Dara Manisku
Between life and death

In a damp room, two large-bodied men were holding Axel's body, both hands tied from behind ,

"byarrr..byurr...!" many times Axel's head was drowned in the water. "quickly tell me where Dara is!" said the man while pulling Axel's hair.

While Ihsan managed to get into the port, he tried to find where Axel was taken by Tiger's gang.

Ihsan saw two people standing guard in front of the container, "I have to call my uncle". Ihsan finally decided to ask for the help of his uncle who held the rank of General in the police force.

"Secure?".one of the men appeared from inside the container asking 2 friends who were standing guard outside.

"Safe!"

"definitely Axel is in that container, I have to make sure!" Ihsan also started moving. By walking slowly and sidling around, Ihsan tried to attract the attention of the guards.

"knock!" Ihsan threw the stone in the opposite direction. "Hey what's that sound? Check it there!" one of them found out the origin of the sound.

Then Ihsan approached the one and "brakk!" Ihsan managed to cripple that person. Ihsan also entered easily.

But the other man returned to his guard, and was surprised to see his friend had fainted. "Hey..Hey.. why you? hey!" the man tried to wake up his friend and report the incident, "Report Boss! there's intruders!"

Ihsan ran into the hallway and met the other Tiger gang members, there was a one-on-three fight.

While Axel in his state is very alarming, now Axel's body is hung upside down while occasionally beaten in the stomach by two torture executioners.

In the apartment it looks like Dara fell asleep on the living room sofa while holding her cellphone.

" NO.....!!" Dara awakens from her sleep due to bad dreams. "brakk..!" hp Dara fell to the floor, "Oh my God...Protect my best friend".

Dara was very worried, in her dream Axel and Ihsan fell into a dark abyss. Dara hurriedly got up from the sofa and walked towards the bathroom taking ablution water.

Dara looked at the wall clock, "It's 3 o'clock, Ihsan and Axel haven't called yet, I hope they're okay". Dara went into her room, put on her mukena and stood up for the evening prayer.

That night for Dara felt very gripping, "very bad". Dara stroked her chest, her feelings were not good. Dara tried hard by continuing to recite. Dara continued to remember Ihsan's message, "Call us Dara!"

Then Dara took the Niqob Ihsan gave her and put it on, she was already getting ready to leave. "Bread for sahur already, drinking water already, wallet, mobile phone ..oke all is complete".

Dara checked her luggage, she planned to go to the address Ihsan gave her, "It's 4 o'clock, I have to leave now!"

" Oh God..Protect me and give me strength... Bismillah!" Dara stepped out of the apartment that morning to the train station.

Ihsan's battle alone against Tiger's gang's men is really inconceivable, the place was drenched in blood.

Dozens of Tiger gang members kept coming out of the long hallway attacking Ihsan alternately.

Ihsan used the samurai that he snatched from his opponent, many times he fell but Ihsan still got up and fought back, and,

"ALLOHUAKBAR!" the shrieking sound of takbir made Ihsan's spirit tempestuous. The enemy before him did not escape the slash of his sword.

Axel was soaked and from his face was covered in blood, at that time he raised his limp head and heard the voice of Ihsan, then replied to Ihsan's cry by joining in berkakbir, "Allahuakbar!"

Ihsan also heard Axel's voice from the room at the end of the hall, Ihsan was getting excited, "Alhamdulillah..wait for me Axel!" ihsan's heart screams rumbled in his chest.

Shortly after that reinforcements arrived, the Police sent special forces to take down the Tiger Gang's lair. It's not free to contact his uncle.

Ihsan was sitting limp, with a stingy breath leaning against his samurai sword. His body was filled with blood but not his.

Then without him knowing a man wanted to read her from behind, "Dorrr..!!" Suddenly the man was shot by special forces.

Then Ihsan who was shocked at that moment patted his shoulder, "You okay what Dek?" asked a special forces officer to Ihsan.

"Alhamdulillah sir.me.I am fine!" Ihsan replied with a cut-off voice cut off because he was tired.

" Axhel...Axel sir.my friend.please help him!" Ihsan pointed towards the dark room where Axel was in the husk.

Then Dara remembered her Mama, "how are you Ma?" Dara used to leave Surabaya, leaving her Mama just for the sake of Cinta Buta who now makes her life filled with fear.

now Dara must set foot again in her hometown.

The train began to walk in unison with the sound of the Adhan, hearing the chanting of the Adhan, Dara's tears dripped. " O Allah..Why in this way do you lead me to repentance?".

