Al Kahfi Land - Time Travel

Finding your Trace

Kosan Bodas, Bandung, 1999 - Al Kahfi Land, Depok, 2004

Throughout the day Uge had more rest in his room, he had just called Dewi from the wartel, it was time to chat with the future Goddess, Widi. He can't wait to tell them about their meeting and hear Widi's reaction. But it turns out that Uge only found offline messages from Widi.

^(OFFLINE)Assalamualaikum Uge, sorry tonight I can not chat, I have to go home quickly to rest because God willing tomorrow I want to go to your boarding house in Bandung. Replace Ge, I want to find you too, hopefully I get something there. Don't be sad, hehe. I'm sorry that our date last night wasn't what you expected, but I'm amazed by your efforts.^

Uge sighed, apparently he had to delay telling a beautiful story last night.

Across the time Widi was actually eager to hear Uge's story, he imagined Uge must be shocked to know he was a Goddess. Uge must be heartbroken because I went home with Angga, Uge and Angga know each other, right? Hopefully tomorrow I find your trail.

Widi has called Kosan Bodas again, tomorrow he will come to the address given by Kang Ujang.

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Kosan Bodas, Bandung, 2004

In the morning around 10 o'clock, Widi had arrived in Bandung with an office car that she drove herself. 5 years did not meet, he said, The city has not changed too much, although it is not the same as the last time he left it. Widi is still easy to recognize the twists and turns of the road although some new roads and buildings had made him confused, Factory Outlet outlets popping up everywhere, its existence seems to have threatened the success of Cihampelas. The huge statues of comic characters in front of the shops, which used to always amaze travelers from outside Bandung, have now looked old and deserted from the attention.

Widi had entered the area of Cipaganti, he smiled looking at the sidewalk where he walked with Angga. Where do the goose live? He said he was close to his father and mother, but when he was buried, he did not show up, but that was the last hope I could see him again, said Widi.

Widi looked at the billboard-style traffic sign 'Slow Down Radio Ardan' which is still plastered, his house which was not far from here, only passing a few corners. Widi deliberately passed through her former home and paused for a while, a sense of sadness and longing for a moment was present in her heart, but her arrival was not to lament fate, after momentarily treating her longing, she continued her journey.

Widi passes the Setia Budi Road which now looks crowded by angkot and B-plated cars. When he arrived at the T-junction near NHI, he remembered a serabi snack whose buyers were willing to queue for hours, but now he did not see any traces of it at all. After his car passed through the terminal Ledeng, Widi turned his car into Jalan Sgt Bajuri. Along the road that continues to climb, Widi saw houses mushrooming, he still remembered, if it continues straight, he will go to the house of Angga, near Kampung Daun. Widi car now enters a small road that divides the ornamental plant garden, until finally he reached the end of a dead end that there is a large white house. Widi matched the address number in her hand with the number on the wall of the house, the same, meaning she had reached Kosan Bodas.

Widi was immediately greeted by Kang Ujang and a couple who had been waiting for her on the porch, after getting acquainted with each other, they went inside. Widi looks at the contents of the house and admires the cleanliness of this old house. The windows of the krapyaknya open wide so that fresh air from outside freely enter, a large hanging fan spinning fast so that the wet floor is dipel dry quickly.

Kang Ujang disappeared somewhere. Widi sat down with a friendly man, while his beautiful, hijab-wearing wife went to the kitchen. The atmosphere seemed quiet, because most of the residents of the boarding house had been on the move outside. Before long the wife appeared from the kitchen carrying a tray of drinks.

"Thank you Lala Tea, I'm sorry to be taking nicotine" Widi said as the hijab-wearing woman offered a hot drink at the table. Apparently it's Lala, the woman who once cost here.

"Ah gini time ngerepotin? Sorry there is only tea, because I am the same brother does not live here," said Lala.

"Sorry, tea? I am very grateful, you know, Lala Tea and Brother want to come here, so there is something I can ask," said Widi.

"It is precisely we who are curious the same time Uge. The old children of Kosan when he was no longer living here, but at least 3 months must have gathered here, we already like sodara, we have been, only Uge is invisible. Pshaw! Missed the same brother," said the fat man who is usually called Bang Ucok. Bang Ucok is married to Lala,

Bang Ucok took his tea cup, he sipped it while making a sound “ahhh, sodap, mak! Uh, drink it, Dek Widi,” pinta Bang Ucok, Widi also drink the tea.

"Where is Deck Widi, no one knows where Uge is? If I look at the pictures of us in the past, moneeeetes these tears, ah. Brother is not what? His conscience has passed him, sodih kaaali ah," said Bang Ucok as he flicked his index finger to the end of his eyes that began to get wet.

"Hus Papah, don't suuzon atuh!" lala said to Bang Ucok.

"Where am I not suuzon, love? The Beggo did not know, either" said Bang Ucok.

"The beard? Son Kos?" ask Widi.

