MIRACLE MIRACLE MIRROR
EPISODE FOURTY-NINE

Ehh??? Koq??? The dates???

Ali returned to the tombstone that is now installed on the grave of the Word but was surprised not to be confused.

Date of death: 20 April 2023

Ha_today??? Today is April 20, 2023!!!

Ali looked to the right and to the left.

There's Mr. Anwar and Miss Mirna!

That means both of the Word's parents are still alive!

Ali was looking for the faces of other members of the Word family.

Firmly, Melati..even Rudi, his youngest brother Word is still there! They all flood with tears.

Then they are all still alive!!!

Ali's chest was pounding.

His eyes are looking for someone.

Is Laila Purnama here too???

What Ali was looking for, could not be found.

There's no Laila there. Only elementary school friends, Firman social friends that Ali knew and neighbors and close relatives of his family including his stepmother Firman.

Pukk

Ali's surprised. His shoulder was patted by someone from behind.

"Hhh..."

Ali swallowed his saliva. Someone He had almost forgotten was now standing in line with him.

"Where have you been all this time?" ask her with a trembling voice.

"I... I'm moving out of town, Bang!" ali replied in a soft voice.

He is Dayat, a cousin of Firman who is ten years older than Firman and Ali. Dayat used to drive Firman on his motorcycle to Ali's rented house. Even some times Dayat also buzzed chatter on top of the tree house with Ali, Firman and also Laila.

Dayat is often a barber who treats the three of them when he has a lot of money.

"What happened to the Word, Bang?" ask Ali. Now his voice is trembling. Unable to hold emotions in his heart until his eyes were red and his nose watering.

"She's a jockeying on the streets. Join a wild race with her SD friends!"

"Who_???"

Of course Ali's blood flow rippled.

"Anton Darmawan."

"Anton Darmawan???"

"The boy is on a search for people by the police. Because he's the ringleader of the gang who recruited Firman to be a member of his gang too."

Ali gaped in disbelief.

His life story changed again. And now, the Word turns out to die sooner. Even with a tragic death being the victim of a traffic accident in a wild race. At the age of twenty years. And it is precisely the Word that is now his friend Anton Darmawan, not himself.

"For what does the Word follow the biker gang? Until stupid race?" tanya Ali still could not believe it.

Dayat pulled Ali's hand back. Worried that their chatter actually made the funeral atmosphere become rowdy.

They retreated a few meters and stood at the very back of the line.

"The president is looking for extra money."

"For what, Bang? Didn't he already work at a retail company in Tangerang?"

"To pick up Laila Purnama in the city of Mataram, Lombok!"

"Huhh?!?"

So, so it turns out that Word and Laila are still intensely in touch? Firman and Laila, they both stay away from me to keep in contact??? Why should I cover it from me? Oiya I forgot! I also left the Capital! I also went to a remote village because I found a suitcase belonging to the late Father that turned out to hold a grant and inheritance letter from Eyang!

Ali swallowed his saliva again.

His Ketirnya revived He felt.

As it turns out, Laila Purnama always carries a grieving story. For him and for the Word.

Treeet tree tree

Treeet tree tree

Ali jumped in shock. Something in the pocket of her jeans shook to her surprise.

My phone!!!

...My Majnun is calling...

My Majnun!?! Laila Full!!!

Ali remembered the name of the beautiful girl he had pinned on his cell phone. My Majnun's. It was Laila's name on Ali's phone number.

Clik.

"Hallo's? Why, Laila?!?"

...[.Huaaa... Aliiiii!!! Hik hik... Ali really Firman died??? Ali's! It must be hoaks! This must have been my work, this April, surely April Fool. Aren't you?!?]...

No, Laila! This isn't April Fool's. But it's real. And now it's April 20th. The day of my birth. Is Lo still craving?

Ali's stunned.

The voice of the girl he had always missed.

Like a pungguk misses the moon. It is like looking at the moon from a distance. That's how Laila was in her sight.

Ali is back to being the old Ali.

The quiet and can only be heard the chattering of white fan pigeons that always attract the heart.

...[.Aliii?!]...

"Yes, Laila?! Hhh... Unfortunately... Our word is truly gone."

Czechoslovak.

Ali took a picture of the tombstone of the Word. And immediately send it to Laila who is across the ocean far away.

Suddenly, Laila's voice cried loudly.

Ali felt her eardrum hurt a little because of Laila's squeaking voice.

But he also did not want to turn off his phone connection with Laila even though Laila was crying hysterically and raving about regret sentences that Ali did not clearly understand.

Ali felt her heart warm. Because for these few weeks his soul felt empty, lonely by itself.

"Lalila...! Laila Purnama's..."

...[.Why did he leave us first, Li? Huaaaa hik hiks... Do we not promise to live happily wherever we are? Wouldn't we someday encounter a version of each of us's happiness stories? Huuu huhuhu's.]...

Ali could not answer. Moreover, interrupting Laila's regretful cries.

Can't be regretted too much.

It is enough to believe that God's destiny is the best.

"What's patient, Laila? God loves the Word more than we do!" he said in the end.

Laila's cry was still clear.

