BAGIAN-3 (TERAKHIR)

GEMPA di hari Rabu itu hanya terjadi sekitar dua menit. Tapi guncangannya terasa sangat hebat. Ini berbeda dengan gempa yang melanda Aceh yang disusul dengan tsunami. Saat itu, guncangannya pelan, lalu bertambah kian dahsyat secara perlahan.

Hendra sudah berada di luar terminal ketika guncangan berakhir. Dia merasa yakin aka nada guncangan berikutnya sehingga dia mengajak orang-orang mencari perlindungan, menjauhi gedung. Untuk meyakinkan orang-orang di terminal, Hendra sampai mengaku dirinya dari Aceh. “Saya sudah pernah merasakan gempa yang lebih dahsyat dari ini. Saya selamat dari tsunami!”

Teriakan itu membuahkan hasil. Banyak orang mencari selamat dengan menghindari gedung dan duduk di atas aspal dan rumput. Hal itu mereka lakukan karena orang tidak mampu berdiri saking kuatnya guncangan.

“Menurutmu, berpotensi tsunami nggak?” seorang cowok bertanya kepada Hendra.

“Tergantung dalamnya pusat gempa. Berdasarkan guncangannya, kayaknya iya… Berpotensi tsunami. Tapi berdoa saja semoga nggak.”

Setelah guncangan reda, kepanikan warga mulai menurun. Hendra berusaha menghubungi Sherly sejak tadi. Tapi tidak pernah berhasi. Pesan singkat yang tadi dia kirim sepertinya sudah sampai, tetapi belum ada balasan sampai sekarang. Hal itu membuat Hendra tambah cemas. Ia tahu rumah Sherly tidak terlalu jauh dari pantai.

Perasaaan hendra menjadi tidak enak. Dia cemas sesuatu yang buruk terjadi menimpa Sherly, dan mungkin saja keluarganya.

Tapi, Hendra tidak dapat berbuat banyak untuk membantu.

Kepanikan mulai reda setelah guncangan tidak terjadi lagi. Pun demikian, orang-orang belum berani kembali ke dalam gedung bandara karena khawatir terjadi gempa susulan. Hendra melihat keadaaan sekeliling. Tidak ada kerusakan yang parah di gedung bandara. Namun, dia bisa memastikan di beberapa sudut terjadi keretakan serius.

Berjalan ke pangkalan taksi, Hendra melihat beberapa taksi masih terparkir kosong. Bukan hanya tidak ada penumpang di dalamnya, tetapi juga supir pun tiada. Hendra bertanya kepada beberapa supir yang berdiri di pinggir jalan sembari bercakap mengenai gempa hebat yang baru saja terjadi. Tapi tidak seorang pun yang berani masuk ke Kota Padang.

“Kabarnya air laut naik ke darat. Dibayar sepuluh juta pun saya nggak berani narik…” sahut seorang supir taksi dengan logat Padang.

“Jangan percaya isu, Pak!”

Supir tetap menggeleng tegas.

Hendra menanyai supir lain. Jawabannya nyaris serupa. Akhirnya dengan putus Hendra bergabung dengan beberapa warga yang sibuk dengan telepon selular. Kendati jaringan telepon terganggu, tetapi seorang warga berhasil mendapatkan informasi sebuah hotel rubuh dan ratusan orang tertimpa bangunan. Di dalam hotel tersebut sedang ada pertemuan.

“Hotel apa, Pak?” tanya Hendra dengan dada berdebar.

“Belum ada info.”

Hotel? Seketika cowok itu ingat rumah Sherly tidak terlalu jauh dari sebuah hotel bernama Pangeran Beach. Informasi tersebut membuat dia tambah cemas. Kalau Pangeran Beach Hotel yang rubuh, besar kemungkinan rumah Sherly juga rusak. Dan hotel tersebut terletak persis di pinggir pantai. Sherly pernah mengatakan dalam pesannya, kalau Hendra ke Padang sebaiknya menginap di Pangeran Beach karena dekat dengan rumahnya.

Hendra kembali mencoba menghubungi Sherly. Tapi masih gagal.

Saat itu, dia melihat sebuah taksi bergerak meninggalkan bandara. Tidak ada penumpang di dalamnya.

