Oceanic Heart

The Ode to Gallantry

The December wind was blowing violently through the leaves of the nyiur tree which was seen moving waving clumsily in the distance. The leaves of the nyiur some seem to break as if alive and complain to the waves in the ocean that seem to move restlessly along with the dark clouds that also seem reluctant to pass.

Not long after, water spots began to be seen descending from the sky as if also sad to see a girl who seemed to be standing quietly on the edge of a dock. The long white wedding dress worn by the girl looks tangled and filled with dust on the bottom dangling, while his hair that had previously been neatly carried with a small stacked white carnation ornamental embroidery is also now seen randomly and occasionally waved toyed with the sea breeze.

“I'm sorry Mel, I really didn't know that today was your wedding day..If I had known, I would never have come to take you away to commemorate the one year Captain's departure…” said sorry a large man wearing a black suit stelan and appeared to approach from behind and then immediately put the umbrella he carried over the head of the girl.

The girl then smiled and turned her face towards the man behind her who seemed to look at her with a haggard and regretful look.

“It is not your fault Put... I was the one who was not ready for this wedding...”.

“But... But what about your family Mel…? And more importantly also your husband-to-be…? They must now be frantically looking for you who left suddenly.”.

“Yah... I do feel a bit sorry for that. Moreover I feel very guilty to Abdullah who is actually a very good man… But I can't constantly lie to my feelings Put. I can't forget that fool…” said the girl who is none other than this Melodie while pointing clear in the corner of her eyes.

Today is even a year since the departure of captain Barry buried deep in the bottom of the Serena niche. The departure of the captain was clearly a blow that was very sad and very sad for his colleagues, especially for Melodie. The girl really felt very lost the figure of the captain who had secretly managed to reclaim this heart.

Days change days, weeks and months without feeling passed so quickly that without feeling a year has passed. The day the captain of The Promise Land swapped his soul for the safety of his loved ones, it was also the day that a year later Melodie was supposed to tie the sacred promise of marriage to her fiance Abdullah.

But at the last moment the blessing of marriage in the church will be done, for some reason and unexpectedly, the girl suddenly ran away leaving her future husband who could only be quietly followed by the whole family and all the church guests! The girl ran away on her feet leaving the church behind her with a heartbreaking and heartbreaking sobbing!

Lucky in the middle of the road Melodie met Putra Gilang which was intended to visit and invite the girl to commemorate the one year departure of the captain in the niche Serena. Seeing the condition of Melodie who looks sad and worrying, Putra then finally guided and invited the virgin together to go to the dock to wait for the arrival of other colleagues.

Not waiting long, a black ship with a white strip was seen approaching and finally docked at the port dock.

“Melodieee...!” Marco and Maikel shouted from behind the window of the bridge room.

Seeing these two magical humans without feeling a smile was slowly expanding on the lips of the girl

After anchoring a connecting wooden board, Putra then helped Melodie to board The Promise Land and immediately entered the bridge room.

“Jeez... Loe out take a bridal run people well Put?” maikel exclaimed when he saw Melodie who came with the Son wearing this wedding dress.

Melodie could only smile at the words of the young man in the skull cap

“By the way you two turned out to be handsome too if you wear a suit like this.. Try deh often dressed like this, surely many have a crush….” said the girl then who made the two colleagues Bob Barry look at each other and then chuckle happy.

“Sudah Mel, they both do not be praised later even ke-ge’eran themselves? Kan I said just wait a moment in the port.” Spray Putra Gilang.

“Sorry Put, we left for a while because we just remembered that we have not prepared the sprinkles for the procession later.. Therefore we had to go for a while to find a solution.” Maikel Stefen said.

“Ah you guys are.. It could be something important like that you forget!”

“Ya Sorry Put.. But don't worry, me and Marco have already overcome it, we've bought and collected all the necessary flowers and then split also into other ships.”.

“Good then, hopefully the flowers you collect are enough so that we do not have to bear the shame before them if later it turns out the flowers are less.”.

