The Sound of Tears

Arriving in Padang city

"erik."." I said as I narrowed my forehead in disbelief at what I saw.

"iya Shel, that's Erik, Cici's opponent when we were in school, and now they're." Eren said.

"eit... Eren.." sidelines Cici.

"hmm.. It seems that now I have started to understand.don't don't you guys" I added while glancing at Erik and Cici.

"it's ready, come on baby get your friend into the car" said Erik was ready to put our luggage into his car.

"what? what's going on?" I muttered after hearing Erik's words to Cici

" yes, Shel, we're actually engaged, and the plan is next month we'll get married" replied Cici with a reddened face blushing in embarrassment.

"jeez, congratulations, my best friend finally sold out first" I said hugging Cici.

***

A few minutes later, we arrived at Siti's house. The place where I grew up.

It turns out that there have been many changes since I started to continue my education in Jakarta.

The road that once could only be passed by one motorbike, has now been widened so that the car can park in front of the houses around here.

Likewise with the heritage house of Siti's mother, some time ago with the help of Cathline's mother. The house is used as a production house for flower art and various other recycled works.

"hmmmmh, very refreshing air" I murmured while enjoying the wind in the city of Padang.

"Come Shel, how come you're dumb?" said Eren who took my luggage into the house which used to be arguably a simple hut, since managed by two friends and the help of the family mami Cathlin to renovate the house. The house, which was once only walled and plank floors, is now a semi-permanent and minimalist home.

Slowly I traced every room in the house, thank God the condition of Siti's room was still left as before. Miss Romlah, sister Siti has given this house completely to me, according to the will of the woman who has cared for and raised me.

There was no feeling of tears falling from the corner of my eyes, so many memories that I had gone through in this place.

"Shella.." said Karina to wake me up from the daydream.

"oh.eh yes Kar" I replied while wiping away the tears.

"why are you crying Shel?"

"i'm just another memory keinget in Kar's past, here in this place.bu Siti, Ayu, and dad.. "

"Dye?"

"iya Kar, ayu is my sister, since the departure of bu siti and her husband, Ayu met her biological parents. Since then we have never met again. If Ayu had come with me, maybe she would have been an early semester student by now."

"Shella, don't be sad anymore, now you have met your parents too. You now have everything"

"you're right Kar, but reality is not what you see Karina"

"why Shel? you got a problem?"

"no Kar, even though I have met my parents now, but I feel even more lonely"

"you mean Shel?, did Miss Tama's high school dance not treat you well? or..."

"i am grateful to have met my biological parents, but yes, I am. Maybe they were too busy, even at my departure today, they seemed to not care"

"patient Shella, later they will also nyariin you really" Karina said trying to shake off my sadness.

***

After tidying up my luggage and Karina in the room, we alternately cleaned ourselves. While Cici was ready to go with her future husband, while Eren was still busy with plastic flower crafts in the front room.

"Shel, laper nih. we are looking for a yuk" Karina said as she held her rebellious stomach to fill.

" I want grilled rice plus grilled chicken, iced tea is sweet" said Karina.

"i'm the usual menu as Shel, fried rice with squid tempura, drink it the same as Karina's order" said Eren.

"okay I have ordered, just wait" I said as I stepped into the front room where Eren was struggling with his work.

"Buddy, very diligent" I added.

"haha, yes Shel, pursue the target this month our sales are increasing Shel, already many fans"

"alhamdulillah, here I help you"

" with pleasure, boss"

"ah you're Ren, tell boss the boss everything"

"lha, yes, you are the owner of this business, meaning you are the boss of Shel, the boss of beautiful, young and successful"

"could it be you Ren"

Shortly after, our Gfood order arrived. Karina who had been holding back the hunger from earlier immediately took the order.

"thank you very much" Karina said, holding a plastic bag filled with food.

"Same uni, oh yes uni .. what union is called Shella?" ask the Gfood driver.

"not bang, I'm his friend.I'll call him for a minute"

"Good uni..."

"Shella... that's your Gfood brother" exclaimed Karina into the house.

"already have Kar's order, have you paid yet Kar? play take it" I replied shaking my head at the funny behavior of my friend.

"yet you pay there, it's been waiting for the same driver" replied Karina while opening the food box.

in front of the house

"how much is it all bang?" ask the good driver.

"total is 125 thousand..."

"it's a bang" I said, giving him a hundred thousand, and a fifty thousand.

" this is uni's change"

"thank you bang"

"oh yeah, is it true that a union named Uni Shella?" ask the driver.

"right, I'm Shella, what's the bang?"

"beautiful. oh yes uni. This is a deposit from uda who is sitting at the end of the road there" added the driver while giving a bucket of flowers to me.

"from whom bang?"

"i don't know his name, the young man just said this flower love is the same Miss Shella"

"thank you bang"

"sama-sama uni" said the driver and left.