BLESSINGS OF LOVE
The sad news is true

"A travel bus with seven passengers fell into a ravine as deep as five hundred meters and sank into the river in the Palembang Natural Fence area. This incident occurred yesterday afternoon, and several witnesses stated that before the bus trip fell into the abyss the speed of the vehicle seemed to lose direction. Shortly afterwards, the vehicle hit a fence on the side of the ravine and then rolled into the ravine and then splashed into the river and drowned. Until this afternoon the vehicle has not been found, and is still being sought by the SAR team assisted by the local community".

Maya and her sister Mega were facing television when the news was relayed by a news anchor.

But they both seemed unconcerned, both busy with their phones.

Maya is busy with her classmate's chat group, while Mega is busy with her games.

Their mother Soraya is busy with her laptop, she is preparing the material to be delivered tomorrow to her students.

Outside the rain is quite heavy, making this week's day more lazy to do any activities.

"May....Mega...did Papa contact you? You see, since last night you couldn't call her cell phone," Soraya wanted to know if her husband had contacted one of her children.

"No Ma, to Maya anyway not, either if Mega," said Maya as her eyes and hands were busy with her phone.

Mega just kept quiet not knowing what her brother said.

"Mega...did Papa have any contact with you dear?" soraya asked her youngest child.

Mega still did not reply when her mother asked her directly.

"Dam!!!" Maya throws her sister's face with a chair pillow.

"What the hell is Maya?! Just disturb people. It sucks!" sukar Mega was upset with her brother.

"The name is the same as you, called Papa no ?!" Maya also said in a high tone.

"Oh. Papa is as ordinary as that. Most also meeting or whatever, it's just a bother," said Mega while returning to the game.

"Wordy mom is with you, every Papa out of town you never care at all. The turn to ask for the money was just spoiled pretentious with your Papa," Soraya said trying to insinuate her children.

"Ma, we don't care. But since a long time ago also if Papa out of town must be difficult to contact and if contacted the answer is only busy, busy and busy," Maya said in response to Mama's statement.

"Yes, it's just a bit strange too Papa since yesterday afternoon his phone is not active at all. Whether it was busy at all or how well," Soraya said while feeling strange.

"Obviously Ma, later also must be his own phone. Most say yesterday meeting with ready or who. The important thing is the souvenirs that Papa brought from outside the city," said Maya while indifferent.

Soraya could only sigh at the behavior of her two children.

Her marriage to Mario for seventeen years is something beautiful every day.

Mario works out of town because he is a development engineer.

Currently there are several projects he is working on, there are three projects are running in Banten, Madura and also in Lombok.

He often gets tenders from the government for bridge construction or irrigation, so he can be at home about a week or so once a month. The rest must be outside the city to check all projects in order to be completed according to the time set by the government.

Yesterday afternoon Soraya still had a conversation with her husband on the phone, the last news that her husband will review the construction of a bridge in Madura which is located quite far in a remote countryside.

Actually her husband had said that Soraya should not be angry if for example later her husband will be difficult to contact because the possibility at the bridge construction site is running somewhat difficult signal.

But sometimes her husband likes not to contact her but calls her children, and often her husband prefers to contact each other with Maya or Mega than she does.

His two children would want to know where his father was and if there was anything from that location that could be brought and given to the two of them.

Until the night her husband had not contacted her, actually things like this often happen but somehow today his feelings are a bit very disturbed.

Not usually there were bad thoughts bothering her, Soraya that night could only pray that her husband was given safety in working out of town.

Early Monday morning Maya and Mega descend from the top floor to the dining room, Maya is now first class at the favorite High School in the city of Depok and Mega still sits in the third grade of First High School.

Soraya is preparing jam toast for her two children, for Maya peanut butter and Mega jam.

Two glasses of milk are also available at the dinner table, Soraya and her two daughters having breakfast together.

"Papa still can not be contacted since yesterday, what is it?"soraya said to her two daughters.

"Mama is so big, most Papa in the forest has no signal. Never mind Ma, do not like it so later Papa must be the phone," said Maya while chewing her bread.

Mega was silent while still eating bread made by Mama.

The boy was indeed somewhat unconcerned with anything, somewhat introverted and difficult to talk to.

Want to talk if he has a need or something that interferes with his mind and indeed he must convey, if it is not important for him then he will not care.

When finished eating, Mince's new mom came while carrying vegetable and fish groceries. She's a housekeeper who comes home in the afternoon, actually her name is Minah but Maya and Mega replace it with Mince to make it more contemporary.

