Last Mate

282 Grief (Rion Juanda)

Time does not seem to pass quickly. For five years Aska and Jingga and their four children lived in Singapore. Since living there Aska rarely has time for his four children and his wife. However, he always took the time to just talk and joke around. Only one to two hours with the kids. Orange once demanded quality time, but her husband could not meet because of the extraordinary busyness that Aska could not leave.

Seeing the attitude of her husband, Orange also told Riana. He exchanged thoughts with his brother-in-law who also had experienced LDR and was also in a position almost the same as him, her husband owns a company that is being pioneered and requires her husband to focus on the company. Riana also likened what happened to her and also Orange when she was first married.

"Don't have quality time to talk hard." That's what Riana said. Her husband is a hard worker. He will never put off work and will always work until it's done no matter the time that keeps turning.

Her four children were still faithful in the pretense. Sometimes they complain. It's just complaining to his brother not to his parents. One thing they do not want is to see Mother and her father sad because of them. His father works here and their future is not for anyone.

A shocking news Aska received from Jakarta. Her brother's father, Riom Juanda, died. Aska was surprised because he knew the stingy widower was not sick. Aska soon flew alone to Jakarta. Not without reason his four children had to go to school and he also chose to go back and forth Jakarta-Singapore-Jakarta.

When in a funeral home, no one does not cry. Rion Juanda's three children, her brother and sister-in-law, look devastated by the departure of their father. Not to mention the youngest son of the deceased who continued to shed tears. His sudden departure made them unprepared.

It was not only the children who felt lost, the two daughters-in-law also looked very grieved. Behind the busyness of Aksa and Radit take care of the corpse, there are tears that they hold. Not to mention the five grandchildren who continued to cry. Especially Aeleya.

Aska hugged Gavin's body. The child continued to cry incessantly, although the two of them often fought and clashed, but that was how they channeled their affection. Gavin kept calling out the grandfather's name. She cried hugging Ghea's body. Aska hugged the body of the boy who was not even 10 years old and also hugged his sister, Ghea. Aska tried to calm down. Not to mention his three other nephews who continued to embrace the body of Iyan, the youngest son of Rion Juanda.

Seeing this incident Aska felt a lot of things that she had missed. There was a lot he didn't know about his family for more than five years. Aska tried to survive in Singapore, never heard any bad news because they were in Jakarta as if closing as little as the bad news that happened here. They do not want Aska thought and lead to health as well as a branched mind that will interfere with work..

"Too many caves pass through. There is too much that the cave does not know. The cave has to work hard again. The cave wants to quickly return, stay with them people who are always beside the cave since childhood."

That was the promise he made in his heart. He had to work hard so that he could quickly return to the house where he grew up and the house where many stored memories.

Tears continued to pour down on the faces of the extended family including both of his parents. He knew how close his parents were to his father, who was none other than the late husband of his mother. When the corpse came, tears spilled with so much they all called out its name as if everyone had lost it.

One thing that makes Aska's heart sick and sad, when he saw the youngest child of Rion Juanda who continued to cry hugging the body of the father who had been stiffened. Aska's heart was very sad, it hurt so much to see her. How not the child is not yet mature enough, the child is looking for his identity just in college and must be abandoned by the father. Her mother also went home when she was a child.

Aska imagines far ahead. How he gets married later. How does it feel to be married without being accompanied by the father as well as the mother. How can Iyan face everything. He knew the boy was very close to his father. Just the words father, father, and father Iyan said.

"Don't leave Iyan, Dad. Don't yimggalakn Iyan!"

Hearing that sentence Aska's chest felt tight. She imagined what if it happened to her children. Abandoned by him while his children still needed the figure of a father. That was what made all the Aska family especially the big family cry to see Iyan who kept screaming calling her father's name.

Especially when the funeral arrives. When the body was lowered into the burrow Iyan just fell silent with tears flowing so fast. Iyan's voice no longer exists. His body has no resistance. Iyan continued to be on top. He could not stand to be under the body into the bowels of the earth. He did not want his tears to fall on his father's body and would incriminate him in the afterlife. Aska was imagining that it was her. What about his son later.

Aska, who plans to return after the funeral, will return to Singapore. Finally canceled the initial plan he did not have the heart to leave his extended family who were still covered in grief.

The mother was still crying she lost the figure of a sister. Such a nice ex-husband. Although there was once the same wound he did, but the mother has forgiven and opened a new page. She made her ex-husband her sister.

"Why are you going so fast?" That's how he muttered.

Aska couldn't bear to see it. He hugged the frail body of the Mother So did his father.Leaving his mother in this condition he could not, at least he had to accompany the Mother tonight.

Aska did not forget to contact his wife and four children he explained that he could not return today either.

"It's okay, Dad. Anyway, if you go home too will be tired," replied Orange behind the phone connection. "Tomorrow in the morning just returned to Singapore," continued his wife again.

"I'm sorry, you're just sleeping with the kids tonight." Orange just smiles.

