
"Commander.is he a soldier?" ask Dr. Ridwan
"Not yet sir, he is still a cadet in Akabri" replied Ida.
"All right, we'll wait until he's off.. You bring Elena here!" dr. Ridwan looked at Angga.
"Ready pa!" Angga smiled with relief..
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Time passed and the days changed.. Angga had introduced Elena to both her parents and they were soon to be engaged. while Ida had calmed back without feeling awkward and hesitated to doctors Ridwan and Bu Yulia..
Ida and Angga's relationship is also increasingly familiar as brothers.. Ida still lives and works with the retired doctor Ridwan now only focus on his clinic..
Elsewhere Ilyas was getting excited again after getting word from doctor Elena that he and Angga would be engaged. Even though they are not directly related..
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Time goes on, day after day goes by and it doesn't feel like years are changing. Ida continues to live the days with passion and persistence to realize the ideals.so also with Ilyas elsewhere so eager to graduate with the best grades..
Angga is married to Elena. lived happily with her parents and also Ida who is still there. In a few months he will graduate and plan to find work in his hometown to be close to his loved ones..
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The day that awaited Ida and Ilyas have graduated.
Ida said goodbye to the family doctor Ridwan want to go home and find a job close to his parents.. now it was time for her to return home before she would be brought by her husband.
With a heavy heart the family doctor Ridwan took it off. especially Bu Yulia who was so fond of Ida..
"You can leave Da's mother?" Bu Yulia still hugged Ida tightly.
"Mother, just calm down.. Ida must have been here a lot kok. nengokin mother and father.also waiting for Ida candidates" said Ida with a smile.
"Ma. besuk if mama kangen Ida we drive to his house.. is it not mas?" Elena calmed her mother-in-law down.
"Yes ma. besuk Angga and Elena anter if mama miss Ida.." Angga connected the words of his wife.
The sound of a car stopped in front of the house.His father ida, Mr. Ilham had come to pick up his son..
"Assalamualaikum.." said Ilham.
"Waallaikum salam.."Answer them almost in unison.
They talked for a while and finally Ilham and Ida said goodbye. On the way home Ida told her father a lot and also the desire to work in the army hospital..
Ida is satisfied with the purpose of working in an army hospital in order to be close to Ilyas.in her heart she prays that she can always be with the people she loves..
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Likewise, Ilyas who has now graduated and his rank is now Serda but inevitably he must be assigned for the first time in a remote area of the east.. who are so far from where they came from and once again have to separate away from their beloved and I don't know how much longer they can be reunited.
But for now the doubt of Ida's faithfulness again filled her heart and mind. Because of such a long distance and without any contact.How many years will he be assigned there? Ilyas himself did not know..
Two more days he will go far away.One day given time to go home and say goodbye to the family during the day has to come back for preparation..
Today Ilyas came home to meet his family and say goodbye.There was his mother, father, older brother who had married and his younger sister who had become a beautiful girl..
At breakfast they gather at the dinner table..
"Well. buk.. Ilyas asked for his blessing.the day after Ilyas would first serve in area P and did not know how long it would be there.."
"Son.my father and mother always pray and support you.There fight and be careful.the area is prone to disputes.." said his father.
"ilyas must have remembered the pesen father." answered Ilyas briefly.
His mother was silent, actually in a heavy heart released her son to the vulnerable interior, but for the sake of duty and for the country he still had to give up.
In the afternoon Ilyas planned to go to the house of Sigit his best friend in Junior High whose house is not so far away.he wanted to ask Ida's address.
"Waallaikum salam.."that voice from inside the house.it was the voice of Sigit's mother who looked so open the door..
"Mom.." Ilyas greets his best friend's mother who used to be so familiar with him..
"Ilyas..How are you, son? now it's TNI, right?" greet the middle-aged woman with a friendly smile..
"Alhamdulillah Mother.. Sigit's got a ma'am?"
"Sigit work son.he opened a shop in front of the market with Wulan, his wife.." said his mother..
"So Sigit married Mom?" Ilyas looks surprised.Kok not Fida. did they break up..
"Yes son. has been a year and now I want to have children." said Sigit's mother looks happy..
"Alhamdulillah..then I want to find Sigit first, Mom?"
Ilyas said goodbye and immediately drove his favorite motorcycle to the market and looked for a row of stalls that his mother meant Sigit..
Ilyas searched one by one. Until he stopped at the cake shop he saw a woman who looked pregnant serving buyers..
"Maybe it's Sigit's wife." he murmured softly..
Ilyas approached inside the stall.The woman looked at him and smiled kindly..
"What are you looking for?"
"You want to find Sigit there's mbak?" answer Ilyas briefly.
"What is my husband looking for?" the woman began to worry at the stature of Ilyas who was big height like us debt collectors..
"I'm.."
Ilyas had not had time to answer he felt a punch on his shoulder.Sudak he turned his head back and found the figure of Sigit who smiled widely..
"Yeah..!"
The two friends who had not met for a long time embraced to eliminate his longing..
"Well, sir, the army.how are you?" Sigit greeted his best friend with a small laugh..
"I'm good Git. You didn't marry me..!" Ilyas punched Sigit's arm.
"You're in the dorm.where can Dateng to my wedding.." sloroh Sigit.
"You broke up with Fida, huh?" ask Ilyas flat.
"That's been a long time since I was in High School. because of lack of communication so we walk each other. You yourself have a boyfriend yet.jomblo time continues" sage Sigit..
"Git. actually since graduating Junior High I have had a boyfriend until now.."
"Oo yeah..? who's? I don't know?" Sigit was surprised..
"Ida" answered Ilyas briefly that success made Sigit round his eyes in disbelief..
"What!!? not wrong ?!" Sigit is curious.. "Where can you go together. You guys since graduating Junior High live in their respective dormitories. far away again, how did you meet? when are you guys gonna be?" curiosity Sigit became.
"The length of the story, and we met by chance and until now we never had any context.but a commitment that was able to make us survive.."
"Great story is also your story, although far apart even no communication can still survive. salut bener. need me thumbs up" Sigit raised both thumbs up his hands.
Ilyas only smiled faintly at the behavior of his best friend who was still a hilarious.
"I should salute you Git, top cer is really gas alone" Ilyas teased while glancing at Sigit's wife who has a big stomach.
Sigit just laughed crisply..
"When did you get Yas? if we have children we match.ha.ha.." Sigit still laughed crisply.. Ilyas just smiled in response.