Why ?

Just Starting or Ending Forgotten?

^^^You will still miss when the greeting and the news never came after so long the meeting was postponed. Although, you've tried as hard as you can to forget. It may have crossed the mind that we will end up forgetting if not distance or age, maybe because of circumstances. However, look at how powerful this figure is, even to try to forget it is not possible...^^^

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Germany, December 2021.

Sometimes we end up taking a break in some side of life. We're getting a little tired after a long trip just got missed a while ago.

I don't know how long it has been, people consider it Hiatus in these decades of life. Look, he has even reached his breaking point like them.

Yeah, he was enslaved a few days ago, too. He thought, maybe he had been forgotten by circumstances, or maybe by someone who a few years ago became a place where his heart was anchored and at the same time he had to experience separation.

If you think back to that time. He was so pricked when the plane took off at the time. It is not a big thing that they are separated by distance and time. Just about the real future.

But, why is reality so harsh for some people. Why should they end up forgetting when in the past they were so close?

Oh, wrong for her. He never forgets. Only the figure of him who might be forgetting.

In the mood of the night. He was sitting enjoying coffee that he did not know since when to become familiar with coffee and solitude?

While contemplating he said "Gres! where are you now?" ask her on the night that looks a little concentrated.

"I miss you!" Look even his habit of calling me-you haven't faded.

"Why the hell? You never told me where you were going? Am I just a friend in the past? Look at it, even until now I have not forgotten anything about us for a moment. Lately the desire to meet you has been shaking up feelings. Ah, I hope we still have a chance to meet again!" He takes a rough breath.

The flashback

One time I forced myself to go back and see if it was true what I just heard.

I didn't really trust him so much before I could prove it myself.

I decided to take a 1-week permit to return to Indonesia. I heard the news that Gres wasn't there anymore.

Yes, last night Mama managed to call me back after ascertaining the true circumstances. Gres is absolutely nothing according to him.

When I set foot for the first time after our last meeting at the airport, I came back to see if Gres was no more.

I can see in the eye for the first time is Mang Juki who is sitting with Gres' beloved dog. As well as Bi Ima who was lifting clothesline in the afternoon that time.

I remember it exactly, though, in the afternoon we often sit on the bench with his pet dog even not infrequently mang Juki also often joined to just laugh with a lot of light conversation between us from time to time to when the farewell came leaving news that no longer existed.

"Eh, Son of Rendi!! When's coming?" Mang Juki replied surprised to see me already in front of him. Because I'm used to it, I just went straight into their home complex.

"Son Rendi!! Was it a holiday, right? When's the boat?" tanya bi Ima who also joined on the park bench at this time.

"Yesterday. Not yet on holiday. Deliberately Joints back because there are some who want to take care of." Answer smiled.

"Yes already. Take a seat, auntie, get a drink!" Bi Ima went back into the room.

After talking for a while...

"They left 2 months ago. Non Gres first left and then followed by the master and mistress. You can tell they might not be staying here anymore. Maybe they will come back when going on vacation only maybe. But for whatever it is, they are indeed nicer to seclude themselves a little for some time especially non Gres. He looked like he had no hope after Nak Rendi left at that time. There were many regrets, emptiness and despair in each of his views. We might lose days with him, but he also needs to travel for a moment. So we kept smiling over everything that happened. However, non-Gres we consider our own immediate family. For many years we lived and witnessed every growth and development. He's a good boy. He needs a better space and environment to live in." Mang Juki cried while smiling thinly.

"But, where did he go Mang? Kok Rendi is not being notified!" I asked expectantly that he knew where he was going.

"After driving her to the airport that time, we never got any more news from her. He seemed to just disappear in our sight and daily life. Even when the ladies and gentlemen decided to leave, we were not told anything about it. We know, we're nobody seeing their busy lives make us undo our intention to ask," Mang Juki looked at me with a meaningful smile.

Look how good that figure is. Even the people who had lived with him until this moment still neatly arranged everything about him in their minds.

Wherever you're going. I hope you're okay. I'm sorry I'm a little disappointed in your choice now. But, from him I became aware, you are fully grown.

Flashback Off

That was a glimmer of my memory of how she was at that time, "Whatever it is, they are quite a complicated family as far as I know during their coexistence. They are so observant in every side of their lives that they forget that they still do not have each other as a whole for each other in the family.

I hope for the next life. Even if I don't have a chance to see you again. One day I wish I could get word that you've lived better than yesterday." Inner Rendi and smile knots.

"Bro! When is the plan behind it? So to Indo?" Ask my friend next to me. Who knows exactly how I live in this country for about 4 years already.

"Eitherway! Like no one was waiting for my return. That's what I've been feeling lately!" Answer's short.

"He'll be back. You just need to be patient and be sure" he said leaving me. Because he told me that he was going to his grandmother's house.

"Hopefully!" I answered a little hoping.

"Eh! But wait, didn't you say a month ago that Aunt Siena has returned and is living in Indo again?" I said without caring about the people next to me who were shocked by my sudden speech.

"It seems I should go back. Papa would cross me off the family card if he knew I was still relaxing with my diploma. Plus Mama's nagging may be my head will be sharp because of stress. Woahh, it seems like I'm missing that atmosphere," I said stepping back to the apartment.

^^^^_09 Des. 2021^^^