Born Again To Love You
I'm Back to 2021
Charles woke up from his stupor. He nodded and slowly opened his eyes.
“Rose?” call Charles.
“Your wife was getting worse last night when you fainted” replied a nurse who happened to be caring for a patient next to Charles.
“What happened, Sus?” Charles asked curiously.
“Year you fainted and fell. You were unconscious long enough” replied the nurse.
Charles thought that what happened just now wasn't just a dream but it actually happened.
“Rose.. Wake up! You're back, right?!” call Charles.
I didn't show any response. I am still in critical condition.
***
Return to where Rose's soul is. My situation there is not improving. I'm still unconscious.
Mr. Wang invited Mr. Gouw to talk in the park. Lie Kun Lian, Wu Jiang and Han Kai Lie also followed their masters.
“The current wood is actually Rose. Rose is the reincarnation of your future wife. Yesterday afternoon he revealed himself. At first I couldn't believe it. But he told me the future so convincingly. I still have a little doubt. Until the arrival of her husband in the future here makes me really believe” said Mr. Wang.
“Rahayu is from 2021. He crosses the clock into 1941 because Mr. Gouw himself took him. Rose was born in 1988. Ever since he was a child he had always dreamed about Mr. Gouw. He never dreamed of me, mister Wang, Han Kai Li even mister Wu Jiang. In his life, Rose only loved 1 man, namely Mr. Gouw. Even until the next life he only loved Charles who was the reincarnation of Lord Gouw.
Rose told me about the future so wonderful and fun. No more Dutch soldiers. But he said, there will be Japanese who colonize Indonesia. Next year, the name of our country Dutch East Indies will change to Indonesia. Next year Japan will colonize Indonesia very cruelly.
We better keep this matter a secret. No one should know that Rose is from the future. His arrival also tells us that our country was colonized by the Netherlands and Japan” added Lie Kun Lian.
“His love for Mr. Gouw who united them in this year” said Han Kai Li.
Master Wang felt withered and saddened to hear the reality from Lie Kun Lian.
***
I woke up from my long fainting spell. When I opened my eyes, I saw I was in Mr. Wang's room.
“Charles?” call me. But there was no 1 person in the room.
I went out of the room and called Charles but I could not find my husband. The housekeeper Mr. Wang looked at me and calmed me down but I didn't bully him.
I continued to quickly search and call Charles.
The men talking earlier heard me frantically looking for Charles.
Master Wang who heard my voice rushed up to me. While the other 4 men were confused to see Mr. Wang who was fast-moving looking for me. Mr. Gouw was suspicious of Mr. Wang, and therefore Mr. Gouw ran and followed Mr. Wang to me.
“Rose... Rose... Relax!” mister Wang said as holding me calmed me. Mr. Gouw arrives and sees me chatting with Mr. Wang. His heart is sad and sad.
“Master Wang, where is my husband, Charles? Why am I still here?” I said while taking off Mr. Wang's hand.
I saw Mr. Gouw and approached him. Mr. Gouw immediately hugged me and said, “I am also your husband. Charles is back in 2021. I will take full responsibility for your life here. I'll take care of you and protect you”. I sobbed in the arms of my husband, Mr. Gouw. Lie
Kun Lian, Han Kai Li and Wu Jiang who had just come to see me embraced feeling calm.
“I want to go home, Mr. Gouw..” I said softly.
Mr. Wang was getting saddened to hear me as if he didn't take it.
***
In the evening Mr. Wang sat in the grand piano chair. While playing the piano, he recalled the incident yesterday afternoon in front of the park which is now called the garden of Sigunting.
He thinks again that Rahayu and himself will never be united either in the present or in the future. In the end, master Wang gave up on getting Rahayu.
***
Mr. Gouw and I took another walk that night on the street Djornatan Semarang. Mr. Gouw took my hand and continued walking.
“Mr...” I said open the conversation.
“Don't call me master again.. Call me like you called Charles.. From now on think of me as Charles” cut Mr. Gouw.
“Sayang..” call me.
“Do you call Charles?” Ask Mr. Gouw.
“Iya..” answer.
“Mesra once you guys. It's strange! Why am I jealous of myself in the future?!” said mr. Gouw.
Mr. Gouw embraced me while walking. There we talked about the future. It's about Zefanya and Zeline.
“How is our child in the future?” Ask Gouw Boen San.
