Not the Story of Siti Nurbaya

The Light of Hope (Part 1)

Derry barged into Zikra's room with a brown envelope.

"Have you heard?" zikra asked impatiently.

"Yes, Boss. This please check." Derry placed the envelope he was carrying on Zikra's desk. Zikra quickly snatched the envelope, instantly opening it and looking at the contents inside. A faint smile rose from his lips.

"good. Tomorrow give all our men their summaries. All sorts of matches of information about the whereabouts of my mother and father-in-law, as well as my sister-in-law." he said.

"Each Boss. They've all prepared everything."

"Yes already. You can go home first."

"But Boss... What about you?"

"Leave me alone. You just enjoy your day. Go on a date with a nice girl. You want to be single for the rest of your life."

Derry chuckled at the advice of his superiors. It is true that Derry has long been single because of the fear of his crazy boss working. That is often overlooked. Moreover, his parents in the village have often urged him to get married immediately.

"Ah, Boss could have. All right, boss, if nothing is needed, I'll step down first." Derry left Zikra's room.

It was dark when Zikra arrived at his old house. Home full of sweet memories with Syifa. After making a pilgrimage to his wife's grave.

"I'm sorry that I have been presumptuous to disturb your calm." said Zikra in front of the headstone that read,

Nuzulityifa Fauziah

bint

Ahmad Fauzi

Born: 19 Sep 1999

Died: 12 Nov 2019

"Honestly, I don't mean to be disrespectful to you. But... I have to do it to know the real thing about you." he continued with regret. "I promise after this you will be calm and peaceful there."

After taking a bath and wearing her sleeping pajamas, Zikra pulled out the brown envelope that Derry had given her from her briefcase earlier this afternoon. Sitting by his bed. Then it shifted slightly to the middle, leaning his shoulders towards the head of the bed.

The eagle eye Zikra examines and examines the writing on the sheet by sheet of paper containing reports about the accident Syifa experienced from the police. Also reports of autopsy results from the forensic team. Quietly Zikra performed an autopsy on Syifa ah no, the girl who was suspected of Syifa. Because they have a Syifa identity. Because there are many irregularities that he met after the death of Syifa.

Especially after evidence of the crime of Haryanto Atmaja with Tasya was found. And there is more that makes Zikra was shocked. That is related to his findings in the bathroom in the old house. The bathroom is located near the kitchen.

It all started a month ago, when Zikra came home to the old house. He could not keep hiding from his memories with Syifa. Of course, it makes him tormented to endure longing for the wife who has been gone for ever.

For the first time Zikra set foot again after Syifa's departure in his old home. The young man did not get off his car which was parked in the yard. His feelings were mixed seeing the house. A house that bears silent witness to the journey of a young married couple's life for less than a year. His tears welled up in the eye but did not have time to drip.

Slowly Zikra opened the door of his car, dropping feet on the ground of the yard of the house. His eyes did not turn to look at the door of the house that was still tightly locked. Usually the door will open accompanied by a sweet smile Syifa. The girl will welcome him when he's home. Gamit his arm while carrying his briefcase. He merrily chattered or recounted the things he had been through for one day.

Zikra grunted softly and determinedly stepped forward to enter the house. Not yet had his feet stepped on the terrace floor of his house. Suddenly Mama Dio whose house is two houses apart, across the street Zikra's house comes approaching.

"Mas Zikra," Mama Dio stood one meter behind Zikra. He immediately looked over. "Mas Zikra's..."

"Oh, Mama Dio." Zikra turned her body to face the woman dressed in syar'i.

"Mas Zikra has long been seen again. Where the hell is it?" reprimand Mama Dio curious.

"Yes. I'm in the other house." said Zikra honestly.

"Oh..." Mama Dio was silent for a moment. "unfortunately, this house becomes empty" he said regretting the condition of Zikra's house. Although there are Zikra employees who routinely clean every two days. But the house remained empty without any life activity in it. Like before Syifa's death.

Zikra just smiled bitterly.

"Yes. I apologize for not attending the funeral at that time" the woman said regretfully. He called Syifa by the call of Teteh. Because it was Syifa's request long before the accident happened. "the reason is that I was in the village at that time."

"Grandfather, Mama Dio."

"I'm very sad about what happened to Teteh. Even though only see from the news on tv, Mama to cry. Because somehow Teteh already thought of Mama as her own child." Mama Dio wiped her dripping tears with the tip of her hijab.

"Mama Dio, we'd better have a chat inside. Come inside!" invite Zikra to offer Mama Dio into her house.

"No need. Mama just wanted to say that. It's not nice to see the neighbors if we're just alone in the house." said Mama Dio.

Zikra nodded in understanding.

"Oh, Mama just remembered.." said Mama Dio suddenly remembered something.

Zikra raised one eyebrow. He knew the curiosity in his heart.

"Mas Zikra doesn't know yet how?"

"the results?" Zikra furrowed her brows not understanding what was meant by the woman's words.

"Well, surely Mas Zikra doesn't know yet..." Mama Dio gave a long and slow snort.

"What do you mean? Can Mama Dio explain it?" zikra urged impatiently.

"That's you know... Mas Zikra, well. how to say yes..." Mama Dio looked doubtful.

"Sir papa. Just what is it."

"That's.the time before the accident I gave a pregnancy test kit is just as Dingy..."

The duarrrr!!!

It was as if there was thunder in Zikra's ears.

"What's? A-a pregnancy test kit?" Zikra tergugu repeated.

"Yes. Because that time... Mama noticed from morning to evening before, Teteh looks pale and limp. Especially when Teteh said his head was dizzy and a little nauseous, wanted to vomit." said the woman recalled the event.

Zikra sharpened her hearing so that every sentence that came out of Mama Dio's mouth didn't hear wrong.

"Mama's been massaging and scraping Tet's back."

"Then?..."

"Because there's still no change, Mama gave me a pregnancy test."

Suddenly Zikra's chest rippled. I don't know what this feeling is that he's feeling.

"Mama asked Teteh to check himself at home. Honey, Mama hasn't had time to ask the results. Because that afternoon Mama also got a phone call from the village. Mom packed her way home." Mama Dio grunted softly. Then smiled sadly. "if, the time was positive, and Teteh is still there.maybe the age of the womb is between three or four months more."

Ceterr....

The sound of lightning roared unpretently at Zikra's head.

After she finished talking, Mama Dio immediately resigned herself back to her home.

Zikra froze in place. His lips were groaning even though he just answered the greetings Mama Dio said before leaving. She was suddenly dazed to learn the fact Syifa had done a pregnancy test. True said Mama Dio, if if the results are positive.if the accident does not happen, Syifa is currently pregnant with the fruit of their love.

Zikra looked for the pregnancy test after entering her home. He hoped it was still in the house. All corners of the house explored it to find the lifeless object. Even he had looked for it in the trash can in the kitchen, and in the bathroom that was in his room had been done. But the result is nil. Could it have been thrown away by the man who cleaned this house with the other garbage?

Seriate...

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