Happy at the End of the Dusk
Chapter 69

The middle-aged woman with the title of principal was staring at Dusk Lamat. Again the pregnant woman asked about him last night who spontaneously mentioned his full name.

Last night Ibu Jum the founder of the floating school immediately said his words. And let Dusk go up to the house to rest. And because the pregnant woman was very tired she immediately fell asleep after cleaning her body a little.

Now they are both enjoying a cup of tea in the house while enjoying the morning breeze that greeted with a wave of leaves.

"Someone once showed me your photo, saying you are a prospective teacher who has aspirations to teach in a remote area, but because of one thing you will not continue that noble intention"Obviously Bu Jum, he did not lie, the young man he meant to say that when asked about what exactly his purpose was to this Island and do all the good for school, he said, something he and his children will never be able to answer.

"Who?"

"Hahhh" was heard breathing from the heavy Bu Jum, "Oh, he never wanted to say his name, the children here called them brother, brother, while I myself called him a good boy" Bu's eyes looked bright, as if remembering some beautiful memories because it made him smile comfortably.

"He only comes here once a week and sometimes stays for up to 3 days, there's no electricity here so every time he has to go back to the City maybe to contact his family"

"A man?" Tanya Dusk was curious, either his heartbeat seemed to be timid guessing one name that seemed to cross his mind.

Not many people know about his mind, only a few people around him.

"Hemm a very handsome young man" Bu Jum then rubbed the stomach of Dusk with the gaze of Sendu.

"It looks like I've got an answer to why you never came here" Bu Jum then looked at Dusk "He said, someday you'll definitely be here whether it's 1,2, or not, or for decades more because he believed that when grief struck you, you would return with your original purpose, and he would go around looking for a comfortable place for you, until he found this island, he said, at first I was confused about what the young man was talking about, but I seem to understand"

"Invalid love is right?"

The twilight glazed his eyes glazed over "Where is he?" he asked with a trembling voice holding back tears, there was a longing so great in him that he had been quiet, not longing like a lover but more to a friend.

Flashbacks....

It all started from the beginning.

They sit on the bench of the Panti park while observing children who are running around. There is also Dimas who is playing with a blind boy of the same age with him . Dusk smiled knotingly at how Dimas and the boy could connect when one did not hear and the other did not see, but again the child had the instinct to play and did not make anything as a barrier.

"I once had the ambition to become a teacher in a remote village"

"You said it first"

"Huh...didn't it all come back from the beginning?" Dusk reminded Nata if they had just met and met outside earlier. He's a little upset.

"Yes well sorry to forget the beautiful sister" Again Nata restored the twilight hair slowly.

"Early? Is it not anymore?"

"Hemmm, I want to try to accept everything sorry"

"God...." Nata laughed insipidly, "Why apologize? The beat of your mind" There is sadness that appears in the eyes of Nata. and Dusk knows it, he apologizes not because of his mind, but because of the recognition of his feelings for the husband in front of the man who likes him.

"I hope you'll always be happy, but if you're not happy, continue your mind I'll help you find a really remote place so no one can find and hurt you anymore"

flashback off's.

"I don't know, for more than a month he never visited this island again, I don't know where the good-natured young man went, he donated books and financed school renovations with other islanders"

Dusk felt cold sweat all over his body, "Nata...Brother Nata? Is that his name?"

Again Bu Jum shook his head slowly "He never mentioned his name" he again reminded Dusk.

Dusk crimped both fingers he wanted to show a photo of Nata on his phone but unfortunately the flat object had no power at all.

"School head.......!!!" Shouted some children under divert attention of both, because they did not appear at school they finally followed home.

Now Dusk Dusk can see the face of a plain face that he always looks at his portraits and Videos.

"Oh..sister that one"

"Yes.a beautiful sister belongs to a sister"

"It turns out he's coming, brother said not necessarily"

"Or don't not wife brother"

It was clear that Dusk could hear the talk of a horde of barefoot children walking not far behind him.

Dusk only smiled, now he was sure brother and kind-hearted young man who meant the islanders was Nata.

Bu Jum began to tell stories while inviting Dusk to climb a bridge that became the only access with a school building located on the sea.

The Baya beak woman was just a high school graduate who married a Fisherman who came from this island.

