BLESSINGS OF LOVE
That Day was 3

That Saturday afternoon heavy rain was still drenching the earth, and it seemed to be going on for a long time.

"Here you see, Ratna tells the travel car she ordered to take us to her house," Asmila told Mario as they waited for the suitcase to be dropped from the trunk.

Both are standing in front of a walking belt or conveyor belt.

Suitcases move in while walking and can be immediately taken by the owner if the suitcase can soon be recognized.

"BG 678X XY driver's name is Bang Ucok, we have to find the car with the police number, and the driver named it," Mario said after reading a chat from Asmila's mobile phone.

Then Mario saw his and Asmila's suitcase approaching, and immediately he grabbed it from while walking earlier.

The two then walked to the exit gate from the airport to the airport lobby.

"Rain heavy again," Asmila was visibly upset because since she left until arriving at the destination the rain did not stop.

"So we go, the rain is small, we get a big rain again" Mario complained as well.

"How can we find a car with license plates earlier, just want to go to the parking lot is difficult. We will definitely get soaked if we walk there," Asmila was confused.

"Please on, later the rain subsides we can also look for," Mario calms Asmila.

"Now three o'clock past fifteen minutes, the rain stops at five o'clock in the afternoon maybe. We will be stuck here, and there could have been someone else who rented the car," complained Asmila also who began to feel worried.

"Well, there's people looking confused, where they're going. Definitely not a Palembang," said Codot who saw a pair of men and women who looked confused.

Then he immediately approached the two and politely offered his services.

"Father and mother, where are you going? rain like this, let me take you to the destination" said Codot.

"Oh, we already have a travel car that has been ordered by my friend. It's just because it's raining, so we can't find it yet" Asmila said.

"What car, what license plate?"ask Codot again.

"This is my friend's chat," Asmila offered a chat from Ratna to Codot.

"Pale in love, this is my car. Ucok it's my friend, come on, let me take it to the destination. Where are you and your father going?" Codot was so excited when he found out that Asmila was looking for a car owned by Ucok.

"Surely this man brought a car with license plates according to my friend's instructions?" asmila asked somewhat suspiciously.

"This is my mom looking at her vehicle number, it really doesn't match what my friend wrote there".

Mario and Asmila see a piece of paper in the form of an STNK from a car hanger held by Codot.

When looking at the license plate listed on the paper in accordance with the chat from Ratna, then Asmila so smiled at Codot.

"Yes, yeah, that's the number".

"Well, believe me, where are you going now?" ask Codot happily.

"We are going to Tanjung Sakti" replied Asmila.

"Go, Bengkulu!!! Come on, let me drop off" Codot was quite aghast at hearing the name of the place Asmila mentioned.

"How far is this place?" ask Asmila.

"Away, this place is on the border between Palembang district with Bengkulu district. Even from Bengkulu Airport itself is also far from this place," Codot explained in detail.

Asmila and Mario just nodded their heads but still did not understand.

"Bang Codot, this is anyone going to Pagar Alam. Can you not bring them?" ask his friend who happened to hear Codot going to Tanjung Sakti.

"Yes, of course you can. That one way. Come on, let me just pull it!!!" scream Codot.

Mario and Asmila glanced over wanting to know who the person who would be with them in the car later.

"Geez, it turns out they are" whispered Asmila with a sigh of disappointment because it turns out that the ones who will be together are Asrul and Jena with the baby.

"How much does it cost per person?" ask Asrul to Codot.

"Look, these are two places far away. About four to five hours from here. So one million cars, how do you agree not?" Codot offered them a price.

"It's very expensive, so my wife and I are five hundred thousand, and my father and mother are five hundred thousand, right?" Asrul asked for certainty.

"Yes, please negotiate between this father and father. I only asked for a million, because it was far away, and then it was raining heavily, too" Codot said as he stroked his chin.

Then Asrul invites Mario to negotiate, while Mario agrees to just remember the reason Codot makes sense.

But Asrul seemed to object to the price Codot put forward.

"Yes, because this father and mother will go down first. Then let me pay six hundred thousand and the rest of the fathers. How's it?"Mario gives way out.

"Okay, fine then. I agree," replied Asrul with a satisfied smile.

"Bang, okay, we're willing to pay a million. But please bring the car here first. We'll pay you later" Mario asked Codot.

"Ready, wait a minute in this lobby. I'll come to pick up mom and dad".

Then Codot immediately ran to Ucok's car to be used to drive Mario, Asmila, Jena, Asrul and baby Rere to their respective destinations.

"Bang, get our pull, as you wish also to Bengkulu to sell cars," Codot reported to Darman.

