The Trust In Timing
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The atmosphere of the morning in a luxurious house looks quiet and gloomy even the sunlight is not allowed to enter to illuminate the room. The room was deliberately closed Allen tightly with thick curtains to make the room dark as if every day was night. Although Allen had been awake from his sleep since 5 am he was still reluctant to leave the room until 8 he just sat in his bed, read some articles, check some of his work even on weekends, and once in a while he gulped down the mineral water that was already available on the table next to his bed. Allen leaned his shoulders against the pile of pillows behind him to ease the aches from reading for too long, he then closed his tablet and silently stared at the ceiling of his room. There was an unease in his heart, as well as some questions that had plagued his mind for days
"i miss you Alana" That's all that comes out of her mouth, she chose to harbor another strange feeling. After a while he spent with his thoughts, Allen decided to continue his day, he got out of bed, stepped out of his room and walked into the kitchen to find something he could eat
"mah?" Allen found his mother cooking in his kitchen
"has you woken up, son?"
"What's your mom here?" Allen walked over to his mother
"Mom can visit his son's house?" Allen smiled
"Mom know the password of his house?"
"Alana's birthday, haven't you changed?" His mother smiled
"no intention of changing it" Allen picked up a piece of dry bread his mother had prepared for breakfast
"Allen..."
"Today I can't take you home, there's business"
"Mama can come?"
"Where are you?" Allen pretended not to understand his mother's intentions
"Visiting Alana's meal" answered her mother without hesitation
"Gear, mama must be busy"
"Mama gasibuk, mama also has not been there for a long time and today is the anniversary of his departure. Let mama come?!" Pinta's mother, though doubtful Allen had no other choice but to agree
"Allen, the photos in this house I think it's time to be replaced with other photos" his mother spoke carefully after observing the house was still filled with memories of her son with Alana, the girl he loved so much.
"What to replace?"
"Allen, it's been two years isn't it time..."
"Ma, Allen gets ready first" Allen immediately cut off his mother's words, he didn't want to discuss them again and again. His mother nodded, nor could she force her son who was clearly unwilling to discuss this, he could only feel pity and looked at the back of his son who was walking further and further towards his room. After they finished waiting for Allen to get ready they rushed to drive Allen's car. It took about 1 hour and 40 minutes for Allen and his mother to arrive at a funeral, they walked through several tombs until finally stopped in a tomb filled with flowers there seemed to be many people who left flowers since this morning. Allen also placed the flowers he carried on top of Alana's tomb, his mother also placed the flowers he carried after Allen. They were silent for a while as they stared at the name engraved on the tombstone, Allen's mother suddenly closed her eyes
"Alana, please help our Allen to let you go. Help her to smile again, to move on with her life well. Please Alana, please auntie to be able to see Allen smile again" Allen's mother asked in her heart she prayed with sincerity, her tears proof as deep as what the request was. His mother now looked at Allen who was still unmoved staring at Alana's grave
"Mom wait in the car" Allen nodded, his mother going to the car to wait for Allen there.
"How are you? How's there?" Allen crouched down and stroked Alana's tombstone
"I miss you" Allen said
"relax there baby" Allen was still staring at Alana's tombstone, after a few minutes Allen just fell silent and stared at Alana's grave now he stepped away from Alana's grave towards his car where his mother was waiting
"I drove home" His mother nodded, they left the cemetery, all the while they were silent
"Allen" his mother insisted on starting the conversation
"There is a friend of the mother who visited from the Netherlands, can accompany her daughter while in Jakarta? There are a few places..."
"I'm busy ma" as usual, Allen likes to cut his mother's talk
"It's not busy from morning till night, son!"
"There's a lot of work, having to be overtime for a few days" Allen made excuses
"Allenn..."
"Ma.. I'm fooled" Allen immediately bluntly.
"Not matchmaking! Getting to know each other isn't a problem?"
"I know what Mom means!"
"Allen, isn't it time for you to let Alana go. It's been two years"
"I know ma"
"Try to get to know another girl! Mama can help"
"Gear me!"
"You try to find it yourself! If not mom had to interfere anyway if in this month..."
