Garden Benches
One afternoon

Every step sheds a trail, though it wipes out the rain and wind, but the memories will never leave.

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"Ghifa, would you like to mimic?"

I'm holding our son, we're sitting on a round rattan chair on the porch. Mother sat across from me, bounded by a round glass table, shaking warm milk. Ardi takes care of everything that pertains to us, including my leave for the next two weeks. The doctor gave me his diagnosis, and a letter of rest at home. All to provide calmness, and recovery from the shock I experienced. So said Ardi.

The result after a week of your departure. I've begun to compile a memory puzlle, the events of the day you died. They say of course. Because I feel like you're always by my side.

And you know, today, I let me go to the park with Ghifa and Mom. Ardi would drive us, the young man still forbid me to bring all the vehicles that are powered. He said my soul and emotions were not stable.

"Ghifa we're going to the park dear ..."

I saw Mom spread her smile, I never saw tears dripping from her eyes. Except one day he got sobbed by a sedan during night prayers.

He pointed the 200ml bottle at me, which I received and immediately gave to the curl hair. Two weeks on, the Ghifa's scales have gone up by 0.5 kg. From the original weight of 3.4 kg.

Teeett

Teett

Car sedan F**ta Fo** maroon entering page. Your favorite rose welcomes her arrival.

"Assynnya!"

"Goodnightmature. ..!"

I climbed with Ghifa in my arms. Mother brought a small bag containing various equipment of the little one.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Ardi said while kissing the back of Mom's hand.

"Nhd ... Just a few minutes, after the Ashar prayer, sit for a while on the terrace, and you come,"

Ardi grabbed the bag that Mom was carrying, then headed back to the car and opened the door. Meanwhile Bik Nah came out of the front room.

"To the park first, yeah Bik, well,"

"Picture Buk ..beware,"

I sat down next to Ardi who was driving leisurely. Her hair was left untouched until it fluttered in the afternoon breeze that passed through the slightly opened window.

"Park near the coffee shop aja Ar," I asked.

"Huh? Seriously?"

"Why? Can you?"

"Hmmm ... "

"Nhhhhhhh, Gie? The one in front of the pendopo?"

Mother gave a suggestion.

"Ndak ah ... Buk, there's no flamboyant tree, Gie wants to recognize Ghifa on that tree,"

"Hem, fine." replied Mom slowly.

Sighs, and no longer says.

"OK,"

Ardi said, directing his steering wheel across the road, then walking straight. 200 meters from the intersection, Ardi parked his car at the location provided.

Then step out and open the door.

Mom's out with a little bag. I put my feet back on the sidewalk that I haven't seen in the last two weeks. I got Ghifa's blanket, holding back the cold twilight air.

"Don't take long walks yo, Le. Poor Ghifa is cold,"

"Yes Buk ..."

"Ghifa let's find Mommy, yokk .." I whispered quietly while tipping the cheek of the kingpin.

"Uh ... Uh ... Ngeek ..."

Ghifa's lips tapered and then widened as if I knew what I was saying, about you.

"Grandson of Eyang, very nice yes ...?"

Temptation Mother saw Ghifa moving her legs and hands, so many times I had to fix the blanket.

"Hallo Ghifa carried om, yokk," asked Ardi.

"Can't!"

"Halahhh very stingy, just carried too ..."

"Want to carry a baby? Marriage chorus to om," said Mother flat, but made Ardi blush.

"Ah, I always have ..."

"Hehehe ..."

Our steps towards the park bench we used to sit on took off the twilight. The silhouette of our dialogue that night came back.

"Please promise me Cupikk, you'll take him to the park bench, where we used to stare at dusk,"

You said then, and I kept my promise this afternoon to come here with Ghifa, our son. And now, where are you? I imagine the view around the park, many are doing activities in the park this afternoon.

"Hayoo, nyariin what, how can you get there?"

Ardi hugged my shoulder while teasing Ghifa

"There's... You want to know!"

"Haha ... Gie .., Gie .. This is the Gie I know,"

"What?"

"Tapegoer!"

"Review you! It's good to be a snacker,"

Pick me up while turning my lips towards Ardi. You'll be laughing to see it.

"here ... Here, big mother Ghifa, you guys continue the jotos,"

Mother jokes while holding Ghifa in her arms.

"Don't let the Gondrong tease Ghifa ya Buk,"

"Hehehe..."

"Hallo Ghifa, Ghifa ..."

"Hush there!"

Ardi was running and I was chasing him like when we were playing in childhood.

I saw Mom walking around looking for a shady place. Asyek joked Ghifa while sitting on a park bench, under flamboyance. Ardi ran towards her, circled the park bench Mom used to sit on, and I gasped. My eyes are full of likes.

"Come on!!!"

I saw you sitting next to Mom, smiling happily, looking at Ghifa blabbering cheerfully.

Mom and Ardi turned their heads towards me, their eyes implying worry.

"What Gie?"

"City ....!"

I take a position half-sitting in front of you. I let the confused Ardi see me behind the back of the park bench.

"By the way, our son ..."

You smile, then nod, staring sparkly.

"Gie ...!"

"Stop! Don't sit there!"

Ardi stopped his movement when he was going to sit next to Mom, and met with Mom.

"Mirgin ..."

"Yes Mom?"

"What's up with you, le?"

"Back, Buk. Laras is with us, he looks very happy to meet Ghifa."

I said without hesitation, but in unison Mother and Ardi exclaimed.

"What?"

"Gie!"

You shook your head, looked at me with pursed lips, I looked down.

"Mirgin ..."

"Yes, Laras was waiting for me here,"

My error in the end. I can't force Mom and Ardi to believe you're here. Because the truth is, you're invisible to them.

"Whoaat yo, Le. Every time you remember, pray, let your heart be calm, too,"

I nodded, as I glanced at your face, and you nodded with a smile. And when my eyes were on Ghifa, our little girl was staring at you.

"Did Ghifa see you?"

You nodded. Ardi's pat on the shoulder came back to surprise me. The gondrong furrowed his brows suspiciously. He put his ass on the sidewalk in front of the park bench that Mom and you were sitting on.

"Gye ... Who the hell is that?"

"Already ah, I said too, you won't believe it" I said.

Mom put a blanket on Ghifa. The wind was starting to feel cooler. Enough already a few days ago I was considered depressed to often feel dumb, blank, forget also with the closest people. Now, let only me and Ghifa know if you're here.

"Already yok Gie, go home, the wind is getting colder," Mother asked, as she moved.

"Emmm .., Ghifa is tired... "

I saw your hands waving, with a smile and Ghifa replied.

"Come, take you home ..."

"That's you, don't tease my son!"

"Haha!"

I look at you, you tell me to look into your eyes to follow Mom's words. Your smile never leaves.

"Go home ...."

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