Cantings

Episode 26's

After Yasmin fell asleep around 21:30, Datin changed into Carla's shirt and hung her shirt in Yasmin's room to wear again tomorrow morning, he prayed Isya and he continued by reading Yasin's letter beside the corpse that had been put in the crate in the family room. There were some close relatives and brothers of Judis and Mila whose women were still sitting around the coffin, not many, because most of the colleagues of Judis, many were still in the guest room and outside terrace.

After reading Yasin, Datin stood looking at Mila's face that was still open with a transparent tile closed on the chest. Mila's face was like she was just sleeping, so beautiful. Datin long ago looked at his face, while his tears did not stop flowing, and his mind floated like seeing a movie theater, flashback starting from the moment they met, as well, when Mila convinces herself to accept a job offer that far exceeds her expectations, which then makes a huge leap in her successful history, when Mila teaches her modelling, when Mila encourages her on any occasion, laughing with Pras and Mila.

Datin wake up because he heard faintly Yasmin crying beside him, “ Ibuuuuu...why mother also follow mama.......,ibuuuuuu.....do not stayin Yasmin alone..hiks....hiks……,” realizes that he is lying next to a coffin mobbed by Carla and other relatives of Judis women, and the stinging smell of wind oil splashes his neck and forehead, and Yasmin is crying beside him, Datinpun hastily rose from his sleep, sat down and hugged Yasmin who seemed relieved to see him awake.

“ Tin, you also need to eat, I see since you did not eat at all, maybe even since this morning from Jakarta, this eat a little.” Carla said as she thrust out a warm dimsum and a cup of hot tea.

Datin shy, “ Wow, I'm a shame, even so the style of many people, sorry.....sorry....sorry.” Datin said as he received the plate containing the dimsum proffered to him, then he ate two pieces of his marrow, and he drank his hot tea. The body became quite fresh, and his life had accumulated again.

The Junghans clock in the corner of the family room chimed once, that it was 01.00 in the morning. At 03.00 the body will be closed and will be dispatched at the mosque complex around 03.30 am, and will be sholatkan there.

Datin leads Yasmin back to her room. Carla, who had slept for a while during Datin's prayer, began preparing Yasmin's clothes.

“ I say straighten the body first yes Carla, later at half three I get ready.”

After being sholated in the complex mosque, Wednesday 15 Mart 2006, at 06.00, the accompaniment of the body car left for Yogya. Judis is in the body car. Datin and Yasmin join Carla's car and her husband with Keisya.

The accompaniment of the body entered the city of Yogya about 09 hours more, half an hour ago Yanto CH driver was already with Ms Parinah and Bimo. He called Datin “ Bu we've been together mother sepuh and Bimo, what to Palagan first?”

“ No need, go directly to the tomb Blunyah only, we also want to enter Yogya and directly to the Tomb, do not stop by Plagan first.”

“ Ready.” Answer Yanto....” uh bu this Bimo want to talk.”

“ Mother...mother...mom where? Play fireworks again yes at home mbak Ias, Bimo kok left?”

“ Uh, hello cah nice, miss. Mother does not play fireworks Bim, but want to send her mother mbak Ias nyulus to the house of dear father. Already yes later meet at the door of the house mama Mila yes, this pity mbak Ias still bobok, later wake up if we are noisy, ok.....mwuah mwuah mwuah.”

The funeral took place quickly but did not reduce the service. The family greeting was read by Seno, the younger brother of Judis.

Yasmin was just as her daughter was sitting in the family seat. With other elderly mourners. Sudibyo's mother looked very strong, smiling kindly with the mourners, beside her sister's wife Mila who was in Surabaya, looking after her.

Study with a melodious voice, which makes Datin can not hold back his tears. Bimo's behavior was sympathetic, seeing his mother cry, Bimo who carried his mother pasted his lips to Datin's cheek while his hand was wrapped around Datin's neck, with the intention of relieving her mother's grief. Many smiles witnessed Bimo's sympathetic behavior.

Arriving at Condong Catur Datin shower again and change clean clothes then part to sleep for a while : “ Wah relieved it feels to have changed clean clothes inside, it was like a gulali taste. Gatel body and sticky because one and a half days do not change clothes. Bimo, mom bobok for a while, Bimo also yes, bobok same mom here. Later tonight we go to the house mbak Ias until night.” Bimo was tired because at 02.30 was awake ready to be ready to go to the airport. He immediately slept in his mother's arms.

Later that night, Datin, Parinah and Bimo attended Mila's death to Palagan. The great family of Judis was also still complete there, they spent the night in Yogya.

Yasmin could already feel the sadness of her mother's departure because she was 6.5 years old and was in the 1st grade of elementary school. Her beautiful face was shrouded in melancholy. Even the presence of Bimo which usually evokes his cheerfulness, this time not too influential to his mood. Even since the presence of Bimo who then always nggelendot to his mother, making Yasmin more lonely remember his mother, because Datin who was always with him became snatched from him.

