Longing Ones
"…crossing his arms, with palms facing on his chest. Closing his eyes, with the calmness and peace on his face as he lay down. Looking at him, it feels like my heart was being held by numerous hands and started to squeeze it harshly. My tears, they are in deep sorrow. I dropped in kneel.
I am not prepared for this nor want this to happen. But I do not have the ability to hinder the time… We are a hundred years apart."
Raising his eyebrow, Eliz pauses for a while. He looks up, wandering his eyes left and right then look back to the page where he last stopped. He is in the process of deep thinking as if he is reading a thick Math book with difficult problems to be answered.
"Hundred years apart, huh."
A tictac sound of the shoes is drawing nearer. As it stops, the door on Eliz's room opens.
"Did you pack your stuff already Eliz?"
Eliz's mom appears on the doorway and gets in. His mom is like she just recently bloomed, so beautiful as flowers — still have the maiden look with an admirable body and smile in her today's age. She's in a light pink dress and wearing a white apron. Preparing those foods in the kitchen to bring on their trip before coming up on the stairs.
Eliz closes the book. From squatting, he sits as sitting on a chair slackly at the end part of his bed, which is facing the door.
"I packed them last night."
"Then let's eat. The trip is way long." then his mom left after saying, leaving the door open.
A sigh from unwillingness. Eliz stands and gets his bag which placed on his study table at the left side of his bed, near the window. He checks if he forgot something then wears the bag at his back. He puts the book on top of the other books piling on his study table before leaving the room. He slowly closes the door, but he is somewhat hesitant to close it. Eliz kept a short look at the book.
They immediately clean the dining after eating. Checking every room of the house for the last time for safety assurance. Then they lock the main door and directly get inside the car. His dad as the driver, then his mom beside his dad and lastly, him at the back with bags in big and small. It will be a long way trip so they brought more than usual.
Eliz, 15, lives in a city full of buildings and infrastructures wherein it is rare to find some of the creations of God. The daily life of the city is most highlighted by traffic, noisy surrounding and undisciplined people. The beep sound of every car ruled the highway. Being stuck in a traffic jam, Eliz just boringly watches the two punks having an argument, pointing who is at fault of… nonsense. It was very hot. The temperature is intolerable the same as the actions of these two. Eliz leans his head on the right window. He crosses his arms and legs then closes his eyes bit by bit and tries to sleep.
"Eliz we'll arrive soon, wake up!" his dad said.
Eliz woke up. He rubbed his eyes, yawns, peeking outside and he was stunned. What on the heavenly body is this? It's like they were teleported from the dark world to paradise. A city with burdens to a holy place!
His mom, "Beautiful isn't it?"
And Eliz merely moved his head up and down. His eyes are completely awakened and wide. Without blinking, he looks around and praises the nonpareil beauty of nature. Tall oak trees standing steadily, the green grass and dazzling flowers in different forms and styles. Great mountains which can be seen from afar. The sun that brightly shines, the refreshing air, the atmosphere. This is the place where a person can live in mundane.
Alas, they arrived. They parked right in front of a house that is, fancy yet simple. His mom together with his dad took all the bags to bring those inside the house. On the main door, there is an woman in a nostalgic gown and having a translucent veil that covers her head and some of the upper parts of her face. They greet her with love and longingness. While his parents are busy, Eliz was left standing beside the car and he, somehow stare at the house. He feels something. Something…
This is odd. I think I saw this house before.
The wind became heavy, makes the leaves on trees, the flowers, and the grasses swing.
"Eliz?"
"Yes?" without taking his eyes away from the house.
"Greet our grandmother."
Eliz turns his sight to where his parents are standing. He saw the woman. So this is grandmother. He gets closer to them, head low. And,
"Good day, grandmother." bowing in 90 degrees.
The woman smiled at Eliz as if she is blessed, being greeted by this young man. "It's been a long time." She walks closer to Eliz.
Odd.
"My dear, you're still a little baby when I last saw you… as what I remember." getting closer…
"I miss how adorable you are. Unfortunately, you're now coming of age."
This is indeed odd.
"The precious seed grew as a decent flower." closer…
I feel something.
The woman paused.
"Maybe it's time for me to introduce myself since..."
Something…
She took off the veil.
Eliz looks up and he again,
on a bolt from the blue.
"I am Rosé"
Then a loud bang of an object that collapsed was heard.
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