RICH MAN
Return Place

Two years later.

Households will certainly have small and large conflicts. No household is bound by a sacred promise without conflict. Everything must be there, but many people prefer to be quiet when they are in trouble so that others do not know their problems. It is the best of people who keep their problems with their partner.

Both that is for Rey and Marwa who have both understood each other how the household should walk as it is, without any parental intervention. All this time their parents had no one to interfere when they were fighting. Except when one of them is sick. Only then did the parents take on the role right then and there. Rey who deliberately did not want if her household with Marwa was followed by other families.

Today, she plans to go to her parents' funeral. It had been a long time since he had taken neither Marwa nor Audri there.

“Papa, Papa see Ody bica pacang shoes, Pa,”

Rey who was standing by the window was suddenly approached by her son who soon turned three years old. Audri is familiarly called Ody, it is a name that he likes. Because his young age does not allow him who has not been fluent to say his own name.

Audri stands in front of her in a dress suit, complete with her hijab and also the shoes fitted are not too perfect because she pairs herself. Rey crouched down as soon as her son stood up and smiled in front of her. He fixed his son's shoes that were installed rudimentary. “Papa's daughter is smart, yes. Where's mama anyway?”

“Mama by kamal, Pa. Ody callin, yes!”

Rey nodded and kissed her son. “No need, later Papa's favorite tired down the stairs. Who came down?”

“Cendili, B. Ody bica tulun chandelier, Pa,”

“Her book Long Audri. Time to go down the stairs. No more going down alone! Pity that Papa's favorite will fall,”

“Ngak, Pa. Ody will lift his clothes Ody, said Mama,”

“Small-small very clever memjawab anyway, hmmm?” Rey held her son and kissed him until he laughed cheerfully. Audri is a cheerful child. Even so when he lived working out of town. Sometimes he misses the sound of laughter his son who every day is always heard in their home. Audri who always wanted to know and learn also through her mother. Rey is also grateful when her son is not too whiny and also a lot of desire. Rey likes the attitude of her child even though it is so small that it can distinguish what should not and can be done. He always permits before doing something and asks if it is permissible or not. If he or his wife says no, then his child will obey. And vice versa.

As soon as Marwa came down, Rey was still holding her child. His wife was carrying a bag where it was clothes for those who would stay at Om Dimas' house for a few days. Marwa also requested that they stay there and be able to learn many things at Om Dimas' house. Because there is also an active study every day. Surely there will always be in the mushala, Rey also agrees to his wife's request.

“Pa, Ody memorized the interwoven, Pa. taught cama, Mama,”

“Memorized what try?”

Audri seemed to have thought, “Ma, Ody forgot. What plague, Ma?”

“Al-kahfi dear,” said Marwa reminded.

They're walking towards the car. The boy was still in Rey's arms. “What to try?”

When you are in the car. Audri recites Surah Al-kahfi with a jiharkah which is always taught by Marwa. When the memory is still good where Rey also always teach when magrib. That habit that makes his children come and even always participate in congregational prayers when they gather.

Audri's voice sounded very funny. Even when you mention letters, something sounds the same. The letters ja, dza and za are pronounced the same by Audri. But that's okay for Rey, because she understands that her son is still not fluent in speaking perfectly to pronounce the letter s his son is still difficult.

When Marwa accompanied him to recite verses one through ten, “Ody bica cendili, Mama,”

Rey then nodded her head giving the code to his wife to keep Marwa quiet. His son continued to recite well during the journey. Every now and then Rey fixes Audri's readings that are skipped, until then Audri repeats again.

“Hopefully child, Papa can recite the letters immediately huh! Can njai also,”

“Aamiin,” said Audri while rubbing his face with his palm. Actually he did not force if his son to memorize, but Audri himself who was always curious and asked what was read by him when teaching. Rey slowly taught and instead her son more and more wanted to know what Rey read.

