Lovely Love

The Apocalypse is Far away

Of course Katrin was astonished to see the drastic change. Gerdy suddenly became a devout Muslim, never shirking prayers. As soon as the voice of the Adhan reverberated, he hastened to go and fetch water, leaving all busyness.

"What's happening in Jakarta?" katrin asked when Gerdy chose to part sleeping in the next room. "You met an ex-wife?"

"Yes" said Gerdy honestly. "But he doesn't recognize me."

"Can't you?"

"Because he remembers someone from his appearance."

"So because of your ex-wife you split the bed with me?"

"We are not a married couple, but act like a married couple. It's dirtying my covenant with God."

"Hijrah's story?"

"I owe God a promise."

"Because God saved your father?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Katrin couldn't force him to sleep one room. What they have been doing all this time is not because they are forced, because they like to be equally happy.

"I'll go back to your room if you're willing to be my wife."

Katrin was very happy to hear that, but only happy. Since the first events Gerdy often breathes sacred bonds, but he rejects them.

"I'm too dirty to be your wife."

"And I'm not too clean to be your husband."

"If we get married, the problems we face must be bigger than your first wife."

"I've known everything you've done in the past, but I don't live in the past."

"Although that's the case, I still don't deserve to be your wife. I am so happy you are hijrah. But my room is never locked if you want to move to sleep at night."

Living in a house without ties is the most formidable obstacle for Gerdy to fulfill the sacred covenant. He intends to leave, but Katrin is definitely offended.

Katrin never spread charm, but her existence has spread charm. The only condition that is difficult to control.

"You're ashamed to have your sister's ex-husband?" insist on Gerdy when they can only last a week. "When you said that your love was born long before your sister knew love."

"I'm so happy with my life right now" Katrin whispered as she lay her head on her chest. "And I'm sure that happiness will be taken away if we get married."

Katrin is aware of how much she loves Gerdy, but she is also aware of how great her past mistakes are. It is hard to be forgiven by any redemption.

"When do we live like this?" gerdy asked as he stroked her hair. "Don't put out the fire of love that's starting to burn in my heart."

"The fire of your love is burning because you found your ex-wife's charm in me. Then that's my sister's most jealous of her brother."

"You're so different from your sister."

"Because there's hate in your heart. Whoever you think is better than your ex-wife."

Gerdy did not know what feelings were lingering in his heart right now towards Nadine. Hate or be disappointed in yourself. Clearly, he was determined to change the course of his life.

Gerdy never again appeared in the night world, stayed up late at the tavern, or reveled in dancing in a train car with street prostitutes. Sabu-sabu, putau, and coplo pills became taboo in his eyes. No longer needed to enjoy even though it is obtained for free.

A lot of time is spent on getting the truth. Many stay in the mosque. Sometimes until overnight, at once to avoid the forbidden charm at home.

"Perhaps the apocalypse is near" commented Poltak. "See the church is full too."

"Vihara doesn't fit," timpal Made said.

"Temple moreover," continued Parmin.

"Why then have you not been converted as well?" poltak. "In Heaven, would you be a bully too?"

"All right, I'm the one who talks about real people!" parmin Syndicate. "Where does God know the person who had breakfast in the morning worship PSK!"

"He has a crush on Sophia" Made said. "The son of Mr. Haji."

"Not wrong?" parmin Belalak. "Your kosher son is still in college?"

"Lecture is easy to stop" said Made. "If love, can it stop?"

"Eh, yes," said Poltak. "Gerdy's got his cute wife begging for mercy, where's it possible to take another wife?"

"It seems worthy of the love of many women."

Gerdy just smiled at their babbling. It's mundane. The flies pass by just so gossip material. Some even consider it the code of nature to plug the dark toto.

He often visited the house of Haji. But not to visit Sophia, take part in the weekly study. And they didn't know Katrin wasn't his wife.

But they already suspected that his education was high. Unlike those who average SD graduates, then plunge into the world of thugs.

Gerdy always knows, but not pretentious. Because of his different insights from the average person, he became prominent in the eyes of Pak Haji. A proud student.

Often they are involved in discussion after the study. Religious issues or not. When it comes to politics, they talk as necessary. They do not want to add to the complicated situation because many are not rhythmic in beating the gong of freedom!

"The greatest triumph is foolishness" Mr. Haji once said. "And the greatest folly is to allow oneself to fall in the valley of sin."

"It is precisely this crazy era that many are proud to sin. Even being famous."

"Because the truth has no friends, and the netizen is absolutely right with all his money."

"Because we are not ready to accept the truth. We are used to receiving something justified in the name of engineering interests. Religion is not a locomotive, but a carriage full of motifs."

"What are you really a graduate?" look at Mr. Haji as if curious. "How to think you don't reflect ordinary people."

"I just read a lot in life, watch in the stands, and hear from people who deserve to be heard."

"Where is it possible for a street child?"

"Do street children not know about their religion? About his country?"

"You know too much about the people around you, while the people around you don't know much about you."

Gerdy's been very secretive all along. He never told me about himself. They did not know his origin, let alone his educational background.

The appearance of a beautiful wife with a cosmopolitan style illustrates that Gerdy is not an ordinary person. It is hard to accept common sense if ordinary citizens have a companion to live as perfect as Katrin.

If the conversation has led to personal problems, Gerdy smiles more than answers. The discussion got stuck. Finally, they both watched the news broadcast on television.

On the glass screen, the atmosphere of graduation is depicted in a state college. And Gerdy was stunned. His eyes stared unblinking. He could hardly believe seeing the new magister interviewed, who asked for his impressions. Vishnu!

The once famous boy spoiled. Which is usually just whining. Who doesn't want to go to school without enough pocket money. Know it's S2! Exodus famous university anyway!

How handsome he is with his master hat. Accompanied by Karlina and the mother's father on her left right with a smile full of pride. The smile that should be his!

He was the most coveted to reach the magister. Their only hope. But now they actually get pride from children who are not expected to be high achievers!

Congratulations my sister, whispered Gerdy with a trembling heart. His eyes glittering save haru. You can build up a broken hope.

"Reran" muttered Pak Haji. "Look as if you were standing there. You're the one they're holding. Only the woman isn't that."

Gerdy just smiled. But what did he say? That woman isn't it? Then who? Katrin's? Or the...Sophia? It's not Sophia! Pak Haji could not have thought of taking a son-in-law like him!

The interview is over. Change other news. But those happy faces still loomed strongly in his eye sashes.

Suddenly a strange jolt emerged from the event. He felt such a great spirit filling his chest cavity. Awakening a passionate longing. He wants to go back to college! Digging into the ideals buried in the ruins of his life!

He failed to fulfill his parents' dream. But he mustn't let himself lose the lantern alive. He must rediscover his lost future.