
The dawn prayer woke me from a long dream. As usual, the routine activity every morning wake up is to take ablution water.
I immediately prayed at dawn, continued to recite for a while. Usually I do until dawn starts to rise in the eastern horizon.
Mukena folded, and I put her back in a small bag, where I used to keep mukena. The Quran I put again in the nightstand, where I make it easy to reach it at any time. The door was knocked slowly, then a call was heard across the bone-white object.
"Nis, there's Indra ahead."
Joseph's soft, yet distinctive, voice echoed into the room. Makes me a little surprised at the news he said.
"Indra's? Tumben, this morning he's here. Do you want to go jogging, huh? But I don't know first" I murmured to myself. "Yes, Brother!" my screams are for Brother Yusuf to stop knocking on my bedroom door.
I'll be out of the room immediately. Immediately head to the terrace, the place where Indra is now. Apparently he had sat down and chatted with Joseph's brother. Surprisingly Indra also wears her official clothes. This makes me aghast.
"Cho, Ndra. Really early? where are you going? " let me wonder.
"Nisa, sorry yes, I just got a call from the leadership, I was the same as several teams were told to help with the riots in Aceh. There's terror there. So all the members were deployed there, "he said slowly.
I was silent for a moment. The bad shadow that I had been imagining as if it was starting to appear before my eyes.
"No! You can't leave, Ndra! I don't want you to go! " my screams half held back the crying.
"Sisa... Don't dong, Dek. Indra is only doing his duty" persuaded brother Yusuf.
"No way, brother!My dream ... I don't want Indra why napa! You have permission, Ndra. Make any alesan, so you don't have to come! Don't go, please, Ndra," my whine while crying, making the whole house out.
"Sorry Nis, I've been sworn, that I have to put the country first, so I have to go. Pray for me, yes. I hope I'm all right. And let's get back here." Indra's eyes are glassy. He looks heavy leaving me actually. But due to job demands, he was forced to leave. I actually understand how he is positioned. And as a lover, who will one day be the wife of a policeman, this has become my destiny. Abandoned by the husband, who is more concerned with taking care of his country than his family.
"Dec, don't gini ah. Poor Indra, later there so your mind continues. She's fucked up." Brother Adam hugged me trying to calm me down.
I pushed Adam's brother. Because I don't think I need that right now.
"Nisa doesn't want Indra to leave. Nisa's feeling bad, sister. Don't go, Ndra. I beg you." I still cry while holding Indra's hand.
Indra did not seem to have the heart, then hugged me tightly.
"Nis, I'm definitely back. After this I propose you, yes, we marry. So please let me go, "persuade Indra who doesn't seem to be changing even though I cry here.
With so forced to remove my hug from Indra, Indra also pamit to papah and everyone who is here. He's really gone now.
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Ever since Indra left, I haven't heard from her. I'm sure he's reached Aceh. But many times I looked at my phone, not a single message or call from him. Maybe he was busy there. I hope he's okay.
At 21:00 we were gathered in the living room watching TV. This is a routine that we do every night. The event that we have watched since then, then turned into a live broadcast of an important news.
Breaking news's.
Told about terror in Aceh where Indra served. Of course this is in line with what I want to know. Also family.
Riots occurred where.******* had taken control of several buildings in the city.
We were all silent, focused on the news on TV. Our feelings were was was. Expect to see Indra's face in the midst of the onslaught of infighting behind the readers of the event.
On the TV screen, several police officers on duty began to approach a building, which the headquarters of the *******. Suddenly the building exploded. The host was hysterical and panicked, while I, limp. I, who was standing when I saw the incident, now poured down. Brother Shinta screamed while crying. Until Brother Adam also had to hug to calm her. "Sina?" call Papah. Cellphone's ringing. Mama Indra's name was on the screen.
"Assalamualaikum, Aunt. What sense, auntie?!" I asked while holding back the cry.
