29 Days

Chapters. 11. Fires

Life is a competition not with others, but with ourselves. We must strive every day to live a stronger, better and truer life.

At all times we must master what was yesterday's weakness, trying to correct the mistakes so that today and tomorrow will be better than today.

That is how it should be a motivation for ourselves, instead of sowing more ugliness and hatred because it will harm ourselves.

High School is the case with Chika, who always thinks how to get rid of Airin from the School instead of thinking about how to improve.

Even Chika was willing to pay someone to burn down Iyem's mother's house which she believed to be Airin's.

That very night, he ordered his men to carry out their duties in fantastic rewards.

For the sake of money people can be darkened eyes, he can become more resilient to weak people.

Without thinking about the impact on yourself and also on others. The perpetrator immediately poured gasoline around Iyem's mother's house, by sneaking so as not to be known by others.

After making sure that it was safe, they then lit a fire so that the house that was still clapboard was immediately burned.

Lucky Iyem's mother was out of the house to look for Airin, who happened to have not come home until late at night.

But it was not Airin that he got, but people who ran to his place.

"What's really going on ? why is everyone running in that direction ?" Iyem's mother asked one of the passersby.

"There's a fire, ma'am. Let's see how things are going there." replied the person.

Then they immediately walked towards the source of light that looked very blinding to the eyes.

While Airin, who had just arrived at the place, shouted to call Iyem's mother, he even wanted to get into the fire to save her.

Luckily there are residents who managed to hold his body, if not possible Airin can join in burning with all the items in the house.

Airin wept and repeatedly called Iyem's mother, and in the presence of Chika's men, she sent it to Chika.

Although a little disappointed but Chika still smiled at the sadness and suffering experienced by Airin.

"It's just the beginning of the broomstick, there'll be surprises next that will make you forget how to eliminate bullying at our school."

"A lowly person like you deserves it all, it's his destiny that the strong will oppress the weak."

"It's fortunate that I was born into a family of officials so that I could do what I wanted, including oppressing people like you" Chika said.

After being satisfied, Chika lay herself on the bed and then she fell asleep with a smile that adorned her face.

While Airin is still lamenting the events that befell the woman he already considers like his own mother.

He was very sorry because he did not return to Iyem's house as usual, he went home because there was something he had to do. But after that he returned to the house of Iyem's mother and only the fire he met.

"Son's mother was grateful that you came home late, so when our house burned mom was out looking for you. Your delay to return home has saved my mother from this fire." said Iyem's mother while hugging Airin's body.

"Is this mom really mom ? is mom really okay ?" asked Airin while tightly hugging the body of Iyem's mother.

"Yes son, this is mother." replied Iyem's mother as she stared at her burning house.

"The mother of our house ..." said Airin stopped by Iyem's mother.

"Not everything in this world is just a deposit, if all we have will be taken by the one who has then we can what. Believe in every event that we accept with gratitude and good thought then we will get better."

"Perhaps with the burning of our house, Allah SWT has a beautiful plan behind it. We just have to sincerely accept everything." said Iyem's mother with a sincere smile.

"Then where are we going to stay, ma'am ? does mom have a brother ?" ask Airin.

"Mother has no brothers here, son, for a while we can stay in the substation that is there. Tomorrow we think about how to fix our house." replied Iyem's mother.

"Living at the substation ?" ask Airin again.

"Yes, kid, just for tonight. Do you mind if we stay there ? or do you just want to go home to your parents ?"

"I mean mom, you can stay with your parents, son, you don't have to go with me to live in an inappropriate place. I'm so happy to see you happy, son." said Iyem's mother.

"No ma'am, Airin's coming with me. Airin said goodbye to Airin's parents, I don't say that. If you don't mind, you can stay with Airin." replied Airin.

"No need, mom, just stay here. Tomorrow I'll start working, I'm better. You don't have to worry about me." said Iyem's mother.

"You can stay in our house, for a while. Until you can fix your house" said Mr. RT who sat next to them.

"Sir RT ! thank you very much sir. But would it not trouble our father and family if we stayed there ?" answer Iyem's mother.

"Do not hesitate, as humans we must help each other in terms of goodness. There was an empty room in our house. You can use it."

"Later if you can fix your house, then you can leave our house. It's not good if you have to stay at the substation, especially if Airin is certainly very dangerous" replied RT.

"Well sir if so. Thank you very much for all the help. Sorry we have not been able to repay all the kindness of father and family." said Iyem's mother.

Then they walked away from the place to the house of RT sir.

"It turns out there's still a good thing here, and you're mom, you're really amazing. You can still be grateful for this."

"When I know, the house is your only treasure. But you can still smile when the fire scorches everything. The house where you are sheltered and all his memories are now reduced to ashes" Airin said in his heart.