Impossible Love
16. How Can?
Fredi is seen standing under the Randu tree on the side of the road from which he can enjoy the farm laborers harvesting rice in the rice fields,
Meanwhile, beside him Mr. Giman stood while telling about the many rice fields that are now starting to be re-worked due to government programs,
"It seems that our country is targeting rice exports more and more years, if necessary all the rice needs in Asia are from Indonesia Mas, as I heard from my neighbor whose son works in the agriculture ministry,"
Said Mr. Giman,
Fredi who heard him seemed to smile thinly, it seemed that somehow his heart suddenly felt sad, seeing the stretch of golden yellowed rice fields was now filled with farmers who looked happy to welcome the harvest, and the,
Fredi so remembered in the year 2023, where the rice fields began to be a lot of untended because not many young people are interested in becoming farmers even though they become agricultural scholars, because not many young people are interested in becoming farmers even though they become agricultural scholars,
Many paddy fields become moorings, then finally made kaplingan and housing, and,
The reason for the many young people who are not interested in taking care of the rice fields owned by parents is one of them is the selling price when the harvest is always plummeting until the farmers always lose, one of them is the selling price, while the price of seedlings and fertilizers continues to rise until many farmers complain and finally give up,
This is also felt by Fredi and his brothers, who prefer to work in the office only, which is clearly going to get a salary and a lot of benefits, which is very important, plus no heat and rain, either,
Fredi and Mr. Giman seem still cool to see the activities of the farmers in the rice fields there, when suddenly a car suddenly walked slowly towards them and stopped not far from the position Fredi and Mr. Giman stood up,
Mr. Giman and Fredi also turned to the stopped car, from which was seen descending a couple aged about fifties, who seemed to be the same age as Dedi's parents, from there,
Looking at the two, it seemed that Mr. Giman was in a hurry to greet and greet them with courtesy, while Fredi just seemed to smile awkwardly while thinking who they were, and why he felt like he was not so foreign,
Seeing Fredi who seemed to not recognize, making the couple look just as confused, they even like asking Mr. Giman through an eye gesture about Fredi that was like seeing both of them like strangers, they even asked Mr. Giman through an eye gesture about Fredi,
"Mas Dedi,"
Mr. Giman seemed to call Fredi with a smile like people were not feeling good at the newly arrived couple,
Fredi also bowed politely, Fredi realized that he should approach the couple and invite them to shake hands as well,
"Sorry Mr. Nas, this is Mas Dedi because he just came home yesterday,"
Mr. Giman said as if representing Fredi to explain why his attitude was clearly felt quite strange,
"Oh yeah, I get it, I get it,"
The man called Mr. Nas seemed to smile while sleepy, which then when Fredi saw his smile that he suddenly remembered the figure of the man in the photo,
Yes, the photo in Amelia's diary, it's them,
"But Dedi's healthy, right?"
Ask Mr. Nas to Fredi, from the look in his eyes, Fredi can capture that the question was sincerely spoken, not just a pleasantries, he said,
"Healthy Sir,"
Fredi replied with a fleeting smile because at that moment somehow when his eyes accidentally looked at the wife of Mr. Nas it felt like the woman's gaze was like hinting at something really strange, something really strange,
"Mother, how are you?"
Ask Mr. Nas again,
"Healthy sir, but you're out of town right now,"
Fredi replied as if understanding that his Father Dedi was currently going out of town, although he actually did not know in what order his Father Dedi was out of town, either, and hopefully he's not asked about that,
"Oh yes yes, he is always busy,"
Said Mr. Nas responded, Fredi smiled, but his eyes again accidentally looked at the wife of Mr. Nas who looked at Fredi with a completely unusual gaze, he said,
Stares like a person who looks like seeing a ghost or something, until it feels Fredi himself until it is not comfortable to make, he said,
After a little pleasantries, Mr. Nas then said to go back to continue the journey because he had to go to the sub-district office,
"Main go home if later it is healthy, I hope our relationship will still be good Nak Dedi,"
Said Mr. Nas with a smile,
Fredi nodded as he politely agreed,
Until finally Mr. Nas and his wife back into the car, Fredi seemed still in place to accompany the departure of parents from Amelia,
Yes, Amelia's parents, she recognized them from a photo in Amelia's diary that she found in 2023, and it looks like the book was carried along with her,
"Ah well, Mr. Giman,"
Fredi who now remembered about the book then turned to look at Mr. Giman, who,
Ask Mr. Giman,
"Amelia's diary, has Giman seen her?"
"Books? What diary is Mas? Where's where?"
Ask Mr. Giman again,
"On the transport Mr. Giman brought yesterday, the book was with me, was it left on the freight? Or is Mr Giman's friend watching?"
Mr. Giman, who was asked so, seemed speechless, trying to remember what he saw the book Fredi was referring to,
"Later try to find Mas, or I ask Sarmin, and others,"
Mr. Giman finally said, because it seems he did not manage to remember anything about the book,
"Oh well sir, all right, let me know as soon as possible sir, that book is very important,"
Said Fredi,
"Yes, I'll help you find it later,"
Answer Mr. Giman,
Fredi then looked back at the paved village streets, he thought about the wife of Mr. Nas who saw him with a strange look,
"Amelia's house, I want to go there,"
Fredi said suddenly,
Mr. Giman who heard looks sleepy,
"Yes, I'm ready to drop off if Mas Dedi's going to go,"
Said Mr. Giman,
Fredi sighed, then turned back to look at the vast rice field with its farmers busy with harvests,
Meanwhile, in Mr. Nas's car, it appears Mr. Nas's wife looks restless in her seat,
His eyes occasionally looked towards the rearview mirror of the car on the right and left side of the car as if watching something behind there,
"What's up to Mom, it looks like you've met Dedi you've seen a ghost,"
Said Mr. Nas while chuckling lightly,
Seeing Mr. Nas chuckling, the woman who is his wife looked increasingly unsettled,
He also even bent his face as if annoyed because Mr. Nas even like mocking him when he was really afraid because he saw Fredi who he also knew was Dedi,
Yes Dedi, the young man who is dating her son, she continued, who they would even marry soon if only Amelia had not died and also Dedi was not made disappear.
"Besan Mr. Sis, who doesn't want to? this is a pride, right?"
The voice of Mr. Nas was heard making the wife who was busy daydreaming herself seemed to gasp, he said,
"Since Amelia's gone, I hope Dedi will accept Rani instead, won't she?"
Asked Mr. Nas while glancing at his wife,
"Hm... Rani?"
The wife is seen repeating the name Rani,
"Ya Rani, your son, she's the same age as Amelia, she's also beautiful, we just match up with Dedi so that we keep making a message with Mr. Sis's family,"
Said Mr. Nas,
Hearing him the wife seemed to smile strangely, he did not agree but also did not say no,
All he did was look out the car window while muttering something,
"How come? How could he live again?"
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