Guardians of the Heart #2
Chapter 33
As I promised, I will always smile and be happy even though my heart is full of anxiety. And as she once said that if I missed her I would take ablution water, pray and pray for salutations, that was all I could do because I knew only God could bring her back.
Some days I went through with mixed feelings, my lips still singleness smile like usual sometimes even laughter, but longing, savagery and fear gnawed my chest to the bottom, but, made my mind seem paralyzed at some point for a while.
No one knows what the mission really is this time because I know it's a secret to keep me shut up, including my family and the Lieutenant's family.
“Later you will get used to it, initially also rich mother you time Dad duty early but over time will get used to it, do not break up just prayer.”
I breathed to hear Mom's words.
“Ah, Mah brother usually also cuek if Mas Yudha duty now mah again just lebay, Bu.”
Without saying much, I immediately hit Dirga using a sofa pillow.
Unlike my family who do not know the slightest duty of the Lieutenant, the Lieutenant's family seems to have had a premonition as to where their only son this time of duty looks from Mamah who looks anxious even though he tries to behave normally in front of me who comes to see them on holidays.
“Yudha, definitely go home with save, Key, as usual?”
I smiled at Mamah, for the first time I saw the Lieutenant's mother look so worried as well as Papah who looked seriously at the TV screen looking for the latest news about the hostage situation in Syria.
“Hust!” seruku while holding Mamah's hand and smiling with encouragement, “Mas Yudha must return home safely because Mas Yudha has promised that when she returns from duty she will marry me.”
Mamah and Papah looked at me with wide eyes and gaping mouths in disbelief.
“A-what?”
“You..”.
“Awedding?”
I laughed seeing their surprised reactions before finally nodding confidently.
“Makanya Mas Yudha must go home, otherwise I will never marry.”
Mamah immediately screamed happily hugging me, “Oh, dear, Mamah was happy to hear it.”
“Papah is also happy, Darling.” Papah swapped me.
“I haven't told Mom and Dad,” I said grimacingly considering I haven't told my family about our plans.
“Mamah, can you keep a secret for a day? I'll tell my family today.”
“Alright, Mamah will keep a secret but only a day! Mom can't wait to contact your mom and talk about your wedding.”
“What do you want concept? The indoor? Outdoor? We have to find a place from now before full.”
“If it's waiting for Mas Yudha to come home first, Pah, we don't know Mas Yudha to come home when so we have not specified the date.”
“Ah yes, you are right.”
“Papah better start ngelist anyone who will be invited lest anyone miss.”
“Really! Papah will make a list now!” Papah immediately went to pick up the book and the ballpoint pen.
“Mamah should start nyari kebaya model for later,” said Mamah with a spirit that got the nod from me.
I heaved a sigh of relief to see Mas Yudha's parents who had now returned cheerful, cheerful, my eyes are now staring at the glass screen hoping that there is news that the hostages have survived as well as the troops sent there.
But no one reported the latest news from Syria, all the same news about diplomacy and the demonstrations of some activists who demanded the government to be firm about the hostage-taking of the WNI in Syria.
Two weeks passed and the deadline given for the hostages' ransom was running low, the Japanese had refused to give the money, even so, the French, Indonesia also gave the same statement making the situation in the country began to be chaotic.
Demo of students and some organizations almost in all regions of Indonesia can not be avoided anymore, social media is filled with the chatter of people who suddenly become smart in religion and politics that make the situation even more chaotic by just blaming each other without giving a solution.
While in a place far away there without the knowledge of everyone some of the nation's best sons are fighting for their lives to save the water demon brother. And I can only cry in my prostration to ask Allah SWT for those who are struggling.
Until finally the rest of the grace period a day before the rebels executed the hostages when the homeland and even the world was shocked by the news about the members of the elite TNI forces who managed to free the hostages who had been held in captivity Syria for more than a month, not only WNI hostages but they also managed to save other countries' hostages safely.
The news made my body immediately limp and immediately cried with gratitude because the news also mentioned that there were no casualties from the TNI and the hostages in the process of liberation. Fortunately, I was watching the news at home so I could spill my pent-up emotions by crying, which made my family understand why I was so worried all this time.
But in the morning I had to face the news again about one of the Koppasus members whose name was not known to have suffered gunshot wounds in a ceasefire with the rebels and is now in hospital Damascus, Syria.
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