“Later at the grandfather's house, met adek Annisa,” said Rey who where it is her son Erlangga. Rey's cousin chose to marry young for his papa's actions. It was also because Erlangga was old enough and could make a living. His age was also the same as his wife so Om Dimas gave permission if Erlangga married while taken to a good road. He knew that Erlangga had indeed told a story with the woman who would be his candidate at that time. When he graduated from college, he worked as an architect where it was his desire as long ago. Until now, he can make his small family happy and also have a house that is a little further from Rey's house.

“Ica Scene, Pa?”

“Ya dong's. Will play the same, Audri,”

During the trip his son continued to ask questions or even tell stories about his daily life while at home when Rey was not there. His son also had time to fall asleep but woke up again as if he knew that they would soon arrive.

“Pa, Ody kayak, Mama!”

What Audri meant was his niqob like Marwa. His son always wanted to follow what was used by Marwa. However since Audri was still too small, then he excluded for it. “Let's love, later if it's big yes,” details. The boy was still in Marwa's lap.

“Mama beautiful, cama kayak Ody. Ody's pretty, right, Pa?”

She laughed when she heard her son ask that. Of course Audri is beautiful, as it descends from Marwa as well as Rey. The bigger, precisely the resemblance with Rey the more visible,”

“Audri, a little dong take face, Mama nih. The time to take it as papa continues,” Marwa protests that make her son confused.

“Take face? How about it, Ma?”

Rey is getting more and more anxious with her son. Audri turned his head as they turned into the yard of Om Dimas' house. Once out of the car, he actually went down and ran towards the door of Om Dimas' house.

“Accalamu’aikum (Assalamu’alaikum) grandpa,”

The door opened and Om Dimas immediately crouched down as Audri asked to shake hands. “Wa’alaikumussalam beautiful. Pretty, hmm?” dimas said when he saw Audri who was so funny with his dress suit and hijab.

“Grandpa, Ody pacang cendili earlier,”

“Ohya, very smart anyway,” praise Dimas and make the child immediately grin. The milk teeth lined up so neatly and still intact made Dimas anxious with this very cute Rey child. “Annisa get up there!”

Audri ran inside to find Annisa, they often contacted via video call and sometimes Erlangga came to his house to approach. Erlangga before graduating from college also worked, the man was very hard work and also after graduation was actually recruited by a large company there.

“Assalamu’alaikum. Om how are you?”

“Wa’alaikumussalam,” Om Dimas stalling hands when Rey asks to shake hands. “Alhamdulillah good. You are busy, huh?”

“Hehehe, Om. Know for yourself what kayak,”

“Yes, your sister is in tuh,”

“Lho, where are the others going? Where's my other sister?”

“They're at his grandmother's house. They live there, they don't want to go home. Aunt Viona also tried to pick up but did not want to go home. Cuman Angga tuh faithful at home,”

“He's here?”

“Udah, your child has already woken him up,” Om Dimas explained when Annisa was carried out by Erlangga's wife.

“Sister Rey,” greet his wife Erlangga as soon as they are in the living room.

“Pa, Ody wakein adek,”

Rey shook her head as she looked at her laughing child while waking up the sleeping Annisa. He should have let the little boy sleep, but instead his son with his floor went inside and woke Annisa up. “Why wakein? Adek again bobok darling,” peremat Marwa.

“Tested grandpa,” Audri answered honestly when he pointed at Om Dimas.

“Nnothing brother. He slept, but now if there is a playmate, he will not be able to sleep anymore. The proof is not crying,” said his wife Erlangga who then lowered Annisa who had just been able to crawl.

“Ohya, Om. I'm going to the funeral first, like,”

“No later?”

“Ngak, Om. Let's go there first with Marwa and Audri,”

“Oh yes. Do you want to drive or use a car?”

