PAPER BOATS (Trapped by the Past)

Chapter 48 THE SAME PERSON

Surya turned to the right and to the left. Looking in case there is a tire patch stall that has been opened.

Rahma asked the parking attendant.

"She, Mom. But at the end of the road there. It may be open" replied the parking attendant.

Surya heard. He could not bear if his mother went there too.

"Mama go home first. Just an online taxi, huh?"

"Keep you alone dong?" rahma asked worriedly.

"It's okay, Ma. Mama can you call Nadia? Tell him Surya is late to pick him up," replied Surya.

"Why don't you just call yourself?" ask Rahma again.

"Hape Surya missed at home, Ma," Surya replied.

Rahma opened her bag. He's gonna get a cell phone. But the thing that was sought did not exist.

"Yeah.hape Mama doesn't exist either. What's left at home too?" Rahma tried to remember.

"Whouh..how is this, Ma?" Solar confusion. Not about her mother, but how she was able to contact Nadia.

"Yes already. We'll go to the tire patch first. At least for a moment" said Rahma.

Want to not, Surya according. And they walk together. Surya leads his motor, while Rahma walks beside him.

Surya remembered the events of a few years ago. When they were in High School.

At that time Surya borrowed his papa motorbike to nganter Nadia buy a book. And they had to drive the bike home to the nearest tire patch, which was a good distance away.

"Surya, I'm tired" whined Nadia at the time.

They walked a few miles. But I didn't find a tire patch stall either.

"Yes already. Let's take a break, shall we?"

Nadia nodded.

They stopped under a big tree. The weather was very hot at the time.

"Sur, you got no money?" Nadia saw an ice cendol seller was passing by with his wagon.

Surya reached into his pants pocket. He only found a piece of money of ten thousands.

"I just have this." Surya showed the only treasure while grinning.

"My money is also abis. I'm so thirsty." Nadia swallowed her saliva. Especially when you see a child buying ice cendol.

"You want that?" ask Surya.

Nadia nodded straight away like a child. His eyes immediately sparkled.

Surya walked up to the iceman. Surya wants to buy it for Nadia. He doesn't care how he pays for his tire patch. The important thing is Nadia can drink ice cendol.

"What's one package, sir?" ask Surya. He doesn't want less money.

"Three thousand, my. How many packs?" ask seller.

"One day, sir," replied Surya.

For a moment Surya thought, the money was seven thousand. Hopefully enough to pay for the tire patch.

When Surya received his change, suddenly a mother who was pregnant, passing by with her young child.

"Mom. I'm thirsty" whined the boy. Her voice was exactly like Nadia's.

"Mother's money is over, son. We go home first, okay?" sahut the mother.

"No want. I want it now. It's so thirsty, ma'am." The boy kept whining.

Surya couldn't see it. Then he gave her a pack of ice cendol.

"It's for sister." Solar held out its plastic. The boy's eyes immediately sparkled. Then look at his mother. Request approval.

"Don't, Mas. It's got the Masnya," the mother refused. His son looked down sadly. Surya is not getting better.

"It's okay, Mom. I can order again" said Surya.

Seeing his son who was about to cry, finally the mother took the ice pack.

"Yes, I took it. Thank you very much, Mom. Whenever we see you again, I change the money." It seemed that the mother could not bear to see her son almost cry.

While walking back towards Nadia, Surya thought about how he would pay for his tire patch later.

The money will not be enough.

"Here, Nad." Surya gave her ice pack to Nadia.

"Thank you, Surya. You're so good." Nadia immediately sucked it up.

"You want to too, Sur?" Nadia gave the ice that had stayed half.

"No, Nad. Finish you off," reject Surya. Surya is also very thirsty.

"You're thirsty too, right?" Nadia is forcing. Eventually Surya complied and sucked it up a little. It's good to wet his throat.

"You bought that little boy, Sur?" Nadia pointed to the little boy who was walking with his mother. They're getting further and further away.

"Yes. Her mother's money is running out. His son whines like you" said Surya teasing Nadia.

"Oh, what the hell, anyway? I am so thirsty." Nadia defended herself. Though his face was blushing with shame on Surya.

"Yes, it's nothing. Spots washed. Keep walking again" said Surya to Nadia who sat on the bike.

"Your money's running out dong?" ask Nadia.

"still. Nih." Surya showed two sheets two thousand.

"Emang enough to pay for the tire patch?" ask Nadia again.

"I don't think so" replied Surya.

"How do you think dong?" Nadia felt guilty.

"Yes later you I will stay for a while, make a guarantee," Surya replied teasing Nadia.

"Huh?" Nadia glared straight at me.

"No, Nad. Joking," said Surya.

"How will you do, Sur?" Nadia looked confused.

"Udah, easy. Let's go again," Surya.

"I'm sorry, Sur. Because of me, your money is abis. Tomorrow I change deh," said Nadia while walking beside Surya who leads the bike.

"It's okay, Nad. I'm the one who's sorry. Because of my motorbike, you are walking like this" said Surya.

They continued walking until they finally found a tire patch repair shop.

And when he wanted to pay, Surya told him the truth. If the money runs out. And he gave his watch for bail.

Surya promised to take it later. But the owner of the tire patch refused it.

"Bring it up, Mas. About the payment, easy," said the tire repairman.

"Don't daydream the way, Sur," said Rahma. Surya's taking his bike further and further into the middle of the road.

"Oh!" Surya surprised himself. Surya immediately returned to the edge.

"Mama's not tired?" ask Surya.

"No. Oh, look at it." Rahma pointed at a tire patch stall that stayed a few meters away.

Until there, it turns out they still have to queue. Because there are two motors that also leak tires.

"Yes, sir?" ask Surya.

"Yes, Mas. Two more," replied an old man who owned the workshop.

"Nobody helped you?" Surya is starting to fury.

"Nothing, Mom." The old man patched the tires again.

"Patience, Surya. If the soul mate will not run away," said Rahma trying to calm down.

Surya is angry because he feels jealous if Nadia meets a young doctor whose face looks like a god.

Surya noticed the old tire patch.

Wasn't he the same tire patch that time? Ask Surya in my heart.

And Surya remembered that he had not paid his debt at that time.