Wilds
THE MAN LEFT (PART 2)
Airports
Soekarno Hatta this morning filled with many people who will leave or
yagn just arrived at the destination, we are scheduled to leave this morning
we were walking around the airport to the plane that was taking us
we leave by using a private aircraft owned by a partner
my work is willing to lend it to me, perhaps because he has so much
I am indebted for the business I have helped so much.
Sure
only he knew about my father's condition, so he offered help
to me, without me having the epots to prepare it and without me sailing it
dime. I am so grateful to be surrounded by good people
to me and my family.
I
carrying my father in his wheelchair, I could only see him
surprisingly, he could withstand this much pain, even with tools
the medical was removed. Actually we don't want to take it off, but dad did
asked because he did not want to be seen dying in front of many people.
I
leaning on her was a very comfortable airplane seat for her, because she could all the while
sleep on the way. Then Mom sat next to him. Rudi is next to Patricia
next to Father and Mother, Zulfa and I sat in the chair in front of them
they, while the man who was always with Dad was sitting in the most seats
behind alone.
I
regardless of the instructions given, I just put my belt on, just,
the rest I don't care about the sound of it, until our plane leaves.
Inside
on the way I saw Mom holding my sleeping father's hand.
I haven't seen them in a long time and it's been a pleasure for me for a moment
before I understand the fate that will soon change this situation.
Suddenly
Zulfa held my hand tightly, I saw him, he was smiling at me,
I returned that smile too.
“You are very beautiful,”
praise him.
“You are also very handsome,”
complimented me.
I smiled proudly, because this was her first time
commended me. I clasped his hand like I never would
release it at any time. Well until anytime.
The journey from Jakarta takes 2 hours, this is
I went to my father's birthplace all the time. Dad used to take us
back to his homeland when my brother and I were little, until the last
when I sit in college. There Dad took us to the areas that
very beautiful in my opinion, and among them the most I like is the city of Sibolga.
One of the smallest cities in Indonesia in North Sumatra Province.
Actually
that city is the birthplace of Father and that is also the place we will go to,
but the habits of North Sumatran people if asked where the answer is
the City of Medan.
Now
I'm going to get this story straight, we're going to Sibolga, where Dad was born
and the distance is the same as 2 hours if using the plane.
My grandfather
and my grandmother was a native of Sibolga City, a small area surrounded by islands
that's beautiful. My father was the youngest of 4 children with two
A woman and two men. They have an age difference that is not too
far-off. The first is Aunt Yuni, Aunt Ida, Om Sapri and my father. When Dad
one year old, my grandfather moved to Medan City and there Dad
together some of his siblings grew up and grew up. My grandfather was a merchant
Fish in Sibolga, but he decided to move to become a reservoir of fresh fish
in Medan City which is supplied from Sibolga City directly.
After Dad graduated High School, he decided to leave
wander to Jakarta with his brother. I call him Om Sapri,
he is a businessman, he has oil palm spread across two islands
the largest in the archipelago, precisely in Sumatra and Kalimantan. But he has already
he died when I was in college from an acute sugar disease. Hodiernal
his son continued that effort. He just happens to be an only child and one
the older year above me his name is Andre. I'm not too close to him, though,
but my brother Rudy was close to him. Because when I was a kid my sister used to live
with Om Sapri's family while our family is still in difficult condition
economy because I was fooled by a business associate of Dad's that I didn't recognize. Maybe if
I knew I'd beat him up until he felt more pain than he did
My parents felt it at the time.
When Dad was sick, none of his brothers
who visited him, because Mom told me that I didn't want everyone to know
about his current condition, after all his brother mostly lives in Sibolga, Sibolga,
so he did not want to trouble them to come all the way to visit him. Lagian
when we get there, they'll know for themselves.
Oh yeah I forgot to explain, Aunt Yuni is a wife
from a Political Elite who was in Medan City, he had 2 children who happened to be
All women, her names are Siska, and Tiffany. They both have been
getting married, her age is different than mine because Aunt Yuni married young
her husband's.
And
one more Aunt Ida, she was a widow, but had some Protperties
that was in Medan City, and he also had a famous restaurant in the City
Sibolga, he has one son named Adrian who is now in college S2
in Australia.
I rarely meet all my Cousins, by
that's why I'm not too close to them except Adrian. So I didn't
I am interested in discussing them in this story.
After 2 hours of travel, we arrived at the airport
Pinang Sori, the only airport in this small town. Here we are already
waiting for two people I don't recognize. They led us into the car
waiting for the airport lobby.
Exists
two cars. Dad, Mom, Rudi, Patricia and that guy, you name it Daddy's aide
the front car because it's bigger. Zulfa and I were in the car
the back is smaller.
We also walked to the big family house
grandfather's house, which is occupied by Aunt Ida, is a short distance from the airport and
it takes less than half an hour.
On the way I saw the left and right view
very beautiful, right on the hill, while on the left there is a blue sea
stretched widely. I saw Zulfa who had been looking out to sea from
car windows with a cheerful feeling.
