The Heart Moan of Child

THE HEART MOAN OF A CHILD

By : Khusnatul Lailiyah

One year after Mrs.Aisyah left the village, Dio always felt uneasy. Her mother went to seek money. She worked to suffice her daily family’s need. After Dio's father died, his mother worked for her family. Everyday, Mrs.Aisyah sold cakes and fried bananas around the village. But her  income was inadequate to their needs. Finally she decided to work abroad. She left Dio to his grandparents named Mrs.Azizah and Mr.Hadi.

While Dio’s mother was seeking money, Dio spent his days with his grandparents. Every Dio returned from the school, he help them in the field. When he missed with his mother, he opened photo album containing memories with his parent. He felt very happy when he was with his parents. Every night they used to watch television together. Her father loves him so much. Dio is a diligent and smart child. Because of it, his  parents were very proud of him. But a few years ago Dio’s father’s died. His father had a cancer since Dio was seven years old. His father worked as a builder.  Every weekend, they went to the river in the field sidelines. While watching at the vast expanse of rice, they sat together and made a joke each other.

***

"Dio, Les’t to eat!" Grandmother’s screaming stopped his daydream

"Yes grandma." As he closed the photo album in her hand, Dio wake up from his seat and went to the kitchen. He opened the cover of food. There were soybean cakes and spinach.

"What’s up child, you look sad?"

"I miss my mother, how's my mother?"

"You must pray for her, may she always be health"

That night, Dio sat  in front of his house. The night air was cold. His mother’s shadow occasionally appeared in his mind.

"How are you, mom?" He whispered himself with tears in his eyes.

Dio used to spend the evening by watching television with his mother. But now it is just a memory that makes him miss about it.

"I hope you will always be healthy mom. I miss you so much" Dio said to himself.

"Honey. .Are you musing?" Said his grandmother as she approached

"No grandma" He answered.

"What do you think about your mother?" His grandmother asked him.

"Why she doesn’t telephone me? Or send me a letter? Does she forget  me?"

***

The night wore on, and the moon still shined on the earth faithfully.

"Come on. . the night wore on" A grandfather’s voice from inside his home

"OK" Dio said, in wiping his tears

He wake up from his seat and went into his room. He took the book from his bag. He opened his book and started reading. Every time he learned, he always remembered his mother's message. His mother hoped Dio would be a good boy and smart. After finishing studying, he tried to close his eyes, but his mother’s shadow was still haunting him.

***

After praying subuh, Dio cleaned  his room. Then he helped his grandmother wash some plates and glasses. After helping her, he took a bath and had a breakfast. Dio ready to go to school. He went to school by cycle. He spent about ten minutes to go there. he arrived at school At seven o’clock. A few minutes later the bell rang.

"Teet. . Teet. . Teet. ."

Dio and his friends came into the class and began to follow the lessons. The first lesson was math. He liked math. When a teacher explained, he always gave attention . He was a good student.

A quarter to one. Yes, it has passed all subjects for this day. The bell has sounded, it was time to go home. Dio seemed to wear brown uniforms and black bag on his back out of the classroom.

***

Light of the sun began to disappear and changed with the light of the moon. Sound of adzan called. His parents and Dio prayed together.

After finishing praying Maghrib, they did something unusual. Because the night air was very cold and rainy, they did not sit on the verandah as usual. They watch television together. We can look familiarity among them accompanied by a cup of coffee.

The night wore on. Song of the rain was still audible above the roof.

"Are you sleepy child?" Mrs.Aisyah questions to his beloved grandson.

As smiling Dio answered  his grandmother’s question. Mrs.Azizah asked him to go to his room to sleep. Dio stood and left that old wooden chair. He went to the room. He saw a black clock on the wall. It was at ten o'clock. Yes, it's already too late. especially in the morning he had to get up early.

***

On the morning of the week, Dio woke up as usual at half to five. After finishing praying Shubuh, he took a broom in the corner terrace’s house. He opened the door which looked old and fragile.

"Kreeeeeek. . . . "

He cleaned the room, tables, and chairs.  Then he tried to wash clothes. He took dirty clothes hanging on the behind door of his room. While the clothes of her grandparents had seen piled up in baskets of clothes. Soon, he was washing clothes. While his grandmother's cooking in the kitchen. After finishing washing, he took a bath.

"Let’s have a breakfast" Mrs..Azizah’s voice made Dio quickly finished his bath.

