40 Days, One Love
Way Home

"There's actually a lot I want to know. Tomorrow... Can I come here again? ask Yua.

In Yua's head now piled up questions that he still had not found the answer to. Even so Alex kept telling him to immediately return to 2021, but what power he does not know how. For that he needs information from Alex in order to bring him back to his original year.

"Yes...Please come here, you have 32 days left" Alex replied with a friendly smile.

It turns out Alex wasn't as I thought he was. Though busy telling her to come home somehow, Alex is actually a good person. Alex is happy to help Yua until she returns. At least today Alex has helped Yua solve a mystery that he did not find the answer yesterday.

...***...

As he was about to get out of the cafe, Yua saw Joe's back waiting for a red light at the opposite end of the street. Not wanting to miss Joe, Yua rushed out of the cafe and chased after him.

Yua quickly climbed the pedestrian bridge which is quite far from where he is now and walked up to Joe from behind. Think of a prank he wants to do while Joe's heart is still healthy and functioning properly.

"Joe!!!" yua shouted while patting Joe on the back with both palms of his hands from behind.

"Gosh" shocked Joe while stroking his chest. He did not expect to be surprised from behind like this let alone want to cross the road. Not angry, Joe asked Yua news. "Where did you end up?" ask Joe.

Without feeling guilty at all and without apologizing Yua then walked in front of Joe. Not to forget Yua pointed at the cafe behind them and the paper bag she held on to Joe's question earlier. "I have a little business. Before I came home I also bought tiramisu for Arga and Yucil. They replaced me guarding the house today" he said.

...***...

A moment that Yua will remember forever. Today they went home on foot. Unlike in the future, they rarely went home together. Especially if you want to go anywhere there will be a driver who delivers them.

There was something else that Yua realized. The lives of people in the past do not seem to be as pampered as in the future. In the past, two or three kilometers seemed to still be relatively close, but in the future it was already considered far away. As much as possible people will use private and public vehicles anywhere even though close.

"mmm.. You know??. I'm glad I could feel the walk so far. Yes. although the weather is hot but because there are still many protective trees on the side of the road it will not be too hot" said Yua proudly.

"What kind of future? in the future there are no trees?" joe asked curiously.

"Hahahaha" Yua instead laughed amusedly at Joe's innocent-sounding question.

...***...

While walking casually, Yua slightly described the future 20 years from now.

"In the future, human needs will increase. To ensure that all is met, the government increases development. Investment is also getting bigger and more companies are absorbing labor and generating taxes for the state. As a result, the poverty rate is also slightly reduced, the upper middle class is also increasing" said Yua.

"Then it has to do with trees?" ask Joe.

"Yes.. Because humans are greedy. Trees are not non-existent, but many trees are cut down for development needs such as public facilities - Roads, airports, railway lines, tolls, tolls, etc - or just the fulfillment of our basic needs rich in paper and tissue" replied Yua. "The bottom line, trees on city streets can be counted using fingers, if the road on the sidewalk can make a warning" he complained.

Yua then stopped his chatter about the dwindling trees that sounded more like the subject matter of development economics. Yua so remembered the adult Arga who also taught the lecture material.

Upset, Yua then diverts the conversation about the tree, Yua tells Joe a little about the progress that is most desired and he misses this time.

"You know Joe.... In the future is also very synonymous with technological progress. There is the name of a smartphone, hp which can be anything plus there is also internet. Can be used for phones, sending messages, even we call while seeing a direct interlocutor, playing games, streaming concerts or watching dramas, even shopping online without leaving the house" explained Yua. "Children in the future will not be able to live without a smartphone, including me" he said in a limp tone.

Joe shook his head in disbelief that the world would turn like that in an instant. If smartphones can affect all aspects of people's lives in the future, "Then are human relationships still intertwined?" ask Joe.

Joe's question sounds hard to Yua. He did not know what the current answered. On the one hand technology can improve the quality of relationships between each other, but yes there are some who seem to be relationships between each other are not influenced by technology.

"Come away." replied Yua. "Many are still awake, but maybe not applicable to some people, I for example" replied Yua.

Joe suddenly stopped walking after hearing Yua's words. Joe seemed to find the implicit meaning in Yua's speech. "Yua is one of those people who can't keep a relationship between each other" that's the implicit meaning Joe captures. It was as though the technology back then was very advanced but Yua lived by shutting herself off from others.