“You till when you
keep it?” my spoken.
“Why?” tanyakanya.
“You're like a child.”
“Let's just, I'm new
first time seeing a view as beautiful as this,” reply happy.
“This is my village,” I said
proud.
“Your village is very beautiful Nugy,
I'm happy.”
I smiled proudly to hear it.
“But dear Papa and Mama
not coming with us,”
Papa and Mama can't come because Papa is there
business in Bandung and I don't know what it is, because I don't know Papa's job.
I'm reluctant to ask.
“I promise I'll take
you're here again, with Papa and Mama,” my words reassured him.
“Appointment?” full of
expectantly.
I just nodded and smiled at him, at the moment
like this my bidadar out its potent nature, yet I am happy.
We talked so much that we even got home
it was, the house where the starting point of this family's life stood. A big house but
certainly not as big as Dad's house. There are a lot of cars in this house, I wonder
anyone who's inside, but I'd better make sure myself later.
After the driver stops the car right in front of the door
this house, Zulfa and I got down, and walked to the car where Mom and Dad were
be in. Dad's aide and I got Dad down from his wheelchair.
Aunt Ida, Aunt Yuni and my Cousins came out
from home to welcome us, but they were surprised by Dad's condition
who sits in a wheelchair, with a thin dry body condition, and his head is yagn
already bald. I called him me, because they know his youngest brother
he was a handsome man, and now his condition is far away
be different.
“What is this?” ask Aunt
Yuni panic.
“It's okay, I
just change my style,” replied Father who can already speak fluently back.
This guy always tries to get people to not
put compassion on him. But I'm glad you can talk now
smoothly without stammering like yesterday.
“Let's go in,” take Dad
to us all.
We all went in, Dad's aide took Dad with
using her wheelchair, Mother was hugging while walking with Aunt Yuni
and Aunt Ida, it's only natural that they haven't seen each other in a long time. And we followed
they're from behind.
We drove Dad to his room first, because
he had to rest after being tired for hours on the way, then all of us
sit in this spacious guest room. I'm sitting next to Aunt Yuni and Aunt Ida,
My sister Rudi was sitting next to Patricia, while I was sitting next to my bidadar
who has not let go of my hand since. He seems to be ashamed and
awkward, it was only natural that this was the first time he had met a family
my big.
“This Nugy?” auntie ask
ida was surprised to see me.
“How are Aunty?”
I replied politely with a smile
He came closer to me and hugged me, and I just
take it for granted, because among my father's brother, Aunt Ida, who is close to me,
after all this time we met again.
“You're already big and
gallant,” said he was proud.
I'm just smiling
“Then who is this?” tannya
pointing towards Zulfa.
“She's my wife,” I replied
proud.
“When are you married?”
he was upset while looking at us all
We were silent, no one could answer.
“What exactly? What
the one you're hiding,” is angry.
I saw all of them, they were silent and non-existent
“She Zulfa my wife, we
married in a short time and only a few people were present because of it
very suddenly, we got married in Father's Apartment.”.
“Dad wants to see me
married her, when I found out that my father was dying
against disease. I married her for being powerless to refuse anything
in front of the father who was waiting for his death. I know it was a mistake
the greatest in my life as a child, because it has tarnished the principle of his life
who doesn't like anything that puts his pity on him. But it's exactly
his own son ruined it. But..”
I stopped a little while holding back my sadness
revert.
“But I don't have
the intent for that,” I said firmly.
“And we are here only
to obey my father's request. He just wants to get together with everything he has
love before he met Grandpa there.”.
I paused for a moment and took a deep breath
then I exhaled.
“My dad's soon
will leave us all behind because of the cancer assholes that attack the body
that's handsome.”
I can't explain it anymore, I can
crying as I continued to speak, I saw a mother who had no power to hold water
his eyes, Rudi and Patricia were so, while Aunt Ida, Aunt Yuni and my cousins
half-dead and unconscious shocked let out their tears, as they
knew that the dashing man they had known all along would leave us
all the.
I stood up and got out of my seat and
leaving them all, I went to the house, there was a pendopo
big enough, I sat there and smoked my cigarette, I saw Zulfa
get out of the house and follow me and sit next to me.
“Why are you here?”
my many.
“I just want
near you,” he replied softly.
I look at it with great pity.
My midwife. Why are you
always trying to force yourself to marry me, I said in my heart.
“Can you behave
ordinary, no need to force yourself,” I said cuek.
“What do you mean?” tannya
wonder.
“Tno need to force
you to worry about me, I'm a man, I don't need mercy
from anyone, even if you were my wife, but I wouldn't let you put
pity me for having harg—”
PLACARDS.
I haven't finished talking he's already slapped me so much
hard, the first time he could slap me, and believe me, it was so hard and
different taste.
“What you do,”
I said annoyed with the loud tone.
“I will continue
slapped you Nugy,” he answered loudly and left me.
