She's My Brother Not My Mother

118. The passing of Opa Tomy

In the afternoon only mothers who accompany Opa Tomy and baby Rafael when baby Rafael come lying next to Opa Tomy and chattering with the language of the planet his smile always expands.

"Wad baby Rafael what, do you pray Opa buyut fast healthy?, Aamiin Aamiin dear, thank you" with chuckling Opa Tomy hugged baby Rafael tightly and gently rubbed his cheek.

"Meera try to come here for a second" Opa Tomy orders her only daughter-in-law.

"Yes Papa, how can I help you?" Mama Meera approaches Tomy's opa and kisses Rafael's baby cheek anxiously.

"Son, can you please take care of baby Rafael for Papa, can you stay in Jakarta in your old age with your son Faro?" pinta Opa Tomy by stroking Rafael's cheek while Rafael chattering with the language of the planet.

"Well, by the way, we'll keep baby Rafael together, tomorrow we go to Jakarta, don't worry about what matters Papa is healthy first" Mama Meera joked with a fluffy smile.

"Son Keke, can't Mama Meera take care of baby Rafael?" tanya Opa Tomy looked at Inneke with a sad look.

"Of course Opa, I would be very happy if Mama Meera could stay with us" Inneke smiled hugging Mama Meera from the side.

After the entire extended family came home tonight only Papa Edi and Faro accompanied Opa Tomy in the hospital.

"Who has rarely been directly involved in taking care of the plantation, occasionally help Papa Edi manage it?" pinta Opa Tomy in a soft voice.

"Now there are two sons-in-law of Papa Edi who help Opa, do not worry about that, you believe that surely Papa Edi can handle it".

"Suami Lia and Nia take care of the Bang tourist area, Papa Edi is indeed a little overwhelmed" Papa Edi also chimed in Opa Tomy's request.

"Yes Bang, you also have a stake in the company and this tourist area as well, don't forget that" said Opa Tomy.

"Yes opa, Papa don't worry, the important thing is that healthy opa first we will discuss again later".

"One more Bang, please take care of Mama Meera in her old age"

"Yes Opa must be healthy, here Bang, once Opa wants to sleep hugging you?" Opa Tomy patted the bed gurney next to him.

Faro lay down beside Opa Tomy hugged tightly by her, in just an instant the two fell asleep, Papa Edi shook her head looking at Opa and the sleeping granddaughter with a hug, finally, Papa Edi took a break by laying down his body in a long sofa in the hospital room.

Almost two hours asleep in the arms of Opa Tomy, about twelve o'clock at night, Faro working his eyes, still not gathered his life muttered usually I who hugged Inneke tightly why now he is the one who hugs me, he said, after holding it the hand wanted to be moved back Faro muttered again why Inneke's hand became wrinkled, why it was so cold.

Sontak Faro was shocked to wake up and sit down because he just remembered sleeping with a hug by Opa Tomy, but because his hands were cold, Faro came down from the bed gurney inspecting his forehead, his legs all felt cold, then check his pulse and breath.

"Gpa... Opa.ayo woke up first" with a loud voice Faro wiggled a body that looked old and looked wrinkled, but the old body was not responding in the slightest.

Hearing Faro's loud voice and looking worried Papa Edi woke up and immediately ran to approach Faro.

"What's Bang, how's Opa doing?" Papa Edi went to check the pulse and breath of Opa Tomy.

"It looks like she's dead Bang, I'll call the sisters for a while" ran out of Papa Edi's room towards the guarding nurse.

Sister came with Papa Edi with a small run, approached the bed gurney of Opa Tomy, examined him closely.

"Sorry sir, she's dead, we're in mourning" said one of the sisters who finished examining Opa Tomy Sanjaya.

As Faro's pale face sat on the floor straightening his legs, his mind blankly not knowing what to do.

"Bao... Bang.. wake up, you must be strong and mengikhlaskan departure Opa, Abang must be able to bring his body now home, do not be postponed again" advised Papa Edi.

"Who else will do it if not his favorite grandson, let's finish it well" Papa Edi again gave advice by patting him on the shoulder.

"All right, Papa let's do our duty" Faro stood wiping his tears that were creeking away without being prevented.

Papa hugged Faro by patting him on the shoulder to provide support and could be sincere if this is a fate that has been outlined by the almighty.

The first Faro contacted was Inneke but while going to the lobby where there was a nurse on duty that night.

"Honey.. Opa Tomy passed away, can you please tell us, and all the families in Jakarta, contact Mario also to prepare a helicopter right now, have all the families come here do not delay again" tell Faro while walking quickly towards the lobby.

"Innalilahi wa Inna ilaihi Raji'un, yes Bang all I'm handling, my stoic brother" Inneke heard Faro's voice sobbing along saddened by what had happened.

