THE WOUNDED EARTH

HOME VILLAGE 3

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The distance from the junction of the village road to Rumah wa Tinah is quite far almost 1km.

Actually a bit uncomfortable also walking alone with a man I just knew but rather than the road alone let alone lonely nights like this, it feels scared too.

Lagian Aris is like a good and mature male figure.Seeing from her polite and polite attitude.

"Let me bring some of her stuff?"bargained for.

"Thank you, I don't know if I can" I replied, confirming the location of the backpack that was shifted from the top of the suitcase.

For a moment I was silent, taking a break for a breath.

Aris smiled at me, waiting for my footsteps to return to the road.

"Ah finished,"I carried a bottle of water from my backpack pocket.

"Drink it" a small bottle of bottled mineral water offered to me.

"Thank you, let's have a drink right up to the house" declined me subtly.

"Do not hesitate or prejudiced.I am sincere and God willing I guarantee it does not contain any harmful ingredients in it" he said convincingly.

"I'm sorry, I don't mean to think that"unpleasantly, I welcome the gift.

"If it's not wrong, maybe we stay about 200 meters again we reach Laila" he explained.

"really?I stepped foot again with excitement after hearing her words just now.

"You sound familiar with the name of Laila's sister?"I tried to melt the atmosphere back.

"I and Laila had one school just different classes but because the direction of going home in the same direction so often go home with other friends" he explained.

"Oo deserves "my answer is short.

"I also know you when you were a child and lived here.You'd rather stay at home, rarely play with your peers right."

"I often pass in front of your house, maybe you're the one who never noticed" she laughed.

"really?"I answered a little embarrassed myself for never realizing it.

"Let's learn that a house girl like you is being indifferent to the situation outside the house,busy helping parents and learning to take care of homework.So there is no time to look at the behavior of outsiders who can make it a material just ghibah."

"I like the persona of such a girl" he explained again throwing a smile at me.

Deg

His words just now made me somewhat surprised.

"Ah that's a natural thing,"cut me a bit stiff.

"Why did you go home this time?"diverting the topic of conversation as if understanding my attitude.

"meaning?"I still don't understand what he means.

"Maybe want to go back to the village and settle back here or just silahturahmi as well as refreshing from the hustle and bustle of city life, so" he explained.

"Ah that, I want to silahturahmi because it has been a long time never come back here again" answered me origin.

"How long are you here?"

"You don't know" I answered briefly.

Aris stopped suddenly in front of me until it accidentally made me hit her body from behind.

"Why stop?"ask me to remove the guilt of not seeing my steps.

Aris turned her body right against me.

"Pity, apparently tired so much that you want to continue with me"he said.

"Well, what does that mean?"I asked confused by his words.

"Ah yes,"I was excited because I felt my struggle was over.

I immediately rushed into the terrace of wa Tinah's house and knocked on the door.

"Assalamualaikum wa,wa Tinah.."My greetings are quite harsh.

After saying the greeting a few times finally heard the voice of the person from within.

"Wa alaikum salam, wait a minute"heard a sahutan from wa Tinah.

When the door opens, the faces of wa Tinah and Laila look like they have not realized who is coming.

"Sorry, who's looking?"tanya wa Tinah is still trying to look at the faces of her guests.

"Wa, here's Yati"why me while grabbing and kissing the back of her hand.

"O Allah, is this really Yati?"huk wa Tinah.

Another with Laila's sister who kept looking at the male figure behind me.

"Aris, are you....?"words hang from Laila's sister.

"It just so happened that we were a transport taxi, because the taxi had broken down so it was a bit late" explained Aris calmly.

"Thankfully there is you so there is a guard, come in first" bidar uwa and Laila brother on Aris.

"Thank you wa, instead of refusing but later another time Aris must have visited.Connecting late at night is also better Aris continued the way home alone" he refused subtly.

"O yes-yes, thank you ris"reply uwa.

"Assalamualaikum"he walked away.

"Wa alaikum salam"we agreed.

"Come, come in" Uwa said while closing and locking the door.

"Well, who came last night, why don't you tell me if you want to go home?"

"If it's been a night like this, there are no more taxi stands, why not call for a pick-up ?"cerocos.

"Aduh patient dong mak, pity Yati confused how to answer if his mother is so" cut Laila.

"Sit down Yat, I'll make some warm tea for a while" Laila went into the back kitchen.

"Sorry wa, Yati can only now visit uwa here" I hold her old hand that looks full of wrinkles.

Her old eyes glazed over.In her gentle rubbing of my cheeks.

"You're a big boy now, not a little Yati anymore."

"How's your mom doing?Bani now must be big too huh?"I could not feel her tears dripping down her old face.

"The condition of the mother is not like it used to be, maybe because of age"answer I do not want to make wa Tinah too worried about the health condition of the mother now.Especially if until uwa knew about the stroke he suffered.

"Yes, theuwa is not as strong as it used to be.It used to still be able to go home early in the afternoon taking care of the garden and rice fields now at most until noon" he said.

"Drink first Yat, let's not catch a cold"sela laila put a talam containing a teapot of warm tea and 3 cups.

I open the backpack and take out a package of crackers containing snacks that I had bought for souvenirs.

"Bare your mom not going with Yat?"ask Laila.

"Emak is not strong anymore if you have to travel far away, if Bani can not be permission because the boss is still outside the city" I explained.

Our conversation only revolves around the light.Because the night is late, theuwa also told me to rest first.

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I'm sorry if my mom can't get up every day even though the intention of the heart is very wanted.

Please help and support yes let the spirit of mother not down, lose with the weird problems in real life 🙏🙏🙏🙏