The Temptation of the Former

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Johan and Raksa had reached their destination, a simple house in a rural neighborhood on the edge of town. Johan and Raksa get out of the car, but the house seems deserted.

Raksa tried to knock on the door, until several times but there was no word, before a grandmother, out of the house next to him.

"Who are you?" ask the grandmother.

"Sorry grandma, introduce me Raksa and this is my boss Mr. Johan Alexander" Raksa said politely.

"Oh .. Who are you looking for?" ask the grandmother again.

"Is this Asep's home, a travel car driver?" ask Johan to the grandmother.

"Yes right" answered the grandmother.

"Can I meet him?" ask Johan again.

"Si Asep yesterday went home to his wife's village, because her in-laws are sick" the grandmother said.

"When will Asep come home?" ask Raksa.

"I don't know, he just said he wanted to go home to his wife's place" replied the grandmother.

"Do you know where Asep's wife's village is?" ask Johan again.

"Well, I don't know either. .. I don't, '" replied the grandmother.

Johan breathed heavily, the only hope he had, now ended in vain. Raksa looked at Johan, he was so sorry to see his boss suffering like this. Raksa wants to help but he does not know what to petrify.

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It was a sunny Sunday morning, but like yesterday it always looked cloudy. This morning Malik was ready to leave for the village where Jihan lived. With the reason of going to travel to the top area finally Selfi Malik's mother did not ask again and immediately gave permission.

"I say goodbye" said Malik, shaking his mother's hand.

"Yes we're careful, don't go home too late" said selfi as she patted Malik's shoulder.

"Yes ma" said Malik, then put his foot into the car.

Travel to Jihan village, about four hours, for that Malik departs early in the morning to get there before noon. Malik saw the watch in his hand which showed at seven in the morning, he thought he still had time to buy a little souvenir for Nino's cousin Jihan.

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By noon, Jihan and her family, walking to the public cemetery twenty meters from her home, armed with water and flowers, will make a pilgrimage to the graves of her parents.

Exactly today, Seven years old have both of Jihan's parents gone for good. Jihan still vividly remembered the moments she saw her parents in lifeless state.

As for today, reminding Jihan of the times when Johan left her, leaving without a chance to say goodbye, with a misunderstanding that Jihan did not have time to explain.

Although the misunderstanding has now been resolved, but new problems arise again, and now Jihan who left Johan for what they were rediscovered if in the end they had to separate again.

Jihan and her family entered the public burial area. Arriving in front of the tomb of his mother and father who were next to each other, Jihan was put together.

He rubbed the tombstone which was now covered with dust, there was a sense of regret that hit Jihan, because he could only once a year visit the tomb of his parents. And there was also a tightness in the chest that he could not express why and why.

"Jihan, are you okay?" asked Mela who was sitting next to Jihan.

"Yes Aunt, I'm fine" he said in a trembling voice.

Mela gave a basket of flowers to Jihan, Jihan sprinkled the flowers on the navel of her parents. There was no more thing that Jihan could give to her parents like any other child. All he could do now was pray that his parents could rest in peace.

Jihan scrunched her forehead, when from a distance, she saw a car parked in the front yard of her house. Jihan and the others stopped for a moment to watch the car from five meters away.

"Whose car is that?" ask Bi siti to Jihan.

"Lack of knowing also bi," Jihan told bi Siti.

Jihan's curiosity finally answered when a male figure came out of the car. Who else if not Malik, he just arrived, coinciding with Jihan who had just returned from a tomb pilgrimage.

Malik waved his hand at Jihan, Jihan was still in her place as she continued to look at Malik to make sure he didn't see wrong.

"Malik" said Jihan.

Bi siti was stunned to see the figure of a malik who was so handsome, he approached Mela and whispered something in Mela's ear, "What is that man you told me about?"

"Not mbak, this is another again," said Mela slowly.

"Wow, bang us in the fight for handsome men yes, hehe," said bi Siti slowly

Nino who saw the arrival of Malik immediately rushed to embrace Malik, Malik immediately welcomed Nino. He picked up some toys he had bought before he came and gave them to Nino.

"This is for Nino?" tanya Nino made sure.

"Yes of course, take it," Malik said as he held out a paper bag to Nino. Nino gladly accepted it.

"Acik new toy," said Nino jubilation.

Jihan stepped closer to Malik who was still silently peeking in place. Jihan was so curious, why Malik could get to her village and what his purpose was here.

"Why are you here, and how do you know I'm here?" ask Jihan.

"I just arrived, I'm so tired, I can't rest for a while" Malik said.

"Yes Jihan don't ask a lot first, your friend must be tired, let's come in for lunch first," said Bi siti suddenly came and chimed in Jihan's words.

Bi siti pulls Malik's hand into the house, Malik can only follow without saying anything. While Jihan exhaled heavily.

The atmosphere of lunch this time was different due to the presence of Malik among the big Jihan family. The simple rural lunch menu is now only on a stretch of leaf mats that become a place to sit while eating.

Now they are sitting in front of a large tray containing side dishes, bi Siti without asking to spoon rice and side dishes on a plate Malik. Malik until not feeling good because in jamu like a king only.

"Sir Malik, it must be unusual to eat village food like this?" ask bi Siti.

"No bi, I also like traditional food like this, very rarely encountered in the city" replied Malik.

"Well right, then eat a lot of yes," said Mela suddenly, then add fried pete to the plate Malik. Although honestly Malik is not used to eating pete but for the sake of imaging he accepts with pleasure.

Jihan could only hold back her laughter when she saw Malik's expression when he put a piece of pete into her mouth.

Malik was happy to see Jihan again, he was initially quite worried. At least even though he could not have full Jihan, he could still make Jihan laugh, although he could not heal the wound, which was inflicted by another man.

If Malik had come early in Jihan's life, if the story would have been different, would Jihan have loved him as Johan did now. Malik cannot change the fate that has been inlined but he hopes that with his presence, Jihan can forget about the problems of life that are so heavy.

Lunch is over, Jihan and Malik are called by bi Siti, to deliver food to the rice field area owned by the late Mr. Jihan, there was a worker who loved tiasa tiasa caring for the rice fields left by the only parents of Jihan.

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