Asking You In Every Bow
43. The Discussion of Two Families

"What's your excuse?" ask Ramdan again.

"Because she is a woman who is awake and understands the word woman. He always strives to preserve the sanctity and honor of his heart and soul. And many have considered that He is the guide of Islamic women. We as Muslim women are happy and like it." Maura replied with a smile happy to tell about the figure of the honorable woman.

"Who did you say? What's Ustadzah's name?" asked Naura who also turned out to listen to the conversation of Ramdan and his sister. Naura asks Maura to repeat the name of the woman mentioned earlier.

Maura happily replied, "Ustadzah Halimah Alaydrus." replied Maura.

"So I never heard that name. But forget from whom," said Naura trying to remember. "Yes. From some friends of Brother in college." he continued after remembering.

"The name is already popular especially among women, sister." said Maura while smiling at her brother.

"Oh, so. What's his face like?" asked Naura curiously.

"He didn't show his face, Brother" Maura replied, leaving Naura clueless.

"As your sister said, she is a woman awake. He did not dare to show his face and all his wisdom to the public. Only his voice is famous when migrating. His face was covered with a sacred cloth called a veil or niqab, so that only his husband and his muhrim could see it." continued Ramdan gave understanding to Naura.

Naura understood the long explanation. But now he was astonished because the one who explained it was Ramdan. "Why do you know that?" asked Naura astonished.

"I often hear his studies on various social media. The science is indeed broad and the carrier is eloquent." replied Ramdan after chuckling softly in response to Naura's question.

Naura nodded her head understandingly. He took his breath while arguing that he was so stupid not to recognize the figures of science in his own country. He realized, all this time he was so far from his own religion. He felt jealous of his sister who liked everything related to religion. And himself? Really, Naura is feeling really stupid now.

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In the middle of Yuni and Hilman busy talking about the closeness of Naura and Ramdan, suddenly Bilal and Marwah came and approached them. Sontak Yuni and Hilman ended the conversation and Hilman immediately welcomed the arrival of his friend, Bilal.

"Assalamualaikum" said Bilal and Marwah.

"Waalaikumussalam, how are you?" balas Hilman followed Yuni from behind.

"Alhamdulillah, we are in good health. How are you guys?" reply Bilal.

"God still gives us health, so do we all" Hilman said.

"May Allah also give health to Naura, so that it is no longer cared for in this place," continued Yuni who suddenly looked lethargic and her eyes looked at Naura's outpatient.

Hilman who realized that, immediately embraced the body of the wife with affection. Smile at him to comfort him. Yuni returned the smile and returned the embrace, as if knowing that Hilman had done to her to strengthen her. Then he must be strong.

"Aamiya.. I hope Naura can be with you back. May God grant our prayers." Marwah replies as a form of empathy.

"Thank you, you are always willing to extend your hands to our family," Yuni said in a statement.

"We are like a family, right? After all, we already consider Naura as our own daughter." Marwah replied.

"Foul what my wife said," Bilal continued, confirming the words of his wife. Making Marwah smile and blush, not because Bilal said that, but because Bilal winked one eye at him after saying that.

Hilman and Yuni exchanged glances, then chuckled to see Bilal's mischief to Marwah. While Bilal also chuckled to see the reaction of the wife.

"That's it, let's sit." take Bilal then.

Hilman and Yuni again exchanged glances that had certain cues, regardless of what they were thinking.

"How about we just sit in the hospital cafeteria? There's something we want to talk about" Hilman said.

Bilal and Marwah were confused, but agreed to the request. Bilal nodded along with Marwah who also nodded at him. What will be discussed?

After arriving and taking a sitting position at one canteen table, and ordering. They reopened the conversation.

"Oh, yes. What do you want to say?" ask Bilal.

Hilman slightly inhaled the air and exhaled it slowly. "Em, we want to talk about our daughter and your son." replied Hilman later.

"You mean, Naura and Ramdan?" ask Bilal to make sure. Hilman just admired him.

"What's wrong with them?" ask Marwah not to understand.

After that, their order arrived, successfully interrupting the conversation that started seriously. Agh, disturbing! This is the grumbling of the Author.

The floater had already left, the atmosphere returning to the previous atmosphere. "What's wrong?" ask Marwah a little impatient, at the same time curious.

"We .." said Yuni, hesitating to say so.

"Lately, we've seen the closeness of Naura and Ramdan. They were so close and seemed to have more feelings than just friends" Hilman said.

"Is that true? They so close?" ask Marwah to make sure.

Hilman seemed hesitant to answer the question, but he had to tell the truth. "Yes. Even they forget the distance, even though it does not exceed the limit. We think it's overkill." replied Hilman later.

Bilal and Marwah thought and exchanged glances, because they had not seen the closeness of Ramdan and Naura. But what Hilman and Yuni said they could not deny, there was no way they would lie.

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At the crossroads.

"Diem lo Crut!" amira hatch.

"Well, how many times do I have to say this to you, I'm not a cut." Alex replied a little annoyed.

"Why? Don't like it?" amira asked as if challenging.

"Yes, it must be. My name is not Crut, but Alex Mahendra. The most proud guy in one of our schools." said Alex did not want to lose.

"Keep if you're a proud schoolboy, why?" reply Amira after rolling her eyes lazy.

"Yes you should accept me as your girlfriend. Many girls like me, but I refuse because I like you the same. Less what else try on me?" said Alex.

"Less sane!" amira answered and then walked away. Of course Alex will soon be there.

"What do you want?!" amira saw Alex standing in front of her. Blocking the Amira road.

"Gue anter lo go home" said Alex with the same face as usual, looking mediocre.

Amira raised her eyebrows as a sign of not understanding. His gaze then stared intently at Alex, but did not make Alex react.

"Tuh, right. It's weird and crazy!" said Amira who then sauntered away leaving Alex who was still silent on the spot.

Alex knitted his eyebrows together until they looked fused together. Then her body turned around and looked at Amira who had left without intending to turn her head towards him.

"Lo is stubborn." murmured Alex.

I don't know, Alex thinks any rejection that Amira gives is the stubborn nature of Amira. But maybe the real stubborn is Alex himself who too claim the figure of Amira as his own, even though he has been rejected several times by Amira. Or maybe both are actually stubborn.