Awaiting the sun

in fiction •  5 years ago 


credit to @xpilar

This story is inspired by post of @xpilar. He make a competition based on his art work. If you want to join this competition you can check his post.with this link.
The image is made of own imagination and thoughts (competition9)

Awaiting the sun


Indah sat staring at the sun that began to sink in the western horizon. Beautiful sitting on a bench located at a cliff's edge of the beach. The most appropriate place to watch the sunset sunset. Sunny weather will make them able to watch the changing of the day into the evening and perfect darkness.
The breezy air of the beach makes her hair parted. Wind's blowing makes the ends of her hair move away from her shoulders as if to ask her to leave that place.
Her mind was far away remembering when they parted. Her eyes could still see the sun that had approached sea water in the western horizon. Her boyfriend must go abroad country to earn money.
"Wait for me at home. I will return at some time. Believe me I will keep this love and I will marry you,"
Indah tightened her arms even more. Her boyfriend is encouraging Indah.
"I won't be gone long. Besides, I will be diligent in sending letters. After getting enough money, I will soon marry you and make a happy home."
"Look at the setting sun. Soon it will disappear from our eyes. But will it disappear?"
Indah looked at her lover more closely.
"No, he is just somewhere else that is invisible to us. But he will always come back tomorrow."
Those words really touched Indah's heart. Her eyes hatched. Her lover immediately wiped tears with his fingers. Indah felt there was calm that entered her heart.
"You give me a chance to find provisions for us later. And believe me I will act like a sun that will never break a promise. I will come exactly as I said."
Indah released the hug and gently stared at the face of her lover.
"Let us go home'"
Beautiful nodded slowly. They return with birds returning to the nest. Simultaneously the sun disappeared from the western horizon to return one day. Meet a new day and fulfill promises it never broke.
Three months have passed. Beautiful feels so miss. So as usual if he missed she would go to the place they met last time. While staring at the setting sun he remembers every moment of that time. But this time is different. Very different. This afternoon there was a telegram from where her boyfriend works. The telegram said Adi had an accident and died. The body will be delivered tonight.
Indah felt so devastated.
Sadness and regret merge in the chest. Regretted because she had previously allowed to go abroad.
"Why did you go and you won't come back?"
Her mind raged. She can't think clearly. At the same time she saw her boyfriend coming and took him home. It turns out that it was only a hallucination of Indah and made her fall from a cliff to the rocks below until she died.

Thank you for reading my post. I hope you enjoy it.

Bahasa Indonesia

Menanti matahari


Indah duduk menatap matahari yang mulai tenggelam di ufuk barat. Indah duduk di bangku yang berada pada sebuah ujung tebing pantai. Tempat yang paling tepat untuk menyaksikan matahari tenggelam hinggam. Cuaca yang cerah akan membuat mereka bisa menyaksikan bergantinya hari menjadi petang dan gelap sempurna.
Udara semilir pantai membuat rambutnya Indah tersibak.Hembusannya membuat ujung rambut menjauhi bahu seolah hendak mengajaknya pergi meninggalkan tempat itu.
Pikiranya menerawang jauh mengingat saat mereka berpisah. Matanya masih bisa melihat matahari yang sudah mendekat air laut di ufuk barat. Kekasihnya harus pergi ke negeri Sberang untuk mencari uang.
"Tunggulah aku di rumah. Aku akan kembali pada suatu saat. Percayalah akan kujaga cinta ini dan akan kunikahi kamu,"
Indah makin mengeratkan pelukannya. Kekasihnya membesarkan hati Indah.
"Aku pergi tak kan lama. Lagi pula aku akan rajin berkirim surat. Setelah cukup mendapatkan biayaaku akan segera menikahimu dan membuat rumah tangga yang bahagia.'
"Lihatlah matahari yang akan tenggelam itu. Sebentar lagi ia akan hilang dari tatapan mata kita. Tapi apakah ia hilang?"
Indah menatap kekasihnya makin lekat.
"Tidak, ia hanya sedang berada di tempat lain yang tak terlihat oleh kita. Tapi ia akan selalu kembali esok."
Kata-kata itu benar-benar menyentuh hati Indah.Air matanya menetas. Kekasihnya segera menghapus air mata dengan jari jarinya. Indah merasa ada ketenangan yang masuk dalam hatinya.
"Kamu berikan kesempatan aku mencari bekal untuk kita kelak. Dan percayalah aku akan berlaku seperti matahari yang tak akan pernah ingkar janji. Aku akan datang tepat seperti yang kukatakan."
Indah melepaskan pelukan dan menatap dengan lembut wajah kekasihnya.
"Ayo pulang'"
Indah mengangguk pelan. Mereka pulang bersamaan burung yang pulang ke sarang. Bersamaan matahari hilang dari ufuk barat untuk kembali eso hari. Menemui hari baru dan memenuhi janji yang tak pernah ia ingkari.
Tiga bulan telah berlalu. Indah merasa begitu kangen. Maka seperti biasanya jika kangen ia akan pergi ke tempat mereka bertemu terakhir kali. Sambil menatap matahari yang tenggelam ia mengenang setipa peristiwa waktu itu. Namun kali ini berbeda. Sangat berbeda. Tadi siang ada telegram dari tempat kekasihnya bekerja. Telegram itu mengatakan Adi mengalami kecelakaan dan meninggal dunia. Jenazah akan diantar malam ini.
Indah merasa sangat terpukul. Kesedihan dan penyesalan menyatu di dada. Menyesal karena dulu ia mengizinkan pergi mearantau.
"Kenapa dulu kau pergi dan kau tak akan kembali?"
Pikirannya berkecamuk. I tak bisa berpikir dengan jernih. Pada saat bersamaan ia melihat kekasihnya datang dan menggandengnya untuk pulang. Ternyata itu hanya halusinasi Indah dan membuat dirinya jatuh dari tebing ke bebatuan di bawah hingga meninggal dunia.

Terima kaish telah membaca postingan saya. Saya berharap anda menikmatinya.

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thank you for your description @rokhani

You are welcome @xpilar