STEVA'S PASSION

NEW LIFE

STEVA POV.

The bus that took me away from the city center was going pretty fast, I leaned my heavy head against the windowpanes with the support of my hands bent, while continuing to stare out there that I didn't really notice.

My first destination was to go back to my mother's grave, and I took the time to visit my nameless grandfather, but unfortunately, he was not in his usual place, the owner of the food stall said, he fell seriously ill and was taken forcibly by social services to be treated and live in a nursing home.

I continued my journey by train from there, I would go to a place far from world civilization, the place of aunt, the sister of my mother. She used to live close to our house when she was in the suburbs where she was buried, but after her marriage, she moved in with her husband, and came back for her funeral, that was the last time I met him. I wish she still lived there and still remembered me, even though she didn't recognize me.

I traveled at least 10 hours by changing trains 2 times, then I took public transportation to the T-junction, there was no taxi driver, and then I took public transportation, the people there are still very rarely in and out of the village with a pick up car that is commonly used to bring livestock to the city. And I have to wait for the car that will enter the village to be able to ride.

Long enough I waited, stood up, squatted, sat on the ground, until a new pick-up car came from the city and was about to enter the village passing by and I immediately stopped him to ask for a ride.

In front of there the seat has been filled by two people, one man and one old woman, I was grateful and grateful to be given a ride despite having to ride in the back tub that smells of goats, well, I was grateful, must be this used car transporting animals that frisk.

It was early in the morning, until the Surya really came to say hello, I think I have been riding this tub car for more than two hours.

I looked around me gloomily, though I knew that we were traversing were green, shady and fresh trees. But my spirit has not yet risen to absorb everything. I am still sad because of my heartbreak.

The man who gave me a ride surprised me by patting me on the shoulder, because I was daydreaming and unconscious, it turned out that the car had stopped and we had arrived.

The view here is not much different from what I saw along the way. There are only trees, such as being in the forest, and some wooden houses look neatly lined with a considerable distance between one and the other.

"Men speak the regional language?" ask the man who gave me a ride, the people here are still very few, everyone knows each other. But I who don't speak the language of this region have a hard time understanding what he's saying.

I just shut up, see. Don't know what to say.

"The name of the person, who are you looking for?" the man repeated his question with a clarified national language.

"Elly, Elly Yohan!" I called the husband's name aunty at once, uncle Yohan.

"Oh, come on. Not delivery!" said the man, he no longer uses regional language, although the national language sounds stiff.

I walked in line with the man who was driving me, while the old woman went into her house. We arrived in front of a wooden house whose door was already open.

The man shouted in the regional language again, calling out the names of aunts and uncles, and before long came out aunt Elly, I still recognized her even though she now looked more mature, she said, maybe he's 40 or older.

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After I explained my situation, aunt Elly and uncle Yohan accepted me with open arms, and they had no children, but they did not say that, for them it was just a deposit.

Here there is no electricity, water comes from wells, every house has lighting from a noisy machine stored in a barn beside the house to turn on electricity, and there is no internet. That is why young people prefer to wander into the city and leave their parents in this beautiful, quiet place.

Uncle Yohan is a carpenter, uncle used to take wood into the forest and aunt helped sharpen or gnaw it, then the wood will be taken by the artisans or the order, and then the wood will be taken, aunt Elly super strong woman. And uncle Yohan is a mighty man who, though not handsome but very kind and loving, has a fierce visual that is far different from his gentle nature, I was envious but also happy to see their harmonious simple life.

I was just told to take care of livestock. Take the grass as I can, feed it, and clean the sheepfold. Don't ask me how I am, I'm shabby, shabby and smelly every day, but by God I'm calmer and happier.

"Later there will be people who want to see the quality of our wood, please prepare snacks and tea for them," uncle Yohan said to Aunt Elly in a regional language that I began to understand even though I could not pronounce it.

"Yes," replied the aunt with a smile, I who was wearing boots heard and saw the affection also smiled to myself.

"Are you leaving, Eva?" auntie called me Eva because I had a hard time calling me Steva.

"Yes, bi. Afraid of the afternoon suddenly raining, just yesterday Eva was raining, fortunately had finished giving grass in her barn, but still Eva was afraid of the sound of lightning and the wind was suddenly strong," answer honestly.

"Here it's normal, the weather is unpredictable, but often it does rain, later you will also get used to it."

"Yes, bi. I'm leaving first! Bye, uncle. Bye, auntie!"

I run my days by taking care of the goats, and it only takes 4 to 5 hours, the rest I use to relax or help clean the house. Also socializing with neighbors and residents, in this remote place I feel much more alive.

Goat cages are a little into the forest, not far from a beautiful natural lake. This is a place that presents the tranquility and beauty of nature, birds chirping, the sound of chickens crowing in the morning, and, or the cow herded into the meadow by the sound of a rolling necklace that made me laugh for no reason, I felt at home here. This is real life.

After I finished my business with the goats, I returned home when it was noon, my stomach was hungry too. This must be the little guy who asked for food rations.

In front of the house was a black branded Jeep, I knew a car like this was a car with exorbitant prices, there were three men who I think were uncle's guests who were said to have come from the city to see the quality of the wood.

"I'm home!" I cried for the attention of my uncle, aunt, and three men dressed all in black, ranging from shoes, pants, leather jackets, glasses, glasses, and also a mask that covers part of their face which is all black.

'It's like coming to a funeral, ' my mind commented on their appearance.

They all stood in the front yard of the barn located next to the house.

"Ah, that's my niece Eva." said uncle Yohan in the national language.

"You have a very beautiful niece, Yohan. I just found out, as I remember when I came here 3 months ago I never saw him" said one of the men.

"Yes, you hid the diamond in your wooden barn!" another man created laughter.

While the other guy just stares at me sharp, or I don't know, maybe just my feelings.

"Aaahh, already, you guys are the same. I'm going in first to prepare lunch, we'll eat together." Aunt Elly excuse me for leaving her uncle and guests, take me inside the house, then have me take a shower, it's not good if I smell while there are special guests from the city. And of course I obey.

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