"That's how smart you're looking for a passenger, I don't think you're smart. Hahahaha," Darman praised Codot.

Then Darman and Codot immediately entered the car after paying for food in the cafeteria with potluck money and mentioned one of the names of the driver who would pay for the rest of the shortage.

The owner of the canteen shook his head, not thinking about seeing the behavior of two thugs who have since come to make trouble.

Because of heavy rain, then to pick up prospective passengers in front of the airport lobby must also alternate so that prospective passengers are not rained.

Codot's car was waiting in line behind another car that also picked up passengers waiting in the lobby.

"Hey, is that our passenger?" darman asked while pointing at Mario.

"Yes, bang. Why bang?" Codot confusion.

"That was my former boss, he's the one I took the money from. Wooh, it's bad that he recognized me".

"Here I have sunglasses, put them on".

Darman grabs the sunglasses from Codot's hand.

"But I'm sure the woman next to him isn't his wife. I knew his wife was graceful, and her face was gentle. The woman looks tough. It could also be Mario cheating," muttered Darman while staring at Mario from inside the car.

Eventually Codot was able to pull over the car he was driving in front of Mario and Asmila.

"Sir, I'm sorry but I asked for the money. Understandably have to refuel and others," Codot asked Mario and Asrul for money.

Then Mario took out his wallet and took six pieces of red paper money, then handed it to Codot.

Asrul was the same, he immediately gave four pieces of red money to Codot, and was immediately struck by Codot.

"Who is sitting in front of who?" ask Asrul when he sees people sitting next to the driver's seat.

"Oh, that's my boss. He all wanted a destination to Bengkulu, so now depart together in this car," Codot explained to Asrul.

After hearing Codot's explanation, Asrul nodded and then embraced Jena, leading to the back seat of the car.

"We're just behind, because we're carrying a baby" Asrul said.

Incidentally, the back seat is three seats lined up tightly, while the middle seat is only two seats opposite.

Mario and Asmila of course sit in the middle seat, Asmila chose near the window to the right, while Mario next to the sliding door of the car.

Darman quietly sits in front while quietly observing Mario, while Mario also sees Darman strangely.

The weather is cloudy heavy rain as is happening, but there are people even wearing sunglasses.

"It's very suspicious of that person" Mario thought, but he didn't want to bother with other people's business.

Codot arranged a large bag and suitcase in the back trunk, then after completion immediately closed the trunk door and ran to the driver's door, opened it and immediately closed and drove the car forward.

Along the way Mario and Asmila hold hands.

While in the back seat, Asrul was hugging his baby and Jena seemed to be chewing on a snack he had bought in the mini market when the car was filled with fuel.

Darman has not spoken much, although talking to Codot also uses regional language so that it is not recognized by Mario.

Asmila along the way her right hand held the prayer beads. He continued to do dhikr in his heart while continuing to twist his prayer beads.

Mario also kept silent while closing his eyes, and in his heart prayed constantly for salvation and also asked God for forgiveness.

It's been two hours the car drove, Jena was sleepy for a long time and she immediately put her head in her baby gear bag.

While Asrul still hugged her baby who was very calm asleep.

Asmila was also long sleepy and asleep, her head tilted to the left.

Of course, Asmila was very tired, since the morning had taken the train from Cirebon to Jakarta.

Then had to face a traffic jam in Jakarta, after that take a plane to Palembang and now travel again to the border of Bengkulu.

Mario also fell asleep with his head held straight forward, he also felt quite exhausted on the trip this time.

When it started to enter the border of Lahat Regency, suddenly the road was jammed, the vehicle in front was waiting in long lines.

Codot immediately came down wanting to know what was in front of them, while the rain had not subsided since.

There's a guy in front of the car, and then Codot immediately asks to find out what's up ahead.

"There is a car inspection at the front border, because this afternoon there was a case of murder and theft of cars," said the hawker who still roamed despite heavy rain though.

After Codot had a deathly pale face, it was clear the police must have been looking for them.

"Bang, in front there is an operation, he said a search check for stolen cars" Codot whispered to Darman.

"Great, you find another way, quick," Darman panicked as well.

"What's this?" asked Mario who had just opened his eyes.

"There's nothing, just in front of a fallen tree. So it looks like we just turn around, a little far away but do not have to wait for the fallen tree to be lifted," said Codot trying to calm passengers.

Mario did not understand the road and did not understand the condition of the area, so he was forced to shut up while watching the two people in front of him speaking the regional language. It seems like discussing finding an alternative way to avoid getting stuck.

