Emily, The Mute Girl
Can't wait to Meet

The three of them were sitting in a food stall, eating their food. The shop is crowded with visitors. They are busy talking about the President coming tomorrow. Their village was a remote village and a head of state wanted to come visit, of course it was very extraordinary for the villagers.

"Are you also going to see the President tomorrow?" alvin asked in between his meals.

'Yes, me and Ferry will go see.' Emily gestured while nodding.

"Then, how about you come with me? I know a great place to see the President" Alvin said excitedly.

"really?" Ferry asked with his mouth full and eyes sparkling. He was very enthusiastic to hear it.

Alvin nodded.

"Yes, I know one place." he said.

'What is that place you mean on the hill?' cue Emily asked.

"Ah.. So you know about that secret place, too?" alvin was surprised.

Emily smiled and waved her hand.

'It's not a secret place, Alvin. Everyone knows the place. It's just, there's too far to see.'

"Well.. You're right." said Alvin listlessly.

"That place is too far if you want to give the President flowers. Lily, do you want to give her flowers too?" ask Alvin.

Emily was silent for a moment, why would she give her flowers? As he recalled, the man did not like flowers, and even if he did, there were many people who wanted to give him flowers, and the man could not possibly take all the flowers. Emily turned to Ferry who was busy chewing.

'Ferry, do you want to give flowers to the President?' his signal.

The little boy was embarrassed to be asked that question. Of course he wants to give flowers to the number one person in the country, but surely there will be a lot of people there, and the streets will be crowded with people who want to see the President. Ferry did not want to make her adoptive mother uncomfortable just because of her wishes. After all, with his short body, he would probably drown in the crowd and the President could not see him to take flowers from him. So he decided to shake.

'Are you sure?' emily's gesture asked when she saw Ferry holding something in her mind.

'Don't worry, there are a lot of flowers in the store. You can choose which one you like to give the President later.

Ferry was touched to see what Emily said but still shook his head.

"I just want to see it. I'm so short, the President definitely can't see me carrying flowers in the crowd. Better, we see it and up the hill. I could see it clearly from there and there was no need to jostle" he said wisely.

Emily smiled again and rubbed the boy's head.

'Alright. We'll see it from the hill.' the signal.

"Good! Then we can go together tomorrow" Alvin said, clapping.

After eating, they walked around for a while. Emily stopped by a store that sold yarn, and she bought some wool yarn.

"Do you want to knit something?" ask Alvin curious.

"A.. would you mind making something for me?" alvin asked nervously.

Emily looked up and smiled at him.

'What color do you like?' his signal.

"Maroon." said Alvin.

'In that case, I'll make you a maroon hat.' cue Emily then choose a maroon-colored wool ball.

Seeing him made Alvin's feelings warm up.

"Are you really going to make it for me?" tanyanya happy.

Emily nodded back.

'I'll make it for the two of you.' he gestured while pointing at Alvin and Ferry.

"Thank you, Mother." said Ferry happily.

Alvin is stunned for a moment, then thanks and takes Emily and Ferry to their house.

*****

The next day, they went up the hill. From there, they could see many people standing on the side of the road waiting for the arrival of the President.

"Look there, it's really crowded" Alvin commented as he pointed to the streets.

He was right, the place was like a sea of humans. Although the village is small, the population is quite dense. On the hill where they are now is not much different, many people who are there, especially those who have small children. Police officers stand guard along the road that will pass the President.Everyone wants to see the President, as well as Emily, he felt he had not seen him for a very long time.

"How long will the president's entourage arrive?" tanya Ferry was impatient.

"Let's go, I heard the group has arrived at the port. Maybe soon it will pass this way." said Alvin as he continued to look towards the street.

The village does not have an airport, the only access to it is by sea. Emily rubbed Ferry's head and asked the boy to be patient.

Meanwhile, Jeremy had just arrived at the port when his aide told him everything was ready. He inhaled as much air as he could, then exhaled it slowly. During his time as President, he traveled to many places. Making the visit a front to find Emily. But his search is always nil.

But this time, his visit would not be in vain. Because he already knew that Emily was in this village. He could have gone straight to Lily Florist's flower shop and met Emily there, but he didn't want to be excited and made Emily uncomfortable. So he decided to let things go slowly, as if he had accidentally found it. With longing burning and all sorts of feelings raging in his chest, Jeremy enters the car that will take him to the meeting hall in the village.

As President, he will always attract a lot of attention. People would gather to see her, and Jeremy hoped Emily would be among the crowd.

Upon entering the village street, Jeremy opened the car glass and waved his hand to greet everyone. People immediately welcomed him, they cheered and prayed for him to live a long and healthy life always. They also called for the president to look at them and pick up the flowers they were carrying. Jeremy takes the flowers as a formality, he just takes the flowers from the parents and the children.

While doing it all with a smile, he kept looking around, looking for Emily's whereabouts. But he didn't find it. There were so many people and everything seemed to mix into one, even if Emily was present there, she might be immersed in the crowd and hard to reach by her neutrals. Jeremy did not give up. He kept trying to find out through his eyes. But, after so long, he still hasn't found Emily.

She didn't see Emily in the crowd, or maybe Emily wasn't there because she didn't want to see her?