The Lost Of Ramadan
Thalib the Final Enemy

“Adding sun?” yell them simultaneously.

“Yah .. but it's just the news of the citizens no one knows the truth like what,” Osama replied then continued to tell stories.

“Their conversation was tense and in the end Thalib asked to go find a place to spend the night, that was all that was known by the people at that time. It had been two days that Thalib was in the village, it was raining heavily and he was going around the village writing something, he said, because she was afraid that the book was wet, she asked to take shelter in the house of a widow whose husband had been left long enough. The widow knew that this person was the Talib that many people talked about, with respect she also asked Talib to stay inside, because he did not know that the person only lived alone he also agreed. It was unexpected that it was even seen by the elder's emissary who turned out to have had the task of following wherever Talib went, from here we all know that the elder did not trust Talib, it seems that he liked it, he liked it, but actually not.” at all

“Why the elders first until all when Thalib came to the village well,” said Ayumi.

“Maybe this is what Grandma said, she does not like people who come from outside because it will bring a new religion in addition to adding a statue that has been so adopted by ancestors here,” said Chio.

“Truely said Chio, that was what the previous elder feared,” replied Osama.

“Then after that how next?” tanya Akira was very curious.

“Empathizing that of course the elder had a plan for Talib to be hated by the population, he told the envoy to spread slander by saying that Talib was having illicit relations with the widow. Hearing the bad news, of course, people who used to hate and do not expect, even though for two days he was very close to the villagers, there were only a few people who did not believe the news, namely my Grandfather, he was the one who was named Muhammad by Thalib."

"Seeing the people who were getting angry with Talib, the elder told the messenger to take Talib to the village to be tried, but he did nothing, however many times he denied that anyone believed, at that time Talib could not do anything because there were no witnesses, but the most absurd punishment given by the elders was the death penalty. Of course, hearing that everyone was silent confused why the death penalty, but usually not so. Amidst the confusion of the elders even immediately ordered to implement it.”

“Kok can be so, whereas everything must get a citizen agreement first,” said Ayumi.

“Elders deliberately use it, as a negligence of the citizens, so he can freely carry out his will,” said Akira.

“Well like that, lucky my grandfather dared to issue an opinion and ask to be married, anyway it is not necessarily true and maybe just misunderstood, anyway, he also told the citizens that they also knew very well that Talib was a good person and that it was impossible to do so. Well my grandfather's opinion the citizens all agreed to it because the truth is still in doubt, the punishment is better than being put to death with a vague truth. After that they were married with the help of the citizens to prepare everything, for this Talib is indeed something that is not desired, but this married woman received it.”

“Sgratitude ... The punishment is only married, even if it is coercion but they will surely also be happy?” said Ayumi, as well as Chio and Akira, while Shiro smiled.

“Having passed one time their wedding ceremony, Thalib's wife looks changed from her appearance, she uses a head covering like the one worn by Ayumi. My grandfather also got closer to Thalib until finally my Grandfather embraced the religion brought by Thalib and it was the same as Akira and Ayumi that is Islam.”

“Then did many people in the village at that time embrace Islam?” ask Akira curiously.

“Unfortunately all I know is his wife and my Grandpa, so their names are changed with good names, his wife is named Fauziah and my Grandpa Muhammad. Apparently this news was heard again by the elder because it turned out his emissary was still watching Talib. Again Thalib and his wife were called to trial and so was my grandfather. The elders said they broke the first rule of our village that we should not worship anything other than statues and want to be put to death again. But what happened, all the citizens at that time refused outright and said the elders were just making up for it, there was no such rule and they just heard, they just heard, they all do not care about any religion of Thalib, for them it has nothing to do with the nature of togetherness and love for each other. Again Thalib survived thanks to the citizens who were good to him. This happens because Thalib always helps them if they get into trouble and also become a teacher for them.”

Suddenly Osama turned sad. “Lalu ... at that time Thalib was in the village for a long time and he always got supervision from the elders, many things were spread by the elders about his ugliness, he said, but Thalib was always patient if anyone could censure him, who had always been his wife and so his fortress was my grandfather."

"Until that time he fell ill, the evil elder took it upon himself again by spreading the news that Thalib had come to this village only after riches, the elder said it was evident from his extensive knowledge of the village that we do not know about its resources, he said, people who do not know know and feel that Talib never helped him in the field or breeding and so forth. These people just feel jealous of others and therefore they believe the news on the basis of annoyance and envy. Because no one explained and refuted, this story continued to spread even to those who had been helped by Talib, they were all easily influenced and just forgot the goodness of Thalib. At that time my grandfather did not know this because he was away from the village to guard their garden, so that no one defended anymore.”

