See You Tonight

Chapter 211: Meeting a Family

The grandfather looks finished making one rolling cigarette ready to use. Shortly afterwards, he was seen lighting the cigarette he had just made using a match bar. Seen several times he failed because the match sticks he used died first before successfully lit the cigarette. Finally, after several failed attempts, the grandfather was now seen to have successfully lit his cigarette.

The distinctive smell of the ingredients of a rolling cigarette directly smelled quite concentrated. The smoke coming out of Grandfather's mouth and nose looked so plentiful and dense. Judging from the way and also the many ingredients, it seems like this grandfather was a heavy smoker.

"Sorry, grandpa smoked. If grandfather does not smoke, it feels like there is less," said grandfather after exhaling one cigarette smoke just now.

"Oh yes no cake," answered me who now began to look at the scenery around the cemetery area which looks so green. The grass that covers almost all the ground looks so soothing to the eyes and also reduces the tense atmosphere typical of the cemetery area.

"By the way you're going tomorrow after graduating high school where are you going? Looking for money or college?" asked the old man with a mouth that was emitting smoke.

"Mmm still don't know the cake. But it seems like I want to continue college but also I still do not want to decide what majors," answered me.

"Hahahaha it seems like the problem of every high school teenager is almost all the same well. Grandpa so remembered back then when you were your age also felt so hesitant to choose what majors hahahaha," said the grandfather with an end to laughing.

"Eh grandpa used to go to college?" ask me which one was quite surprised.

"Hahaha surely that surprised you well? Yes, my grandfather had completed S-1 majoring in Psychology. However, after several years of working in one of the companies that even make your life feel so far from the word happy, grandfather then thought and pondered. In the end, grandfather preferred to leave the confused world and preferred to be a tomb cleaner like this which made grandfather feel so calm and comfortable. Far from being a world problem that fools humans so much hahaha," replied the grandfather, which made me even more surprised. It turns out that this grandfather was a graduate of the Bachelor of Psychology.

"Why would you rather be a janitor than work for that company?" ask me again.

"As my grandfather said. People who earn 15 million, not necessarily feel happier than people who earn 5 million or lower than that. It could be that those with higher incomes feel so depressed that they forget the important point of a job, namely happiness. During those years while still working in the company, grandfather felt he did not get the happiness that grandfather always sought. In the end, grandfather with so heavy and so difficult to make the decision to go out and prefer to find a job that can really make your life feel calm and happy. From then on, grandfather became a janitor" replied the grandfather.

Again, the grandfather's words left me stunned and unable to say anything. I don't know what to say anymore either.

"Hahahaha thank you young man. Thanks to you, grandfather felt like he was back in those days. The times where grandfather still had so many ideals in this world hahaha. By the way what's your name?" ask the grandfather again.

"Cakebug," I replied.

"Oo Galang well. The name that does seem to match your look and personality hahaha. Oiya, grandfather almost forgot. Grandpa's name is Hasan. Hopefully after this meeting we can still get to know each other well hahahaha," said the grandfather with a loud laughter. Currently, the cigarette he had made was only a quarter.

I don't think the sky is getting any dimmer. The sun was no longer as bright as when I first got here. I looked at my phone to check the current time. Apparently, the time has now entered at 17:00. I didn't realize I had spent enough time at this funeral. Maybe because I talked to Grandpa.

"Excuse me cake, because it's afternoon, I want to say goodbye first, well" said I who immediately rose from my sitting position.

"Yes cake, see you later" said I who immediately left the tomb of the father and grandfather.

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While I was passing through the entrance/exit of the tomb, I suddenly saw a familiar figure. The figure is also seen walking out of the cemetery area. In other words right now I was looking at that figure from behind. We were walking out of the cemetery. Perhaps the figure was about 15 meters in front of me.

The familiar figure I mean is the new boy, Alex. Just like me, he was still seen wearing a uniform and also carrying his bag at this time. I also tried to catch up with him so that my steps were getting faster now.

After my position was almost parallel, I immediately patted his right shoulder.

Puk. I patted his right shoulder. He immediately stopped and looked towards me.

"Haaa?? Kkkaauu? Why are you in a place like this?" he said with a very surprised expression. His speech sounded so stammering.

"I've been visiting my father's grave, what are you doing in a place like this?" ask me back.

"Haaa your father? Then your father is dead? I'm sorry I don't know" he said.

"Yes not papa. By the way, you still haven't answered my question, you've already done what are you doing here?" ask me again.

Alex seemed silent and he would not answer.

"Oi why are you silent?" ask me again.

"Whispering you, I was in a hurry," he said, who then left me without having time to answer my question. I am still wondering who the tomb he visited?

Only a moment later did he leave me, he was no longer visible. It's going so fast. I immediately resumed my journey. For now, I will head straight to the stop.

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