" What am I in the future?" joe asked, wondering about his fate.

"Kepo.. or really kepo?" seductive Yua while laughing.

"Isn't it better not to know the future?, We can choose the path we choose calmly. Yes, although it will take us down the same path as before" replied Yua wisely. "But I'm sure you'll be a great person in the future. Now you just need to be patient and one day your efforts will pay off" continued Yua while praying for Joe.

Yua then sped up her pace by skipping ahead of Joe because there was nothing else she wanted to talk about. Sometimes he turned to look at Joe with a smile. However, Joe feels that there is something Yua is hiding. If indeed his life in the future would be better, then why did Yua seem so pitiful when she first appeared before his eyes?

...***...

Arga and Yucil were already standing in front of the house to greet them, As if already knowing that they would arrive at this hour. When the figure of Yua began to be seen, Yucil immediately ran towards Yua.

Satisfied hugging Yua tightly, a sweet fragrance smelled and attracted Yucil's attention. The aroma was none other than and did not come from the Paper bag that Yua held. "Is this ma..?" ask Yucil.

"Ma? meaning mama?" joe asked who was surprised to hear Yucil calling Yua mama for the first time. This week he had never clearly heard Yucil call Yua that way.

Yucil nodded and answered flatly if Yua was his mother. "Tantwe Ris..ma said this is Yu's mother.waa~~" Yucil replied with a jolt.

No longer caring about his father, Yucil then took the paperbag and showed it to Arga. They then jump in excitement when they know the contents are their favorite tiramisu. Without further ado, they went straight into the house.

...***...

Joe and Yua are still in front of the house. Yua explains to Joe why Yucil called her mama. That's because Joe himself called himself Yucil's mother to Arga. Arga then tells Bu Risma and Bu Risma accidentally call herself "Mama Yua" in front of Yucil. After returning from Arga's house, Yucil cried asking for her mother's whereabouts. Yua becomes so unbearable that she pretends to be her mother, she also uses the name Lily.

Knowing Yucil is crying because he misses his mother makes Joe speechless. "I'm sorry for always covering your mother's whereabouts" Joe asked in a sad tone and bowed head.

Yua then shook her head. He doesn't want Joe to apologize anymore. Maybe he used to be like Yua who always cried because he missed his mother but now he is an adult, he does not need to cry on people who do not care. "I'm grateful to have a good father like you" said Yua. Yuapun suddenly shed his tears.

"hahahha I should have said it to you in the future but I was late to say it. and he was dead" chirped Yua who cried with a laugh.

Joe then rubbed Yua's tears and hugged her. The warmth of Joe's embrace reminded him of the times when he was a child until adolescence, where Joe always hugged him when he cried. He also remembered his birthday a few days ago.

Yua then released himself from Joe's embrace. "dah. shame in front of the house, later seen people will misunderstand. The neighbor's mouth is sore" murmured Yua. Realizing they did something silly made them laugh and look at each other's faces in front of the house.

"I just realized.you no longer use formal language if you talk again. Usually you use the word 'me', like the fathers" seductive Yua who realized if Joe no longer called himself by my name.

"we just realized??!... Ever since we had a picnic I've been trying to change my way of speaking" said Joe, who is not accepted to be called a father-father.

...***...

While Joe and Yua were having a melancholy in front of the house, Yucil and Arga were preparing dishes for the two tiramisu. Realizing that his father and mother had not come in, Yucil asked Arga to call them and tell him to come in.

"Om, Miss Yu.. Come on in" cried Arga. They entered the house after Arga asked for it.

Arga and Yucil lead them to the dining room and sit in their respective chairs. But strangely at the table there are only 2 plates of tiramisu but there are 4 glasses of orange juice. One tiramisu plate is between Joe and Yua while another tiramisu plate is between Yucil and Arga.

"The first time I bought it was just for you and Arga, it's for you" Yua said as she pushed the tiramisu plate towards Yucil.

However, Yucil instead turned the plate again towards Joe and Yua. "Come to Ma.ma and Dad" Yucil said with a laugh.

Joe took a spoon and cut the tiramisu. "Eat only.. They've prepared it, don't make them sad" Joe asked.

Not wanting to make Yucil sad as Joe said, Yua then accepted the tiramisu and shared it with Joe, as well as Yucil who shared the tiramisu with Arga. The atmosphere on the dining table was warm and filled with laughter.

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