Guardians of the Heart #2
Chapter 32
“Tomorrow, I go back to the outside task do not know when to return, it can be only a few days or a few weeks.”
The lieutenant was facing my parents when he wanted to leave after delivering me.
“Wish me to return home safely.”
“Aamiin.. insyaallah, God will take care of Yudha and bring her back safely,” Mother said as she clapped her hands before finally embracing her with the affection of a mother.
“I titip Kekey and both my parents during my duties.”
Now the Lieutenant clasping Father's hand makes Dad nod firmly, “You don't have to worry about them, focus on your duties.”
“Ready!” the Lieutenant saluted with a smile making Dad pat his shoulder as usual.
“Cautious.”
The Lieutenant nodded in understanding before finally really saying goodbye and I drove him to the front. Right now we are standing face to face in front of his car with hands clasping each other.
“Mas Yudha usually never say goodbye to Father-Mother if you want to task.”
“Who said? You're the only one who doesn't know.”
“Surely like pamit?”
“Should dong, same parents should say goodbye all ask for their prayers.”
I smiled hearing it.
“Your work with Raihan is done?”
“Already, just stay finishing.”
The Lieutenant nodded in understanding.
“Do not work too hard, do not forget to eat, enough rest, if you want to play do not be alone, invite Arga, Mira, Yuni, or anyone but remember not alone, ok?!”
“Iya, Mas Yudha also be careful...remember! There's me waiting here.”
The Lieutenant smiled as he nodded.
“You heard just now that this task does not know when I return.”
“Ckk..
“Hahaha, yes yes.”
“Iya! Suddenly just say rich weeks yesterday.”
“Hahaha.”
The Lieutenant laughed while hugging me.
“Let me hold you for a while, just think of it again charge energy for tomorrow and the next few days.”
I smiled and hugged him back.
“Prieve me yes, Key.”
“Iya.”
“If I'm not around, you should be happy.”
“Mas Yudha will only go a few days at most one-two months.”
“Iya, but you have to promise that you will be happy, do not cry. if you take water ablution pray keep praying me.”.
“Insyaallah, if kangen want to bend how?”
“Thendy hug only.”
“Hehehe, ok.”
The Lieutenant let go of my embrace then looked at me for a while before kissing my forehead, cheeks and kissing me gently.
“I titip Mamah-Papah if I am not there, you must often accompany them.”
“No worries I will accompany them on holiday.”
The Lieutenant smiled as he nodded.
“Remember you must be happy!” Said the Lieutenant while stroking my hair making me smile while nodding, "I'm going.”
“Iya, be careful.. Don't worry about me, I promise it will be fine.”
The Lieutenant smiled as he nodded then kissed me again before finally leaving me with my grief. To be honest all day I feel like there's something my fiancee's been hiding that worries me a lot.
Despite trying to be cheerful in front of him so that he does not worry but still my heart feels something different. Does this have anything to do with his job this time? O Allah, protect and take care of him for me, bring him back home safely.
The next day I was working as usual when Arga called me.
“Key, Lieutenant outer duty huh?”
“Iya.”
“Where?”
“Don't know, right all this time he never told me what his job was and where.”
“Iya anyway, but the power is now heavy duty yes.”
“No heavy duty, Ga.”
“Iya, but usually Lieutenant never contact me if you want a job.”
I stopped my work and focused on listening to Arga.
“Yes, earlier he called me, he told me to nengokin often his parents, he nitipin them and you.”
“Nitipin us?”
“Yes, he asked me to comfort you if you cry, and keep you changing him.”
The deg!
My heart started pounding, my suspicions grew that this time it was his duty to actually sacrifice his life. My trembling body started to feel worried, but no! I can't be like this, the Lieutenant will come back to me no matter what.
After Arga contacted me I could not concentrate on working, my mind continued to drift to the Lieutenant until I finally saw the TV where the news about the hostage-taking journalists in Syria made my body immediately limp.
