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Pilgrimage

"Pa.." call Mia.

"Shanum hasn't healed completely, has she?" ask Mia who knows about Shanum's illness.

"Papa knows. But if we go after him, he will add more emotion and it can make the pain relapse ma" said Mr. Yuda.

"Why is he really pa?" ask Mia.

"Papa also did not know. From a long time ago, if his psyche is disturbed, he always mentioned the name of the man, which is not clear who he is" said Mr. Yuda.

"What do the doctors say?" ask Mia.

"He's been traumatized" said Mr. Yuda.

"Yes, mama knows. But what trauma did pa?" ask Mia.

"Papa also did not know. Shanum is very good at keeping his stories" said Mr. Yuda.

"Pa, let's make sure, Shanum's been to the dorm yet?" said Mia's mother who was worried about her nephew's state.

"Yes ma."

Mr. Yuda also called to the dormitory where Shanum worked, and how surprised they were, that the dormitory said that Shanum had not arrived at the dorm. Whereas if the trip was normal, Shanum should have arrived at the dorm. Then, Mr. Yuda asked the dormitory to give news, if Shanum had arrived at the dorm.

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"Why are you Num?" dzen asked as they were already sitting down while enjoying the dishes.

"Father. I just miss my mom" Shanum said.

"And we'll send a do'a aja can Num. If you want to go on a pilgrimage, tomorrow, right? In a dark time gini, especially you girls, very vulnerable in public places rich terminal that" said Dzen.

"Hem. That huh?" Shanum.

"Keep, this is my plan where did I go? Before you go to Jakarta." asked Dzen.

"I still want to go to Jakarta Dzen" Shanum said with a blank look.

"Ehm, okay. Yes already. Tonight we go to Jakarta. I anterin you go there huh. Don't ride in public transport yourself" said Dzen, who made Shanum turn to the handsome man of his dreams.

"You want my anterin?" shanum asked in disbelief.

"Yep." replied Dzen with a nod.

Shanumpun.

"Thank you, Dzen" said Shanum.

"Yes. You welcome. It was eaten again, mubadzir if it was eaten" said Dzen, although in his mind, he had to think hard to prepare to go to Jakarta. Not a short distance to go from Semarang to Jakarta, but, these nights, it is good for a trip out of town. Because it won't get stuck.

"You, did you ask permission and meet?" asked Dzen, which made Shanum remembered by the two people who always asked him to get married, but both of them were very fond of him, Shanum felt that.

Shanum just shook his head.

"You have a problem with them?" ask Dzen.

Shanum turned back to that handsome face. Again Dzen could guess what was going on with him.

"Thank you." replied Shanum.

"Yes, tell them first dong. Let them calm down." said Dzen who actually knew, that Shanum was having trouble with om and tantenya.

"Ehm..." Shanum looked doubtful.

"So to Jakarta?" ask Dzen.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Yes, tell them first" said Dzen.

"All right" said Shanum.

Then Shanum sent a message to his om, that he was going to Jakarta for a pilgrimage to his mother's grave with his best friend. And it is expected that his om need not worry.

Before long, Shanum's phone rang, a sign of an incoming call.

📞Om Yuda

'Hello Num, where are you?'

"I'm eating at home again. I'm gapapa. There's my friend take the car, he's ready to anterin me to mama's grave."

"Yes." Yeah."

'Om going to talk to your friend.'

"Dzen, I want to talk" Shanum said, handing Dzen his phone.

"Hello."

'Is this right, Shanum's friend?'

"Yes sir. I'm Shanum's Junior High friend sir. I'm Dzen."

'I tipped Shanum ya mas.'

" yes. InshaaAllah sir." said Dzen.

After that call ended, they continued their dinner until it ran out, then Dzen obeyed the wishes of his friend, to go to Jakarta.

Along the way, the two remained silent. Until midnight, Shanum slept in his sleep. Dzen continues to drive down the highway with murotal sound in his car.

Until it was not felt in the morning, Dzen stopped his car at the rest area, to rest and he was about to perform dawn prayers. As Dzen removed his seatbelt, Shanum awoke from his sleep.

"Udah sampa?" shanum asked as he rubbed his eyes.

"Yet. Let's rest first. I want to pray at dawn." said Dzen.

"Gue's coming" Shanum said.

They're out of the car. And walk to mushola. After the congregational dawn prayer, Dzen asked Shanum for permission to wait for him for a while, because he wanted to take a bath. Since Solo, Dzen has not been bathing, so his body feels sticky. After bathing, Shanum invited Dzen to breakfast first, because their trip was still quite long.

"Dzen." call Shanum.

"Yes?"

"Thank you a lot."

"Liet down. It just so happened that I was loose again" said Dzen.

"Ehm yes." replied Shanum.

"Yes, then let me also make a pilgrimage to the tomb of mama and adek. I haven't been a pilgrimage for a long time" said Dzen.

"Yes Dzen."

"Abis Pilgrimage, where do you plan to go Num?" ask Dzen.

"Thank you. The important thing is to mama's grave first" said Dzen.

"Oh, okay."

They finished their breakfast, then Dzen and Shanum got back in the car and continued their journey to Central Jakarta.

Arriving at the intended location, Dzen and Shanum entered the TPU where Mama Shanum was buried. Shanum walked towards his mother's grave, followed by Dzen who walked along.

"Assalamualaikum. This is Shanum ma. Maafin Shanum, long time no pilgrimage to mama's tomb" said Shanum while stroking the headstone bearing his mother's name.

"Ma, Shanum dapet news, if the name of the mother this year will leave for Hajj. Shanum changed ya ma. Mama used to not give pesen for shanum, but Shanum will change the name of mama, and Shanum will go to the holy land, pray in front of the kaba for mama. Mama tau ga, Shanum now hijab ma, since graduating from college, Shanum decided to hijab, as you want. Shanum loves mom, Shanum misses mom. Shanum kangen ma.." said Shanum with his sobs. Dzen who sat beside Shanum remained staring at the tomb by listening to what Shanum said. Dzen felt, there were many burdens that his best friend bore.

Shanum then reads the do'a to his mother. Then put a bouquet of flowers on his mother's grave.

"Dzen, let's go to your mama's grave" Shanum said.

"But Num, that's your papa's tomb, right?" tanya Dzen who pointed at the tomb next to Mama Shanum, which inscribed the name of papa Shanum, setau Dzen.

"Why?" ask Shanum.

"Ga guys?" ask Dzen.

"Gue just bought a bouquet. Well, yes" said Shanum about to step up.

"It doesn't matter the bouquet, but the child's do'a for his parents, it's part of his affection, Num" said Dzen making Shanum again stop his steps.

"Let's go to your mama's grave. Tomorrow we start activities" Shanum said, not looking back.

Dzenpun obeyed Shanum's will by leaving many questions related to papa Shanum.

"Why doesn't Shanum want to pilgrimage his papa's tomb?" inner Dzen.