I saw tears flowing down her cheeks, and I
only able to be silent with hot cheeks.
I wanted to chase him but my cheek hurt so much, he
slapped me so hard, even harder than Mom's slap on me.
So I decided to sit down again and smoke my cigarette while I held
my cheek.
Before long Zulfa left me I saw Aunt Ida
get out of the house and walk towards me. And then sit next to me.
“You've smoked
now yes son,” he said gently to me.
I just kept quiet and didn't respond, my cheeks still felt
it hurts, it looks like it's going to break this time.
“Your wife is very pretty Nugy,
why did you make her cry?” askinya.
“I don't like him putting
pity towards me,” I replied flatly.
“Hahaha, you are
like your father,” he said with a laugh
I'm upset about everyone who always equates me with Dad
“I was very surprised
with the truth about my sister, and I was so upset to find out you already
married without informing me, but I've understood it all Nugy.”.
“I know you love
your girl, I also know you're very upset with yourself for what you're doing
to your father and your girl..”.
“But. Are you just gonna
constant annoyance Nugy?” tanyakanya.
I just kept quiet and understood the meaning of his words.
“I think he did
surprised by your marriage, I also felt that she was not ready to
married to you, but I can see that she is studying sincerely
for you Nugy, he also learned to understand you even though you couldn't understand him.”.
“I can see that
he was really worried about you, for a woman much younger than you, it seemed
I have to admit that he is more mature than you.”.
I just fell silent.
“Nugy,” Sapanya
holding my hand and looking at me.
I returned his gaze.
“He really cares
to you, because he has started to feel love for you.”.
And it managed to get me stuck, is it true
my bidadar loves me? At first glance, I remember all his treatment of me, he
always by my side, worrying about me, and he's always by my side. I'm so
blind to all his treatment, I don't need to know if he's in love or not
at me. I just have to make her happy, not make her cry.
I'm sorry, honey,
I said in my heart.
I stood up, I want to see him now, I
walk into the house with Aunt Ida beside me. I look
there's no bidadariku here.
“Where is he?” much
to everyone in the guest room.
“Upper room with Iu”
answer Rudy.
I walked straight up to the top floor, I
opened all the doors above, and I found one of the rooms
the one that was not closed to the door, I decided to come closer. I look
my crying Bidad was in my mother's arms. I heard their conversation.
“I'm just worried
to her Ma'am, but she felt that I had placed my pity on her ..”
“I learned to understand
himself, but he just felt humbled. I know he doesn't like to be pitied, though,
but I really did that because I care about him,”
ogre.
My heart really hurt when I saw my bidadah
crying because of me.
“You're a good girl, son,
he was just upset with her. He feels guilty because he already
sacrifice yourself for his father. I also apologize to you son.”.
“But there is one thing that
want me to ask..”
I know what you want to ask me, and I'm getting more and more
bring my ears closer to the lips of the door.
“What do you love
my kid? Are you burdened by your marriage?” ask Mother.
I saw Zulfa hold his head up, I was patient
waiting for answers
“I don't know Mom, but I
always happy to meet him and always miss him when we are
split...”
“And I was scared at the moment
where I accepted the wedding, ma'am, I had to at first, but came here more and more
I don't want to be separated from him any more.”.
“I'm sorry Mom, she
your stupidest son, I'm afraid he'll leave me just because of him
feel I pity him..”
Then he paused for a moment, as if unable to continue
his word.
“I feel already
love her Mom,” she said.
Then
her tears broke and then hugged Mom.
Of course it makes me vibrate, what am I doing
all this time to him, I should have been more sensitive to his attitude. I feel
guilty of myself always being cold and rude to him. I
I really felt stupid this time.
I don't want to bother them either, I decided to
come down with a sick feeling for what I did to my wife. I
entering my father's room, I sat next to him.
I looked at my father for a long time, saying inwardly
my. “Looks like I don't have to worry about your pride Dad, because
now I know that my son loves me, and I am certainly very
loving her. I'm glad Dad, I'm so happy. I promise you that I
it won't embarrass you anymore. I'll keep our new jewels present
in this family as my wife and your daughter-in-law.”
Then I fell asleep holding my head
it was with my body still sitting next to Dad.
I woke up when Mom woke me up, I saw Dad
in front of me, he looked at me smiling.
“Rest in your room
son, you're so tired like,” Dad told me.
I saw my mother smiling at me too.
“I—ya, Where do I want to go
after this, let me accompany?” my many.
“Dad just wanted in
accompany if you wake up later,” the answer convinces me.
“Sleep first son, Your wife
also pity yourself in the room,” said Ibuk told me.
I nodded, and kissed Mom and Dad on the forehead, then
leave them both.
I walked up to my room, I opened the door
room, and looking at Zulfa who was fast asleep, he looked very tired.
I lay down next to him and hugged him.
He smells so good, though,
it seems he just took a shower. I also fell asleep while hugging my nose.