The sirens of police cars and Ambulance enlivened the harbor in the morning, people began to arrive curious to see what really happened.

Finally Axel came out of the container on a stretcher by the Medical team and took him to the Ambulance car, Ihsan followed. It turned out that in front there his uncle who was a General was already standing waiting for him.

"Ihsan...you're okay, son ?" His uncle hugged Ihsan's body in amazement at once. "Son..again you intervened like this! why son...why are you risking your life?!" Said Uncle Ihsan by looking into his very brave eyes.

"It's okay Uncle, I'm fine, thank you Uncle for helping and come on time thank you once again!" Ihsan shook his Uncle's hand tightly.

"sorry..ayo. mas must come, mas also need treatment!" one of the medics reprimanded Ihsan and brought Ihsan into the Ambulance.

In Ambulance Ihsan looking for his cellphone, it turns out that his cellphone in the pocket of his pants has been split in two, "Astaghfirullah!" how can I contact Dara?" Ihsan was surprised to see the state of his HP.

Three days had passed, Axel's state that had been in a coma, began to improve, as well as Ihsan. "Hey...Assalamualaikum Mujahid.how are you?" Pasha ....!" Ihsan walked into Axel's hospital room with a big smile. Ihsan's leg slightly suffered a bone crack so he walked using a stick.

"Alhamdulillah mas ..What's with your legs ?" hahaha.makanya do not get too excited playing the ball!" Axel laughed off Ihsan. They also shook hands and hugged each other.

"Thank God.you're fine Axel". "I'm almost desperate, I think I came late". Ihsan expressed his concern when he felt a little late entering the harbor.

"but when I heard your excited voice, I was sure you were strong!" Ihsan patted the two arms of Axel with a proud feeling.

"I was also so mas, I felt so energetic to shout takbir, after hearing your voice echo in the hallway that time!" Axel replied with a smile.

"Dara..how is Dara ?"

"Is she okay?"

"Alhamdulillah Dara is fine, he sends greetings to you Xel". Ihsan just called the Al Ihsan Foundation in Surabaya to ask Dara.

"Said Dara.I miss you!" hahaha...!" Ihsan mocked Axel then laughed. "wow.mas Ihsan can aja...!" axel's face flushed with embarrassment.

At Al Ihsan Surabaya Dara foundation there studied Islamic religion more deeply.

On one occasion Dara told her story that had not met her mother for many years.

Then the Ustadzah said,

"Because, filial to the old man is obligatory as stated in the words of Allah SWT", Ustadzah spiritual teacher Dara who is usually called Ummi, began to read the Qur'an, the Quran,

"Audzubillahhiminasy syaitoonirrojiim.."

"Bismilahbornrahmaanirrahiim.."

وَوَصَّيْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ اِحْسَانًا ۗحَمَلَتْهُ اُمُّهٗ كُرْهًا وَّوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا ۗوَحَمْلُهٗ وَفِصٰلُهٗ ثَلٰثُوْنَ شَهْرًا ۗحَتّٰىٓ اِذَا بَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗ وَبَلَغَ اَرْبَعِيْنَ سَنَةًۙ قَالَ رَبِّ اَوْزِعْنِيْٓ اَنْ اَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِيْٓ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَيَّ وَاَنْ اَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضٰىهُ وَاَصْلِحْ لِيْ فِيْ ذُرِّيَّتِيْۗ اِنِّيْ تُبْتُ اِلَيْكَ وَاِنِّيْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ ١٥

It means: "We command man to do good to his parents, his mother conceived him with great difficulty, and gave birth to him with great difficulty (after all). To wean him was thirty months, so that when he was an adult and forty years old he prayed: "My Lord, my Lord, show me to be grateful for the favors You have given me and my parents and that I may do righteous deeds that You have desired; give kindness to me by (giving kindness) to my grandchildren. Verily I repent unto Thee, and verily I am of those who surrender." Surat Al Ahqof verse 15.

Hearing the chanting of the holy verse of the Quran recited ustadzah whose age was fairly elderly but his voice was so shahdu, Dara's heart trembled.

"Will you accept Dara and forgive Dara, Ummi?"

"Trust me son, the affection of parents will never be lost even though the child often does wrong, visit your mother and ask for her ridho, because God's Ridho is the Ridho of parents". The Ustadzah gave advice that touched Dara's heart.

Dara also thought about trying to visit her mother.

Will Mama Dara forgive and accept Dara back ?