Blue Berets

74. Cross Blue Beret

Galih that night returned to mess in quite miserable condition. He didn't even smile when the picket officer greeted him. Galih walks into his unit with a shunt. Inside he could see Keenan, his roommate had just finished a bath. Since Aksara got married, it was indeed Galih who asked Keenan to move.

Galih since childhood always alone, hiding all his wounds in the dark that is why Galih always afraid alone. Since Keenan moved to this room, make Galih Keenan no longer just a coworker. Except friends. He was quite good as a listener, although the ones told by Galih were more often of no quality. But he was happy to be familiar with the man he often called the mammoth.

Unfortunately today she was broken not only by her lover, but also by her best friend. That was why Galih chose to be silent without making a sound. After removing her belt, shoes and uniform, she grabbed a clean towel and t-shirt then immediately left her room just like that.

Galih headed to the bathroom and flushed her head with as much water as she could. Long enough that he was there, he did not care that his body was starting to get cold. Unfortunately, he won't be able to stay there forever. He chose to stop his bathing activities and return to the room.

When Galih opens the room door, he again meets face to face with Keenan who looks like he is waiting for his arrival.

“If you are not comfortable, I can go,” said Keenan.

“Gue is gone,” Galih replied briefly.

He grabbed his jacket and car keys and then came back out of the room. Galih had circled around until he decided to go to Pak Aji's house. Someone who has great service in their life. Because for Galih he and his wife are like second parents.

“Yes Allah Galih, you why son? How come your face is pale?” asked Mr. Ratna, Mr. Aji's wife who opened the door for him.

“Who is Nda?” ask Mr. Aji who walked out of the house wearing his scabbard.

“Your son,” said bu Ratna. She left her husband and Galih who were now sitting on the porch.

“Why you? Any more problems or how?” asked Mr. Aji, but only embraced by Galih.

“Pak, I'd like to babble Father with Mother. I slept here at night, yes,” said Galih.

“Yaudah let's go in. Your face is like an undead,” invite Mr. Aji to enter. He decided to guide Galih who walked a bit too well. His body was also hot.

“Nda, fetchine compress cake or fever medicine. Galih seems to be sick,” said Mr. Aji after opening the old room of Aksara and seeing Galih break down.

When Ms. Ratna went into the room, she found that Galih was asleep. But his sleep was not calm. His breath was a little hunting and began to delirious.

“Dad, get Mother dong thermometer. In the bottom drawer, next to the closet,” said Bu Ratna.

Ms. Ratna that night taking care of Galih was like taking care of her own son. Ms Ratna first met Galih when she went to her relatives' residence in Jakarta. He met a young boy who walked barefoot and cried in front of a store. To the confusion of Bu Ratna, the boy was wearing clean clothes, his body was also quite stocky. He doesn't look like a kid who lives on the street.

Ms. Ratna and Mr. Aji who thought Galih was a lost child and could not go home approached her and brought her home and helped her to regain her strength. Since then Galih never forgot his two good angels. Until when he entered the academy, he accidentally saw Mr. Aji come in full uniform with his wife and son.

The couple remembered Galih who is now a friend of his eldest son and since the appointment of Galih in brimob, Pak Aji increasingly treated himself like he treated Aksara and the twins Nusantara. Even Pak Aji and Bu Ratna allow Galih to come to the Aditama residence whenever he needs and whenever Galih is confused to decide, he will always look for Mr. Aji.

“Galih seems not only physical pain Well,” said Bu Ratna to her husband who is still waiting for his wife to finish taking care of Galih.

“Means Mother?”

“That father is indeed insensitive. Mother heard Galih called Kirana,” said Ms Ratna.

“Nah right, that's not the name of Daddy insensitive. Dad didn't listen. How the hell Mother,” protest Pak Aji.

“Yes that's it, Daddy help Galih ya. Pity him so so,” Ratna said.

“Definitely. Now he let you sleep first, come Mother also sleep already late tomorrow you have a lot of activities do not get tired," asked Mr. Aji.

tok.., tok…,

Mr. Aji knocked on the door. Galih can only try to sit when he sees Mr. Aji walking into the room he used to sleep in. He also did not refuse when Pak Aji placed the back of his hand on Galih's forehead.

“You didn't sleep?” ask Mr. Aji.

“No sleep Sir,” replied Galih slowly.

“Kuild ndak? Tahajud yuk prayer with Mr.”

Galih looked at Mr. Aji who assured him with a smile. Galih nodded. He took ablution then followed the Father who had first arrived in a special room commonly used for the Aditama family praying congregation. Galih held his script and fervently prayed.

Mr. Aji heard Galih's talk. Even after their prayers were finished, Galih still held on to his alphabet while raising his hand even Pak Aji faithfully accompanied. Mr. Aji knows very well how fragile a child must survive without the presence of his father, let alone no mother figure beside him.

“Sorry Sir, Father so look at me crying,” said Galih as he wiped his tears.

“But by crying you become more relieved right?” ask Mr. Aji.

“Nangis is not a sin. Not because you're a man you're afraid to cry. This father is still struggling with the mother is also often crying. If you do not remember wrong your mother also told you, to Aksara also if the man is also human, can cry can be fragile,” said Mr. Aji.

“Iya Sir, I once said that. It was a bad time Aksara wanted to marry Kaori,” replied Galih making her realize something.

“That's right. Timing is the same as you are now.”

“Bapak do not pinter give advice. Who is your mother's pinter, but if you want to tell the same story you can, Mr. Dengerin,” said Mr. Aji.

“No problem really sir, just a jumbled taste. You know Keenan? Friends of Aksara also kok,” asked Galih.

“Ya knows,” replied Mr. Aji.

“She turned out to be Kirana Pak's ex-lover, and she still hopes to be back with Kirana. I finally asked Kirana if she still feels the same Keenan or not, uh she even told her past,” said Galih.

“About the case too?”

“Father knows?”

“Know. Mother had accompanied Kirana's therapy for several times. Her Papa Kirana is a junior. His family is also very close to his family. Little do you know what Kirana struggles like,”

“Galih, it has been 32 years you married your mother and you understand something. The woman may look sturdy and strong on the outside, but she is actually very fragile. You've been training with egg shells, it's the same. The shell of the egg is like a woman's heart, once hit destroyed him and will not be able to return again. Don't care if you want him to stay crumpled.”

“Kirana is the same. Keenan was the first man to break his heart. There will be no hope for Keenan to return to Kirana. You know you do not believe in love, but you must understand that the feelings in marriage are not just love. With your partner you live, with your partner also you will be in the afterlife later. If you have nothing to doubt your partner, how will you face the turmoil of your household?”

“Household life is heavy what the hell Mr?”

“Over the blue beret on your head.”

“Meanings Sir?”

“Ringan. But the responsibility is not to play.”