"Mince, later you cook the fish do not be too spicy so that Mega can eat. I'll be home after Maghrib because there's a lot of work on campus".

"It's no money shopping and others in the usual box well, later I go home a bit late. If you're done, don't wait for me to come home. Please go home first," Soraya said as she grabbed her briefcase and also the car keys while explaining to Mince.

"Every Madam, the Madam knows it's fine, anyway" said Mince who has been working at their home for five years.

Soraya doesn't say much anymore, immediately into the garage into the car, Mince opened the garage door and fence.

Both girls if the morning is delivered by their mother to school, but go home to school alone because their schedules are different.

Usually Mince would go home if the two girls had gone home, had lunch, had taken an afternoon shower and sure both of them did not need his help then he went home.

Fortunately Mince's house is not far from Soraya's house in the back village, and because Mince deft work so far Soraya never dizzy with home affairs.

Indeed Mince felt very sorry for Soraya, because her master was a kind woman and very caring to anyone.

Soraya never said rude or bad treatment to Mince, even so far Mince felt he had been considered a brother by his employer.

The two girls are also very good, especially Mega who is closest to him, and all this time between Mince and Mega keep a secret that cannot be revealed to Soraya or her sister Maya.

Mega was washing his sports shoes, and Mince was unloading Mario's suitcase from out of town.

All of Mario's dirty clothes he opened and checked one by one, afraid there was money or notes or documents left in the pocket of clothes or trousers.

Mince was very surprised when he saw there was a woman's underwear in his employer's suitcase, unfortunately when Mega was helping him after finishing washing his shoes.

At that time Mega was silent while looking at the underwear, she was very sure it did not belong to her mother because she was very understanding of the type and brand that was always used by her mother.

Mega asks Mince to throw away the object, then passes it to his room leaving Mince feeling confused.

On the one hand it would be like to ask directly who this thing belongs to his male employer, but there is no way he did that.

Reporting to Soraya was certainly easier, but she also could not bear to see her two masters were sitting casually in the dining room and looked very friendly.

Soraya was feeding her husband a meal and there was also Maya who was laughing happily to hear the story being told by her father.

Mince walked slowly into the dining room, pretending to add hot water to the pot on the table while looking at his master.

And there it looks like the man is enjoying the company of his wife and eldest child, not even seen if the man actually harbors a big sin.

"Mince, where's Mega? she was with you in the back?" ask Mario Maliangkay his male employer.

I want it to feel like this tip of the tongue asks who it belongs to because he understands it does not have Mrs Soraya.

"So he went straight up to the room, maybe doing his PR, sir," said Mince as he felt like he wanted to pour the hot water in his hand on his employer's face.

"The child is indeed very difficult to be invited to gather, hopefully if it is not so high school," complained Mario to his wife.

And then Mario pulled his wife's shoulder into his embrace and kissed her forehead.

But from that day on Mince saw it as a lie, and she felt sad that Soraya was at least being betrayed by her husband.

Since that time also Mega more closed until now, the more difficult to talk to and the less often said anything.

This afternoon Maya and Mega are sitting waiting for their mother to come home because the rain is very big and lightning also continues to be earthy.

"Mbak Mince, don't go home yet. Afraid of a lot of lightning, usually likes to die of electricity," Maya asked Mince.

"Quiet, if it rains big anyway Mince will stay here deh. But if Mama comes home early, Mince let her go home, yeah," Mince said as he sat hugging Mega who had been silent since.

"So Maya saw the news on television, didn't she? There is a travel bus entering the gorge and then sinking into the river in Palembang," Mega told Maya.

"So see, why?" Maya turned around to ask.

"Kok I feel that Papa is there well," said Mega with a face full of worry.

"The papa is in Madura, you know the map is not. Madura where it is located and Palembang is also where. It's really strange that you're Mega," Maya said with a ketusnya.

"Yes Non Mega, said Mama also yesterday the story to Mince that Papa is in Madura. He said next week he was going home, "Mince also said so to make Mega calm down.

Mega was silent again, but somehow her little heart again said that something bad was happening to her father.

And somehow the tragedy of the accident in the city of Palembang that was reported on television made his heart feel that his father was one of the victims in the incident.

"However, hear you read too many scary stories and also watch horror movies. So always have a bad mind," continued Maya while looking intently at her sister.

Suddenly a house phone rang and Mince immediately went to pick it up.