"Nisa, did you see the news just now? You are strong, yes, dear. Mama just got word from her papah guy, if Indra ... Indra was reportedly hit by a bomb blast in Aceh that the entire building was flattened with land. Probability
Indra is not safe." Mamah Indra's voice sounded heavy as if she was crying.
I dropped my phone.. Still in the same position, sitting on the floor. My eyes are empty. I can't cry anymore.
Brother Shinta approached me.
"Nis, why? replied Shinta." I just kept quiet. Can't say anything.
Only tears kept coming out of my eyes.
Brother Shinta picked up my phone, because Mama Indra's voice still sounded boisterous calling my name. There was a conversation between Shinta and Mama Indra. I know what's going on, but it's like time has stopped. You don't know what to do. I don't know what to react to.
"Patience, Nis. You are strong."
"Why, Shin? what's up?" brother Adam then approached the same of us sitting on the floor.
"Indra, Mommy. Indra died, he was the victim of the bomb." Sis shinta's cry exploded still while hugging me.
Everyone around me recites lafas istirja. This sad news is really heavy and unexpected before. I moved, then walked back to my room. Brother Shinta who was chasing me continued typing the door of the room I had locked. I want to be alone. I don't want anything. I just want Indra now.
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I've been locked up in my room for a week. Beautiful, Ferly, Nindi and Feri came to see me. They were very sad to see my state of chaos like this. I can still hear people around, know who's coming, and know what they're talking about. But I didn't respond to them like I did before. For me, Indra's departure was the biggest blow for me. It hurts more than what Burhan did to me.
"Nis ... don't keep going, Niss..
you must rise. Indra definitely does not like you like this," said Indah while hugging me. Beautiful advice moved me to respond
"I have forbidden Indra to go, Ndah. But he just left. Now he really won't come back Ndah."
I said with a blank look. Without tears without any expression. It was as if my tears had run out over the past few days. Or it can still be produced, and I'll throw it away when I want to sleep later. They look at me pity. My life is sad.
At dinner, I can still sit with my family as usual. Eat properly even though only a few grains of rice can enter my mouth. At dinner this time, I heard their talk about my condition getting worse. They planned to take me to the boarding school where Brother Yusuf used to be. I don't know, maybe I've started to lose my sanity. So that boarding school will be where I treat everything. My soul seemed to be lost with Indra's departure.
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Six months I've been living my life in this boarding school.
My condition is starting to improve.
I'm more obedient now. Everything I learned here really made me rise from my own death.
I've gotten used to it a little bit without Indra.
Even with astral beings I can deal with it like brother Arif .
Brother Yusuf is now returning to the Pesantren to accompany me. He left his job in Jakarta for my recovery. It's like I found another life here. Closer to God. With people who have a similar fate to mine. They are also undergoing mental medicine. And I feel like I have friends.
I heard brother Arif brother Yusuf chatting in one of the saung in Pesantren.
They plan to go to Kalimantan to help pesantren there who still lack teaching staff.
I sat down with them, listening to the conversation between them. I have risen, and able to communicate two ways normally again.
"Sisa come, brother?" I was very interested in their conversation.
"Come? you don't want to go to college, Dek?" ask brother Yusuf.
"No ah. males. Must repeat too. Nisa went to Kalimantan, did she say there needed a lot of teaching staff?"
I don't know why I wanted to go there so badly. I still want to pursue my mind.
Finally Brother Yusuf let me come to Kalimantan. Because I insisted at the time. Before leaving for Kalimantan, we went home first.
Papah is married to Aunt Marisa. I was relieved, finally papah found a suitable and fitting partner.
Brother Shinta is pregnant. Still pregnant young. So Brother Shinta must be extra careful so that brother Adam does not allow him to work.
I also went to Indra's house.
Seeing the condition of Indra's parents.
They welcomed me with open arms. Even though I failed to become their daughter-in-law, they even considered me like their own child. Even I called them like Indra called her parents.
Tomorrow I'm going to Kalimantan on a plane with Yusuf's brother.
Bismillah.wait for me.
Kalimantan Im coming!!!
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