Ambition And Magic

Chapter 21 Surprising News

Next day

Before Renita's prayer awakened, it is not usual for the woman to immediately look for her mobile phone to check the agenda of the meeting today. But just turned on the phone, incoming message notifications are relatively many. One of them is from Tagor, a DPK lecturer who was placed in the PIPS Study Program, Post Graduate. Renita frowned, feeling she had no closeness to the man. Curious, Renita immediately opened the chat, and the woman's heart stopped beating. Tagor reported that Prof. Dahlan died, with indications of heart disease.

“This is a real or a joke.. Yes Allah..” Renita sat down again on the edge of the bed. His heart became racing, and tears involuntarily flowed from the corner of his eyes. How bad Renita and prof's relationship is. Dahlan was late in his term, but Renita still remembered all his kindness. A dedicated, authoritative leader, and the influence of each man speaks.

“I will call Bu Kiki.., surely he knows because they still have a close relationship until now..” remembered with Kiki former WR I who had been a colleague in running Amanah leadership, Renita intends to contact him.

“Tut. tut... tut..” Renita makes an outgoing call to Kiki, and soon the call is received.

“Assalamu alaikum. what's wrong Ms. Ren. tumben early in the morning has made a phone call.” Fortunately, the woman greeted Renita.

“Wa alaikum greetings, is it true the information I received Ma'am.. He said Prof...” Renita is no longer able to

forwarding sentences.

“Iya Ma'am. This happens to be me again in Jakrta. But soon I'm on my way home with my husband. Earlier

his son was the first to give word, saying he was not sick. Last morning there was still time to pray in the mosque, he took a short nap was awakened already can not be helped.” Kiki tells the chronology of getting the news.

“Yes Allah.. Inna lillahi wa inna Illaihi Roji’un.. Allahumagh firlahu warhamhu wa fuanhu.. Yes already thank you bu the information, I did not immediately report to his home.” Renita immediately ended the phone call.

Renita was still sitting on the edge of the bed, and tears did not stop flowing from her tears. Suddenly the woman felt guilty, because there was still a misunderstanding between them that had been straightened out. Even at the end of the term, to prevent Renita from becoming an official candidate again in this leadership period, Prof. Dahlan had once spread bad news about him in all elements of the Pembina Foundation. Even with the spread of the news, Renita was traumatized to occupy the position in this period.

“Why mah... wake up kok directly cry.?” suddenly Renita is shocked by her husband's reprimand

I also wake up.

“Shock well.., Prof. Dahlan. Mama just got the news that informs if Prof. Dahlan died suddenly. Mama does not believe me well, but has been confirmed to bu Kiki.., and it turns out that the information is true,” Renita immediately tells what happened to her husband.

“Inna lillahi wa inna Illaihi Roji’un.., yes already mah. later the father also served after picking up the children back home from school. Mom immediately prepare to the office, who knows there is a need to be conditioned in the office.” Fortunately Andri understood how his wife was in the office. The man always directs and supports the positive activities Renita does.

accustomed to preparing breakfast for children and her husband, by starting to make a hot sweet tea.

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Arriving at the office, Renita immediately coordinated with the Rector and the other Vice Rectors. At ten o'clock in the afternoon, the Rector had already made a meeting invitation. After they spoke for a while, the meeting would finally be postponed.

“We are the host sir.., because after all Prof. Dahlan has great service to this institution. And earlier from the Great Manager has already given word, if Prof. Joko will head to Jogja to attend the funeral. I have prepared a car for prof pickup. Joko from the airport, until he returns to the airport again later in the afternoon.” Renita directs the Rectorate team.

“Iya ma'am. We will be leaving there soon. We leave together, maybe Mr. Faiz stayed a while, conditioned the meeting participants. Later with some friends from the Foundation, we immediately report to the funeral home.” The Rector finally decided.

Not wasting any time, finally the three-man team from the Rectorate, and the Secretary of the Foundation board immediately headed to the funeral home. It takes about forty-five minutes to travel, because the funeral home happens to be in the center of the crowd, so it must pass through several places that experience traffic jams.

Arriving at the funeral home, Renita was a little surprised by the circumstances at the location. His mind was all neatly arranged, but it turned out in front of the house to look lonely. There was no reception, not even the sound was visible. Using power owned as WR II, Renita ordered employees on campus to prepare sound in the funeral home. Together with the entourage, Renita went into the house and then solicited the body, and then said condolences to his wife.

“Pak.. I am not outside just to invite guests who come. You don't have a guest receiver.” Renita's permission with the Rector. Realize despite Renita's relationship with Prof. Dahlan was not good, but they were once a close team in the Rectorate, finally Umam allowed. Finally, accompanied by the Foundation Secretary, Renita temporarily became a guest recipient at the funeral home.

At exactly two o'clock in the afternoon, the body was finally buried in the cemetery not far from the funeral home, only about 500 meters. Hundreds of bouquets from various sources are sent, and guests who come also from various regions in Indonesia. The ironic state was felt by Renita when the funeral was over. When Renita is accompanied by her husband and second son, in a corner of a fast food restaurant Renita sees the Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman

The manager, Rector, and Vice Rector II were eating and drinking in the restaurant, laughing with jokes. There was not the slightest bit of sadness of having lost a great figure in his college. Though the restaurant was only a few houses from the funeral home, and their existence was visible to the passing guests.

“Why is it mah.., the officials at the mama campus. Like there is no empathy in the slightest, and there is no shame in seeing the crowd.” Andri commented on those people.

“Leave it well, it's numb it looks like they.” Renita felt lazy to comment about them.

WR I who was walking behind Renita smiled at Renita's words, but did not make any comment. After arriving at the funeral home, it turned out to look lonely finally Andri took his wife home. Without rebutting, Renita followed her husband's invitation.

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