My Father is Not a Criminal

Prologues

'Dorrr'

The sound of warning shots released by police officers that afternoon was quite surprising residents of Kali Tengah hamlet.

"Luck your hands, you're surrounded!!" officer says.

"Even so, sir, I'm innocent, sir."

Mr. Bakir who got the warning shot, was very frightened and immediately raised both hands.

"The father can give information in the office. Right now I advise you not to make things difficult for the officer."

"Yes, I'm afraid don't get shot, sir!"

"Let's sir, come with us to the police station!" the officer handcuffed Mr. Bakir's hand.

With his face down, Pak Bakir climbed on top of the patrol car. Accompanied by cynical views and whispers of residents of Kali Tengah hamlet who witnessed their hamlet rioters were arrested by police officers.

"That is your father, Bil! If this is the case, want to put where try this mother's face. I'm embarrassed when, embarrassed" said Mother hysterically.

Nabila can only cry in the corner of the living room of his narrow house.

"Mother is no longer strong when, already not strong. I'd just die like this. I'm ashamed, so ashamed. Where's mom's face? What do you want to answer if Mbah Kung and Mbah Uti you ask your father. I'm confused If, I'm confused" said Bu Bakir while crying.

Nabila approached her mother who was sitting limp on the living room tile. The woman who gave birth to her.

"Patient mom, Mom. Not necessarily guilty. It could be that you are just a victim of slander and wrong capture," said Nabila comforting his mother.

"Where is it possible that the police arrested the person with the origin, when? Surely they have done the investigation before," said Mother kekeh at his stance.

"Police are human too, ma'am, can still make mistakes. Not necessarily they're right."

"But you know for yourself how your father behaved. Drunkards, gamblers, thieves even now murderers, all those nicknames are attached to your father" said the desperate mother.

"But I know for myself, if recently you have repented. You have left the dedication that you did at a young time," bela Nabila.

"It could be that in front of us, if, behind us, your father stays with his old behavior" Mother still refuses to believe.

"Please don't act like that. We must continue to support you, Mom! If not who else is trying? You only have us both, Mom," said Nabila began to cry.

"But I can't Bil, I can't! I can no longer bear to hear the neighbor's talk about your father. I'm just gonna get out of here, '" said Mom.

"Where are you going? Would you leave Nabila alone?" Nabila was shocked to hear his mother's wishes.

"Mom doesn't know yet. Maybe I will go to Jakarta alone, I will find a job as a maid there. I'm obviously going somewhere far away. A place where no one knows your father" Mother said in a sad tone.

"Keep what's the fate if Mom leaves? We don't have anyone here anymore, ma'am. Brother's not there, Dad's probably going to jail. If you go too, Nabila who's Mom?" luh Nabila sad.

It seems that I did not hear Nabila's complaint. My mother was too busy with her own thoughts. They both remained silent for a long time. Both are in each other's minds.

*****

Meanwhile at the police station, Pak Bakir curled up in fear in the corner of his detention room. Until this old age, it was only the first time he was put in a police detention cell.

Indeed, since from a young Pak Bakir famous as a badung child. Even at the age of adolescence, the mischief of Pak Bakir is increasing.

From the beginning only smoking, flourished with a love of gambling, drunk liquor and the latter stole Mamak's savings. But all the mischief he did had never ended up in the police detention room as he is today.

Pak Bakir was scared. Moreover, never heard how hard police officers in uncovering a crime. Surely the police have various ways to make a successful interrogation they do. And that made Pak Bakir feel scared.

"Sir Bakir" called a police officer named Arman.

"Yes Sir, I," replied Mr. Bakir.

"Thank you, sir, you know that I am hungry" said Mr. Bakir while receiving the packaged rice offered by Mr. Arman.

Mr. Arman just smiled hearing Mr. Bakir just now.

"May I ask the Police Officer?" ask Mr. Bakir.

"May sir, ask me what?" replied Mr. Arman.

"Is there any chance I could be free, sir? I swear sir, if I am not guilty," said Pak Bakir sadly.

"If you are sure, there must be an opportunity for you to be free. Police are also investigating the case of Mr Bakir. If you are found not guilty, then you can be free" said Mr. Arman.

"But I'm afraid, sir," said Mr. Bakir.

"Fear why, sir?" Mr. Arman asked back.

"Fear because....I'm sorry, sir, said the police officer would torture the suspects if they didn't want to say anything" Bakir said.

"That's still saying, sir. Don't trust him too much" Mr. Arman laughed.

"Yes, too, sir. But I am still afraid, sir," said Mr Bakir.

"Fear why else, Mr Bakir?" ask Mr. Arman.

"Yes afraid of what I said earlier, sir," said Pak Bakir.

"Have no fear sir! The police here are good, for example, I am," said Mr. Arman laughing.

"Yes too Sir. But I am still afraid" said Mr Bakir.

Mr. Arman increasingly ngakak with the talk of Mr. Bakir who considered it funny.

"Now you eat first. Maybe if your stomach is full, fear it will disappear" said Mr. Arman.

"That's it, sir? Yes, I will eat, say you know as the Father said, after being full, afraid I will disappear. But I am still afraid, sir," said Pak Bakir.

"Hadehh Mr. Bakir this, very funny. Okay, I suggest Mr. Bakir can work with the officer. If asked, answer honestly and without confusion! Surely the officers will not torture the Father as you fear," said Mr. Arman.

"Okay, sir, my advice would be. Thank you, sir. But how am I still afraid, sir?" said Pak Bakir.

Mr. Arman laughed at the silliness shown by Mr. Bakir.

"Then, you pray, that God may give you courage, and your fear will be gone!" said Mr. Arman.

"Hem, I haven't prayed in a long time. Does God still hear the prayers of people like me?" ask Mr. Bakir.

"God is not like a man who easily lashes out, sir. Every sincere prayer and prayer must be answered with God. Not today, not tomorrow or the day after. But I'm sure sir, all those prayers will be answered with God. We just need to wait for God's time alone" Mr. Arman said at length.

"Thank you, sir. You fit really well already so justad, already good at lecturing," said Pak Bakir amazed.

"Sir Bakir is not mocking me, is he, sir?" ask Mr. Arman.

"Where dare I mocked Mr. Could-may I later didor the same Father," said Pak Bakir.

"Yes sir, eat fast! He said he was hungry" said Mr. Arman.

"Yes sir, I'll eat. Let it be strong to face the reality" said Mr. Bakir.

Mr. Arman just laughed to see the behavior of Mr. Bakir who thought it was very funny. He became incredulous, whether it is true that a person like Pak Bakir could become a murderer who takes the lives of others by force.