Waiting for the Love of the Country
S2 | Tidung Island

The morning sun began to appear, a girl sitting alone enjoying the sunrise while enjoying warm lemon tea. Indira is very happy to be alone, she has a different nature from her two brothers. Therefore, Indira does not have many friends. Maybe only Carel and Fika were close friends on the campus.

Indira is very fond of nature, not infrequently she travels alone. Enjoying the beauty of nature with its solitude.

"It looks like you really like the sky" said Dirga who surprised Indira.

"Astaghfirullohaladzim!" indira's astonished jolt made Dirga smile thinly.

"Sorry surprising, but you seem to enjoy watching the sunrise too much. Sampe did not realize I was here since then," said Dirga.

"When we see it or not, the sun always rises. Want closed cloudy or fog, the sun also still rises. Whether we realize it or not, the sun still rises" replied Indira without a single look.

"Hmm, you're right. The sun will always rise, regardless of the weather. And the sun still shines even though it is clouded," said Dirga.

Unknowingly, they both smiled faintly. Last night, Mirda asked his juniors to stay together.

"My name is Dirga, Dirga Agung Prayoga" he said as he looked at Indira.

"I am Indira, Indira Myesha Kirania Syafa," Indira said as she cupped her two hands. Dirga nodded with a faint smile.

"Alright, Syafa. Can I call you with that?" ask Dirga.

"Please, excuse me first" said Indira leaving Dirga.

"Be careful, don't get me wrong again," Dirga chirps make Indira embarrassed herself.

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While in the room, the newlyweds have not been reluctant to get out of bed.

"Bang, let's take a morning walk on the beach!" whining Elmira to her husband.

"We're in the room! Kan honeymoon dear," said Mirda kissed the lips of the wife.

"Not that's the concept, brother! Yaudah I want to go for a walk with Sweta just like Mother," said Elmira sulking. Mirda smiled, he cupped his wife's cheeks together.

"OK, okay! We went for a walk, but then again!" mirda whispered making Elmira glare.

"Yes! The power is not abis-abis anyway! The address can't be this way mah, "the inner Elmira when the husband restarted the action.

Tok tok tok tok

The sound of knocking on the door made the two of them startled in shock.

"Ra spout out! We go to the beach, don't spill mulu ngapa!" shout Afifah.

"O Allah the Afifa, make people shocked!" grouse Elmira.

"Wooyy manten, replied dong! No more ngadon, yeah!" shout Rian.

"Start! Elmira's taking a shower, we'll be down!" mirda's scream made the two laugh.

"Take our tactics on them, Pi!" said Afifah then took her husband to go to the dining room.

Everyone seemed ready with his beach stellan, Indira was eating bread while feeding Sweta. Alana was feeding Husain who was busy struggling with his laptop. Cyra was the same, he was making fried rice for the future husband. Alan and Theresia had gone to the beach for morning exercise. While Chandra and his family had said goodbye, because Chandra had to carry out his duties as a state servant.

The elderly are enjoying yoga in the backyard of the cottage, while Mother Gisya is busy putting food into tupperware. Mama Febri and Ummi Ulil are preparing various kinds of needs for a picnic. They want to eat together on the beach on Tidung Island.

Mirda and Elmira have now joined their families, only to arrive they have been teased completely by their families.

"So how's Bang? I've been able to nimang dong's grandson," teased Fahri's father.

"Goodoo, Dad! Eat, don't be tempted!" pissed Elmira.

"This is a hot one, Bang! Her hair is soaked, surely the rage continues yes," seduced Baba.

"It's really hot, Bang! That Baba aja wet hair, must be rage too," said Ummi Ulil make Baba Jafran wrong behavior.

"He's a big man!" papa Zaydan's chirps made Baba Jafran glare.

"Doyan shampooing! Don't suudzon muluuu the same as my man!" ketus Mama Febri's.

Dirga and his friends say goodbye, they plan to go snorkeling.

"Excuse me Bang, everyone. We decided to go snorkeling. Thank you for letting us stay here" said Dirga.

