My Soul in Grandpa's Hands

Tadabbur Nature

Aleta looked at the alarm clock on her room table.

"At 03:00, it's just like a lot of people are talking." Aleta is alone.

He woke up because of the sound of people chatting in the middle room. Seeing that it was still 03.00, and today he did not intend to make market snacks, Aleta continued to sleep again.

The Fajr Adhan from the loud speaker of Masjid Al Ikhlas sounded melodious in Aleta's ears, and filled a new spirit for today's activities. Aleta flicked the blanket, then sat down, folded the blanket and tidied up her bed.

Slowly Aleta went to the bathroom to clean herself, and worshiped in the morning. After the shower,. Aleta intends to wake up the sisters of the orphanage, invite him to Fajr prayer and tadabbur nature. But his feet were just about to head towards the cottage, he was surprised by a man who was leaning on a pendopo shop. But Aleta soon took control of herself, then approached to see her more clearly.

The black eyes without a smile looked at Aleta as if skinning her body. The gaze of Mr. Devan the grandson of Cokro's grandfather, and beside him were lying three other men. Seeing her cold gaze make Aleta reluctant to greet her, she continued her steps to the hut to wake the sisters.

After knocking on the door one-on-one, the sisters of the reflex home woke up.

"Yuk brothers immediately clean themselves, and pray Fajr congregation. Waiting at the mushola. Out of prayer we are tadabbur nature" said Aleta softly.

Hearing the word tadabbur nature, makes the younger siblings wake up and immediately get out of bed.

Five minutes waiting at the mosque, the sisters are ready for the congregational Fajr prayer.

"Koko, your most smooth memorization, now Koko leads congregational prayers huh."

"Good brother."

Aleta and the sisters then worked on the congregational Fajr prayer. From the cottage, Devan only saw the busyness in the small musholla that was in the orphanage.

After the dhikr they prepared to go tadabbur nature.

"Sister says yes, you wait for my sister in the yard."

"Good brother,"

"Kak Aleta, yesterday when the Goddess tadabbur nature same mother, Dewi see at the end of the village there are selling burjo."

"Why, Dewi mau burjo,'

"Yes brother, yesterday want to ask mother but not brave brother," replied Dewi lirih.

"Alright, end of the natural disaster later brother buy you all burjo ya."

"Horeee..," simultaneously they express their emotions straightforwardly.

From Pendhopo, Devan had his heart slightly touched at the innocence and simplicity of the orphanage children. Seeing them cheering happily just for a bowl of burjo, the corner of Devan's mouth lifted slightly upwards.

After saying goodbye to Miss Rosna who was cleaning her bed, Aleta immediately accompanied the sisters to nature.

*****

"Sister, we can catch no butterflies."

"Do what, if removable again allowed, but if for toys do not. It'll be hard if the butterflies die."

"Take off my brother,"

"Yes, be careful. Don't go far."

Aleta sat on the sidewalk watching her sisters running around. Sometimes his smile rises on his face to see the cuteness of the behavior of the brothers.

"Morning Aleta," said Bu Joko kindly.

"For Bu Joko, go to the rice field."

"Yes mbak, this wants a pepper equal to a long bean. Mom first yes mbak."

"Mum's Chef,"

The neighbors who met Aleta greeted him with a friendly and familiarity.

From a distance Devan was walking while exhaling cigarette smoke from his mouth. Devan himself does not realize, suddenly he is interested in following the children of the orphanage for a morning walk. Only at 2 am Devan five up from the trip Bandung - Klaten after a six-hour road trip. Grandpa Cokro's compulsion and emotion, eventually lead Devan back to this home.

"Sister.., here, help Siti." shouted Siti from a distance.

"Help what Sit,"

"Siti wants to pick the sunflower, but Siti won't get her hand."

"Wait a minute, brother walk there."

Aleta rushed to Siti on the edge of the rice field, and she did not realize that Devan was smoking nearby.

The sunflower plant that Siti referred to turned out the stem leads to the edge of the rice field. Aleta leaned forward to grab her trunk, but Aleta was not aware of her feet stepping on the loose ground at the edge of the times. Suddenly his feet fell to the ground and his body lost balance. Aleta closed her eyes and was ready to fall to times, but she suddenly felt a hand holding her waist, and her head hit something warm.

"Thank you, Mr. Devan, you have helped me" Aleta cupped her hands together to thank me.

Hearing the girl again calling him Father, Devan just grunted in annoyance. His hand quickly grabbed the stem of the sunflower plant, then plucked two flowers and gave it to Siti.

"Thank you sir." said Siti happily.

Devan nodded and raised the corner of his mouth slightly upwards.

"It's been an hour or so that we've had nature, so eating a burjo isn't. If so Ayuk immediately shifted, mumpung still early morning not queuing."

"Hore, fun." the kids came back cheering.

Devan was again touched by his heart seeing their innocence. Unknowingly she was following the children. When viewed from afar, Devan and Aleta are like married couples who have eight children.

"Sir burjo equals ten hot teas huh."

"E. mbak Aleta, wait ya mbak, you prepare."

"Yes sir, thank you."

About ten minutes, Burjo and hot sweet tea has been served by Mr. Umar. Aleta hands out one-on-one to the sisters, and lastly Aleta gives it to Devan.

Seeing the children of the orphanage greedily eating the burjo, Devan was moved to taste. Slowly she scoops and puts it in her mouth. A mixture of black glutinous, coconut milk, sugar, and green beans like a wither in his mouth. Not until waiting five minutes, the burjo in Devan's bowl is up.

"Father wants to add," asked Aleta.

Devan shook his head. Then Aleta painstakingly helped eat the younger siblings who still had difficulty eating on their own. His every move and alertness did not go unnoticed by Devan.

"Who wants to add more, come point fingers."

"Udah full brother."

"Ok say...,"

"Alhamdulillah" said the brothers in unison.

"If it is Ayuk we walk again and return home."

"Yes, brother,"

Aleta approached Umar to pay the burjo. But he had not had time to spend the money, Devan had already deposited five pieces of money fractions of one hundred thousand to Mr. Umar.

"Enough?" devan asked Umar.

"The rest is still a lot of mas, just a hundred thousand."

"Take it" said Devan, leaving Mr. Umar.

"Thank you, Mr. Umar, we're going again."

"Sama-sama is Aleta."

Aleta sped up her steps to Devan

"Thank you for the treat, I'm ashamed. I'm the one who ngajak brothers eat, even the father who pay all."

It seems like usually, Devan doesn't answer, just taking a quick look at Aleta. Finally they walked side by side until entering the courtyard of the parlour. Ms. Rosna and Grandpa Cokro looked at each other, and smiled at the closeness of Devan and Aleta. Aleta who knows nothing, behaves naturally.

"Grandfather, mother, assalamualaikum." said Aleta

"Wa Alaikum salam,"

"Grandfather is healthy."

"If it's healthy already son, but if it recovers it is not yet, old bones will still have to wait a long time."

"Kok nak Devan can be with Aleta."

Devan was silent, Aleta finally replied.

"Ga deliberately ma'am, we met on the edge of the rice field."

"Wah means the soul mate" said Cokro's grandfather.

"He..he.

*****