The Light of ANAS

Bang Anas, Wait for Me

The atmosphere of the cemetery which was previously surrounded by mourners, after being closed with a prayer reading led by Mr. Ustad now only eight people remain, he said, because the others left the funeral one by one and there was only Ms. Mira and her brother, Naz, Kiara, Elsa, Dandy, Mother, and Arfin. They also read out a Yaasin together to pray for the deceased while crouched down and as for those sitting on the other tomb, after which they stood up to leave Eris, “Mira, last, We and our family are deeply saddened, may the deceased be received on His side and given the best place there, we excuse us first”, said Mr. Rizal,, then she Mother Anita and Dandy say goodbye.

“Amiin,, thank you so much for treating my son”, Ms. Mira replied while having a lot of fun.

The three of them also leave the funeral, Naz stepped closer to Bu Mira “Bu let's go home, this is ashar, Eris is calm in nature there, mother don't be like this later she can be sad”, Eris, Said Naz by holding the shoulder of Bu Mira who was still crouching continue to wipe the tomb board Eris with a sad look from her eyes that began to red and swell.

“Iya Mir let's stand, let's go back home,”. Her sister Bu Mira asked the same thing and helped her stand up, suddenly someone came over, a tall middle-aged man wearing a black suit and wearing sunglasses also carried a bouquet of flowers in his hand. He walked up to the grave of Eris, “ I am so sorry for the passing of your son, Mira”, , he said as he opened his sunglasses and everyone who was still there looked towards the origin of the voice.

“Papa,,,,”, said Naz then walked up to him and then hugged him,”Thank you Pa, but Eris is not there, we did not manage to help him”, he said in a voice that was typical of people who had cried for a long time.

“Sssst already, this is already the destiny dear, all beings will return to the Creator, we humans can only try and strive, but God wills another, maybe this is the best for Eris", He said as he rubbed Naz's head still in his arms, then Naz took off his embrace, and his Papa crouched down to keep a bouquet of flowers and prayed for Eris.

“Thank you for being willing to serve, and thank you very much for all the help”, said Bu Mira with sobs that re-appeared. They all stood up and stepped away from Eris's grave, Bu Mira being led by her brother and Elsa, Naz walking side by side hugged from the side by her Papa, arfin looked like a shocked man. “Kak Arfin, let's go home, everyone's gone noh, really bengong anyway, later kemambet this funeral dweller loh”, Kiara elbowed Arfin and resuscitated him from his astonishment.

“ Ah yes,,”, Arfin also realized, “Kiara, it's Papa Naz”. He asked slowly as he walked away from the tomb.

“Yes, because Arfin didn't know ya”, Kiara answered and asked back, while only Arfin shook his head.

After walking for a while the six of them arrived at the residence of Bu Mira who appeared to still have mourners, they also entered and Bu Mira and his brother greeted one by one of the mourners. Arfin, Kiara, Naz and Papa entered the house and they sat on the carpet.

“Papa is alone here?”, Naz asks his Papa who is sitting next to him.

“Iya, earlier after you sent a message that Eris died, from Papa's office directly to here”, his father replied by rubbing the head of Naz. “Kiara, where are the other gang members, your tumben is just your own?”, Papa Naz asked Kiara who was sitting next to Naz.

“They are on vacation outside the city of Om, so can not come to visit here”, Kiara replied.

His papa Naz then glanced at the man sitting next to Kiara, ”It looks like we have met”, he said remembering.” Ah, you Arfin huh Latief's son who recently came home from America?”. Tanyana.

“Iya Om,,”, Arfin replied with a smile. "So Om Syarief's real Papa Naz, really - really surprising, how could Om Syarief and Bu Mira,??”, Arfin had a dialogue in his heart full of question marks. Arfin saw his watch turned out to have shown at four o'clock in the afternoon more, he got up from his seat.

“Where's Arfin brother going?”, Tanya Naz.

“You go to the mosque first, have not prayed ashar”.

