See You Tonight

Chapter 48: The Secret Path

"Hahaha joking. I had indeed planned to prank you hahaha," Ruben laughed widely.

Then Reuben and I went into his quiet house as usual.

"Your parents didn't come home?" ask Ruben.

"No, they'll only go home if their job is off. In addition, they also had to wait for my sister to take a day off as well. So, they usually only go home when my sister is on a long day off" she replied.

"Oh yeah, don't you feel lonely?" ask me again.

"Of course not hehehe" Ruben smiled widely.

I sat on the sofa in the living room of his house.

"Wait a minute, I'll grab my bag first" Ruben said, heading to his room.

"Ok" I replied.

I looked at the walls of his house. I then found a fairly large photo complete with the frame firmly attached to the wall west of the living room. I got up and approached the photo. The photo contains members out Ruben in full starting from Ruben, his sister, his father, and his mother. In this photo, Ruben looks a lot like his mother. His sister looks very similar to his mother. Even his father was a bit like his mother.

In the photo, maybe Ruben is still SD or SMP class 1. He looked small and his hair was always that way. Ruben posed with a face full of confidence while putting both of his hands beside his waist. It looks like a cup.

In contrast to Ruben, his sister looked confused and it emanated clearly from the look on his face that stood right beside Ruben. While the father and mother compact smile widely by using uniform clothes.

After being quite satisfied to see the photo, I also sat back in the chair earlier. Shortly after, Ruben returned from his room with a bag.

"Let's go Lang" said Ruben, holding his bag.

"Eh now?" ask me.

"Yes now" she answered.

"Waiting for Ahsan first?" ask me again.

"And I didn't say he was coming" replied Ruben again.

"Ehh? I thought he was coming. So, we're just the two of us going to the pool?" ask me again.

"Yes is hahaha. I didn't say that Ahsan would come" Ruben laughed.

"Yes anyway. Yehudah, let's go" I got up from my seat.

Then Ruben and I immediately rushed to the swimming pool "Tirta". The distance of the swimming pool from here is about 5 km. We decided to go there by bike. Since you were here on foot, I borrowed Ruben's bike to go there.

We started to ride our bikes. Ruben was in front, and I followed behind him. The road this time was quite crowded because of Sunday. We also ride our bike slowly and relaxed.

"Oi Lang want to know the secret way?" ruben asked, looking back.

"What secret street?" answer me with a question.

"Just follow me" said Ruben, looking back.

"As far as you go" I kind of screamed from behind.

We ride under the bamboo trees beside the river. There was an insect whose voice was quite loud. I don't know what the insect's name is.

"Oi Ben, are you sure we're on the right track?" I shouted from behind.

"Just calm Lang, this is a secret passage," replied Ruben without turning his head.

"What does the secret passage mean?" ask me again.

"Later you'll know for sure," again he replied without looking.

The wind that passed through me, now feels cooler. The scorching sunlight is now blocked by bamboo trees that grow high and close to each other. For a moment, I felt like I wasn't in town. I felt like I was somewhere else. The sound of insects that echoed was now heard louder and clearer. Is this what Reuben meant by secret passage? I don't know.

Amidst the calm wind that blows past us, Ruben is now seen taking off both hands while still pedaling his bicycle pedal. He seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere in this place right now. The sound of splashing water from the river also increasingly adds to the impression of peace along this road. I just found out that there's a beautiful, quiet place like this in town.

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After a long time on the road, we turned back and took the uphill road. We are now on the road back.

Arriving at the "Tirta" pool, we immediately rushed to park our bikes and immediately went to the counter to buy tickets.

"Buy two mba" Ruben told the woman who was guarding the counter.

The woman gave Ruben two tickets. We went straight inside.

"Where was Lang's secret path?" ruben asked as he began to enter the pool area.

"I was the first time through it. I just found out that there's such a quiet place in town" I replied.

"Hahaha it's right. So, now you understand why I named the road Secret?" ruben asked with a smile.

"Maybe I understand a little" I replied.

"Why just a little, you should understand a lot of Lang" he said again.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's up to you haha" I smiled this time.

We went to the dressing room to change our clothes before we started swimming. After we changed clothes, we immediately stored our luggage in the locker. Then we went straight into the swimming pool.

Byurs. Ruben and I both jumped off the edge of the pool. I haven't been swimming for long. Somehow the atmosphere in the pool is not too crowded, even though today is Sunday.

Because it was not too crowded, we were quite free in swimming because the pool was not too full of people. I really enjoyed the not too crowded swimming pool like this.

I then swam from edge to edge using freestyle. Meanwhile, Ruben only looks cool playing games.

I remember when my father and I went swimming together. Back then, I was so scared when my dad first took me to the deep pool. I also clung to Dad. Dad just laughed looking at me who was scared and almost cried it.

Father then tried to calm me down slowly while trying to take off my grasp. I told my father to move both of my legs so as not to drown.

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