Melati At The End of Hope

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Episode 6

Tik tik...

The clockwork is pointed at exactly 22.00. The night was very quiet, indeed if in the village at 9 pm it was quiet, because people were very disciplined and very maintaining the quality of sleep, so they could wake up early in the morning to work, so they could get up early, school or other activities.

Chiara was pensive, sometimes she tried to close her eyes but could not really sleep. Not as usual.

Chia remembered the time with her best friend that was so fun.

Even so, he remained with his stance, gathering with his father and mother before the time when Chia might be dead or his parents are gone.

Sometimes people don't know, Chia thought.

Dissolved into daydreams, Chia imagines the greatest pain in life that may be on her or someone else's side.

Chia realized that life could not be forever in the arms of her father and mother, one day maybe she will let go of the deck or maybe her parents will release her.

The berserk in Chia's head started to get irregular.

"Is this as complicated as growing up?" he said in his heart.

Suddenly there was a voice that broke the silence, disperse the daydream of Chia. Maybe it's the sound of owls or maybe the sound of animals that are active at night and sleep during the day or called nocturnal.

"Hem! am I like nocturnal animals too if I don't sleep at night like this?!" Chia was intrigued by laughter by her own ridiculous thoughts.

"Otherwise yes? crying already, laughing already.

"Hom!" He yawned and his left hand immediately closed the mouth that yawned.Tak feels too late Chiarapun accompanied by confusion in his mind.

Next morning...

Still with the same longing, still with lessons that seem to take a long time to complete, or maybe it could take a lifetime.

Because life lessons are not like the subjects in school, which can be done and collected after completion to be corrected by the teacher then given a grade.

"Emm sweet, soft, delicious." Chia murmured while eating a mother-made banana sponge. Understandably, I really like banana balls. So I often make it myself rather than having to buy outside, it feels good it seems to deserve to make anyone like it.

"Mother, have you gone to the garden?" Chia asked her mother, who answered gently and full of warm smiles.

"Dear, Chia isn't bored at home?" ask mother.

"Emm not really mom, Chia will not be bored for life if the same father and mother," said Chia.

"Ah this mother's child, could have made the mother's heart flattered."

Chia hugged her mother who was tidying up the kitchen spoiled.

"But son, it's not possible now one day, we're in a situation where we have to let go of each other. You have to accept it with the airy chest yes, because sooner or later the time will come, inevitably that time will happen." Said mom advising Chiara.

"Mother. but Chia won't split up with mom and dad." Chia whinek while struggling in his mother's arms.

"Mom's son must be strong and resilient in the face of any storm that will strike." Mom continues to encourage Chia.

Mom went to the room to get something, and she gave it to Chia. The hand of his beloved daughter was put in Chia's grasp.

"Is this mom?" Tanya Chia was curious.

"Open boy!" Said mother. Chiapun opened his grasp and saw a necklace with a pendant. Chia opens a locket that turns out there are photos of father, mother and Chia as a baby.

"If one day Chia misses mother's father, pray yes son. May the owner of this universe hear our prayer to always gather until his paradise." Mother advised.

"Yes ma'am." Chia lirih said.

"Mom! tomorrow Chia wants to practice martial arts, can't she?" Chia asked for permission.

"Indeed, where's the practice, son?" mom wants to know

"OK, the important thing is Chia permission same father too yes!" reply mom who makes Chia happy.

After getting permission from his father and mother, the next day Chia went to participate in martial arts training in the next village, this time delivered by father on a motorcycle. all of you make sure that Chia really gets to the training ground.

"OK! it's here, thanks yeah." Chia said as she shook my father's hand.

"Sama-sama son, be careful when you come home let me pick you up again." Connect dad.

"No need well, Chia ride back ojek or angkot only, pity tired father, will have to go to the garden again, Chia is fine." Chia convinces her father.

"I have it then..." Father's law.

Chia stepped into the martial training ground, she looked around, with a smile Chia felt very enthusiastic to immediately start practicing. It was unexpected that the coach was not a stranger but someone Chia knew.

who is he?

*Jeng jeng jeng!

Yes, he is someone who was present in Chia's life, not as a lover, monkey love and so on.

Apparently he is Jamal, the son of ustadz Hasan who is also a teacher naji Chia, and both of them are already familiar even though not so close, yes! presence doesn't mean closeness, does it? hehe.

When he meets Jamal, he greets Chia with greetings.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat..." He said while smiling.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Mr Jamal huh?" Chia pretended to guess when she knew.

"Yes princess Chiara, I'm Jamal." Said the young man. Chia could not help but laugh, hearing Jamal who was happy to call Chiara as the princess every time he met.

I don't know why almost every male friend of Chiara calls her the princess. Maybe the face of ayu, cheerful and warm-hearted nature that is in Chiara, or maybe just a weapon of the men to attract his attention, huh I don't know. Only Jamal, God and the men know. Basic man!

Long story short Chiara began to practice after getting a martial costume given Jamal. With guidance from Jamal Chiara look enthusiastic following every movement taught to him.

Jamal sees that there is indeed potential in Chiara for this martial art, it is proven by Chia's shrewdness and significant movement progress for beginners.

A few hours passed, the training was over, everyone was preparing to go home including Chiara. When he was about to go out to the door, Jamal called Chiara.

"Chia! the spirit yes the exercise.nih drink." Jamal puts a bottle of bottled mineral water on Chia. With just a smile and a nod Chiapun's head took the mineral water.

"Who are you going home with? Ask jamal.

"Emm..." Chia pointed at the road that turned out to be an angkot that stopped to raise passengers.

"Oh okay. So don't you want a sister?" connect Jamal.

"Oh no, maybe next time. Poor thing, his angkot brother has already stopped." Reply Chia again.

"To you be careful" said Jamal of concern.

"Okay sister thanks for today, Chia went home first huh."

"Assalamu'alaikum." Chia.

"Wa'alakaikumsalam." Jamal answered.

Chia was brought home by the driver of a million people.

Jamal was still standing looking at the angkot that Chia was carrying until the angkot escaped his sight.

Suddenly there is an urgent, it feels can not be held anymore, it turns out Jamal has been holding him since earlier, he immediately ran to the toilet to throw something. Yes, Jamal pees.

What a fun day.