On his way, he accidentally met the hoodlums. But Dzul just wanted to pass by without caring. One of them tried to stop him by grabbing his cap. The young man’s eyes darkened instantly. His body, which was used to hard work, revealed veins of anger. A punch was delivered directly towards one of them. In an instant, that hoodlum fainted.
His friends who didn’t agree with Dzul joined in. But still, no one could contain the anger of the lion. Because of his beloved cap and the lost Asr prayer time. From behind, one of the hoodlums sneaked up. He hit Dzul’s neck until his vision completely blurred, and then his body collapsed.
After some time, the young man woke up. His body felt heavy and he didn’t know where he was. Many bruises covered his body. Some even turned blue and made it hard for him to move. Beside him, his father was asleep in his chair. And turns out, he wasn’t alone, Zainuddin was also there. He knew that surely Uncle and Aunt were also there. When he tried to sit up with difficulty, they opened the door.
“Hey, don’t move yet, you’re not fully healed,” Aunt Syikha tried to adjust the pillow behind Dzul’s back.
“Uncle, can you please get my cap?” with a little surprise, he followed Dzul’s request.
His father and Zainuddin quickly woke up upon hearing a conversation. His father couldn’t hold back his tears. And Dzul quickly apologized to him. For him, that cap was very precious, and his father also knew the reason. Meanwhile, Zainuddin, who also knew a little anger, could have died facing those thugs. Just for that reason, Uncle Pandu, who began to be annoyed, immediately wanted to know what they were hiding.
“I’m sorry, this has made Uncle worried. Forgive me.”
Dzul finally revealed that the cap was the last gift from his late mother. But there was one more reason he hid from his Uncle. Finally, Dzul asked Uncle to open one of the compartments beside the cap.
“Sorry, I’ve kept this secret for years.”
There was a photo tucked inside. At first, Uncle was also confused. But after a while, he started smiling. Finally, he knew why Dzul kept his daughter’s photo in that worn-out cap compartment after all these years.