CURTAINS OF THE PAST

LOSING A SCANDAL IN A MOSQUE

"Subhanallah.Walhamdulillah.." Ghali rubbed his face rough with his right hand, while his left hand ruffled his waist at that time.

His eyes still swept every corner that did not belong to the holy boundary where the slippers of the pilgrims parked there.

"Is there a problem, Ghali?" The rebuke of Bobi who suddenly came broke his concentration.

"A little bit, Pa." Sahut grimaces.

Bobi turned his gaze towards Ghali's gaze, and finally hit Ghali's foot which was still brushing barefoot.

"Have you not found your sandals yet?" Guess Bobi when reading the look of confusion on the face of the sister of his son-in-law.

"It seems like the word 'not yet' is not fitting to replace the word 'no' deh, Pa. Sendal Ghali really isn't here" he said in confusion.

"Disappeared, son?" Bobi was a little surprised.

"That's how it looks, Pa." Sahut Ghali flat.

"Where did you put it?" Ask Bobi again.

"Here, Pa" Ghali's index finger went right to the front of his foot. He was so sure that he put his head there before entering the mosque.

"What's this, Pa?" Toni who had just come out from inside the mosque caught the confusion on the faces of her father and sister-in-law.

Quickly, Ghali ran to find Toni's sandals neatly arranged there.

"Sorry, Sister-in-law. I'll go home first, yeah. Assalamu'alaikum.." He cried as he ran towards the gate of the mosque.

"Wa'alaikumussalam.." Bobi and Toni were both flabbergasted at Ghali's sudden behavior before Bobi chuckled and even frowned at it. Bobi held his stomach that felt amused at that time.

Toni is getting confused.

"Let's go home, Ton." Take Bobi later, still in his laughter.

"Well, where's Toni's sandal?" Ask.

"Yes too, Pa." Toni confirmed Bobi's statement. "But wait, Pa. Papa said, 'you also lost your sandals'." Toni seemed to be thinking about the words of her father earlier.

"Aeeehhhh, that boy. It sucks.." Mutuk Toni recalled Ghali's unusual attitude of abandoning them.

Bobi again chuckled at the annoyance on the look on his son's face. He knew, Toni was also just pretending to be upset at that time. Perhaps without being asked, Toni would give anything to her sister-in-law.

They only look hostile, but in their hearts there is a defense of each other. For brother to sister, and for sister to brother.

"Ah, nyeker's forced." Toni continued to walk. Luckily the mosque where they prayed was not too far away from the house they inhabited.

"Will you wear sandals, Papa?" Tawar Bobi who looks so sorry to his son.

"It's not necessary, Pa. Toni's used to time in this kind of nyeker village, Pa. It's a smooth road, not like a rocky village." Elak Toni's.

"Yes, is it okay?" Ask Bobi again a little start to feel calm.

"Yes, Pa." Legally. "Awww" Suddenly Toni screamed. The street that was only illuminated by led lights and the dim light made Toni's legs hurt. He accidentally stepped on the shard that night.

"What's up, son?" Bobi again looked anxious when he heard Toni's scream.

"It's okay, Pa. Looks like Toni's feet stepped on a rather pointed rock. So Toni was a little surprised by the blind." Toni is lying. If he told the truth, he was sure that the man he called Papa would be even more worried.

"But it's okay?" Ask Bobi again has not dispelled his feelings of worry.

"Yes, Pa. Toni's okay." Toni tried to endure the pain in the sole of her injured leg. "Come, Pa."

Bobi then according to, minimal lighting was not able to make his eyes see clearly to Toni's feet were slightly pinching.

Bobi didn't know, Toni's legs already shed a lot of blood back then. Slowly, Toni pulled out the bell that stuck in the soles of her feet.

Ahhh... It hurts so much, God.~ Jerit Toni in heart. He threw the shard into the trash can that was on the side of the road.