SOULMATES

In the middle of the bridge

On the way home, Alka's voice suddenly disappeared. I looked back. The little boy was already sleeping. He was tired from playing on the beach.

"Let Alka sleep, baby." said Aa.

"Sorry, A. Alka troublesome huh earlier? Cassian she is" I said looking down at my poor son. At such a small age, she had to be strong in the face of her parents' divorce, and eventually her papa left for good. I shed my tears. Aa wiped my tears.

"Why crying?" tanyakanya.

"Ine is not a good mother to Alka" I replied.

"What the hell, baby. Who said it? Ine has been very good and perfect to be a mother" he said.

I wept. Had Herli been alive, Alka would have felt the warm embrace of her biological father. Had Herli not done anything stupid, Alka's life would have been happy. Everything in my brain makes me sad and cry. I wanted to hug that funny boy. But, this trip separated me and my little Alka.

"Dear, don't think of anything strange. Alka was very good at playing. Ma'am Ike, mbak Linda, and mbak Farah also keep it alternately. Alka also played while in a bribe to eat by mbak Ike. Ine don't have to think about the strange." he said stroking my head.

I was glad to hear his explanation.

Belly sounds. I smiled broadly.

"Eat it baby. We stopped at the rest area" he said.

I smiled too.

After parking the car, Aa took me down.

"Let's go, baby, what do you want to eat?" tanyakanya.

"Ine wait in the car, A. Kasian Alka, he just went to bed." I said.

"Hm. okay. What do you want to eat?" ask again.

"That's just a sip, please buy fried chicken for Alka huh, A. Who knows if he's awake and hungry" I said.

"All right, sweetheart. Wait a minute" and then he kissed my forehead.

The man, who was only a few steps away, was always looking at us, making me laugh. Then he walked up to the chicken counters.

For a moment I noticed the movements of the man who understood me from the school era to the present. I feel nauseous. Very nauseous. Why my eyes are blurred. I got out of the car, and finally, I,

hueeekk..

I don't know how much liquid came out of my mouth, until it was so bitter.

I heard the sound of a leg beating like a man running. But I couldn't look back at him, and it all became very dark.

I don't know what's going on.

At that time I was in a very bright room, among very beautiful flowers. I walk alone. That view is so good. I smell those flowers. In the end, I met people I didn't know at all. They smiled at me. But they don't speak. Everyone who looked at me gave a friendly smile. I kept walking through that beautiful park. That bridge. Across the bridge, the colorful flowers were more beautiful than where I stood. I'd love to go there.

"Maaaa. mama." I looked back, I was in the middle of the bridge.

"Maaaaa..here maaa.. Mama don't go there." cried Alka.

"Honey.. come here" said the beautiful woman at the end of the bridge.

"Maaa. don't maa... Alka dear mama" suddenly Alka cried.

I'm rattled. Where I'm going.

Aa ran towards Alka.

"Darling... go home, baby.don't leave us" then Aa cried.