The World for Zahra

Almost Lost

The back of a young man was seen away, behind which a group of people hissed bad words about him.Siswi-scholars of the school who rolled laughter after walking across the young man.

This happened on the sidewalk near my house. Right now I'm standing there waiting for our driver to change a leaking tire.

Me and Jasi have activities outside. Jasi had to take individual tutoring held at the teacher's home in particular. The lessons start twice in one week. And today was her schedule, so I went to accompany Jasi to take lessons. That became my routine.

But today the problem is that. Our car tires have leaked and the driver has been trying to replace them with spare tires. We had to wait, while the view was not good we were seeing.

A young man becomes a prostitute, although there is no reason for them to make fun of the young man. She just crossed the girls, and they rewarded inappropriate words.

"Hanging, ****!"

"There's no work, man. So it's not wrong for my mom to say she's crazy."

"Crazy people. Honey, but it looks good."

"Emak lo? Everyone here also says it's time."

They chimed in on his gossip speech and laughed mockingly after that.

It is completely heartless of humanity. If he has a mental disorder, why? It is not their right to insult them, let alone mock them.

The lack of others is the destiny they get from God. And ordinary people do not have the slightest right to insult God's decision in the form of destiny.

"Sister!" Jasi's call jolted my eyes falling and staring at her. "Yes?" Hearing my answer, Jasi pointed across the street.

Ice Cream. Jasi would have wanted it. I responded by giving a nod. She smiled broadly, her little hands jolting at me and making us cross the road when not a few vehicles crossed the road.

We arrived. "Es the cream, one!"

The seller complies. He filled the hood with a very fresh light-colored sweet snow cream to launch across the throat. Especially the weather is so hot.

"Wouldn't you?" Jasi. I poked when my hand just came down after holding my neck that felt dry. "But, Brother is thirsty."

I smiled and said, "no. Brother's not thirsty." Because if I do, the price I have to pay will be higher and my money will be insufficient. Forget that!

From the other side, I saw the driver after running his must. He called out, "Neng!" waving our hands, we immediately returned. But at the same moment, I looked across. The young man walked with a blank look without looking right-left as he crossed the street.

At the end of the road I found a car that was open at high speed, at the other end I saw some students riding a large motorcycle at the same speed.

I left Jasi without thinking. My quick steps were only intended to help him as best I could. Second, the car passed behind the young man, but the problem was the students' motors.

"WAAS!" I screamed as my hand pulled her closer. One of the students with his motorbike swerved in the other direction. My dance jerked the young man's body against me. I didn't focus on him, I just grimaced with the pain I felt. He got up and helped me. The student lifts the dropped motorbike and opens the helmet. He approached us with an angry look.

"Aren't you pa-pa?" She asked. While from behind, the student lifted the helmet and was about to throw at the young man.

I was stretched, but it was too late. The young man fell unconscious while the student immediately ran away and returned to riding his motorcycle.

I was about to help her, but I saw Jasi being pulled strong by some big man in a black suit. A suspicious man is threatening my brother's safety. I have to help her.

"JASII!" I screamed as the big black car carrying my sister was already stroking away. Mr. Driver grimaced sickly, and it triggered my panic. I looked at the car and the driver.

Then I saw some men. "To-please, help this father, I have to digelaminetin my sister." They understood my words that were accompanied by panic. The men helped the driver, and I ran after him.

A few minutes I ran. But my movement was losing fast with the speed of the car. I reached into my pocket as my panic began to escalate. Looking for Papah's phone number when I got my phone.

That flat thing I put on the ear. I listened to the waiting tone as I walked back and forth. Then the ambulance passed, I ignored it.

I've been waiting for a long tone waiting for a call. The phone was missed by the destination number. Now I called the number again, and my eyes saw two police cars passing by me while ringing a siren sign of being in an emergency.

Some motors are running a bit faster. They seemed to be in a hurry to find out what was going on at the end of the road, right where the siren was pointing at high speed.

I started thinking about something. My panicked face showed my widened eyes. I put my phone back in my pocket. My steps accelerated towards the place that became the center of the goal of many people today.

***

Residents crowded, police officers were busy recording the date and time of the incident, while ambulance officers increasingly passed around carrying the body using body bags.

I'm hysterical. My weakened legs dropped my body until it shriveled over the surface of the pavement. My tears broke, "JASIII!" my tears were melting, while the citizens were looking at me pityingly.