"Where is Dirga going? Breakfast before snorkeling" said Elmira who had just come out of the kitchen. Mirda smiled hearing his wife's call to his junior.

"Ready! Permit ma'am, we have breakfast outside, "reject Dirga.

"You have breakfast here, after that we go snorkeling together," said Fahri's father with his baritone voice made Dirga can no longer refuse.

"Ready! Do it!" dirga replied respectfully.

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The mothers have held a large mat on the beach, under a shady tree. Young people are getting ready to go snorkeling.

"Daddy, you're not snorkeling?" asked Mother Gisya when she saw her youngest child playing with Sweta.

"Got ah, Bun! I will play Jetski" replied Indira.

"Yeahaaa? Alone Neng?" tanya Ummi Ulil glared.

"Nggih Ndoro," replied Indira making the Ummi more glaring.

"No, no, no! Danger of being alone!" sahut Bunda Gisya's.

"I'm okay, Bun. After all, Adek can ride jetski alone," replied Indira relaxed.

Mother Gisya can no longer answer, because Indira is a pretty stubborn child.

"Dad your temenin," said Father Fahri and Indira nodded.

"Buckoo! Dah old is also still gagaayaan main jetski," Baba Jafran said.

"Wey wey, age can be reduced but not with ability! Is there, old man now usually ngadon doang," ledek Fahri father.

"Ck! Baba also comes with you on jetski, Neng!" baba Jafran.

"Yowes, yowes, sakabehna wes come along" said Indira who did not want to get dizzy.

Mirda, Elmira and the others were already preparing for snorkeling. It's just that they lack one person, they force Indira to come along.

"Please dong, Deck! Come along," Pinta Elmira pleads with Indira.

"Yes Dira, when else do we snorkel together. Please, later come home from here Bang Ain with A Alan buyin whatever you want," said Alana pleaded.

"Well brother, yank?" asked Husain and was presented with a plot by his lover.

"Hm, didn't you buy anything?" tanya Indira looked at Husain and Alan.

"Well, Aa buyin whatever you want! Want to replace hp samsung flip also can deh, want kahitna concert tickets also Aa buyin," said Alan made Indira sparkling eyes.

"Okay, promise me!" said Indira while giving her little finger.

"Basar bocil," Dirga's mind when seeing Indira's behavior.

They also took a boat to go snorkeling, Dirga accidentally photographed Indira who was enjoying the sea breeze.

"Beautiful!" dirga's words made Mirda and Elmira look over.

"Who's beautiful, Om?" elmira's Goda on Dirga.

"That's it, Mom! The sea water, beautiful," answered Dirga nervously.

"My beautiful cousin-in-law," Mirda's tease made Dirga misbehave.

Now they are enjoying the underwater scenery, many fish are surrounding them. Beautiful coral reefs and many other marine animals.

Indira accidentally stepped on the coral reef, making his feet bleed. He immediately swam to the surface and boarded the ship. He saw it, and he followed Indira.

He saw Indira was in pain holding her leg, he went up to the boat.

"Your feet are bleeding, let me see" said Dirga but Indira refused to give her legs until Dirga pulled her.

"Aw! It hurts!" the strangulation of Indira made Dirga smile thinly.

"We go back to the beach first, your feet must be on medication" said Dirga.

Eventually they both returned to the beach with another boat coming back. Along the way, Indira held her leg. His blood just kept coming out, until Dirga undressed and wiped Indira's feet.

"Ngapain undress anyway!" ketus Indira because the girls there are fascinated by Dirga.

"Your wounds are bleeding, they are! Don't protest" said Dirga.

Arriving at the beach, without permission Dirga carrying Indira's body. It made the hearts of both of them beat. Indira closed her eyes, because her face was right on Dirga's chest. Mother Gisya who saw him shouted towards them.

"Diraaaaa.....!!! What's the matter, son?" panic Mother Gisya.

"His feet hit the coral reef, it looks like it's ripped. Must be treated immediately, ma'am," said Dirga.

"Youraaaaannnnn......! Afifaaaahhhh.......!" shouted Mother Gisya.