“If it is guaranteed to be done Put.. Just relax..” Marco said with a laugh.

“What ships? There are other ships that will follow us to process the sowing of flowers in the waters of the island of Serena.?” Ask Melodie wonder

The sons, Maikel and Marco, seem to smile upon hearing Melodie's question.

“How yes... Later you will see for yourself Mel... Not exciting if told now.” said Maikel while then start running the engine of the ship The Promise Land and slowly began to leave the dock.

A few minutes later, The Promise Land finally began to enter the waters of the island of Serena where Captain Barry was buried on the sea floor exactly a year ago.

“Just…! Where did this many ships come from.?” Excited the girl with wide eyes when she saw there were so many ships of various types and shapes filling the waters of the island of Serena!

There are cruises, then there are dive expeditions like Bob Barry's The Promise Land, tankers even to military warships! No less than thirty-two ships neatly lined up awaiting the arrival of The Promise Land ship in the waters of the island of Serena!

“These ships.. Some of them are our colleagues who both have professions in the field of diving expeditions, some are colleagues and relations of captains including the four military ships. They are colleagues of captain Barry when he was still serving in the military first.” Putra Gilang told Melodie.

“They all came because got the news we will do a procession of sowing flowers right at the one year departure Captain.. Ah, besides us it turns out there are still so many people in this world who love and pay very deep attention to captain Barry.” Maikel continued with a bitter tone.

The Promise Land ship began to approach the crowd of ships. All these ships are then seen giving way to the ship The Promise Land and then make a circular formation centered on the ship The Promise Land in the middle.

The Promise Land ship piloted by Maikel Stefen then threw anchors and followed by thirty-two other ships who also released their anchors in the waters of the serena island.

“Come Mel, we together to the bow to do a procession of sowing flowers..” invite the Son to Melodie who is in the bridge.

Melodie, Putra and Marco and Maikel then walked together towards the bow while carrying a basket containing a mixture of roses and jasmine that will be sown in the waters of the island of Serena.

See Melodie and the others coming out of the bridge, all the crews of the thirty-two ships circling The Promise Land were all out and stand at the bow of each ship while giving a moment's salute to the Son and his companions. Then with the salvo shot three times in the air by four military ships there, the, the procession of sowing flowers was carried out by Melodie and her colleagues and then followed by a whole crew of ships circling around the ship The Promise Land.

The girl's tears rolled back as the girl slowly sowed the roses and jasmine that she held above sea level. Still remembered clearly the captain's last face when he had to leave Bob Barry who was squeezed by a rock.

It keeps the wound in the girl's heart open again. When the flowers in the basket had been poured out on the surface of the sea, slowly the girl was seen hugging her knees while again drowning in her cries.

Three shots of the salvo were heard again ending the procession of sowing flowers. One by one of the thirty-two ships then stopped the waters of the Lembeh strait before first saying goodbye to the entire crew of The Promise Land by releasing a long whistle.

Gilang's son slowly knelt down before Melodie who still seemed to be crying hugging his feet on the bow floor.

“Already Mel.. Do not continue to dissolve in sadness like this. Captain in nature there certainly does not want to see you continue like this.”.

Melodie kept crying while shaking her head.

“I shouldn't have left him alone Put…! I shouldn't have gotten out of that niche. I should have accompanied her until the last moment.. I really can't bear the burden of this guilt…! I'm really stupid..! I should have also died with him at the bottom of that tunnel.!”

“Don't think stupid like that Mel, life is a gift! That life is what the Captain mandated! The Captain gave his life for you not for you to cry for but for you to live! By constantly grieving and living with guilt like this does not mean you are just wasting the opportunity of life that he has given you. So let's get up Mel …! Do not continue to fall like this.” said Putra while then holding both shoulders Melodie and memapah wake up.

“You are not alone Mel... Here there are still three of us.. We are also really the same as you.. Very lost. We do not want to tarnish the memory of the captain by constantly drowning in prolonged grief… All her big dreams.And all of them we will not be able to realize if we continue to sink into sadness. Therefore you must continue living Mel… Make him smile proudly up there.” said Maikel Stefen this time while patting the girl's shoulder.