"Have you found someone?" Asked his mother despite the doubt, his curiosity was greater, Allen nodded
"really? Who her? Did mom know him? How do you know him? Is he..."
"Ma, relax!" Allen tried to calm his overzealous mother
"okay. Ye know? Mother felt very happy" said her mother and it was very clear from her smiling face
"You should introduce her to Mama right away!" Pinta his mother, Allen nodded. After seeing the reaction of his mother Allen was increasingly convinced that the choice was right, despite having doubts about his decision for days Allen convinced himself that the decision did not hurt to try now he only needed to convince the girl to agree to his crazy idea.
"Thank you Alana" Allen's mother said in her heart.
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Alora who has seen the watch in her hand many times now smiles when the clock has shown at 5 pm, the time she has been waiting for since, the time to end her work. Alora immediately tidied up her work desk, stuffed her belongings into the bag and immediately rushed to go home
"Cass, I'm going home first" Pamit Alora passed Cassie's desk
"Okeey, tiati!" Cassie was used to Alora's graceful return so she didn't feel surprised
"Home Alora?" Asked a few of her friends as Alora walked out of the room, Alora nodded
"First ya!" Pamphleteering
"Okeoke, be careful!" Alora smiled then nodded to return their hospitality and stepped into the elevator, waiting for the elevator to open, then went down to the first floor where the lobby was to get out of the office building. On arriving at the lobby, Alora saw several people gathered watching a man sitting on the lobby sofa playing a tablet in his hand
"Crazy, handsome! Waiting for who to try again? His girl? Lucky for the girl" Alora overheard the conversation of the two women walking past her, Alora looked at the man, she frowned trying to confirm his vision, and she looked at him, he blinked and stared at the man for longer but in vain the man he saw did not change, he was still the first man he saw, the man Alora did not expect to see again, the guy with the crazy idea. Alora could not think long, she immediately went to avoid it but unfortunately Allen had already seen Alora before he managed to escape
"Lora!" Allen shouted making the people around them interested
"Alora stop!" Shouted Allen again because Alora was still trying to escape and inevitably Allen had to run to chase after him
"Lora! Alora!" Shouted Allen yet Alora still continued to ignore him
"Where does he know my name?" Grouser Alora
"Gue said stop!" Allen who caught up with Alora immediately clasped his hand making Alora stop running
"Please!" Alora immediately brushed off Allen's hand and tried to escape again but this time Allen pulled his bag making Alora almost fall if Allen did not hold her back
"Lo what the hell?! Lo crazy!" Alora immediately stood up straight getting up from Allen's hand holding her back
"Please lo ga's hand?!" Jerking Alora
"You promised the gabakal to run away again!"
"Sorry? What rights do you have?"
"Gue has the right to speak"
"And I have the right to go, especially to avoid the crazy like you!"
"Whatever, but I need to talk to you!"
"but I have the same problem!"
"Lora, I'm serious! We should get married!"
"Wahhh" Alora looked increasingly upset
"Get rid?!" Alora pointed at Allen's hand that was still tightly holding her bag
"Gue gabakal lebarin before..."
"before what? You think I'm a crazy person like you who would agree?"
"Before you want to hear my explanation!"
"So there's something you need to explain!" Alora snapped annoyed, her voice slightly yelling making the people around notice them, Alora realized maybe at this time they look like a couple of lovers who are fighting seen from the reaction of some people who pay attention to them
"I think you like being the center of attention" Allen smiled at Alora's face that looked flushed from embarrassment. Alora was silent for a while until she finally thought of something crazy
"awww!" Allen shouted also in shock as Alora who suddenly bit her hand violently
"Lora's Pain! Leasin!" Allen slowly hit Alora's shoulder but Alora instead tight bit him until finally Allen released his hand from Alora's bag when Alora also stopped biting Allen and immediately ran fast to escape from Allen as well in shame. Allen sighed then exhaled, he still couldn't believe what he had just experienced, this was the first time he had met such a strange woman like Alora, after Alora disappeared from her sight she looked at her red hand and was drawn by Alora's bite marks, Allen involuntarily smiled
"Basic Strange!"