Animal Sacrifice For Mother

31. Animal Sacrifice For Mother

“Aalhamdulillah's. Tie there the goat, Don.”

Brother Arif and Doni have arrived home. Brother Arif asked Doni to tie the male goat that still sounds on the water guava trunk that is behind the house. Doni understands. He did Arif's command with a smile.

“Assalamualaikum.”

Arif knocked on the locked door of the house. Again, he said hello. The result is the same, there is no affirmation from inside the house. It then raises a question in the mind of brother Arif. Where's Rahman? For the sake of making sure, brother Arif peeked out from behind the window. He did not see Inaq sleeping on the bed. He saw no sign of anyone at home.

“Why, brother? Which Rahman, why didn't he open the door?”

I don't know. Brother Arif answered Doni's question by shaking his head. All right, let's just wait. Not long after, the sound of ambulance sirens sounded from a distance. His voice is getting closer. Getting louder. Arif's brother ran towards the gate. Trying to make sure. And well, brother Arif was fixated when the ambulance stopped right in front of him. Not to mention Rahman who came down crying. He was still trying to awaken Inaq without being able to explain anything. But Arif knows, this is a bad sign.

First, the ambulance stopped right in front of him. Secondly, Rahman never cried like this other than when Amaq left them for good. It happened decades ago.

“No, no. Impossible.”

Arif tried to get rid of his bad thoughts. But reality is too strong so that the mind of brother Arif is not able to change the situation even if only a little.

Is this the reason why the goat continues to speak nonstop? Is this the end result of my efforts to realize Inaq's desire to sacrifice? Oh my God, why now? Why not just wait a day for Inaq to receive this sacrificial animal that we offered him? This is it, is it, why is it like this, why not so? Vain. All questions and all forms of regret, brother Arif will not be able to delay the destiny of God. It's reality! Inaq had left them, and the goat that had just been bought for Inaq could have sacrificed this year.

The cry of Rahman, brother Arif, followed by Doni. Back, he hugged the body of Arif's brother, also Rahman. Doni can really feel the sadness felt by brother Arif and his best friend. So did Setiawan's wife, she cried in her husband's arms.

Not wanting to dissolve in tears, nor did she want to look weak in the presence of her sister. Brother Arif as the only protector of Rahman trying to rise from his sadness. He wiped away his tears, briefly smelling Inaq's forehead before he was finally brought into the house.

“They are no longer with us. Everything we do is no longer for them. Now Rahman realized one thing. We're late!”

Brother Arif looked over. He turned Rahman's body. Sighs. Since long ago until now Rahman remains the sole heir to the thickness of the faith and the taqwa of the late Amaq. But this time, perhaps because of feeling sorry for the consciousness that came too late, Rahman's faith and devotion seemed to waver.

“Do you have to stop believing in the moon when the sun starts shining? Do I have to stop believing in the sun when the rain is raining? Do I have to stop believing by day when night comes? Believe this. No good deed is in vain, for they will remain with us.” Reply Brother Arif tried to strengthen. Rahman understands. He grabbed the body of Arif. Crying out.

Looky. They are repeating what they did a dozen years ago. As they walk towards the puskesmas where Amaq is cared for before finally leaving for eternity. Now, they do it again. After Inaq went after Amaq who had been together on the veranda of the palace of Heaven. Hugging.

Done it.