
He did everything Bi Ijah did in the living room, from sweeping to mopping and wiping the table. Of course it was interspersed with carelessness bi Ijah who always told him to stop.
Wel? did one of the women clean her own house? Thought not.
"Neng Al to Atya Atyh."
"Duh neng Al, already yes if you know I can get angry Neng." lamented bi Ijah
"Ih bi ijah is very noisy, Alana already, this is also not every day, mumpung Alana diligently." sungutu.
"Mending cuddly sit down, aunty makes avocado juice to Eneng sukaan." persuaded bi Ijah.
He stopped the table lap event then looked at bi Ijah with a sparkling face.
"Good idea bi." He gave his thumbs up and then sat on a chair waiting for the juice made by bi Ijah while scrolling tiktok.
"Bi!" call him.
"Iya Neng" said bi Ijah was flabbergasted carrying his favorite avocado juice, then metakkan on the table.
"Have been looking for the perfect one. Just marry..."
"A single child is rich." replied aunty Ijah mimicking the sound that was trending on the ticktok.
"Snake."
"Who did you learn from?" his frequent.
"From the Eneng."
His laughter broke instantly, bi Ijah was indeed a very pleasant interlocutor for him.
His laughter stopped when he heard a ringing on his phone.
Bundahara Is calling
With a happy face on the scroll green sign to receive a video call from your beloved mother. And at once also the face of the mother poking across there.
"Assalamualaikum his son mother." Anin's mother greeted cheerfully.
"Waalaikumsalam bundahara."
"Tumben's been that dry? wake up early?"
"Yes dong." Proud as if it was something worth honoring.
"In the same old stay many changes yes, the smarter and more beautiful. I think you do not need to go home deh." said mother with a teasing tone.
He scowled, heard his mother's words, he was very longing for the presence of his mother at home, eager for her to hug his body. A body that makes it comfortable and peaceful.
Mother chuckles across there. "I'm sorry you can't go home, baby, I still have a lot of work here."
"Is Alana angry with dad." she pouted.
He turned the eyeballs off guard, can be sure the father is next to the mother is proven mobile phone that now changes hands and displays a handsome face that is none other than his father.
"Why carry my father's name? How come his face is pouting?" tease Kevin's father at him.
"Alana's angry with dad. Take your mother away."
Kevin's father chuckled across the street and it made him sulk even more.
"Gapain angry? I don't bring your girlfriend, I bring my own wife." Kevin's dad said, who sniffled in his ear.
"But she's Alana's mother."
"But he belongs to me." Kevin's father did not want to lose to him, even in front of his eyes he kissed mother's forehead. Somehow he was not angry, what else saw the affection of his parents make him happy.
But still he showed a sullen face.
"Buy the latest Astro Album, has it been released? did you make a comeback on the 2nd?" Persuade Dad but it doesn't work for him.
"Dad late, Alana has joined Po Album 'Switch on' in payin with Abang El." exclaimed Alana excited, impatiently waiting for the arrival of Astro's latest album.
"Don't forget to thank your El brother! I used to, baby, mommy, I had a meeting this morning."
He only replied with a nod after that disconnected the phone connection, a little relieved after releasing longing with the mother's father even though only by phone.
***
The school return hour is over, but Alvi has not yet moved from the teacher's room, working on a stack of grades and also the questions that have been answered by her students.
He looked up when someone placed a bottle of mineral water on the table. He nodded his head as a sign of approval, after confirming who gave him the drink.
Math teacher who is often called by his student mother Rita, one of the teachers who became the target of male teachers because of her intelligence and beauty.
But he is an exception, because in the dictionary and his future there is only a career and a career. The target at the age of 30 years should be able to get a master's degree and become a researcher like kekeknya.
"Sir Alvi hasn't come home yet?" ask Rita's mother.
"Hm."
"Here is time? how about dinner..."
"Just a second." he raised his hand as his phone rang.
Angga Is calling
He swiped the green icon and started walking away from Rita's mother.
"Where are you? mr. Farhan has just regained consciousness but his condition is critical."
"I'm going there now!"
He hurried to his room to clean up the files and questions on the table and put them in his briefcase.
"Sir Alvi?" call Rita's mother.
"Next time" he then disappeared behind the door.
***
After parking the car safely, he walked down the aisle, ignoring the greetings of several nurses who already knew him. Get inside the elevator to the floor where Farhan's grandfather's nursery is. Along the way he kept saying do'a hopefully nothing happens to his grandfather.
"How's my grandfather doing?" she asked Rahma, one of the nurses who was looking after Farhan's grandfather, when she saw the girl coming out of her grandfather's room.
"The conditions are stable sir, because of the arrival of a girl." Obviously nurse Rahma. "Let's sir." he said again and then passed.
He can breathe a little, but now the question is? who's the girl? why was his arrival able to make his grandfather's condition improve instantly ? Out of curiosity, he finds a girl painstakingly, putting a plastic compress under Farhan's grandfather's hand.
He stood looking at the familiarity of a pair of different humans of that generation.
"It seems like you're used to doing this." Farhan's grandfather rebuked the girl, who was none other than his own student.
"Alana also has Oma Buyut who is sick and often in and out of the hospital like grandfather. So Alana is no stranger to the same kind of cake."
Grandpa Farhan smiled as he nodded his head. He walked closer to the cage.
"How's grandpa doing? the doctor said it was critical?"
"Grandfather is fine thanks to your girlfriend."
Ah yes she forgot one thing, that Alana in front of grandpa was her boyfriend.
"Hope." said Grandpa Farhan.
Just about to fetch some water, Alana first grabbed an empty glass on the nightstand. "Let me take it."
He nodded, not to mention that Alana's voice had returned.
"The water runs out, let me buy it outside first, Mr. Alvi here alone the same grandfather Farhan." said Alana then disappeared behind the door.
He sighed harshly looking at Farhan's grandfather's seductive gaze, making sure trouble was coming soon.
...TBC...