“Ah yes I also have not prayed, I am also coming, come Ra,,,” Naz invite and Kiara,,”Pa we to the mosque first yes, want to pray ashar ”, want to pray, Naz got up from his seat with Kiara and said goodbye to his Papa

“Iya gih, Papa had prayed before here”, After hearing the permission of his Papa, Naz, Arfin and Kiara rushed to the mosque not far from the residence of Bu Mira. Arriving there they immediately took ablution and then pray each, after completion they came back out of the mosque, and it turns out that outside there is Mother and Dandy.

“Dek, let's go home in the afternoon”, Mommy takes Naz home.

“Mother, I still want to be here, I want to stay at mom's house yes, please,,, tonight only, pity Mom is still shaken at the departure of Eris”, Naz pleading for permission.

“No way, you can not stay here, let's go home, Mother of tea was waiting for you in the car but did not appear - appeared, you did not read a message from Mother on your phone??”, Mommy does not give permission.

“Mother, I beg you just this once, please let me nginep at mom's house,,, just overnight kokjan”, Naz holds Mother's hand and then her next hand lifts her two grand fingers and her index finger is the hallmark of a promised person.

“Bund, have permission just pity his mother is still grieving too, anyways just tonight a Bund”, Bund, Dandy begged for Naz and finally Mommy let him go and he said goodbye to Dandy, while the three of them returned to the house of Bu Mira approached Mr. Syarif who was still sitting cross-legged who was chatting with Mr. RT. “ Already finished praying,,?”, Ask the three people.

“Already Pa, so also met Mother all ask permission I want to stay here”, Naz replied all of you tell the Papa.

After some time when the funeral home was starting to be quiet because one by one goodbye to go home including Arfin, Kiara and Pak Syarif, while Naz is still there because he will stay tonight, he said, he also asked Mr. Udin to bring his needs and clothes from home. Naz also sorted out in the funeral home and helped with the preparation because after the magrib will be held a tahlil study to pray for the deceased. And the gathering event attended by several close neighbors led by Mr. Ustad was held after the magrib prayer until the end of the day, after which the event was completed. Naz stayed at the house of Ms. Mira with her sister and niece, Mira, and she slept with her sister Elsa .

The next day Naz spent time with his mother and Elsa all day at home, and by noon Mr. Udin had already picked Naz up to go home, with a heavy heart he also said goodbye to the mother and sister who are still grieving, but now his mother has looked better than yesterday . Along the way Naz slept in the car because he stayed up all night other than because his mother kept crying, then after being calm while in the room Elsa continues to invite him to tell stories like a brother and sister who are taking off longing after a long time did not meet. After some time when Naz arrived at the house of Mother and went straight into her room to pray dzuhur then continued to sleep again, but now he sleeps on his soft mattress with his pinky bear jumba.

“Naz, dear wake”, Mother patting Naz on the cheek.

“Emhh, yes Bund, I have prayed before as nyampe adzan so dur cong “.

“Let's eat first Deck, it's two hours, you haven't had lunch”, Mommy continues to disturb Naz until he wakes up and comes down with his Mother to the dining room with her lazy steps.

“Hoam,,, still sleepy I tuh Mother,,,,”, Naz yawned a few times then the Mother gave him a cold drink to refresh him, and Naz ate . After eating Naz saw a book on the dining table that he had just realized. “Mother, what book?”, asked Naz holding the book.

“Oh, had Kak Dandy”, Naz picked it up and saw it, ”This yearbook keepsake from school huh Bund?”, Naz knows it because it looks from the cover.

“Iya , he said he wanted to make a reunion so Kak Dandy took the book to find the address data of the alumni of his class, know for yourself your brother is the most slick if you dipimpen tea books, have friends do not know where he says, have friends, already martial home to take the book eh even missed, kebayang he diomelin his friends”, Mother nyerocos as usual.

Naz opened sheet by sheet of Dandy's High School memory books, there are photos of his school ranging from school gates, classes, teacher rooms, laboratories, canteens, school fields, and so on, types of extracurriculars, photos of teachers and their names, the biodata of all alumni of the force and their photos. “Kak Dandy used to be his third class what class is Mommy?”, Ask Naz while paying attention to the book sheet.

