Assalamualaikum,
Having my old grandparents to live with me and my parents is something not everyone can offer to their grandparents or parents. In few days, it will be almost a year since my lovely Tokwea passed away. I missed her so much. Coming back home and heared her answer my salams, while seeing her cutting the onions. Her smile. It's something I can never forget.
20th February, the day that marked my life. While I was getting ready to go for lunch, before going to do the final Tawaf, which is Tawaf Wida'. I peeked outside the door, just want to check, whether my parents and sister are already gone out of their room, instead, I saw my father. At the end of the corridor, sitting on the chair with a phone on his left hand. He was talking to someone. I suspected nothing. I went back inside, making sure my brothers are ready, and nothing have left in the room. Few moments later, I heard a knock on the door. It was my father. He asked us to go to his room. I felt something was wrong, but I don't have a clue on what it is.
Once we're all inside my father's hotel room, he announced the news. The news that I never expected to come this soon. The news that I never got my self ready to hear. My grandmother had passed away. I couldn't stop myself from holding back the tears. Seeing my two little twin sisters who was only 6, crying and crying. And so does the rest of us. I tried to calm myself down. But my mind just blown away, with all the memories of me with my late grandmother.
Since the year before she passed away, she suffered a kidney failure. She have to do the dialysis treatment twice a week. Her body weight, drop rapidly since then. Her appetite slowly fades away. From a woman who can walk, now she is bed ridden. From a woman who cooks everyday for her family, she can never cook anymore. For one whole year, she fight courageously for her disease.
We went for Zuhur prayer after that, before who do the final tawaf. I couldn't stop crying. In front of the Ka'bah. Hoping for the best, for her. Followed by the Jenazah prayer which usually done after each Fardhu prayers. Added by the sadness leaving the holy land behind.
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Directly after we arrived back in Malaysia, we went straight to the place where she was buried. Recited Surah Yasiin, followed by the recitation of the doa. My grandfather, was the saddest person I saw. His eyes, we're all red. Crying on his wheelchair. He lost his life partner, in a day. His life living with a woman he love, buried in front of him. I was left speechless.
It's almost a year now, since she passed away. I don't know why, I can still feel, as if she was watching TV inside her room. Downstairs. To be honest, I never really felt for her loss. I was sad, because I can never talk to her again, nor I can see her smile. I wasn't there when she passed away. I wasn't there either when she buried.
I will treasure the memories. I will make it as a reminder.
Surah Al-Anbiya' : 35
Every soul must taste of death, and We try you with evil and with good, for ordeal. And unto Us ye will be returned.
Wallahu'alam.