MY IMAM
Episode 8

Raline looked for a moment at a photo she had kept for a long time, ever since the man in the photo was completely kept away from her. The real man Raline has made sure will be

hers but it turned out to be just a too tall dream that Raline had hung up.

He touched a cross-shaped necklace around his neck, which is why Abi

away from him. They're different.

Today is Sunday it is the duty of Raline to go to church to worship, and also to nourish her soul in asking God. Raline was wearing clothes that looked

it is suitable for him to enter the church.

His uncle, aunt and cousins have been waiting for him since, “Mbak Raline really long?” Ketus Gilang the youngest in his uncle's family when Raline arrives before them.

Raline scowled and then muffled her cheeks

his 10-year-old cousin's sister. The cousin who had

think like his own sister, Raline is the only child in the family

birthmarks. He entered the car while holding Gilang the bulky boy earlier.

“The name is also the old girl you know ready Lang,” Reason Ananda makes Gilang roll lazy eyes.

“Mah, Pah, If tomorrow-tomorrow mbak Raline ngaret again. Stay put deh.” Gilang grouse made everyone in the car laugh out loud.

“Indeed why the hell you want to spit-cepet, usually you also ngebo if you wake up in the morning. What Sunday are you working on?” Ask aunt Raline.

“Kan so you can worship Ma.” Answer Gilang.

“Alah...say to see Nessi.” Temptation Rio on the younger brother from the back bench. Gilang immediately looked at his brother annoyed at carrying the name of a little girl of his age who he often invited

playing together in the church. His brother always mocked Gilang that

I liked that sweet girl.

“Ma! Bang Rio naughty!” Disappointed and then complained.

“Cieeeee... adek bontotnya mbak already big ni!” Raline's stoves supported Rio to tease the youngest.

“I cuddle!” Say funny Gilang with a face that reddened the sign of shame. All of them come back.

Raline felt so happy to be in the middle of the family of her mother's sister. Yes, Omnya who became the head of the family among them is his mother's sister. And Raline's been staying for 2 weeks

with them because he had to live in this city to work in

abhimanyu's office left his parents in Jogja. Actually

Raline wants to stay in the boarding room because she does not want to bother the family

this omnya, but even om and tantenya it offers their home to

raline is occupied because it has another empty room that is not occupied.

Raline is so grateful to have such a wonderful family

this family

The sound of the car engine stopped their sign had reached the church court, they all went down except for Danu who had to park his car first. They waited for Danu to

the man managed to find a parking space for his car.

They also entered into a magnificent Church with a cross bar on a glass wall on a fairly large pulpit. They also dissolve in the wisdom of worship on the benches

long, so did Raline who started clenching her hands to pray.

***

Coming back from their church

deciding to shop at the nearest shopping mall, it has become

it is the custom of this family to go to the mall after worship every Sunday,

calculate eliminating fatigue on weekends. This time it was Nessi's family

coming with them made Gilang smile because of the presence of Nessi

who is always near him. But Raline chose to return home because of him

feeling not feeling well all of a sudden.

Finally here Raline is, in a cafe where once was the only cafe she visited during college holidays and visited the house om Danu in this city. This cafe

it was also the silent witness that Raline was asked to stay away from Abi by her parents

Abi who knew their relationship at that time was not really ready in the

know by their respective parents but out of nowhere Abi's parents

you can know their relationship.

take him to this place.

A song chanting calmly in the cafe makes Raline more soluble in the daydreams of events a few years ago.

A few years ago :

 “I ask you to stay away from Abi!.”Abi's mother said without further ado

to his interlocutor.

 Raline as an interlocutor of Abi's mother was immediately surprised instead of playing with the sentence of Abi's mother's request which is more suitable to be called a sentence of command. Raline doesn't know what to respond to

the words of Abi's mother.

“Sorry mom, but what's my fault that mom asked me to stay away from Abi?” Ask

Raline ventured. Raline actually knows where this story leads

but somehow he has not been sincere too quickly faced with this problem.

“I'm sure you're smart enough to know where this conversation is going. Your necklace!”Point at

Abi's mother was right at Raline's neck, which now hangs pretty

necklace with Cross as the hangers.

“We're different Son. Abi, me, Abi's father and you are different. We are different Raline

please understand.”Said Abi's mother with eyes that began to glaze over as if

his son is in love with Raline.

“But ma'am, we can find the solution to this problem.” Raline said in a tone

slowly.

However, quickly Abi's mother interrupted, “With what, you want my son to follow

your confidence?”

Raline was silent for a moment not knowing what to say let alone, Abi's mother was right. Nonexistent

another way for Abi and Raline to unite unless one of them comes out of what

which they believe. While Raline is convinced that Abi will not want to

to get out of what he believes and so does Raline.    

***

Raline awakens from her daydream that reimagines old memories and wounds in her previous life. Raline put her sling bag back on to go home because of the darkening day. Impossible though

he arrived home when the family om and tantenya up first, but

he said to go home first.

Raline came out of the cafe to coincide with Azan Maghrib who was roaring. Raline again remembered the time of her college in Jogja, where at that time she eagerly accompanied and

take Abi to the mosque for congregational prayer while he will wait in

outside the courtyard of the Mosque accompanied by a bowl of meatballs made by Mas bejo subscription

they often sell outside the mosque. Even Raline herself

who offered Mas Bejo to look after his meat cart while the man was fat

it can participate in congregational prayer in the mosque.

Raline smiled again reminiscing about her good times with the old Abi. It was not Abi who now did not recognize him at all.

Raline longs to be able to accompany Abi to go to the Mosque, when she can hear Abi's stories about her religion or even when Abi no less eagerly escorts Raline to the Church

to worship every week. Raline misses Abi, really

Her ashes... Abi belongs to no one else. It is not Abi who has

a companion of life who shares his beliefs with himself. Which certainly makes

abi's parents loved their daughter-in-law more than ever

with Raline they always want not to approach their son.

Raline touched her cross again

strengthening her true self is so fragile as to just remember the times

it was so bitter that he had to separate.........

with man.