The Love of Alika

The eps 46

    “Assalamu’alaikum.”.

    “Wa’alaikumsalam. Eeeh.. Lula! Is this really you? How did you get here?”

a middle-aged woman ran over to my mother's arms. Alika tries to remember who is the woman who is currently hugging and releasing kangen with her mother. Looks like she's what Mama meant by Budhe Har.

    “Mbak, how's the Yogya family doing?” this time it was Papa who shook hands with the woman.

    “Alhamdulillah healthy, Dik. How's your family doing?”

    “Alhamdulillah Mbak.. We are all healthy.”.

    “Thank God. Buk.. Ibuk. This is a great guest from Jakarta. Lula and her family, Buk.” shouted the woman who is currently guiding Alika and her family to enter the house.

    “Sopo?? Lula?” this time Alika saw a typical Javanese-dressed grandmother with a barricade and a kebaya.

Although it has entered the age of twilight, but the sturdy body and beautiful face make this Grandmother look younger than her age. If Alika guesses, maybe Grandma's age is just in her 60s or maybe 70s.

    “Buk... Pripun kabare??? Healthy mother tho??” Mama ran over to Grandma and hugged her tightly while shedding tears as a sign that she had endured a long long long longing.

    “Owalah.. Ibuk healthy, Nduk. Piye are you Cah Ayu?”

    “I'm healthy, Buk.”

Mama then guided the Grandma towards Alika who had just acted as a figure and watched the scene of the meeting of two families who had not met for a long time. It was like seeing a scene in a movie in one of his collections.

    “This is you know, Buk, my son. It's big him now.”

Alika grabbed her Grandma's hand and kissed the back of her hand. “I Alika, Grandma. Grandma how are you?”

    “You're Alika??? It's big now. Add ayu. Grandma so pangling, Nduk.” Grandma said while kissing both cheeks Alika alternated.

    “Iya, Mother. Grandma is also more beautiful,” seductive Alika

    “Alika now class 3, Grandma. Next month has started the exam.”

    “Ya hopefully can quickly finish your school, continue to be able to go to college in Yogya and accompany your Grandma this.”

Alika only laughed at the babbling Grandma who asked her to continue studying in the hometown of this Mama.

    “Let's sit down first. Let Mbok Min sit here. How is Mbok Reportedly? Long time no play to Yogya yes.”

The middle-aged woman who had been busy entertaining guests from Jakarta, was indeed her brother. More precisely, my oldest sister Mama.

    “White, Buk. I still dare not go to Yogya alone. Scared rough,”

    “Hahaha. This nephew Budhe also never nongol again in Yogya since entering High School. Busy learning what's busy with her boyfriend.”.

    “Hahaha. Alika is not busy dating, this is even a busy Mama nyariin Alika girlfriend.”

    “Lho even his mother who nyariin girlfriend? Can't this pretty Budhe pounder find a girlfriend on his own?”

    “Not Budhe, Mama ajah who wants to bother to join Alika's boyfriend. Though Alika also does not necessarily like the choice of Mama.”

    “Mama syndicated continue, Al.” Mama began to get upset because it was always the subject of Alika's satire.

    “Hahaha... Mama sensi.” Alika's tease who is getting happy to see the look of her Mom.

Shortly afterwards, two women who were more or less the same age as Mbok Min came out while carrying a tray containing glasses of drinks and some typical food of the city of Yogya. Bakpia and meph.

Yogya food is made from coconut and tastes very sweet with various color variants. For those who suffer from diabetes, it is advisable not to consume this food because it contains high sugar lizards.

One by one the glasses are removed from the tray. The smell of herbs coming out of the drink is brownish like tea steeping.