A LIFETIME BEHIND THE BARS OF PRISON
episode 11
Hearing the Monik question, Halima fell silent and looked into her eyes.
“If you love each other, I'm willing Arya to live with you, Halimah.” The monik continued his words.
Not long after, Ms. Lili came to my house and stood at the door staring at her son sitting opposite Halimah.
“What are you doing here?!”
Bu Lili stepped in and pulled Monik's hand out of my house.
“Release, Ma.” Monik is trying to get Bu Lili to let go.
“I don't like the way you embarrass yourself here!” Bu Lili kept pulling her son's hand.
I went straight out, Miss Lili stopped her steps to see me standing next to Halimah.
“Listen yes Miss Rina, my son may be able to forgive, but I will not forgive all of this!”
Ms. Lili pointed at me, Halimah just silently looked at them.
“Bu Lili, we should talk about all this well let it be clear.”
My call was ignored, he continued to step away from my house while withdrawing the hand of Monik.
“Astagfirullah’alazim, Bu Lili is very angry with us.” I just said something and massaged my chest to see it.
“Mother, I want to reject Arya.”'s proposal
I looked at my son, I really understood what he was feeling, he didn't want to hurt Monik.
“You're sure, Son?” I tried to convince my daughter, and Halimah replied with a nod of her head.
“Already, later we talk again, now you are ready to go to college.”
To be honest, of the three young men who wanted to approach Halimah, my heart preferred Arya to be my child's companion. But I also cannot force Halimah with my choice.
I'm ready to take Halimah to college.
“Assalamu’alaikum, Mother.”
Arya came and was already standing on the porch when we wanted to close the door from the outside.
“Wa’alaikumsalam, Son Arya.”
I greeted him, but Halimah did not look at him at all.
“I want to ask permission to deliver Halimah to college, Mommy.”
Hearing Arya's words, Halimah immediately said, “No need, please, Kak.”
Arya was silent at Halimah's rejection, for a moment they looked at each other.
“Nak Arya, for now let Mother deliver Halimah, anyways not nice to see people.”
I tried to keep Arya from being offended by Halimah's refusal.
“Alright, I understand Mother,” Arya replied disappointedly.
I drove my bike to deliver Halimah to college, on the way my daughter was just silent, like she was thinking something.
“What time did you finish college, son?” I asked after we got to the campus gate.
“Jam as twelve, Mother,” replied Halimah while giving her the helmet she was wearing.
“Let's Mommy pick up.”
Halimah nodded her head in response to my words.
I saw Halimah enter the campus, before I made sure she was actually already inside the campus, I just drove my bike to leave the campus.
Arriving in front of the house, I saw Revelation already standing on the terrace.
“Wahyu.” I greeted him and he smiled.
“Bu Rina, I want to talk to Mom.”
The revelation immediately said when I had put my bike on and approached him.
“Please sit first.” I let Revelation sit on the porch.
We sat on the porch, and I saw the Revelation taking a big breath as it prepared to talk to me.
“What's the Revelation?” i asked.
“Bu, I'm here to apply for Halimah.”
Again I was just stunned and silent, it turned out that my premonition all this time about Revelation was right, he also wanted Halima like Arya and Randi. There are three young men who want to propose to my daughter, who does my son approve of?
“Sorry, I may make Mother Rina confused by my proposal suddenly, to be honest, I have long harbored a feeling to Halimah, even long ago when Mr. Adam was alive,” continued Revelation again.
“I know what Mr. Boby meant here last night, I hope that Bu Rina considered my proposal, God willing, I will take good care of Halimah.”
If Wahyu knew what Mr. Boby meant here last night, it's only natural, because they're one office and maybe tell each other stories. But I am confused by the current situation, Halimah has not shown any interest at all from any of the three young men who proposed to her.
“I will ask Halimah first, after all, it all depends on her, Wahyu.”
“Alright Mom, I really hope Halimah becomes my wife.”
Revelation left my home, I saw so great it felt to Halimah, she was also a good and well-established youth.
I went inside after Revelation left my house, deserted, just myself sitting in this living room, my husband's picture still neatly displayed on the wall, for some reason clear grains dripped down my cheeks recalling past memories. Since my husband's death, many incidents with my daughters have frightened me and worried about their safety.
I was kitcheny wanted to cook, by busying myself maybe my sadness will be a little lost, after all I have not made the favorite brownies of my daughters. I cannot dissolve in the grief that would weaken me as a single parent.
While busy giving cake ingredients, I stopped for a moment to see the shadow of someone in the living room watching me, is there an intruder during the day like this? With a bad feeling, I stepped into the living room looking at the shadow.
Arriving in the middle room, I did not find a human figure.
“Maybe I saw wrong,” muttered to myself.
I immediately closed the main door, I accidentally opened it because I was alone at home and the day was still noon.
I stepped into the kitchen again continuing to make cookies, until at the door of the room, my steps stopped again, this time I was not wrong, there was someone behind me, she said, I immediately turned around and saw the person covering his head staring at me sharply.
“Who are you!”
I was so surprised that his presence broke into my house this afternoon, I wanted to run into the kitchen to pick up a knife, but he managed to hold me back.
“Tolo ...” [Mother Rina drugged]
***
At Halimah campus, 11:45.
Halimah waited for her mother to pick her up, but never came, she continued to stand at the campus gate and look around. She began to fidget, removing the phone from her bag and trying to contact her mother, but the result was nil, the mother did not answer the call.
“Waiting for who, Neng?” security campus approaching Halimah.
“Bundaku, Sir,” replied Halimah.
“You already know what time to pick up?” ask security again.
“Already Sir,” Halimah is starting to look restless.
“Try on the phone, Neng. Yesterday I saw the mother was very anxious looking here.” Secutiry gave me advice.
“Already sir, but not lifted,” replied Halimah holding her phone.
“It is better to wait in the security post only.”
Halimah agreed, she sat on the bench of the security guard post waiting for her mother to pick her up.
Hours 13.10
The mother has not yet picked up, Halimah is very anxious, she contacted Anisa and Rani, at this hour Mommy should have picked them up too.
“Assalamu’alaikum, Kak.” Rani answered on her phone.
“Wa’alaikumsalam, Mommy has picked you up?” Halimah asked.
“Tadi Bunda sms, Mommy there is an important need and told us to wait at the mosque near the school.”
“What important requirements?” Halimah asked back.
“Mother doesn't explain, Kak.”
Halimah closed her phone call, there was a bad feeling after Rani answered her phone. Why didn't Mommy contact him?
“Bundanya hasn't picked up yet, Neng?” security campus asked back to see Halimah still sitting on the bench of the security guard post.
“Not Sir,” replied Halimah.
Not long after, Halimah's phone rang, there was a text from the Mother, and she immediately read the text [Mother wait behind the old terminal, Mother's leg hurts, quickly here Halimah]
After reading the text from the mother, Halimah immediately left the security guard post to the old terminal. The terminal has been closed and the location has been redirected.
“Bundanya has picked up, Neng?” security asked to see Halimah rise from her seat and wanted to step away from the security guard post.
“No sir, my Bund's leg hurts and is now in the old terminal, “ replied Halimah with an anxious face.
“Why in the old terminal? Isn't the terminal closed?”
“I don't know either Sir. Excuse me sir, I have to get there as soon as possible.”
Halimah immediately left the security guard post, she took an angkot to the old terminal, while the father of campus security just looked at her in surprise.
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