While Memory Loss
Prologues
In front of a blue-walled house stood a girl with a big bag lying beside her feet. The girl locked the door, then carried her bag away from the yard.
“Natsya, where are you going very neatly? Bring a big bag anyway?” ask the middle-aged woman who passed the girl on the street.
The girl's name is Natsya, Natsya Aldiva. It had been three years that he had lived in this village, so the villagers were very familiar with him. In addition, Natsya also teaches at the elementary school in the village.
Natsya smiled in response. “Aunt Mira, I'm going to Argon.” City
“Away. What are you going to do there? Does Adler work there? Want to see him?” Aunt Mira is a man who's kepo. That's why he likes so much.
“No Aunty. My High School friend is getting married and she invited me to attend her wedding” explained Natsya.
“Oh, so it seems. Auntie thought you were going to see Adler. After all you are newlyweds and it seems like it has been a week since your husband left. Don't you miss?” goda Aunt Mira.
Initially Aunt Mira wants to match Natsya with her son. Natsya was the most beautiful girl after she came to this village. He's very kind and polite. Moreover, Natsya also has his own income. Unfortunately his son works out of town and has not returned, while Adler a tourist who came to the village precedes him.
“Auntie, then excuse me first. I'm in a hurry.” Natsya did not want to tell her about her husband, so she immediately stopped talking.
“Em, be careful on the road yes.”
“Iya, thanks, Aunt Mira.”
Three years ago Natsya moved to Galan Village to live with her grandmother because her mother died that year. Natsya doesn't want to live with her foster father anymore. Natsya's mother was married twice, Natsya was the son of her mother's first marriage.
Stayed here Natsya and took care of her elderly grandmother. For that he had to give up not to continue college. In order to meet the needs of her and her grandmother, Natsya tries to work. It just so happened that SD in the village needed an additional teacher, so Natsya signed up and was accepted.
Natsya saved enough money and the legacy of her mother she went to college by studying independently. With that she can take care of her grandmother and also teach in school.
A year ago Natsya's grandmother left as well, leaving her alone. Natsya could have gone from the village looking for a better job in the city. But he felt sorry for the children in the village. They need to get a good education and he is also very happy to be able to share his knowledge with the children. So, Natsya stayed.
Natsya lives life simply, quietly and monotonously.
One day, Natsya saves a man who has fainted on a mountain. Natsya takes the man to the puskesmas with the help of the villagers.
After recovering, the man temporarily stayed to volunteer to teach the children in the village. The two became familiar, the man then proposed to her and they ended up getting married a month ago.
This sounds like the kisa in the storybook and Natsya really feels she must be dreaming. Because Adler's handsome man fell in love with her and wanted to marry her.
He felt this must be the most absurd decision he had ever made. Because he dared to marry a man he had only known for a while. And he didn't know the man, even without seeing family, they were instantly married.
A week ago Adler went out of town, he said there was work he had to take care of there. Aunt Mira probably thought she was going to see Adler.
From Galan Village to Mangan City about 55 kilometers, it takes 2 hours to get there. Natsya hitchhikes in her neighbor's car, Mr. Roni, who happens to be picking up her son from the airport.
In order to get to the city of Argon, Natsya needs to change transportation. The city centre is very far from where he lives. He needed to make a flight from the airport in Mangan City to Argon City. The two cities were separated by a vast ocean.
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Galan Village.
A black sedan car drove down the road towards the village. Residents who were working in the fields stopped for a moment to glance at the passing luxury cars. This was the first time such a car had entered the village.
The car stopped in front of a blue painted house. Neighboring mothers stick their heads out to see who was in the car.
The rear passenger door opened, shiny black shoes coming out from the inside treading on the ground. Then they saw a very handsome foreign face coming out of the car.
The man looked very handsome, his hair was neatly combed back, his face looked very clean and white. Wearing a black suit was like the star of a wealthy male lead they often saw on TV.
