Around Us
Chapter 17: Visit

Humans live with a variety of problems. Even so, everyone has their own way of solving life problems. There is no problem that has no solution. Be patient and believe that God will not test man beyond his means.

Before visiting Nining again, I decided to buy a wet cake or market snack in front of the campus for snacks and our chat companion later . After that, go back to the hostel to change clothes.

But when I came down the stairs, Dani intercepted me,

“Where do you want to go this early in the morning, Yes?” tanyanya blocked my steps.

“Ke Citarum.”

“Ngapain, Yes?”

“Check friends,” I replied while shifting Dani's body to give me a way.

“You're still mad at me, Yes?”

“Ngak. Not at all.”

“Then can I come?”

I was trying to dodge. “I want to see Nining. You really want to come?”

“Iya, I want to come. It's okay, right?”

“Ayo.”

“We use Mas Bimo motor or..?”

“I've ordered a taxi online.”

As far as the road to RSJ my chest suddenly crowded. Like a hunch of something coming that is emotionally draining. May it not be like the one in my shadow.

Having just entered the hospital area, an officer approached me in a hurry. “A, let's go to Nining Tea room. Aa was waiting,” he said in panic.

“What happened?”

“Let's Aa just see! I called a few times but did not pick up the same Aa.”

“Sorry, I was on the road again and hape I always in-silent.” I can say I rarely touch a cell phone.

We ran towards Nining's room. My feelings are getting less and less. Eyes begin to glaze over. The heart continues to beg, but the mind addresses a farewell.

Nining lay with a look of pain. He was surrounded by 2 female officers, 1 male officer, and an ustad. Dani and I immediately took up positions near Nining.

Nining's face looked up at the sky with a gasp. I touched her hand so cold. Mouth grimacing. Tears flowed from both corners of her eyes that stared blankly upwards.

“Ning, it's me, Arya. Hang on, Ning!” I said subtly while enduring the sadness.

Mr. Ustad looked at me. “Help recite a prayer yes, Dek!” said it.

Tears grew more and more powerless I watched Nining continue to moan. I don't want to say it. I don't want to go ahead of God's destiny. However, Mr. Ustad's speech also implies that Nining is at the end of life.

I whispered in Nining's ear, “Ikhlas, Ning. We are also sincere.”

Dani embraces my shoulder, “Ya, be patient ya!”

I don't actually want to shed a tear in front of Nining. If she sees me crying, it might hinder her path. If this is what is best for him, forgive him all his sins, put him on Your best side, ask me to be inward.

“What can adek contact his brother and parents?” ask Mr. Ustad.

“I have no contact of them, Mr. Ustad.” I tried to wipe away the tears.

“Yes already, if so help read the sentence Tawhid and Shahadah in his ear yes, Dek. Make the journey easy. We both ask for forgiveness from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala for all sins and mistakes made by sister Nining.”

I nodded. Is this what we call the saccharat of death?

“La ilaha Illallah.” Mr. Ustad led Nining to be able to recite the phrase Tawhid slowly continued the sentence of the Shahadah. “Asyhadu an laa ilaaha illallaahu, wa asyhaduanna muhammadar rasuulullah.”

Nining. His hand immediately grabbed me so tightly. I rubbed his forehead which was constantly flooded with sweat while whispering Nining the phrase Tauhid. Dani and the officers also dissolved in the day and continued to chant prayers.

Before long, I felt Nining's hands come off without energy. Face silence. There was no more movement he showed. I checked his hand. It felt cold and looked blue. I checked his pulse, and it stopped pulsing.

Mr. Ustad closed both of Nining's eyes, relaxed his jaw, relaxed his forearm by bending and sticking it out over his upper arm, and also straightened his leg. Then, a female officer covered Nining with a white cloth. Nining died at 09:05 a.m.

I'm bowed to Nining's body. However, Arya asked me to get up and asked me to wait outside. “Yes, advertise him. Now he is calm,” he said.

My mind was so agonized to see Nining's departure. I could not help but cry. She's not my family, she's the one I just met, but her life story is so penetrating to my reliquary.

The mistakes he made, the grudges that controlled his mind, because he had no place to share. I felt guilty, too late to realize the situation he was in. Besides, I've felt his loss, but I can't do anything about it.

“Dan, a few days ago I had a dream about Nining. I was also approached by his embodiment. And yesterday, I saw that he looked healthy. He also told me a lot, unlike the first impression I saw of him being so closed off. However, it was precisely there that I felt the end was imminent. I know, but I refuse to know. And, it should have been yesterday that I accompanied her to tell her a story,” my tears came back down.

“Already, Yes. You don't need to feel guilty.” Dani kept calming me down.

I realized death was not man's power to stop or manage when he should pick me up. However, Nining left without having time to feel back the presence of her parents. He also left behind a gray cloud related to his relationship with Mas Bimo. I was so sorry to see the suffering he brought to his last breath.

Fidgeting is also whack. Don't know where to go to give Nining information about her family's departure. There's no trace of contact I've had. The phone is out of nowhere. According to RSJ officials, Nining was taken only with clothes attached to his body, no other objects attached.

Mr. Ustad said that Nining's body should be buried immediately for his good in the grave. However, we are also confused as to where Nining will be buried. While no one knows the truth.

Finally, I set out to bury Nining in front of his house. If one day his parents come back, they know where his son is.

We also – me, Mr. Ustad, Dani, and RSJ male officers who contacted me – drove to the location of Nining's house. Many things must be taken care of, such as the excavation of the grave, coordination with the head of RT and local residents, to the process of praying the body for Nining. We also hope that people around you will know or be able to contact Nining's parents or other relatives.

Mr. RT agreed that Nining was buried in front of his own house. Unfortunately, residents refused to help dig the grave and pray for Nining's body. The reason, Nining has polluted the name of the village by often visiting the shaman's house.