"What happened, what's up, aya naon Mommy?" panicked Afifah approached his mother.

"Obatin your sister's leg, fear of infection," said Mother Gisya.

"Yeah God, Deck! Aya-aya wae you mah, fortunately there is Aa ganteng nolongin. Where the body is plaid again," said Afifah make Rian close his eyes.

"Heh markonah! I've got a buleud-buleud still drooling a clay box!" ketus Rian's.

Rian immediately treated Indira's wounds, while Dirga went to the public bathroom to change her clothes. Don't forget the clothes that were covered in Indira's blood, he brought it.

"Tidung Island, I will never forget today. Beautiful Tidung Island as beautiful as my day, because only this time I feel if this day does not want to end," Dirga's mind while holding his clothes.

Snorkeling troops rushed back to shore when they heard Indira was injured.

"Dira! You're okay, right?" ask Alan who is panicking.

"Aman A, just ripped a little. But it's the same as Bang Rian, '" replied Indira.

"Thank God, we panic when you get hurt! Where not to say if you want to go home, fortunately the mama said," said Alana who got a toyoran from Alan.

"Heh kunyuk! We're again on aer's court, where we're scavenging rich flakes of hearts! Where can Dira say goodbye, anyways want the Dira shouted 50 octaves also will not be astonished," ketus Alan.

"Woy sea crocodile! Tau cave, that means send greetings cake through the fish, you can!" alana's chirps make them laugh.

"Emang basic lu maemunah, it's the fish that Nemo can talk," said aapan who did not want to lose.

What happiness for them to gather like this, because soon they will be separated again. Fahri's father reminded them, how important a family is.

"Family is a joy that will not disappear, a comfortable place to share the laughter and the best atmosphere ever. Family is the compass that guides us. You are the inspiration to reach great heights and comfort when we occasionally falter. Family is one of the most important things we have, which will never change and is always there when needed. No matter where we are, families always pray for good so that we are kept away from evil. I hope you'll always look after each other" said Fahri's father.

Hearing the General's words made Dirga leave just like that. For Dirga there is nothing beautiful in his family. After enjoying the sunset, they returned to the cottage to rest. Because tomorrow morning they will return to their own lives.

Indira limped towards the outer courtyard, she wanted to enjoy the last night there.

"Thank you, Tidung Island. Your beauty is able to make me grateful," muttered Indira.

"It's beautiful tonight, isn't it?" chirps Dirga who has been there since.

"Astaghfirulloh! Is it a habit to surprise people?!" pissed Indira.

"I'm sorry, but I've been sitting here since," said Dirga made Indira misbehaved.

"Thank you for not helping me" said Indira and Dirga only nodded.

The two of them sat together enjoying the sky that night.

"It turns out true, the first meeting fosters curiosity, while the second meeting fosters longing, and the next meeting only leaves a sense of opium," said Dirga made Indira filled.

"Meeting is destiny, and every meeting always leads us to another destiny" Indira said as she stared at the night sky.

"I'm happy to meet you, Shafa. But maybe this is the last meeting, because I'm going to serve in Lebanon. If people say every meeting will leave wounds because of separation. So meeting you was the sweetest wound I felt, " said Dirga stroked Indira's head and left.

While Indira was speechless pecking, while holding her chest that was pounding.

"At the end of the day, everyone is a journey to another human being, and every journey is made of two things: meeting and parting. When the wind stops blowing, the dust dries up and the frozen heart becomes one. That was the end of our meeting. Sometimes, there is a meeting that will be remembered throughout life. And that was my meeting with you," Indira's inner gaze stared at Dirga's departure.

Tring tring tring

*Athaya in Calling*

Indira stared at her phone, many times the calls from Athaya she ignored.

"I can only smile looking at your back from a distance, because I know expecting you to turn around is a luxury, Dirga. I'm confused, which way we're going. It seems that all directions are the wrong direction, Athaya. And here I am, standing alone here. On Tidung Island, the anxiety about you and my brief encounter with him,"

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