THIS LIVING BLACK WHITE
(Part 7) REMEMBERING MY GRANDMOTHER
(Part 7) REMEMBERING MY GRANDMOTHER
In the afternoon, I woke up from my sleep. I sat by the bed and looked at my phone. There was no reply yet. Suddenly I remembered a dream last night.
"Grandma I miss grandma. After my own grandmother's departure there were no interlocutors" I said as I stared at the photo of my grandmother I always kept on mobile. Tears fell flowing with the swiftness of my breath was held for a moment.
I remember all the sweet memories with my grandmother. Yes, he is a tough guy. The guy always taught me to stay strong and never give up. You must keep smiling even in times of grief and hardship.
He taught me all the good and bad things about life that I never got in the least from my parents. He never even wanted me to shed a single tear like this.
"Miss. I'm sorry I let grandma down for not listening to what Grandma said. That is not to come out tears must smile forgive me grandma" I said while looking at a picture of my grandmother. But only then did I realize that my phone was wet because of the tears I let out.
"Mother I just feel not worthy to be a grandson and I also feel sorry because it can not be happy you grandma. Even grandma died I haven't worked, I'm still in college. Now I've been working Grandma, but it feels like her work means nothing after all grandma is no longer beside me" I continued to talk again to the photo of grandma.
I remember the day my grandmother died. When it was called just my name when there were already children of the same grandmother, grandchildren of other grandmothers.
"Am I that special to Grandma.? Please answer me grandma" I said again to the photo of my grandmother I still look at.
"Grandmother what does it mean when grandma can't talk and grandma is forced to talk but who understands Grandma's talk is just me.? What is artina nek.? please answer me Grandma I need that answer grandma"
I continued to cry as if I needed answers from my grandmother, but everything was just pseudo because none of that could happen. What I'm talking to is not my grandmother's body but just pictures.
But until now I have never considered my grandmother dead but only separated from where she lived with me. Until I was surprised by my own vibration.
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It was a call from a friend of mine I thought I had what he called me at this hour. It's already afternoon. I decided to lift it. But earlier I cleaned my tears and set my breath that sounded one or two at the end of my nose.
"Hallo. What's up, bro.?" ask my friend on the phone.
"It's bro. I want you to go play football. You want not to.?" he answered while asking me back.
"Oh yes bro. But you picked me up. I don't have a vehicle. Can't you.?" I answered asking him back.
"Yes bro. That's why I called you, bro" he replied.
"Ok is. I wait, yeah" I replied.
"Fifteen minutes I got there, get ready bro" he continued.
"Yes, bro" I replied.
Fifteen minutes later I was waiting but the guy didn't come. I decided to take my shoes off and change my clothes. Turns out I just took off eleven shoes and suddenly I heard the sound of my friend's motorcycle arriving.
"Let's walk" he said, standing at the door of my room.
"I just want to take off my shoes and change my clothes again. You have come. Yes, I have to wait, I have to wear my shoes again" I replied to my friend, hinting him to wait a while because I wanted to put my shoes on again.
"I saw you on a motorcycle well" he told me as he walked up to his motorcycle.
I finished putting my shoes back on and I closed my boarding door and walked towards the motorcycle.
"Let's go don't let kite be late. And they're done again" I said, patting her on the shoulder hinting her off to make her way.
We also went to the field. Once on the field it turns out there are already our other friends but they have not yet mai because there is still a shortage of two people.
"Huh. Just as you two came. Let's quickly start playing" said one of our friends from inside the field.
We both put our motorcycles on the side of the road and we ran into the field. We also started playing. Until the sun goes down, we finish playing and I go back with my friends too.
"Thank you bro. Be careful on the road well" I said after we arrived at my boarding house. And my hand was raised hinting him to be careful on the road.
"Yes bro. Makasoh yah" he answered while driving his motorcycle to return to his boarding as well.
I also went into my boarding house. And began to miss all my clothes because I was sweating and I went straight to the bathroom to clean my body.
Finish the bath and it is neat with the clothes that have been changed. I decided to head to the kitchen. The general kitchen I'm referring to is the night market that used to sell food so it was.
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Once there I bought food and ate there because there was an empty table and chair that was prepared. Almost finished eating suddenly my phone rang.
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"Wad. It turns out my kantoe head called. Well God forgive me sir" I said while looking at my phone.
"Hallo. Good night sir" I said by phone from him.
"Where are you.? Let's go and get some food" he asked on the phone.
"Sorry sir. I'm eating at the market sir. In the same ordinary place I buy food" I replied.
"Wad. You're leaving not to say anymore. Wait for me there" he said again.
"Yes sir. I'm sorry I forgot sir" I replied to him again.
Fifteen minutes passed. Suddenly a voice from behind called out to me.
"Riss. Harris"
"Oh father. Sir, park right here sir" I said, raising my hand to point at the empty space I could use to ride a motorcycle.
"Ok" said my head of office excitedly as he pointed his thumb at me.
The head of my office was driving his motorcycle towards me. And I saw my kantoe head already wearing a motorcycle in the place I was pointing.
"What do you want to eat and then I order" I said asking him who was seen while walking towards me.
"As usual ris" he told me hinting me for a message like the one we used to buy.
"Ok sir" I replied.
"Mom same message again one serving well" I said to the mother who sold.
"Good son" the mother replied as she served her meal.
"This is the food" he continued while giving food that has been prepared.
"Excuse me sir. It's the food" I told him.
"good. Let's eat" he replied and hinted me to eat again. My food is almost over.
"Yes sir" I replied.
Five minutes later I finished eating. And ten minutes later my head of office finished eating too.
We talked while smoking there. We talked for an hour there. I glanced at my watch already at half-hour. I finally delivered to my head of office for us to reinforce from there.
"Sir. I think we've returned sir. It's half ten" I said to him, showing him my watch.
"Ok ris come on. I anterin you to your boarding house" he said, hinting me to ride on his motorcycle so that he escorted me to my boarding house.
"Sir, I'm walking. All sports. You're close, sir" I replied with reason. I feel ashamed of my heart. My time my men are in the same anterin head office.
"Here it goes up. So that I can also know your costs" he told me.
"Yes, sir. I just don't feel good, sir. My father's time. I'm just a father's man" I told him.
"Don't be ris. I thought you were like my own sister. Come on up and then we go" he told me as his hand patted my shoulder.
"Yes sir" I answered while riding on a motorcycle.
After fifteen minutes we arrived at our destination which was my boarding. I got off that motorcycle.
"Thank you sir. Be careful on the road, sir" I told him.
"Yes ris. Thank you" he said as he drove his motorcycle leaving me back home.
I saw it until the motorcycle was not visible and after that I went into my room.
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THIS LIVING BLACK WHITE.
