CURTAINS OF THE PAST

BAD NEWS FOR ALL HIS FAMILY

"No, uh, maybe the papa's busy, honey. Milka be patient, son. Later if papa has finished his work, papa must immediately call Milka again..." Kemil seemed to persuade her beautiful daughter who had frowned, she was so busy asking for a call with her papa.

"Huh, Papa busuk. Mil, tanen Papa..." Little Oceh Milka in the lap of her father that twilight.

"Now just this, Milka invite baby grandpa to chat first yes, son. Until papa called Milka back. Papa must also miss dong, same Milka." Kemil took Milkanya to Kamelia who was sitting relaxed with Rahmah in the back yard of Arayan's residence.

"Dedek babiiii, tatak want culhat niii... Tatak tanen cama pappa, but papa capuk teluus..." Sung it while stroking the stomach of Kamelia who had begun to bulge at that time.

Kamelia encodes Kemil as if she wants to know something from her husband for his daughter's behavior that is different from usual.

Kemil simply raised his palm and raised his shoulders as if he knew nothing.

Time goes on without waiting. It's past the time, Kemil is still checking his phone. Maybe there was a message from Toni, he thought.

Not only the little girl, Kemil also felt troubled by it.

He sat facing out the window of his room that night.

"Why baby?" Kamelia suddenly made Kemil feel surprised. Yes, because he was also in a dreamy state back then.

"Eh, Honey. I was just thinking about Toni, honey. Even Milka had fallen asleep, but Toni had not called me back. I'm just a little worried right now." Kemil said with a facial expression that explained he was very upset at that time.

"Maybe, Toni's really busy baby." Kamelia said to calm her husband. "Or maybe he forgot, just try calling him back." Proposed again.

"True you, wait a minute, honey. I'll get my phone first." Kemil got up about to pick up his phone, but before he reached where his phone was, the phone first rang.

Kamelia turned to Kemil who was looking at the incoming call on her phone screen.

"Toni..." He whispered a little. He and Kamelia were relieved by it.

"Assalamu'alaikum Ton... You're..." Not yet Kemil issued his scolding, someone from across there first cut the conversation.

"Wa'alaikumussalam's chat... What is this about the relatives of the owners of this phone?" ~ Ask someone that.

Kemil. Seeing Kemil's sudden change in reaction, Kamelia immediately approached her husband. "What's up, baby?" Camellia's Whispers.

"Yes, right... My brother. Who is this with?" Kamelia was surprised to hear the way Kemil spoke.

"We from Hospital XXX reported that your brother had a terrible accident this afternoon on XX road. Since this is the last number to call his phone, we have decided to call you. The patient's condition is very critical, we ask that the family...." ~ Kemil no longer heard anything that someone said. His body suddenly trembled, and it made Kamelia even more anxious.

"Dear, relax. What's going on?" Kamelia asked as she hugged Kemil from next to her.

"Toni was in an accident this afternoon baby, and I guess that's why he didn't pick up the phone from me." Kemil's eyes begin to turn red and teary.

"God..." Kamelia was startled and reflexively held onto her stomach.

"Are you okay, baby?." Kemil immediately brought Kamelia to sit on the edge of their bed.

"Do Om Bobi and Bi Chellin know?" Kamelia asked on the sidelines of her shock.

"Of course baby... I'll call them first before telling Papa and Mama." Said Kemil while fiddling with his phone back.

Tut's... Tut's... Tut's...

"Assalamu'alaikum Kemil's..." ~ Sapa Bobi from across.

"Wa'alaikumussalam's chat... Om Bob....

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"Antonniii..." ( Yelling)

Iffah sat down from her sleep, the veil she was wearing seemed to be imprinted by the cold sweat coming out from her skin pores.

Iffah swept her gaze across the room she was in with Toni, not finding her husband beside her at the time.

Iffah gets out of bed to look for Toni.

"Antonne..." Iffah opened the bathroom door, the dressing room even to the balcony though. But she did not find her husband.

"Antonne..." Iffah kept calling, until she decided to look outside her room.

His body was getting drenched due to his sweat, his mind had not stabilized at that time. In his mind were only Antoni, Antoni and Antoni.

"Council...." Suddenly Iffah fell silent when she found Bobi and Chellin in the living room. Bobi looked to be standing and stunned by the position of his left hand holding the phone he placed in his left ear as well.

His eyes were staring at the TV in front of him at that moment.

".... Viewers, passengers of the minibus sedan suffered heavy injuries as a result of an accident involving a Molen Truck. This accident happened on XX street..." .

Silent...

Still quiet...

"Well, that.., that..." Chellin pointed to the Television screen before him. And at that time the news of the accident experienced Toni was being aired in the evening news.

Bobi immediately hugged Chellin so tightly. "It seems right, Ma. Kemil just told Papa, because he received a call from Hospital XXX" said Bobi while holding back the pain felt by his heart at that time.

Chellin screamed when she heard her husband's confession. She was crying in Bobi's arms.

Iffah who heard Bobi's statement and also the news immediately dropped himself and sat on the floor where his position originally stood.

"Antonniii..." Swirling. Not only sweat, his tears also raced across his cheeks right then and there.

"What's this, Ma, Pa?" Ghali who heard Chellin's scolding immediately ran over to his brother's in-laws.

For a moment, his eyes turned toward Iffah who was resting on the floor near the old man. Ghali looked clumsy, but also anxious.

"Ghalis... Your sister-in-law, son." Bobi exclaimed with tears that were difficult to hold back from earlier.

"Sister Antoni, what's wrong with Antoni's sister, Pa?" Ghali's question grew even more anxious when Bobi mentioned his brother-in-law's name with deep sadness.

"Your sister-in-law. Toni... Toni... He's in an accident, Ghali." Bobi finally sobbed after a long time he tried to resist his feelings, in order to become a light for the small family he made.

Ghali's eyes rounded for a moment. He was agape from his shock at that moment. His heart is getting stiffer. Her tears that had just dried up, suddenly flowed just like that from her eyes.

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