“When we were still dating, I once said, if later we are married, I want to have 2 children. The first boy and the 2nd child are girls. And finally after we get married, we have 2 children, a boy named Zefanya. Now 12 years old and a girl named Zeline and she is 9 years old” my story.
“Surely my son is handsome and beautiful!” boen San Fancy.
“Of course my son is handsome and beautiful. My son is a girl idol. He's good-looking. Talented model anyway!” I said.
“What are girls?” Ask Boen San.
“Girls are girls. Modern-day slang” son replied with a laugh.
“I would love to have a child in this life” said seriously Gouw Boen San.
“My husband, we don't know what God's plan is. If it wasn't time to have children, we wouldn't have children. When it's time we have a child, I will carry your child” I replied as I stroked Gouw Boen San's hair.
“Then, let's go to the temple. We ask the same Goddess Gwan Im anak” to invite my husband excitedly.
“Darling, I did not go to the temple, but I went to church” I replied.
We were silent for a moment. Then we changed the subject.
“Tell me, the year 2021 is what” said Gouw Boen San.
“Emm.. In the future there will be a lot of advanced technology. There's cars, motorcycles, washing machines, air conditioning
what we call AC, there are televisions, music players, video players, mobile phones that we call Mobile”.
“Care, are you happy with me in the future?” Ask Gouw Boen San seriously.
“Entah Gouw Boen San or Charles. You are the same person with the same soul. It's just the difference in the time you live. I love Charles, and I love Gouw Boen San. I'm happy with Charles, and I'm happy with Gouw Boen San. I love you forever. No matter 50 years, 100 years or 1000 years. All I want is to live with you” I said while holding my husband's hand.
“Are you going to know, when are you going back to the future?”
“I don't know. I'm stuck here. I don't know how to go back. So, I have to enjoy this state”
***
Back to the future. My condition is bad. Charles was worried about my situation. It's a mess and it's not bad. Charles was worried that the children would be hit hard by my critical state.
***
That night I was still with Gouw Boen San I heard Charles calling me. I asked Gouw Boen San while walking with him on Djornatan Street, “Honey, did you call me to take me home?”. Gouw Boen San said no.
I can see my surroundings changing slowly. “Darling, why do the houses of the building look like modern? This is Semarang Plaza and there are many shops. Is this Kyai Haji Agus Salim?” I asked beside Gouw Boen San but he didn't hear me.
“Tuan Gouw Boen San..” call me wean. I suddenly felt weak and closed my eyes unconscious.
I disappeared in an instant. Gouw Boen San was confused looking for me. He came here and didn't find me.
***
I opened my eyes. I saw I was in the ICU. The oxygen ventilator hose that covered my mouth I took off slowly. The cable that was attached to my chest to monitor from the Patient Monitor I took off. The voice that was originally tut,, tut, tut, turned into tuuuuuuuuuuuutttt.. The nurse and Mantri in the ICU immediately ran up to me. He thought I was dead but what they saw was that I was healthy and that I was taking off my oxygen.
“Bu, mom is up?” Ask the doctor who is responsible for taking care of me. I kept quiet and did not answer the doctor.
“Mom can hear my voice?” Ask the doctor again.
“Let's just check the state of mother first huh?” continue the doctor talk.
Someone Mantri came out of the ICU room and called Charles.
“Father Charles!” call that Mantri.
Charles listened with great concern. He thought I was not saved. He walked towards Mantri with concern.
“Again, Sir! Mother Rose is now conscious. At the moment Rose's mother is being examined by Mr. Doctor” Mantri said.
“Mas, I can go in see the state of my wife right?” Ask Charles.
“Bby, Sir!” answer the Mantri.
Charles immediately went into the room where I was lying down. He looked at my slowly opened eyes while grasping my palm.
“You Charles or Gouw Boen San?” I said when I saw Charles.
“Honey, you are aware?” charles said worried about still holding my hand.
“How is my wife?” Ask Charles.
“At this time everything is healthy. We will do a thorough check, huh?”
***
It was the afternoon of the day when the sun was so hot that Charles picked me up from the hospital. The doctor said I was very healthy, so the doctor let me go home.
“Any huh?! Medical check-ups are all good. Though last night your condition was bad”
“My condition is bad?” many wonder.
“When I fell asleep next to you, I suddenly met you like in the past. There I saw a man who looked like me and Judi” Charles said.
