Mother, Take Me Home

ZAINUDDIN gasped at the teenage girl who was playing with Roslini, a staffer at his favorite coffee shop. The girl's face reminded him of the childhood face of his sister, Jamaliah. The resemblance became even more uncanny when the child's veil accidentally fell away and her hair streamed down her shoulders. Zainuddin's heart began to pound.

Zainuddin, 45, from Padang Baru village, Southwest Aceh regency, recalled his dream of three days earlier: meeting Raudhatul Jannah, Jamaliah's child who went missing when the tsunami struck Aceh on December 26, 2004.

December 23, 2014

ZAINUDDIN gasped at the teenage girl who was playing with Roslini, a staffer at his favorite coffee shop. The girl's face reminded him of the childhood face of his sister, Jamaliah. The resemblance became even more uncanny when the child's veil accidentally fell away and her hair streamed down her shoulders. Zainuddin's heart began to pound.

Zainuddin, 45, from Padang Baru village, Southwest Aceh regency, recalled his dream of three days earlier: mee

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