"Good afternoon, we from the Depok City Police want to ask if it is true that we contact is on the road of Rose number twelve, the residence of Mr Mario Maliangkay?"ask someone who is suspected of the voice of a policeman from across the phone there.

"Sir, can we help you?"mince asked in a trembling tone because asked by the Police.

"I'm sorry I spoke to you, Father Mario?".

"Oh my aide sir".

"Is Mr. Mario's wife home?".

"Mom hasn't come back from teaching on campus, maybe a little late she said there was work".

"Well then, please tell Mr. Mario's wife that tomorrow morning we from the Police will come to see him," said the police asked Mince to convey to Soraya.

"Sorry sir, what is the matter for me to tell Mrs Soraya later?"Mince asked the police for an explanation.

"Later tomorrow morning we'll meet Mr. Mario's wife. Thank you for your help and later please tell us what we said on this phone".

Then the police hung up from across the phone and Mince was now confused.

"Who are you, Mama?"ask Maya.

"From....".

YOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

The sound of lightning was so loud and...

PET ...electricity dies instantly.

"Bak Mince where!!!!" yell Maya and Mega together.

"Here near the phone table, turn on the flashlight on his phone Non !!!" mince shouted to the two girls.

Then Maya turns on the flashlight on her phone and Mince walks towards them both.

"Bak don't come home dong, we're afraid," whined Mega to him.

"Iya Mince doesn't come home, Non Maya please dong phone to Ridwan, tell Mince to stay here," asked Mince to get Maya to call Ridwan his son Mince.

Mince's son is already a third grade SMK majoring in motorcycle engines, his name is Ridwan and his only child. Mince was married very young, her husband was a construction worker and died when he fell while participating in the highway construction team.

At that time Ridwan was a child, but Mince was determined not to marry again, he was afraid that he had a husband who did not love his son.

Now he lives with his mother and also Ridwan, fortunately his mother has a vegetable shop business so that every day Mince can come to Soraya's house while carrying vegetables and side dishes from his mother's merchandise.

Mince now works as a maid at Soraya's house to meet Ridwan's school fees, his son plans after graduating SMK will work in a motorcycle repair shop.

Before long there was a spotlight of car lights in front of the fence, Mince and the two girls together opened the gate and garage.

Soraya parked his car, and the power was still out.

"Is this how long it's been electrical?"soraya asked as she got out of her car.

"It's been a long time, it's been since half an hour ago," said Mega while hugging her mother.

"So Mince stayed home here? you sleep together in Maya and Mega's room. The mattress under Mega's bed can be pulled out" Soraya said as she entered the house and held her hand against Mega's shoulder.

"Mrs has dinner?"ask Mince.

"Here we go, let's lock all the doors seem to be going to be out of power a long time ago. Let's go upstairs, you guys go in the room and go to bed. Mama also wants to take a shower and go to sleep" Soraya said, kissing Mega's head.

The two girls went upstairs first, and Mince walked along with Soraya while conveying the phone message she had received.

"Police..hmmm. How come I was so worried like this well," Soraya said with surprise.

"Hopefully it's nothing, ma'am, don't think too much".

Soraya brought a cordless lamp to her room, and one cordless lamp also carried Mince to the girls' second room.

After taking a bath, Soraya prayed to God for guidance so that nothing would happen to her husband.

The next morning, two policemen came and knocked on Soraya's door.

The clock was already showing at half-seven in the morning and the electricity was only on about fifteen minutes ago.

That morning all seemed busy because Maya and Mega could only take a bath, because the water in the shelter barrel was exhausted so when the electricity was on they had to scramble water to take a shower so as not to be late to school.

Maya and Mega came down from the upper room and heard her mother speaking in a high tone to the guests.

The two peeked out wanting to know who had come to see you that morning.

"It's true sir, but you may be wrong. It wasn't Mario Maliangkay my husband who died. Because it was Sunday afternoon yesterday my husband called and said he was in Madura. And the police officer said Mario Maliangkay died in Palembang. I'm sure you're wrong" Soraya said as her lips trembled at the news that her husband Mario Maliangkay had died.

"Sorry Mom, this is the photo data of the identification we received from the Palembang Police. Here is a Resident Card in the name of your husband with the address in this house. And now the body is still in the Palembang Police Hospital".

"Please, I'm willing to sign this file so that the body can be immediately sent to this city" the police said, showing a photo of a resident card and several identification signs belonging to her husband.

Soraya cried and screamed.

"NAMEYOOOO!!!!!!"