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Sky Lantern

Malang, 01 Oktober 2014


Can you see me? Well, I’m already here in this place where we always went together. I brought the sky lantern with me like we always did. Tonight is the best night to fly it. The skies are full of stars. The moon takes a peek behind the cloud. The air is quite cold. The river in front of me flows smoothly. I can hear the voice of owl and cricket rings in my ears. Can you feel it? The atmosphere is so calm. But, it feels wrong for me. You are not here with me.

Do you still remember our first meeting that night in this place? That was long long time ago when I was 7 years old. I sat on the bank river alone, crying. I could not stop crying. I was in a very deep grieve because I just lost my mother. She fell ill so sudden. Then she was taken away, left me behind. My father said that she was gone to a very beautiful land over the skies. I was mad! If she really went there, why didn’t she take me with her? Why did she leave me alone? I wanted to be with her wherever she went. My father just kept silent. He hugged me and cried. I could not accept it. I was angry to everyone even God. Why He took my mother? I ran away. I ran and ran without knowing wherever I went. Then, I fell and my toe was bleeding. The pain made me cried. But the real reason why I cried was, I knew I will always be alone in the dark without my mother by my side.

I saw a little light swaying in front of me. When I opened my eyes, I saw a little candle that you held. I was surprised by your presence. At that time, I had no idea who you were. I was a little scared.

“Take it!” you said without any expression.
“But I...” I said.
“Take it and look at me closely! Do I look like a ghost? You seem scared of me.”
I looked at him and realized. He was a boy about my age.
“Sorry. I just... I just...” I could not say anything. My brain could not process all things that happened around me. And my tears started to fall again.
“Can you help me?” you asked.
“Help what?” I said.
“I want to fly my flying lantern. Can you help me to do it?”
“Flying...lantern...?”

You showed me a lantern and asked me to hold it tight. I gave you the candle. You used the candle fire to light the lantern. I was excited that the lantern started to float.

“You know what, I always fly a sky lantern at the same night every year.” You said.
“Why?” i asked.
“Because I want to send a message to someone I loved over the skies. I want to tell her that I am okay and I miss her so much.”
I saw the skies at glance. “To whom?” I asked.
“To my mother. She passed away when I was five. And I know that she is there right know watching me. Today is the day she died. That’s why I want to send her a message by flying this lantern. My grandmother said, sky lantern can fly over the skies. I’m sure she will receive my message.” You pointed the skies with you finger.
Really? He was the same with me! That was what I thought at that time. “I just lost my mother today. My father said she went to a very beautiful place over the skies. Maybe she is with your mother right now. I miss her so bad. I still want her to be with me here.” I said sadly. My tears started to fall.
 “If you cry, you will make your mother sad. Do you want to make her sad?”
I shook my head. I realized that you were right.  I stopped crying. I looked at your face. You smiled. That warm smile eased my burden.
“If you want to send her a message, now whisper you message on this lantern.”
“But, this is your..”
“I didn’t say one lantern for one person right?”
I whispered my message and you also did the same. We released the lantern to the skies. We watched it floated until it turned into a tiny yellow dot.
“I hope it reaches them, our mothers.”
“I am sure it will.”

Since that day, you became my very bestfriend. We laughed, mad, cried, and grew up together. At the same night every year we always released sky lanterns for our mothers. It was fun. Lots of fun! For the first time in my life, I had someone who was always by my side. And it was you.

Now, everything has changed. Tonight, I have to fly two lanterns. One is for our mothers. And one is only for you. You know what? I can’t stop trembling. I try very hard to hold my tears. I still can’t believe that you went there, to a very beautiful land over the skies. You are so cruel. You left without asking my permission. Do you even know  my feeling when you suddenly go? You promised that you will always by my side. You said that we will always be together. But now you are gone. Why did you leave me that day? You said you wanted to fly your lantern from the top of the highest mountain in Java. You never come back since that day. It was not the lantern that went away to the beautiful land over the skies. It was you. How could you do that to me?

Do you see me now? Right, I’m crying again after these years. If you see me now can you send me a signal that you are alright right there? I really am worried about you. I promise I will stop crying once I got your message. Ah, I put my hopes too high. There is no way you would send me a message when we are in different worlds. I give up. But as we always do, I will fly our lanterns anyway. I hope my whisper can reach you eventhough I know I will never get your reply.

I light my lanterns. I wait until it can float by itself. I whisper my message for you and I let it flies to the skies. I look up at my lantern until it dissappears. I can’t see it anymore. I hope it reaches you. Suddenly, a star shines brighter than others. I remembered that star. You told me that it’s name is Polaris. You said Polaris shines brightly. That is why old people used it as direction. It gives us direction when we lost. The light gives us courage to find home. The star accompanies us so wherever we are. That’s why we are not alone.

A warm feeling grows within my heart. My burden suddenly goes away. I know it is you. You really see me, aren’t you? Thank you for accompanying me, again. Thank you for everything. I am glad, I got to know you.

Image taken from http://magicskylantern.yolasite.com/resources/red-sky-lantern.jpg

image taken from http://lanternsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Sky-Lanterns-lighting-up-the-sky.jpg

Author : Izzatur R (zaturania)
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