Asking You In Every Bow
29. Second Restu

Flashback off

"I waited for years for his presence, but reality never came. Until finally I was still able to meet and be met by time. A long time ago, I was waiting for my friend to come back to play with me, but now my friend has come to leave a taste beyond the taste of friends."

"I don't know for sure what I'm feeling. Every night, I bow before the Creator, and I slip his name in my prayer room."

Ramdan tells a long story to review the story from his past to the present. It felt, unable to cover up the sense that was closed to his brother. While Fatimah was listening to the story from her sister, Fatimah felt disbelief and unexpected, but also took a stand on her.

"Do you love her?" ask Fatimah.

Ramdan just kept silent and did not answer. A few moments later, his voice opened again. "Come on, brother." replied Ramdan in a soft voice.

"Then did you get an answer from your prayers?" fatimah's question made Ramdan stare at him.

Ramdan nodded small. "His face is always present in my dreams. Not just one time, but several times." replied Ramdan.

Fatimah was silent and thought for a moment, until finally a decision came to her mind.

"Marry Naura," said Fatimah made Ramdan suddenly a little jolted and silent while still looking into the eyes of the brother.

"Take permission from his family, and ask Abi and Umi for their blessing. Once you've got your permission and blessing, stop Naura from being your wife."

Ramdan was still speechless and his eyes showed doubt and nervousness.

"Calm down. Restu Kakar became the second blessing of the first blessing, which is from God." said Fatimah made both corners of Ramdan's lips slightly raised.

***

"Hello? Assalamualaikumum, my son's baron?"

"How are you?"

A moment later Yuni replied to the Baron who was on the other side.

"Mother's news is very good here. Oh, yeah, how's Naura there? Is your sister comfortable there? Is it okay?" yuni said as she asked the Baron across the phone.

Baron's voice came out from the speaker phone, trying to tell the news and circumstances of the sister to her mother. Yuni who heard that was unknowingly her phone slipped out of her hand, which then dropped.

His mouth was slightly open, wanting to say his disbelief but not a single word came out of his mouth. While Baron who only heard strange sounds— mobile phone voice fell—soon was worried and several times called his mother's name, but there was no answer. Moments later, a small sound of crying was heard in Baron's ear, precisely the sound that was heard from across the voice call. It was already indescribable how guilty a child who unintentionally made his mother cry, even that cry sounded bitter.

The baron, unable to hear the mother's cry any longer, finally turned off the voice call and the call ended. Now Baron is looking for one of the names in his cell phone contacts. After obtaining it, Baron instantly called out with a voice call through his cell phone.

"Hello Maura? This is Brother"

"Vaalaikumussalam. Good news Brother. But the news of Mother at this time is not good."

You can imagine Maura who was wondering and started to worry across there. For a moment Baron fell silent aware of the concerns of the woman he cared about. Is Baron guilty? Of course not. The baron just felt guilty.

Baron told a brief quiet story about the current state of Naura, also telling about the state of their mother who was sad when she heard the news of Naura. Baron also said that he felt guilty for giving bad news, especially not being able to keep his own sister in the boarding house. The baron sends an apology message to their mother and father.

The house of Maura.

"No Brother. Brother is completely innocent in this matter, Brother Naura fell ill because of the disease that suffered, there is no connection with Brother. In Sya Allah Kak Naura will recover soon," said Maura denied the statement of his brother who felt the mastermind of the problem.