Ai, Love Me
Eps 23, Woman under the Tree

“ as usual, his job is indeed to be a coordinator in logging. Therefore, the papah Johan also told us as his subordinates to cut down some trees here on the permission of the warrant. We cut down some trees here and then hauled them in a big truck. However, the papah Johan also said that he told us to burn this forest. Because the local government told Papah Johan to find land for the latest infrastructure development towering on the land, then the papah Johan at that time also told us to just burn trees here. Since we are only experts in logging and are not experts in forest burning, we therefore reject raw orders from the Johan papah. Not long after that, the Johan papah also recruited while some people who could be said still not experts in regional coordination. The papah Johan told the man to burn the forest as soon as possible. However, as expected from the beginning, the person is still not an expert like the rest of us. In the end, the burning of the forest becomes uncontrollable and cannot be handled by all of them. The papah really gave up on this incident. Moreover, the papah Johan heard that the death of Johan's grandfather was due to the fire, so the papah Johan was so guilty. He killed himself by crashing himself in a car that was still running. Before that, he sent us a final task. He said he wanted to be buried next to the funeral of his grandfather, grandmother and ex-wife. Therefore, he was buried beside his grandfather, his grandmother and his ex-wife in this recluse”, explained one of his papah Johan friends.

“so, he really died in the same way as what my biological mother used to do”, Johan said with tears,

Hearing that, immediately Emilia and her three best friends were completely shocked to death. Because they heard that the biological mother of Johan died by suicide. And they also heard that the funeral of Johan's biological mother was next to the funeral of Johan's father.

“so the mother of Johan has died” thought Emilia and her three friends.

“i did not think that mom and dad actually died the same way. It's really two troublesome parents. Why do you two have to do that?” johan said, shedding tears.

“we will let you while here, I will bring your friends to wait outside this pastor”, one of Johan's papah friends told Johan.

“thank you very much. Give me some time to be here while alone” Johan said as he walked to the side of the mother's grave.

“baik” said papah Johan's friend.

They all immediately walked leaving Johan alone in the middle of the priest. In fact, Johan's mind was really very chaotic at that time. Johan's feelings mixed into one. Johan felt disappointed, angry, sad, agitated, afraid, and guilty. In fact Johan really has lost the word again to express his sadness.

“why should papah do that? papah killed grandpa? While you're just quiet with grandma here? I really want to be able to join you now. You all gathered together in one place. You make me jealous. I want to be with you guys too. I'm so envious to see you guys chatting as usual. I really want to be able to meet the four of you and celebrate my birthday which is a few days away from me. Had you all been alive, I would have invited you all at home to eat a cake and blow out a candle with”, Johan said.

Johan looked back and found that all his friends and friends from the Johan papah were busy chatting away from the pastor. At once Johan thought if he really wanted to let go of all his feelings. Johan turned off his flashlight and placed it next to his mother's grave.

Johan immediately ran in the opposite direction from all his friends. He ran away from the pendapa just to find peace of heart. He ran while crying incessantly. He jumped over the funeral fence and then ran very fast towards the lake next to his grandparents' house.

Johan ran with sobs still dripping. He ran until he returned to the lake where fishing with his grandparents. With a breath of innocence, Johan wiped his tears and then walked as usual towards the lake. However, as he walked closer to the lake, he was so shocked when he saw a tree growing beside the lake.

In fact, Johan was so surprised to see the tree. Because Johan knew the tree in the textbook he had read. Johan approached the tree and then held onto the bark.

“I know that this tree is named Hornbeam” tree said Johan while touching the bark of the tree.

At that moment, Johan was immediately really surprised by the object that hit his head. In fact, it was just a flower that fell from the Hornbeam tree. However, it is not just any flower. In fact, the flower is a cherry blossom that has a bright pink and beautiful color.

“I know that this is a cherry blossom. This tree develops cherry blossoms” said Johan while rubbing his hands towards the bark of the tree.

In fact, Johan immediately remembered the words of his mother. “learning is important, but the experience is better than learning itself”. the remark immediately rang in Johan's head shortly after Johan touched the bark. In fact, at that time Johan thought that the tree was the body of the mother.

At once Johan cried loudly and hugged the tree trunk so tightly. Johan cried loudly while hugging the tree tightly until his tears hit one of the tree roots there. After a long time Johan cried, in fact Johan was right to think that he wanted to approach his grandmother, grandfather, mother and father Johan.

While wiping his tears, Johan also said “do I have to join together with mamah, papah, grandpa and grandma?”

Johan immediately sat down and leaned against the tree trunk. In fact, the trunk of the tree is so large that it gives the board leaning so relieved. While wiping his tears, in fact the feeling of Johan was still so shattered at that time. Johan bends both of his legs and then hugs him. Johan immediately put his head to his knee.

“ completely destroyed” said Johan.

“what's destroyed?” ask a woman beside him.

“feelings” replied Johan.

“emm, so you're heartbroken. Is that heartache really that sick?” ask the woman.

“entahlah, but it seems I only feel tightness in the chest and dizziness in the head” replied Johan.

“emm, so” said the woman nodded her head.

