ABOVE THE SAJAH
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Ara sat on the long bench that was in the back garden, she stared straight at it with an empty look. It's been days but there's been no news of Aufia.

Rafa who saw his wife for days unwilling to eat, uninspired, pale face, Rafa felt very stupid and regretful as Ara wanted him to hinder Aufia from leaving.

Rafa approached towards Ara who was on a long bench, a bench that she usually sat on with her two daughters who were always spoiled with her, Ara dripping a clear circle wetting Ara's veil. "Miss.." Rafa called out to Ara with a trembling voice

"Abi, Abi has Bi gone home?? Where's our daughter Bi?? Where's Aufia Bi??" Ara got up from her seat and approached Rafa who was silent by closing her eyes.

Rafa who did not answer made Ara frustrated, Ara fell sitting on the grass with a long bench. "Abi, why did Abi keep quiet, replied Umi Bi!! Abi" cried Ara who was very frustrated to lose Aufia, what else there has been no news about Aufia.

"Sorry Umi" Rafa could only say Sorry to Ara

Ara who heard Rafa apologizing was getting sobbing in Rafa's carry, Rafa looked at his wife getting crushed. He blames himself for what happened to his family.

"Umi wake up first well, we leave it to Allah Umi" Rafa helps Ara get up from her seat, Rafa holds Ara inside the house.

Rafa takes Ara up to the second floor where their room is located, Rafa opens the door of the room that is not closed perfectly, making Rafa young open the door.

Rafa put Ara to sleep on their soft mattress that had accompanied them for decades, Rafa rubbed gently on Ara's forehead so that she could get better.

"Bi, where's Aisya Bi??" Ara asked Aisya who was still in LA to take care of her move, Aisya could not bear to see Ara slumped like this.

"Aisya's still in LA Mi"

"He's going to get on Bi's plane??"

"Umi's father"

"Umi don't want Bi, let Umi's children be there do not rise rapidly again Abi, Umi does not want to lose both Umi children"

"So relax, baby, don't worry that everything will be fine":

Ara who heard Rafa's words made Ara even more angry with Rafa, she considered Rafa did not love her two daughters. " Abi said yesterday everything will be fine, where is Abi's proof?? Aufia my daughter Abi is missing yet to be found!! And now Abi says it's gonna be okay!! She's my daughter Abi my daughter" cried Ara who made Rafa even more crowded.

"Umi calm down Umi first"

"Better Abi get out of here, out Abi" Ara increasingly yells at Rafa, Rafa moves on from his sitting he leaves Ara alone in the room.

Ara was sitting on the cold floor with a headscarf that was out of nowhere, her long hair that was smeared expanding making Ara look very apprehensive.

While Rafa who was in Aufia's room stared at the photo that was hanging beautifully on the wall of Aufia's room, the photo that had the picture, Rafa, Ara, Aisya and Aufia who had just celebrated their graduation.

"Son, I'm sorry Abi!! Abi had to listen to Umi's words at that time" Lirih Rafa rubbed Ara's photo next to the family photo.

While staring at Aufia's drawing, Rafa finds the paper on Aufia's study table covered in thick books, which Rafa accidentally nudges into making the book shift.

Rafa took the paper from the thick book that covered him, Rafa opened the paper, the paper that read.

18:00 hours

Raufia Room Abraham Hendarso..

Two days I turned my mind back to my departure to Cairo to pursue my mind, I was ready and ripe to go there to study a lot..

But no matter where I felt really did not want to leave Umi at home only with Abi, Umi was already very sad when Aisya went to study in another country. Are you willing to go too.

I felt that my departure would be long enough, not just 4 or 8 years old, I felt that maybe quite a long time I would return, maybe my departure would also be a wound in Umi's heart.

I go to come back, not go not to come back...

I'll keep this letter in this room, if by the time I'm gone I've convinced you I'll be back. I went out with the wound and I brought back happy."

Rafa folds back the paper he found after reading the contents of a letter he found in Aufia's room. "It turns out you already feel like something will happen to you, son!! But why are you even reckless to go" Rafa's inner self by returning to keep the paper he found in its original place.

Rafa came out from inside Aufia's room and now he went back to his room, he saw Ara who had fallen asleep in their bed. Rafa approached towards Ara kissing Ara's forehead repeatedly.

Rafa also lies beside Ara by hugging Ara so very tightly, seeking comfort in Ara's body. Not long Rafa follows Ara to dreamland.

Just as Rafa closed his eyes he heard Ara's voice calling Aufia, Rafa also heard that Ara was like talking to Aufia, Rafa opened his eyes he saw Ara still closed his eyes.

"It turns out you are delirious Mi, Sorry Abi, this Mi is all because Abi who does not listen to Umi"

Rafa rubbed Ara's hair gently and affectionately wished Ara back to calm in her sleep and sure enough Ara regained her composure in her sleep.

Rafa gazes at the clock hanging on the wall as it is her prayer time, Rafa gets off the bed he walks towards the bathroom to take a shower then prays.

An hour passed Rafa had finished his prayer he did not immediately move from his sitting after praying and reciting the Quran, Rafa prayed for Aufia.

"Oh my God, Yah Robb showed my family the best way!! guide the Servant where the servant's daughter is. If he survives, meet us soon so that we can take care of him, if he is by your side meet us with his body, O God. So that we can give the final resting worthily"

Rafa wakes up from the top of the prayer mat with a hollow body recalling the letter Aufia wrote and he recalls how Ara tried to block Aufia from leaving.

Rafa again sat on the edge of the bed after cleaning his prayer equipment. He looked at Ara as if he was staring at Aufia inside Ara's body. "May Allah answer our prayers Umi" Lirih Rafa.