
It did not feel like seven days had passed, Sapphira and the children today would return to the city. They're leaving with Arselo and Ni Eti.
Ni Eti decided to return to the city with Sapphira, she was worried that something would happen to her future great-grandchildren if they were far away from her.
"Ni, before we go, can I go to the funeral of Mas Abi first?" safira asked Ni Eti yamg at that time still preparing some of his needs.
"Please wait a minute, Nini will fix our needs first. We go there together" Ni Eti replied.
"Alright Ni. I'll wait outside with the kids" Safira said.
Ni Eti nodded her head in agreement.
Sapphira left Ni Eti's room and approached the children who were waiting for Arselo's arrival in front of their house.
"Kids, what are you doing?" safira asked when she saw her children staring at the street.
"Pa El, long time, ma?" asked Raiyan who did not take his eyes off the deserted streets.
"Maybe it will be soon" Safira replied, the children nodded in understanding.
Sapphira sat among them, feeling sad that she had to leave the village today, exactly seven days after Abizar's departure.
"Mas, forgive us for leaving you today. I promise to take good care of myself and the children according to your last request. I'm also sure you'll always keep us from there. I've always missed you, mas" murmured Safira's heart. As usual, he returned with his old habits, daydreaming until he was not aware that Arselo was in front of him.
"Fira, are you okay?" arselo asked as he waved his hand in front of Safira's face.
Sapphira herself was still engrossed in her daydreams, she did not hear Arselo's words at all, nor saw the wave of his hand. Until a while later, Arselo patted his shoulder slowly, and it managed to restore Safira's consciousness.
"El, when did you come? And where are the kids?" safira asked while circulating his gaze because he did not find the whereabouts of the children.
"I've been standing here for almost seven minutes and thirty seconds, and you were not aware of me for that long, when I was standing right in front of you" Arselo replied.
Actually Arselo was worried about the situation of Safira who was more often silent with his daydreams, he knew if his current condition was very mental make Safira down. Although she had once been pregnant without the presence of a husband, but at that time she did not hang her heart on anyone, in contrast to now, she was pregnant, he who had just felt happiness with someone he loved so much and now had to lose it in a sudden way.
"I'm sorry, El. I don't mean to silence you" Safira said, bowing her head.
Arselo simply took a deep breath and threw it away violently.
"Here you go, I understand your situation. Are you planning to go to the tomb first?" arselo asked as he looked at the appearance of Safira who was wearing closed clothes and had prepared a small Quran on his lap.
Safira nodded her head.
"Yes. Before we go, I want to make a pilgrimage first. What can?" ask Safira again.
They walked towards the cemetery along with Ni Eti and the children. Along the way the children continued to hold the hands of Safira and Arselo, this was the first time the children visited the tomb of Abizar, because at that time they were not allowed to follow the funeral process.
"Why not buried in the same place as the baby's sister?" ask Qirani.
"Dear, Abi's father was buried here" Safira replied as they reached the cemetery.
Arselo led the prayer, even though he was a free man but since he married Vivi first, he also began to leave his bad habits and deepen his religious knowledge a little.
After he finished his prayer, Safira and the children began to say goodbye.
"Father, we miss. Why is papa staying with us? Pa, mama said we'd have a baby sister, surely papa seneng really? We promise to take care of her baby sister and always will. Papa wait for us there ya.." said Raiyan while rubbing the tombstone that was named Abizar.
It is Dayyan's turn to say goodbye.
"Papa, I'm sorry. Because papa's protecting me, so papa has to go. I'm sorry that I wasn't careful and thank you for protecting me. Papa is the best papa for us, we will always love and remember all the good papa. Hopefully someday we will re-assemble together" said Dayyan accompanied by tears that have flowed.
Indeed, Dayyan still felt that he was the cause of Abizar's death.
"Honey, papa Abi did that because he loves you so much, son" said Safira who did not want Dayyan to continue to blame him.
"But ma—"
"If you continue like that, papa will get sadder there, baby" said Safira cut Dayyan's words.
Dayyan no longer answered Sapphira's words, she lowered her head to hide the tears that were constantly flowing.
Arselo swiftly hugged his eldest son.
"Darling, what your mom said was true.it's not all your fault, so don't keep blaming yourself. Now your job is just to be a good boy and always take care of your mama and all your sisters" Arselo said, rubbing Dayyan's back.
Qirani did not say anything, he could only fall silent while tightly grasping Safira's hand. Likewise with Ni Eti, he only fell silent when Dayyan said that. He was saddened by the words that the boy said.
After Dayyan calmed down, Arselo told Safira to sit on one of the benches with the children. And wait for Arselo who returned to teach.
"Abi, I'm sorry for not being able to take care of my own children, so that makes you come back to sacrifice for them. Thank you for protecting Dayyan, I promise to look after them and your son. I will also find the mastermind of the incident that happened to you, I will not let the person live quietly, after what he did to you" Arselo said slowly after he finished teaching.
"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to take care of them, the people you care about. I will give happiness to them, even though I cannot replace your position in his heart" Arselo murmured as he rubbed the tombstone.
After finishing the pilgrimage, then they return home to take the items they will bring.