At the End of the Waiting (Love of the Soldier)
CHAPTER 13. I Found you

"Be careful, son, take good care of yourself there. If you have arrived immediately contact mother yah" said Hana hugging her daughter who will soon go to realize her dream

"Father mother, Viara will miss father and mother always. Wait for Viara to come home later" said Viara returned her mother's embrace

"Dear baby. Mother will always pray for you from here. Go, son, your ship will sail soon" said Hana wipe her tears and smiled at her beloved daughter

"Father mother. Assalamu'alaikum mother, father" said Viara greeting both hands of his parents

"Dear Walaikumsalam" the two replied in unison as they waved their hands at Viara who was walking on the boat

"Bismillah, may every step of me have a happy path that God has destined for me before I go to face him" Viara murmured at her footsteps

After the ship he was riding had sailed, Viara went to the front of the ship and enjoyed the beautiful scenery illuminated by the twilight

"What a beautiful creation You God, I always think if tomorrow I am still given the opportunity to enjoy this beauty" Viara said, dropping her tears

"Hey buddy, why are you crying?" Asked a woman who belonged to an escaped participant like Viara

"Ahh no, I just admire the beauty of God's creation" Viara said with a smile

"You're right, not necessarily tomorrow we can enjoy the beauty of God's creation like this" said the girl embraced by Viara

"By the way, what's your name? Introduce my name ila" asked the woman thrusting her hand which was greeted by the viara

"Greetings to ila, my name is Viara"

"What a beautiful name. We can be good friends after this" said ila and began to look for the theme of the conversation. Ila is a cheerful and also friendly girl. Therefore Viara was very easy to get along with and make friends with. During the many days on the ship, Viara and Ila always spent time together starting from eating, playing, sleeping and enjoying the twilight time, all of which they did together. although Viara and Ila began to open up, Viara still hid the disease she suffered to others. Not because Viara does not want to be noticed, but Viara is afraid to burden the people closest to her. Simply doctor Citra and Tasya alone know all the secrets he has been guarding all this time

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After traveling for 5 days on the water, they continued their journey back through the road to the settlement area. Viara unceasingly smiled at the view of the rice fields and the lush green forest they passed, while the other friends were unceasingly blabbering because of the conditions of the road that was hollow and also steep

"Oh, is this the way or what? Inside this is like an earthquake" Syifa upset

"Yes, my back hurts because since then there is no smooth path" Ila replied grumbling

"What's our fate like there?" Ask Syifa worried

"Of course, you should definitely keep enjoying the job for a year. Want to risk whatever we have to live"

"Already, from the storm mending we sing together. Let's not feel the time of the journey" said Devan began to play his guitar. Everyone on the bus started singing along to Devan's guitar, while Viara immediately came forward and sat down beside the driver's seat

"Loh son, why not sing along with his friends? The journey is still far away"

"It's okay sir, I just want to see the scenery and the streets we're walking through right now" Viara smiled

"Son, are you sick? Your face is very pale" asked the driver while watching the road

"I'm fine sir, maybe just tired" Viara denied trying to smile, while in his chest again experiencing tightness that makes it a little difficult to breathe. Viara immediately reached into her bag and started using breathing apparatus. After her breathing returned to normal, the exhausted Viara finally fell asleep along the way

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"Viara, let's get up" said Ila patting Viara's cheek that was still sleeping. Viara who felt that someone was patting her cheek slowly opened her eyes and looked at Ila's anxious face

"What's up?" Viara asked with a typical hoarse voice of waking up

"We've reached Viara, sorry to wake you up. Let's go downstairs. The committee is already outside" said Ila helping Viara to get off the bus.

After all the teachers had gathered, the committee gave instructions for the teachers to immediately enter the house that the village chief provided for them to rest tonight before staying in their official house

"You guys should get some rest tonight. Tomorrow you must attend the ceremony of handover and welcome from the villagers" said the committee gave the order nod by the teachers.

Ila immediately hired Viara to enter the house they occupied tonight

"I'm fine, just a little soy" Viara smiled

"Yaudah you rest firstwell, I'm meeting friends up front. If you want to join soon after well"

"Okay ila". Ila smiled and immediately left the room to join her friends who were chatting with the village chief

"My Lord, I have come to the place where he is, so do not take my life, O God, allow me to live longer so I can gather the good coffers before I return. Let me meet him Rabb. Make my way easy" muttered Viara pleading

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The next morning, Viara woke up with a smile adorning her face. Today was the day he had been waiting for after 8 years. After the dawn prayer, Viara immediately went out of the house and took a walk around the village chief's house

"Alhamdulillah, I am still breathing to this day. The air is very fresh here" Viara murmured in the rustic morning air and stretched her muscles.

"Excuse me Viara ma'am, are your friends awake?" Ask the committee

"It looks like they haven't woken up yet sir. Try to check first" said Viara invite the committee to enter the house. The committee knocked on the door of each room and began to tell him why he had come so early

"You need to get ready soon because the show is about to start. The residents have arrived at the village hall" said the committee to make all the teachers gaping

"But sir, it's still 6am" Devan said in disbelief

"Don't confuse the countryside with the city. Instead of asking a lot of questions immediately get ready because after the event is over, we have to return to the city" continued the committee

"Okay sir" everyone answered in unison and began to prepare for their handover.

"I haven't even slept for 2 hours" said Devan, who was taken by his roommate

"Why?" Ask Viara

"Many mosquitoes viara, my feet to the hives"

"True, it seems they are happy to welcome our arrival"

"Kasians... Let's get ready, before we're showered with the firm words of the committee"

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After everything was ready, they walked towards the Village Hall which was not too far from their inn. There are many villagers who have come since. In addition to the teachers, there are also several nurses and midwives on duty in this village who will attend the handover event as well.

Viara's chest was pounding at the sight of a group of soldiers guarding the security so she clasped her hands tightly

"Why Viara? Why tense?"

"That's okay" Viara smiled. After entering the village hall, the handover ceremony began. The first event began with a speech from the village head, TNi and also the police. After that proceed with the self-introduction event of the teachers and also the newly arrived midwives and served here

They stood facing the society and began to introduce themselves. After the midwives and nurses have finished introducing themselves, it is the teacher's turn to introduce themselves

"Assalamu'alaikum all, introduce my name Viara, I am from city B, Sulawesi province****** I am a teacher of mathematics subjects" Viara's friends also do the same by introducing themselves and their home region.

After introducing themselves, all the citizens clapped so that their boisterous voices filled the room. Viara continued to circulate her gaze across everyone attending the event to look for the figure she had missed all along. Viara looked at the soldiers one by one but the figure she was looking for was nowhere to be found

"Where is he? Why isn't he here" Vian's inner holding back his tears as he continued to circulate his gaze. Not long after, there were some soldiers and police who had just entered the village hall.

Viara recognized the two soldiers who had just entered, but the two soldiers were not the figure Viara was looking for. Viara's eyes turned to look at the back of a soldier who was chatting with the police. As the soldier turned around, Viara developed her smile and dropped tears looking at the soldier. The soldier he had always missed all this time, the figure he loved even though he never looked into his eyes again, and the figure he wanted to meet before his death to pick him up.

Andra is a beautiful name in her heart, a name that is always spoken in the thousands of prayers that she gave with her prostration

"I found you"

Seriate......