COMMONWEALTH

Episode 13's

February 17, 1997

I kept sending him letters until he wanted to reply and see me, every time I got him

in children, how does the woman respond when asked when she receives a letter from me. The woman did not answer the more the children asked, the more the woman added one juz to read each

meeting, there are even two juz and three juz. Finally, the children no longer dared to ask questions.  Because they don't want to go home at night if they have to read two to three juz per meeting.

  February 18, 1997

I looked at Ahmad who was still worshiping, my friend had been converted for three years.

he decided to marry a woman who is hooded and has been blessed with two

child person. I wanted to ask but somehow it felt heavy on my tongue. Till

I finally let him finish his worship first.

Ahmad smilingly looked at me, after he finished his greetings. And tidying up the skullcap

and the prayer she wears. Ahmad

patting my shoulder. And I still remember his words. Let the guidance

pave the way for you, if you are ready to accept the guidance do not

you're delaying believing it. That is what Ahmad said.

February 28, 1997

Indeed, of the many letters I sent, none of them were answered. I

keep putting words for him. But my hand stopped when the island tips invited us to attend a proposal event at the floating house. It really feels like I'm squeezing my nerves. My hands can't move. The woman I wanted to approach all this time someone would propose to her.

I couldn't afford to attend, my legs suddenly cramped. Ahmad looked at me strongly, he

convinced me not to run away from this reality. I have to be strong to face it.

I didn't get out of the room that night. Only Ahmad and the island tips came present.

　

   March 2, 1997

I never asked or found out the results of the application meeting. I sit

at the dock with occasional photographing of the birds. I stared at the floating house from far away.  Occasional

I looked at the photo of the woman I grew up on. Until I was satisfied to look at him.

Without realizing that Ahmad was sitting next to me, he told me that the woman had rejected the proposal

her man. I looked at Ahmad in disbelief.

But I can't deny I whispered so happy I heard the news. Don't I have a chance? but from Ahmad's deepest eyes, there was one reason he hid rejection.

that's because the woman's mother refused the proposal from the man who

different beliefs. I just froze.

 March 5, 1997

Almost a week later, a man from the Sanir tribe tried to reapply the woman, but the rejection was still the same. The atmosphere of the island gripped this time it happened. Refusal

consecutive means a war to be waged between two different tribes of belief.

From the rejection of the proposal every time the inhabitants of the Sanir tribe cross paths with the residents of the Maja tribe, each of them also the gaze of hatred began to clash.

 March 17, 1997

This is the third time the man came to the woman alone, with the same intention but again the rejection was received. Fires of anger seemed to be blazing their eyes this time.

The tip of the island from morning until night was still in the hall alone, no one dared to come out of the house of the Maja people at that time, as if they were terrorized and disturbed by the rejection.

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