The Ruler's Widower
Forest Preservation

This morning's breakfast Sahira makes an omelette filled with meat, vegetables and cheese. Three omelette plates are ready, Sahira takes them to the dinner table.

Sahira returns to the room, but Filio and Zeina do not wake up. “Zeina darling, let's get up,” Sahira patted Zeina's cheek very slowly.

Zeina squirmed, she opened her eyelids. “We get ready, then breakfast. I made omelette.”

Zeina got up, she ran impatiently out of the room.

Sahira looked at Filio who was still asleep. Sahira remembers her goal to make Filio fall in love. Sahira kissed Filio's Cheek. “Wake up dear,” whispered Sahira gently in Filio's ear.

Filio wrapped his hands around Sahira's back, until their bodies were perfectly attached. Filio grabbed Sahira's thin lips, enjoying a sweet and chewy sensation.

Filio ended their ciu*man session, then looked at Sahira. “Jaga Zeina for me, I'm very worried about her.”

“I'll take care of it,” promise Sahira.

Throughout enjoying the unrelenting breakfast Zeina chattered cheerfully about the activities she wanted to do in the forest.

As usual Filio escorted Zeina and Sahira to school. Even Filio helped bring Zeina and Sahira's big bags to the school grounds.

Filio kissed Zeina's forehead before going to the office. “Papi should work, take good care of yourself yes. Don't stay away from Mom,” message Filio.

“Good Papi,” Zeina replied with a smile.

Filio kissed Sahira's cheek in public. “Jaga Zeina is fine, don't let anything happen to her.”

Sahira's cheeks heat up to hold in shame, she doesn't expect Filio to kiss her in a public place. “Iya, I'll make sure Zeina is okay. And home safely.”

The unmarried teachers were envious of Sahira getting a romantic partner, as well as some other teachers who were quite close to Sahira sneered. Due to rumors that they are with Sahira willing to part with her old husband in order to get Filio father of Zeina who is a handsome widower.

All the participants had already gathered in the field, they were lined up neatly. Pray before leaving.

After praying the children are led by their homeroom teacher to the bus. While the male teacher lifted one by one the items for the event.

Zeina and Sahira got the number one bus. Zeina sat in front beside Sahira.

On the way to release their singing together.

Their journey was greeted with a drizzling rain. The road asphalt looks wet.

The bus arrived at the last stop, Sahira told her protege to get off quietly without pushing each other.

The children lined up in the field, they only carried small bags filled with snacks and drinking water.

Sahira walks ahead of her protege. The road they were walking on was slippery, because of the rain. “The path is slow yes.”

“Iya Bu,” replied the children compactly.

Although the road is quite slippery and the air is very cold but it does not beat the spirit of children. They seemed amazed to enjoy the sight they had just seen.

At the first post, the children were asked to join a group to plant a tree. Sahira watches her protege, looking more often at Zeina to make sure her daughter is okay.

After planting the trees, the children rest for a while. From where they gathered there was a river.

“Mother I want to see the river,” shouted one of Sahira's proteges.

“After everyone has gathered, we will cross the river. So look at it later yes,” Sahira gives understanding. He can not just follow the wishes of children no matter how this forest and a new place for children he must make sure everything is safe and on a set schedule.

Zeina received it, “Thank you Bu.”

Sajira answered Zeina with a smile, her little daughter looked exhausted. “If Zeina is not strong walking or dizzy, directly tell mom yes.”

“Iya Bu,” Zeina replied. He gives Sahira his bottle back.

The tree planting event was over now they walked over the bridge. Sahira walked ahead, followed by the other students.

For the first time Zeina saw the river with a murky color, and the river flow is quite swift.

Zeina stopped her steps because her shoelaces were loose. He crouched down to fix the shoelaces.

The two boys behind Zeina seemed to be at odds until they subconsciously hit Zeina's body.

Zeina's body was pushed through the gap at the bottom of the bridge barrier and fell into the river with a height of two meters.

As her body fell, Zeina panicked from being carried away by the current. “Mother, please,” shouted Zeina.

Zeina's hand went up looking for something she could reach. His chest was tight to receive the water that went into his mouth. His body was swept away by the rushing river.

Seeing her daughter fall into the river, Sahira took off her shoes to jump into the river. But the other teacher held Sahira.

“Do not be rash, this is dangerous Sahira.”

Sahira's tears glided as she looked towards the river Zeina's body was no longer visible. “Zeina, Mom. I have to save him.”

Sahira revolted to release her teacher's friend's check. But he was in trouble as more and more held him back.

Forest conservation activities were finally stopped, the children were asked to return to the first post. Sahira does not stop crying, a teacher close to Sahira tries to calm her friend down. “We must have found Zeina, you are calm huh Sahira. SAR team has started searching.”

Sahira could not calm down, she felt guilty for not being able to help Zeina. The last scream Sahira heard kept ringing in her head, she was very worried about her daughter's condition. Sahira loves Zeina.

“I want to help find Zeina,” please Sahira.

“We wait here only, let the SAR team search.”

Sahira's two hands squeezed each other, there was nothing he could do now. The rain came down so hard, Sahira hugged her own knees so tightly.

Sahira could not imagine Zeina's circumstances. Sahira's heart is so broken, he continues to pray that Zeina will soon be found.

The sky was getting dark, Sahira was still sitting inside the makeshift tent that was standing firmly not far from the bridge where Zeina had fallen.

Tina as Sahira's teacher's friend looked on sadly at Sahira's seemingly chaotic state. With a puffy face for not stopping crying.

“Sahira you have to eat first,” said Tina. This whole day Sahira did not want to eat, even the hot soup that he had brought this afternoon now looked cold.

“Save it, I'm still not hungry,” reject Sahira.

Tina kept the porridge she brought beside Sahira. “Eat first, do not let you get sick.”

“I'm fine Tina, which we should be worried about is Zeina's situation. He's out there cold all day.”

Tina carries Sahira's body into her arms. Sahira's cry sounded very heart-wrenching. Tina could not bear to see her friend this broken. “We must have found Zeina,” Tina assured Sahira. Without feeling Tina joined in crying in silence, while hugging Sahira's body