"Greetings to everyone, yes. Sorry Mother can not come, school children can not be left" he said

Aska deliberately contacted his wife in front of his two brothers and his family so that they heard what was being done there. Why can't he go back to Indonesia, even if it's just for a day.

"Nothing. I know how busy you are there with the kids. Keep healthy there. Don't forget to be happy." The brother replied.

Orange was surprised to hear the voice of her sister-in-law. Aska didn't say she called herself in front of all the family. When the voice of the older sister was heard, then Aska showed pictures of people who were with her husband.

"Yes Brother. If the kids don't go to school, I'll come home."

"It's important to ask for his prayers. May you calm down there." Echa tried to smile, on her face which was very sad.

The voice of the elder brother made the heart of Orange tremble. He knows what it's like to lose a father. He felt how grievous the brother-in-law's heart was right now. Just from his voice sounds so heavy.

"All families are patient. Daddy's a good man, you're calm there, you're going to heaven."

The next morning Aska will leave for the airport to return to Singapore. Previously he said goodbye to his two brothers who clearly still mourn.

The three children of Rion Juanda's father look very sad, especially the brother with a face that is reddened and the nose is also still red. It was clear how much her brother had lost the figure of a father.

Same with Riana. Her pretty face looks very somber and does not glow. He was able to arch a smile, but a smile full of pain and a smile that he deliberately forced. She should look fine because she knows her brother is more broken than she is.

Aska hugged the body of her sister. She gently rubbed her brother's back which slightly trembled withstanding the cries.

"Just go home, brother. Take care of health. There are kids who need a sister. Believe me you've calmed down there you'd be sad to see Brother continue to cry like this."

Echa's back shook even more and she cried and Aska could feel her shoulders wet from her brother's cries. Her heart was broken she had just seen her brother as broken as this was her brother. Absorb this Aska loosened her embrace she stared fixedly at the face of the brother who was so pitiful. His hand rubbed gently on the sister's cheek that was wet with tears

"So patient brother. Adek knows, mengikhlaskan is difficult, but every dead person will certainly never come back." Echa is also annoying. He smiled very deeply.

"Thank you, you've taken the time to come back here." Such a heartfelt remark made by Echa. He knew his brother was busy. The younger brother could not be bothered and the younger brother could not go anywhere for several years.

"No need to thank you, brother. It's Adek's obligation to go home when our family is in trouble. The older brother who is patient is the stronger brother is the greatest brother Adek."

It also looks Riana wiping the end of her eyes when she saw her sister still crying. Only Aksa is the most comfortable place for her to pour out all her feelings and tears about losing her father forever. He did not want to add sorrow to his brother or sister.

Aska also said goodbye to Riana. He hugged his sister-in-law's body. Riana is arguably stronger than her sister, but Aska also knows her heart is so fragile and no less broken than her brother.

"Be careful, brother. Greetings to Ri's four nephews" he said with a smile that could still expand inside the still-nesting wound.

"definitely. They miss you and your two children. Brother wait for you and brother to play there again." Riana still curled up such a sweet smile.

Only Iyan he could not meet. Iyan is the most broken. Upon returning home from the funeral, Iyan locked himself in a room. He doesn't want to be disturbed. He struggled with his own sadness. Both of his brothers let him because the hardest hit and feel lost is their youngest brother p.

Aska approached the brother and also his sister-in-law. Aksa and Radit were sitting with their children in the living room. Aska sat beside the brother, Aksara.

"So your wives, they're devastated. Don't ever leave them." A message that Aska said to Aksa and also Radit. Both men were also annoying.

"Without you tell me, surely the cave will be more guarding the cave wife" said Radit.

"Lu focus on getting the company there. Hurry back."A sentence of command and also a hopeful sentence that Aksa gave to his brother honestly he felt lost his sister who had more than 5 years left him. Although he often plays there but the atmosphere is different.

Aska was speechless when she saw that her five nephews were still struggling with sadness. Their cheerful faces seemed to disappear with a sad and bitter face. The TV was on but their eyes were not focused on it.

"Uncle, yes. Uncle has to go back to Singapore." The five of them compactly nodded.

"Don't be sad anymore. Pray that Engkong will make Engkong happy there in heaven." Aska hugged her nephew's body one by one. Hugged Gavin's body longer than the others.

"Boy can't be whiny. Must be strong." A sentence made Gavin look at the uncle.

"The great man is the man who never gives up and never cries." A smile Aska gave. He wanted to encourage his handsome nephew.

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Askara is still thinking about Rion Juanda's father who left without a cue. As if he didn't want to trouble everything.

"Why dream, Dad?" ask the wife.

"Father of good people, go very young," he said. The orange is smiling. She saw this husband deeply feel a deep loss.

"The human race only God knows. Yesterday Dad, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow could be us." Sontak Aska turned to his wife.

"Indeed, that's the truth. A lot of people are healthy now, but tomorrow they die. The sick even live long. Therefore, we have to do a lot of charity without showing. Who knows just one of our charities could help us escape the fires of hell."

Aska smiled at the lecture of his beloved wife. He kissed the orange for so long. Time for both is rare.

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