You & Dusk
Heroes In The Past

(Flashback Part)

Alfy continued to explain to Puput the beginning of his meeting with Arman.

The afternoon was quite hot at that time, Alfy was still sitting in the 1st grade of High School.when the clock came home from school as usual he waited for his brother who used to pick him up home. But for some reason today her brother was nowhere to be seen, maybe she was late. Alfie decided to wait for his brother for longer.

He waited and was patient until all the students at the school had gone home. He was still standing waiting for his brother in front of the school gate, until the security guard at the school told Alfy to wait in front of the bus stop just across the street because the school gates would be closed.

At first he wanted to go home on public transport but once again he decided to wait. Cross him to the stop appointed by the security guard to wait for his brother to come pick up.

He continued to stand at the stop because there were enough people at the stop to leave no place to sit.When he was waiting, two young men dressed shabby as thugs approached.

Alfy looks uncomfortable in the approach by the two young men. Slowly Alfy moved away, it turned out that the two young men approached and immediately pulled his long headscarf until he fell to the ground.

The people around just looked, some reacted but the two young men said something. Something really hurt Alfy.

"no one comes near. Who knows this woman has a bomb under her shirt like the suicide bomber yesterday on television." Said one of the young men.

"this woman is certain *******. Just look at how you dress." continued the second young man.

The long white veil worn by Alfy now backfired for her. He was scorned and became the object of bullyan by the two young men. He was dismissed as one of the conspirators******* because of how he dressed.

Indeed, the stereotype of covered clothing has recently evolved due to the tragedy of a suicide bombing carried out by an undercover man wearing a veil and a long headscarf in a shopping mall building a few days ago then.

The people who had intended to help lowered their intentions because they heard the words of the two young men. With a look of disdain, people around saw Alfy who had been lying on the ground while fixing her hijab that was almost open.

One of the young men again approached Alfy, then held his hand violently. Alfy who did not receive touch, he tried to thrash to be released. While the second young man pulled back his long headscarf. Alfy kept the hijab so as not to show her hair. It is not a matter of hair but it is about her honor as a Muslim.

The people around did not care, they looked apathetic because they agreed with the two young men. Alfy was in the bullies and in the dwarfs******* by the two men and Alfy was seen crying while defending herself with all her strength.

Suddenly at the scene, a motor suddenly stopped. A teenage boy wearing a school uniform is different from the school uniform worn by Alfy. The teenager ran and approached Alfy who was being bullied by two young men.

Bravely the teenager pushed one of the young men who pulled Alfy's hijab. The young man fell while the second young man who saw the teenager berseragm school was approaching immediately threw a punch at him. The teenager fell to the ground because of a blow to his face.

When he wanted to get up the teenager was back to get hit, while the people around him just kept quiet, some took out smartphones and recorded the fights that occurred.

The young man who was pushed by the teenager got back up and approached Alfy. It seemed that she was not satisfied to bother Alfy until the long white headscarf she was wearing was exposed.

While the teenager who had intended to help was still involved in a fight with the second young man. The teenager seemed to push himself, he got up and continued to rise despite falling several times.

The teenager finally realized that he could not win, with jelly he looked around and asked for help but still the people around did not bully. Really bad, this is how bad the stereotype about clothes***** has been lately. This is the impact of a bomb attack some time ago, killing 5 people and dozens of others injured.

Moments later after the teenage boy screamed for help, a mother was seen moving. Maybe because of pity and heartlessness Mother suddenly approached and tried to help Alfy who was still in Bully by the first young man.

While the teenager who had helped Alfy was still in conflict with the second young man. Seen his right cheek began to swell due to the blow of the Bully's young man.

Finally because of the actions of Mother who helped Alfy finally some people look also began to pity and help Alfy and the teenager. Feeling cornered the two young men finally left Alfy.

Alfy was also helped to stand by the mother who had helped him. While the teenager who came down from the motorbike to help Alfy then looked down at the people around the place. "how could you all be quiet like nothing happened? Huh uh?" Shouted the teenager to the people who had just watched without doing anything.

