The Long Night of Amelia
Chapter 7: The Narrow End of the Gang

Amelia had been at the end of a narrow alley of the old man's house that she had followed. He saw the watch on his wrist. 2 Hours past 10 minutes. He remembered, he had not performed the dzuhur prayer.

The end of the narrow alley turned out to be not dead-end as imagined by Amelia. On the left and right side there are similar alleyways that somehow penetrate to where. While in front of Amelia there is now a large road is the main road connection that will go to the highway.

He approached a meatball cart that was holding up there. The savory meat sauce makes a crackle in Amelia's stomach. But he broke his hunger. He was worried about the dzuhur time that had been mepet and he had not fulfilled it.

I will eat after prayer, he thought.

"Mission Bang...around here there is a mosque or musholla no, Bang ?"

"Hmm.ada Neng..not too far.about 100 meters..Neng follow this big road.straight on.later on the side of the road there is a mosque.it looks really neng..located in the direction of this road.." replied the mamang meatballs.

"Good Bang.thank you very much.." replied Amelia.

It felt like Amelia's feet were numb and hot. The sun was burning on his back. He was wearing his mountain sandals. Not to mention the pain from the calves to the soles of his feet. Like wanting to lose it felt both feet.

After walking it was quite exhausting...

Amelia saw a large mosque dome. It seems to be one of the big mosques here. A large sign reading: Alfatah Mosque. There is a parking lot quite large inside. Can fit several tens of cars and motorcycles. Surrounding it is lined with a tall iron fence in dark green. Fortunately, the gate did not appear to be locked.

Amelia also entered the mosque. Quite spacious and clean. The inside feels spacious with a distinctive citrus aroma of room fragrance. A gentle AC wind blew from inside.

Amelia opened the toilet door. Inside it turned out to be quite extensive. There are 2 pieces of washbasin with a large mirror in front of it, some water faucets where ablution, and 2 pieces of WC to defecate. Remarkably, all parts look clean and fragrant carbolic semerbak in this area. Make comfortable visitors or travelers who worship in this mosque.

Amelia hurried to take ablution and returned to the mosque. After he prayed, he leaned against the walls of the mosque. Squeezing both of his legs. Extraordinary fatigue plus the cool and cool air from the AC that blows, into a combination of the right like an anesthetic for Amelia. Until only in an instant, Amelia had fallen asleep in the wraparound mucus she was still wearing.

Until ..1 hour later...

the sound of a bedug that was pounded hard enough and the chanting of the adhan from the mosque muezzin woke Amelia from her sleep. He rubbed his eyes. His mouth evaporated wide which was hurriedly closed by those two hands.

God, he is asleep! It's entrenched. He was asleep for almost 1 hour. But it felt like he had been sleeping for hours. The gurgling of his stomach hunger is now starting to feel more and more. He released the mukena and revived the ablution.

Now he stepped back into the mosque. The taste is fresh and the spirit is back. He moved his body and pressed his fingerbooks.crackling sounds rang out. Muadzin has finished echoing the adhan. Now a man is chanting iqamat. Previously there was no one in the mosque.But when the adhan reverberated, one by one people entered the mosque. Mostly men. Amelia was preparing to close the veil curtain that had separated the male and female parts, as she caught something that made her peek out from behind the curtain.

Did I not see wrong ?Amelia rubbed her eyes. How not ? Whether by chance or the scenario of the Almighty, he saw a man he knew. Yup! the old man who now looks clean with black trousers and white cocoa and white skullcap. With her clean appearance, now Amelia can see the face of this old man very clearly. He looked slightly younger than his previous appearance in Amelia's view. But Amelia's gaze was fixed on the little girl that the old man was holding. He was wearing long pants and a pink t-shirt and carrying a small mukena bag.

The deg...! Amelia...

The girl slowly walked towards the section where the lady prayed. A place where he currently only exists alone. In a hurry he closed the curtain. He pretended not to heed his presence, when the sound of the curtain opened and the little girl was in the same room. Yup, the room where the woman prayed that only she and the little girl were now...