FRIEND BUT MARRIED
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A grim-faced woman, call it Nila, stared at the blackboard blankly. Unknowingly, two of his friends were talking about it from afar.
“What's with him? Why does he look sad?” ask a friend while looking at Nila.
“She was sad because she was wrong majored.”
“Loh, how sad? This department is good.”
“That's. He thought the Islamic Department in this campus was the same as the one in High School. She was afraid that her old friends would leave her because she could not follow their dress style anymore, their sociable style anymore. She's afraid her freedom won't be what it used to be.”
When the school hours were over, all the students left the classroom. Except for Nila and her two friends.
“Nila, don't be sad, yes. You are here because God loves you. God will not see you far from Him.” His friend smiled kindly.
“If you get lost on the right path, don't be afraid. This is a sign that God wants you to be close to Him. God wants good for you by making you understand the science of religion. God will replace with a better what has been
Two days passed, Mother wept lamenting the departure of my father and my two sisters. The murder that claimed three lives at the same time made the mother's heart hit and hoped that the perpetrator could be arrested immediately and get the right punishment. Likewise with me, if I could catch the perpetrators of the murder of my father and my two brothers, I would kill him even more sadistically than what they did to my family. Now it's just me and my mom left and we only have each other. It's all back to the way it used to be, just me and my mom. I always wondered to God why He always took what I had. After my real father left me when I was born, now he's taking my stepbrother and my two half-brothers. What was my fault that I was punished like this. But what I can do, I am just a human being full of lust and emotion.
Pyyaarrrrrrrrrrr! Loud sounds from
That morning with heavy steps I stepped. I just set a step without a purpose. Actually, I was planning to go to my uncle's house in the village of Sebrang. However, I did not have enough courage to step up at his house because I knew that his uncle and family would not like my presence. My mother and uncle did often fight until the last problem made them reluctant to make up and break the fraternity. I kept walking until I didn't realize I had reached the edge of the lake. The clear lake water that felt warm because of the sunlight made me stop my steps. I sat there staring deep into the water. I felt a calmness there, as if there was peace in the water.I tried to throw a stone into it, but strangely seen the figure of a dashing man who appeared in a whirlpool. The man smiled at me as if inviting me to come with him. I feel familiar with that face but I don't know who it is. I smiled at the man, and
"Wake Nak! Wake". There was noise in my ears and my eyes were glare until I opened my eyes. How confused I am when I open my eyes, many people surround me. I was trying to get up and suddenly a woman hugged me. For some reason, his embrace was warm and kept me calm until tears poured down my cheeks. I felt like I had regained peace in my long lost heart. I hugged the woman back tightly and my cry grew so much that I could not stand it anymore.
"No papa, calm down!", his soft voice sounded in my ears. Her warm embrace makes me comfortable. But suddenly, my body felt limp and unconscious. When I woke up, I was already in the room and there was a mother beside me staring at the window. I held my mother's hand and called out to her but she still fell asleep in her gaze toward the window. As if thinking about my mother's attitude, my mind came to a realization and wondered about what had happened to me. Suddenly an uncle came into the room with a glass of warm tea to me. I drank it and started asking uncle what happened. Uncle sighed and tried to tell me everything :
"When uncle traveled here, he saw a lot of people in the lake. It turns out you were saved by people because you were seen drowning in the lake. Then uncle brought you home. What's actually going on? How could you drown in the lake?", Uncle asked me but somehow I couldn't answer him. I still did not expect that I had almost drowned in the lake.
"I don't know uncle, at that time I saw someone smiling at me in the water, after which I don't remember what happened" I explained to my uncle.
"Yes, you rest! All uncle wants to tell you that uncle wants to take your mother for treatment. Your mother's condition is bad, doesn't even care about you anymore". Hearing this makes me a little calm because it turns out uncle still cares about my family. I agreed with my uncle and for a while I stayed at home with my aunt. I hope you get well soon and can live a happy life with me again. My aunt accompanied me at night because she had to work. While I, just stay home every day because the school has entered the holiday period. I was always staring out the window, longing for my mother and the harmony of my family back then. One day, a woman came to my house. I welcomed her and offered her a drink. I don't know who he is but he looks familiar to me.
"Are you okay?", the woman asked while smiling at me. I could only nod and smile back at him. Until I gathered up my courage and asked him.
"Sorry whose mother?", I asked with curiosity. But he smiled .