THE END OF THE WAITING OF AN ASA

The departure of Bu Hartono

Still in the Workspace.

Arvi sat pensively beginning to realize something was strange. Because Dinda doesn't usually ask for news. Missed it must have been two years they did not meet. Arvi is quite closed his son especially with his two brothers.

In Semarang

The old face was reluctant to go from the still wet navel with a sprinkling of roses above. He seemed to be devastated by the passing of his wife. A man with a strong character is powerless. He didn't think his wife would leave him so soon.

The woman who had been with him for twenty-four hours had first faced the Khaliq. His soul is fragile at this moment. There is a deep regret. Recalling all the memories that appeared in his eyes.

Although he did not deny the last two years the relationship is not so good. Both are like a cold war. The wife was so loyal to accompany him from zero that he succeeded in having a business. Remembering the hard times they had gone through together.

Flashbacks

As usual, Mrs Hartono prepared a meal for her husband. Somehow from the end of the morning prayer his head felt dizzy. He took a break but his sense of dizziness did not subside. It just happened that day that her husband had just returned from out of town. As usual, she will welcome her husband with his favorite cuisine of asem vegetables. Mr. Hartono is very fond of the wife's cooking.

"Mom if it hurts let me do it" said the assistant trying to take over the kitchen work.

"Just dizzy from yesterday koq is not crashing" complained the employer while holding his head. The old woman who looks tough but her heart is so fragile. How much he misses his youngest child.

"Mother rest taking medicine. I drove to the room ya" Sela her assistant tried to help her.

The master's breath was heavy.

"But it's not finished yet a little more Mr came" Sahut Bu Hartono tried to refuse.

"Yes Mom but I'm sick again. Let me take her to her room" her assistant drove her to her private room.

Arriving in his private room the assistant asked permission to continue the work in the kitchen he left.

"Mother rest first later if you come I give news on mother. Excuse me first to the dapaur" Her assistant's voice asked permission.

"Yes thanks bik" said the employer who had laid in bed.

A car has entered the yard of a house that is so spacious and neatly arranged park. Apparently Mr. Hartono has come from out of town taking care of his business.

As soon as the car stopped, the driver opened the door.

Knowing his master had come soon he approached him.

"Good morning sir!"

"Good morning. Bik! Where's Madam Bik? Koq deserted?" Ask Mr. Hartono to walk into the house.

"From the morning I was sick and told me to rest in the room" replied the assistant respectfully.

"What's your mom sick?" Ask her employer full of slidik.

"Mother said her head was pressed to rest but did not say sir" answered her assistant politely.

"Two days ago Mr Mbak Dinda came with the children just for a moment he said they did not care about still repeat" he explained.

"Oh yeah I didn't go to the room to see mom first. I forgot not to bring souvenirs from Mother's order" Sela Pak Hartono hurried away. Although the cold war between them but his wife is very wise in overcoming the problems in her household. For now, it seems like he has to give up on his wife.

"Pity Mother don't be angry. Sorry sir I sassy" Suar the assistant stopped Mr. Hartono's steps.

His assistant has been with him for a long time. It is not wrong if he knows all the problems in his home. Mr. Hartono considers it like his own family. Moreover, his age is not much different from himself

"Bibik just calm down. I will pick Arvi whatever the circumstances so that his mother does not keep thinking" replied Mr. Hartono trying to calm down. It seems he has tried to be heartened to accept the decision of the child.

"Thank God my sir joined in his hearing for sure Mother was hearing this news" cried the assistant with sparkling eyes touched to hear the words of Mr. Hartono.

"Favor Bik. Then I meet my wife first" Pamit Pak Hartono rushed to his room.

Mr. Hartono knocked on his private room.

"Tock...Geck...Tok!!!!"

No sound from behind the room. Mr. Hartono also without permission to pull the doorknob open.

"Ngii"

Mr. Hartono rushed inside. He did not find his wife and he stepped into the slightly open bathroom.

"Surely she's in the bathroom" he thought but there was no sound of activity inside.

It would be surprising if he found his wife lying on the bathroom floor unconscious

"O Allah my wife wake up!!! Bik...Bik!!!" Shouted Mr. Hartono crying hugging the wife who was stretched out.

Hearing the loud screams of the master all rushed towards the source of the voice.

"Wake up Mom we'll get Arvi. Please wake up!!! I'll obey everything you want" Sobs Mr. Hartono tried to shake his wife's body to wake up. But the body did not react. No breathing or heart rate.

"Inalillahi Wainalilahi Rojiun" Mr. Hartono hugged his wife tightly with tears. The man with a strong character could not hide the deep sorrow left by his wife.

The sound of crying broke out at once to see the master had gone home.

"Duh Gusti Mother!!!" Her assistant shouted hysterically. There is a great sense of regret.

"Why did I leave my own employer? I shouldn't have gone to the kitchen" The assistant said.

"Stupidly I prefer work in the kitchen why not accompany him? Perhaps it did not happen like this" The assistant's inner self-cursed self who was so tledor and insensitive to the condition of his sick master. Regretting useless. It may have been the fate of Mrs Hartono to die from a fall in the bathroom.

"Aryo please help me!!" Mr. Hartono said still sobbing.

They then helped Mr. Hartono lift him to bed.