Painting Images With Light
The Part 69
After getting permission from the guard at the police station, Bagio who was taken to a closed room, sat waiting for Sarimunah's father, who would be among them to meet him.
While Hana and Citra, did not come in with Bagio, and just sat waiting at the very front of the police station, where several police officers were standing guard there.
It didn't take too long for Bagio to wait, the father of Sarimunah had already been brought into the room, and was sitting face to face with him.
"Sir!" sapa Bagio's.
The father of Sarimunah, looks thinner than before.
Sarimunah's father's face also looked pale, and so did Sarimunah's father's blackened-looking lower eyes, as if she had been deprived of sleep for a long time.
For the whole, Sarimunah's father looked older, and looked tired.
"Nority ... How are you?" Sarimunah's father seemed to be making small talk, with his voice sounding less excited.
"Have your wounds healed?" ask Sarimunah's father again.
"The outside is dry. I don't know the inside, because I haven't had time to check it out yet" replied Bagio.
"I'm sorry, Bagio ... I was really happy at that time. I know that I may now be accepting karma, for acting arbitrarily towards you....
... You may have heard that Sarimunah's mother and I wanted to make peace with you?" said Sarimunah's father.
"Yes, sir" replied Bagio.
"I want to ask for forgiveness from you, for all that I and my family have done to you....
... For the past few weeks, I've always dreamed of being visited by your late grandfather and your parents. I can't take it anymore....
... I'll give you anything you ask. But I ask you to make a pilgrimage to the graves of your grandfather and your parents, and ask for forgiveness for me" Sarimunah's father said.
While the father of Sarimunah spoke while bowing his head slightly, tears seemed to flow down his face, to the point of falling onto the table.
Although actually Bagio hates it, but when he sees a grown man, crying and seeming to regret his actions, Bagio can still feel a little pity.
Bagio did not say much at the time, and just let it go, the father of Sarimunah expressed all his regret.
Sarimunah's father, even had brought up the marriage of Bagio and Sarimunah, which was canceled at that time.
For some time, Bagio was in one room with Sarimunah's father, Bagio listened carefully, one by one explanation from Sarimunah's father to him.
Until finally, Sarimunah's father said, if the intention is to make peace with Bagio, not to ask Bagio to help him so that he can quickly get out of prison.
Sarimunah's father only wanted to have Bagio forgive all his mistakes, and he would still accept his punishment, as he deserved.
While they were in the room, suddenly, Sarimunah's mother entered the same room, escorted by one of the other police officers.
Apparently, both Sarimunah's father and mother, were waiting for the arrival of Bagio.
So, when Sarimunah's father found out, if Bagio came there to see him, Sarimunah's father immediately asked for help from one of the police officers, to contact Sarimunah's mother, to contact Sarimunah's mother, to get to the police station.
More or less the same as Sarimunah's father, Sarimunah's mother seemed to cry as she pleased, while saying her apology to Bagio.
The different, just Sarimunah's mother, still asked for Bagio's mercy, in order to help, so that the punishment received by Sarimunah's father, could be reduced later.
While still crying as she pleased, Sarimunah's mother handed Bagio a bag, and then said,
"We've sold our house and our rice fields. Not a single bit of sales, which we took for ourselves. All the money is in there....
... We don't know if it's enough to replace all our sins. But we are really begging you, so that you can forgive our mistakes to you all these years."
Bagio was surprised by the statement from Sarimunah's mother, and had thought to refuse their gift.
But the father of Sarimunah then said,
"Please don't refuse it. Give us a chance, to make amends to you."
"If pakde and bukde sell houses and rice fields, then pakde and bukde will live where later?" ask Bagio.
"We'll live in bukde's hometown. While waiting and taking care of the bukde parents who are there," replied Sarimunah's mother.
***
Bagio was still in one room with his father and mother from Sarimunah, for some time later.
And that meeting with Garimunah's father, for the first time ever since Sarimunah's father had injured her, could have made Bagio feel much better.
At first, Bagio only listened more, all that was said by Sarimunah's father and mother, so that finally Bagio could come to talk with them.
Before the time to swipe was up, and both Bagio and Sarimunah's mother, had to go from there, Bagio and the two Sarimunah's parents, still had time to forgive there.
***
"Money," replied Bagio, then handed it to Hana.
"Eh...? What money?" Hana looked surprised and confused, then unzipped the bag, when they all got into the Citra car.
"Respair money. I didn't ask for it. They prepared it themselves" said Bagio.
Citra said nothing, and was just busy starting the engine of her car, then taking Bagio and Hana, away from there.
Bagio who was sitting in the front seat, next to Citra, saw Hana who was sitting in the back seat, from the reflection of the rearview mirror.
Hana seems to be counting the amount of money in the bag, which Sarimunah's mother gave to Bagio
The mixed feelings of Bagio, between pity, and relief, recalling the facial features of Sarimunah's father and mother, whom he had seen earlier.
Because of those who have forgiven earlier, Bagio so do not know anymore, whether he really deserves to receive all the money.
"Do you feel guilty?" ask the image suddenly.
"Gee!" Bagio stared at Citra, who had looked at him for a moment.
"After receiving the money, do you feel guilty?" The image repeats the question.
"I don't know," replied Bagio.
"I was expecting it." said Citra, with a faint smile. "They must have been very pushy, until you accepted."
Bagio fell silent.
"Do you forgive them?" ask Citra.
"Yes" answered Bagio.
"Not to think about it anymore. What they give, do not make the burden of your new mind....
... Let's just say they're helping pay for your medical expenses. And you're quite grateful" Citra said.
The image did not immediately bring Bagio back to Dorm, but instead left them in an office building.
"You should have signed up here a long time ago. But because you keep avoiding me, so I can't bring you here" Citra said.
The image turned out to bring Bagio, to enroll in a health insurance.
The office was almost time to close, but fortunately, Bagio was still given the opportunity, to take care of his registration there.
After filling out all his personal data on the registration form, and Bagio pays his first premium, the management of insurance Bagio is completed, and can be used immediately.
"If this is the case, you just pay the premium every month. You don't have to think about your treatment costs anymore" Citra said.
After they left the office, Citra brought Bagio and Hana, to relax for a while on the beach, where she and Bagio had gone.
While walking towards one of the food stalls there, Hana who had not had the opportunity to talk, then seemed to try to find a gap, so she could talk.
Hana told Bagio and Citra, if the amount of money in the bag, which he counted earlier, could be to pay off Bagio's debt at the agency.
Even the amount of money that is still left, quite a lot to be used as a deposit of Bagio only.
Moreover, if the cost of treatment at a psychiatrist, already covered by health insurance, with premiums that need to be paid by Bagio, which is not how expensive.
"What else do you need to take care of as soon as possible?" ask Citra to Bagio.
Now, they all sat in a food stall, and each ordered a drink, and enjoyed it there.
"My debt is at the pawnshop" replied Bagio.
"Is there an empty day?" ask Citra, and she seems to direct the question to Hana.
"For a few days there has not been, yet" replied Hana.
"Is there any way you can contact Kartono?" ask Citra, and this time, it seems that she directed her question to Bagio.
"Maybe it can be called through the number of people, used by Kartono at that time," replied Bagio.
"You try to call first, then!" citra.
"If you can tell Kartono, you will ask Hana for help, so that on the sidelines of your schedule, he takes you to the post office....
... You can send money, by postal mail order, and ask for help from Kartono, to take care of your debt as soon as possible," continued Citra.
"I'm just troubling a lot of people" chirped Bagio.
"There is no harm if you are a selfish person. If your most difficult time has been missed, then later, you certainly can also help others," Citra said.
