BARATA & BARETA - #Part 3
BARATA & BARETA
At exactly 12 p.m., there were no more sounds of fireworks to celebrate the new year. All that was heard was the sound of thunder and rain which opened the beginning of this new year. We headed upstairs because the flood had reached the terrace of the house. Even though the area where I live has many water reservoirs, it has not been able to completely prevent flooding, especially since the rain this time was quite heavy. Luckily my house is in a higher place, so the flood did not get into the house.
In the room, Randy and I could only pray and surrender to God Almighty, because every tragedy has a silver lining. This moment brought Randy to tears and it's the first time I've seen him cry. I sat beside him and embraced his shoulders trying to strengthen.
"I'm sorry bro, I didn't pick her up and bring her here, now she should be with me." Randy's words showed a lot of remorse. "Never mind, don't blame yourself, this is also God's will and you must be sincere." I tried to make sure that there was God's plan behind this incident.
A moment later, I saw a post on Instagram from the media covering the Café area. You can see flash floods that wash away cars on the road. The car is like being swept away by a swift river. A luxury car means nothing when it is flooded. Randy and I can only lament this incident, and still, hope our friends are still safe. Our bodies both feel weak, because we haven't even eaten a bite of food, just drinking a cup of coffee.
Finally, we fell asleep in deep worry. We are still thinking about our friends who are in the Café. I had a dream, and in my dream, it was shown that the flood reminds us that we have to protect the environment and keep our faith in God Almighty. I saw the image of a woman asking for help in the middle of the flood in my dream. Not finished my dream, sunlight coming in through my bedroom window woke me from sleep. I sat there stunned and thought who was that woman?
Then I woke up Randy who looked sound asleep, maybe he was tired because he thought about his lover's fate. I grabbed his shoulder and woke him up. "Bro ... wake up already morning, let's go to the location, find out the condition of our friends,". I said while shaking Randy's shoulders to get up quickly.
After washing our faces, without taking a shower, the two of us immediately headed to the scene. It seemed that the location could not be reached by car because cars were scattered on the roads after being dragged into the flood last night. We decided to get on the automatic and I took Randy a ride because he looked so upset after the incident. The road was full of sand and mud and wooden branches that had fallen in the last night's rain. The trip there was a little disrupted because many people flocked to save themselves and look for evacuation locations.
Arriving at the Café where we plan our new year. We saw a very tragic thing, many victims died from the flood last night. Police and Sar's Team are conducting searches for the victims. Randy and I also looked for the whereabouts of our friends. From here, I have faith that Randy's lover Andien is still alive and he is somewhere. One by one the victims died and the injured victims were taken to an ambulance for further treatment. I saw one of the victims I recognized, this was Lesley, Andien's friend. He died with quite concerning injuries. Randy could not see it, he still hopes that his lover is still safe.
Based on my dream last night the woman who asked for help was on the roof of the house. Then I took the initiative to find the car Andien used last night. Randy and I walked down a road that was still flooded, but it was not fast flowing. I looked at every car one by one, as well as Randy. Arriving at the mosque, I saw Andien's car, a black BMW with a number plate that I remember. Randy and I immediately went to the car and found no one in the car. The condition of the car was bad enough with the collision that made the body out of shape.
Randy was worried that his girlfriend could not be found. With the help of Sar's team, Andien was finally found on the roof of a mosque with a weak condition and wounds on his body. At once, Randy picked up his lover's body, assisted by several members of Sar's Team. After being given first aid, Andien woke up from fainting. Randy was relieved because his girlfriend was still safe. After that, Randy and I immediately took Andien to the nearest hospital by ambulance. It turns out that the woman in the dream is Andien, Randy's lover who needs help. Not only Andien, but other friends are also still safe, only wounds from being dragged away by the current and collisions on their bodies. Maybe only Lesley can't be saved. Andien also shed tears seeing his friend was lifeless.
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