
The car we were riding stopped right in front of the destination I was referring to.
When we had just set the ground here, the atmosphere of this place instantly enveloped our skin with its coldness.
Therefore, a feeling that there are currently two pairs of peeping eyes is also inevitable.
Or maybe, this is because now it is 5 am, so the temperature here is cold?
Whatever, I'll stay in.
"Rasheed..."
"What?"
"Is this the place you're referring to?"
"Yes, if I told you why. My reasons are the same as yours."
"The same reason as me, but this is your grave?!"
"I want to meet my friend..." My voice felt heavy as I wanted to continue, but with all my might. I forced to say it. "And say goodbye properly."
Erika's gaze given to me upon hearing my words instantly turned to concern.
Did I misspoke?
No, it's not possible. My sentence was a simple sentence that straddled S.P.O.K
"Rashid, I'm not sure about this. But, are you really prepared for this?"
I swallowed my saliva and faced the grave sign above the gate.
"Yes, I'm ready!"
"Then let's go in..."
That way, I with Erika's company will face my friend who has helped me get up.
"You know the place?" While on the road, he tried to melt the atmosphere.
"Of course, if I didn't know it would be a hassle."
"Hehehe, thank goodness."
......................
Right now, in front of the two of us lay the body of a person who had already been buried. The tombstone in his head wrote the name 'Jauhari' there.
"Away from... He was your friend you told me about back then, wasn't he?" Jauhari's name has often been heard from my story at that time.
"Yes..."
At this time, even though he had never met her. But Erika looked at the tomb with a sad look.
"He must be a very nice person to the point of caring for his own friend." (Erican)
"Even if you beat him up, he'll still be on your side and love you again and again." (Erican)
"When you're on top of a slump because of your own actions, he's still extending his hand to you." (Erican)
"Even if you lie to her when she does her job, she'll still show you her teeth." (Erican)
Erika told me some flashbacks I told her about.
But for some reason, this even feels like ridicule. But Erika's smiling face with tears held in her eyes indicates that she is not insulting me.
I squatted down and opened some books to pray for him.
For about 15 minutes, we closed the book and stood up again. Don't forget some flowers I got from the way I sprinkled them on his headstone.
But before that, there's something I want to tell her. This will also be my goodbye to her.
"Thank you, Jauhari... Without you, maybe I'm just a killer doll now."
"And as your stupid friend, I want to say: 'Please forgive me!' My stupidity back then was inexcusable, but you lightly assumed it never happened!"
"If I had listened to you, maybe the results would have been a little different!" Unknowingly my tears were bouncing to the ground as I shrieked it.
"But by now it's too late, nothing can change!"
"So..." My breathing is strong in order to eliminate the anxiety within me. "Once again, I want to say it right..."
The sun rose from the east and shone right behind me. My shadow looked big until it passed the other 5 tombs.
In front of the sun, I curled my lips. My sleepy eyes I forced open, my tears that gathered in my eyeballs I held back, and my hoarse throat forced me to buzz.
With a trembling body, I said: "Thank you, and good-bye."
Simultaneously, the sun that had just risen was now above me and making my shadow shrink back.
......................
Grak Grak Grak!
The road in this tomb looks unkempt, understandably, the janitor only exists once every month at the beginning of the month and now is the end of the month.
"Is it done?" Erika who was walking beside me stared at my concern.
How not, my face right now is very bad. I cried like a fool.
But, uh,
"No, there are two more." It's not done yet.
"Then, come on!"
"Hmm(nodden)..."
......................
Our second stop is the tomb of the man who was once my first happiness.
On the stone, the name of Rosa is written and the date of birth until her death.
"He's..." Erika's eyes widened in disbelief. "Rosa, she's your ex (i cut her off)"
"Please, don't say it any further!" Just remembering it makes me sick.
Who can be mentally resistant, when recalling his memories brutely.
"Sorry..."
"Forget it."
"But why would you want to visit him?"
"He became like that because of my mistake as well. Just then, I didn't notice the trembling in his hands!" And moreover, the message that Salwa left me was also my mover.
All these events have been uncovered, the mastermind of the Fire Summer.