"Not, but equally like ustad, Beggo was the only close friend of Uge on campus. Uge was orphaned from a still hilarious, living in a pulak orphanage, a kara time his lifeaa.... Ugeee,, Ugee.. You moved too no farewell, where do we know where you are. Who takes care of you, when it's over?" bang Ucok flicked his index finger back to the end of his wet eyes.

"Ih Si Papah ngaco continue, sorry Tea Widi," said Lala.

Widi flinched, her eyes so teary, she never took into account the possibility as Bang Ucok said. If so, what can he tell Uge?

"Bang Ucok, still got a picture of Uge?" ask Widi.

"Oh if the picture of him, in my wallet there is, because my brother already feels, one day there must be someone looking for Uge." Bang Ucok took the photo and handed it to Widi.

Widi looked at the photo, she looked shocked.

"Female? Uge is Angga?" tanya Widi half yelled.

Widi believes the person in the photo is Angga. Face, hair, clothes, to sharp eyes is only owned by Angga. Even the black T-shirt that read "God is the best Architect" was what he wore when he first saw Uge in front of the Salman Mosque.

"Iya Angga, Erlangga Yusuf his full name, brother who changed his name. So aliiiim times like ustad, I call him Uge aka Ustad Gondrong," said Bang Ucok.

"Oh Uge stands for Ustad Gondrong. Oh my goodness." Widi smiled bitterly, her eyes still teary.

"This boredom used to be like a mafia nest, friends always just bring a girlfriend to the room, gambling, drunk, whatever, his name was young, right? Brother did not understand, could also be a person like Uge is here. Apparently Uge was kind of sent from the sky. Uge sukak times the story of the grave, dajjal lah, doomsday, hell lah... like brought us there, horrified kaaali story! Once every azan, secretly ran him to the mosque, ashamed of it seems. But later, he deliberately made prayers to pray in the middle room, we were also embarrassed. Run all the cost demons! Ahaha! Pande is indeed the brain, move our friends made, including your brother is." said Bang Ucok with a laugh, but after that he was silent again, his eyes glazed again.

"Uge's full name is Erlangga Yusuf, Bang?" ask Widi

"Flatter, that's his full name, afraid of the times he called me Ucup, hehe," said Bang Ucok. Widi laughed even though her face looked sad.

"Say him, call Uge aja bang, change the name continues. Hehehe, even though he was afraid of not being bona fide if I replaced Ucup, why did the name Ucup appear?" ask Bang Ucok.

"Says Uge has a twin here?" ask Widi.

"Ah it's pande-pande I just, like a little, but not twins it's, for a second, I also have a picture of the person both. Did you see?" bang Ucok said while showing other photos.

Widi looked at the photo. True said Bang Ucok, there are some similarities but not too similar.

"This man is also a brother who loves the name, Agi means a bit giting. Baek son he, just a little slanted his brain, now a lecturer pulak! Huh huh? That's crazy campus! His real name is John Erlangga, son of Yusuf Mardani, but if you know the name Erlangga Yusuf, my head is getting dizzy! Our friend is the same, I don't want to let him call Jon, like a comedian he said! This house has an uncle brother, a brother who helped manage administration, so, you know who the boarding children are," said Bang Ucok.

The mystery of cross-time has been answered, Mr. Erlangga is not Agi, but indeed Angga, deserves the same face, hmm for what Angga pretended not to know? ask Widi in my heart.

"Eh forgot me too much, Uge's relationship with Dek Widi's, where's it?" ask Bang Ucok.

"Sorry Bang Ucok, I also did not know that Uge and my boss in the office were the same person, the story was long. Thank God bang, Uge is still in good health," said Widi.

"Alhamdulillah! Oh mang, is he the boss? It's worth not remembering us anymore, you lontong! Ustad mountains! Looks like it sok time! Where's she? I'll go on fire later on Si Lontong! Hahaha," said Bang Ucok happy.

Widi laughed, and her mind glared. Geez, Angga, that night you must have been as shocked as I was. But.. Hmm, it turns out you're bawling too! It's worth saying you meet a girl friend, good thing about you the same woman, hahaha, this is also unexpected! It turns out that every day I chat with Angga. Widi felt ridiculous, she ignored the obvious clues that passed by in plain sight.

From behind the house, Kang Ujang appeared carrying something, "Neng Widi, this is the cardboard Den Uge. Maap if Kang Ujang long, hard to take it, close ama other goods, it's been a long time," Kang Ujang gave the cardboard to Widi.

"Why is this being given to me?" ask Widi.

"Den Uge never nitip this, he said must be given to women whose name is Widi or Dewi. This cardboard can not be taken by anyone, including Den Uge himself, Kang Ujang was told to swear all, not to think about it for years," said Kang Ujang.

Widi suspects that Uge deliberately entrusted this item because he knew his arrival to the boarding Bodas through his offline chat, which was amazing this deposit had waited five years to meet him.

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