Before 365 Days
Chapter 8: Shivering at the Wulan Story

Pov Wulan's

After I visited the Rose house and told my experience in the village to Mr. Ruman, it seems he still does not believe, or maybe Mr. Ruman does not believe in things that smell mystical. Marsel tonight is planning to stay at my contract, apparently he is still curious about my story earlier. After finishing the Maghrib prayer, we also prayed for Roses, My husband and Marsel went out to find food. I happen to not be cooking today. Adam and I have been married for 10 years, but we have not been given any children. Not because I am barren, or my troubled husband, but indeed Alloh has not left that sustenance for us. Adam and I were never desperate to ask the Khaliq to be given a baby. The rain was still pouring down on K, no matter when the rain was going to continue, my clothes and my husband were running out because some were still wet, and I had not washed.

A few minutes later, Adam and Marsel came while carrying 3 packets of chicken pecel, and also wedang oranges. I immediately headed to the kitchen to pick up the dishes to use as a dinner mat. Amidst the rush of rain, we enjoyed this dinner while talking about the Rose issue.

"According to you, Mr Ruman would agree with my proposal or not?" Wulan asked Adam and Marsel.

"It looks from the face and tone of his speech yesterday, like he still hesitates Nduk," replied Adam while condescending the chicken.

"You old man Rose disagrees, what can we do!" answer Wulan

"You old man Rose disagrees, I will look for him through the path you offer Lan, frankly, I am interested and believe what you said earlier. Every day, I keep thinking of Roses, there is no way I can just shut up, while the search results of Roses are still nil. Maybe the disappearance of the rose is indeed an intervention by invisible creatures." Said Marcel with a serious look.

"Yes Cell, we are secretly alone, if later the parents of the Rose disagree" Adam replied

"By the way when can you contact Mr. Kyai it's Lan?" Ask Marsel again while screwing his orange wedang.

"Come cell, I need to call my brother first. Mr. Kyai is very busy, rarely people who can meet him directly. The phone could reach his ear he was grateful"

Marsel looked mangosteen at Wulan's reply. "It's so moving Lan, anticipate if Mr. Kyai is busy, he must have many events,"

"I'm trying to be a cell"

The three of them finished their meal without remaining. The weather keeps them hungry. After they finished eating, they continued to snack.

"I don't have a papa at your house, Dam?"

"No Papa Sel, you only know how big my contract is. You'll sleep here, carpet, won't you?"

"Yes no papa Dam, I took your room, let alone weather like this. Don't make me envious ya" ledek Marsel to Adam, Adam who knows what Marsel means, just smiling to respond.

They were silent for quite a while, then Marsel asked again. "Dam, if it's true Rose cones, where is she going? How is he doing now?"

"That's not my domain Cell, I don't know if you ask like that, you better keep praying. If you want, try to finish praying, after dhikr, you concentrate your mind and heart to pray to the Rose, you try to call his name in your heart and mind Cell, he said, but don't forget you called the name of Alloh"

"Wahhh, it's hard like Dam, how can I be like that"

"It's not yet, it's hard to say. If you're really in sya Alloh succeeds Sel,"

"In a third of the night, after or before the tahajud Cell."

Marsel mangosteen heard Adam's explanation. Then he asked again. "Dam, what is the fate of a fellow, if for example we break up do'a and effort for him?"

"The man died and settled there Cell, without returning his soul and body" replied Wulan from the inside with a tray containing 2 cups of coffee for Marsel and Adam. Marsel and Adam glared at Wulan.

"Seriously Lan? You're making me cringe!" Marsel stroked his own arm.

"Say people are so Cell, I'm not sure either. But there's a thing going on,"

"Koq I haven't heard Nduk? That's where it happened?"

"In RT next to Mas, who all happened to be old people, not taken care of with his family, they had tried to find him, but not continued. Do'a also stopped them from sending. Well, after a year, there is a warning to come to smart people. Keep on asking questions, the smart guy immediately said late."

"What does it mean that it's no longer helped Lan?"

"Yeah, because it is fitting to see the same smart person, the elderly who are congruent, his condition is dead there, his mind and heart have been influenced by the inhabitants there. Even that guy's been eating and drinking there"

"Ohhh, I'm not going to answer you again Lan, try to explain again"

"Yes Nduk, Mas is also confused!" Adam seemed to be scratching his itchy forehead.

"Hemmm, look, Mas, Sel, the one who is in a conch, there is also being fed and drunk. What they see is food like in this world, rice, tempeh, or chicken that we usually eat every day is the main thing. If the person who is not easily influenced, it means that there is still faith in him, the person who is completely will feel strange with the food. So that it will cause nausea and other effects, but if maybe well, this is possible, if the person does a prayer before eating, the food he sees will look its original form. So they don't even want to eat. But it's actually better if they don't eat, than they eat until they're gone."

"There really is a difference between Nduk?"

"There are dong Mas, if they eat until it runs out, they will become residents there, will not be able to return the soul and body, if who eat without praying continues to feel the effect, there is no effect, it was because they still remembered the Godhead, and also the people in this world, his relatives prayed for him. While the person who did not eat at all, he remembered with Allah, and his relatives who were here prayed for him without breaking up. But if his relatives break up praying for him, this guy can come back but he's dead. That's my brother Mas said"

Adam and Marsel listen to the story of Wulan with a serious face and also afraid, Marsel close his seat to Adam. Adam then covered his head with his hoddi.

"I can't imagine your story Lan, just hear my hair sitting all up, my chest is also crowded. Especially if you're doing something like that."

"Na'udzubillah, do not let the Cell, so we should never break up to pray for the Rose. A sincere and solemn Do'a will be heard by Allah, and it can also be up to the ears of the Rose if we are sincere. We don't know what the Rose is like now, but I can feel that the Rose needs our help,"

Wulan looked at Adam and Marsel in turn. The look on his face again sad to think about the Roses, see and hear his own story in his hometown, Wulan already has his own picture for the Roses there. Wulan could not express all her feelings to Adam and also Marsel. "Roses, you have to be strong there, we're here to pray and try for you"

Inner Wulan, looking down at her own fingers.