Memorization of the Qur'An for Afra
CHAPTER 7: TRAGEDY

In fact, you were a part of my life before Sah said. Have we been bound? -ilewing-

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Two days in the woods, afra and the other six friends plan to return tomorrow to the city, ending the days of fun. During those two days, they counted twice they changed locations, and the last day tomorrow should be used for the trip home.

However, the plan of nature was fulfilled first!

Tonight a heavy rain fell on the earth, as well as the forest inhabited by the adventurer gang, Afra. The rush of rain was like wanting to break into their tent. Afra, Farsya, Debi and Mila, the four of them are in Tunel tents that are wide in diameter and large enough. While Bika, Reza and Joy they are right next door, Dome tent that is no wider than the tent owned by women. The rain had fallen since this afternoon, and Bika decided to keep her friends in the tent.

Afra and her three female friends, curled up in the cold in one thick blanket, belonged to Farsya. Afra knew very well, farsya had a very high anticipation, so whatever he considered important would be carried like a blanket with Hello Kitty's picture.

"I miss home, miss mom, dad and ... My rabbit." Debi reopened the second loaf of bread and devoured it, imagining the one he missed.

"We just pray that the rain stops and tomorrow we can go home." Afra cheers Debi up who is moody. Debi approached and embraced Afra, confirming the speech in his heart.

Farsha scoffed at the chocolate in Debi's bread and licked it. "Photo first, yuk! let today be immortalized." Farsya already held the camera, sat in the middle, and gave instructions to his three friends to get close to him.

Czechoslovakia!

Camera got taken by Mila first,

" Well, my beauty doubled in the camera" Satisfied with the photos of her, the camera was restored to her possession. "Let's send in, yeah, Shah."

"Okadah!"

"Sleep, yuk. Tomorrow we have to be strong physically and mentally. Passing through the forest after a rain like this, more energy is needed because the road must be slippery." Afra tightened her grip on the blanket, keeping her eyes straight ahead. "Whatever happens tomorrow, we have to go back!"

Well, true. Afra promised her parents! He must come home at all costs! Didn't want to make them worry or even his parents to tell Ziran, if he went on an adventure in the forest.

Oh, naw! That can't happen!

"Yes, right, we have to go home! Ah, I hate this bad feeling. Why is it always like this! " Debi pressed her chest strong, her feelings agitated. Like a bad feeling is going to happen.

"Don't dong, Deb. Don't be like the fortune teller of the future!" Farsya was also agitated if Debi said as if there would be danger to them.

"Remain positive! We must have gone home safely." Mila gave encouragement to her friends.

They nodded, though a thick feeling of doubt enveloped Afra's heart. Are they really in danger?

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"Is everything ready?"

The morning air that day, still covered in cold and fog. The song of birds further adds to the distinctive impression of peaceful forests. The wetness of the entire forest makes the ground muddy. The whirling water from the foliage reminds me of the heavy rain last night. There was no warmth, not even the hot king of the world, timidly wanted to break through the curtain of fog within that dense forest.

Afra kept smiling to welcome the morning, remaining grateful for the rain that was over. He looked at Bika who asked earlier.

"Report, we're ready to go chief!" With a cheerful Afra who answered the young man's question.

Bika smiled at Afra's behavior. "It's nice to go home. Hey, what's wrong with me?" Bika tried to guess. "Aah! I can't wait to see Doi, right? Uh, don't dong, how am I?"

"Basic! Huu ...." Farsya, Debi, Mila, Reza, and Joy, cheered out.

Afra laughed seeing Bika's disheveled face. "Good, because my promise to go home today is not denied. Tell Umi and Abi how angry he is if it gets late." Afra recalled, when he and his friends got sprayed by Umi, Abi, because it was one day late coming home from the exploration of the cave, last year. Until giving up asking permission to follow Arum Jeram as the next exploration. Fortunately they managed to persuade and got Reztu to leave, on condition that it should not be too late to go home.

His friends shuddered and chuckled in light of Umi Afra's anger.

"Oh, let's get out of the woods and get to the city as soon as possible." Bika no longer wants to take the daughter of people back to her home. "Everything is safe, nothing left?" Bika continued to ask.

"Safe!" Shouted members.

"I remind you once again, the risk of going out of the forest after the rain, will be greater as a result. And so, be careful!" That sentence, Afra and his friend had heard many times.

"We know!" Compact everyone answered.

Abika had borrowed Afra's compass to lead them out of the forest so as not to get lost.

They leave at 7 a.m.

