Garden Benches
New Day

New Day

Putting together cracked glass is not easy, because it could be that the fragments have spread everywhere.

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I put a picture frame with a double postcard size on my desk. There are 3 women I love very much. Mom, you and Ghifa.

This morning I came early, as usual. Our house to the office is not far away. Do you remember, Sapto?, a thin, white, oval-faced young man with a haircut who was always flaky. My coworker's one room that always comes in the morning, even then it has not been seen the trunk of his nose.

Not much has changed, after three weeks of permission to connect was granted to me. The tables are arranged around the room. There were 11 people in this room with their own tables. Each desk has a work file that must be done immediately. While my desk is clean. Last job before I could get in, it was in the file closet.

Mr. Reno's desk, in the middle. Until if a part meeting occurs, all can see Reno sir equally. You remember Mr Reno, don't you, Laras? True, he was the section chief, who regularly visited me to make sure my spikis did not deteriorate. You see, everybody's worried about us.

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"Assalamualaikum, Gie? Are you well?"

Sapto came, with steady steps. Then it slowed down when I saw me sitting on my desk.

"Thank you, I'm healthy" I replied.

with a big smile. Sapto put down his backpack and sat down next to my desk. I saw his eyes glancing at the photo in front of me. His breathing sounded heavy.

"How's your son doing, what's up?"

"Ghypha? I like to talk to him... "

I smiled broadly at the photo before me with sparkling eyes, when I got Sapto, he turned his face away.

"Beautiful my son, his hair began to melt, after being bald ehhh.

Sapto looked down, not daring to look at me, not looking at you smilingly hugging Ghifa.

"Relig ..."

"What the hell are you doing, being so quiet, you don't want to see a picture of my son?"

I put your picture in front of him.

"Gie ..heg,"

I saw his face tense. I put back the picture of you and Ghifa, and then I pat her vibrating back.

"What's up, Sap? You sick?"

Sapto shook his head, lifted his head and looked at me.

"You need to stay strong, Gie. I'm sorry, I still like getting carried away,"

"Oohh ... It's okay, just calm down. Laras didn't just leave me, he was still with us!"

"Haaa? What, Gie?"

Sapto glanced in surprise. I pat her shoulder again.

"Bah, don't think. Now what do I do?"

Sapto did not force, he opened the laptop on his desk.

"Recapitulation of school asset data, you hold the subdistrict of the city yes,"

"Okey, send the data,"

I opened my laptop too, and waited for Sapto to transfer some of the data that I was responsible for. Meanwhile, friends in this one room began to arrive.

"Assalamualaikum, Gie ...?"

"Huh, Gie?"

Miss Retno and Nania came to my desk in disbelief.

"You're healthy, son?" ask Ms. Retno who is almost my mother's age.

I'm nodding.

"Tell?"

Ms. Retno forced me to check my body, ah everyone must also know, my body is intact, healthy and still strong. Everyone also knows that my heart is broken, fragile, broken to pieces.

"Sir Gie, is he really healthy?"

Nania, the employee who had just entered the Asset Team, greeted me doubtfully.

"Yes, Miss Nania,"

I answered while nodding.

Meanwhile, Bu Retno glanced at Sapto ferociously. When looking at Sapto's movements, compartmentalize the data.

"Don't be burdened first, let's adapt the environment again, this is the first day to re-enter!"

"Butc ..."

"No buts!"

"Gie, don't be forced, relax ...!"

"Sheap Buk!" reply excited.

"That's a picture of your son, Gie?"

Ms. Retno glanced at my desk, walking to her desk.

"How, eee ... what's your son's name Gie, I forgot ..."

"Aleema Ghafara, buk, her calling Ghifa,"

"Oohh yeah, Ghifa, healthy right?"

"Alhamdulillah, buk, healthy ..."

"Goddessa ..."

Mr. Reno has a 3-day assignment out of town, so do not come to the office. Ms. Retno told him about my departure, until she called me to make sure.

"Don't be suspended, remember you're still under the doctor's supervision. Still like to get dizzy, don't you?"

The voice across was slightly pitched in order, after asking about my arrival.

"Yes, sir. Thank God it's not dizzy anymore, sir."

"Okey, welcome back to duty, Gie. The spirit!"

"Good, Sir. Thank you." Thank you."

I lowered my salary after the phone connection was cut. Luckily, I have family and friends who are always supportive. They never let go of myself. Even when a remark I heard back then from Dr. Ferdhi.

"Great shock will make a person fall depressed, until there is a possibility of prolonged hallucinations. The only thing that can be done is to always be with him. Accompany and encourage,"

And we have that. Barrel, we don't ourselves go through this, friends and family are always beside me, never leaving. I looked at your picture that was holding Ghifa, You would agree, wouldn't you Laras?

****

"Gie! Gie!"

Ardi was moved into the house, without greetings, immediately went into the living room.

"What the hell, hail jugat not yet, just play selonong you!" my snapping.

At that time I was feeding Ghifa. Our little girl's cheeks have increased, her body movements have become more active, crawling to and fro. You smiled happily when I took her to meet you that evening. It seems our little Ghifa did too. He doesn't stop clapping and chuckling when you tease him.

"Sorry, Assalamualaikum ..."

"Valayevansalam ... Well that's dong, what's up, hemm?" my lyrics.

Ardi's face looks tense, dropped his body on the sofa. Meanwhile Bik Nah, ask for a cereal bowl from me.

"This is den, Bik Nah who continues. Look at Den Ardi's face as a tangled thread!"

"Haha...!"

"Bik Nahhhhh, yell,"

"Ndak .. really, den. Not wrong!"

Sahut Bik Nah relaxed while pushing the Ghifa chair to the side terrace.

"Hahaha, get you!"

"You too, follow me!" sulik Ardi's.

"Why in the first place, so tangled?"

Ardi ruffled his long hair, silent for a moment. Then whisper to me.

"What's? Seriously?!"

Ardi nodded then lowered his finger.

"Yes!!! What are you waiting for, Ayokk,"

My touch was happy, I shook Ardi's body with excitement. How not, finally my best friend since childhood will invite his heart adoration.

"My company, yes. Find something to bring tomorrow,"

"Siaaap, Come on dong smile .. don't make her face tangle!"

"Hehehe, groggy I'm Gie ..."

"Relax, I'll take you for a consultation, let your heart settle down,"

I'm gonna get up, get ready to take Ardi. Then say goodbye to Bik Nah, and convey my message to Mom. Meanwhile, Mom still attends the invitation at Pakdhe Nomo's place.

"Consultation? Same who?"

Ardi came up from the sofa, kneeling me ahead out and letting Ardi's face gawk.

"Larass, who else? Let's go!"

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