THE FORMER BLIND COLLECTION HOUSE IJO
Chapter 48 The tomb

Teteh turned towards us one by one, Teteh felt something we were hiding.

"What's wrong? Why are you confused like that?, something you're hiding?, Mah... What's up?"

My eldest brother asked confusedly to see us who were bowed, unable to say that, Grandpa is dead, because we still feel claustrophobic when you remember that Grandpa is no longer with us.

"Tea... Grandpa..".

Said Mamah but stopped, unable to continue his words.

" What happened to Grandpa Mah.. Grandpa is fine, Mah.. ".

My eldest brother asked as his hands shook Mamah's arms and, his tears dripped down his cheeks, like his Teteh felt the sorrow we still had.

"Grandfather.. ".

My lips are muddled, only tears come out of his eyes that hint at sadness, deep loss.

"Grandpa is what Mah. don't say Grandpa.. ".

Me and Teh Eli immediately hugged our eldest Brother, we cried, my eldest Brother's cry became.

"So right? Grandpa is dead? Eli.. Liya..?".

Teteh let go of our hugs and, looking at us one by one, we just nodded and, crying, we were indeed very close to Grandpa beyond our closeness with Papah in addition, we were very close, Papah whose attitude distanced himself from us was indifferent and, not caring to keep us from the creature.

"When? why did Grandpa die?, did the creature harm Grandpa?".

My eldest brother wanted to know the cause, Grandpa died and, because Teteh knew all the calamities that always befall us because of that creature, Teteh immediately assumed that creature, Buta Ijo has harmed Grandpa.

"Two months ago.. Grandpa was sick, it was time Grandpa had to return to the Creator, Teteh remembered what he said Grandpa no creature could have the right to take the lives of other creatures without the permission of God, he said, moreover, Grandpa who is pious, obedient worship, God has called him because it is time for his Grandpa to rest, we can only recite his prayers".

With great difficulty, Mamah tried to make Teteh calm and, being able to accept Grandfather's departure.

"Grandfather..., where's Mah's tomb? Grandpa's at the Tomb, right in Bogor?".

Still with tears Teteh asked.

"In Jayagiri Teh, in Jayagiri Public Cemetery is still in Lembang area, later in the afternoon Teteh Pilgrimage grave yes, in the same anther Liya or Eli".

My eldest brother nodded, agreeing to Mamah's request.

"Let's Liya the anter Mah".

I said, Teteh turned to me, remembering by him when we were children I was 3 years old and, Teteh Aged 8 Years.

Me and, my eldest brother brought Grandpa to his house, remembering all the affection that Grandpa gave us, Grandpa taught us to look after each other, to love and to love each other, protecting each other.

Remember when we played together or went to the garden to pick the cloves in the garden of the cloves of grandfather, racing the race to get the most cloves, then Grandpa would give us Wages, he said, we will collect the wages in a wooden piggy bank that Grandpa made for us.

Then we will open it when the wood is no longer fit to enter the coin as a result of our wages picking cloves in Grandpa's garden, we will go to the market and, buy something we need, or we open it when one of us has a birthday and we open the piggy bank to buy a birthday gift.

Grandfather taught us that everything we want we can not get easily, we have to achieve with hard work, and a satisfactory result will be its own pride and satisfaction, and we will appreciate more what we gain from hard work and sacrifice.

Teteh hugged me very tightly, I knew Teteh needed someone for his various losses.

"We all love Grandpa, Grandpa will never leave us, his memories will always be with us".

Said me, My eldest brother nodded and smiled.

The afternoon after the ashar prayer I drove my eldest brother to the public cemetery in Jayagiri Lembang, we boarded the delman passing in front of the house, incidentally the delman was empty no passengers, no passengers, no passengers, we asked the delman coachman to take us directly to the Jayagiri Lembang public cemetery.

The delman's coachman took us, and we asked him to wait, we brought a bottle of water, and a basket of flowers to flush and sprinkle in Grandpa's tomb, My eldest brother when he arrived before the grave immediately embraced Grandfather's grave ground, and cried, I squatted down and, holding his shoulder.

"Teh.. sincere... Grandpa will be sad if you see Teteh rich gini".

The drops moved his body crouching and wiping his tears.

" Deek remember, Grandpa always said you should be strong, should be tough do not crybaby, should be an encouragement to each other, we prove to Grandpa if we can be like that, we make Grandpa proud".

Again, I could only smile and nod in agreement with my words.

"Now all we can do is pray for Grandpa that Grandpa may be solemn khotimah, given a proper place by His side in Accepting his Islamic faith in forgiven his sinful sins, kept away from the torment of the grave and in the light of his Barzah by our prayer".

Then we prayed in front of the grave Grandpa recited his Surat al-fatihah 7 times al Ikhlas 3 times the letter of anas and al palaq after that sowing flowers and, and, water the water in his tomb and say hello.

"Assalamu'alaikum ahlad-diyaar minal mu'miniina wal muslimiin. yarhamulloohul mustaqdimiina minnaa wal musta'khiriin. wa inna insyaa alloohu bikum la-laahiquun. wa as alllooha lanaa walakumul 'aafiyah."

It means: May salvation be poured out on you, O tomb-bearers, from the believers, and the Muslims, may Allah bless those who precede us, and those who come later. We God willing will catch up with you, I ask for safety for us and you.

Then we went home in the same delman that was waiting for us, the charioteer came straight down from his delman when he saw us coming out of the public cemetery, leading his delman closer towards us, then we went up and died at the funeral.

My view, and Teteh was turned back, staring at the public cemetery that we will now routinely visit at least two years, three times. ahead of fasting, eid al-Fitr, and eid al-Adha, he said, or when we miss, and want to make sure ourselves that there was once someone very meaningful in our lives.

The Delman went down the street drowning in the back view, Jayagiri Lembang public cemetery was not seen anymore, I clasped my eldest brother's hand, and smiled, smiling, My eldest brother returned my smile to the sincerity on his face...

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