"This is not an official school, we do not have an operational permit or whatever, I set it up just as a place for children to be eager to learn to read, write and count, he said, only three things that I can teach that they will not be deceived if they sell their catches, because somehow they will become Fishermen continue the struggle of the father" Terang bu Jum.

"Look at that Dusk" Bu Jum pointed at the school roof that looks glare due to the morning sun, the aluminum rows look pongah shows its sturdiness, "The roof was leaking, "The roof was leaking, but the kind-hearted young man took the initiative to replace it"

"She is very good ma'am" said Dusk with a smile, there is a sadness every remember Nata but he could not bear to smile to see the kindness of the man.

"You're sure they're the same person?"

"Hemmm" Dusk nodded surely, now he knew who the sender of the Email was all along. Nata.

Bi Jum replied with a smile" he would be very happy to know you finally came here.

"He will regret mom if I meet here, I promise to beat him, he disappeared for so long and turned out to hide in a place as beautiful as this" said Dusk full of jokes, he seriously wants to stay longer on this island, because he is sure to meet Nata here.

Aby's?

Dusk always remembered her husband but she wanted to be a little more selfish this time as Aby was still taking care of Laras.

Dusk helps Bu Jum teach, he teaches stacking multiplication to children today.

When the day began afternoon Dusk sat enjoying the beautiful twilight behind the class. There is a canopied terrace there with rows of used mineral water bottles filled with colorful water hanging beautifully.

"Bakak Dusk turned out to be very beautiful" praised one of the boys aged about 10 years who suddenly appeared beside him. Dusk thought all the children had gone home this afternoon it was wrong in fact there were still children with school uniforms here.

"You're not coming home? Beware" panicked Dusk as he saw the boy standing at the end of the guardrail and took one of the mineral bottles of green water, Dusk could see there was something other than water in the mineral bottle.

"Here" the boy gave the bottle he had grabbed to Dusk.

"All the bottles here are garbage that my brother picked up except for the bottle" the boy pointed to the Bottle that is now held by Dusk.

"Say that big brother to give to brother Dusk if he comes here"

"Forku?" Dusk then opened the bottle and asked permission to see the contents.

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"Dok" called Aby's Assistant when the Doctor just came out of the Operating Room. Asiten Aby follows Aby's steps towards a room to unlock her signature hand t-shirt and apron.

"How are you? " Aby grabs her cell phone that the Assistant is proposing.

"your father's man called"

"Thank you you can come back"

Aby then spoke to his father's man, who, The man could not hide his happy face when he learned the news that the existence of Dusk had been found through cctv recordings at the airport and the description of the taxi driver who brought Dusk that night.

"Ah thank goodness...."Aby rubbed her face full as soon as her phone call ended. But he could not linger long to enjoy his happiness, because he still had to pay his respects to the donor.

"It's Done? "Ask Aby to two Resident assigned to sew back the donor's body.

"Dok" The two young doctors then stepped aside to make room for Aby to approach. But Aby stopped when he saw the tip of the foot of the noble man who had now become a corpse was slightly exposed.

Aby then held the legs of the corpse that began to cool down while reciting prayers so that he could get the best place beside his god.

"Can read the report" said Aby and one of the Residents opened the map located next to the body of the mayor.

"Nama Nata, male gender 25 years old was born in Jakarta on January 20, 1998, the time of Jakarta's death at 08:00 Wib on August 28, 2023"

Aby's body immediately stiffened "Nata?" The lady, "Is the patient from Makassar?" Well Setau Aby the patient was flown directly from that daeng city this morning, so there was no way they were the same Nata.

"True Doc"

With a quick movement Aby stood near the head of the corpse and opened the blanket covering her face.

Aby's body trembled perfectly, he paled seeing Nata now stretched stiff with a face without blood flow.

Aby Tetiba felt tight, the face that used to be so proud to say so love his wife is now lifeless.

"Nata.no..no way" Aby knelt on the floor while holding Nata's ice-cold hand.

"Dok..you're okay?" Worried about two residents behind Aby but they don't dare to approach.

"I'm sorry Nata" Lirih Aby accompanied by a crystal circle from her Netra as if releasing Nata's departure for a long time.