Final Letter

Hijra

"Sister, maybe it's time for you to tell the truth, you don't have to sacrifice much more. I beg you, brother, I also have to be happy with my brother's life don't think too much about the feelings while my own brother is not happy." Aldi revealed what he had been quieting, although he always seemed to approve of what Arumi did but in his smallest heart he was very opposed, because Arumi again had to sacrifice his happiness.

"Sister isn't ready to reveal everything, Al."

"But why brother? I'm sure Rafa will understand"

"It's not that simple Al, who all this time he knew that brother was his mother, how could you just say that Rafa is not a big sister's child ,"

"But it's the fact, sis, he has intact parents, not as he had thought so far. I beg you, brother. Just think happiness this time, brother." Aldi pleaded with Arumi expectantly hoping that her brother would listen to her words.

Arumu fell silent again.

"Nobody will say it, but not now. Big brother has to make sure everything is fine, after that big brother will be frank on Rafa."

"Alright, I hope you can do it this time. Then what about the marriage of brother and son?"

"As you can see, it's all done, we just married Siri and you know brother did this just for Rafa's happiness. But everything has changed, Rafa no longer feels happiness, there is a child who only harbors sadness because his existence is not so considered."

"Everything has happened how else. Oiya kak, tomorrow I plan to go to the city of Yogyakarta, I was selected as one of the scholarship students, and the campus invited me to an interview" Aldi told me the happy news that he got this afternoon.

"Alhamdulillah, really? brother is very grateful that you were successfully accepted at the university that you have always wanted" Arumi was so proud of her only sister, however Aldi is his responsibility but Aldi was able to ease the burden of his brother with the scholarship obtained.

"Alhamdulillah, brother. What if brother and Rafa come with Aldi, because Aldi will stay there long enough until the beginning of the lecture. Counting us on vacation and diverting Rafa from his sadness, while the brother looks for a way to say everything to Rafa." proposed Aldi invite Arumi and Rafa to go with him.

"Wouldn't it interfere with your learning?"

"Of course not, said my friend, the place to live there is quite cheap and the food is also, if necessary we stay there and open a cake shop" said Aldi with all his plans.

"Where can it be like that, then what about Rafa's home and school?"

"This house we leave it to Aunt Aisyah. All I heard was that she couldn't pay the contract for 3 months, and the one with the contract had already asked Aisyah's aunt out of her contract. I know for myself, my husband just recovered from a fall"

"For our fee there I have savings from teaching tutoring and the results of our cake sale in the morning bazaar, the results are decent. "

"Hmmh" Arumi seemed to think

"Sister, don't think much. Faster is better"

"Well then, I'll come with you. After all, big brother wants to eliminate a little trauma in Rafa, because after all the boy must be sad."

"Well better, from now on I'll take responsibility for my brother and Rafa, I promise I'll work even harder"

"Maa shaa Allah, brother sister has grown up" said Arumi full of pride

"Alright well, you are already a grown man, but no matter how you are still the responsibility of your brother, Alhamdulillah brother still has savings for our living expenses in the next few months. As we think about having the effort."

"Alright, whatever you say I'm coming, now we're getting our clothes done, just bring it as necessary. And I'm going to Aisyah's aunt's house to leave our house to her."

Arumi nodded as well.

"May this be the best" murmured Arumi.

***

The next day Aldi and Arumi were ready to go to the train station, they deliberately set off early in the morning so they could get there at noon. Arumi has informed Rafa of their departure. Arumi has also left the house and its contents to Aisyah's aunt, Arumi also allows Aisyah's aunt to use her house for learning activities for children and adults.

"Bi, we entrust this house with aunty yes, in the Lord we will try to go home and see the condition of this house" said Arumi

"Thank you son Arumi, your aunt and family must have kept this house safe, you are grateful for your generosity" said Aunt Aisyah

"Together bi, as humans we must help each other. Oiya if anyone is looking for us just say no know yes Bi, and no one will look for us"

"What's Arumi's husband including?"

"We have decided to split bi, again our marriage is only a series, which can be at any time in the break up"

"But it's legal in God's eyes son"

"Yes bi I understand, but for a few months we were married our relationship did not work, besides I got married because I want to make Rafa happy, in fact Rafa is still not happy"

"Hopefully you can find happiness out there, my aunt always prayed that Rafa's parents would come back soon and see her son. Are they planning to go home?"

"Aamiin, I don't know bi, the most important thing is that they should be fine. Even if they suddenly come home they'll call me first, because I know their business there isn't done yet,"

"Auntie salute you, it can last so far"

"Everything I do is for the common good of bi"

Rafa and Aldi enter to meet Arumi after raising the clothes that will be brought into the car that Arumi rents. After saying goodbye, they immediately went to the station.

"Goodbye my birthplace, as soon as I leave you to heal the wounds that I have not long received,hopefully there's an antidote that will heal and I can come back here in my improved state of heart."

"Arma I'm sorry, I have to go with my mother and uncle. I hope we can meet again next time. I hope you've forgiven me and we can be friends again, I promise I won't take your father back, because it turns out I'm happy enough just to have a mother. Take good care of yourself and don't forget me."