The Chronicles of Alexander Bush

= The Chronicles of Alexander Bush = Indonesian Version: Kronik Sang Alexander Bush

Note I: What am I suppose to do?
Today is my special day. July 20 is suppose to be the best day for me. It was like that for every year at the same month, date and time, but not today. Today was a very bad day, so bad that I wanted to take my own life. But, I knew, I realized that this life needs to go on for the sake of my family. How sad and angry I am about this storm, that I curse this storm to its core, for it has taken the lives of my dearest father, mother, and brothers. I will give a name for this storm, which is "The Hope Taker." "Ohhh!!," I shouted, "What should I do dear father? Mother? Dear mother?! Mother, do you hear my suffering? Can you hear my pleas, my confusion? Can I really go on with this life?" I kept asking the same questions over and over to the point of exhaustion until I fell asleep. The next day, I suddenly woke up and remembered a voice, like my mother's. However, I couldn't recall what was being said.

Note II: Hope is lost, a blessing?
I'm back in my district. As I was passing through, I remembered all the memories that happened. I remembered playing with my brothers, mother would always call us at six to go home because of the dangerous things that could happen after six. I remembered the smell of my mother's delicious and always fulfilling cooking, a grouper fish grilled with fragrant, savory, and delicious herbs and spices. Now, I only see destruction and sadness around me, so as the spirit of this country has fallen, no sense of living anymore.

Kronik Sang Alexander Bush