A Hijab for Me

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It was a very bright day. I don't know. It seems since being in this cottage the weather is always sunny. I swept the courtyard of the cottage while watering the plants.

I'm so happy now. I feel like my burden is decreasing little by little. I smiled happily at that moment, until Mia told me that she was on the phone with her father that my father and mother had an accident. His vehicle was hit by a car while on a grave pilgrimage.

Instantly I puffed out my smile and dropped the broom in my hand. I ran and took my bike. I pedaled with all my might. My eyes were so blurred because they were filled with tears.

I fell with my Saped. My leg was hurt, but I didn't pay attention to it. I kept paddling until I got in front of my house.

Instantly my feet went limp. I sat on the slightly wet ground when I saw a yellow flag fluttering in front of my house.

"Hiks..hiks..." I can't stop my crying. I wiped my tears, stood up, and ran into the house. I try to think positively that this is just a joke, or a drama to get me home.

A few seconds later, I could no longer think positively. Of course, I saw my father and mother lying covered in a white cloth.

I hugged them. I was crying very hard. "Father, mother.., how can you be buk, I can't even reach my ideals, I can't be happy father same mother, I know, you guys just pretend right, I know, answer bukkk."

Not only stopped there Utari changed to talk to his father. "Sir... You know, I have now met the prospective son-in-law for the father, well even though I do not know he would not like me, but he is the type of dream of the father, later I know him, let's be like mom, don't pretend anymore. "My words while sobbing.

"Enough." Snapped from one of the men.

Turns out he's my brother. Actually I have an older brother named Farhan. He used to wander, but until now never came home. He sends money every few months to the family.

My brother pulled me from the arms of father and mother. "enough, enough, this is the fate of father and mother." He said while looking into my eyes.

"So that's it brother said, they're just our family, our relatives have wandered far away all out of nowhere, and I haven't finished my duties as a big brother." I am angry at my brother.

My brother put his arm around me and we went to my father's and mother's funeral. I cried all the way to the tomb. We pray to take my parents away.

I was still crying in the back row. My brother won't let me in front. Suddenly someone grabbed my shoulder.

"Ut already, don't cry, you are stoic yes" Mia tried to calm me down.

Mia came with Ahmad and Rani as well. The funeral was over, I told the three of them to go back to the cottage first because I had to accompany my brother.

"Tar you're running with me to town X!" My brother's tone suddenly changed when there was no one else.

"Gue wants to be here, brother, we report to the police to be arrested by people who hit the father of the same mother." My answer.

"Gilak... Want to do here, want to be a teacher njai haaa, emang lu do not want what, continue to lecture your ideals, free also we report, gk will be changed, gk, my father will not live again, understand you!!!" my brother said a little shitty.

"Emangs... Brother can pay for my college haaa?" I also got carried away.

" Bayarin??? It's nice of you to say, yes, work, you pay yourself. We need money to eat Tar. Now the same father does not exist, we must be able to live alone, you also can not live in this cottage continue, one day you will also come out of this cottage. Keep your plan after this what haa, begging that,, understand you now?" obviously my brother

"Well I'll join you brother can guarantee I will work, continue to get money?" ask for consideration

"Lu did not see me, in fact I can send money to you, right, X city is easy to find money. We sell this house we move there, the father has talked to me, we can sell this house if it is already ours." my brother seems to want to convince me.

"Three more days, my schedule's on" he boasted to me.

Today I'm staying at home, and the plan is tomorrow I'll go to the cottage again. Last night I was thinking about my brother's offer.

After thinking it seems right, I can not continue here with my current situation, I have applied for many job vacancies here, but nil.

The next...

I went to see my brother. "Okee.. I agree with the offer!" I said as he sat down playing.

"Badly... It's cake from yesterday, you pack the things you want to bring, tomorrow we leave." My brother replied with a grin.

"But let me leave you alone with those huts." I begged him.

That day I packed up and sorted out which items I would have brought. Actually I was very heavy to leave all my friends.

I kept sorting and looking at the photo, I forgot Ahmad's photo. I kept it a long time ago.

This afternoon I went to the mosque again. I couldn't say anything yet, so I continued my activities as usual. I folded my clothes and put them in my bag.

Mia was surprised "Where are you going?" Confused ask.

"Anu Mi, I'm hard to crack. Tomorrow I don't think I'm here anymore Mi." I said it while bowed and kept folding my clothes.

"Ut, where are you going, the story is clear dong." Mia forced me to tell stories.

"Gue wants to join brother to town X, I want to continue living there Mi, sorry I am if all this time I have been wrong, nyebelin, often ngerpeotin" I told Mia

"Lu no longer joking, Ut, just you Ut temen I'm here, have you?" Mia looked at me with a sad face.

"And now there is Rani, there is Ahmad, there continues to be who is Reno what is it?"

"Joint." Mia was clear to me

"I mean Rendi"

At that time Mia was crying. I hugged her tightly and apologized again.

After that I went to see ustadz to say goodbye. And the last one is of course Ahmad. I met him directly to the man's cabin, I asked his friend that I was looking for Ahmad. Ahmad came to see me and spoke to him without further ado

"Ahmad, I will leave here tomorrow, I will follow my brother to city X, thank you you for being my guide, thanks to you, I found a bright spot, and I will be there, and I'm sorry I've been wrong all this time." I said to Ahmad.

I almost turned around, but I remembered something. "this is your picture that I borrowed, sorry I couldn't keep it well, even I had forgotten to return it." I apologized to him again.

I turned around and walked towards the cottage. Ahmad called my name from a distance. Hearing that I paused for a moment and continued my steps while shedding tears.