Farewell, my beloved friend

Innalillahi wa Inna Illaihi Raji'un

Farewell, my beloved friend...

Rommy Purwandhita

a.k.a

Alphonse

May 30, 1985 - January 13, 2010

Alph, it's me, one of peoples that you greet

It's me, one of peoples that you scold

It's me, one of peoples that learn from you

It's you, the people that I adore

Alph, what do you feel right now?

Are you feeling sad because you leave us?

Are you feeling happy because you don't need to feel pain anymore?

I hope you're feeling happy right now, really

Alph, I'm so sorry

Maybe, when you cried, I was laughing at the same time

When you struggled against your disease, maybe I was enjoying my time at the same time

Once again, I'm so sorry

Alph, you don't need to feel pain anymore

You don't need to struggle against your disease

Because you already lost from it

Yet you are the winner because you'll face Him first before us

Thanks for you, Alph

Without you, maybe I don't have any courage right now

I'll always keep my memory about you forever in my heart

Farewell, Alph

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Ya, Aqua langsung mencucurkan air mata dan menangis begitu Aqua mengetahui kabar bahwa, orang yang Aqua kagumi, Alph-senpai, telah tiada. Setelah 3 tahun berjuang melawan penyakit kanker yang akhirnya tidak dapat ia menangkan.

Aqua hanya mengenal Alph-senpai 8 bulan. Meski begitu, Aqua sangat kagum padanya yang selalu bijaksana dan teguh mempertahankan pendapat yang menurutnya benar. Alph-senpai memberikan Aqua keberanian untuk menghadapi situasi apapun dan tetap tabah. Aqua banyak belajar dari dirinya, sangat banyak.

Tidak sekalipun ia keluhkan penyakitnya. Tidak sekalipun ia ratapi nasibnya.

Namun, kini ia sudah tiada. Sosok yang bijak dan sabar itu sudah tiada. Aqua di sini, hanya bisa mengenangnya dalam ingatan.

Alph-senpai, Aqua akan selalu mengingatmu sebagai salah satu orang hebat yang pernah Aqua kenal. Aqua sudah menempatkanmu di relung hati Aqua.

Selamat jalan, Alph-senpai... Aqua tidak akan melupakanmu...