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If I Could Just Turn the Time

That night Aliya's eyes could not be closed, she had tried to close her eyes tightly but the result was nil, she still could not fall asleep, her body suddenly limp, slow and cold heat. As if something was stuck in his heart, he kept asking himself “What is this? What's wrong with me?” Aliya.

The sound of the wall clock increasingly disturbed the tranquility of Aliya and as time went by the day was getting night, the wall clock showed at 23:00 WIB but Aliya still did not fall asleep.

“Dik, how come you still haven't slept? This is already malem loh.” asked Aliya's mother who always checks her favorite child's room every night.

“Can't open, don't know why. But it feels like something's stuck.” Reply Aliya.

“Let's take ablution first, keep bringing brim so you can sleep.” said Aliya's mother.

“Iya bu.” replied Aliya briefly.

Aliya rushed to take ablution and felt herself quite calm, but did not walk for long, the anxiety became more and more so. Aliya decided to pray to Allah SWT asking for calmness and finally Aliya could fall asleep, but in that sleep Aliya saw the face of a person who was very much adhered to clearly, he said, the face was smiling and very beautiful to see, his face was clean and shining brightly. Yes, that person is his teacher. The teacher he had long missed, the teacher he idolized the most.

In a state of cold sweat, Aliya also woke up and berbeleletuk “Ooo turned out to be this that stuck from earlier, so kangennya I was the same teacher, until dream.” said Aliya in heart.

Like the millennial generation who always hold the device anywhere and anytime, after waking up Aliya immediately holds the device and is seen on the screen when it is already at 01.00 WIB, Aliya who was half-conscious suddenly wanted to open facebook, his favorite social media. As a loyal user of facebook, knowing all the features of facebook is a must, and Aliya was very familiar with the features on facebook, the company said, what's more, it features memories that can see memories of what happened on that date in years past.

Aliya immediately opened the memory feature and found that there was one of her teacher's comments that contained more or less like an invitation to meet. At that instant Aliya felt increasingly homesick for his teacher, but Aliya could not do much considering the pandemic that required her to stay home. It is unfortunate, he refused the invitation, but he himself missed the teacher, but again the inventor who he made an alibi to postpone the meeting.

Cring.. Cring.. Cring..

“Dik's.. Dik..” the voice of Aliya's mother who tried to wake Aliya up.

“Why buk?” answer Aliya.

“That's daritadi HPmu sound continues.” replied Ibu Aliya.

Aliya who was half conscious trying to find HP that she herself forgot where she put it. While fumbling the mattress Aliya did not also find his HP, and it turns out that HP was in the corner of the mattress covered with a blanket. Aliya immediately took the HP and immediately checked it, and it turns out there are four people filling the chat bar whatsApp Aliya accompanied by 6-8 messages in each chat, he said, there are also group messages and four missed calls that average at 04.15 WIB.

Aliya immediately opened it one by one, and Aliya was immediately stunned to see the word that was clearly visible was the innalillahi word wainnailaihirajiun, as she slowly read the continuation of her chat, she immediately fell silent, she assumed that this was just a dream, she said, it's possible that her dream last night wasn't over, with Aliya's cold sweaty body trying to calm herself down. “No, no way, this is just a dream.” said Aliya trying to calm herself.

Aliya's hands suddenly shook trying to open one by one the message from the incoming chat, again the contents of the innallahi wainnailaihi rajiun, and more surprisingly there was a photo of her teacher clearly displayed there, there, the photo was followed by a series of sentences “had passed away..” Aliya increasingly distrust, incoming chat messages endless containing news of grief and it seemed to beat him relentlessly.

Aliya was made even more helpless when her close friend sent a VN (Voice Not) containing a quiet “Al yes, patient, crying gapapa, I know how you feel now”, I know how you feel, the voice note was sent by a close friend to remember the chat messages and phone calls of his friend he ignored. She was completely destroyed instantly, she was helpless, she had a hard time accepting the fact that the teacher she had longed for had actually left her for good. The longing that he had been pendam would never pay off, had exhausted his expectations, and failed his plan to meet his favorite teacher.

Aliya regretted, Aliya continued to blame herself, if only she fulfilled the request of her teacher, if only Aliya did not delay the meeting, of course Aliya could still see her teacher at least once before the breakup happened. Aliya who still could not forgive herself was endlessly apologizing to her teacher who even her own teacher could not hear her apology anymore. Her tears continued to flow and were accompanied by a deep sense of regret and sadness.

Aliya's mother who knew the departure of her favorite teacher immediately embraced Aliya and tried to calm her, Aliya's mother knew for herself the closeness of her son with her favorite teacher was like a child and father, her son's favorite teacher was good, indeed, it is the teacher who introduces the world of organization to his child, the teacher who forms his child into a good person, the teacher who is always there when his child needs help. Aliya's mother was also saddened to hear this sad news but Aliya's mother tried hard and tried to convince Aliya so that Aliya could be stoic and patient to accept destiny, he said, Aliya's mother advised Aliya not to cry and encouraged her beloved teacher to leave quietly.

As time went on, Aliya continued to try to sow herself, she tried to make the departure of her beloved teacher, he said, and it was from that incident that Aliya began to realize a life lesson that is a lesson that she should not delay meetings, he said, and must show affection to the person he cares for before that affection he can no longer do.