
Abah Taha noticed Zulaikha for a moment because the elevator door was open and had reached the basement of the parking area. Zulaikha also said goodbye to Hajar. Surprisingly without hesitation Zulaikha kissed the middle-aged woman's hand and said goodbye.
"Good and beautiful child" Hajar murmured as he looked at Zulaikha who ran with Jonah towards Zulaikha's metallic blue car.
"Did the girl say her name was Zulaikha?" ask Abah Taha.
"Yes, his name is Zulaikha." Hajar answered and he remembered Joseph. Last night he also called someone named Zulaikha.
'What in the city are many women named Zulaikha?' think Hajar.
'What is that girl that Joseph likes right now?' Abah Taha asked in his heart.
Hajar and the others planned to stay at Joseph's place for two days and return tomorrow. Today Mang Sholeh invites them to take a walk around the city.
***
Today Joseph has entered work even though his hands are still a little linu. He did not want to skip too long, although Sarah had told him to rest until he recovered properly.
When he entered his office. Joseph passed by Bilqis and saw that the girl had lowered her head. He feels guilty to the girl, but luckily Bilqis's own family refuses and Asiah also chooses Zulaikha.
There were many tasks waiting for Joseph. He immediately worked on the pile of reports. Although the time is still quite long to enter working hours. But Joseph did his job immediately.
Joseph's entry into the office made Sarah happy, but anxious as well. Fear worsened his health condition.
"Why did you get to work?" ask Sarah.
"I remember many tasks that I had to complete until the end of the month" Joseph replied without looking at Sarah.
"If you feel tired, just take a break, yes!" tell Sarah.
"Yes" replied the widower.
Bilqis went into Joseph's room while delivering a report of his work he had time to improve it again. He did not dare to look at Joseph's face. There is a sense of disappointment in the man who once volunteered as his future husband. She hoped that her boss would be her husband.
"Thank you," Yusuf said with a faint smile.
"A–What am I .. can I ask you something?" asked Bilqis hesitantly.
"Yes. What'sthat?" ask Asiah's father. Now his attention is centered on his subordinates.
"Did Mr. Joseph really like me? ask Bilqis with a sense of shame because he was sure that this one-child widower said he liked it.
Joseph was rather surprised when he heard the question from Bilqis just now. He used to love this hijab girl. Reminds his late wife.
"Yes. Because you are a good girl and love Asiah very much" replied Joseph.
"Is it because I'm good, you like me? What do you like it's just like your fellow siblings instead of like the opposite sex?" Bilqis felt her heartache as she spoke this.
Hearing Bilqis's words just now made Joseph think again. His love for Bilqis was because she looked like Aisha. So what Joseph liked was his late wife. Not Bilqis himself.
"I'm sorry. Perhaps the sense of it is still in the stage of my admiration for you. Because you are a good girl and the ideal type of men who expect to have a gentle and understanding wife" Joseph replied in a weak tone.
"So, from the beginning you never liked being a woman, did you?"
"I'm sorry" replied the widower.
"What about Zulaikha?" ask Bilqis.
"Why are you asking about Zulaikha? I don't think it has anything to do with you." Yusuf doesn't want his feelings to like a high school girl being exposed.
"Sorry I've been so presumptuous. I shouldn't have asked" Bilqis said and left.
As a result of this incident Bilqis kept his distance from Joseph. He even had lunch with his office friends. He used to go with Joseph to Asiah's school.
***
"Usually if people who love each other get married. But there are also those who marry because they are betrothed. They don't like each other. Or they got married because they had to. Why the hell?" Rayyan wondered why Asiah asked this question.
"Today I heard Grandma ask you about the woman you like. Then I will marry that woman" replied Asiah.
"Your father likes Bilqis, right? You said your father wanted to make Bu Bilqis his wife" said Raihan, who was sitting near them.
"It's not that you don't want Mama Zulaikha to go away from you. Then she should be your wife, your father." Rayyan offers a solution.
"Yesterday in the hospital. Dad asked, 'do I want Miss Bilqis to be your substitute?' then I said that I didn't want to lose Mama Zulaikha."
"Then tell your father to marry Mama Zulaikha. So that he doesn't leave you" Rayyan continued.
"Yes. Do not let Mama Zulaikha go with other men," Raihan said provokingly.
***
The joy of the children in Asiah school has returned to normal. Due to yesterday's events. Now the guard is tightened. Even areas to classes where children roam are prohibited from being entered by disinterested people. Nor could Joseph enter the class of Asiah. So, he just waited until one of the teachers brought Asiah to see him.
"Well, where's Miss Bilqis?" ask Asiah.
"Mother Bilqis had lunch with friends at the office" Joseph replied.
"Dad knows Mama Zulaikha said the same Asiah yesterday. If he's going to leave, if Dad and Asiah don't let him near anymore.
"Asiah wouldn't let Mama Zulaikha, get away from us.
"Then the Twins said that Mama Zulaikha could not get away from us, I had to marry Mama Zulaikha. Do you want to marry Mama Zulaikha so she can't leave?"
Asiah spoke so long that Joseph was flabbergasted. There is a sense of amusement in imagining the children talking about marriage problems.
"Are you sure Asiah wants Mama Zulaikha to be Dad's wife?" joseph asked, holding his laughter.
"Yes. I'll marry Mama Zulaikha, if you like. But ... but, if you don't like Mama Zulaikha. I can't force." Asiah put on a sad face.
"But, Mama Zulaikha is still in school and has to wait until she finishes school first" Yusuf said.
"If Mama Zulaikha is taken away by Brother Yunus, how?" asiah asked and made Joseph surprised and confused.
***
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