“Jalan kaki, Om. Kan deket really,” said Rey who then invited the two to go to the funeral first. Who knows, he can also meet his playmates when he was a child. He will never forget the others. Who knows there are friends whose fate is less fortunate that Rey can embrace to go to the city and invite them to work in his place according to their field. Rey remembers her old friends who accompanied her every day. Especially when I go home from school. Rey could not forget those memories.When she needed a complete parent, her friends who accompanied her first so well.

As they passed through the narrow courtyard of the house, Rey stopped when she saw someone selling grilled sausages on the side of the road as they passed through a narrow alley just now. “Pa, want to buy it!”

Rey then took her son to the seller before the seller left later and instead caused a cry on Audri.

“Bang, grilled sausage one yes! Wear sweet sausage,” said Rey then the seller turned around. When the seller took the sausage from inside the glass-shaped box. “Farid?” rey asked as she felt familiar with the man.

“Rey?” ask the man who didn't recognize her. “Jeez getting saucy with kids,”

“Ralat, not a child anymore. Noh child is still small, he is just a child,” Rey said when she pointed at Audri with a laugh. The two shake hands and Rey embraces her friend. “Suit now?”

“Ya, what do you want to work try? Just a High School graduate,”

“Try nyari?”

“Udah, Rey. Most of what is needed is a minimum of S1,” graduates

“Hmmm, would you like to leave this place?”

“Means?”

“Work at my place.depending on what field you will be. I tried to get in,”

“Yeah, Rey really?”

“Yes, Fahmi is also there,”

“She also had time to make sure of me. But I'm ashamed, if she would fit her college,”

Rey embraced the man. “Why should I be ashamed? We have been friends for a long time. He also told me, you are the same Fadli still idle. But I tried to find nothing. Coincidentally the little sausage guy, we found him here. Every time I come here I try to go. But it's a shame to go to your house,”

Rey smiled and pulled out her phone asking for her friend's number, which they might go home with.

Nita, who at that time refused to be helped by Rey and Marwa. But with Marwa's hard work for women it worked at Marwa's place. Until finally he wanted to work there and now he holds full place Marwa opened the business given by her father Rey at that time.

His life also now feels much more useful than it used to be. Rey is also grateful when his wife does not choose too much in finding employees. Likewise with Rey who is much more prioritizing people in need. Compared to people who only rely on diplomas. As long as that person is willing to study and his education is as low as anything, Rey will never want to let people who only rely on diplomas but the results of his work fall apart. Because all he needs is an honest person, a deft person. Not people who rely solely on grades and also higher education.

“Yes later if I come back. We go home together, yes, I take you. Just relax later you stay there, who is unemployed also our friends used to be when we were small?”

“There are some, Rey,”

“Take a minute. What matters is that you are honest. I'll try to get in wherever you want. I have some effort,”

“Totally yes?”

“Yes, if anything. You guys go to Dimas. Tell your parents to complain if anything happens. I take responsibility, as long as you guys do the right work. Happy intentions parents, do not get there later you do things!”

“Appointment, Rey. I won't be disappointed in you,”

“Yes, how much? The rush,”

“Neventless. Just make your son, I want to go home. Want to tell mom that I will work with you,”

Rey smiled as soon as she saw the happy expression of her childhood friend. Rey doesn't take the responsibility to help her friend when she's needed. At that moment, he immediately left after his friend said goodbye to him. It felt like he was very grateful if he could make the crowd happy with what he had.

Om Teddy who once made a mistake later apologized for what happened and this time is repairing himself with a past sin in which his betrayal resulted in Rey's sister dying in the womb the mother used to be married to the wife.

Then, aunt Deana, who also apologized to her mother because she had once felt very bodo with the affair. Being forgiving, was the most valuable lesson he learned from his mother who also gave away Syakila well. Because the boy was ever present in their midst. But surely the child will never know anything because the mistake was purely from the parents.

Rey has also done nothing of her past mistakes and is becoming a much more responsible man with her family.

