THE SUBSTITUTE HUSBAND

JSP 18TH. Mourning Day

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...[.The goose! Lo where? Where did you go? It's six o'clock in the morning but Lo hasn't come back yet! Where to take my car too! Where is Lo now?]...

"Gue's at home! Sorry."

Clik.

Ruby sounded emotional and angry on the phone.

I'm mistaken. Indeed indeed. For leaving without permission. But I'm in a bad mood now.

My soul floated but my body felt very heavy to move.

Somehow I'm living WITHOUT MAMA. What else am I looking for besides my happiness. And now Mama has gone, leave me alone.

Hik hicks...

Trying hard, but I can't.

Trying hard but in vain.

My tears fell, I couldn't stop them.

Mama! My mother has always upset me for her character.

Mama! Mama gave birth and raised me alone without Papa's help.

Ma, I really love you.

I'm so scared of losing you. And now all my fears are coming true.

I'm an adult. But, it turns out not great enough to be able to think more mature like Mama's expectations.

Mental collapsed. My soul's blown.

My cries of regret exploded.

I was trapped in a deep valley of sorrow.

Somehow, Mama even left me without giving a sign let alone a last message.

And I, did not witness the process of Mama's departure. It was never in my shadow. Not one bit.

"Huuhuu... Ma, wake up, Ma! Don't leave me alone, Ma! Ma. hik hyks..."

Mr. Gofur and our wise grown neighbors gave me a warm treat.

My crying can make Mama heavy. It was the same that I troubled Mama to live peacefully at the side of the Creator.

Sooner or later we will all return to the Nativity of the Creator. So, I have to be patient and sincere. Relying on the divine decree Robbi. Because this is already the destiny that God laid out for Mama and I.

My prayer is all you need now. To make you happier in heaven. Aamiins.

I'm a little more calm.

Moreover, having good neighbors who can be relied upon. They have been fighting since dawn. Take care of your funeral which will be done soon. They took care of me who was alone without family anymore.

Only Laila faithfully sat beside me in tears without a word.

And I sat limply with his arms while occasionally hugging Mama's body before being bathed and pardoned by the local ustadzah mother.

Everything God has launched.

The weather is low, but it is not raining. Like the picture of my broken heart.

"Angga?!? Mama!!!"

I could only look at Ruby's face that looked so shocked.

Ruby is no less hysterical than I am.

She was crying bitterly when she had only known him for a few days.

Mama's body will be taken first to the nearest mosque to be sholated. Only then immediately went to the public cemetery which is located only one kilometer from the location of the house.

All, Mr. Gofur and the kind-hearted neighbors are holding up. I've given Mr. Gofur the power to take care of it. Fortunately Laila pocketed four million rupiah cash. For a while I loaned it to Mr. Gofur for everything.

Before the body was put in the ambulance, I saw Ruby and Laila fighting.

Of course, it makes this mind more complicated.

Grepp's.

I pulled Ruby's hand so as not to continue her feud with Laila.

"Ruby, home! Instead of you troublemaking me and making my late mother heavy, you better just go home!" hardikku with sound pressed intonation.

Ruby.

"You're upset with me?" he said with a choked voice.

"I'll finish after Mama's funeral!" I said again with my eyes staring hard at him.

"You..., would rather he stand beside you? Not me?" he said again with a suppressed voice. There were tears falling down. But I don't care.

He turned his body. Stomping her branded bag that was stuck on her shoulder, then leaving without another word.

Ruby is so emotional.

But I don't give a shit.

Mama's funeral is the main thing on this mind. I don't want anything embarrassing to pay his last respects.

Me, Angga Saputra. He was proud to have been born into the world.

Despite the many painful stories in life. I love my Mom with all my heart.

This is the last time I honor him. Doing a solemn funeral accompanied by many prayers so that Mama placed God in the most beautiful place with the people of Soleh soha. Aamiins.

Apparently, my mom was a good person.

Many people accompanied and escorted his departure even to the public burial ground.

I thought Mama was an ordinary person who never socialized with the neighbors. Especially so far is a employee in the factory so it is rarely at home except holidays only.

It turns out, Mama is a pretty generous person and a lot of people that Mama has helped.

It was only revealed after Mama died.

Ma, I'm sorry your son always misjudged you, Ma!

Look Mama waiting for her body to merge with the earth.

Man comes from the land, and will return to the land.

My first Azan in public, it turned out to be directly in the grave of Mama.

Slightly choked due to tears that inhibit breathing. My hands are busy wiping quickly so that the drops do not fall into the burden of Mama.

I finally managed to prosecute until the end. Letting go of Mama with sincere help from the good people around.

Laila was like a brother to me.

He was talking without much talking. Only occasionally did he shrink his tears in order not to fall blocking the view.

When they finished, one by one the people left the funeral.

It's just me and Laila and a few of the caretakers left.

"Sir Gofur, thank you very much for your help. For the shortage of funeral expenses, I'll finish it later in the afternoon."

"Don't think too much, Ga! We say goodbye first. Later the first night will there be tahlil? Let the father and the caretaker of the mosque help arrange if there is."

"Yes, Sir. I'd like to spend up to seven days praying for Mama."

"All right then. We will help until the time is set. Excuse me first, Ga!"

"Thank you very much, gentlemen. Thank ye. God will repay all the good of the fathers."

"Aamiin..."

I drove Mr. Gofur and the others out of the cemetery.

But my eyes see a face that I have always tried to remember.

Joseph... Indrawan!?!

My chest rumbles. The explosion sounded very loud in the heart.

She was talking to someone I knew her face with.

Mr Linggau Marapati!

What's the matter with both of them? Do they know each other? Does Ryan's father know Mama?

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