Are You My Brother ?
Consciousness
On a clear morning, I went back to my job. At that time the universe showed its heat. The scorching of the sun really stings the body. But I kept doing my job as usual. To be a wise and fair boss. I don't care about my position, I never discriminate - distinguish everything. Sometimes I lead and tell them, but there are times when I mingle and joke with them.
" Ha ha ha, have you taken a shower ?" Ask Hadi who is my subordinate while laughing out loud - bahak.
" Bathing - bathing, you do not know the sun that is like a while above us," replied Agus who was dripping sweat very profusely from his body.
" Halah, lo lebay, so hot has been moaning," Ejek Hadi.
" Yes, your body is black, yes it does not feel the heat," Ejek Agus to Hadi who does have a black body.
When they laughed together, I saw it so miss a togetherness. My brother's stupid, my best friend's stupid. Even though I only have a few friends and that was my former enemy. I walked up to Agus and Hadi, unexpectedly - thinking they were a little hesitant about my arrival and stopped the joke.
" It goes on, don't worry" I said to them. I did call most of my subordinates "Mas ". Because many of them are older than me. Actually, they also do not want to be called that because of his arrogance. But I force them to want, after all I am still a superior whose orders must be executed.
" Yes," replied Hadi with embarrassment.
I sat down with them and joked. Long - long the feeling of arrogance from them was gone. The laughter I had not experienced for a long time happened again. Although not as good as when I was still with my brother or my best friend. But even so joking laughter can make me feel calmer and more comfortable. Maybe because after all this time I've always lived in hatred. As the time continued to spin, I told them and the others to return to work. The heat of the sun will not stop our footsteps in order to realize a dream and mind.
Until the sun is tilted to the west, indicating the coming of dusk. Work hours ended there, and I took my foot to my house. But in the middle of the road the curiosity appeared, when I passed through the same place as when I saw the figure I believed was my brother, I saw nothing there. Disappointed and sorry to appear, why at that time I did not confirm who he was ?. In the end, I arrived at the rented house.
Tomorrow, I'm ready to go to work. Carrying a bag of money and some belongings, I set out from my rented house to where I worked. But who would have thought, in a place that every day I went through, it became quite lonely. Surprise arose when a mob of criminals confronted me and asked me to hand over all my valuables. But I refused, a fight ensued between me and the horde of 3 people. Until I attacked one of them, his friend pulled out a knife and prepared to stab me in the back.
But one thing happened unexpectedly, a human I hated so much darted quickly towards the blade that was swung. And as a result his body became a shield for me, not satisfied with that the criminal kicked his leg to fall with blood flowing profusely.
" Sister......" I screamed as I approached my brother's limp body.
3 The criminals gather and argue with each other. No one wants to be blamed for the incident, everyone is protecting themselves.
" Woy why did you kill those people ?" Snatch one of them.
" I didn't mean it, bro" replied the stabbed man defending himself in a fearful tone.
" You, you have hurt someone precious in my life, I will never forgive you" I said as I tried to stand up against them again.
But a hand prevents my actions. That hand was the hand of the older brother who had been stretched limp. Seeing that, the herd of criminals fled the place before anyone else saw it.
" That's enough, my sister....." Said my brother.
I cried seeing the blood pouring out from my brother's stomach. I feel like I really can't see it continuously.
" And in the end, I can protect the most precious thing in my life, even if only once and for the last time" said my brother, clasping my hand.
" Don't talk like that, brother !" I said as I kept shedding tears.
I immediately stood up and held the body of my already helpless brother, as much as I could and as quickly as possible I had to take him to the hospital. But there was no human in that place for me to ask for help.
" No need, Candra, you are not strong anymore" said my sister with a look full of sadness.
" I can't let you die Brother, someone who has contributed to me, but I hate you instead. Let me make amends for all my mistakes" I said.
" Heh, forget everything my sister, you're not wrong, here's a letter to you, read this letter, and you'll know everything about brother" he said, giving me an envelope with a letter.
I received the envelope and to my surprise, my brother closed his eyes. I checked his pulse and how grateful I was when I found out that his pulse was still there, he just fainted. I hurried to my footsteps and finally saw a passing car. I stopped the car and asked the car owner for help.
" What's wrong ?" Ask a young man who owns a car.
" Help me mas, my brother was stabbed by a bad person and had to be quickly - quickly taken to the hospital," I replied.
" Oh then just go up mas," he said offering a ride.
Without a second thought I climbed into the car while continuing to hold my brother's wound so that his blood does not come out more. The car drove quickly to the hospital. I held onto my brother's cold body while praying to the creator to make him well. I don't know why, the guilt I really feel, I don't think a brother I hate so much is someone who is willing to risk his life for the sake of a brother he loves. I realized that everything I did was wrong. To put my brother's life in danger. If I could just go back, I would want that time to undo my intention to leave the house. Let me always be underestimated, as long as he can be fine. But everything had happened, the body of the guard had cooled down even more. My mouth continued - komat - kamit reading prayer, until the speed of the car was stopped when he reached the hospital.