Adventure In The Dark
Tragedy 283 - Annual Meeting
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Sundays. Everyone in the house was busy talking, chatting together in the same room.
The annual big family gathering on each day of the anniversary of the death of Lucia's first grandfather is indeed a routine thing that his family does.
At this moment, all his family gathered. The Lucia family is a large family consisting of the family of his late first grandfather who is none other than his grandmother's older brother.
Then his grandmother's family is none other than his family, as well as his uncle and aunt or sister and brother of his parents.
The last one was his third grandfather. There were not many members of the family of his third grandfather or grandmother's sister, as the man had divorced his wife several years ago and decided to live separately with his wife.
Lucia should have two uncles from her third grandfather. But he never met them because his third grandfather's family was too mysterious and they never met at all. Included in a gathering like this.
All Lucia knew was that her third grandfather had two boys who were about nine years different from her, and they both lived separately from her third grandfather.
While the others gathered together in the living room, it was different with Lucia who was now sitting in another room.
Lucia sits on a chair located near a window facing directly towards the garden next to the house.
Rain flushed the earth that afternoon, making the atmosphere feel more crowded with the rain that dampened the commotion in the middle room.
Lucia looked out the window. His mind continued to be filled by Rei who he could not contact until now. He wants to return to Jakarta soon so he can meet the man who became his lover.
Lucia keeps checking her chat room with Rei on her messaging app. Rei has not read the message he sent since last Friday. When Rei drove him home, and that was the last time Rei could call. After that, Lucia could not contact him at all.
Claire who saw Lucia, her favorite granddaughter, was pensive by herself by the window, then approached her.
"Lussia?" Claire called. The focus of the girl then turned to the arrival of the woman who became her grandmother.
Claire is not a grandmother in general. The woman despite being old but has a healthy lean body. He was tall as high as the face that began to show wrinkles signifies his age is no longer young.
In his old age, he was still able to work, and was even a tireless hard worker making a living.
"grandmother." Lucia looked at Claire who then sat on the chair opposite to her.
"Why are you here? Don't you want to join Justin or Aura?"
"It's okay, I'm just lazy to join them, because they always fight, and I'm lazy to reconcile them."
"so apparently. Then what are you doing here? Like someone waiting for something. Is there something you're waiting for?" ask Claire. Lucia chuckled softly, she was quite surprised by her grandmother who could always guess everything about her.
"Grandmother always knows," said Lucia slowly.
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