I was shocked to hear Charles' story. As if I couldn't believe what I was going through.
“You met a man who looks like me and Judi?” I was curious.
“Iya. Harry was there too. This is really weird!” said Charles.
I kept quiet for a while and tried to remember what happened. “Darling, I was dreaming. I was in the era around 1942’an. That's where I dreamed of meeting you. But one time there was a lightning bolt and I saw there were 2 thou” my story a piece.
“I had the same dream as you. Dream about lightning and you. Not what you see and what
I see is the same dream?!” chirps Charles.
I felt like I missed my time with Gouw Boen San but I vaguely couldn't remember who it was.
“Honey, I think I want to go for a walk in Sam Po Kong” temple. I said.
“Come! I happen to be on a weekend tomorrow. Tomorrow we go with the kids, right? Today we enjoy time with the kids. You've been in a coma for a long time and the kids miss you” Charles said.
***
In the evening Charles took me out to eat with the children at the Eden restaurant in Semarang above. This is my favorite place. I like to see the view of Semarang city from Eden restaurant. It's like looking at the twinkling stars from the backyard of Eden's resto.
The kids are happy to see me again. We ate together and after that we talked a lot.
Shortly after I finished eating, I walked slowly to the backyard of the Eden restaurant alone and looked at the lights of the city of Semarang. There's a bad feeling. It's sad to miss someone so deeply but I don't know who I miss. Tears just dripped with no expression on my face. “Mi, let's go home!”, take Charles. I saw Charles and he asked, “Why are you crying?”. I don't understand what that means. “I? Crying?” many confused. Charles was silent and smiled faintly and wiped my tears. He took my hand and took me home.
***
The next morning, I did my usual routine. I cook and wash clothes. I was joking with Zefanya and Zeline in the room, and there was also Charles accompanying me.
“Mi, he said today want to take a walk to Sam Po Kong temple?” Charles asked while playing Handphonedan and sat leaning against the wall with a pillow.
“Oh yes? But I want to go to Old Town first, Pi?” my answer.
“Ya has been tho! Yok, now go!” take Charles.
***
We went for a walk to the Old City. For some reason, I just came to this place yesterday with Charles, but not my husband Charles but another Charles. I feel like this place is different from what I saw yesterday.
The pain of missing but not knowing who I miss. I closed my eyes and suddenly I cried. My hands were shaking and my breathing rhythm was irregular. I cried without thinking about Charles and the children. Charles was surprised to see me cry all of a sudden.
“Darling, you why?” Charles was worried. I did not answer and kept crying.
“Papi, Mami why?” Ask Zeline worried.
“Papi also does not know Darling. Mami nangis” replied Charles.
***
I stopped crying and just stared at the window. Until finally half an hour later we arrived at Sam Poo Kong Temple.
There's a strange feeling here. I cried in my heart, missing someone I didn't know. Missing someone who is not with us is very painful. My chest feels tight. I swallowed the pain myself and forced myself to keep walking down the temple complex.
Zefanya and Zeline enthusiastically enjoyed the time with me. We took pictures together at several spots. I took Charles and the children on the road to explore the entire Sam Poo Kong Temple but they refused on the grounds of wanting to eat at the food court at the entrance gate of Sam Poo Kong Temple.
I walked alone down every corner of Sam Poo Kong Temple. Until finally I arrived at Nyai Kyai Tumpeng's tomb. That place is so quiet. Like a ward that almost resembles the place where the three corpses were chasing me in my dream at that time. I headed to the front of the tomb and said in my heart to Nyai Kyai Tumpeng, “What is going on in my life right now? It hurts so much in my heart. Please help me finish all this!”.
Not far from there, right next to the tomb Nyai Kyai Tumpeng there is a ship-ship on the edge there is a banyan tree that is not too big. Slowly I got on that ship and said “Excuse” for going on those ships.
I walked slowly to the banyan tree. I touched the banyan tree. Suddenly my eyes
stare and I see a lot of things. My flashback saw everything that happened when I went back in time. I started crying and missed Gouw Boen San.
Unable to endure this pain and longing, I limped down and fell under the tree. “So everything I've been through so far is real? Not just a dream. So I actually met Gouw Boen San?” I said muttering.
Immediately I stood up and held the tree and walked to the back of the tree. I felt my body very light then I fell limp and my body disappeared slowly at the foot of the big tree.