Codot was serious about discussing determining the path with the person who had been silent in the front seat.

"The best thing is that we turn around again, and then take the road to the foot of the mountain. Only the road is a bit slippery if it rains like this," said Codot.

"Yes, let's just take the road there. Don't think much more, than we get caught" whispered Darman in an annoyed tone.

"But the road was dark, it was rare for the villagers' houses. There was only a village about ten kilometers from that road. It's approaching the natural fence village there," Codot explained the condition of the road.

"What's wrong, we've just gone there".

"On the left of the rock hill road and the right of the ravine road, slippery in the area let alone rain like this".

"We've gone there, inevitably than we get caught".

Codot nodded, then immediately put up a sign that his car would turn around.

The road is very bad to the foot of the mountain, of course Jena who is sound asleep so awake.

Then Jena looked at the road there, and she long realized that it was not the road to her village but to the foot of the mountain.

"Bang, this is the road not to the fence of nature. How come, take the road here?" Jena asked because she felt sure the road was not going to her village.

"Yes, right, the road there was a fallen tree. So I'm circling here" said Codot.

"Far here anyway, bang. It can be an hour alone to reach the residential area. Especially soon through the ravine and the big river in front of there," Jena memorized the area very well for sure.

"Calm down, leave it to me. It must be all safe until the destination" Codot tried to convince all of his passengers.

Asrul was still sleeping while hugging her baby, so was Asmila asleep with her neck still tilted to the left.

From a distance behind, visible from the rearview mirror there are lights flickering like a police car is heading towards the road as if chasing them.

Codot of course panicked, as well as Darman, both of whom looked at each other in confusion.

"You speed up the car, I don't want us to get caught" Darman whispered in pressure to Codot.

"Prophey, I tried yah".

The road is slippery, because in that area the land tends to be red like mud. Moreover, the weather is raining heavily, adding slippery roads there.

Codot tried to drive quickly and tried to control the steering wheel of his car so as not to slip into the ravine on the right side of the road there.

"Slow down, this slippery road can be dangerous" Mario reminded Codot.

The tires of the car driven by Codot are actually thin, Ucok owner has not had time to change the tire.

Behind there was a car like chasing them, whereas the car contained five young men who were going up the mountain.

The young men rode a special car to the mountain, the wheels were large and the serration of the tires were sharp enough to stick to the ground so that the slippery dirt road also the car will remain stable.

Car accessories are indeed given additional floodlights and lights like sirens whose purpose is to illuminate the road.

Indeed the siren is not turned on, only the floodlight and flashing lights are turned on as lighting.

Understandably all young people, certainly modified cars are given a lot of variations for their needs across the mountains.

The five were laughing jokingly, and discussing the matter of guts and so on.

Codot and Darman thought it was a police car chasing them.

Suddenly Codot had trouble mastering the steering wheel of his car, because the mud there is very slippery extraordinary.

Because it was dark, and the car lights were not maximally illuminating the road, in front there was a large rock that turned out to be invisible to Codot.

The car rinsed the rock, then lost balance, immediately slid to the right and hit the road divider into the ravine and into the ravine.

BRAAAKKK!!!!

SIUUUUTTT!!!!

BRROOOOOS...!!!

BRRUUKK!!!

BRAAAKKK....BRUU....BRUUUUKKKU....BRUUUUKKKU...YUK!!!

The car plunged into the ravine and was slammed rolling around a few times.

BYUUUURR!!!!

And slipped into the river water which was currently on high because of heavy rain.

Darman hit his head on the window glass so tightly that he fainted instantly.

His chest codot hit the wheel of the car, and because the car rolled over slammed many times, he also fainted as blood poured from his lips as the veins in his chest burst.

Asmila, who was sleeping with her head tilted to the left, slammed into the ceiling of the car when the car toppled over.

KREEK!!!

Sounds pretty hard Asmila's neck was broken because of the very hard dings earlier.

"YESYY!!!"mario shouted that sound near his ear.

But Mario can't help because he's also currently slamming to the left right and bottom up.

NOCHQ!!!

The window glass next to Asrul broke from being pierced by a tree branch, Asrul opened his eyes because he felt his body twirling.

JLEEBBW...AHHHH...!!!!

There was a pointed branch piercing his chest through the window and piercing through his heart.

Between conscious and not, Asrul clutched his baby tightly while enduring the pain in his chest.

Because Asrul's embrace was so tight, the baby was out of breath, his body turning blue from not receiving air through his small nose.

There was a large suitcase slammed upwards when the car rolled over, and the large, heavy suitcase landed right on Jena's head.