“Iya Mel, please listen to what they both say… The fierce captain would definitely come in the dreams of the three of us for a short night and yell at us all out…” Connect Marco who made Melodie in his cry instantly choke and finally smile in his sobs while slowly banging his arm!

The girl slowly wiped away her tears and then with teary eyes she saw the Son, Marco and Maikel who seemed to smile at the girl. The girl then pulled the three and hugged the three of them tightly.

“Thank you.. I am truly grateful and grateful to know and have the three of you as friends and also as friends…” said the girl with a haru voice

“That means best friend Mel..difficult happy we bear together..These moments are indeed heavy, but certainly we can go through together.” said Putra Gilang with a smile.

Melodie was again seen smiling, but a few moments later her smile suddenly disappeared changed into a face of great fear!

“Dia... The bad guy... The bad guy came again...” Melodie stammered while pointing towards a speedboat that was speeding towards their ship!

All three of Bob Barry's associates immediately turned their backs to the direction designated by Melodie, and the three of them were then of course immediately shocked by the arrival of a fast ship containing someone they had not expected at all!

Jefri Kalangit's!

“Friends.... Looks like we have an uninvited guest...” Maikel Stefen said with a burning eye!

“Truly motherfucker! How dare he show his nose on the anniversary of the one year departure of the captain.. Today I have to take the calculation with him.!” marco Ferdinand's

“Don't be Co, we hear first what he wants then we take the most appropriate step.” Persuade Putra Gilang.

“But because of him our Captain died Put! Because of her...!’ marco shouted impatiently

“I know it Co! I knew! But we must be patient and not be provoked by his ruse!

“What are you doing up there! Quickly lower your runway because Mr. Kalangit wants to talk to you!” Said one of Jefri Kalangit's men who was on the speedboat

“Do we follow Put request?” maikel asked Putra Gilang

The head of the engine room seemed to nod his head.

“Just lower the runway Exactly, we'll hear first what this bad guy wants..”.

Maikel Stefen then ran towards the bridge and began operating a device that controlled the runway or platform at the stern of the ship. The runway was then started to be lowered by Maikel Stefen and a few moments after he heard the screams from inside the runway, the young man in the skull cap then re-raised the runway to the top of the ship.

The crackling sound of the steel chain was also heard along with the rise of Billionaire Jefri Kalangit and his men to the top of The Promise Land!

Jefri Kalangit seemed to suck his cigar deeply and then exhale it while looking around the ship.

“Not too bad.. Your captain's taste turned out to be quite good as well.” Say the billionaire while paying attention to every part of The Promise Land ship. After saying that, the big boss of the Sky Corporation company suddenly seemed to throw his cigar butts and then stepped on it while then spit on the floor of the ship!

Really very low-key! For Putra, Maikel and Marco, this ship is not just a house or a place where they work. For the three of them, The Promise Land is like a mother who always looks after and accompanies them when they pass through various storms and ferocious typhoons in the ocean! So that what was made by Jefri Kalangit this time was indeed very outrageous!

“Hin…! I will pit my soul against you! Shouted Marco Ferdinand who immediately tried to hit but was detained by Maikel and Putra Gilang when Jefri Kalangit's men suddenly appeared to point a gun at them!

“I'm really disappointed…! I came this time actually brought a lucrative and profitable deal for you. You guys should have welcomed me well..” said the billionaire.

“Have not spoken in circles! Quickly just say what you want..?” said Maikel Stefen while holding Marco who still looks inflamed

“Nona Melodie..” said Jefri Kalangit while pointing at Melodie who seemed to curl up behind the back of Putra Gilang

“You were the last person besides Captain Barry to see a sea map engraved in the Pyramid room below… I believe you must still clearly remember the location of every Pyramid drawn on the sea map engraved on the walls of the Pyramid… Therefore I offer you all to accompany Melodie to go to all the underwater Pyramids to lift every treasure that is in it and then given to me… I promise I will give you great rewards for all of you... How…? Isn't my offer fair and tempting enough..?”.

