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Simpang Flowers
Short Story Harris Effendi Thahar
Been a long time we did not pass Simpang Flowers. Now motorcycles plus much hung in there. Especially since the train was never again passed since the last few years, motor vehicle no longer concerned as the train doors before going to close any time if a train passes in deviation Flowers. Now, even a motorcycle-taxi drivers parked right in the middle of the tracks.
Intersection that has become bogged down, because there is already spilled market. Used only a few florists in the corners of the intersection. People who want to make pilgrimages to the cemetery less than a pound away from the intersection's stop for a moment to buy flowers sparingly. Therefore, Simpang flower attached to the name of that intersection. Wait, do not be tempted by fast new motorcycle bike, motorcycle taxis, which look so younger brothers counseled battered by a motorcycle new motor often like speeding and accidents often occur because of lust cut large vehicle in front. It could be, I mean going to pilgrimage, it immediately escorted to the grave "I know a lot of events," sister-in-law says.
All the bodies were about to be buried in the cemetery always through Simpang Flowers. Never too intersection was named Simpang Death. Even once called Simpang Hell since an ambulance transporting the body to the cemetery hit by a train, killing the driver and six mourner in it.
Bidding motorcycle in the middle of the tracks pretty horrified too because remember the stories of the past that, when the train transporting coal is still in operation. We both ride motorcycles battered, scared brought speeding. But just moving motorcycle carrying his wife, the wife screamed. Apparently that ran too long shawl rotated the rear wheel. Known, our Jakarta unaccustomed ride motorcycles. New opportunity to return home after over two years of the death of mother-in-law.
Motorcycle taxi suddenly stopped. We stopped because of the incident. People quickly berkerubung Florist offers flower quickly because we did not see buying interest.
"Buy flowers before you think of the grave .."
My wife shook her head, because we are not used to bring flowers or flowers that follow the tradition of sowing went on pilgrimage to the tomb, except with a prayer each.
"That's why, she could get hurt if the lag terms. Tomb only dog ​​that does not disekar," chirped florists again.
It feels brash words florist, but we did not say anything and went on ride motorcycles with an injured wife shawl. Period, the tomb of the mother-in-law he would liken us to the grave dog for not buying flowers. And, at the gate of the cemetery even more florist. Usually only on certain days only many florists, such as Eid or want to go in the month of fasting.
Some florists children surrounded us, but we continue to go without ignoring them. Three of them desperate to lead us up to the tomb of the mother-in-law. Two people resigned because he saw other pilgrims come. This one also offers a flower with a nosy wife even refused a high voice mixed emotions sad to see the tomb of his wife's mother. The boy turned and ran, screaming: "tomb of a dog!" Because we do not care, three children were watching us from a distance while talking each other, we seem to teach.
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Yet three years we berkubur mother-in-law here, the cemetery looks quickly filled and started overflowing. From a distance-limited by a small stream with a bridge arched-introduction we see a group of bodies. Sounds too hysterical screams of anguish as overflow accompany the corpse. The same thing happened when the mother-in-law's wife is buried here over two years ago. We pay attention to the tomb of the mother-in-law was indeed slick after class tile installed by a brother-in-law. The color is gray white with the name of the deceased carved in stone finely carved marble options. Mother-in-law stood tomb of tombs around him. Body tomb look shiny clean swept rain overnight.
Since our return mendesaklah wife, a special pilgrimage to the tomb of the mother-in-law and sister-in-law to stay at home. We did not stop by, let alone stay in the house a great brother-in-law because of a rift with his wife's sister because donations for the construction of the cemetery's mother-in-law.
"Only two hundred thousand? What is the last sign of devotion to the mother? If we are only two five hundred thousand each, you can not still imagine. Mothers grave Like what? Maybe you know a dog is much more magnificent tomb of our mother's grave now, "said sister-in-law in last year's phone to his wife.