Mothers were amazed by the perfect face of a god in front of them.
The driver took the suitcase out of the trunk and placed it next to the man, then he got into the car and drove away leaving the man standing in front of the yard.
The man pulled his suitcase and walked into the blue house in front of him. The man was a little confused to see the door of the house closed. Today is Sunday, the homeowner should be inside.
The mothers soon realized seeing the man walking to Natsya's house, they immediately approached the man.
“Nak, who are you looking for?” ask an old woman.
The man stopped and looked at the people who had come.
The man smilingly said: “Grandmother Tini, how is Grandma doing? Grandma's legs don't hurt anymore?”
“I know, Grandma Tini who often helped and gave us some vegetables from Grandma's garden. Grandma doesn't remember me?” ask the man a little confused. Tini's grandmother doesn't seem to know her, she's like she's dealing with a stranger who's just met for the first time.
“Really? Grandma can't remember. You who?”
Grandma Tini scratched her head in confusion. I'm sure I never knew the young man in front of me.
“I Adler, Grandma. Husband Natsya,” Bright Adler.
“Who said you were? Where could you be Natsya's husband? Our people also know what Natsya's husband looks like. Unlike you,” said Ibu Rika stepped forward to observe Adler's face.
“Iya, right. Natsya's husband's skin is darker than yours, he also wears glasses, his hair always covers his eyebrows and a little bit of his eyes. The style is very much different,” added another mother.
“Don't you con man!”
Adler was stunned to hear the words of the mothers, he looked down at her clothes which were indeed very different from what she used to wear since being here first.
Adler wore a black shirt, black cloth pants, and black leather shoes. He used to wear a simple t-shirt and jeans or pants with lots of pockets, and flip-flops.
Lifting his phone Adler looked at his face, his hair in a neat comb back with a smooth forehead, sword eyebrows, a pointed nose, and thin lips.
It was only fitting that they did not recognize him, his appearance was completely different.
Adler ruffled his hair, took out his glasses and put them on.
“How? Already similar?” ask Adler.
“Yes, yes, really similar. Are you really Natsya's husband? Really different, we can't recognize it.” Rika's mother said amazed at Adler's change.
“You're so handsome dressing up like this. We were made dazed. You look like that rich man's office. That's a lot of money."
“Where are you from? Kok, could his style suddenly change like that. Natsya will definitely not recognize you with a look like that.”
“By the way let's go in first. I brought some stuff from there. If it pleases I will give it to Grandmas and Mothers,” invite Adler.
“True, let's go in first. You must have been tired from a long trip.”
Adler pulled his suitcase into the courtyard. He tried to open the door but it seemed to be locked. Adler took the key out of his bag, opened the door and let the guests in.
“Oh, yes, Adler, looks like Natsya just left. So he is not home,” Bu Mira reminded.
“Really?” adler is uncertain. Natsya did tell her that she was going to attend her friend's wedding, but she did not say when she would leave.
“You don't know. Didn't Natsya tell you?”
Adler immediately turned on his phone and he saw some missed calls and messages from Natsya.
Adler was too busy dealing with work and his phone was turned off. After work he made a direct flight here, so he never turned on his phone.
Natsya sent him a message yesterday and told him the news of his departure.
“I know, Natsya sent me a message.” Adler said seeing the suspicious eyes of Mira's mother.
Adler opened his suitcase and took out food and supplements and distributed them to Grandma Tini and the other mothers.
Tini's grandmother and mothers thanked Adler for his gift, then they left after saying a few more words.
‘Tigg... Tink... Tinggg..’.
After driving the guests away, Adler returned to the living room and heard his phone ringing.
Lifting phone, Adler saw the word ‘Papa’ written there. Adler picked it up immediately.
“Halo. Assalamualaikum, Pa.”
“Grandfather's disease relapses? Okay, Adler's gonna be there right now!"
Closing the phone, Adler's face looked tense and worried. Adler picked up his bag walking out while booking a flight ticket.
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