Gilang's son looked at Melodie who was behind him trembling while shaking his head repeatedly

“Your offer is indeed quite tempting Mr. Kalangit, but what if we refuse?” said Putra Gilang later

“Oh, you have no other choice but to accept my offer! I can confirm that.!” said the billionaire with a smile.

“What do you mean we have no other choice? You want to threaten us?” Shouts Marco

“Two of you..” Appoint Jefri Kalangit towards Maikel and Marco

“The two of you exactly a year ago with your Captain forcefully broke into my building, injured hundreds of my men and damaged the public facilities inside the building..! Just that alone is enough for me to demand that you be thrown in jail!”

“Then you are Mr. Gilang.. You dismantled and damaged my giant tunnel and aquarium panels and drained their entire contents! All my pets that cost hundreds of millions of rupiah are lost by your deeds..! The three of you have forced their way into my territory and caused injuries on my side and committed acts of vandalism and destruction that made me materially lose…! So if you don't obey my orders, then I'll throw the three of you in jail! Remember that! All the actions of the three of you are recorded clearly by my CCTV camera so you can not possibly escape from prison.!”.

Hearing that the three colleagues Bob Barry can only look at and then quietly bowed.

“Then you Miss Melodie.” this time Jefri Kalangit pointed at the girl who seemed to be curling up shivering in fear behind the shoulders of Putra Gilang

Gilang's pitying son looked at Melodie who seemed to be shivering in fear just came forward and said out loud.

“Do not again accuse him Mr. Kalangit, let your wishes be fulfilled, but we beg you please release Miss Melodie.”.

“Really! If you really want to put us in jail, please! We are not a nation of cowards like you who dare not confess our deeds! But we ask that you do not bring Melodie in this matter...!” marco shouted directly by Maikel Stefen

“Friends...” The girl's eyes immediately glazed when she saw the three colleagues Bob Barry is willing to install a body to protect her.

“Please rest easy.. For Miss Melodie's problem I promise I won't bother her if you want to sign this agreement I brought. The agreement that contains you will obey and be able to do everything I command later.!” said Jefri Kalangit while pointing to a work map given by a man who was beside him.

The billionaire then threw the work map towards Putra Gilang who immediately welcomed him.

“In the map there is already a stationery that you can use to sign the contents of the agreement, so you do not have to bother looking for pens everywhere.”, said Jefri Kalangit while laughing amusedly.

The face of the Son and his two colleagues seemed to be darkening when they read the contents of the covenant letter they saw was like the slave agreement letter!

“Moreover what are you waiting for? Quickly sign before my patience runs out...!!”

With tears Melodie saw the three colleagues sign the agreement. With the signing of the agreement, the freedom of the Son, Marco and Maikel has been sold and they must be willing to become slave workers belonging to the company Sky Corporation!

What a sad end for the crew of the expedition The Promise Land!

“We have signed this letter, so we want you to release Melodie now and promise not to bother her!” said Putra Gilang before handing over the map in his hand to Jefri kalangit.

“Sure…! That's so easy…! Look, I've also brought Miss Melodie's employment contract together to this place…” Said Jefri Kalangit while taking a work contract from the hands of his men and then handing it to the hands of Putra Gilang.

The son who received the employment contract quickly checked the contents and after believing that it was Melodie's employment contract with the original Sky Corporation company, so the young man then immediately tore it to pieces!”

Tears immediately flooded with sobs Melodie when this big-bodied young man then handed the agreement signed by the three of them to Jefri Kalangit who seemed excited not to be overcast.

The deal that sold the freedom of the three of them for the freedom of a Melodie!

But not to mention the billionaire opened the map, suddenly the ship The Promise Land that they rode by and swayed violently! Along with the swaying of the ship's body, two of Jefri Kalangit's men who were pointing pistols at the Son and his friends suddenly shouted because they were suffocating when suddenly a rope snapped each other's neck and pulled them down into the sea!

