Being Struggled Due to Debt
CHAPTER XIII
While Gabriel was still hugging Hana, his mobile phone rang, startling the two of them. Hana lets go of his embrace and Gabriel picks up the phone. Seen it was Ima's aunt who was Gabriel's sister in the village.
Gabriel's connecting calls.
“Halo bi, what is it?”
“Uncle Jeri has died” replied aunt Ima sedu. Just this sentence came out and immediately Aunt Ima decided on the call.
“who calls?” Ask Hana to Gabriel.
“Abibi Ima.”
“What he says.”
“Says uncle Jeri died.” Gabriel's eyes again shed tears more profusely than the first. Seeing her husband sobbing Hana finally followed him, until the sound of crying entered Ayunda's room and woke her up. Before long, Gabriel and his family rushed to Gabriel's hometown of Delhi to visit Ima's aunt and see Jeri's uncle. The journey they need to get to Delhi is approximately four hours because they have to cross the sea by ferry. On his way there, Gabriel and his family members saw a blue tent standing in front of the house. Gabriel immediately threw away his bag of clothes and ran inside to see the body of Uncle Jeri who had fallen stiff, the cries from them broke on the ceiling of the room that afternoon. Uncle's call just follows family rules. However, Gabriel calls Uncle Jeri and Aunt Ima father and mother. He really feels very lost because his uncle Jeri is the one who has been keeping him from childhood since his father and mother chose divorce because Gabriel's mother did not want to follow Gabriel's father to go to Poland.
“Bu, when did father get buried” Gabriel asked aunt Ima
“Today. Because if tomorrow father's stomach will be more swollen” replied Ima's aunt who was sitting next to her husband her eyes did not stop dripping water even though she had repeatedly tried to hold back her tears but somehow she stay out flooding the cheeks.
Delhi 26 December 2025 at 17:00 WIT. That afternoon, the priest and the servants had come to Ima's aunt's residence to bury Jeri's uncle. Three members of the muhabet raised Jeri's body and put it in a crate, while the old man in charge of ringing the bell. After the bell was finished ringing, the people of Delhi came together to pray to deliver Jeri to the presence of God. Nutrition worship also began mourning chants that describe the atmosphere of shahdu in kumandangkan.
“Peti closed” said pastor. Instantly crying again broke the family as if not let go of Jeri. But what can be done all has time. Seeing that the pastor's mother tried to give words of encouragement “This is a plan that God has described in every of our lives. All who come will surely return to his lap”
Almost 20 minutes crying, finally Gabriel and his family and aunt Ima let it all go and let the coffin close. The pastor's mother continued to worship until the end they took the coffin to a public burial place and planted it next to Gabriel's mother.
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At aunt Ima's house.
After Uncle Jeri's meal was over, everyone left the cemetery except Gabriel, Hana, Ayunda and Aunt Ima. Who still sat and cried while sowing flowers around the tomb.
Still at the cemetery, Ayunda had felt his body sick and hot but, he was afraid to tell his parents, then he arrived when the funeral was over then he told his mother.
“Bu. Ayu sick”
Hana immediately reacted swiftly to check her son, her left hand was affixed to Ayunda's forehead turned out to be very hot Ayunda body temperature Ayunda immediately did first aid by closing it with a sweeteer. Hana then tells Gabriel that Ayunda has fallen ill. Hana asks Gabriel to return from the tomb so that Ayunda can be taken to the puskesmas. However, Gabriel does not have the heart to go home leaving Aunt Ima alone finally she tries to persuade Aunt Ima.
“Mama, let's go home this evening. Cold weather later mom can hurt loh”
“Let's Ril.”
“But ma, Ayu..” is still a piece of a word that just came out of Gabriel's mouth aunt Ima immediately cut by saying.
“If you and your wife, would like to go home please. It's okay if mom is here alone”
Aunt Ima then lowered her head and kissed the ground that had filled her husband's body, Gabriel lifted up and carried Ayunda. When not yet at home Ayunda's body temperature increases which results in him not waking up. Fortunately, they were in front of the house of a close friend of Ima's aunt as a young man who now works as a deacon named Dana. Without lingering, Ima's aunt went to knock on Dana's door to ask for help.
Dana immediately opened the door, she asked Ima “What's wrong?.”
“Please my grandson.”
Dana sees Hana's already very weak body, she tells him to bring her inside, reach her inside Gabriel and lay her child on the sofa. While Dana is preparing the sweet to give a drink to Gabriel so that his strength can be slightly recovered. Apart from Dana, there was Ayunda and Aunt Ima squeezing, and massaging Ayunda's body. But whatever the power, Ayunda still remains in a fainting state.
Seeing that, Hana immediately called her son's name while patting the cheek of the child “Ayu wake up, Ayu ayok wake up.” meanwhile, while, Gabriel proceeded with a squeeze of the big toe that was done for almost 35 minutes but, the result was nil. Finally Hana wanted to continue with a bite of a toe. However, Ayunda had not yet done directly calling his father and mother with a broken voice. Even though his eyes were not fully opened. Dana then offered a hand to give all the sweet things to Hana that were to be given to Ayunda.
After returning home from Ima's aunt, Gabriel gets a job offer from a wealthy businessman named Satria Malek who owns Media Center Asia which is located next to the Monemvasia hotel. Gabriel accepted the offer with pleasure.
“Good then you can work.” Satria.
Gabriel works as a warehouse guard for two million a month. During his time working there Gabriel tried to raise money to replace the money he had borrowed. However, before his debt was completed he had to suffer paralysis due to injury. That is where he was laid off from his job. And when he tried to find a job no one would accept him. Six months later, it was time to pay the debt. In front of his house there are already collectors who come with their boss.
Long story short, Gabriel could not pay his debt, because the money he collected was used for medical expenses.
“Father must finish otherwise my father will imprison.” Boss marsel said
“Do not pack”
Suddenly Ayunda walked into the living room and called her father. Marsel and his men were shocked.
“Who is he?” Ask Marsel.
“That's my son.”
“Cantik also turned out. I have one good offer for you to pay off your debt”
“What offer sir?” Ask Gabriel.
“I want your son to be betrothed to my son.” Answer Marsel casually.
“No other way sir? Until my son should be a tumbal”
“not there. This is the only way, which I give. It depends on the decision between you and your wife. There are only two options for you, going to jail but, debt remains. Or you betrothed your son to my son then your debt will be paid off.”
“Alright then. I don't need a pleasantries from you. So, I just wait for the answer”
Gabriel only fell silent into a thousand languages without saying a word.
“I'll go. Tomorrow or the day after I will return to confirm your answer.” Marsel and his men immediately stopped by Gabriel without saying a word.