Dream Smile
Episode 46's

Almost terrible calm. Until the funeral procession ended, not a single drop of my tears flowed. My mind forces to strengthen to take the departure of the person I love the most, the last time to the grave.

Several times I sowed flowers on the mound of red earth in front of me, then stared at the name written on the tomb board that had been stuck on it. To sniff and spell that name in my heart. Remembering promises and dreams that have not been achieved because he left so soon.

"Yu, let's go back, '" whispered Risty who was firmly embracing my shoulder.

"Let Mother calm down there, yes," persuaded the Princess who forced me to rise, leading me back to my boarding.

The atmosphere is getting late afternoon is not as crowded as earlier, only a few friends who still live to prepare for the event for later tonight. They will hold prayers and prayers together.

I who had persuaded Risty and the Princess to change clothes now started to remember something, my sister.

"Where's Zahra?" my question, after a long time these lips are silent.

"He's the same next door neighbor, while Zahra's there. Let me call," said Risty who then stood up.

But I immediately blocked it. "Let me go there" I said as I stood towards the next room.

Me and my two friends are coming in. As soon as Zahra found out about my arrival, she moved away from watching TV coming towards me. I hugged him tightly, crying and holding him. I'm sure he doesn't know anything about this, with our mother gone.

After I felt calm new Madam Tanti who lives right at the next boarding house told me until Mom breathed her last.

"Yesterday was taken to the hospital. Initially did not expect, thought to catch a cold, ask to be scratched. I helped kerikin the same back of the chest, after that Mbak pijitin as well. Then it was good to go home from here, he said to rest for a while. But until the magrib door is still closed, inside also the lamp is not lived. Ma'am and her husband are also other neighbors so worried, let alone there is Zahra inside. But after the door was knocked on the dab called Zahra just nyahut 'Ibusy sleep', because it was thought Zahra must have also not eaten while the door was in the key, finally we asked Mom to help me open the door."

I took a deep breath, before finally shaking my head. But Madam Tanti immediately pulled my hand to hold it, like channeling her trust so that I was strong in the face of this reality.

"The doctor explained that the stomach acid your mother suffered was chronic."

Hearing the words of Ms. Tanti when I cried, I could not contain it anymore while clutching tightly Zahra. Mother used to often experience indigestion. Mom thought it was an ulcer and would heal if she took the medicine she bought at a nearby stall. And who would have thought that the stomach pain that occurs repeatedly and over a long period of time results in becoming chronic to take his life.

I felt like I was blaming myself for not paying attention to Mom, even ignoring when I asked her about her situation while lying down to rest and would say, 'What's wrong, it's going to heal soon too.'

That sentence now revolves around my head. Mom how much pain she has been taking. His physique, within his body was also his inner self, not to mention with his responsibilities for the family?

Inside I feel sick. Moreover, where, where is her husband who has given the dependents that I must carry alone. Until now even the man called the husband did not reveal the trunk of his nose.

"Then what about Ayu?" ask Ms. Tanti when my situation began to calm down a little.

I sighed imperceptibly, looking down at Zahra's face. Then where will we go. Brothers, relatives are not there because I know the family of the Father is dead plus the Father is only an only child. So does my family, nothing.

I shook my head, there is no place to go other than Jakarta. "Ayu will take Zahra to Jakarta, Ma'am," I said later.

To be Continue

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