After having a bath, he went  to the kitchen. As soon as they greedily ate foods accompanied by the sound of birds chirping behind his house.

"I met with my mother last night" The child said was surprising.

"What?. . What do you mean? " Replied Mrs.Azizah

"Dreams. . just a dream. . " He laughed.

Dio was silent, looking at a figure who he missed, he kissed her hand. His mother looks beautiful. Yes, the story of the little boy in a dream last night. They laughed after hearing Dio’s story.

***

After Dio had a breakfast, he watched  television. His homework was well finished. Around half a nine, his grandparents went to the field.

"I'm going to go to the field, do you want to follow?" His grandfather invited.

 "Sure" Dio answered.

He woke up from his seat, and turn off the television. He picked up a black hat in his room.

"Wait for me" He said in haste

Dio looks very excited that morning. They go to the fields by foot. they take one kilo-meter trip in just fifteen minutes.

After Arriving in the fields, they were greeted by birdling and a vast expanse of rice. The morning was very cold and the sky was so bright.

 Dio and his grandfather was seen sitting on the river bank on the outskirts of the fields. Dio remembered a thing on his minds. Two years ago, he and his father sat in the same place. Yes, exactly on the river bank on the outskirts of the field they spent their weekends.

"I remember the memories with my dad here"

"Until now I still do not see your sincere, you should learn for it. Your father was in the most beautiful place for him. Your father just needs your prayer. Be a good man! your father would be pleased to see that. "Mr.Hadi said while smiling at him.

"Ok Grandpa, but help me to convince"

"What’s sureness?"

"Convincing me to be a man who is sincere to my father and for all"

"God willing," Said grandfather with a smile

A few minutes later, they were wore their hat. They walked to the fields. They began to help Mrs..Azizah grow rice plant.

***

Gusts of wind field had not stopped drobing, the air is so fresh. Grasshoppers roam the grasses. After several hours, the heat of the sun were stopped their work. Under the banana trees on the edge of  fields makes them tire be lost. A few minute after break, they get up from his seat while using hat.

"Let's go home" Invited Mr.Hadi

Arriving at  home, they prayed dzuhur. Feeling tired and sleepy child's blanket. Dio entered the room and sleep.

***

The night has come. Light of the sun gave way to the moon. The sky filled with stars shining on the earth. Wind gusts peaked of tree full of beauty. That night, Dio was sitting on the porch, and reading a book.

"Dio. . let's go to the mosque? " Said his friend from behind a bamboo fence in front of his house

"OK. . wait for me"

He quickly closed the book that was read by him and went into the house. He picked up the cap in his room and he took the wrapper hanging on the rear door of his room.

The night wore on, but Dio had not come yet.

"It was too late, but our grandchildren do not go home" Said Mrs.Azizah. She was worry about that.

"Maybe he has not finished reading the Qur’an" Said her husband.

They sat on the porch while waiting for their grandson went home. Mrs.Azizah looked worried, she move back and forth. But Mr.Hadi seen enjoying a cup of coffee.

"Assalamu’alaikum " Dio’s screaming was stopped his grandmother’s worries

"Wa'alaikumsalam" Mrs.Azizah replied, while wipe his chest

"Why you go home too late?" Asked her.

"Yes, there are events in the mosque" Answered Dio.

"You make me worry dear…" Said Mrs. Azizah

"Yes, I'm sorry" He replied, while smiling at his grandmother

At the same time,he was taking his cup and into the house. The Cup was placed on the table beside the television and he started to turn on the television.

"Do you want to eat again?" Asked his grandmother.

"No. . I want a cup of tea " He replied

"Ok, would me to make you"

Mrs.Azizah went into the kitchen. Made a cup of hot tea to his beloved grandson.

"Thanks Grandma"

Mrs.Azizah reply thanks with a smile.

Dio laid on his body on wooden chair. He was enjoying a cup of tea and watching television. Suddenly looks Mr.Azizah got tears, when he saw his grandson.

"Why are you crying?" Asked his grandson to the attention

"No. . no dear" Replied Mrs.Azizah in wiping her tears

"I love you son, I'm proud of you. You're a good boy. Although now you're not with your mother but you still try to make your mother proud of having a child like you. You are diligent and kind" praise Mrs.Azizah.

"Thank you. I love you too grandma" She said with embarrassment.

