
Chandra is gathering with other soldiers from various countries to overcome the crisis of radicalism in Syria. The place was not bad like Nadia's shadow, but it was not good enough to be used as a place to live.
The weapon in the form of a long-barreled rifle is always the man on his left shoulder, while the revolver pistol is on both waist, she must continue to be on standby to keep the environment where they secure the areas where women and children live. The attack ******* could have appeared suddenly without any warning at all. Because Chandra is a special army force sent by the Republic of Indonesia as reinforcements. So the task is quite heavy, in addition to maintaining security he is also assigned to check the footing of active mines so as not to harm the population.
After the evening apple was finished and sterilized the area, Chandra rested his body into the barracks, there were soldiers from various countries, but more dominated by members of the USA army, there, it could be said if the US military man was the ruler in that security place.
"Hey, Indonesian Man. Come here!" call one of them to the breakaway Chandra. (Hey, Indonesian man. Comehere).
"Is it yours?" tanyanya while holding a black leather wallet into the air. (Is this yours).
Chandra sharpens her vision inside the barracks, and hurriedly approaches when she realizes that her purse is missing in her pants pocket.
"Oh, yes. That's mine," Chandra replied with a faint smile. (Oh yeah, it's mine).
Chandra also approached the small group. In one barracks filled 7 members who came from various countries.
Chandra grabbed his wallet after he thanked the soldier who found him. In the wallet besides stored some money sheets, also stored a photo of his marriage with Nadia, there is a photo of Nadia that Chandra slipped on the front of the wallet.
Chandra smiled in relief as the two photos were neatly tucked away in place.
"You look happy when you look inside your wallet." (you look happy when you see the contents in your wallet).
Chandra chuckles at the question of one of the soldiers. "Sure, there is a photo of someone I care about the most." (Of course, there's a photo of someone I love the most).
"Who's? Your son?"
Chandra shakes. ""No, maybe next year we have one. I saw my wife's photo." (No, maybe next year we have one. I saw a picture of my wife).
Chandra then opened her wallet and showed her wedding photos to her new friends.
"Wow .. you must be a newlywed couple, huh?"
"Not really, we've been married for almost a year." (Not really, we've been married for almost a year).
"Yes, that's relatively new, bro. Be patient . distance makes us love each other even more." Chandra gave a small smile in response to the remark, she assures in her heart. (Yes, that counts new, bro. Be patient.The distance makes us love each other more and more).
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Nadia arrived at her house with a tangled state, her face slightly swollen and her makeup has long worn off since her meeting with Vidi last afternoon. However, Nadia forced a cheerful face when she met her father and mother-in-law who now welcomed her arrival that afternoon.
"Nad, it's not good that you go home to Jakarta Bandung alone," recalled the mother when Nadia had just sat on the sofa.
Nadia smiled weakly. "Hm. I'm sorry, ma'am, Nadia had some important business to take care of the rahersal."
The attitude of the mother lately has changed greatly, since Chandra's departure to Syria to perform the task of suspending the mother was cold, but not infrequently also very much regulate Nadia's activities like this.
The father who was beside the mother could only smile faintly at his daughter-in-law.
"Here you go, Nadia must be tired, just rest first."
"Thank you, Dad."
"Nad, help cook yuk."
"Eh?"
Mother smiled slightly as she looked at Nadia's confused face. "Bantuin mom cook. I was shopping the same way Susi made dinner, Joy's birthday."
"Mom, his pulse just came. How, told to cook?!" said dad did not accept.
Nadia hurriedly got up from her seat and responded to mother's invitation to cook.
"Dad, his pulse is willing. Isn't that right, Nad?" ask Nadia. Nadia could only nod small with a stiff smile on her face.
"Hehe .. yes, Dad, Mom, Nadia would like to, all of you learn to cook."
Married is not easy, married is not always happy as Nadia had predicted in the past. Getting married not only brings together two people who are ready to establish a domestic life, but getting married also brings together two personalities, two different habits, and further is to unite two families that were not at all bound to be one vision in common.
Nadia who was stirring the cake batter with a mixer immediately turned to look at mother with surprise. At a time like this, my mother told me something that Nadia would not listen to at all. Nadia chose not to respond, I hope you understand.
"Via phone anyway, never met in person. But it sounds like his son's good, huh?" Nadia did not smile, nor did she respond to any expression on her mother-in-law.
"Hm, usually this Army married the same Midwife or profession that is mostly at home, who can take care of the husband of the same family full one hundred percent so, Nad," added the spirit mother, who was not involved, as Nadia was not expected by the mother, Nadia could only deepen in the heart.
"Yes, if the marriage is with the Midwife, or the same Doctor or the same ordinary housewife, if the child is not reg. Like the artist, should it be flanked?"
Grandma suddenly appeared in the kitchen, embracing Nadia's shoulder tightly and hugging the girl's body like an angel without wings. Grandma smiled towards Nadia, a peaceful smile and made Nadia involuntarily drop her tears in the kitchen. Nadia hastily wiped away her tears, afraid that if mother saw.
"Eh, there's Mom. No, it's just intermezo, ma'am. Women in the kitchen like to talk. Isn't that right, Nad?"
"Ck, Nadia's the daughter-in-law's grandson. There go upstairs, take a shower, keep resting. Grandma's gonna ask auntie to anterin her dinner to your room."
Nadia was very relieved because the grandmother treated her very well in this house, Nadia smiled broadly at the grandmother with teary eyes.
"Mom, Nadia has finished stirring her dough. Nadia to the room first, yeah." Nadia immediately paid a farewell to her mother-in-law, and gave a small nod to the grandmother who was still looking at her with a gentle smile.
After bathing and changing into pajamas, Nadia opened Chandra's closet. There, he found no other colors other than black and white lined up neatly in the closet. Nadia smiled wryly, she bit her lower lip as she was about to cry again.
Nadia picked up a plain black T-shirt from inside the pile of clothes, and hugged it.
The aroma of Chandra is still stored in the fibers of the clothes, every night Nadia will sleep with Chandra clothes next to her, then tell a lot about her husband's clothes about the activities she does everyday. Perhaps, tonight Nadia will have a lot of heart and sadness on the black shirt.
Nadia picked up her phone, then wrote a message to Chandra via the Whatsapp application.
Last seen two months ago.
Nadia menggelos, Chandra could never be contacted again, his cell phone may not be used and stored somewhere that he might not have taken to duty. The center also said that the soldiers in Syria are not allowed to communicate using private phones.
Nadia to Hubby When are you coming home?
Are you not kangen?
Nadia closed her phone back because when she sent the messages, none of them were delivered.
Nadia squeezed Chandra's sweatshirt, then buried it in her chest and hugged her tightly.
"Chan.. hurry home, you said it was only a month there ...."
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"Neng, are you asleep?"
The sobbing Nadia hurriedly wiped away her tears, it was the voice of grandmother calling out to her from outside.
"grandmother?"
"Yes, this is grandma bringing food."
Nadia got up from the bed and immediately opened the locked door. When grandma was in front of him, Nadia immediately rushed into the arms of grandma.
Grandma smiled bitterly, she returned Nadia's embrace with her left hand because in her right hand there was a plate of food that she prepared for Nadia.
"Hiks, Grandma ...." Nadia was crying inside the arms of grandma, her body was trembling slightly.
Grandma took Nadia slowly to get into the room.
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The network was noisier, so it can only be up tonight. Oiya, maybe I can only get up on Thursday or Friday.