The Angel of Time
chapter 20

The sky began to darken, clouds began to cover the sky so as not to allow one star to appear. A moment of small rain spots began to invade the earth's plains in Jogja. I was eating food at the table with a rattan plate.

"Rain.." I muttered as I turned my head up into the sky.

Astrid immediately finished the food that was in front of her. A glass of water he poured into his mouth.

"Well before the rain!" astrid.

"Yes, come on." I replied.

I stood by leaving the wooden table covered with carpet. I waited for him while sitting on my bike. He slowly moved his feet towards me. His face still looks radiant with the makeup he wears before we leave. His wet lips began to dry with a tissue.

Our journey in drizzle, did not make us stop.

"What do you want to buy?" ask Astrid.

"Buy it sometime" I replied.

"Basic.. Guys.." with a tone of blame.

"Haha.. " I just laughed hearing that.

"You want to, at Astrid's omelette?" ask Astrid.

"Hahaha I like omelin." I replied.

"The real son.."

"Haha.. Why?"

"Report'.."

"Yeh snagging.."

"Bodo' bodo' bodo'..."

"Maha.."

I don't understand what I felt at the time. I admire him, I admire him a lot. His nature, his behavior, just seeing him walk even I admire him. There's no reason that I'm starting to feel more comfortable. That's how I started to feel, in my chest.

"I'll give you a look at that.." Astrid pointed to a tall building, yes a pretty grand hotel.

"That makes Jafar!" astrid.

"Jafar?" my many.

"Yes, my guy's name is Jafar. He's been working on building that building."

"Ohh, that one?" my many.

"Yes, he worked hard before he got to what he is now. I also want to get more than enough salary later. My mother was the first person I should be happy with. I also had time to bargain for Jafar's job. But I still haven't finished college, just thesis, awareness, graduation." he explained.

"Hmm" I just smiled.

"The income is a lot, he can save to buy a car does not last one year. I want him to go to college on an ontel bike. Now he can buy a car."

"Hhm." As soon as I felt quiet, deep down, happiness along the way collapsed. What else if in view of the material, I am not comparable if I have to glass.

Along the way I didn't know what to say, my tongue was stiff and my lips were hard to open. But I have to realize that he's her boyfriend, and I?

"Gio.." call Astrid.

"Emm yes." Astrid's voice that called me melted my heart that began to collapse, so that I could easily answer every time she spoke to me.

This is how it feels to love a woman who has been owned by someone else. I took a few deep breaths to calm my mind.

Astrid pressed her hand that was holding me. Either he understood what I was feeling at the time or not. But I consider that hug the way he defuses my heart's mess. Either maybe he meant to motivate me with his girlfriend's heavy struggle. Or he just told me without any specific purpose. We were immediately silent, when we reached the red light at the fork that contacted Jln. Sunan Kali Take care.

"Still far away?" astrid's voice broke the silence between us.

We headed to the gate of the meetinghouse not far from where my mother worked. I stopped right in front of the house right next to the meeting hall.

"Udah up." I said as I took off my helmet.

Astrid took off her arms and got off the bike. He took off his helmet and stared at the gate of the house where my mother worked.

"Assalamualaikum.." I tried to call my mother from the gate that was not in the key.

"Waalikumsalam.." My mother answered and approached me from inside the house.

I kissed my mother's hand. My mother looked in wonder at Astrid standing up. My mother smiled at Astrid, her hand still in her grasp. Mother's eyeballs stared fully at Astrid and let go of my hand. Astrid stretched out her hand to greet my mother. My mother smiled broadly with a sharp look at Astrid.

"Who is this?" ask my mom to him.

"Astrid's.. Ibuk.." replied Astri introduced himself.

Bruck..

I was surprised that the first two women to meet were hugging each other. Like a mother who has not seen her child for a long time. I was overwhelmed to see two women hugging each other in front of my eyes. They just got to know, and they're hugging that tight.

"Where's the abstract?" ask Mother.

"Tangerang.." Astrid smiled at my mother.

"My son's work team?"

"Hehe is buk.."

My mother's hand still held Astrid's hand, like those who had long known and were separated by distance and time. My mother's eyes glazed over at Astrid.

"Anake dewe we ra tau on kekep kok.." I entered into their conversation.

"Halahh koe." My mother did not continue to speak.

"No need to open, no need, just the same Astri. Haha.." Astrid cut the conversation and tried to provoke my mother.

"Hahaha.." I just laughed seeing them instantly familiar.

"Gio likes naughty not buk?" ask Astrid.

"Yes, sometimes naughty."

"Ahhaha.. What, when?" I cut the conversation.

"That Gio can't be naughty, just mad at Gio!"

Mother invited Astrid to sit inside, she took off her hand, telling us to sit on the chair that was in front of the door. I walked into the kitchen to get a drink.

"What do you like naughty?" ask Astrid.

"Huh?? Nonexistent. My mom likes that.

"No believe. I trust mom."

"Well.it's really haha.."

"Dududu.."

"I'm not really bad." I assured him.

"Coral... Dududu.. Lalalalade..." Astrid won't listen to me.

"Hahaha. "I'm done if he sings like that. Even if it was just a joke.

I threw my body into that couch. I watched Astrid who was watching the place.

"Astrid likes coffee?" my mother came out the door with a tray with two cups of coffee in her carry.

"Like, but not often." Astrid replied.

"It's in the drink." Mom dropped the glass to our front desk.

"Sst Eka piye? Hehehe." My mother asked Eka, my ex who had been in a relationship for three years with me.

"Hmmm? Rasah discussed.." I asked mom not to discuss it. It could be that I'll be in the interrogation right back home.

Astrid looked confused and watched. It seems he doesn't understand what mom is talking about.

"What?" Astrid asked in a soft voice.

"I don't know" I replied.

"Hehehe.." Mom laughed with this atmosphere.

After a few minutes I decided to go home, because it is not good to also visit the night, what else is someone else's house.