My Father is Not a Criminal

Chapter 23

Grandpa and Grandma entered the house after delivering Dika and Vinda. The house was deserted, Dika and Winda the last mourners who say goodbye. In the living room, Bu Bakir hugged Nabila who was still crying. The arrival of Grandpa and Grandma, made Bu Bakir turn his head.

"They're home, sir, Mom?" ask Bu Bakir.

"Yes, everyone has gone home, as well as your neighbors, they just said goodbye" replied Grandma.

"Why did you refuse to meet them? Aren't they the ones who took care of Nabila, when you went to Jakarta?" ask Grandpa.

Bu Bakir did not immediately reply, the woman snorted in annoyance, making Grandpa and Grandma look at each other.

"What's up, Ndhuk? Same story as us!"

"They're just pretending to be nice, Mom. But they're actually demons, just human beings."

"What do you mean, Ndhuk?"

"Originally you know, because of them, the son of this Father became a widow, and the grandson of the Father became an orphan. They're the ones who actually killed Mas Bakir."

All who were in the room were shocked, even Nabila straightened her body which was previously leaning on her mother's shoulder.

"If that's the obvious, Ndhuk! We're old, lazy to play puzzles like that."

"They were, which caused Mas Bakir to go to jail, sir."

"You don't want to, Ndhuk! If they hear, you can be charged with defamation" Grandma advised.

"No, Mother. Everything I said was true, Mas Bakir himself told me."

"Actually, what happened anyway, Mom?"

Nabila who had been silent, could not help but ask, the girl was very curious.

"So, it was actually the one who fought and killed the woman Mas Bakir found, Dika and his friend named Sueb. Mas Bakir was just passing by at that place and wanted to help. But Mas Bakir was a suspect, because only his fingerprints and the woman's fingerprints were found by the police on the weapon used."

Nabila and Grandma seemed to cover her mouth with her hands, Grandpa just folded his forehead, but all seemed to not believe Mom's words.

"Paklek's Time After that, Mom?"

"At first I didn't want to believe it, Bil. But your father told me, when death was about to pick him up. How could your father lie under such circumstances, right?"

Mother's speech is very reasonable, you can't lie. After all, he will not change the situation, he is released from prison and can take another motorcycle taxi, for example.

"So, Paklek Dika-"

"Yes, Bill. Paklek Dika the bad guy. Because of him, our family suffered. You're being bullied by your friends too, aren't you?"

Nabila was just silent, actually not only friends who were hostile to Nabila, but also the Rio family. Mama Rio, the person who was the most against their relationship.

"Hmm, I don't think you know, Ndhuk, it turns out that's the story. You think they're good people, who have a sincere intention to help your family. But it turns out..."

"Yes, sir. Maybe this will let us all learn, don't rely on humans, they're untrustworthy creatures."

"Come, Ndhuk. From here we can learn, not everyone who looks good is a good person."

"Yes, Mom. I just feel sorry for it If, of course, because Mas Bakir died, his friends and teachers knew that his father was an inmate. People don't know why their father was in prison for what, they know, but it's a bad guy."

Nabila shook her head, "When it's there, Kek. After all Nabila also in school had no friends, only Dessy and Kak Rio doang. Although everyone knows that Nabila children in custody, it will not be too."

Mother sighed, sad to see the child just having to experience a heavy ordeal. Supposedly, Nabila lived a beautiful adolescence, because only once in a lifetime, can not be repeated.

"Then, let's live it together, support each other, because we are family," said the wise grandmother.

All agree with the opinion of Grandma, a family must indeed support each other and strengthen.

At Dika's house, looks Winda with a sullen face and ruffled waist, standing in front of Dika.

"Do you know, why is Ma'am Yu's attitude like that to us? Tau nyebelin that, we do not have to visit there deh. You don't know thank you, it's fine too."

"Yes, if Papa knows, Papa won't take Mama there, than Papa's got a scolding."

"That's not the concept either. How could Papa be treated like that, just be quiet, like a rock."

"Certainly? Papa should protest, raging like Mama gini? The truth is, Ma, it's a funeral home, oi, a funeral home."

" Yes know that funeral home, but Mbak Yu's treatment to us, that's what Mama can't accept. Very careful, if Mbak Yu does not like us, to other mourners he is friendly."

Dika massaged her throbbing temple, hearing Winda's nagging, making Dika even more dizzy. His guilt for Mr. Bakir's family, increasingly erupted. Moreover, seeing Nabila who many times fell unconscious, sad to lose his father.

"What are you doing quiet about, Pa? By dong!"

"Papa dizzy, Mama who said, Papa dengerin!"

Winda snorted in annoyance, then went to the room with wide strides. Dika chose to sleep on the living room sofa, choose to follow his wife to the room, it does not seem like a good idea. There can be a continuous lecture like in soap operas.

Because too long lying on the sofa, Dika finally fell asleep. In his sleep, Dika dreamed of meeting Pak Bakir, the old man just kept quiet while shedding tears. Dika who tried to say hello, did not get a response from Pak Bakir.

"Mas, what's Mas doing there?" ask Dika.

Pak Bakir just looked at Dika with a view full of hatred, this made Dika's guts faint.

"Buck,..."

Unwilling to continue his words, the man was suddenly overwhelmed with guilt. Pak Bakir still kept an eye on her with his sunken eyes, making Dika cringe.

Pak Bakir's body that looks very thin, makes anyone who sees it feel pity. The shoulders of the thin body were up and down, indicating the owner was sobbing.

Unknowingly, Dika also shed tears, even sobs Dika sounded louder than Pak Bakir.

"I'm sorry, Mom! I know I was wrong, and I dare not take responsibility for my mistakes. Because I'm, fear .. afraid my son and wife are ashamed."

"But my son and wife are ashamed, but that is not my doing" this time Pak Bakir said softly, but clearly heard in Dika's ear.

When he was sobbing, even his chest felt tight, from his lips also said an apology many times.

"OI, DAD! INSTEAD OF MOLOR, WOULD YOU PICK UP TASYA AT HER GRANDMOTHER'S?"

Dika fell down from the sofa, because suddenly Winda shouted near his ear.