Some of my co-workers were surprised to see my sudden condition like that, they asked me how I was, walking limp to the toilet I said I was fine. With trembling hands I tried to contact the Lieutenant.
“I beg you to lift!” I prayed in my heart that I was not too late to contact him, it took me several attempts to reach him before I finally heard the voice of the Lieutenant across there making me breathe a little relieved.
“Mas Yudha where?”
“Jakarta.”
“I'm not a hiccup?”
The Lieutenant was silent for a moment and made me understand that this was not the right time to contact him.
“Just a minute! I just want to talk for a minute.”
“What's up, Key? Is there something going on? You all right?”
“Mas, tell me... What task this time has to do with the news on TV lately?”
I asked without regard to the question of the Lieutenant who again fell silent before his deed replied, “Iya.” It made my body go back limp and tears started rolling.
“Whatever happens, Mas Yudha must return home safely, must!”
“Doain yes, Key, so we can go home safely.”
“Mas Yudha has to promise, Mas Yudha will come back into my arms if not... I will follow Mas Yudha!”
“Key..”.
“Za! Call me Za!” I cried with tears that kept coming out soaking my face, “Mas Yudha heard that? Now Mas Yudha must keep Mas Yudha's promise to marry me.”
Imagining me not seeing him again made me feel like I wanted to die, and this is the answer to my last struggle so far!
“You're back, Za?”
“Yes, I have returned so please Mas Yudha should return home safely, I will not be able to if I have to lose you back.”
The Lieutenant fell silent before finally saying.
“I'll be back, Za, wait for me. I'll keep my promise to marry you after my assignment.”.
“I will wait and pray that God will always protect Mas Yudha under any circumstances.”
“Aamiin.. now it's your turn to keep your promise.”.
“I?”
“Iya, you have promised to always smile and be happy. There is Arga who will always keep and accompany you.”.
“I don't want Arga or anyone else! I want Mas Yudha and only Mas Yudha will be the guardian and owner of my heart I again exclaimed with tears streaming down, imagining that it was not the Lieutenant who would accompany me but another man, even if it was Arga, I would not! With a trembling voice I continued my words.
“Like the song that Mas Yudha often mingle when the two are with me, until the day the ocean doesn’t touch the sand, now and forever you will be my man.”(Until the day that the ocean no longer touches the sand, now and forever you will be my lover).
I slightly changed the lyrics from the Now and Forever Ricard Mark of I will be your man to you will be my man. Yeah, that song the Lieutenant used to say when he was with me, a song full of meaning about how much he loves me now and forever.
“You've done your PR turned out, hehe.”
“Iya, now it is Mas Yudha's turn to do PR Mas Yudha.”
“PR me? What?”
“Singing that song in front of me directly, so Mas Yudha had to return home safely to marry me and sing that song.”
“Hehehe... well I'll go home, Za, I'll go home despite what happened.”
I can now smile a little hearing the optimism in his voice.
“I will wait for Mas Yudha as before, now I will wait for Mas Yudha again, so Mas Yudha do not let me wait too long.”
“Alright, I'll be home as soon as.”
“Mas Yudha has nothing to worry about. I will be fine here, I will often spend time with Mamah while waiting for Mas Yudha to come home, I will remain faithful to wait. I will pray for Mas Yudha on every prostration, so Mas Yudha must focus on the task that Mas Yudha is holding now in order to return home safely, understand?”
“Ready! Execute.”
I smiled hearing it.
“Za, sorry I have to leave now, I will call you again when I get back.”
I fell silent then took a deep breath, “Alright, be careful.. I love you, just remember that I love you more than you know.”
“I Love you more than your love..assalamualaikum, Za.”
“Wa’alaikumsalam, Mas Captain.”
I could hear the Lieutenant's laughter as I called him Mas Kapten according to his rank now. I tried to calm my mixed feelings, but I was sure God would protect and would send him back into my arms. With that confidence I came out of the toilet with a smile on my face.
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