The people around looked at the teenager. As if without guilt they ignored it. "all of you are shameless. What if this girl gets hurt?" Shouted the teenager who was wearing the school uniform.

"do you have a heart?" he continued, spitting out of anger at the apathy of those around him.

The teenager then approached Alfy who looked frightened because of the bullyan he got. Alfy was sitting in the bus stop next to him and Mother was helping him.

"Aren't you papa, son? Sorry Mom, I'm late to help you." said the mother.

"You're not papa, are you?" ask the boy to Alfy.

Alfy nodded his head in a sign that he was fine despite trembling slightly.

"where is your house? Want me to drop you off?" Said the teenager.

"sorry, I'm waiting for my sister." Said Alfy.

Before long some public transportation came and the mother who helped Alfy also boarded the public transportation left Alfy. Some people also boarded the public transport and left few people including Alfy and the teenager.

"this has been long enough? Do you have a smartphone, why not just call your sister." asked the teenager.

"i didn't take him." replied Alfy timidly.

"hm.. Alright I'll be here longer until your brother comes."

"sorry, no need. I don't want to trouble."

"sorry, because of me you got hurt."

"no papa. These wounds are normal. I've been hurt a lot from karate practice. Yep.. You know." Said the teenager looked like he wanted to boast.

The teenager looked at Alfy but not a bit Alfy raised his gaze to look at the young man. From earlier Alfy just bowed and looked awkward.

"so, did you go to school there?" ask the teenager while pointing at the school in front of the stop.

"yes."

"ohs..

"e sorry. Thank you for helping me out." Said Alfy.

"no problem. I hate seeing people being bullied. You often say that helping people who are in trouble is mandatory because we are social beings who go hand in hand and influence each other." Said the teenager was getting smart.

"My father is also a policeman, I'm very proud of him. He often helps people on the road. That's why I really want to be like my father by helping people who are in trouble." continued the teenager.

Alfy just silently listened to the words of the teenager.

"i'm sorry, well, I talk a lot." The teenager said with a smile and scratched his head like he was nervous.

After a while, look brother Alfy come. Alfy who was at the stop shouted to his brother who was on the other side precisely in front of his school.

Her brother who heard the screams turned around and saw Alfy across and immediately approached her.

"Alfy.. Why you deck?" ask the frantic kakanya to see her sister in a dirty school uniform.

"uh who are you? You are my adek? Huh uh?" continue his brother while pushing the teenager who was with Alfy.

"no, he helped me earlier." Said Alfy.

"help?"

Alfypun recounted the incident that happened to him a moment ago.

"astagfirullah. Oh my God, you don't have a deck? What's that sick?" asked her sister worriedly.

Alfy gestured that he was fine.

"You. Thanks though. Thank ye. Once again jazakallahu khairan.. Helped my sister."

"yes, my sister." replied the teenager.

"Sorry, deck. Brother had some business, I thought you were back on public transport. But just until home said Umi you have not come home so brother came here. Thankfully you are not papa." His father said to Alfy.

"oh yes, thank you again. What's your name?" ask Brother Alfy to the teenager.

"i'm Arman Brother."

"Arman, thanks again. I will remember that name. I'm Imam. I'm Kakanya Alfy." The Imam shook Arman's hand.

Alfy who had earlier lowered his gaze to Arman finally raised his head and saw a teenage boy who was the same age as him, the teenager named Arman.

"yes, Arman. I'm home."

"iya brother. Be careful on the road."

Finally the Imam and Alfypun left the stop with their motorbikes.

Arman looks happy because he has become a hero like his father. He left shortly after Imam and Alfy left the stop.

While on Alfy's journey, he remembers Arman's face, the face of the person who helped him when everyone saw him as trash or *******.

The puput who had listened to Alfy's past story began to be interested and increasingly curious. "yg really deck? Keep going?" tanya Puput who is still curious about the continuation of his story.

"that was the first time I met him, brother. After that I met a few times but somehow I often avoided him." replied Alfy.

"when will you know and be friends?" tanya Puput is getting curious.

"after that incident, I somehow prayed to God that I might meet him again if he was my soul mate. Until one day I met him again at college. But that time.."

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