"Bang, how the story is why it can be this way" asked Imma while hugging Faro followed by his adoptive mother.

Faro tells about the events where the conversation and messages uttered by Opa Tomy before he died and also tells if before he died Opa Tomy hugged him tightly.

Hearing Faro's story if Opa Tomy dies by embracing Faro makes Imma's memory return at the time Faro was born, when Lestari's mother died by hugging him tightly, just as Faro is experiencing today, immediately Imma's head was heavy and dizzy, still in Faro's arms, Imma fainted and almost fell down.

"Umi..umi.." cried Faro catch the limp body of umi, fainted with a pale face, lifted and laid down a long sofa slowly.

"Umi wake up, Mama Meera has eucalyptus oil?" Faro became limp sitting squatting next to Umi who was still fainting in front of him.

"It's Bang, put it on her nose to make it so quickly" Mama Meera gently rubbed Imma's cheeks with a worried heart.

Imma's eyes blinked softly saying "Mother don't leave Imma, mother don't leave, mother.mom" Imma's voice was so heartbreaking.

With the instant Faro hugged Imma tightly, Faro so remembered his umi story if when he was born, umi lost her mother also in hugging him tightly like tonight, he said, Faro became sobbing again and hugged Imma tightly.

"I'm sorry Brother, because our brother lost his last mother" added a torrent of tears Faro saw his weak umi, the foursome hugged each other strengthen and support.

After Imma regained consciousness and sat on the sofa, Mama Dini approached the deceased Opa Tomy, her tears flowing down her mouth unable to say a word, Papa Edi gently rubbed her hair and hugged her from the side.

"Don't leave us Pa, don't leave" he said softly, arriving his head dizzy and limp and fainted in the arms of Papa Edi.

"Mama.mama woke up" Papa Edi carried her bridal to a place on the sofa that was occupied by Imma earlier, so Imma stood instead to give eucalyptus oil on his nose.

After Mama Dini woke up from her stupor, took a break sitting three with silent one thousand languages with their respective minds.

"Already Bang, let's take umi, Mama Dini and Mama Meera home to rest at home and the body of Opa Tomy is ready we bring home" Papa Edi ordered by patting Faro's shoulder.

At one o'clock in the evening all was ready, Umi went home with Mama Meera and Mama Dini, Umi, while Faro was at the ambulance carrying the body of Opa Tomy while Papa Edi went home first to prepare the welcome of Opa Tomy's body, assisted by both son-in-law and neighbors and employees who live around the plantation.

Arriving at the main house, the body of Opa Tomy was immediately lifted by Faro, Papa Edi and his two sons-in-law, reading Yasin's surah reverberating throughout the room.

At three o'clock in the morning the entire Ken family in Jakarta came by helicopter and even Mario and Rendi took part in the group.

Imma who could not sleep just sat next to Faro and Inneke hearing Ken's heavy voice immediately stood running towards her beloved husband, hugging him tightly while sobbing.

Ken who already knew the story everything from Faro could only support him by hugging his wife tightly.

"Honey.. patience, we have not let go of mother, mother is happy there, as well as Opa Tomy, we can only pray that he is forgiven his sin and accepted by Allah SWT, we can only pray that he will be forgiven, let's rest first" gently rubbed her cheeks still hugging her tightly.

"Bang, baby Rafael how is he fussy?" Ken hugged Faro with his right hand only while his left hand still hugged Imma.

"Rafael sleeps fast Abi, fortunately tonight is not so fussy, maybe he knows what the whole family is going through" Inneke replied and followed by a nod of Faro's head.

Mario and Rendi approached Faro, hugging him in support by patting him on the shoulder.

"Prophe bro, join in mourning, may he be accepted by the side of Allah SWT" Mario and Rendi alternately embrace him.

Until the morning almost all the family no one sleeps, alternately sitting next to the body of Opa Tomy, at seven in the morning the body bathed with a seat by Faro, Papa Edi and his two daughters-in-law, and his son-in-law, pardoned and sholatkan in the existing mosque complex plantation.

Buried beside the tomb of his wife, Oma Nadia, at exactly ten o'clock in the morning, Faro went down to say the azan and iqomah while sobbing and a trembling voice, installed wooden boards then the soil is inserted little by little until it is finished and given a signboard then an ustadz pray.

After all the mourners say goodbye only live nuclear family who live there Faro who was sitting crouched holding a wooden board that reads full name Opa Tomy with a blank look with tears.

"Let's go home Bang!" take Ken by patting him on the shoulder.

"Abi soon, you still want to be here" Umi gently hugged him tightly.

"Who remembers baby El must be looking for his papa, let's go home" instead Mama Meera invites Faro to go home.

Faro walked with a blank look, losing the person he loved so much made his heart very fragile.