Ayumi looks sad and upset as well as Akira and Chio. “How easy it is for them to forget someone's kindness only because of one baseless vilification of evil,” said Akira very angry.

“That's how people are, only because one bad thousand good could be invisible again,” said Chio and was nodded by Ayumi, while Shiro from earlier just silently listened.

“Not only that, Thalib's wife while shopping is always not served, they even heartily say do not want to sell anything to the Thalib family, he said, because of this his wife could not buy food for the ailing Talib, how many times he asked to tell my grandfather to defend them in front of the citizens, but Talib always forbade because he did not want to bother my grandfather he was also always patient when facing the residents because he did not sell basic ingredients to them."

“From that time they all regret what they did to Thalib who had helped them, Thalib was buried in his wife's house assisted by the villagers. Hearing the news that Thalib died of course the village elder was happy about it he did not need to be afraid anymore of what Talib would do to make the population switch from the ancestral religion to the new religion in take Thalib. His crime certainly did not end, he also made a false story about Talib, the story you have heard."

"Not long after his palace fell ill and also died and was buried opposite to Talib. Some time passed until the residents began to no longer think of Talib, the story he made was spread slowly until again in the morning the residents believed it and forgot the truth. My grandfather was back in wrath, but this time no one believed it anymore, it was clear that the citizens changed well only because they hoped to get more help from Talib, who was not there, but deep in their hearts there is absolutely no thank you.”

Akira and the others who heard that were made inexhaustible by the behavior of the citizens at that time, their faces looked angry and annoyed.

Osama continued his story. “Before Thalib died he had sent the goods he brought from the land of Sabbat to be given to Muhammad my grandfather, until before Thalib's wife died he had given it and kept well by my Grandfather. During my time with Thalib my grandfather was married and had two children, my father and the grandmother you came to.”

“Then where is Thalib's relic?” ask Akira.

Osama. “That day my father accidentally spoke about the relic, when he told the story of the Talib to his unbelieving friend, and it was heard by the villagers. Then the night two thieves came to my father's house and managed to steal the item.Not only that, both of my father's parents were accidentally killed that night in front of my own father's eyes, but for my father the incident was none other than the village elder who knew him. According to him of course he did not stay silent and told his emissary to go search my father's house and managed to get it,” Osama replied.

“Why didn't the citizens help him, even until a theft killed two people?” yang Ayumi seraya sad.

“Citizens just thought that it was just theft, so no one knows, my father did not dare say that what was lost was Thalib's valuables,” Osama replied.

Akira and Chio bowed lethargic and Shiro looked annoyed. “Cih .. so all the stuff is gone, or maybe it is still stored by the elder,” Chio said.

“Nothing else, my father once overheard their conversation in front of a burning item, the assumption is true they were the ones who took it and destroyed it.”

They all could not answer anything else and could only bow to the lack of hope, but suddenly Osama smiled at them.

“But, at the time of the night, the thieves panicked to accidentally kill both of my father's parents who were fighting them, My father who woke up from sleep saw his parents killed immediately ran and pushed the person holding the bag until one of his things fell, after that he shouted for help to make the two thieves run away leaving one book, well it was the diary belonging to Thalib, my father immediately hid it so as not to be seen by the villagers who started to arrive."

"After being left by his parents my father lived together with his sister while continuing to struggle to make the story of Thalib can be known by the people of the village, the story was the original story that Grandpa told my Father.”

“Then in the end the story was banned by the next elder and also the present elder?” chio Sahut.

“Well that's how it goes even if the sentence is killed, but I managed to make the punishment only accommodated in that place which is now a shelter for parents and children who are temporarily entrusted by their mother and father to work. Such was the true occurrence of that fake story.”

“Force us uncle, we do not intend to have uncle tell that painful story,” Akira said.

Osama smile. “I'm not the one to thank you for wanting to hear it, I've wanted to tell others for a long time, but I can't trust anyone, but this time you all managed to make me believe so did my father, according to my father's wishes then you will be the one who will keep and utilize the diary of this relic of Thalib, who is the one who will keep it,” Osama answered with confidence while sticking in front of them all a box of medium size made Akira and the others surprised and astonished to see it.

On the other hand, there was a man who also listened to their conversation, he was none other than the elder's messenger. "Really luck is very scary, with these two realities, not only so the third elder I can certainly also be the second elder or maybe the first one he he ... it's time to go and find another way to catch them all" he said then left.

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