Waiting for Elena's Love
5
the flashback
“give me one more reason why I should accept your offer” pinta Haris to his best friend.
"There is no special reason, we ask for your services, because we are confident in your company" replied Nice relaxed, because that is how it has been since long ago.
"Rarely that?" chase Haris curious.
"Oh come on, why there must be many reasons, HS group just want to work with your company" sergeah Bagus, anyway there is a company that
rejecting a project offer from HS group, Bagus felt only a foolish company would dare to do so.
"I think my company will be the first well, because it dared to refuse the offer of the group HS project" said Haris chuckling.
"Aaaa .. One more, Elena is also involved in the project this time, Eliza has given the Green light, Kak, he had even asked Elena to resign from her current place of work in Gingseng Country"
Deg
Hearing Elena's name arrived her chest rumbled.
"What's the connection?" Haris.
"Hahahaha... hey kampret, you think Priyo and I don't know?"
"really? so you know all this time?" answer Haris in shame.
"Of course we know, did you ever tell Elena how you felt?"
"Yes, on our last day of internship" replied Haris slowly.
"Then what did he say?" Good getting curious.
Haris took a slow breath.
"Elena just wants friendship".
Flash back end
The taxi continued to split the city, an hour later, the taxi stopped at a simple house ... The house he missed, the house that holds many memories of his childhood and adolescence, palatarannya still looks beautiful with many ornamental plants, the uncle who likes gardening, and the, painstakingly taking care of the plant to keep it beautiful to see.
The creaking of the fence made Bayu avert his gaze, the uncle seemed to smile happily at the nephew walking while approaching him, my God, he was already a grown man, he thought.
Bayu stopped his activities, then, walked up to his nephew while putting on a smile of great longing, after dealing with his nephew, he immediately hugged his nephew tightly.
“How are you doing om?” asked Haris in the middle of their warm embrace.
“Good, how are you? Your father is healthy ?” replied Bayu while asking back.
“Haris is good om, dad is also healthy, dad sends greetings to Om and Auntie” replied Haris, did not feel his eyes glazed because he missed the uncle's family very much.
“What time does your plane arrive??” Bayu let go of her embrace.
“Jam 7 om”
"Actually, if you want, Om can pick up at the Airport"
"Ga papa Om, Haris can go home alone, after all Haris is not a child anymore"
Bayu smiled, however Bayu still considers Haris like a child, because when Bayu and Hesti have not been gifted children, Haris who enlivened the house with his laughter and tears.
“I'm sorry Om well, however you are still a child for us, but thank goodness you arrived safely, come in and rest, your aunt has not returned from the market, her favorite child came, and you have not yet returned, so since morning he has been busy in the kitchen, after that he is still in” said Bayu, who was smiling back by Haris
Haris turned to the origin of the voice, then a motherly figure emerged from the front door while carrying groceries from the market, he put the groceries away, then hurriedly hugged his beloved niece, she said, don't forget to shower kisses all over his face, like kissing a baby.
“healthy son? Auntie kangen once, you have grown up” do not feel the tears of Nesti dripping, the little boy he used to foster and care like his own child, is now an adult
“What time does your plane arrive”
“Your father is healthy”
“You've eaten”
As usual, Haris did not have time to answer the aunt's question, because hesti continued to talk non-stop.
“Sorry earlier aunty to the market briefly buy vegetables, aunty cook pecel complete your favorite, plus there rempeyek also” said aunt hesti excitedly “trus no eggs ceplok, empal, etc, sambel fried potatoes and ati” Higi kept talking while pulling his arms towards the dining table
“Tante ... This is the favorite of all Haris, it seems that today Haris will have stomach pain because it is too full” said Haris while paying attention to all the dishes on the dining table.
“Now you clean clean first, auntie want to boil vegetables yah”
Haris simply replied with a nod, then carried his backpack and suitcase towards the room.
Moments later, after being content to entertain his dearest nephew, Nesti seemed to sit on the sofa of the armchair room, his hands seemed busy knitting, since long ago this was his favorite activity when he was alone at home.
From the direction of the room Haris walked and then put his head on the lap of Hesti, Women who had been more than 20 years as a substitute for the mother who had died since Haris was 5 years old.
"Cong you rest??" Asked Hesti, while putting his knit on the table.
"Effects of satiety, so insomnia" Haris chuckled.
Hesti smiled gently, his hands gently rubbing the niece's head.
"What do you want to eat again, a special aunt will cook for you" hesti offered.
"Whatever aunt's cooking, I like"
answer Haris Lirih "oh yes, Hana where?" asked Haris with closed eyes.
"Somehow, he said there was only one course today, but until this hour has not yet come, it could be young people, you used to be so, hanging out with your friend's friend right"
Haris smiled as he nodded, confirming his words.
"Sorry if Haris used to be a bratty aunt"
Hesti shook his head slowly, his fingers were still playing in between the niece's hair.
"It is precisely Aunt and Om feel very grateful, Present you in our lives, become a color in itself, your laughter at that time was able to drive away the dark clouds in our household, even your naughty behavior became a medicine in itself, aunt doesn't regret ever being a surrogate mother to you"
A speck of tears dripping from the cheeks of Hesti, again he had to remember the sad story of the brother-in-law who had to fight cancer that had suffered for a long time.
Haris further drowned his face in the lap of Hesti, again he cried when he remembered his mother, who was a child, he once was, can only look sadly at the face of his mother who is getting pale with a physical increasingly weakened, without being able to do anything.
Even when just before bedtime was just a sad memory that struck, the memory of when his mother who cried bitterly while accompanying him to sleep continued to overshadow his childhood.
"Thank you for being the best mother for me" Haris looked up at the middle-aged woman's face that was very affectionate.
Both of their faces are now covered in tears.
"Start .. drama full of tears" said Hana who had just entered the living room.