Fortunately, Mr. Ustad managed to invite some residents to take care of Nining's body. “However, it is the duty of Muslims to help their fellowmen especially in terms of the management of the body. One day we will also be called The Almighty,” explained Mr. Ustad in front of the citizens.

Then, there was one of the citizens who made a video call with the person called the mother of Nining. He told me that Nining was dead. The atmosphere became haru when Nining's mother burst into tears and begged her son to be buried after he returned to Indonesia. Unfortunately, he also did not know when he would be able to go home.

Even more sad and astonishing, it turns out the person who told Nining's mother was Nining's own aunt, the sister of her mother. I can't stop thinking, he lives in one village with Nining, but ignore the condition of his nephew.

It was true that Nining used magic for revenge, but her aunt's attitude was definitely unjustified. He should have led his nephew on the right path of life, instead of making Nining suffer even more.

Everything that has happened cannot be taken back. Sorry no longer matters. Only prayer and sincerity required Nining to go to eternity.

Finally, Nining's body was buried at 17:07. All the funerals went well. Residents also learned from the Nining case to be more sensitive to neighbors. It is not judgment that should come first, but rather a persuasive approach to remind each other and help others of the problems at hand.

Residents returned to their homes after Nining's body was completely covered with soil. I tried no longer to mourn Nining's departure.

The sky is night. The wind blows strong. Trees rubbing. The leaves fell to the ground. Then, a noise rang out from within Nining's house.

I got up to see what happened. However, Dani pulled my hand. “Where are you going, Yes?”

“I want to see inside Ninng's house what's up?”

“Do not, Yes! We better get home soon.” Dani was getting tighter in my hand.

“You didn't hear, Dan? Inside Nining's house there was the sound of falling objects and doors being continuously knocked down. I've got to see, Dan.”

“Yes, we better go home. There's nobody in there. Anyway, everything is done.” Dani tried to attract me, while I defended myself because I was driven by curiosity.

“You want to say I'm hallucinating?”

Dani snapped at me, “I heard what you heard too, Yeah. Precisely because it's better we go home.” Then, he shifted my face to look at her. “You look at my face! I heard that noise. I've been trying to hold back my fear, yes. This was my first experience feeling my body goosebumps. Maybe you're curious, but please feel my fear too.”

I'm speechless. It would be selfish if I didn't notice what Dani was feeling.

We decided to leave Nining's house immediately. His home during life and also his eternal home. I don't know what the sound in Nining's house is from.  However, I hope that's the release of the magical things Nining used in his lifetime to use Mas Bimo.

After crossing the bridge, I turned my gaze around, looking back at Nining's residence. He was wearing white clothes while holding a baby standing at his door. He kept waving his right hand at me. I reply with a smile.

***

I haven't responded to Mas Bimo's chat or phone since I found out about his depravity from Nining. I tried to hold back until I met him in person.

“And, I can ask you please ask Mas Bimo home address in Malang!” I asked when I saw Dani playing with her cell phone in her room.

“What's up, huh? You want to go there?”

“Iya, Dan.”

“Ngak, Yes. You can't go there. Now I can read the look on his annoyed face”, looking at him sharply.

I tried to explain my motive of wanting to see Mas Bimo soon. “Dan, it's been 3 days Nining left and she still haunts my dreams.”

“Yes, why are you so vengeful?”

“And I have no grudges. I just want Mas Bimo to apologize to Nining?”

“How to? Nining is dead?” Dani looks upset.

“First, he must admit his depravity. Second, he had to visit Nining's grave and apologize there.”

“Ya, we just wait for him to come back here.”

I insist that Mas Bimo immediately atone for his sins to Nining. “Dan, it's still a long time. It is also for the good of Mas Bimo.”.

“OK, okay. I chat him now.”

Before long, Mas Bimo replied to Dani's chat with a phone call. Dani had asked for my approval to be appointed or not. However, he accidentally clicked on the green phone icon. He also initiatively loudspeaker the chat with Mas Bimo.

“Halo And, Where's the Arya?” Mas Bimo greeted with a question.

I looked back at Dani. I asked him to ask, but I meant no need to link my name.

“Arya again to her room first, Mas?”

“Why didn't he just ask me? Is he angry with me? I'm on the phone, I WA has never been baled as he's worth days until now,” he asked aloud.

“Oh it... Mas. Hape it is broken.” Dani was too initiative to throw lies.

“Serious?”

“Iya, right.”

“So, when did he say he was coming here? Tomorrow then? Tell him he'll wait at the airport. I'll go get him. After this the plane ticket will be sent directly,” explained Mas Bimo.

I gave the code so Dani said there was no need to send me a plane ticket. He gave me his phone.

“This Mas, Arya already exist.”

“Yes, are you angry with me?”

“Mas, can request send home address Mas!” I said flatly without responding to his question.

“When do you want to come here?”

“Besok.”

“You can wait at the airport. After this, send your full name first so that the ticket can be ordered immediately.”

I tried to keep my tone of voice from rising. “Not necessary, Mas. I've booked a train ticket.”

“Why didn't you know me first, huh? I promised to accommodate my responsibility.” It was precisely the sound of Mas Bimo rising.

“Sorry, Mom. We want lunch first.” I turned off the phone and took Dani to lunch. I'm not lying. Just make lunch as an excuse that is time to fill the stomach.

During lunch Dani insisted on coming with me. He knew I meant to see Mas Bimo because of Nining. I told her honestly that I didn't want to get her involved, but she expressed her concern if I went alone.  No more excuses can stop him.

I was forced to lie to my father if there were still activities on campus, even though the entire UAS network was completed. I can't delay solving the problem. I must hold Mas Bimo accountable immediately.