Datin understand this, then he said to Bimo : “ Bimo son mother who is a pinter, mbak Ias is now sad, is in need of a friend, because his mother will go home to her new home, Ias mbak now is sad, is in need of friends, because her mother will go home, in the sky, like my father's house in the sky. I can ya nemani mbak Ias, Bimo can also join kok.”

“ Can, earlier Bimo play mbak Ias do not want.” The answer.

Finish their studies and continue to dinner. Datin guiding Yasmin, who was again pensive accompanied by Carla and Keisya :” Carla you eat first ge, I want to bribe Yasmin with Bimo first.”

“ Mother I am not hungry, I do not want to eat, I want to bobok just want to see mama.” Yasmin said while crying, she wanted to see her mother in a dream, as Mila often said. Mila told Yasmin, when the time came her mother had to go home to her new home, Yasmin later if you want to meet her mother through a dream.

“ Wouw, yes Allah...got it, you also want to come?? Datin said in great surprise, his heart crumbling feeling the loneliness and longing of Yasmin to Mila.

“ But we have to eat first dong... because if mama ngajak play later Yasmin already have energy, not limp anymore, yuk Ias - Bim.” Persuade Datin

Yasmin ngikut aja when Bimo also enthusiastic:” Ayyyuuk, Bimo also want to come, yuuuk mbak Ias we maem first yes.”

Datin feeds the two children, Bimo is the most greedy, while Yasmin half-heartedly does it because it immediately pingin bobok. Patiently Datin fed and persuaded Yasmin at every feed. Then Datin said that Dibyo would accompany Yasmin to sleep.

Datin sat on the bed while leaning his back against the wall and in his lap was Yasmin's head and Bimo's head. She caressed the heads of these two children, Datin began to be confused thinking of ways to be able to control Yasmin's growth, not feeling her tears melt. Carla also fell asleep with her son in the bed next to her, she was tired too because since yesterday and certainly also this afternoon she had no time to sleep.

“ Ma'am Milaa...not only did Yasmin miss you, I also felt your departure too soon. But I promised to control Yasmin's growth. Rest in peace mbak.”

Judis that night was wearing a black jeans suit and a black shirt. With the all-black clothes, his clean and handsome face increasingly looks prominent, but this time his good looks colored scarred grief that he can not hide. He sat on the carpet, his heart deserted amid a crowd of his devoted colleagues and brothers to Palagan. He remembered Yasmin, and wanted to be with her at this moment.

Yudis got up and looked for Yasmin, ma'am Dibyo said: “ Yasmin was in Mila's room, just after being fed, Datin took her to bed.”

Judis looked into Mila's room, Mila's room when she was in college, in the dimness of the room she saw Yasmin pules sleeping on Datin's lap. For a moment, Judis was surprised to see Mila sleeping with Yasmin. Slowly she approached the bed, then she stroked Yasmin's hair. Datin who had been sitting asleep, felt that someone was approaching he woke up. Seeing Datin awake, Yudis said: “ Yasmin later let me sleep with me, now let me move him first to the next room, here later let it be for Seno.” Seno is the younger sister of Judis, Carla's husband.

Datin nodded, then half whispered Datin also please say goodbye: “ Ok mas, briefly I did not shift first, and all I also beg you to leave first, Bimo has also exhausted.” then Yudis raised Yasmin moved to her room.

It was half-time and ten in the evening, Datin called Yanto to lift Bimo to the car, he took Parinah ma'am home and said goodbye to Dibyo ma'am who was still sitting in the dining room with other relatives: ” Mother, Datin please say goodbye first, mother also must rest, do not let the fatigue later sultry (sick).”

“Thank you son, I think Mila is still alive if you see it nduk, Mila tu if nyeritaain you are endless, full of spirit. Mila it tresno (honey, jw) really with this sister.” Ms. Dibyo told her relatives in the room. Then swerve and kiss Datin. “ Yes already there go home first, pity Bimo.”

“ Thank you Tin, tomorrow you go back to Jakarta? What time?” ask Judis

“ Tomorrow with Garuda at 15.30 mas, but in the morning I stopped by here first.” Answer Datin

“ Tomorrow breakfast here only nduk, let Yasmin also want to eat if there is this Bimo. Same anyone if it's sad not want to eat, but if the same you I mumbled you know, I want it, like a kebo shuffled his nose.” Said ma'am Dibyo.

Datin was then shocked to hear Bimo cry, because he felt held captive in the car. He was carried by Yanto, followed by his mother.

Yudis delivered to the front, “ Once again thank you Tin, I ask you to call Yasmin often yes Tin.” then Yudis kissed Bimo, and cipika cipiki with Datin.

“ Surely mas, insya Allah sure!” answer Datin.

After Datin's death, Judis returned to meet his colleagues who were still gathered sitting on the living room carpet. Judis was a successful businessman and was one of the functionaries of Kadin Jateng. And at the end of the term of office this time a lot of support to make Judis the Chairman of Kadin Jateng. They often gathered together to celebrate the candidacy of Judis. No exception tonight.