TITISAN MARANTI'S
WEAK-KNEED
Having to stop by first in several places, Nur Rahman arrived at his house at five in the afternoon. He decided to pray Magrib at home. He has decided to join tahlilan at the house of Rendi just considering last night he was busy taking care of Mbah To. Today, his mother and father have arrived. So let them both go to Mbah To's house.
“Nur, mom and dad leave first to Mbah To's house, yes?” his mother Nur Rahman shouted from behind the door.
“Tonight I want to know at Rendi's house, Mom!” nur Rahman from his room.
“Not too late, are you?”
“Nothing a little late, Bu.”
“Ya. I'll bring the spare key then. Later if you leave the door is locked, huh? Now the door is not the key mother.”
“Iya, Mum.”
“Assalamualaikum.”
“Waalaikumsalam.”
Nur was left alone in the house. He fulfilled Magrib's prayer in his room and prepared himself to go to Rendi's house. Looks like he has to speed a little so as not to be too late to follow the tahlilan event at his best friend's house. He hastily opened the door of his house and locked it from the outside. And when the young man turned his body, he was surprised by the sudden appearance of the spirit of Rendi before him.
“Why did you show up at the wrong time, Ren? Are you angry because I didn't come to your house last night? Or because I was late tonight? I'm sorry, Ren. Many things I have to do since yesterday.” It was suddenly implied in the young man's mind.
However, it seemed like Rendi's spirit did not care about that. The sinister and sad look displayed by the spirit made Nur Rahman ventured to try to come into contact with the invisible figure. Unfortunately, this time the young man's efforts were not as easy as when he did it to the spirit of his son Pak Makhrus's little girl. The energy of the Joints is too weak. As hard as the young man tried to capture the message his best friend's spirit wanted to convey, his efforts failed. Even the young man had expended all his energy at that moment, but still failed. Finally the young man could only cry as he passed away towards his motorbike.
Do not be asked how fast Nur Rahman riding a motorcycle in a heart condition that is not because of it. Anyone who saw it must have been horrified. Nizwar who had been hugged by the young man with such speed even had time to insinuate him,
“Angel Lifter may wait for us to slow down the vehicle first, if we want to take our lives. Let's not bother!”
Nur Rahman who heard the sentence immediately reduced his speed while smiling at the innuendo of his friend who seemed funny.
But this time no one advised the young man to let his vehicle down. He is still driving at a steady pace. When it was almost at Rendi's house, then the young man reduced his speed. His arrival was welcomed by his three colleagues in the office.
“We thought you weren't coming again, Nur?” nizwar Tegur.
The young man did not respond to his friend. He still feels annoyed at his failure to catch a message from the spirit of Rendi. Nizwar and the other two co-workers already understood the character of the young man. There must be something he was thinking about that's why. Instead of heartache, they prefer to pray fervently for their friend who died a few days ago.
There is an unspoiled view seen by Nizwar at the tahlilan event. They saw Nur Rahman eating food served by the neighbors Rendi.
“Tumben, Nur coming to eat? Usually he always refused to eat the salvation of the dead.” Nizwar whispered to Karmin.
“She's hungry times, Nizwar. He he he ...,” replied Karmin in a soft tone.
For some reason even though their voices could not be heard by Nur Rahman, but the young man suddenly turned towards the two of them with a glare. It was as if the young man had heard their conversation.
“You go home first! I still want to chat with his mother Rendi.”, said Nur Rahman flatly when the four people were done helping clean the yard and living room of the house Rendi from the remnants of mineral water and a pile of dirty dishes.
“I-iya, Nur. Ka-lau as soon as we say goodbye first,” Nizwar said in a weak voice. From his tone he had understood that their friend did not want to be accompanied by them.
“Nur .. thanks for meeting clients in the next city. Thanks to you our company got a new partner there,” said Mr. Ibnu.
“Sama-Sama, Sir,” said the young man slowly.
After the death of his three colleagues, Nur Rahman immediately approached the two Rendi sisters who were playing lato-lato in the living room. Thankfully, there were toys. So they were a little amused and did not keep remembering the passing of their brother.
“Assalamualaikum, Doni …. Alya ..”
“Waalaikumsalam. Mas Nur ..”
The two young children rushed straight to his late brother's best friend. Nur Rahman immediately embraced the two of them. The two little children immediately cried as soon as they saw the young man.
“Loh .. Why even cry? Mas Nur is sad when you see you cry like this.”
“Alya kangen equals Mas Rendi ..”
“Doni also ..”
The young man choked his voice when he heard the innocent reaction of the two little boys. He was silent for a moment to give time for the two Rendi sisters to vent their sadness.
“What did Mas Nur say yesterday? If you miss Mas Rendi, you must pray to Allah.”
“Iya ..”
They both wiped their tears. The neighbors who helped at Rendi's house one by one went home along with the completion of their duties in the kitchen. His mother, Rendi, who had been busy at the back, finally came to Nur Rahman who was playing with her two children.
“Loh, Nak Nur coming? Where are the others?”
“Others go home first, Bu.” Shake hands with the old woman.
“Eat again, yes?”
“It's full, Mom. I deliberately did not go home first because there was something I wanted to ask Mom ..”
“Ask what Nak Nur?”
“Before Rendi died, did she have time to say something to Mom?”
His mother Rendi pondered for a moment.
“What's the way, huh? I don't think there is. Mother also did not expect she would leave so soon.” The woman returned with tears.
Nur Rahman deliberately kept silent for a moment to give the woman a chance to vent her emotions.
“Bu, can I enter Rendi's room?”
“Bo-leh, Nak .. Can ..”
Nur Rahman was immediately ushered by an old woman iu into his best friend's room. When her mother Rendi opened the door of her son's room, Nur Rahman felt that there was a presence in the place. His hair was goosebumps for a moment.
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