“Taksi….!! Taksi…!!!” teriak Hendra keras sembari mengejar dan melambaikan tangannya. Supir taksi melambatkan laju mobil dan memberi isyarat kepada Hendra dengan lambaian tangan. Tapi Hendra tetap ngotot mengejar hingga membuat supir itu terpaksa berhenti.

“Maaf Pak, saya tidak narik lagi. Mau pulang,” suara lelaki itu terdengar putus asa.

“Bapak mau ke Kota Padang?”

Dia mengangguk. “Saya mau lihat keadaan anak dan bini.”

“Saya ikut, Pak!” Hendra langsung menerobos masuk tanpa menunggu jawaban dari supir taksi tersebut. Dia juga ingin melihat keadaan Sherly dan keluarganya untuk mendapat kepastian bahwa mereka baik-baik saja. Dia tidak peduli seandainya tsunami datang dan menghanyutkannya sejauh 2 kilometer seperti yang pernah terjadi di Banda Aceh. Asal bersama Sherly, dihempas hingga ke ujung dunia pun Hendra rela.

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Setelah taksi yang ditumpangi Hendra keluar dari areal bandara, sebuah taksi lainnya masuk dan berhenti di terminal kedatangan.Seorang cewek berjilbab keluar dari taksi tersebut setelah menyerahkan sejumlah uang. Cewek itu celingukan ke berbagai sudut, mencari cowok jangkung yang selama hampir lima tahun ini tidak pernah dilihatnya secara langsung. Cewek itu menyimpan kerinduan yang membuncah di dalam dada, bercampur dengan kecemasan yang tak juga surut. Tangannya memegang sebuah telepon selular, dengan tombol panggilan berulang yang ditekan berkali-kali tapi tetap gagal.

Cewek itu mendapatkan informasi bahwa pesawat dari Banda Aceh yang transit di Medan, sudah mendarat beberapa waktu lalu. Dia menanyakan seorang penumpang bernama Hendra, tetapi petugas bandara terlalu sibuk untuk mendapatkan nama tersebut. Sibuk menghubungi keluarganya untuk menanyakan keadaan. Jaringan telepon memang susah setelah bumi diguncang gempa. Tapi gadis itu bersyukur karena sebelumnya ada pesan singkat yang berhasil masuk dari mamanya. Mama mengabarkan keadaan keluarga baik-baik saja dan sudah menjauh dari pantai untuk menghindari kemungkinan tsunami kendati ada informasi tidak berpotensi. Justru mereka mengkhawatirkan putrinya yang jalan sendiri menuju bandara.

Cewek itu menghempaskan tubuhnya di sebuah kursi sembari menghela nafas panjang. Dia bingung mengambil keputusan.

Tadinya dia hendak menjemput kekasihnya di bandara. Tapi mendekati gerbang bandara, gempa terjadi hingga taksi terpaksa berhenti dan mereka mencari perlindungan. Sekarang, dia bingung mencari cowok itu. Dia khawatir bila kekasihnya sudah masuk Kota Padang lalu terjebak dalam gempa. Lebih khawatir lagi, bila tsunami datang dan cowok itu dihempas gelombang seorang diri. Seandainya mereka bersama, dihempas ke ujung dunia pun dia rela.[]

Untuk mengenang gempa Padang, Sumatera Barat, yang terjadi pada Rabu 30 September 2009 dengan kekuatan 7,6 skala Richter dan mengakibatkan 1.117 orang meninggal dunia.

Tossed Tsunami Waves of Love

SECTION-3 (LAST)

EARTHQUAKE on Wednesday it only happened about two minutes. But the shock was great. This is different from the earthquake that struck Aceh followed by the tsunami. At that time, the shaking slowly, then grew increasingly fierce gradually.

Hendra is already outside the terminal when the shocks end. He was sure he would hit the next shock so he invited people to seek refuge, away from the building. To convince the people at the terminal, Hendra to confess himself from Aceh. "I've been feeling a tremendous earthquake from this. I survived the tsunami! "

The shout was paying off. Many people searched for safety by avoiding the building and sitting on the asphalt and grass. That's what they do because people are not able to stand so strong the shock.

