CURTAINS OF THE PAST

AT THE FUNERAL

If I had known about today, I would have expected time to stop yesterday.

Can it?

Ohh. It's even more painful...

Toni was still cupping her weak body with both knees beside the mound of ground that was still flushed and wet. Iffah just looked at him from the front side. She didn't want to bother her husband at the time.

“Grandfather won, I lost in this grief. But please take care of grandma there, do not let her cry so that your grandson can be calm here.” Toni pours out to another mound next to her grandmother's grave.

Yes, there is also the grave of his late grandfather who has long gone. Right on the day of his birth.

“Mama, Papa...” Call him to Chellin who is still standing behind him.

“Iya darling.” Chellin dropped his body next to Toni and held the man she had made her son.

“Grandma's gone too leaving Toni, Ma. Toni wants mom and dad not to leave Toni like

they left Toni. Toni doesn't want to live alone, Ma.” His ink was filled with tears.

He's a spoiled man, very spoiled.

If it wasn't for her Grandma's departure, she would have looked more mature. He was just a lonely man, ever since his father hid the disease that took his father's life.

“Mama and Papa won't leave you, baby. Yes, Pa.” Chellin turned towards Bobi who was still

standing withstanding the tears on his face that looked resolute at that moment.

His family from the village also shed tears to see the fragility of Toni at that time. The kemil even

knowing everything about his cousin was powerless to hold back his tears.

“Pappaa, Grandma great-grandmother tidulnya in the ground?” Little Milka ran to him.

“Ah dear Papa,” Toni grabbed Milka and held her tightly. “ Grandma great-grandmother sleep can not bang anymore

dear. Great-grandmother will go straight to God's heaven. Milka do’ain yes, Darling.” Whisper into Milka's ears so that makes the people around him more sobbing because of it.

“So we no longer meet Grandma great-grandmother, Pa.” Ask Milka astonished.

“Later, Son. If in this world we no longer meet Grandma great-grandmother. My great-grandmother had the same message as Papa to

Milka. Said great grandmother, Milka should not cry, must be smart, so the child is good and always healthy.” Toni said with tears falling on her cheeks.

the wet. Toni brushed aside the smile behind her sadness thanks to her beautiful daughter. “Mil, great-grandmother's promise. Grandma great-grandmother do not grieve in culga cana ya...” Milka small it rubbed the tombstone as Toni did in

ahead of him.

Toni smiled again, then hugged Milka tightly. But he again sobbed in the niche of the child's neck

that girl.

Will time be repeated? If I could, I would force him to repeat the happiness I once had

feel first. Really, I want to skip this pain from my journey.

Oh time, if I could touch you, then I would force you to stop at a point where I felt happy then.

Iffah, are you currently just pretending to be tough in front of me? Don't you love Grandma too

like me?

Didn't you also just know about your husband who you love so much that he has not left you

forever?

Forgive Toni Grandma, for now Toni can not do grandmother's advice. Toni's so hurt right now, Grandma.

Toni got up and stood up from the wet ground where her grandmother had just been buried. He repeatedly wiped

her tears, even Milka who was in her cradle helped wipe her wet cheeks.

After returning to’a, Toni decided to go home from there. Because he knew his family wouldn't

disturbed him at that moment.

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