You are my eyes

You are my eyes

 

Next morning.

Elaine looked at the garden beside her house. She had just finished her bath and was now sitting on the porch of her room, looking at the garden she liked.

There is one different view of this side garden. A few days left because Elaine had to hospitalize, now there are several stalks of adult sunflowers that beautifully open their petals and look fixed to the sun.

Elaine was fixated thinking, since when was that sunflower there? And underneath, there was his beloved purple flower forming a bush, surrounding the towering feet of sunflowers. Since when are these flowers there?

Elaine smile. He looked at the small table next to his bed. There is a sunflower bud given by Ellio yesterday, already placed in a vase filled with water.

Ellio.. You promise to come every morning. Know you, I'm beautiful, waiting for you to come. Elaine smiles while imagining if Ellio suddenly appears in her house. But, is it possible? Because Elaine hasn't given her home address to Ellio.

The flowers really comfort Elaine. During this time because he was unable to attend school and had no friends, Elaine only occasionally played in the park at his home. This side garden is one of them, where Elaine plays because it is equipped with a swing and a stretch of grass that is very soft. And now also decorated by a group of sunflowers.

“Elaine, let's have breakfast first.” Mom's voice from the room resuscitated Elaine.

“Ia, Ma.” Elaine said, then went into her room.

Just as Elaine reached her porch door, a small pebble bounced off her porch door.

A trick! A trick! Elaine was startled and immediately turned her body, facing her garden again. Ellio was already standing next to his porch fence.

“Halo.” He whispered and waved his hand. Elaine can't hear his voice, just reading Ellio's lip movements.

“Ellio!” Elaine cried stifled, her face met, her heart jumped with joy. Wanted him to run to find Ellio.

Ellio approaches Elaine, eventually they meet but are bounded by a porch fence.

“You can come here? You know my home address?” Elaine asked, her face radiant and filled with smiles. I don't know why, he's so happy to see Ellio.

Ellio nodded his head. “Of course I know, if I don't know, there's no way I'll get here.” His word.

“Where do you know?” Ask Elaine again.

“From that,” Ellio points to the sunflower towering in the middle of the garden of Elaine, “He told me.” Added again.

Elaine shook her head while laughing. “You're kidding me? Where can the sunflower tell you? Can he walk and have a mouth?” Her laugh.

Ellio smiled seeing Elaine laughing.

“I'm glad to see you happy. From this moment onwards, I want you to always be happy. Always remember, I'm always with you. Never feel lonely.” His word.

“Originally you always visit me here, I won't be lonely.” Elaine said shyly, she lowered her head. Ellio looked at Elaine's face, he felt something different from Elaine's.

“Therefore you waited for me? Since this morning you were on this terrace, you were waiting for me?” Ask Ellio seriously.

Elaine looked down deeper, but she nodded her head. Ellio smiled slightly, both corners of his lips lifted but Elaine did not see them.

“Why?” Ask Ellio again. “Why are you waiting for me?”

“I don't know.” Answer Elaine slowly. “I just want to wait for you. You promised to visit me, right? I don't know why, but I really hope to meet you.” Said again. His head is still down.

“You're lonely?” Ask Ellio gently.

“Maybe.” Elaine replied doubtfully. “For sure, I'm excited to know you'll visit me. I look forward to it, I want to be early in the morning so I can meet you. As if you would come along with the sunlight.” Elaine answered honestly, but afterwards she quickly covered her face with her hands because she felt so ashamed that she had exposed her feelings.

“Elaine!” Mom's voice sounded from inside the room. Elaine and Ellio flinched.

“I have to go. I'll visit you later. Here,” Ellio slipped a cloth bag in Elaine's hand, ”Remember my message, don't get lonely.”

Suddenly Ellio pulls Elaine's hand while pinching her leg, then quickly steals a kiss on Elaine's cheek. Elaine was so shocked, she was speechless.

“Elaine? You haven't had breakfast yet, son?” Mama suddenly appears behind Elaine. Elaine was shocked again, she felt her heart stop right then and there.

Elaine immediately turned her head to her mother. “Eh.. It's Ma.” Elaine turns her head back to Ellio, but Ellio is gone. Elaine turns her head to look for Ellio, but she can't find him anymore.

Mama had reached where Elaine was standing, she stood staring at the side garden in front of the terrace room Elaine.

“Hmm... Here is good yes, the view from your room is nice and very fresh. Mom just realized you planted sunflowers. Did you tell Pak Kus to plant it?” Ask your mom while pointing at the collection of sunflowers in the middle of the garden. Pak Kus is the name of their gardener.

Elaine nodded her head, not wanting to wonder about the sunflower. Elaine does not want you to know Elaine is also actually confused, where the emergence of sunflowers. It may be true, Mr. Kus planted it without anyone telling him to.

“Eh, you have harvested again.” Mama said while pointing at a sunflower above the terrace fence. Elaine was surprised, she only realized there were sunflowers on the fence. This must be from Ellio, only Ellio standing near this fence until he can even kiss my cheek, Elaine's smile.

Eventually Elaine followed her mother back to her room for breakfast. Elaine brought the sunflower florets, to be put together with the sunflowers that Ellio also gave her yesterday.

 

🌻🌻🌻

 

The night before going to bed, Elaine recalled that Ellio gave her a cloth bag this morning. Immediately he opened the cloth bag, in which there was a small yellow letter and also a bag of powder wrapped in a smaller cloth bag.

Elaine's smile was on again. Again Ellio gave her a sunflower powder that was so valuable to her. I will give it to Papa to be taken to the hospital, he murmured, but if Papa asks where I got it from, I have to answer what? Thought again.

 

Elaine read the letter given by Ellio.

Dear Elaine's,

Welcome home, I'm so glad you've improved so much and are home.

I just want to say, don't forget to be happy. Whatever happens, I always hope you stay excited and don't despair. As I promised, I will always accompany you, so never feel lonely.

You may wonder why there is a new flower garden in your garden. I prepared those flowers in your garden, there are sunflowers and malva flowers. The flower you like in the hospital is called the malva flower. She symbolizes hope and struggle, as it usually only grows in summer, where other flowers usually fall. I always hope you are always full of hope in your struggle in this life, according to the nature of the flowers you like. For sunflowers, it is a very special flower for me. I will tell you why someday.

Always excited and happy, don't forget to always sing our song 😊 Always smile, I will always see you from wherever I am.

 

Hugs,

Elliott

Elaine smiled then folded the letter back and placed it in her study desk drawer. He walked up and opened the door of his porch, staring at the sunflower that was now bowed, not looking up at the sky. But whether by chance or not, the flower is right looking towards the door of the terrace room Elaine.

Elaine smiled at the flower and waved her hand. “Good night, my flowers dear. Happy resting. Please tell Ellio, I'm always looking forward to his arrival. Like you and looking forward to the morning sun as the source of your life, I also look forward to its coming as the source of my life. Because he is my sun..” Whisper Elaine again.

The wind that blew that night, like stroking the leaves and flowers that were in the garden. The Sunflower was nodding at the wind, as if it understood Elaine's words.

Smiling, Elaine rubbed her warm cheek. The stolen kiss still stirred his heart. First kiss.