Love in The Cemetery

The hot sun was covered by a swarm of clouds. The sky became as dark as the clothes Rena was wearing. She looked at herself in the mirror once more. With nothing missing, she hurried down the stairs. Mama calls Rena to go to Revelation House immediately.

The clock on the wall reads 3 p.m. and The car engine was started, Mama and Rindu were already inside. Rena looked at the sky for a moment. "Hmm... Rain will soon enliven the cemetery," Rena said to herself.

"Suddenly cloudy, what is the sign?" said Rindu. Rena smiled seeing her sister say that. Mama told Rena to sit in the back immediately. She leaned against the windshield. Her heart continued to churn waiting for the sign.

"Already Ren, there's no need to be so sad... " said Rindu to Rena who had been silent for a thousand languages. Rena looked at the street. It was as if the houses she passed were waving to her. Fifteen minutes passed, arriving at Wahyu's house.

Her best friend's house was filled with people, from young to old. Mama told Rena to meet Wahyu immediately. However, she was still busy observing in detail every mourner who was there.

Surely the person she was looking for was Adi. The chanting of prayers sounded clearly in her ears. He was even more resigned if God did not grant his wish.

"Eh, there's Wahyu ... hurry up and be comforted," said Rindu. Rena immediately went to Wahyu who was still in shock and had just woken up from fainting.

She hugged Wahyu and tried to say things that might make her friend more sincere in accepting this reality. Her eye sockets felt full. Realizing that tears were about to spill, Rena asked permission to go out for a while.

She wiped her tears with a tissue. Then he sat back down with the other mourners. The voice of the speech from the father of the community leader echoed, soon the body would be buried.

Rena asked Mama for permission to see the funeral process. Her heart kept saying to go to the funeral. The premonition Rena felt was probably from God.

As the coffin was lifted and prayers were offered. The atmosphere was getting more and more emotional. Wahyu occasionally burst into tears. Rena could only stare at her friend's sadness. The clouds were slowly crying. Drizzle came along with the footsteps.

Rena was still accompanied by Mama and Rindu. She was in the middle row. Occasionally she looked back or forward to confirm the figure. Hopefully, she continued to wait for Adi.

Arriving at the funeral, Rena decided to see it from outside the fence with Mama and Rindu. Standing for a long time watching the funeral process which was still accompanied by drizzle.

Suddenly, her heart was beating hard. She remembered that Adi was usually around in this situation. Rena denied the premonition because she had given up hoping for a sign.

"The drizzle has stopped but why isn't he around?" Rena grumbled. Rindu's hand tried to reach Rena but was blocked by Mama. Rindu took another way to tell Adi that Adi was right behind her sister.

"Ren, try to look back" said the message from Rindu. She immediately turned her head to the side. Rena saw Mama greeting the figure behind her. She became more nervous when she heard that name. Her heart seemed to expand. Not a word of happiness can be spoken.

Feeling very grateful and very happy. Rena was confused because the moment was not right. There are two sides that she feels. Sad because of Wahyu and happy because of Adi.

Convincing herself to be able to greet Adi. Her mind and heart kept searching for beautiful words to break the silence. As hard as she could with the gnawing awkwardness. Rena finally turned around. "Hi... Adi!"

Adi looked at her deeply for a moment and his eyes lit up. Rena realized such a sign was the sign of falling in love that she read from the article. Rena took a step but Adi didn't try to back away. Seeing Adi's reaction, which was just stunned silence, made her turn around towards the cemetery.

Rena was still confused why Adi always behaved like that. More and more she wanted to be away from Adi to check for other signs of falling in love.

Rena also ventured to pass Adi and enter the cemetery and comfort Wahyu. As she walked, Adi's gaze never left her. It was even clear that Adi felt disappointed when Rena left him. Rena smiled sympathetically at Adi's behavior. She felt very grateful that God still brought her together with Adi.

-the end-