Don Gabriel Emerson lantern
Eps 35 - Split Again?
Firda woke up feeling better, why? He himself does not know.
He woke up in his bed as usual, he was writhing lazily but this time something different and arrived...
"AAHHHH.." shouted her.
Firda who saw Gabriel sleeping beside her immediately shouted hysterically even he kicked Gabriel to fall to the floor and her husband immediately groaned while trying to stand up.
"Oh, Firda...."
"What are you doing here?" firda shouted and he himself jumped down from the bed.
"Sleep, I haven't slept all night, so now I'm not sleeping either" Gabriel replied, and he went back to bed, pulled out the blanket and rolled up.
Firda immediately pulled Gabriel's blanket in annoyance and like her it also irritated Gabriel.
"Not that I told you, do not approach my bed" said Firda.
"Not that you have also said, if I am sleepy I can sleep anywhere including in the bed" Gabriel again replied firmly as well which made Firda growl annoyed.
"But don't sleep with me...." Firda again shouted in annoyance.
"Okay, Firda. I'm really sleepy right now, so please shut up" exclaimed Gabriel who made Firda gap wide. Gabriel was about to pull back his blanket again but Firda moved faster and he threw his blanket away from the bed.
"Wake up, it's time to pray. Don't sleep on" cried Firda again then he rushed to the bathroom to take ablution.
Gabriel growled with annoyance, for for the rest of his life he now continued to sleep in the teriaki and was not allowed to sleep quietly.
Just as Gabriel was about to pull the bolster, Firda suddenly shouted back at him.
"Sholat Woy, pray... Ashsholatu khoirum minannauum" cried out which made Gabriel gaping because like his Firda scolded him in a different language.
"Don't scold me in a language I don't understand. That's not fair" Gabriel exclaimed, and he sagged down from the bed.
"I'm not angry, that's what prayer means better than sleep. Anyway yes, you are not able to pray, lazy prayer, what do you want in the afterlife" grumbled Firda while taking her mukena and also healthy for herself and Gabriel. While Gabriel was squirming and yawning instead, he looked lazy to take ablution.
"Snap....!!!" firda's reflexive shout made Gabriel immediately run to the bathroom.
.........
Angeline comes to Frank who is currently having breakfast at the dinner table, Angelin does not speak but he seems to keep questions for Frank.
"What's wrong?" ask Frank then.
"Do you know anything about Gabriel?" angeline asked half a whisper, Frank who heard her brother's question raised next to his eyebrows and he seemed to wonder why his brother suddenly asked so.
"Why? Missed her?" frank asked then wiped his mouth with a graceful gesture.
"It's not like that, it's just... It's nothing, forget it" exclaimed Angeline then she left her sister.
Angeline asks why Gabriel arrived to send divorce papers after a long time they separated and hung their marriage relationship?
"Did he find my replacement?" he asked with a grieving heart "Isn't that better? Maybe he's forgotten me too"
.........
Gabriel was accompanying his grandfather-in-law on the street around the school area, the grandfather talked about many things about his family especially about Firda. His silly attitude, his innocence, and also his kindness. Firda would not think twice about helping people who seemed to need help, and Firda never had a bad idea about other people. He is easy to believe and that is what makes his family worried, because Firda is too naive. He thinks all good people, can be trusted but the grandfather said that Firda's thoughts will be broken when his trust is destroyed.
"Why are you quiet, Gabriel?" asked the grandfather in his hoarse voice.
"Ti's... No, it's okay" Gabriel replied later.
"Firda's a very nice girl, I'll leave her to you, son. Please take care of him" asked grandfather as he continued to move with a step that had been slightly retrained.
"I... I will give my best to Firda" Gabriel said
"God willing.." exclaimed the grandfather.
"What?" Gabriel asked in confusion.
"Pronounce God willingly when you say something you can't be sure whether it's true or not" exclaimed the grandfather and Gabriel nodded in understanding.
As they returned to chat, Gabriel's phone rang for the umpteenth time.
"Thank you, it might be important" exclaimed the grandfather and Gabriel answered the call that was none other than his right hand, John.
"Yes?"
"...."
"What?" gabriel screeched when he heard the news like it wasn't good news.
"Okey, I'll be back as soon as possible" Gabriel said, then he hung up.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" ask grandpa.
"Yes, there's a serious problem I have to deal with. I have to return as soon as possible" Gabriel said.
"It can be understood, you're a businessman and of course your business can't be left out for too long like this..."
.........
"What's? Come with you?" firda's shrill cry that even makes Gabriel have to cover his ears or his eardrum will break because of the sound of Firda is no less like a firecracker.
Still closing his ears, Gabriel nodded many times.
"Ogah" cried Firda who made Gabriel frown deeply.
"Why ogah?" ask Gabriel.
"Yes because I don't want to"
"Why do you want to?"
"Eggh..." Firda growled "I want to go back to the pesantren, you go home alone"
"But, Fir...."
"There is but but, this is my decision" Firda said.
"Okey, then I will go home and you please return to the boarding school" Gabriel said later.