CUTS
Da Maneh's...

The first time he stepped, Rendra was a little frightened to see the waves and the roar. He hugged me right away. Then I showed Da Maneh who walked towards the water and showed Rendra while playing water managed to make Rendra laugh and walk towards Da Maneh. Rendra looks comfortable walking because I'm not wearing a pee-holding layer. When I found out that we could go to the sea, I already planned to bathe him there.

Rendra finally managed to shower and not with me but with Da Maneh. Abu with Umi just sitting under a tree on the beach saw us. I didn't shower because I didn't have a change of clothes.

“Alhamdulillah.”

For a moment I felt happy. I was like coming out of a fenced-off prison that had been shackling my life. I was happy to see the laughter of Rendra, my nephew who became an orphan when he was 3 months old.

“Yes Rabbi, what will I tell him if he grows up? Do my parents and I have a long life to take care of her? What will this boy's life be like?”

“Yes Rabbi, if servant can be greedy. Allow the servant and the two servant parents to live longer in order to properly educate him. Yes Rabbi, let us feel the calmness and peace in this beloved area. Extend our age and keep us from danger and those who intend evil on us.

“Yes Rabbi, like the vastness of the sea that you created, expand the hearts of the two servant parents in receiving all trials. Yes Rabbi, help us.” Demand after demand continued to flow in my mind while looking at Rendra who was playing on the seafront.

I wiped away the tears that spilled by itself along with the request that came to my mind. My prayer is not excessive, all people also want the same thing.

After playing for an hour, we went back to Leut Man's house. We're getting ready to go home. Leut Man gave us souvenirs in the form of milkfish that have been dried so as not to rot and pliek ue typical of coastal villages. We also get woven mats from the leaves that grow a lot near the beach.

Leut Man's wife looked at the mat. Umi was very happy to get the mat. Just as we were about to board the car suddenly some soldiers approached us. “Pak, Buk, you should not go home first because in the district there is a firefight with rebel members!” We were all shocked and we were terrified.

“Ya already, Abu, Umi same others we re-enter only.” We want to go back to Leut Man's house.

Abu, Bang Suf, Cek Wan and Leut Man are still talking to the soldiers. I looked at Rendra who was asleep in my arms. He was very tired after being content to play at sea. I'm glad I could take him to see the sea. Chek Wan's wife brought us a pillow to rest.

Sure enough, I actually fell asleep near Rendra until Umi's voice woke me up. “Already Ashar, quickly wake up!” I slowly lowered Rendra's hand on my chest. He was still asleep in his beautiful dreams. After performing the Ashar prayer, I met Umi who was in front of the house with Da Maneh and also the wife of Cek Wan and wife of Leut Man.

“Which other same mom, Umi?”

“Abu went to another mosque, maybe now another coffee in the store.”

“We're not going home?” Asking back.

“The army said it was dangerous if we go home, because they again combed the entire road to pursue the rebels who had attacked the security forces in the district. It could be that the rebels who ran away found our car and asked to come along or there could be contact with weapons again when our car entered the hillside road.” Da Maneh.

I no longer ask, Da Maneh's explanation is enough to make me understand. I looked back at the area around Leut Man's house. Four boys ran into Leut Man's yard and came to us. “Eh, don't scream! There's another baby adek sleeping inside.” Leut Man's wife commemorated them when the four boys kissed our hands.

“Where are you from?” Ask Da Maneh.

“So there's a gunshot, you guys aren't scared?” Da Maneh asked back.

“Ouh, we've been taught the same Om-om army. If there is a gunshot we are immediately told to get down and not panic. If we run, we can get hit by bullets. So said Om army.” Obviously the child.

“Children here do like to hang out with the security apparatus. They were also taught how to save themselves in case of gunshot contact. Children here are also there who become impromptu postmen.” Leut Man's Wife.

“Instant postman?” Da Maneh turned out to be a frequency. I suddenly wanted to know more about the situation in this coastal area.

“If there are soldiers who like the same girl in this village, they will ask the village children to send a letter. In fact, some of the girls here are already married to soldiers who served before and now have been left in Java.”

“What family of girls is it okay?” Finally glide also the question from my mouth that I tried to hold from earlier. Da Maneh looked at me with a suspicious look.

“What soldiers near your house also sent you a love letter, Cut?” Da Maneh turned out to be very sensitive to my question. I looked at Umi who was reluctant to look at me.

“It is not so, Da. Cut only remembers the incident that hit Miftah.” Kilahku and it turned out to be successful in making Da Maneh stop suspecting me.

“Alhamdulillah their family is fine until now. Because this area is not as friendly as your village, Cut. Children here can also go to school safely, they can also still go to school at night.” Wrestled envy in my heart hearing Leut Man's wife's explanation. They can live safely here while my village is always filled with fear.

“Andai Miftah stay here maybe now she is still alive.”

“Don't talk like that, Cut. Miftah has arrived there. It's just a way that makes us not accept sincerely. But it's all already the will of the power. We cannot afford to reject the life destiny that has been outlined.” I nodded in agreement with Da Maneh's words.

The fate of a person's life that has been written since the spirit was created can not be changed. Life, death, sustenance and soul mate are all written. We are just living everything that God has planned in our lives. But, as a man who has not escaped will be wrong and sinful, I still have not accepted the death of my friend in such a terrible way. Not infrequently I hope that the perpetrators get a proper reply.

Once again I am a human being who has a sense of anger and sadness when I see the body of my friend who is sad. Coupled with the death of Mr. Keuchik and other villagers. Sometimes I think, is it that easy to take people's lives?

Are they not haunted by the spirits of the victims they have killed?

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