"Sorry Mr. Nitro, may I come out for a moment?" I said.
I'm so tired of this conversation, I can't help but have to be honest.
And my dad knows he's never mad at what I do. He knew I was getting tired. Dad smiled at me and blinked his eyes, that was a sign he allowed me. I shrugged while still smiling with Mr. Nitro.
"Oh … of course sweet lady, please …" he replied, I hurriedly walked out …
I stood in front of the terrace. Because I noticed that someone was watching me in the front yard while I was talking to my father and Mr. Nitro.
I looked right and left looking for someone. But there's no one, just a few locals around here who are busy preparing for tonight's event.
It's a habit for the locals to always have a dinner party at a newcomer's house. As an introduction to residents with the host. And uniquely they will bring their own dishes here.
Several youths were busy setting up chairs and tables in the courtyard and installing some lamps and pieces of firewood. I'm curious as to what the event will be tonight. And suddenly a small child, maybe about six years old approached me.
"Hey, may I introduce you?"
I smiled at his cute face. Her wavy hair fell down to her shoulder, a cute face maybe as big as the palm of my right hand. White ... very white skin. She was wearing black leggings and a small flowery dress covered in a pink knitted sweater, her right hand was holding a lily, yes again a lily, she gave it to me.
"Wah, it is so beautiful ..." I said, I squatted in front of her.
"Do you like it?" she asked me.
I nodded and kissed the flowers she gave me, he hugged me. I was surprised she kissed my cheek and then ran... I smiled at her. She returned to her mother's lap who was sitting in a chair not far in front of me. The mother smiled at me and I smiled at her.
Isn't that the little boy I saw the first time I got out of the car, well I remember only now that his hair is not in a ponytail but I can still recognize his face. I forgot to ask what his name was. Bad habits about me, never wanna know.
I'm still looking for that guy, but I can't find him. Mother took my hand, I followed her. We entered the house past several people, Father and Mr. Nitro was still engrossed in conversation, our footsteps passed the stairs almost silently, they didn't even feel the stomping of my mother's feet.
I have returned to my room. I understand what mom means, I haven't cleaned my body since a while ago. It looks like it's nice to take a shower first after a long day of traveling.
I was surprised when I entered my bathroom, it turned out that Aunt Petti had prepared everything. Warm water ... I smiled. I immediately took off all my clothes and got into the bath, enjoying the warmth all over my body. My mind began to stretch little by little, and even my nerve muscles relaxed too. I love to enjoy the warmth and aromatherapy that has been mixed in the water forcing me to close my eyes.
"Don't call me Miss, just Fla, ok!" I said to Aunt Petti, she raised her eyebrows.
"But, Miss ..." she didn't finish speaking yet I grabbed her.
"Call me Fla, no 'but' Ok!" I rolled my eyes at him, she looked at me for a moment then her eyes narrowed
"OK." The answer was expressionless and walked away.
Hmmm ... the day has passed quickly and it feels like the dawn has started to lighten to return to the contest, some residents still live here and some have returned to their homes. There are about four people who are still busy tidying up father's things assisted by Aunt Petti.
"Hi ..." I greeted a girl who was the same age as me. If I saw from the look on her face, I just guessed it. She looks more mature maybe because of the influence of their clothes and life here which is far from entertainment. I saw that along the road leading to this city, there was not a single cinema or entertainment venue such as a karaoke place for example.
I smiled, she smiled back at me while busy tidying up my father's belongings, namely thick medical science books that I never touched.
She was still busy picking up the books in the box and putting them into my dad's big cupboard. I'm still in my pajamas after cleaning myself and now I feel better.
"Hi … My name is Fla."
I tried to greet her first, she just smiled while still busy with dad's books.
"Hi ..." I still continued to greet her.
"May I know your name?" I still bothered her, but again she kept her stance still pretentiously busy with all the books in her hands. I tried to help her by bringing some books and I put them on the bookshelf in front of me.
"You know, I like your hair." I kept trying to talk to her, but she just smiled.
"Hey, you. Why don't you answer my question." I'm getting annoyed.
"Hi ..." I screamed at the top of my voice and for a second I managed to calm my mind when Aunt Petti touched my shoulder making me startle.
"What's wrong Aunt Petti?" I asked her looking at Aunt Petti with an annoyed face that she suddenly startled me.
"Sorry Miss, she ..." with a gesture Aunt Petti told me that the girl in front of me couldn't speak. My eyes widen, looking at the girl in front of me with pity.
"I'm sorry, Auntie."
"That's enough." Aunt Petti walked away.
"Hey…" I touched the girl's arm and apologized with a hand gesture. The girl smiled.
"May I know your name?'"
The girl quickly took out a necklace around her neck and showed it to me. I took it and opened her necklace. I slowly opened the silver heart-shaped pendant, it felt cold to the touch.
There is a photo in black and white that has blurred in it, a photo of a small girl smiling and on the right side of the photo there is a piece of paper and then I open it written in black ink 'Ramona' ... I smiled when I read it, Ramona I said softly, beautiful name.
I closed the locket again and put it around Ramona's neck, she smiled. I never expected this beautiful girl in front of me to have a hearing loss. I have thought badly of him, if only I knew for sure I would not act like I did, I feel guilty and sorry. I returned to help her put my father's books into the bookshelf. Ramona kept smiling and seemed to be enjoying her job.
Soon everything was neatly arranged on the bookshelf, nothing was left. I hugged Ramona, Ramona smiled.
"You want to take me for a walk?" I asked her.
Ramona nodded and took my hand. Previously I took the jacket that was on the hanger near the entrance, put it on before leaving the house. Put on the headgear. Even though it's cold, I still want to play outside for a while around my house, so I think wearing clothes like this is okay, right. We walked out past a few people who were still busy with the party preparations for tonight.
Ramona invites me to walk through the village, staggering towards the road that is no longer smooth. The day has creeped in slowly covering the sun. I followed Ramona's footsteps, some of the road surface had peeled off. Small rocks sticking out between the holes. I again hugged my hands because of the cold, ah, I underestimated this city too much.
Ramona continued to smile seeing my blushing face. We were still hand in hand walking up the steep road up the hills in the village. I remained silent following Ramona's footsteps.
Green fields spread from the right, left in front of me. The contours of the hilly land dotted with several green tea trees look familiar. The waving tea trees stand firm in contrasting green. The winding road is marked by a ravine on the left and a lake that stretches out on the right with the blue color of its waters.