The Smile of God for Marissa

Capital 2

How do you know that this room has no CCTV ?” ask Mita curious. He looked all over the room, ascertaining if it was true about what I told him. After being unsure of my statement, she looked at me.

“I've been circulating my camera all over the room when it's dark, and I can't find any red dots. That means this room is free from CCTV cameras,” I explained. Mita just nodded. He then opened his veil. Her long hair she stalls. The opening of the new activity will be held at seven p.m. At seven o'clock, ML hotel meeting room, became crowded by participants of the national level Writing Work contest which was attended by 40 finalists from various regions in Indonesia. We wore our alma mater suits each sitting in third to fourth row seats. Accompanied lecturers wear batik area and sit in the front seat.

Several ministry officials entered and sat in a well-appointed seat on the stage. Everything looks radiant. After all the hosts are ready to deliver the event, from the opening with a basmallah reading, then continued by singing Indonesia Raya songs. The officers put themselves in and everyone stood up. The national anthem is sung with solemnity and passion.

After that, it was the speech of the chairman of the committee that revealed that the annual routine event organized by the directorate of the college was attended by more than a thousand participants, which was, are being invited to participate in a workshop of forty and will be announced ten finalists who will present scientific papers in front of the jury.

During the speech of the minister of education, the minister of education stated that at this time he was happy because he could be in the same location with great children spread throughout Indonesia. In the future, it is expected to be the next generation to bring Indonesia to excel in the international arena.

after the opening is the exposure of government policy on higher education and a review of essay writing and scientific papers of participants. Before the committee closes tonight's event, the committee announces that all participants and escorts are entitled to a set of laptops, and the coaching money of five million rupiahs and ten selected finalists will be announced tomorrow, must present the results of his research work in front of the jury and they are entitled to a package of trips abroad. Champions one to three will get the chance to get a three-month study package in country B, those who get a rating of four to ten will get experience studying at J and be entitled to receive a prize money of coaching amount of twenty million rupiah for champion one, fifteen million for champion two and ten million for champion one.

The first day we finished enthusiastically. We went back to our rooms. Mita took my hand to the elevator. The lift queues were amazing and we had to be patient. Mita took her phone and opened the front camera to take a photo. I looked at the camera with my sweet smile as sweet as honey, and then Mita took a picture. A few shots and after that, the elevator door opened.

“Two more” said someone from inside the elevator. I immediately pulled Mita's hand and we entered. The elevator door closed and moved up to the seventh floor and stopped and the door opened. Three Arabs descended. Then the elevator went up again to the eighth floor and two men came down. Mita pressed the fifteen button. After the figures pointed fifteen doors the elevator opened. Mita and I went down.

We walked down the hallway to the room. Mita put in the card and before long the lights blinked, and I opened the room immediately. Saying hello, Mita and I entered. I put the shoes on the shoe rack, and then we changed the clothes to sleepwear. I put on my sandals and rushed to the bathroom to wash my face, brush my teeth and take my ablution to set up my prayers.

Bakda isya, I sat on the carpet, I opened the curtains and I saw the capital from the fifteenth floor carefully. The lights are small in the distance. Beautiful firefly tub scattered. I don't know what the distance is between the earth and me right now. To be sure my days always felt like they were floating. From the meeting room on the third floor to my room on the fifteenth floor and the committee said that tomorrow, we should head to the first floor for breakfast.

I laid my body on a thick carpet that lay on the floor of the room. After a long time, I finally woke up and went to bed and slept together with Mita. I saw him cool with his phone. Sometimes he smiles, not knowing what he is reading. I followed all his activities. I took my phone I put on the table, and I saw a message on whatsapp. Lots of incoming messages from several groups that I follow to private chat. I saw one by one private chat from the numbers I had saved.

The first thing I saw was Lina's chat.

“ How are you friends ? I'm always waiting for information from you but I have to be disappointed. You never gave me any news, even though I want to talk a lot like the days we have been through so far.”

There was a funny sticker he slipped me and I finally answered with a sticker.

“What ? That's your answer?” Lina immediately replied to my chat.

“Heeemmm”

“Risaaaaa”

I gave him a sticker again.

Then Lina sent me a red face icon.

“Bidfrom campus sun is angry apparently.” My god. Lina hasn't been replying for a long time. Maybe he was angry. I finally left Lina and opened a new chat. Sulis sent out pictures of refugees in the group. SAR team managed to evacuate the landslide victims. And the surrender of the victim to the family took place a lot, because it happened that the victim had no other brother. Close family refused to do the funeral procession on the grounds that there was no cost for the ceremony.

“How can it be so ?” ask Sazkia, my junior in the regiment.

“Sulis replied, “ Don't know why it could be like that. What is clear is that finally the brother of the victim asked the SAR team to bury him back and did not need to be searched, he said.

I do not comment, because I do not want to interfere in campus activities for a while. Istighfar I say over and over again. I look up, imagining how people behave. Many are arrogant with what they have, wealth, beauty, good looks, intelligence, the throne and somehow they do not realize that it is all just a deposit. At times it can be taken and at any time our condition can turn around.

I left the Regiment group, and I opened the chat from the new number. No profile picture can let me know who sent the message.

“Hai, how are you ?”

That's the only greeting, and I didn't take the initiative to reply. It's nothing, I don't want him to bother me. He should have put his name on it when he texted someone new.

I'll put my phone down immediately. I see Mita hasn't held her phone since. He was looking at me.

