Reaching the Moon
Chapter 32

Two years ago in a restaurant,

"Star? Are you here too?" sapa Aura was so friendly when she saw the woman she knew so well sitting next to her.

"Sir Aura? Oh my God, we meet here! Yes, I'm on a dinner break, and you want to buy the Moon's favorite food," said Bintang no less friendly.

"Yes, I also had dinner, just so happened to be someone who had been my patient wanted to consult again, he said he had a bit of difficulty if he wanted to go to the hospital, so I came here. But, until now there is no visible stem of his nose."

"Maybe it's still on the road time, brother."

"But I've had an hour, loh, sitting here," said Aura starting to get annoyed.

They kept talking while enjoying their dinner. Until their food ran out, the patient who asked Aura to go to the restaurant did not come, even when the Stars left first, the person had not come too.

The bored and tired aura finally decided to go home. He walked out of the restaurant and entered his car. However, not long in, the woman came back out when she saw the middle star trying to push her tail motorbike out of the parking lot.

"Star, what's your bike?" aura asked as she approached the Star.

"The back of him suddenly deflated, Brother. Strange, even though the parking lot was fine, where the workshop is far away."

"Yes, you just get in my car, I will tell people to bring your bike to the workshop" said Aura offering.

"No need, brother. Afraid of trouble later," reject Star politely.

"He eleh, like someone else. You'll be late for home, pity the Moon's hunger."

The star seemed to think for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement.

Aura began to drive her car towards the house of Bintang. It just so happened that he had been to the woman's house once because there was business. However, during the trip, he suddenly felt something strange, the smell of smoke began to interfere with his sense of smell, until he decided to stop the car and check things out.

"Star, I checked my car first, well," said Aura then opened the car door and got out. However, he had not yet closed the door of his car, an explosion from his car suddenly made the woman bounced away with a burning lula that hit part of her face and body.

"Star!" yelled Aura with all her might while manahan was sick. He was really worried about the star that was still in the car when the explosion occurred. Somehow he's in this moment, he really doesn't know. As a result of her injuries, Aura finally fell unconscious.

Shortly after, the other motorists found Aura's burning car and immediately called an ambulance. The star was rushed to the hospital in a terrible state while Aura was nowhere to be found. An hour later, Aura was discovered by a farmer who had just sold his crops in the city. With his old car, he brought Aura back to the village to be treated in the traditional way because he did not know the location of the hospital in the city, while the streets were getting quieter.

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Two years later,

"A-aura, is that you, son?" Silfi who had just opened the door looked so shocked when she realized the guest who had knocked on the door was very similar to her daughter.

Tears then dripped down the two cheeks of the middle-aged woman. Slowly he stepped closer to the young lady standing before him. Just like her, the young woman also shed tears as she said softly calling her "Mother."

There was a sense of disbelief as well as happiness between them. After almost two years of separation, where Aura was declared dead, and the family had learned sincerely, they were now reunited. Inevitably, stories full of haru and tears colored their residence.

After the meeting, Aura decided to meet with the chief director of the hospital where she worked. At first the hospital was thrown into an uproar with his arrival, but after the woman explained the true incident, everyone finally understood.

Aura returned to work at the hospital for almost a week. During that time, he always questioned the situation of Nizam, but his parents chose not to answer. Instead, they asked Aura to forget about the man.

That certainly makes Aura more curious about Nizam. Until suddenly he was asked by the director of the hospital to represent him in the activities of the doctors held in the city of B. Of course it was something that Aura did not want to waste. Now he has a reason to be able to visit city B with the permission of his parents.

"Assalamu 'alaikum" said Aura while knocking on the door of a house that used to be a place to play.

"Wa'alaikum salutations." Sounds from inside the house. A few seconds later, the door opened and showed the figure of a woman younger than him standing there, without a sound and the look of a surprised face was clearly visible there.

"Yes, please, ' answered Nizwa reflexively. His brain was working hard thinking about what he had just seen at this moment.

Nizwa thought that Aura was her hallucination in the afternoon. However, the woman's voice accompanied by the hand job made her realize that it was real, but how could the person who had been declared dead at that time suddenly appear before her?

Nizwa shook her head quickly as she began to wake up from the daydream. However, he no longer found Aura in front of him because the woman had already entered the house.

As surprised as Nizwa showed, the same expression was being shown by Khaira and Boy who were resting in the family room. Their confused gazes finally made Aura tell the true events, to make them then believe and understand.

"Oh yeah, Nizam hasn't come home yet, huh?" ask Aura suddenly.

Boy, Khaira, and Nizwa are now staring at each other and struggling through their eyes. They did not know what the current state of affairs should be like to Aura. It feels like their tongues are immediately confused, even talking feels difficult.

"Why silence, Om, Auntie, Nizwa?"

Again the three people looked at each other without the slightest sound.

"Em, look, soon Brother Nizam will come, Brother Aura can directly ask him news," nizwa said later because she felt cornered by the gazes of her parents who seemed to ask the woman to speak.

"Oh, fine then. While waiting for Nizam, Aura permission to go back first for a while well, there's something Aura wants to see."

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The atmosphere in the room instantly felt stiff as Nizam had arrived at the doorway. Air supply also feels reduced and feels stuffy. It was felt by Boy, Khaira, and Nizwa. However, in contrast to Aura who actually seemed so happy to see the arrival of the man she still considers as her future husband to this day.

"Nizam, I am so happy to see you again, when I thought I would never see you again" Aira smiled with her eyes dewy and walked over to Nizam.

As with Aura, both of Nizam's netra felt sore, as if tears were pressing to get out, but unfortunately it was no longer the right thing for now. The feeling he felt was wrong.

Honestly he was so happy to see Aura in front of him, but on the other hand, he also felt guilty to the Moon for letting his feelings develop.

"Nizam, how are you? I'm me_." Aura's words were interrupted when she realized the Moon was standing behind the man.

"Moon? You're the Moon, right?" Aura who instantly recognized the Moon because her face was almost exactly the same as the Star walked over to the woman and hugged her while crying. "I'm sorry, for riding in my car, your brother passed away. I really feel guilty about it."

The Moon's body trembled hearing Aura's words. Her tears were even now melting down her cheeks like a rushing stream. The woman was not strong to return the hug because her body immediately felt weak.

The moon had heard the news of her brother's death a few hours ago, but it just felt so painful. The moon was currently crying, but he was holding his voice so that it would not be heard by anyone there.

Everything now moves to the living room, both Khaira, Boy, and Nizwa, all giving support to the Moon to be strong and steadfast in accepting the facts about the brother after Aura recounts the true events.

Meanwhile, without feeling the slightest awkward with the existence of the Moon in the house, Aura now takes Nizam to his backyard where the goods they once buried are still intact there.

"I didn't expect, you were really faithfully waiting for me, Zam. I thought you were married until my mom and dad asked me to forget you. But after seeing our stuff that's still intact, I'm even more convinced that you can't forget me." Aura smiled as she pointed towards the back of the gazebo where they used to store special items.

Aura's words had truly struck Nizam's heart this time. How not? Let alone being faithful until now, just a few months after the announcement of Aura's death, the man's heart had been clung to another woman.

"You know, Zam. As long as I am recovering, I am always thinking of you. Even today, I still consider you my future husband." Aura stopped her words for a moment then looked towards Nizam.

"Zam, I want you to marry me as soon as possible, if you have to tomorrow. I'm afraid that if I put it off, new problems will come up like that time."

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