Mommy remembers for a moment,”Emm, if not wrong 3 IPA 2 deh, just try to find it in situ”, Mommy answered and he moved his seat next to Naz because he wanted to come see the book. Ordinary kepo's ingrained.

Naz also opened the page-by-sheet to find the alumni page of class 3 IPA 2 and found, his student biodata sorted by alphabet order that starts with the letter A, which is, Naz also saw one by one the biodata of his classmates Dandy and stopped at one name whose photo he recognized, “Who is this mother? How do I know?”, Naz pointed to one of the photos in the book.

“Try to see..”, Mommy shifts her book right in front of her and notices the photo,,”Oh, this is mah Evan, it has his name Dek, ari you kumaha just read aja his name”, I'm sure, said Mommy sewot.

Naz read his name and and rounded his eyes in surprise, “ Hah, so this is his real name Bang evan Bunda?”, Naz again asked.

“Yes, that's his real name, just that he is more often called Evan or Nervan, indeed you do not know tea Dek?, , yes just like Dandy is also called Redika Dandyara Harfi called Dandy his middle name, you are also what of Rheanazwa Eleanoor Harfi called Naz, shorter even”, he explained.

After seeing the real name Evan makes Naz more sure of one thing, “So Bang Evan really Kak Anas, he once said the name Anas stands for his name is too long,,”, he said, Naz spoke in his heart when he again saw Evan's real name on the yearbook biodata that said Arsyad Nervan Akbar Syah. Naz immediately clutched his mouth.

“Yeah, so it's true that he is, but why didn't he come to fulfill his promise when he came home from America, and said he would meet me at the lake, then why now he just appeared ?”, and then, He muttered in his heart ,” Arghh, stupid me, where maybe he recognized me I would use my middle name Eleanoor on my facebook account, of course he did not turn to me because my name is Rheanazwa,, did I tell her that I was Eleanoor who had been her pen pal in cyberspace?, ah no no, it was embarrassing, did I tell her slowly??, yassalam,, what am I supposed to do??”, Naz continues to have self-dialogue in his heart.

“Naz,,,”, the Mother sitting next to Naz yelled profusely.

“Astagfirullah Mother,, her voice went all into my ears ,yasalam”, Naz blew his fist hole and stuck it to his ear.

“The reason you were invited to talk even diem aja called not really, again daydreaming what the hell Dek?, that Kak Dandy asked for his book”, Naz did not realize that Dandy was standing next to him.

"When did Brother come? ", asked Naz in surprise

"So when you daydream, here the deck of the book, brother has been awaited equally willing to make a deal in sol*ria", Dandy asked for his book.

" Sister wants to go to the mall?.emm themen brother who is it?", Naz tumbenan so kepo.

" Yes, Sinta, Nadine, Evan, and Dino, why all this? ", hearing the name Evan called, Naz suddenly got excited.

" Sister,, ummm, can I come?? bosen in the house, ", Naz shows his puppy eyes.

"Tumben wants to come along,, what are you after?", Dandy was astonished.

" I still feel sad, let alone run out of yesterday's events, itung-it comforted me yes, I'd have a chat with a friend I could play a game, yes.please", Naz again pleaded.

"Come on a spit" Dandy said.

Naz went straight upstairs to wash his face, brush his teeth, change his clothes and then prepare to leave with his spirit, then he came back down to Dandy, "Come on, Brother".", he asked excitedly. They also leave after saying goodbye to Mother to the mall. While on the way Naz chat - a little chat then crossed his mind to ask something, "Oh yes, Sister, Mother used to say that Bang Evan was once an accident huh?".

“ Yes, which accident? Who before leaving for America what after returning from America?" Dandy again asked.

“Hah, often very accident??", Naz even surprised.

“Yes, my sister also did not understand, yes back to fate anyway mah, oh yes the most tragic tuh after from America, after, he and his friend had a terrible car accident until he was in a coma for almost a month, while his friend who was driving the car fled to disappear somewhere”, On hearing that, Naz felt he had found an answer about Evan's absence in the lake after his return from America.

" Oh, so that's why he didn't come,, hmmm a lot to straighten out turns out when we meet later, Bang Anas,,, wait for me, ", Naz muttered in his heart.

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