See You Tonight
Chapter 9: Coming to Visit
Today, as I said before, we will visit the grandparents' residence on the other side of the city. It's about 20 miles from here. We will leave at 08:00 this morning by car and will stay there one night before returning home.
It's still 06:00 in the morning. I still read novels while lying in bed. There is still plenty of time before we leave.
From above here, it sounds like mom and Hana are preparing breakfast and supplies to take later. The sound of frying panes and cooking utensils that "collide", sounds quite clear even a little faint.
It's been about two months since we last visited my grandfather's house. It was after my graduation from Junior High that the three of us went to visit her while celebrating my graduation there. At that time, my grandparents looked very happy. They also shed tears because they were so happy.
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After I finished reading the novel, I immediately took a shower and headed straight to the dining table that seemed to be ready.
Hana and mom seemed to have started eating when I joined.
"Are you ready for your stuff Lang?" ask mom.
"It's mom" I answered while taking food.
"Then you just put it in the trunk of the car, huh? Just help Hana too" continued my mother, chewing her food.
"Okay ma'am," I answered briefly.
"Later Hana who sat next to my mother, sister?" suddenly Hana asked.
"May, but there are conditions," I replied while planning to tease him a little (collect).
"What's the condition?"
"You have to win suit with brother. We will suit three times, then the winner twice is the winner. Understood?"
Hana just nodded. Then we went straight to suit.
"Paper stone scissors," I said as I took out a stone. Hana looks like she pulled out a pair of scissors.
"Yee sister wins hehe, okay next yes... Gunnnting paper," I said while taking out the paper this time. Hana was seen taking out a stone. I won for the second time.
"Yeee sister wins again, means big brother who sits next to mommy well? You're sitting in the back alone hahahaha," I started teasing Hana.
"Buuu's brother cheated nihh," said Hana whose eyes had turned a little red and her face was pouting.
"Less where to try? Hahaha," I said with a laugh.
"I'm just sitting next to Mom Point" Hana said.
"Lose ya keep losing. You sit behind the pokies. Wleeee," I stick out my tongue while it's hurting Hana.
"Mother's sister nakalll. Hix... Hiks..," Hana looks like she's starting to shed tears.
"Not fighting. My brother was just joking around. Don't cry anymore... You will sit next to Hana's mother" said the mother as she wiped Hana's tears.
"Wleeeeee," now it's Hana's turn to stick her tongue out at me.
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"Is everything ready?" ask my mom who started the car engine. Hana was finally sitting next to mom and I was sitting alone in the back.
"Huhh," cried Hana quite loudly.
Then we started walking towards Grandpa's house. I also put earphones on my ears so as not to get too bored on the trip. I listened to Green Day songs. Because I used to listen to her time with Tora, I started talking to Green Day.
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Looks like we'll take a while to get there. Maybe because it's weekend, the condition of the streets is also crowded. We used to go through the traffic jam and it took a lot of time.
She also seems to be very focused on driving a car. We didn't talk until we were halfway through the trip.
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By the way, the grandparents we're going to visit today are from my mother, while the one from my late father lives on the other side of the island. So, we visit grandparents who from my father are not as frequent as visiting grandparents who are from my mother. Maybe once a year, or twice a year.
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After almost an hour and a half on the road, we were almost there. The sign is a road that has been rather uphill and many trees on the left-right side of the road. In the area where the grandfather lived was still more beautiful than in the area of our house. Maybe because it has started to enter somewhat in the hill area.
Finally we arrived at the grandfather's residence safely after more than an hour and a half on the road because several times passed through the traffic jam. We were greeted by grandparents who seemed to have been waiting in their patio chairs. They immediately stood up when they saw our car starting to enter their yard. The look on their happy faces was seen from behind the car window.
After turning off the car engine, we went straight out and rushed towards the grandparents.
"Wahh welcome... Thank goodness my granddaughter arrived safely" said grandfather
The three of us went straight to our grandparents. The look on their happy faces, now looks even clearer when viewed from this close distance.
"So it's quite jammed, so it's a bit long to arrive" said my mother after finishing shaking hands with grandparents.
"Oh so... Let's go in first, you must be tired" said my grandfather, taking us in.
When we entered, there was a lot of food in the jar neatly lined up on the living room table. Grandparents are always enthusiastic every time we tell them we are going to visit.
"Let's sit down, please" this time the grandmother spoke.
The three of us sat down with our grandparents.
"Where did you go to High School?" ask grandpa to open the question.
"SMA Tunas Bangsa cake," I replied.
"Wahh... How are your new friends at High School?"
"Yes that way, just entered one week, so I'm not too familiar," I replied again.
"Oh so... But if you look around again you are more and more similar to your mother yahahaha," said grandfather with a laugh.
"Yes right what grandfather said, you inherited your mother's cold gaze haha," this time grandma added.
"really? But I guess mom's gaze wasn't at all cynical," I was a little astonished.
"Yes, of course now it doesn't look cynical anymore. But, when you were in High School like you, your mother's gaze was even more cynical" said grandfather again in a joking tone.
"Couldn't you?" ask my mother.
"Mmm mother seems to have no memory of hehe," answered my mother as if she was hiding something.
Hana seemed to have no idea what she was talking about. He seemed to be eating this and that. It seemed like he was trying all kinds of food available on the table.
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