The Love Rhyme of Kawa

SCK 9: Love Plaster

Kawa took down a cardboard box filled with bottled water as well as some snacks that had been arranged from the store, today the store got an order from the foundation to deliver snacks and drinks to the Kindergarten school. Unexpectedly, Kawa meets Zahra. Where Zahra was busy with the little ones, they

calling Zahra. Every now and then he steals glances at Zahra who looks happy with the little boy around her.

It was still morning, the anger looked bright, the stage was arranged nicely with colorful flower decoration, there was Family Gathering writing on stage. Apparently there was an event here today.

Kawa was almost done dropping off the goods from the open tub car, early in the morning Mr. Broto had given a mandate for Kawa to deliver the goods to this school.

“You've moved on right?” the question asked last night by Rendra, again ringing in his ear. Troubled slightly.

“It's time, and I think she's a good woman” said Rendra seriously, rarely his best friend was talking seriously. “And somehow I see you differently when I see him, either just my feelings or it is how he is”.

Kawa just stared at all the words of Rendra, there's a point, although he never spoke like a close friend, but he felt comfortable if he saw Zahra talking about moving on, he said, maybe he had long forgotten Nadin and all the stories that had been passed with the girl. However, there is still a reluctance to start a new relationship.

“Entah” finally Kawa said.

“Aduh” screamed Kawa, his right arm accidentally scratched a rather torn iron in the car open tub, so it caused wounds and bleeding, to drip. Kawa rubbed his left arm, trying to stop the blood from flowing.

“Ih Omnya injured” said a girl in a yellow uniform, where she had seen many students wearing the same uniform.

“Iya” replied the other child while pointing at Kawa's wound.

“Daddy….Mother..there are injured!” yelled the first boy. Zahra turned to the source of the voice, fearing that her protege was injured. Zahra approaching.

“Why? Who?” asked Zahra nervously. The girl pointed at Kawa, Zahra looked at the girl's index finger.

Zahra's eyes were fixed on Kawa's left arm, which was still bleeding. Zahra immediately walked quickly into a room, picked up the p3k equipment, then headed back to Kawa.

Zahra pulled out a green plastic chair, signaling Kawa to sit there. Kawa obeyed Zahra's orders without a voice.

Deftly, Zahra cleaned Kawa's wounds and began treating them before rubbing them with plaster. Kawa was silent at what Zahra was doing.

“Later at home cleaned again and replaced plaster” said Zahra after finishing weighing the wound plaster on Kawa's arm.

“Thank you” said Kawa.

Zahra was about to get up and leave Kawa after smiling faintly and bowing her head to Kawa in response to Kawa's thanks.

“So you teach kindergarten kids here?” ask Kawa again, undo Zahra's intention to go further.

“Iya” replied Zahra briefly, and prepared to step back.

“My name is Kawa” said Kawa introduced himself without shaking hands, somehow the word appeared. No reply from Zahra, he turned his head for a moment and left Kawa. He went back into the room and returned the box he had brought.

Zahra was sitting by the closet, squeezing her hands together.

“Kids?” asked Tania again, Zahra shook her head slowly.

“Then who?” Tania was curious, then she looked up again, from a distance a familiar male figure in her view was walking into the car. His arm was covered in plaster.

“Ohhh” said Tani as she returned to the room and sat in front of Zahra. “Mas it” he said with a smile.

“Let's go out with the kids” take Zahra with you while pulling Tanis' wrist.

“The heart is handsome” said Tania, Zahra glanced at Tania. Tania giggles.

            It is not easy, but the heartbeat cannot beat normally. Zahra sat on the edge of the bed, without intimate talk as to why there was a different feeling when she got close to the man, the man who mentioned her name this morning. Yes, Kawa's name. Did not see his face clearly even though he often met accidentally, either at the Mak Irah stall, at the minimarket and the peak this morning when he treated Kawa's wounds.

Zahra hurriedly brushed off her feelings, feelings that should not grow. Again the ring that is coiled on the ring finger becomes a reminder that he remains in his path, according to his father's request.

Zahra let out a long sigh, “Yes Allah..Give me a hint, why am I getting tired?” he rubbed his face.

If the task force of her husband has informed her that her husband died and can not be found the body, there has been a letter. But her father insisted that her husband was still alive and would return home.

Zahra could not do anything, on the one hand she trusted the unity of duty that kept her husband in service, but on the other hand she also had to believe in her father. But until when? Life without certainty.

“Mother...” Shouted from behind the door he opened. Zahra's daydream evaporated as the little girl rushed towards him.

“What's new?” the little girl sat beside Zahra with some difficulty getting into bed, Zahra helping her.

“Ngot nothing more, Mommy just finished praying and sitting around, Dira has eaten?” zahra asked as she rubbed the cheeks of the little girl who was nearby.

Dira nodded without answering.

“Grandma where?” asked Zahra, she had not seen her mother.

“Owh Grandma? Out do not know where” answered lightly.

Zahra looked at the little girl with anxiety, the girl who always made her heart carefree, always giving joy in her life.

“People sleep yuk” invite Zahra.

“In my room ya Bun?” pinta Dira, followed by a nod from Zahra. He shuffled from the bed, then carried the little girl towards his room.

Zahra patted the pink pillow before Dira lay down her body. Zahra also prepared the bolsters with matching colors.

“Thank you mother” said Dira.

“Sama-sama pity” replied Zahra, seeing that the girl had already laid her body, Zahra also spread her body beside Zahra, her right hand patted Zahra so that the girl immediately fell asleep. The wind from the bedroom window feels as easy as entering the room, making the room cool. Zahra saw Dira who seemed to have calmed down asleep, but Zahra still patted Dira so that his sleep was getting better. Before long Zahra closed her eyes and fell asleep.