Black Heaven

Shame it!

The atmosphere of the pendopo was quiet because Aji and Kyai Yusuf were both silent. Aji did not dare to hold his head up, he knew that Kyai Yusuf must be angry with him at this time. Aji's chest felt tight to imagine what punishment Kyai Yusuf had for him.

"Explain why! why are you doing all that?" finally Kyai Yusuf let out his voice.

Aji began to straighten his head, he lowered his hands and placed them on his thighs. His gaze was straight ahead, staring at the father's two shady eyes.

"Aji has found Tata, Bah." Aji took a deep breath before continuing her words, "during this time she stayed in Tangerang, Bah," Aji said without turning her eyes the other way.

"what does this have to do with Aga?" Kyai Yusuf is interested in the news conveyed by Aji.

"The hazy image of being harassed by Aga, Bah."A flash of anger is seen again from the look of Aji's eyes.

Aji recounts all the events that Intan experienced four years ago. He also explained how the current state of Intan. His voice trembled when discussing about the fragility that Intan had experienced all this time.

"So because Tata broke your own cousin's hand, Ji?" kyai Yusuf asked after Aji finished telling her story.

"Yes, Bah. Aji did not accept because Aga destroyed the future of girl—" Aji paused his words, he almost released in front of Kyai Yusuf.

"Aji accepts if Abah punishes Aji's hand." Aji again thrust his hand in front of Kyai Yusuf.

Kyai Yusuf stood up from his place, he walked towards the corner of the pendopo to retrieve the rattan cane stored there. Kyai Yusuf returned to Aji to teach his son a lesson.

"The work done by Aga must indeed be punished. But Abah also needs to punish you, Ji! Why are you using your pencak silat to hurt your own cousin?" kyai Yusuf asked as he tapped his wand on the floor.

"Punishing the Aga is not your job! tell Abah, why are you punishing Aga? Did he make a mistake for you until you broke his hand?" Kyai Yusuf began to lure the son to tell him the truth.

"Sure, Bah! he has taken away the sanctity of Tata. He had already taken what should have belonged to Aji!" said Aji with a head that looked up to look at the face of the Abah.

Apparently, the bait given by Kyai Yusuf was right on target. Aji had been stuck with Kyai Yusuf's question, which made Kyai Yusuf develop his smile.

Aji again lowered his head, he cursed his ke-bo-do-han by saying such an answer. Aji could no longer dodge in front of Kyai Yusuf about what had just been said from his lips.

"Aji is ready to accept punishment, Bah! Aji was wrong for not being able to control emotions!" said Aji without daring to look at Kyai Yusuf. He raised both his palms and prepared to receive punishment from his father.

"Good!" kyai Yusuf. He immediately smacked the tip of his wand over Aji's palm.

"www!" Aji grimaced in pain as he felt the pain of that legendary rattan. Kyai Yusuf always punished all his children with a rattan cane if found guilty. Aji had already three times felt the rigors of the rattan cane in his hand.

"Hopefully after this you will become a wiser man! Abah does not like to see a knowledgeable person like you judge the mistakes of others" Kyai Yusuf said after sitting back in front of Aji

Aji still lowered her head. He looked at both of his palms that had become red because of the rattan. He knew the pain he had in his palm might not be comparable to the one Aga was feeling at the moment.

"Well, please don't tell Ummi all this, Aji is afraid Ummi is sick when he hears this news. Aga himself asked Aji to close this problem so that it is not known by others," said Aji after holding his head up.

Kyai Yusuf stared at the two black beads of Aji, looking for something that his son was hiding, "do you love Tata?" kyai Yusuf asked after a few minutes of silence.

Aji was stunned to hear the question from his Abah. This time inevitably, Aji must tell the truth how he feels to Intan, because he himself is still confused about how to Intan, he is still hesitant because of the purity that has been lost from the girl.

"Other thing that makes you confused? haven't you found it? take her home and marry me!" kyai Yusuf said without hesitation.

"Well, the problem is that Tata is no longer holy. He's changed, too, Bah. She's a different girl than we used to know" Aji said in a trembling voice. He himself became confused to address all that had happened, "why did God write this fate for Aji, Bah?" continued Aji while sighing after that.

Kyai Yusuf just kept silent, he looked at his son's visibly riled face. This is a serious thing because all this time Aji never talked about things that are not important if sitting opposite to him as he is today.

"Ji .." said Kyai Yusuf, "now Abah wants to ask, whose name do you often mention in your prayers other than your parents and family?" Kyai Yusuf was more calm this time.

Aji rolled her eyeballs to firmly answer the little question of the Abah, "of course Intan Rahma Ayunda, Bah." Aji answered Kyai Yusuf's question without hesitation.

"Then why do you blame God? has God not answered all your prayers and wishes?" kyai Yusuf asked, "God has granted your prayers, meeting Tata with you in Tangerang, has not God fulfilled what you wanted all this time?" Kyai Yusuf throws a question that Aji finds difficult to answer.

Aji just kept quiet while digesting what Kyai Yusuf had just said. He lowered his face again while thinking and examining all the questions he had just heard. He felt slapped because of the words spoken from his ashes.

"But Bah, what should Aji do to sincerely accept the present state of the Order?" Aji is back in doubt.

"Easy! do it all because of God. Give your life to God! Great love can erase all your doubts, Ji!" kyai Yusuf said while looking at Aji with a sharp look.

"Now listen to Abah!" Kyai Yusuf changed his seat.

"Everything in this world is a creation of God. Whether it's impertinence, evil, bad things and everything you don't like in this world. Don't hate all that, kid! because it all happened by God's will."

"If you only like good things, what about bad? did not God create the world in pairs? there's day and night. There are women and men. There are good and bad. There's a left and a right."

"You must not forget, boy! everything in this world belongs to God. The system is not holy because of the destiny outlined by God. Then why do you doubt that girl, if you already know that all this happened because of God's will?"

Aji simply lowered his head after hearing the advice of Kyai Yusuf. He sighed deeply because he forgot all about it. He was consumed with the beauty of the world without understanding that everything in the world belongs to God. Aji got slapped after hearing the last sentence that Kyai Yusuf said.

"Consider all the advice of Abah! do not be the judge of the sins of others!"

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