CIRCUMCISION

The soul engraver

"Don't scrape old wounds, they've calmed down, and your father has admitted his guilt." Paini shed tears at the end he said.

It is not denied, no matter how deep the wound is embedded, ulcers are still imprinted.

"Yeah... Don't cry yu. There's still me, there's kang Jito. There's also mbok Paini." Sudargo took Sulastri into his arms. One side of his hand clasped Paini's hand, as if hoping for strength.

Finally the journey until also, the sun almost inclined its rays to the western horizon.

"Mbok, I was afraid, I wanted to see my father. Protect me mbok." Sulastri whispered to Paini.

While Sudargo is currently, really in a state of dilemma. One side of the older brother who felt the trauma of the father's behavior, and one side of him was the father. Each speech Ratmini becomes a benchmark Sudargo.

"Whatever father is my father, there is no way that I would let my father be in such a state of pain." Inner Dargo is in a war of flavors.

"Mmd! take yu Lastri to kang Jito's place, I'll look at you." Whisper Dargo slowly to Paini.

Paini just nodded and continued to carry Sulastri, in her hand, towards the spot where Harjito was lying.

"Kang.kang Jito.." The quiet voice made Harjito look over.

"Oh... Pastry.." Jito reached for Lastri's hand but the wound on his stomach hurt too much to move.

"Oh..."

"Jito, don't force a move first." Slamet orders, but he swiftly helps Jito to lean in order to see Sulastri.

"Kang.. don't hurt kang. I'm afraid." Isak Lastri in Jito's arms. Sulastri's cry broke at the sight of a weak harjito lying down, bare-chested and wound in a white cloth on his stomach.

"Sstt... Don't cry, I'm fine." Entertain Harjito on Lastri.

Slamet and Paini look at their scenes, with their respective conditions. Paini hinted at Slamet to get out of the room, and provide comfort for them.

Slamet who realized it, immediately followed where Paini walked to a bench next to the hospital hallway, which was not far from Harjito's room.

"Lastri, forgive kang Jito. Because of this situation, I am unable to protect you" said Jito, bowing his head.

"I am a useless man, who has left a wife, alone on the run from a Sardi. I'm sorry Lastri." Harjito wept deeply as he hugged Pastri tightly.

While outside, Slamet and Paini are putting together a word to tell the truth. About the Ratmini who had died, and about their hard-to-shift residence Jupri's.

"Fast or later, Pastri must also know yu. There's no way we can hide the secret of Mrs Ratmini's death, and after coming home from the hospital, their home must also be transferred ownership with Mr. Jupri."

"Our job right now is to give them strength. Harjito must be strong, physical and soul. Whereas Lastri also had to be strong in his soul to face all of this."

"Then Dargo piye le..?" Paini's anxiety is reasoned, considering Dargo must also continue his education, and Djaelani's condition is impossible to support his children.

"Please your mind yu, for everything must have a way out." Entertain Slamet.

In another room, where Djaelani was lying weak, with the help of breathing and wounds on the back.

Looking towards Dargo, who just stood up and saw the reaction of the father. Between pity and wrath into one, between filial piety as a child fighting with hatred.

"Dad.... Even as high as the sky as I hate you, there's no way I'm burying my respect down to the bottom of the deepest sea."????-

"Give me time to accept this fact, because I've lost everything since I was a child, and only then did I realize. The one who has robbed me of my happiness with yu Lastri is you father." Inner Dargo fought in silence.

"Le. get close.. How is mbak yu mu? where he is now, I want to meet him." The voice of Djaelani broke the daydream of Sudargo's hatred.

"He's bandaging an inner wound, which my father has cut." Dargo replied while throwing a glance out the window.

"get close... will you hate me too? I'm sorry, le.."

It is easy to make a thousand mistakes, only to be destroyed with one word, Sorry!.

"Will I be able to hate you, father..? I can't afford dad!"

"Whatever the father plants on us, Dad is still our true soul engraver." Dargo puts aside his hateful ego, with a word that touches Djaelani's heart.

"Have a rest, Dad, I'll be out for a while." Dargo Permit.

"Lee.dad wants to meet mbak yu mu Sulastri. Can it?"

"Let yu Lastri look for her own father here, let yu Lastri heal the trauma she was going through these few days, it's not easy to forget father! But I know, yu Lastri also will not be cruel, by forgetting or hating the father." Dargo approached Djaelani's bed, grabbed the weak hand, and kissed haru.

Djaelani looks at Dargo's face, looking for hate on his innocent face. But it was just a small smile that he found.

Slowly Dargo walked, leaving Djaelani alone. Disappointments that have arisen, he should be back. Given the circumstances and situation he should be able to forget the incident.

"I must be determined to bring my father to heal, and repent of the sins he has committed, before completely leaving me with yu Lastri." In Dargo's heart was determined.

With a gamang step, he stepped towards where Paini and Slamet were.

"Mhd...!" Sapa Dargo. "Where will I take my father to shelter after this?"

"We have nothing!"

"Sabar le. There must be a way out." Slamet gives encouragement.

"Mbok believe you can le. Now go meet kang Jito and yu Lastri. Mbok change to place ndoro Djaelani, same pak Slamet." Pungkas Paini, then walk to Djaelani's room in Slamet.

Dargo just nodded, and passed towards where Harjito was being treated.

"Yep.. kang...!" Sapa Dargo with a lethargic face.

"Dargo..! thank you, your mom is back. While I am in this weak condition." said Harjito pessimistic, and lowered his head weakly.

"Kang...! sampean must be sure, everything will be fine. It's inappropriate for you to be this weak, I'm sure kang jito is strong and capable."

"We're going home together." Dargo put their hands together in one hand.

Lastri hugged Dargo and sobbed in the arms of her sister.

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Whatever happens you remain my soul engraver 😭😭😭.

ah... the beauty of the world when with a peaceful heart 🥰.

keep strong yes Mak...

and I love all of you 😘

like his Ojo lali ⁇ ️