See You Tonight
Chapter 198: The Story of Mother's Past
"Thank God, then" said the grandmother, who is now putting cookies on the table. "Let's eat this" he added.
I then took one of the dried kie fruit that looks good. When I ate, it turned out that the texture was a bit drier than what I had imagined. Even so, it still tastes good.
"At that time, grandparents thought that your mother would never get married" said the grandfather who suddenly discussed about motherhood.
"Eh why is it so cake?" ask me who was surprised by Grandpa's statement just now.
"So when you were young, exactly when you were a teenager your mother looked so tomboyish. The play is mostly the same for boys. Then, if there is a man who tries to approach your mother, it must be the same mother even in anger. Hahaha if you remember it turns out to be funny too," replied the grandfather with a laugh.
"Eh, really cake, mom was like that when she was young?" ask me who still half believes not.
"Yes right. It used to be so overwhelming that grandma advised your mother to be more feminine, but in the end your mother seemed to not heed the advice of grandma," said grandma.
"It all changed since your mother knew your father when she started going to college. If it's not wrong it starts the third or fourth semester, grandfather kind of forgot," added grandfather.
"Yes since that semester, your mother has slowly begun to change. It is starting to look more feminine. Starting from wearing a skirt, wearing thin makeup, wearing perfume, self-care, and others. At first, grandparents do not know what causes your mother to change like that, but in the end, grandparents also know that your mother was just in love. It looks like it's her first time and it's also probably the last time your mother falls in love" she said.
"Then after that, your mother introduced your father to grandparents. Then your father told me when he first came here that he really did love your mother and will continue to take care of her. We also immediately gave your blessing to your father since the first time we met him. Somehow your father used to seduce your mother. However, grandparents are really happy because mothers are finally starting to change. One thing is for sure, your father must be a very good person to seduce or talk because it is able to make your mother super tomboy it becomes more feminine," said grandfather.
"Well, so yeah... I just found out, "my dream.
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At about 12 o'clock less, my grandparents took me to lunch together. There are so many things we talked about that make time go by so fast. I didn't even realize I was entering lunch hour.
The three of us went straight to the dining table. On the dining table has prepared a menu of dishes which may have been cooked by the grandmother since this morning. It has become a common thing in the grandmother's house if cooking a menu of food that is quite a lot so that it can survive from morning until night.
The food menu that is available today is vegetable tofu and fried tempe. Truly a combo of typical food at the grandparents' house. More complete when added with one glass of warm tea. Not to forget also sambal which does not taste spicy, but rather sweet and sour.
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After lunch, I suddenly felt sleepy. I then told my grandparents to borrow one of the bedrooms for me to take a short nap.
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When I woke up, I looked out the window and the sun started to fall. Judging from the laughter, I think it's been more than 3 pm. I went straight to the bathroom to wash my face.
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"It's late afternoon cake, grandma, I go home first yeah," I said as I stuck out my hand inviting them to shake hands while saying goodbye before going home.
"Well, tomorrow is Monday so there is school" I replied.
"Oh yeah, grandma forgot hehehe. Yeah, be careful, yeah" said grandma.
"Yes, fine" I replied.
After that, I immediately walked out of the grandparents' house and started walking towards the bus stop which was about 2 km from here.
"Do you want your grandfather to ride a motorcycle?" ask grandpa.
"You go out, all the way," I replied.
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Today the sky seems to be no longer cloudy. The sunlight that had not felt too hot, immediately burst into the rice field area where I was passing through on my right and left.
The sounds of frogs and insects typical of rice fields have begun to be heard. A voice that somehow sounds to be a natural orchestra of nature.
Seen from a distance there is a middle-aged man who uses a hood is herding a flock of ducks that many of it pass through one rice field to another. Looks like the hooded man is trying to herd the ducks back home.
The reflection of sunlight reflected from the water inundating the rice fields looks like a painting that reflects the image of the surrounding environment that is reflected. I wonder if Ahsan and Ruben were here, what would they say about that well? I don't know.
Walking slowly, I looked up at the sky above me. Looking up like this, it felt like there was no barrier between me and the sky. The distance between us both felt so close.
Because it was too cool to look up at the sky, I did not realize that I stepped on the puddle of water in front of me. My shoes and pants became a little wet.
"Oh shit" I said in my heart. After that, I immediately turned my gaze from the one that was originally looking at the sky, becoming back to paying attention to the road in front of me.
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It's 16:25, and I've been at the stop for about a few minutes. Right now I'm the only one at the stop waiting for the bus to arrive.
The bus I was waiting for came too. I went straight into the bus. The atmosphere of the bus when I first boarded this felt quite lonely. There are still a lot of empty seats. I can also choose the chair I want to sit in.
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Seriate.