"Do you think it's a potential tsunami?" a boy asked Hendra.

"Depending on the center of the earthquake. Based on the shocks, I think yes ... Potential tsunami. But just pray not. "

After the shocks subsided, the panic began to decline. Hendra tried to contact Sherly since last. But never once. The short message he had sent seemed to have arrived, but there has been no reply until now. It makes Hendra more anxious. He knew the Sherly's house was not too far from the beach.

The feeling of hendra becomes uncomfortable. She worries something bad happened to Sherly, and maybe her family. But, Hendra can not do much to help.

The panic began to subside once the shocks did not happen again. Even so, people have not dared to return to the airport building for fear of aftershocks. Hendra sees things around. There was no serious damage at the airport building. However, he can be sure at some angle there is a serious rift.

Walking to the taxi stand, Hendra sees several taxis still parked empty. Not only was there no passenger in it, but also the driver was gone. Hendra asked some drivers who stood on the sidewalk while talking about the great earthquake that just happened. But no one dared to enter the city of Padang.

"Reportedly sea water rose to the ground. Paid ten million I dare not pull..." said a taxi driver with Padang accent.

"Do not believe the issue, Sir!"

The driver still shook his head firmly.

Hendra asked another driver. The answer is almost identical. Finally by breaking up Hendra joined some residents who are busy with mobile phones. Although the telephone network is disturbed, but a citizen managed to get information a hotel collapsed and hundreds of people struck the building. Inside the hotel there is a meeting.

"What hotel, Sir?" Hendra asked with a thumping chest.

"No info yet."

Hotel?

Instantly the boy remembered Sherly's house not too far from a hotel called Prince Beach. The information made him anxious. If the Prince Beach Hotel collapsed, most likely Sherly's house is also damaged. And the hotel is located right on the beach. Sherly once said in his message, that Hendra to Padang should stay at Prince Beach because it is close to his home.
Hendra again tried to contact Sherly. But still fail.

At that moment, he saw a taxi moving out of the airport. No passengers in it.

"Taxi….!! Taxi ... !!! "Hendra shouted loudly as he chased and waved his hand. The taxi driver slowed the car and beckoned Hendra with a wave. But Hendra still insisted on chasing to make the driver was forced to stop.

"Sorry Sir, I do not operate anymore. I want to go home, "the man's voice sounded desperate.

"Do you want to go to Padang City?"

He nodded. "I want to see my wife and sons."

"I follow you, Sir!" Hendra immediately broke in without waiting for the taxi driver's response. He also wants to see the circumstances of Sherly and his family to make sure they are okay. He did not care if the tsunami came and swept it as far as 2 kilometers as it had been in Banda Aceh. Origin with Sherly, tossed to the end of the world was Hendra willing.

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After the taxi that Hendra boarded out of the airport area, another taxi came in and stopped at the arrival terminal. A veiled girl came out of the taxi after handing over some money. She twirled around the corner looking for a tall boy who had not seen her for nearly five years. The girl kept a longing in her chest, mixed with anxiety that did not recede. His hand holds a cellular phone, with repeatedly pressed repeated call buttons but still fails.

The girl got information that the plane from Banda Aceh that transit in Medan, had landed some time ago. He asked a passenger named Hendra, but the airport officers were too busy to get the name. Busy to contact his family to ask about the situation. Telephone network is difficult after earth rocked by earthquake. But the girl was grateful because previously there was a short message that managed to enter from his mama. Mama told me the family was okay and had moved away from the beach to avoid the possibility of a tsunami even though there was no potential information. Instead they are worried about his daughter who walks alone to the airport.

The girl threw herself in a chair while sighing. He's confused about making a decision. Was on the way to pick up his lover at the airport. But approaching the airport gate, the earthquake happened until the taxi had to stop and they sought refuge.

Now, he's confused looking for the guy. He worried if his lover had entered the city of Padang and then trapped in an earthquake. More worried, when the tsunami came and the guy was waves by himself. If they were together, they were thrown to the end of the world.[]

To commemorate the Padang earthquake, Sumatra Barat, which occurred on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale and resulted in 1,117 people died.

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