yes, tomorrow we go to the market on a bicycle." said Tias agreed, quite good tomorrow he can walk the road.