Instantly Jena was unconscious and her body was slammed along as the car continued to roll into the river.

The car was already in the water, and was washed away a few meters while drowning as the water entered the inside of the car.

Moreover, the rear window beside Asrul sat earlier broke, so that water continued to enter the car with a rush.

Mario was still half awake and he still felt the water had reached his chest, then tried to open the door but somehow the door became jammed difficult to open, probably due to a dent due to the impact.

Water continues to fill the car and now lives Mario's neck that can still breathe a little.

He was still trying to hit and kick the window, but apparently losing, he started to run out of breath and exertion.

Mario coughed, water began to enter his mouth, nose and ears, then slid rapidly to fill his lungs.

His chest was tight, his neck was suffocated by the overflow of water that continued to enter his oral cavity, nose and ears.

Finally... dark......

"I think something's wrong, bro, the car in front of us was missing" said the young man on the mountain driving the car.

"Yes, where is it?"the young man sitting at the back also felt strange.

"Hey!!! look at that track of the car. I think they're slipping in front of there!!!" shouted the young man sitting in the driver's side seat.

"Yes right, waduh.try to follow the path".

Car spotlights highlight the track of the car that Codot was driving.

"Bro, that's the path to the rock near the ravine, is it possible.or maybe....".

Their car approached the stone, and there was a trace of soil on the rock like a tire track attached to it.

The five of them got down from the car and checked if there was any trace in the other direction or indeed stopped at the stone earlier.

The flashlight held by one of them shone towards the trees and the bent and detached road divider.

"Bro, that car must've gone in there".

The five of them looked at each other, imagining how deep the abyss was and feared the car rolled over and into the river.

While at Soraya's house alone, her two children go to dinner with Jimmy.

Their house assistant, Mince, was late this afternoon because Mince's mother wasn't feeling well.

Soraya climbed up the stairs leading to her room to take a bath, at the end of the stairs she saw something chuckling.

"Gosh, this is the inhaler Mega fell in here. Must have been a sloppy kid when he put it in his bag. Hopefully there is nothing with him" Soraya said as she picked up her son's inhaler.

Her son's inhaler was brought into the room, and Soraya took a bath.

After showering and getting dressed, he exited the room and headed downstairs again.

Soraya headed for the kitchen, she remembered that Mince had said he had cooked green bean porridge for her.

A bowl of green bean porridge that smells like the aroma of ginger, will definitely feel good to eat in rainy weather like this.

"So, it just so happened that Mr. Jimmy was here so I could all tell you the plan to change this upstairs," said Kristy who happened to have Jimmy come to her restaurant so you can all convey the plan to turn the top floor into a coffee and cake shop.

"OK, ready, Monday I'll bring my team here" said Jimmy.

"Well, please continue eating" said Kristy, letting Jimmy and his nephew continue eating.

"Ohuk..uhuk...huh....huh".

"Papa.hah..huh...uhuk...uhuk...uhu...huh...".

"Mega, what's wrong with you? claustrophobic again well," Maya frantically sees her sister who suddenly coughed and suffocated.

"Which inhaler, no one," Maya added panic when opening her sister's bag and did not find an inhaler so that her sister could breathe freely.

"How is this, if told not to drink?" Jimmy was also confused because he was not used to facing Mega if he was short of breath.

"Inhaler, oom inhaler.must have an inhaler so that he can breathe," Maya panics while unpacking the contents of her sister's bag and does not find the object.

"Need inhalers? wait like I have," Kristy ran upstairs to her office.

Although people say fat, but Kristy is very agile and dexterous.

He came down shortly while carrying something.

"Is this the inhaler?" ask Kristy to Maya.

"Yes, that's right," Maya immediately grabbed the object from Kristy's hand, then opened the juice and immediately took the tool inside and put it in her sister's mouth.

SROOOTT!!!!.....THE SRROOTTT!!!

"Mmmmffff..hhaaahh...mmmfffff..haaaahhh".

Mega tried to take a breath and exhale it.

"Huu...Oom Jimmy," Mega cried and hugged her uncle.

"Why baby? Mega's not crowded anymore, is it?" jimmy asked, hugging his nephew.

"Father.huuu...Mega remember papa.huuu".

"It's Mega, papa's just out of town. You don't cry anymore" Maya stroked her sister's hair and she was sad too.

"Thank you, it's a good thing that Aunt Kristy has an inhaler" Maya told Kristy.

"It's okay, fortunately I remember that my nephew also yesterday missed the tool here. It just so happened that he just bought and left in my room" said Kristy with a smile to Maya and Mega.