“You're busy ?” tanyakanya. I just shook my head.

“It looks like something serious ?” His eyes full of search. I took a breath and threw my eyes to the corner of the room.

“There is information about landslide victim search in my region.” Saying slowly.

“So the landslide was your area, Risa ?’ Mita's up.

“Iya. I have been volunteering there all this time. “Mita looks at me in disbelief.

“How can ? You skipped college?” i'm shaken.

“First because I am a student regiment, I also happen to have completed all my courses from semester six. This semester, I just have to wait for KKN, and thesis. The title of the thesis I have submitted and it has acc. Thank God.”

“Masya Allah, Marissa.” Shouted Mita hysterically. He held my shoulder and shook my body. “ You are great,”.

“Custom, Mit. I just want to speed up my study time. Don't know why it feels good to be faster than my friends. It feels great that I can be further away from them.”

“ Tell me how the condition of avalanche victims in your region!”mita Pinta. He improved his sitting and prepared himself to be a good listener.

“Then ?”

“Because the landslide area increased, and the weather conditions were very extreme and the rain continued to pour, finally the refugee camp was moved to a shelter school in sub-district B. ‘

“So I heard there was a landslide victim found but the family refused to take care of the body and asked volunteers to bury his brother's body back at the avalanche site.”

“Astaghfirullah, have the heart of them.”

“That's, Mit. I also do not run out piker with the general public.” I took my breath in. Irrigate my chest cavity with as much oxygen as possible so I don't run out of spirit.

“Sometimes we have to understand, that those with low education never think that whatever the conditions, the name brother is still a brother. Those who will defend us and help whatever and whatever the conditions are.”

“By the way, how about your family, Ris?” suddenly Mita switched the conversation.

“Alhamdulillah my family is in good condition. My second brother came yesterday while I was at the refugee camp. He called me but since I didn't have time to hold my phone, I couldn't see him. He was in a hurry so we finally couldn't meet.”

“Indeed you how many brothers ?”

“Three brothers. You?”

“I'm two brothers, Ris. My first sister was a girl too. This month he married.”

“Alhamdulillah, give my greetings to Brother, may the wedding be barokah.”

“Aamiin, insya Allah I convey.”

Time's eleven. And my eyes were so heavy, without consent Mita finally turned off the lights and turned on the sleeping lights.

***

Three o'clock the alarm on my phone goes off. I immediately got up and styled my hair with the hairband I always wore on my wrist. I set foot into the bathroom and entered the bathtub after I took off my outerwear. I closed the bathtub with curtains available, so that my body image is not caught by a large mirror attached near the sink. After that I opened all my underwear, so I could keep them in the plastic I had provided from home. Turn on the shower and shower with cold water. I took my shower and I rang my body and put on the t-shirt I had prepared. I put a dirty shirt in and put some plastic in. I performed my tahajjud prayer and continued with dawn after the adhan reverberated.

Mita who just woke up after I folded my face immediately took a shirt and walked towards the bathroom. After he came out, he dressed up neatly in his trousers and long shirt. The pink veil she wears and adds is beautiful and fresh. The scent of perfume spread across the room. He seems ready.

“You didn't shower soon, Ris? I'll be down for breakfast soon.” Said.

“Alhamdulillah I have taken a shower.”

“When ? Daritadi I didn't see you going to the bathroom.”

“Three hours after waking up.”

“What ? Yes, there is warm water here?” said.

“I shower with cold water.”

“Oh my God, Risa, you are so brave. In this hotel is very cold and au au cold shower ? “

***

The second day is the announcement of ten finalists who must present the results of the study. I came in as one of the ten selected finalists and this is the day we have to present our writing. There's not much I want to tell you, because honestly my focus is only on my own preparation, from the preparation of the presentation, to the mastery of the material. I saw that the entire audience was also busy with their respective events.

One event after another went through, and it was time for us to present our work. Before the presentation, we took the lottery number, and I got the number five. Maybe I will just go ahead ba’da dhuhur, but I still want to focus on mastering my material. I take the title “Upaya Improving the Quality of Indonesian Young Generation through Character Strengthening starting from Home,” I have learned as much as possible in hopes, whatever the question of the yuri board can be answered perfectly.

At 11:30 I presented the paper. All the participants listened to my material enthusiastically. I'm trying to establish a communication with everyone present in this space. I revealed some facts that I took from some of my research samples in the form of photos and authentic data that made all amazed at my presentation.

“Family is a small country that is the root of a country's success. The destruction of the family is the beginning of the destruction of the country, the establishment of the family is the beginning of the formation of a country. If all families have an awareness of the importance of building the character of each member, how beautiful life in the country is.” I ended my presentation with an opinion that could be accepted or even rejected by some participants.

At 12:00 I got off the podium. Applause accompanied my successful completion of the presentation. All saluted and most importantly, the yuri board gave me two thumbs up. I don't want to be proud, but I honestly admit that my heart is flattered to accept all of their attitude towards me right now.

“Your presentation is great, Mbak.” Said Mita, a finalist from Palembang who happened to stay one room in ML hotel. Our meeting was two nights but I felt he was an old friend. His face is very similar to Syamsa, one of the victims of the landslide in Purworejo.

“Thank you, Ma'am Mita, hopefully we can bring the good name of our area.”

“Amin”

Mr. Junaidi shared a photo of my presentation on my Whatsapp, and finally I shared it to my status, many comments appeared.

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