Maura: The New Year Tragedy

Must Be Single Even if It's Heavy

After a full day of traveling miles from Switzerland to his homeland, Bryan and his entourage finally reach his beloved homeland. Bryan rushed down from the car after the car was perfectly parked in front of the main house which was still so crowded with people who were not saying condolences to his family.

With quick steps, Bryan walked into the house. He pegged on the spot when he saw Papa Abri's body had been put in a coffin wrapped in green cloth. His papa has not been buried, according to Bryan's wishes who asked to wait for him to arrive home.

Mamma. Bryan did not see the figure of the mother who had given birth to him. The sight of his sister, Caca who was crying in the arms of Andre, his cousin and there are several other close relatives also seen there.

Freya, who saw her husband standing in the doorway, approached her husband. He gently rubbed his husband's arm to make the owner of the arm turn to him. Freya smiled faintly even though her tears had wet her cheeks. He nodded his head asking Bryan to come closer to Papa Abri's body.

Accompanied by Freya, Bryan stepped slowly closer to Papa Abri's body. He had not expected Papa to be his role model to have left so quickly in his life. There was no premonition whatsoever that she felt before her Papa left her and her Mama and her sister.

Caca who saw his brother had arrived, he then stood with difficulty until helped with Andre.

"Sister." in a hoarse and soft voice Caca stepped quickly and hugged her sister so tightly. Shedding her deep sadness at the loss of her first love, her protective figure and her happiness.

Bryan returned Caca's embrace was no less tight. He tried desperately not to let out his tears at this moment even though it was actually heavy. He did not want his sister and his wife and his mother to be sadder if he joined in this sadness. Who will strengthen them if he falls in sorrow for the departure of Papa Abri. Bryan rubbed his sister's back and head gently, giving the sister some calmness.

"Don't cry anymore. Please come Papa, let Papa leave in peace to leave us. We pray that Papa is calm there, accepted by His side."

Caca simply nodded his head hearing the whispers from his Big Brother. He tried sincerely, but somehow it was so hard for him to let go of his first love.

Freya's hand was also outstretched rubbing Caca's back which was still in the arms of her husband. He knew how Caca was feeling at this moment. Had to lose the figure of the man who became his protector since he was still in the womb and became the first love for girls. Because of the figure of Father, Father, Papa is the first person who always defends his daughter even his son when right or wrong.

Freya had been in the position of Caca like this, losing the Father she loved and loved so suddenly. Sad, claustrophobic, fragile and disoriented Freya had felt when her father left her a few decades ago.

Caca let go of her hug on her older sister, Bryan and now she's switched to hugging Freya, her only sister-in-law.

"Not good sad to drag on like this. Poor Papa later. He wanted to leave quietly but his daughter was crying and did not let his Papa go. Don't cry anymore, we wish Papa all the best."

Whisper Freya to her sister-in-law to mengikhlaskan Papa Abri's departure despite the heavy taste. But we as human beings have to accept whatever is taken by God. Because all that exists, all we have is a deposit from God.

Freya who was still hugging Caca brought Caca sitting back downstairs. She looked at her husband who was seen praying the corpse alone for Papa Abri before the Papa was buried. Considering it should have been from yesterday Papa Abri's body was buried, but it was postponed because of Bryan's request to see his Papa for the last time and wanted to pay homage to Papa Abri by the way he doled Papa Abri's body.

"Mama from yesterday fainted. She's now in the guest room with Aunt Arta" Caca said after a slight calm despite her occasional tears falling from her eye sockets.

Freya nodded, "I don't want to see Mama first."

Freya went to the guest room where her mother-in-law was. But before that she sat down beside her husband who had finished polishing Papa Abri's body. He prayed for his Father-in-law to be placed in a proper place by His side. She also hugged both of Papa Abri's surviving parents before finally meeting her mother-in-law.

"Mother!!"

Maura immediately ran towards her Mother when she saw someone entering the guest room where she and Mama Lea were. The little girl was crying in her arms.

"Opa go ninggalin Maura, Mother. Like grandma who left when Maura was a kid."

"Maura prayed to Opa ya so that Opa would go to heaven and be quiet with Allah." Freya took off Maura's embrace and wiped away the tears that drenched her little daughter's cheeks.

Maura nodded, "Yes Mother, earlier Maura had prayed to God to put her Opa Maura in heaven."

Freya smiled faintly at Maura's words. He invites Maura to approach Mama Lea who looks dreamy with a blank look accompanied by Papa Abri's two siblings, Arta and Alya.

"Ma." Freya touched the hand of her mother-in-law who just kept quiet like she was half gone.

Yes, indeed Papa Abri is half the soul that Mama Lea has. Although the two of them often differ in opinion and clash of mouth. But the two love each other and complement each other. Papa Abri who is strict and Mama Lea who likes to throw tantrums. Now that Mama Lea's opponent has left for good, no one will scold her if she makes a mistake, does recklessly and arbitrarily herself. No one else accompanied him by his side.

"Mama must be strong. Don't be weak and sad like this. There are still Freya, Mas Bryan, Caca and the others who will accompany Mama, always there for Mama."

Freya rubbed the tears of Mama Lea who suddenly fell, because before Mama Lea was just silent without talking much and daydreaming with a blank look.

"Iklhas is Papa, Ma. Let Papa be at his side. Let Papa return to God's side with ease. Please Papa, do not continue to cry Papa's departure because it will not make Papa return to our side. Do you want to be calm and accepted by God's side? If Mama wants to, let's go out. Take Papa to his new home."

Mama Lea had already started to react, she looked at Freya, her daughter-in-law clingy. What his daughter-in-law said was true. He must be sincere, not to dissolve in sadness. Because no matter what happens to her husband, Papa Abri will never be able to come back by her side and the children.

"Mama's antar is ahead."

Freya smiled happily, it turned out that persuading her Mama-in-law was not difficult. Likewise with Arta and Alya who seemed to breathe a sigh of relief because his brother-in-law wanted to go out to see the body of Papa Abri. Recalling before just screaming hysterically because of the departure of Papa Abri to make Mama Lea fell unconscious several times.

"Mama drink first, then Freya intersect in the future."

Freya gave a glass of water to Mama Lea and Mama Lea according to her and drank the water until it ran out. Whereas Arta and Alya had tried several times to persuade her sister-in-law, but not ignored at all Mama Lea. But the same Freya, Mama Lea directly according to what his wife Bryan said.

"What the hell does Freya have?" inner Arta and Alya who feel Freya has a positive energy.

"Mama." said Caca.

Bryan, who was sitting next to Caca, turned his head, following his sister's gaze. It looks like Mama Lea is walking towards the direction they are being held with Freya.

Bryan stood up and kissed her Mama's hand and hugged the mother who had given birth to her tightly. Again, Bryan's tears didn't come out. Just blush. Bryan could hold back his tears from falling down his cheeks.

Caca hugged her mom too. Now the three of them hugged each other and strengthened each other.

Freya who saw that smiled faintly with increasingly swift tears drenching her cheeks. Her husband's burden has now increased since Papa Abri was declared dead. Not only the burden of his small family that he had to bear, but Mama and her sister as well.

"Freya will always accompany Mas Bryan through all these trials. Freya promised Papa. Freya will not let Mama, Caca and Mas Bryan get dissolved in their grief. Freya will always be there for them and comfort them."

"We're going to let Papa go. May Papa be at his side." Aamiins.