“So this is his man who dares to make my brothers to the tribulation of such an extent..?” said one voice suddenly from behind Jefri Kalangit!

The billionaire actually does not understand what is said by the foreign figure behind him, he said, but the coldness of the sharp machete that suddenly coiled around his neck certainly made him aware that he was now in a state of danger!

Behind Jefri Kalangit now stood a large tall figure of dark black and bare-chested. This man, drenched in the drench, stood up, clutching the billionaire's waist and wrapping a machete around his neck!

If Melodie looked in wonder at the large tall African man who suddenly appeared behind Jefri Kalangit, then the same is true with the Son and his friends!

With their mouths agape and their eyes bulging they looked stunned at the man behind Jefri Kalangit!

“Kak... Sister Dawouud....!!!” shout them together!

The man who was none other than Dawoud Ali Djibril then suddenly hit the neck of Jefri Kalangit until the man fainted, and after that with a laugh off this Somali man seemed to open both his hands wide!

Seeing this the three then ran hunting and jumped hugging this Somali man.

“My brothers...” Said the man who was their foster brother these three.

suddenly, The Promise Land was back and two men of African blood were seen boarding the ship drenched. One of them was an old man with hair and a white beard and a man with an extraordinary fat body. The mine scrolls appear to be slung over each other's shoulders!

They are the ones who apparently made The Promise Land sway and the two of them are also the ones who apparently implied and dropped both of Jefri Kalangit's men using the rope!

“Auuuh.. Auuuh...uuaaah.

“You're right Abdoolah, they only remember Dawoud Ali! While the two of us who have also come all the way to this place they just forget about it.” Said the white-haired old man who was also bare-chested and drenched while then seen laughing.

“Aw…. Uaaah... uaahhhhh....!” sahut the fat man who is none other than Little Abdoolah!

“Kak Mahmood…! Abdoolaaahh...” shouted excitedly the three who then released a hug from Dawoud Ali and back flickering alternately hugged the old man who was none other than the head of the Clan Ahmed Ali Djibril and his men Little Abdoolah!

“This you..” said softly the clan leader while tightly hugging his three adoptive brothers who seemed to cry bitterly in his arms.

After successfully mastering each other's emotions, Putra Gilang then while wiping his tears then introduced these three Somalis to Melodie.

The three then appear to wrap their hands and bow their heads in front of the girl.

“Assalamualakuum..” their regards to Melodie.

“Wa.. waalaikuumsalaam..” welcome Melodie with a little stuttering

It turns out that the three Somalis who look haunted this scary is very polite in treating women so that it leaves a deep impression on the virgin

“So, you guys came all the way here to attend the flower sprinkling event one year away Captain…? Or don't-don't..” said Putra Gilang restrained for fear of making his adoptive brother is offended.

“Ha.ha.ha... You are really my innocent and naive brothers... We have not done any more piracy since we separated a year ago! now the Ahmed Djibril Clan has not done piracy or pirate action anymore! Now we are all working with the government and the United Nations to protect and preserve our rare animals such as silver-backed gorillas and horned rhinoceros from poaching poachers and black market traders many roam Somalia..” Mahmood Ali said with a smile.

“Alhamdulilah..” said Putra Gilang and his two colleagues while giving thanks for the drastic changes that occurred to his brothers in this Somali land.

“Truly we came to Indonesia, because we heard one of our brothers died and the other was stricken with distress… We have both promised to take care of each other. Because of that promise we are now here.. “ Dawoud Ali said with a smile.

Hearing that the three crew members of The Promise Land were teary-eyed. They really did not think so great a noble that the Somalis who are former pirates before them.

“If only the captain saw the three of you are currently together with us today.. He will definitely be very happy and happy immeasurably… he is not here to feel this happiness together.” Marco said as he wiped his tears.

I don't know why these three Somalis even look at each other and look at each other and then laugh.

“You are indeed my foolish brothers. You should not look down on your one brother.” said Dawoud Ali with a big laugh.