But that's still the small line. There may have been something bigger behind the incident.
Returning to the topic, I started squatting and reading books to him.
Just like before, it was only about 15 minutes that I stood up again. This time I left him without doing anything.
"I'm sorry..."
It's impossible for me to apologize to him. I failed, even totally.
......................
Back on the streets of that dirty, unkempt tomb.
There's one more tomb, but it's too early. He'll come here and visit.
"Our business is done."
"Heh?! Didn't you just say there were two more?!"
But for now, I better not show my face when I meet that person. Could be bad.
"Yes, then. What can I do." Erika was a little disappointed, but she couldn't do much.
......................
Our steps when passing through the gate barrier felt different from the one before.
Now it feels hot, our skin feels burned by the heat of the sun.
"It's very bright, when we come here the sky is still orange."
Erika's voice was faint in my ears. Why did that happen?
I felt the sound of 'Nging!' that throbbed hard on my face.
That sound was like calling me.
But from where?
While looking around, none of them could be seen other than Erika who was still looking at the blue sky.
The sound gets louder each time I face a specific direction.
NG!
Just as I turned to the loudest part of the sound.
My eyes caught the figure of a man and a woman staring at me from the gate I passed earlier.
A ghost?
My eyes could not see their faces from far away. But I'm sure that their bodies are illuminated by light. On their faces like... Was smiling.
Was that smile directed at me?
"Rasheed?! You why?" But my gaze was distracted by Erika who was looking at me confusedly.
"Eh it's nothing!"
There's no way I'm saying. 'I saw a ghost!' She won't believe it, after all if I tell her and she believes and then gets scared, then I'll be the one to bother too.
"You're weird, I hope you're not daydreaming because it's a grave."
"Hehehe take it easy!"
Erika walked straight to her car.
I tried to follow him, but before that. I turned my eyes to the gate again.
Now there's no one there.
"Rasheed?! Why else?!"
"It's nothing!" I immediately ran towards him without thinking any further about what it was.
......................
The car is traveling at full speed to its destination.
But where?
He didn't drive to his house, did he?
"Where are we?" Manyau sleepy.
"To school."
"You haven't had a shower yet..."
"I went home first, just to school. How could I go there without taking a shower?!"
"Your words are ambiguous."
"Heh... By the way, don't you want to see it?"
His face turned serious.
"Right now is the last day of the exam, and as you know. The final test was a battle that looked like a siege battle."
Yeah I remember, it was but...
"I'd better pass it anyway, I'm not their teacher at the moment."
This is my current authority, I cannot set foot in that school until the two parents forgive me.
"You know, with the teacher. The disciples will look a little more motivated!" He started the lecture. "Because teachers are their leaders, teachers are their morals! Without a leader in battle, the soldiers would lose their will of fight."
"Yes, I get it. But still... It's my duty." There's not much I can do right now.
TING TING!
Suddenly my phone rings.
"Call?"
"No, just a message."
"But your face is disgusting!"
Seeing the contents of the message on my phone screen made my mouth curl and very happy.
"Erika." i..." I called out to him without letting go of that expression.
"What else? If it's something disgusting, I won't hesitate to kick you out of the car!" He replied with a restless smile.
He thinks I'm crazy.
"I've decided to see them..."
"Well?!"
The words made him surprised. The stirr that he held was almost shabby but he overcame it quickly.
[Message content]
Shoulder:
The two old men have already negotiated, they will forgive you, but on one condition.
Condition: You can't look back and move on.
'You're a good teacher's example' That's what the old man said.
I heard from them, he said their children often tell about your kindness and greatness.
So they realize, if you have struggled as much as possible to hold the incident happened.
[End message]
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On the other hand, the graveyard they had just come to.
A woman, holding her child, walked with a bag full of flowers to leave the tomb area.
She sprinkled the flowers in three places, the tomb of Rosa, the tomb of Salwa, and the tomb of her husband.
Her eyes were somewhat surprised when she saw the gravestone of her late husband.
There were a lot of flowers next to her.
"Did anyone visit, dear?" (Haniya)
Of course he did not know, because the one who sprinkled it had been gone since this morning.