
Chapter 36
Almost a month has passed since Zara did egg freezing in one of the big hospitals in Central Jakarta.
As they had planned at that time, so tonight they were preparing to collect all the trinkets they had to bring to the holy land of— in addition to carrying the uniform given by Umrah Travel.
The flight hours are not really early. But because it must be a briefing first and the like, Mutawwif or Tour Guide strongly recommends that their pilgrims come two hours early. Aiming not to happen something less pleasant. For example, stuck in traffic, there are items left behind or so forth.
“This month is not rainy season, right, Mam?” zara asked as her parents were packing their belongings.
“Try you find out,” replied Miranda did not understand the purpose of her son's question.
“I mean if not in the rainy season, this does not need to be brought, so it can save luggage,” Zara get rid of the rainy season equipment that wants to be put in a large suitcase. Now Zara asked her stepfather to sit quietly watching the two, “Yes, right, Om?”
“Iya, son, you are right.” Ruben smiles. His own pride for the man because Zara has started to want to involve him in many things, even though his stepson still calls him ‘Om’. Reuben understood very well, indeed no one can replace Papi Purnawirawan in his life. So he had to accept this situation rather than act ignorant.
During the days with Zara, the man who was almost the same age as Miranda did not talk much. He will only open his voice if someone asks or asks him to talk. In addition, he would punish himself in a different room under the pretext; finish the rest of the work. Because he still continues to feel guilty and feel unworthy to be there, let alone join haha-hihi with them after what he did in the past.
If not for Miranda begging to stay, then she had already left this house with the position she had. But baby, Ruben's like shackled in an iron chain. He has made Purnawirawan have to leave a lot of unfinished responsibilities. Even with Miranda's inability to hold the fate of many people who hang their lives in the company, so she felt she had to make amends for this by devoting herself here, in this place.
Maybe in people's eyes he's a parasite. But the truth is not so because Reuben never enjoyed this wealth. Characterized by his lifestyle that tends to be simple and the absence of luxury items attached to his body. On the contrary, because of that guilt, Reuben was inferior and considered himself just a worker.
“The belt, Om, Mam. Don't forget.” Zara reminded me of the knitting belt of Ihram cloth that her stepfather and sister would wear there.
“Please bring it in Mami's room, darling,” Miranda said.
“Others, medicines, snails, wudu socks, or arm cuffs for us?”
“Udah all ... stay belt aja.”
“Exchange money already?"
"Uda...."
"Ihram fabric for Mike also already?” kekeh Zara felt a lot of asking, “cuma ngingetin, fear of forgetfulness. There may be a lot, but it is not possible to buy again. If you shop in a country of people. Not to mention the hot weather.”
“Iya, yes? There right, very hot,” Miranda immediately thought of something, “sunblock do not forget!”
“Bene, Mam. There was an experience from a friend of Zara's recently returned from Umrah. So black! Until I pangling. Kayak spent two months sunbathing on the beach,” story passionate.
Miranda dumbfounded, “If so message sunblock spf his 200, online only now!”
Apparently the Chinese and Indonesian mixed blood woman was also afraid of her skin becoming darker.
“But if sunblock spf 200 where is there?” Zara laughed at the command that sounded somewhat inconsequential, “if any, it must not only be to protect the skin, but protect our body from catastrophic storms.”
The three men followed up loud to hear this kind of joke.
“Ah, already, kidding only us. When will it finish like this,” said Miranda realized it.
“Zara to Mami's room, yes. Take what earlier? Hmm belt.”
“You worship still remember make up.”
“Alah, like you do,” replied Miranda did not want to lose, “he said there would be documentation? If the photo should be beautiful, dong!”
“Mami is still old. Remember age, Mam,” grumbled Zara into his room. He then picked up the necessary items before finally coming back out with full hands.
The two work together to prepare for their needs. Likewise with Mike who does not lose ribet— because all his favorite items ask to be brought. Including drone cameras that are quite heavy and quite stifling. So that there was again a commotion in this house during their packing. What a filling stomach!
While elsewhere.
Not much different from this house. Vita's family is also crowded with boisterous voices of her children who always have different opinions. To all of them are gathering at a dinner together, not least Rayyan and his wife. They were invited because they had not visited this house for a long time.
“Iya ... long ago, you are not here. Do not forget, yes, the same with his sisters. Watch out, you know, later forget the real memory,” Mauza said to Ray by showing his lips that advanced more than an inch.
"Don't say anything recklessly," Zunaira reminded her slightly-slippery older brother.
“Not forgotten .. but it is again a bit busy,” Rayyan replied.
“Busy what?” either innocent or indeed pretending Mauza asked like that.
Umar, his anxious twin brother then joined in talking, “Do not pretend not to know, deh! They were busy worshiping. Make a nephew for you!”
“Huss, polite speech, Umar,” said Vita reminded his twins whose mouths are the same as a leaky decolitic bucket.
“Mana? Until now it has not been so, Mauza's joking” made Hamidah very surprised.
“Still be told to be patient with God, Dek ..” replied Ray in a soft and patient voice. He is being imitated by his brothers and it is impossible to answer him with arbitrary words.
But the atmosphere became delicious again for Hamidah because the woman immediately felt offended. Why else would he be nudged by a question like this?
“Absolutely I was procrastinating? You think we're in this moment, we want to?" said Hamidah who finally opened his voice after just silent silence, "i also tried time, Za. Where maybe just resigned and silent just waiting for sustenance to fall alone.”
“Don't baper, Brother. I don't mean it either. So do not be too taken heart, can be tired ..” said Mauza immediately. He felt that there was nothing wrong with his words just now.
"You too, if you talk, don't be careless. Not everyone can accept your joke." Hamidah will not lose.
“Why is it so long? I'm mah, I'm used to joking with Brother Ray that way. No longer mean to insult or anything. Try it, ask the others, what am I talking about?”
“Mauza!” exclaim Yudha stopped the two, “apologize and go into the room!”
“Papa's son-in-law, who, instead of me?”
The atmosphere of the dinner suddenly became chaotic due to the misunderstanding of the two of them.
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