The journey home has taken almost an hour. Abika walks ahead as a guide, and Reza as a guard at the back. Sometimes Bika stopped to see the state of his friends. However, no! The female spirit in her arms, looks the most real of her male friends. Indicates happiness that is not hidden, want to quickly get home.

"Istrahats!" It looks like there will be no rest if waiting for the complaints of the girls. So, Bika who took the initiative herself voiced the decision.

"Yyanih, still strong. I'll just do it at home!" Debi agreed with Afra.

"Well, it's up to you. I'm the same Mila ngikut." Farsya said ordinary. Mila gave a thumbs up sign in agreement.

"As usual, I'm with Reza depending on the chairman's decision. Afra and Debi, you guys don't get strong. We're not robots, we're the first ones!" There was a cry from the man's words. Afra looked at Joy lazily.

"But, we must ...."

"No! Just take a break, and there's no rebuttal!" Bika first cut off Afra's speech.

Like the chairman's last decision. They'll rest 15 minutes to restore power, eat, drink, stew - whatever.

Afra sat on a large rock and opened her little book record. Write whatever you want and explore infinitely with your little brain. As he wrote, his sharp ears caught a familiar scream. He ....

"DORRY!"

Not minding his belongings, his instincts quickly knew the whereabouts of the girl. His feet ran fast, and his agile eye movements caught the figure of the girl hanging on the vines under the cliff.

Astagfirullah!

"DUSTY! GET MY HANDS ON!" Afra lay on the muddy ground and reached out her hand. He saw the roar of Debi's tears that continued to flow. "Debi, don't cry. No, no, no, don't look down. Lookatme. Look in my eyes, Debi!" Afra's voice rose with worry. "Come on Debi, don't shut up. Give me your hand!"

However, Debi did not respond. In fact, his crying increasingly sounded heart-wrenching, Afraza Humairah.

Okay, the only way is to be calm, calm, calm, and stay CALM! don't PANIC!

"Debi..,"Afra tried to draw Debi's gaze to look at her. And succeed. "Sorry." Debi's eyes slowly rounded. "I'm sorry for failing to take care of you. I'm sorry."

Debi's getting sobbing in.

"hiks .. hiks .. egh, Huaa ...." Debi's voice faltered because of her tight cry.

"Stranquil Deb, don't panic. Let's quickly give you your hand, I'll pull you up." Afra stretched out one arm longer down and one held on to the root of the large tree beside him, resulting in almost half of his body down the rock cliff.

Debi stared doubtfully at Afra's hand that was spitting out fresh blood, for what reason? Maybe, because he hit a rock because he was so panicked to see him hanging on this steep cliff. "Your hands..."

Ctaaa...

One of the vines Debi used to hold her weight had been cut off and the girl was screaming hysterically. Afra's eyes bulged regardless of danger, she pushed her body down and caught Debi's hand.

"Rrr .... " Afra manahan weighed Debi's body as hard as he could. "Help me, Deb. Step your feet against the cliff in front of you and try to walk up slowly. Come on Deb, you can do it! Remember when our adventure was climbing a rock? Like that Debi, you're most excited about rock climbing, right?"

Debi stopped screaming but still hiccupped.

Afra, right! Slowly but surely, the nature of Debi's courage emerged. His feet searched for a footing on the sharp rock, one hand looked for a fitting grip, then walked carefully in the aid of Afra who pulled one hand up.

Afra's hands again rubbed against the sharp stone. The arm to the back of his right hand was blistered, his shirt torn and the skin peeling off the blood droplets that soaked Debi's shirt below. Afra doesn't feel anything. In his mind, his friend had to survive!

"Alhamdulillah." The two girls lay onto the dirty ground and scooped up the air greedily. Debi was saved.

Afra got up to sit down.

"Afra ... hiks .." Debi hugged her, hugged her and cried. "Thank you."

Afra smiled thinly. "It's not just about my promise to keep. We're friends, adventurous friends! Of course I'll help my friend." Afra rubbed his head with her left hand. Now he just felt pain, his right hand felt sore and seemed to be broken." Already, yeah."

"Sorry, I'm too careless." Debi Sesal.

"Next time be more careful!" Smiling sweetly, Afra ended the embrace. They intend to return to the clubhouse, convinced the others are busy looking for themselves and Debi.

"AFRA!!!"

But before that was done, first Afra caught the sound of the cry of his name from a man behaving brown as warm as the twilight sun.

Whahuh? Wh who? Did he not see wrong? the man is ....

THE ZIRAN?

- To Be Continue