"Call always the Word so that the way is wide. Yea? Don't mourn his departure! Don't make it hard to get to Jannah. I am sad, just like you. I was also wounded, disappointed that the Word was first called the Almighty. The word is young. He died in a traffic accident. May Allah forgive all his sins. And we should always pray for goodness for the Word."

...[.Hik hik... Company.. hu huhuhu]...

"Word of good people. He's a good friend. Even very well during his life. God must have put the Word in the most beautiful place."

Slowly Laila's crying voice shrank. It seems that Ali's speech can now go into his heart.

...[.Ali?!?...]...

"Yes, Laila?"

...[.Sorry Me. Maafin Word. We.. have been in LDR-AN relationship since I moved to Lombok. Hik hicks.]...

Ali smiled thinly.

"There's nothing to forgive, Laila. There is nothing wrong with your relationship either. You guys are still my best friends. Until anytime. Even until I die."

...[.We're getting away from you. Because we are ashamed to have reneged on the promise that our friendship will not be tarnished with love. Excuse me... We didn't even know that, if you were evicted by the landlord and went out of town. Sorry, Ali! Hik hicks.]...

"Alright, Laila. We forget all the past. I'm still your best friend. And until whenever you remain my best friend."

...[.My parents divorced. My college broke up in the middle of the street. And now I'm a nightclub worker. I.., I want to go home to the Capital but it's cost-constrained. I'm rattled. My life is ruined, Ali... Even now the Word has left me. Huaaaa hu huhuhu hik hik.]...

Laila's crying broke again. But now Ali has started to understand everything.

"California. It was a while ago, huh? I'm still at the Word cemetery. It's just finished and I have to see his family Word first. Next time we talk again. Assalamualaikum..."

Clik.

Ali turned off his phone.

He took a long breath.

Apparently, everyone changes.

Good people, not always good. Bad people are not always bad either.

Everything changes over time. Of course it is a choice that every human being chooses to continue living forward.

Every choice has risks. Whether that risk makes it good, or even bad. For that, think about those steps and choices before actually acting.

Pukkp.

Dayat patted Ali on the shoulder.

"Anton was captured!" he said he made Ali determined.

"Will you take me to the police station where Anton is languishing?"

"You what?"

"I am not satisfied, for I have not cursed the man who has corrupted the morals and the life of my friend!" ali replied in a loud voice.

Dayat sighed. He nodded.

The two walked closer to the Firman family area to offer condolences for the death of their proud eldest son.

Ali rubbed the tip of the Word tomb.

The still wet mounds of red earth were filled with sprinkles of rose petals. Smelling fragrant as well as the sense of smell of Ali Akbar.

"The word...! Word, friend! Hix... The quiet in your grave. You no longer feel pain. No longer feeling fear. Allah is All-Good. God wants you home before you go any further and further away from Him!" ali muttered softly as he rubbed the point of his tears that fell down dripping several times.

Recall how the Word is the figure of the best friend and also diligent worship even though it is somewhat slengean style. Even the Word is far more religious than he is.

At SMA Firman is one of the members of OSIS in the field of Rohis and the chairman of the respected Islamic Youth.

Ali stood up, rubbing the look on his tired face. And staring at Dayat's face made sure he was escorted to the police station where Anton was detained.

.............

Anton walked towards where Ali and Dayat were sitting in the waiting room.

His head lowered, his hands were also in handcuffs.

Ali stood up quickly.

He walked closer and...

Plaque plaque plaque

Plaque!!!

Four slaps landed on Anton's cheek before he was held by two police officers.

"Don't be a vigilante! The suspect is already in our custody!" one of the police officers warned Ali.

Ali was satisfied, even though his palms were hot and spicy.

Ali's eyes gasped. Red Anton cheeks are like ripe apple tomatoes. In fact..a bit of a slow blackening.

Waduhh?!? Was my slap so loud? Do not watch the glowing face of Anton!?!

Ali scratched his nape.

"Why do you always make trouble, Ton? Is this the reprisal of the bullian that Lo got from the Lo family? Stupidity and stupidity that actually makes the Lo family more illfeel the same Lo? Tol+l!!! Instead of thinking and living by showing Lo's cool painting skills, but instead Lo destroyed himself with useless activities! You think making a biker gang and riotous makes Lo cool? No, Ton!!! Lo precisely the more gobl+k, tol+l and pe'a severe!!! Wh why? Because it's not just in the world of doang Lo in the family bully Lo! Even to the end of hell, Lo will still be in the bully if you do not have the determination to change in a better direction!!!"

No courage from where, until Ali could roar like being orated on the pulpit.

Anton lowered his head after looking up and was shocked because Ali knew of his condition which was always plagued by his parents and his great-great brothers.

Anton was crying.

Her tears are spilling.

Ali looked at Dayat. He gave the code when it was finished and was satisfied to vent his anger by sticking the cheek of his arch-enemy four times.

Just now Ali and Dayat walked a few steps out of the police station after thanking a few policemen who were on guard there including its commander, all of a sudden...

Shuuunggg

Shuuunggg

Shuuungg...

Ali looked at Dayat.

"Thank you, Bang! I... It looks like I have to go!"

Shuuunggg

Wussss...

Ali's body is sucked back by the circular hole of the Galactic system of Life and either will end where, Ali himself still does not know.

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