They are also currently at the funeral of his grandmother and also Rey's grandfather on his mother's side. While Oma and Opanya also passed away one year ago with a distance of only one week. An unfinished grief after Opa's departure. Followed again by the omana that makes Rey's heart completely destroyed. But he kept praying that the two people were placed on the best side because they were the ones who made Rey live the happy life she is today. They were also so stubborn as to take good care of Rey and educate her. His childhood was also spoiled by Omanya and Opanya.

“Grandpa, Grandma, this is Audri who Rey brought when she was a child. Now I bring it again, I also bring my wife.Thank you for fighting for Mama, Om Dimas. Thank you to the grandmother who lent her womb to give birth to the two people I love so much. Om Dimas who always taught the same kindness I. certainly grandfather and grandmother are also good people. To the point that they are so good with me. Mama is also a very good person, it must also be because you guys are very good and loving. Thank you so much for you guys,”

For a moment, Rey lowered her head and cried because she had never seen her grandparents in her life. During this time he only heard stories from Om Dimas about both.

“Audri, let's pray. Look Papa again praying!” marwa's orders were as soon as Audri was about to stand earlier. The boy followed the two and raised his hands to pray.

“May Grandpa cama his Grandma Papa happy aamiin. Ody loved his grandparents Papa. Daaaah, Ody said yes,” said Audri as soon as they finished praying and Rey also said goodbye home. Even if there will be no answer. But he still said his farewell politely.

To Universe.

Hugged the people I loved so warmly.

You're really such a good place.

Teaching me what it means to lose the truth.

There were so many tears that could no longer fall to understand the meaning of the loss.

Maybe they were laughing at the wounds I was feeling.

Perhaps, they were celebrating the loss I was feeling with a magnificent orgies.

Don't let me be like the man who lost his northern soul to seek a meeting point called happiness.

The eyes of my heart that were once blinded with pseudo happiness

Please disappear.

To the dream,

So, calm so peacefully.

Just once, may I feel the embrace of the one who is already at His side?

I want to feel every hand that strengthens it

Any fingers that no longer hold to hold tightly

I no longer feel. Grab me, hug me!

Tell the universe everything! That I want to meet them.

I let the tears rain down on me.

A dream that lied to me that it was all a shadow.

Hands up to pray at all times I have.

Wishing that what was by my side you would no longer take.

My breath can sometimes be heard tripping in my throat because of the tightness that cannot come out of my chest just praying that I want this happiness to be my last.

To the Universe

Thank you for leaving love, hurt and happy.

Learn how to love sincerely.

To live a very painful wound even though the body wants to disappear from this world because it was once so sick.

Happy, is when I realize. Being yourself is so much more valuable. There is nothing better than being yourself.

What I realized was. What I have in this world is a deposit from You.

Everything that exists at any time you can take from me.

No matter the tears, no matter the sadness that may never end.

I realized that my life was so short in this world. Too much that I use for things that may not be useful and you may ask later in the day of calculation. ‘time that you have been using for what?’ then I couldn't answer anything. My mouth was locked, my hands and the rest of my limbs then became witnesses. My tongue could have lied at that time.

I was afraid, afraid that what I used in this world was only to find happiness in the meantime.

My wife, my son, is what I will be responsible for before You.

Please keep me as someone who can educate, take good care of the family. To stay away from Your prohibitions and also to do what is obligatory in this world.

About loss.

No one knows that the loss will end miserably and the time is not long

Everyone will feel the loss.

Man can only carry out what has been Your plan.

However, I believe that Your plan is the best thing for me as well as my life.

It is unworthy of you to ask for Your Heaven.

However, I also have no power to hold back my tears when I am in Your hell.

Therefore, strengthen my heart to remain obedient to You.

To carry out all your commands

Whatever I do not know in this world, please keep me on Your true path.

I always offer prayers for dear ones who go first so that You can hear my prayers and also put them on Your best side.

Even if I don't know where they are.

I believe they will be happy.

For the last resting place after leaving this world is Your SECRET

- From the sinful author.