
Reynald, a tenth grader who will be attending his first day of school.
The clothes were neat, the things he had brought. The bag he had tenteng, the prayer for both parents he had promised. Taking a deep breath, he straightened his body.
The doorknob he held and said, "I go first, Father, Mother," followed by a gentle smile with glazed eyes.
The door opened, he walked out of his house.
Swoosh~
A gentle breeze blew at him. It was a wind that was completely different from what he usually felt. He who had been facing into his house since then, began to look at what was in front of him.
When he opened his eyes and saw what was in front of him, he was rendered speechless. On top of a hill with a lush tree beside him, he stood. Facing the sun that had just risen with a beautiful atmosphere that made him remember the past.
The last time he went on vacation with his parents.
He raised his right hand, touching his cheek. Tears flowed without her knowledge. He then remembered where he had come from. He looked back, and only the vast stretch of blue sky he found.
The one who panicked, looked back to the front. "Where ... am I?"
***
Thirty minutes had passed, Reynald was still on the same hill. He lay under a lush tree with his hands crossed over his head. Both legs he spread, both eyes he closed.
The atmosphere he was currently feeling, was the atmosphere he truly missed.
It has been a year since he was abandoned by his parents.
"Reynald, are you sure you don't want to come?" ask Reynald's mother.
Reynald recalled the day before the departure of his father and mother. At that time, the full moon accompanied them to dinner. The father reads the newspaper, the mother does the dishes, and Reynald reads the material through the iPad.
"Reynald's testing tomorrow, ma'am. After all, he was also grown, we will go home with souvenirs," interrupted Reynald's father who then turned the page of the newspaper.
"Yes, even so he's our only child, Dad. Or ... no, yeah ...?" said Reynald's mother in a slightly playful tone.
"Hahaha, does Reynald still want to have a sister?" seductive the Father.
Reynald nodded. The nod made Reynald's father choke a little. The nod also made Reynald's father a little sad.
"Ah, then Reynald's prayer has been answered" said Reynald's mother, who led Reynald and his father to be distracted from their reading.
"Yes, Reynald's prayer has been answered!" said Reynald's mother with a gentle smile, walked up to the dining table where Reynald and his father were sitting, and then stroked his stomach.
Reynald's and his father's eyes widened. The smiles on the faces of the two could not be hidden, especially the father. Reynald immediately stood up, walked up to his mother and congratulated her. The mother smiled and replied to Reynald's congratulations.
"Now, I'll call you 'Sister', yeah. So impatient, hahaha," said Reynald's mother stroking Reynald's cheek.
"Yes-i!" reynald looked at his father's face.
The father covered his eyes with his left hand. The newspaper he was reading had been folded. The glasses he was wearing had been placed on the table. Sobs could not be held. Prayers that continue to be offered for more than 10 years, the greatest wishes of their children, can finally be granted.
"Rey-nald .. be .. be a good brother to your sister" Reynald's father said.
Reynald shed tears. He then patted her on the chest. smiled widely, and replied firmly, "Yes! Reynald will be the best brother ever!"
***
The next morning, at exactly 6 a.m., Reynald said goodbye to his parents.
"Reynald, the spirit of the test, yes!" said the mother who stroked Reynald's cheeks and kissed him on the forehead.
"Mother, from today on we should get used to calling her Sister Reynald. Yeah, brother?" said the father who made Reynald blush and the mother laughed a little.
"Oh yeah, hahaha. Then you repeat again" said the mother, who then stroked Reynald's cheeks again and kissed her forehead. "Sir Reynald, the spirit of the test, yes!"
The mother then stood firm, side by side with Reynald's father.
"Sir Reynald, the spirit of the test. If it's hard, take a break. Calm is the key" said the father.
"This father, would you like to say goodbye what is the mentor's advice?" said the mother a little teasing.
"Amaha .... The point is, Brother Reynald ... Mom and Dad are always next to Reynald. Our prayers will always be with you. Brother Reynald .. Daddy loves you."
"Mother too. My dear mother Reynald!"
And subconsciously, he ran and slightly jumped towards his parents. The right hand hugged the mother and the left hand hugged the father.
"Yes! Reynald's sister also loves Dad and Mom!" reynald answered gently.
Both of his parents were shocked. But gently, they returned Reynald's embrace.
Tin~ Tin~
The sound of a taxi laxing from outside was heard. Reynald let go of his embrace. Reynald followed his father and mother from behind. He opened the door for his mother and had a small conversation with her. The father put the luggage into the trunk, assisted by the driver.
Once everything is ready, the driver takes a taxi. Before boarding the taxi, the father confronted Reynald. He touched both Reynald's shoulders.
"Remember Dad's message, son. Take care of your. Mom and Dad will always be by your side and love you."
"Yes, Reynald loves Mom and Dad."
The mother shed a few tears. The mother quickly turned around and picked up a piece of tissue and wiped it.
Reynald's father then entered the front taxi door. Father and Mother Reynald's side window sat open. The taxi began to run followed by a wave of hands from Father and Mother Reynald and then replied by Reynald.
After a while, the taxi was no longer visible. Even so, the wave of the hand still he moved even though it slowly began to stop.
When the wave of the hand had stopped, his hand had not yet come down.
"Be careful ... Dad, Mum. Reynald wait by him."
***
But what he promised never got.
When the time of the exam had ended, suddenly the Guardian Class Reynald opened the door with a slight gasp. "Reynald, come with you to the office for a second."
The Wali's words made Reynald and his friends who were joking to release fatigue stopped immediately.
Inside the teacher room, the teachers closed their eyes with a slightly swooping position. Reynald saw the situation confused.
"Sir ... What's up, huh?"
"Reynald .." said the Master who then embraced Reynald. "Father hope you are steadfast, yes ...."
Reynald was not a stupid student. Among the students, he was one of the smartest students. He also has a high sensitivity both situation and feeling. Therefore, the speech from the teacher directly hit him very hard.
"P-Pak .. ma-sorry .. I don't understand ...."
The teacher's embrace is getting stronger. "Dad ... and .. Your mother .. died in a plane crash."
The teacher's answer made Reynald limp instead of play. He turned into a slime which was then pulled by gravity.
His legs were trembling, to stand alone could not. The teacher, who knew how much Reynald loved his parents, had prepared to carry Reynald, who was (if) shocked or even fainted.
"Mr ...."
Reynald wanted to try to resist what his teacher had just said. However, his lips were unable to continue what he wanted to say.
Tears slowly began to flow. His teeth were snapping. Breathing gasps. His hands grabbed the back of the teacher. A cry that no one had ever heard before.
"c. . a ... Aaagh ... AAAAGGH!!"
Reynald cried so hard that he could be heard from the next room. Her crying can make anyone who hears her shed tears even though she does not understand the context. A very pure cry. A cry that shakes anyone who hears it.
The cry is very contrary to the cry of happiness of both parents when he was born.
"What are you doing here?"
A girl's voice awakens Reynald from a dream of his past.
"Why are you crying?!" ask the girl who is a little panicked and worried. "Why is it because I woke you up?"
Crying out? it was Reynald who then touched his cheek. "Ah .. yes, I cried ..." he said, who then had trouble stopping the tears from falling on both cheeks.