Shortly after that brief conversation, Johan had just realized that he was talking to someone. In fact, Johan was really surprised and surprised and confused by who Johan was talking to. Johan immediately raised his head and then turned to the right.

In fact, Johan saw a woman of his age sitting casually beside him. The woman was casually leaning against the tree trunk just like Johan did. True women are sweet and beautiful, dark and long black hair, beautiful lentils eyelashes, pink and shiny little lips, wide and luminous eyelids, small and long fingers, finger, and, as well as the beautiful white glowing skin of his face made the mood of Johan when it was so drastically changed.

In fact, Johan has never been this comfortable in his life. Johan looked at the wide, glowing eyelids of the woman next to him without even blinking. But Johan still felt suspicious and still thought hard how the woman could come here without any help. Johan only saw that the woman was wearing strange clothes.

“who are you?” ask Johan.

“hahahaha, your question is really not polite. Though we both just met” said the woman laughed loudly.

“ma-sorry, I misquired. Whose name?” ask Johan.

“name? Na-ma's? I don't know my name, hehehe” replied the woman with a slight laugh and scratched her head.

“hah? you don't know your own name? crazy times?” johan asked in surprise.

“people say, when I was born, I was told to do a job. Basic mothers who are not responsible” said the woman with annoyed and inflated her cheeks.

“so, are you lost now?” ask Johan.

“hmm, you could say yes” replied the woman with a tone so excited.

“when you are lost but you are really calm” said Johan.

“do I care? In fact, I think I'm better here than I am at home” replied the woman.

“hah? did you run away from home?” ask Johan.

“where is your home?” ask Johan.

“my house is very far from here. You will never know my home. That you? Where's your house?” ask the woman.

“my house is also very far from here, you will not understand” replied Johan.

“now, are you lost too?” ask the woman.

“no, I am not lost. I was just on a pilgrimage at my parents' funeral” Johan said.

“me also both cinta” said the woman lowered her voice connotation.

“nothing, you have comforted me” Johan said smiling sincerely.

“heh? Me? amusing you? Do not joke, hahahahaha” said the woman laughed out loud while holding her stomach.

“it's okay, I think you're a cool chatmate” said Johan with a smile so sincere.

“heh? Chat buddies? Oh yeah yeah, too. When you're human, we can talk to each other. Though I am seora-“ said the woman stopped.

“while, your clothes are so strange. Where did you buy it?” sahut Johan spoke of the woman.

“heh? You said my clothes were weird?” the woman shouted so offended.

“ehh, e-not. I mean, it's just that your clothes look like a female character named Yuuki Asuna in Elf mode. Similar to Asuna when named Titania” said Johan.

“hah? Yuuki's? The asu? The suna? What did you say?” ask the woman.

“heh? You don't know who Yuuki Asuna is? She is one of the main characters in Sword Art Online. In my opinion, this outfit of yours is very similar to Yuuki Asuna when Yuuki Asuna's scene is confined in a giant cage above the sky. Are you not familiar with that story?” ask Johan.

“I only know about the cage above the sky, but I don't know who Yuuki Asuna is you mean. Besides the name is also strange” said the woman.

“iyalah, the character comes from the Japanese anime industry” said Johan.

“and also, why did you even say that my clothes are weird?” ask the woman a little annoyed.

“ehh, no. I just thought you were cosplay” Johan said.

“dahlah, I do not understand what you mean” said the woman.

“kalo ngga ngerti, gapapa anyway. Many women out there also sometimes do not understand what I say” said Johan while smiling to himself.

“hah, now you can smile” the woman said as she pointed to Johan's mouth.

“hah? ma-wherever there I smile. I'm still sad” Johan said with flushed cheeks.

“already, thank you. I have comforted you from your sadness it” said the woman proud of herself.

“heh? Where exists. I am still sad kok” said Johan with cheeks that are getting red.

“huufftt, even though I am tired of comforting you, but you still want to remember your old events that make you hurt” said the woman sighed so deeply.

“ma-sorry before, but I did not ask you to comfort me” replied Johan.

“what because you still want to feel hurt and want to remember everything that makes you hurt? If you still want to do something like that, you will never be happy even your life is good.

“ma-maaf” replied Johan.

“ehh? Why are you even apologizing? I don't want this guy next to me putting on a sad face and shedding tears again. Forget everything and remember me. Forget everything and remember this woman beside you. That way, nothing will make you sad again” explained the woman.

Hearing the words of the woman, Johan's heart was so touched. Johan felt that the woman was so familiar with what she was going through right now. Johan regained his senses and chose to follow what the woman had ordered.

“ka-you're right too. Why do you have to remember the things that hurt me? It was a stupid thing” Johan said with a slight laugh.

“annish, that's what I'm waiting for” replied the woman.

“why should I put on a sad face while I can smile widely. It was too troublesome” replied Johan with a gaze so wide.

“how? Have you been snoozing?” ask the woman.

“Thank you very much, you have made me so confident again. In this way, I have forgotten all my awareness” replied Johan.

“then, I ask for a reward from you” said the woman.

“eh? Rewards?” johan asked a little surprised.

“give me the name” said the woman.

“na-name? You want me to give you a name?” johan asked in surprise.