Hearing this, the three Bob Barry colleagues immediately looked at the wonder towards the Somali man

“What does sis mean…? Why are you saying that we are stupid.?” maikel Stefen said with a frown. Apparently the man in the skull cap was a little less happy to be said stupid by this foster brother

“He.he.he... Let brother Mahmood explain it to you..” said the man, holding his hands.

Mahmood Ali then rubbed his face for a while and then smiled wisely.

“We the native people of the Somali tribe are famous for being very stubborn… If we hear any news of one of our brothers dying then we will not simply believe as long as we do not see with our own heads! A few months ago the news of your captain's death finally reached our ears. We of course do not immediately believe it just like that. Therefore we came straight here to see it and prove it directly...”.

The son and the others immediately looked at

“So you guys have been in this place from a few months ago?” ask Son

Mahmood Ali looked up at his head

“That's how.. If you count more or less there are seven months we are here!”

“Then what did you guys do during those seven months in this place? Then what did he mean earlier, Dawoud said that we should not underestimate our captain? Isn't it clear that our captain has died buried at the bottom of the tunnel down there! Melodie is the witness!” serami Putra galang

This time the clan head seemed to shake his head.

“Ah... It is not wrong that Dawoud Ali says you are stupid! One scene, obviously would not be the same if it was seen by two different people! And like I said, we're Somalis! As long as we don't see Bob Barry's body ourselves, then for us he's not dead.!” the firm leader of the clan shocked everyone who was in that place.

Then suddenly there was a crackling sound of chains coming from the part of the runway at the stern! when Putra Gilang and his colleagues looked at the bridge, Abdoolah was lowering the runway at the stern of the ship.

“What does he do sister…? Why is Abdoolah in the bridge?” marco said in surprise

“Bersabarlah... Just wait a moment.... just a moment... and try not to blink because there is something surprising will happen..” kekeh Dawoud Ali while staring at the stern of the ship.

After a while, the sound of the chain crackling sounded a sign of the runway starting to crackle up.

When the runway finally stopped, four pairs of eyes opened wide as if they could not believe what they were seeing!

Melodie, Son, Marco and Maikel repeatedly opened their eyes to see if they were illusions.

But what they saw was true! The figure standing before them was completely real!

They are not dreaming or just seeing illusions!

On the bridge that was moving up, now appears to stand a thin man with hair and mustache sideburns messy and a body that is soaked. The man stood bare-chested and only wore worn and torn butut pants here and there.

The man who seemed to smile with teary eyes when he saw Melodie and her colleagues seemed to lean on a year-old child who had a body bottom shaped fish tail! The child in the arms of this man sounded crowded chattering endlessly while looking towards his surroundings.

But as soon as his big greenish-blue round eyes were fixed towards Melodie, his voice suddenly disappeared instantly!

The child then crept down from the man's body and appeared to creep quickly on the floor of the ship to jump into Melodie's arms crying loudly!

“Saa... Samuuu…?? Samuuuuu.....!?!!” Melodie screams while holding back tightly to the mermaid who is flickering in her arms while crying loudly. How clearly it looks like the mermaid misses the girl!

“Kaaappteenn!!!”

Shouted loudly Putra Gilang and his two friends while running compact hunting as if in loyalty towards the man who seemed to be standing on the runway!

The three of them then immediately jumped and hit the man until he fell and made the sound of chains crunching due to the runway being hit by heavy loads!

“You Still Alive Captain…!!! You are still alive!! God turns out to be truly Gracious...!!!” exclaim colleagues of the captain alternately

The man who was none other than Bob Barry was seen laughing while sobbing while hugging and calming his three colleagues who hugged him tightly while crying happily.

The man then turned towards Melodie who seemed to tremble hugging the Heart of the Ocean while crying and biting her lips.

“I'm back…. Melodie... I Return...” Whisper the man slowly... Just slow enough.. But still can be heard clearly by the girl who had been almost drowned by the flood of her own tears!

 

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