I continued to roar as my hands restored my hair and pulled it strong. It was as if I and the pain in my head were nothing compared to my broken heart seeing all the tragedies I witnessed.

"JASII!" I screamed loudly. An old woman approached. He stroked my shoulder and when I turned his head, he was not the person I wanted his arrival to. I dropped my face again. Down and drowned my face behind the folds of my legs.

I'm broken to pieces.

Fragile and weak. How can I be this reckless to take away the life of my little sister who has not even grown up. How can you, BODOOH!

I am so stupid right now. It all happened in front of my eyes, but I was crazy to endanger Jasi for the sake of others.

Mamah often said, the lives of all members of the house are always in danger as long as the company's competitors are still lurking outside. But...

I shouldn't have done this wrong!

All those words of Mama's make me crazy. I gathered a lot of breath and energy. I screamed and clenched my hands as hard as I could. My roar echoed, making all pairs of directed eyes focus on me. They hissed and talked about their concerns with me.

After the reverberation I made, I dropped my eyes. My gaze straightened at the dark car that took away the sight of my sister for the last time.

Looking on until my tears froze in tune with my dying feelings.

To die because of all that I am currently experiencing, is the end of my own life. The world can see this as an accident, but not for me. For a second, if these eyes are not careful for Jasi then I will be very sorry to have thrown it away. And today, I wasted a few seconds and the result, he said,

terrible result.

I'm totally ruined. Along with that, my feelings dimmed and died. I froze in this situation. All passed by, but my gaze was only at the starting position. The position where I take the view to see a world that stops moving. All stopped and Jasi's breath too.

"Sister." The soft voice sounded. I woke up from the obstinacy, turned around and found a little boy with his brother. My face was back together with my tears that came back after a long time of freezing.

My hands were clenched, revealing all the veins coming to the surface. I'm really mad at myself. I raised my clenched hand, looked at him and opened his fist. I put my hand out to slap my own cheek. Pause.

The girl held him. He looked at me with a smile and wiped my tears. I looked at him for a long time, trying to calm myself with the new illusion I saw. He took my hand off and called the police, "Sir! He's my brother."

I'm sober. This is not an illusion, his voice is heard by many people and me as well. I then closed my mouth that had been agape. I gulped and crept my finger in his arm. He's real. That's Jasi. I hugged him tightly.

"You're not pa-pa? You're not hurt, are you? Is your hand hurting? Or, feet? Or, backs? Where does it hurt? Tell me brother." I posed a chain question. Jasi opened our arms. He looked at me with a big smile. It calms and calms my soul. I then let out a sigh of relief, my hand pulled him back to embrace.

For a moment, "sister, I don't think you'll see. Brother can not take care of you and brother can not step on our parents. I guess, I'll also come along, you don't pa-pa." I let go of our embrace. Jasi laughed strangely. He looked at my face while covering his mouth that was laughing at me. "Why you?" I cringed while smiling.

"So funny, if it's crying. Like a child, no, like Meydina. Do you know that me? Meydina that cry like screams and keeps his talk bouncing." He laughed constantly, making me furious and opening my mouth to dodge, but stopped when the police came.

"So, she's cool with you?" The policeman asked and made Jasi nod enthusiastically. "After we investigated, from the evidence we had in the car, there was nothing to suggest that they were a man's man."

"So, this is purely a kidnapping?" I asked in a soft tone. The police then nodded at me, smiling as they saw Jasi by my side. "Take your sister carefully. This area is indeed deserted by motorists and pedestrians. So the kidnapers are running around looking for prey." Hearing him, I nodded before I finally got back up from my bed.

The policeman left after stroking the top of Jasi's head. I crouched down later, and Jasi knew what I meant.

***

I had been walking for a few minutes until home.

The small gate opened. I passed by her while the little girl was still in my back sling. My breath was wheezing, but I didn't want to wake Jasi up from her sleep. I choose to keep walking until I get inside the house.

Inside there is no sound of activity of the residents of the house. As always, Papah and Mamah must still be busy in the office. Meanwhile, Tina was still busy following her dancing lessons.

I'm done sweeping the view. My little steps continue to go. Up to the base of the flagpole-high staircase, I decided to stop and lower Jasi there.

I took a break to wipe the sweat. Then raised Jasi to carry her in my arms. I stepped up the stairs carefully.

***