Date:
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Time: 8:59:00 PM
Atie.. you gotta be strong!
I was doing my slides late last night when a phone call came in. My Caller ID read 'Atie'. The first thought that came to my mind was, she must have lost her way somehow.. But then again, it was already late in the night. Furthermore, Hafiz has gone back riding a bike. So, I tot maybe she needs to ask me something.
I answered the call. But it wasn't Atie on the line. Instead, it was Hafiz. I was puzzled why did he called me using her number? I feared something had happened but at the same time, I was praying hard that nothing had happened.
The conversation went something like this:
Me : Hello.
H: Hello, ni Hafiz.
Me: ah, apa?
(There was a long pause before he speaks slowly but surely clearly. I almost wanted to tell him to stop cos I couldn't bear to hear any longer thinking about Atie and...)
After that phone call, I was disturbed cos somehow the news has yet to sink in. I was like.. why so soon.. and suddenly? I know Atie would be very very very sad. Who would not if they are in her shoes?
A while after I managed to digest the news, I messaged the former classmates to relay the news. And then, we started planning to go melawat the very next day (today) early in the morning. And all I wanted to give Atie was a comforting hug and sorry for not being there.
I read her blog a few days ago, found out that her mum was hospitalised again. Had wanted to ask about it, but didnt had the chance due to the piling work. But it was just yesterday morning that I read about her mum being discharged. So I thought, she had recovered. Her mum was a fighter, and I was very sure she had wanted to fight on to see her children get married this year end.
What I missed was Atie's latest entry about her mum being hospitalised again. Reading those words especially after her mum's passing on, made me cry. Those words...
My dearest Atie, sesungguhnya Allah lebih menyayangi ibumu. Penderitaannya di dunia ini telah berakhir dan redhakan lah pemergiannya. Bersabar dan tabahkan hatimu sesungguhnya perjalananmu di dunia ini masih jauh.
Moga rohnya ditempatkan di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin.
Salam Takziah dari aku dan kawan-kawan. *Big Hug*
P/s: Call me if you need any help or a listening ear. Aku sayang kau k!!