Spent a cup of tea by Dio, he saw the clock on the wall. Half past ten. It's too late, time to sleep. Moreover in the morning he had to finish homework and went to school. Soon he was off the television in front of him. He took a cup of tea on the table and went into the kitchen. He put a dirty cup. He walked into the room. Before sleeping,  he prepared textbooks for tomorrow. He look the schedule on the wall. Exactly beside the bookcase.

"Ceremony, Mathematics, English, and Science"

Yes. . it's a lesson for tomorrow. Entered one by one a book into his black bag. After that, Dio torn down his body in bed, and he prayed for his parents. He was exhausted, he close your eyes. A few minutes later he fell asleep.

***

The morning was clouded,  a black cloud covered the sky. Dito woke up late. Yes, at half past five he woke up from his sleeping. Perhaps he was sleeping too late.

"Just a dream. . " His whispered

"Oh mother. . what is going on?"

He dreamed about his mother's again. Unusually, his thoughts can not calm down. His thoughts kept forcing her to think about his mother.

"Oh God. . I hope she's fine"

Soon he woke up and go to the bathroom.

"You have just woke up?" Said his grandmother

"Yes. . I'm sorry, this morning I woke up late"

"You look nervous, what happens?"

"Nothing" Said Dio briefly

As usual, he went to the kitchen, he took the dirty plate and washed it. Suddenly, sound a broken plate.

"Pyaaaar. . "

Mrs..Azizah surprised, he approached his grandson. He saw his grandson speechless looking at it. He thought there was something odd about her grandson this morning.

"Hay. . what happened? I saw today you are weird. Today you do not like so  unusual. What is it dear? Please tell me something! I'm worried about you. Are you getting sick? You look pale and agitated."

"Nothing. ."

"And then?"

"I think about my mother"

"Please dear, don’t think so hard about her"

"I can’t, last night I dreamed about my mother. It was nightmare about her. My mind always forced me to always think about her. I can’t stop thinking about it"

Dio went from that place, carrying a plate that had just washed. Mrs.Azizah just speechless looking at it without saying anything. After a while, Mrs.Azizah was approached her grandson .

"It was just a dream, don’t you think!"

"But it's like real, the dream is still clear in my mind"

"All right. Now it's time to you to take a bath and go to school, I have prepared breakfast for you"

"Ok!"

He took a towel then went to bathroom and took a bath. Next, he took the uniforms in the wardrobe. Then with a restless mind he began breakfast.

"You are not spirit of this morning?"

"Yes"

"Are you getting sick?"

"No, I'm okay!" He said simply

"Please. . take rest, you look pale "

"Maybe I'm tired, so it looks pale" He replied, smiling at his grandfather

Having finished breakfast, Dio went to school.

***

Grandparents talk serious about something on the terrace of their house. Suddenly, a red car approached the old house. Two well-dressed men, using a white shirt and black shoes, get out of the car. Two unknown men approached him.

"Excuse me. . Mrs.Aisyah is this house?"

"Yes. . yes, right. Can we help you sir?" Replied Mrs.Azizah nervously

They invited the two men entered in their house.

"Please sit down sir!"

"Thank you"

"Who are you? And there is what you need here?"

The two men introduced themselves, then they say about their intention for coming to their house. They told that Mrs.Aisyah got accident. He was died. Suddenly, grandparents speechless and couldn’t say anything, their faces pale and tears started flowing wet cheeks.

***

 Dio came home late that day. The sky was dark. He got home at three o'clock. Because he's the friend's house to study together. Dio was strange, he saw two strangers to talk to his grandparents.

"Asssalamu'alaikum"

"Wa'alaikumsalam"

They looked at Dio, and was silent.

"What’s happened?" Said Dio curious

"Sit down first"

"Please tell me, what’s happened?"

Although difficult to say, Mrs.Hadi talk about what happened.

"Dear, do you believe that every human being will die?"

"Yes, I believe it"

"So did your mother"

"What do you mean?"

"Your mother has died, he got an accident"

Thunderstruck, all of his body quivered, tears streaming. He like doesn’t not believe what had just happened. All just stunned to see the face of Dio. His grandparents tried to calm her grandson. He was embraced with great affection. His grandparents also feel deep sorrow that has been experienced by his mother .

"We have to be patient my son, God loves who’s patient"

"But as soon as that why he left us? Is this the meaning of my dream last night?"