I'm Not a Choice.
Worrying.

"Cha let's make a pilgrimage to father's grave?" Nadia asked as soon as their class was over, The three women stepped out of their class, combing the campus corridor towards the parking lot where Nadia's car was parked there.

"I'm confused, it's three o'clock." Icha replied, glancing at the clock that was coiled around her wrist.

"But we have the intention to leave, pamali if we don't go." Mimi sahut. Although Mimi's speech sounded colossal but both Icha and Nadia had heard such a remark from their parents.

So they decided to make a pilgrimage to the tomb of Rifky's father. Although the trip they have to travel there, quite far from their campus.

The time taken is usually an hour if it is not jammed. But the road that afternoon was so jammed because of a traffic accident. Until the three women just arrived at the tomb area at half-six in the afternoon.

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The orange sky had almost disappeared completely but the three women had not yet moved from the tomb of Rifky's father, until a tomb guard approached them and told them to go home, then they wanted to move from there.

"Cha, not hungry! Let's stop by for a bite to eat, Nad! I'm hungry already." Mimi said as she rubbed her flat stomach on the way home.

" We take Icha home first, later after that then we both stop by for dinner, yes mi." Not what, Nadia herself is also very hungry, considering today they only eat fried rice in the morning and sandwiches for Icha this afternoon. Where he also just remembered if they had not informed Riyadh, while his phone was running out of power while Icha, the woman deliberately did not bring the phone earlier, he said, mimi's cell phone does exist but the woman does not want to exchange mobile numbers with Riyadh. The reason he was still afraid of Icha's husband, after the incident at the cafe and in the office at that time, where he was snapped by Riyadh.

Nadia is worried, Riyadh will be confused to find Icha, considering their mobile phones can not be contacted.

"Okay, how good is it." Mimi said, giving in. After all, Icha's house is also close, papa, if he can hold a little more.

"Nad, what if I'm upset about being late." Ask Icha. Because he himself was also anxious to go home. " Take me to my dad's house, I'm afraid, unless you two want to come back tonight." His love, began to worry about the no-no.

" Love Icha that's impossible. You're a little kid, coming home late to his mom's homelin." Mimi's a little joking.

" tap_"

" You don't have to think much, I'm sure Mr. Riyadh is not that kind of person." Sahut Nadia confidently, making Icha speechless and just obey.

And not until five minutes, Nadia's car had stopped at the door of Icha's house, along with Riyadh who came out in a hurry. The man wanted to get in his car. Downplayed his intentions, then approached Nadia's car. Opening the car door where Icha sat and hugging her body, Icha's body froze instantly.

" Dear where you guys are from, I'm so worried something happened to you. Why don't you bring heem's phone." Asked Riyadh as soon as he broke their embrace. His hand was holding both of his wife's cheeks. His fear made him forget the trauma of Icha and touch his wife, as good as he could. " I'm sorry dear." Riyadh instantly pulled both of his hands, as soon as he saw Icha's face turning pale with a cold sweaty forehead.

" I'm sorry, we forgot to tell you, because my phone ran out of power. Icha didn't bring her phone either." Nadia replied, While looking back, to see the couple's husband and wife.

" Where are you guys from. I've asked Rizky to check you guys into your office and into your college too! But you're not there." Ask Riyadh.

Because the man had been like a beard fireman, since coming home and not finding Icha anywhere. He had even tried to call Icha, but his phone was on their bedside nightstand. Nadia too but the woman's number is not active even Rista and Amanda's sister he called to ask the whereabouts of Icha . Not only that, Riyadh even asked Rizky to check their offices, campuses to apartments Nadia and Mimi according to what he said just now.

" I'm sorry, we went to my father's grave first, because Icha was the same father. And because it's jammed we're going to be overnight." Mimi's reply made Riyadh breathe a sigh of relief. The man was already afraid that something would happen to Icha. Remembering the frail wife made him unsettled before looking at her with his own eyes if she was okay.

Riyadh helped Icha get out of Nadia's car by holding the door, then slowly closing it. " Thank you, Nad, Mi. Oh, didn't you guys come down?" Riyadh asked as the two women did not move in the slightest from their seats.

" No, my mas! Next time, after all, it's night too, we want to hurry home. We have returned." Nadia replied, at the same time saying goodbye to go home.

" The same mas. Cha we're back." Nadia continued their journey to a restaurant after getting a nod from Icha.

Once Nadia's car is no longer visible, Riyadh invites Icha to enter the house. The woman only obeyed and followed the steps of the husband who had already entered their home.

" Dear you ate?" Asked Riyadh, Icha also only answered with a headband.

Today the man deliberately went home early to accompany Icha cooking, but in a panic did not find Icha anywhere, he forgot to prepare dinner for them both.

"Tonight we ate spaghetti. No papa." Riyadh asked so gently, while rubbing Icha's head full of love, the man's gaze was so sincere whether Icha realized it or not.

Icha nodded her head weakly in response." You go to the room and get changed, I'll go to the kitchen, make spaghetti for our dinner." Said Riyadh, after that he left Icha who was still silent in his place.

As soon as Riyadh left, Icha turned back into their room not forgetting to lock the door after which he entered the bathroom as soon as he finished hanging the bag he was wearing in place.

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Half an hour later, the two are now at the dining table with various dishes that have been available up there. Because riyadh does not make spaghetti for their dinner and choose to order only at restaurants around here.

" Not her_" asked Icha hanging.

"I'm so hungry baby, it's like spaghetti won't make me full, so I decided to order. No papa, right? Or you want to eat spaghetti. Wait a minute, I'll make it for you, baby."

Riyadh soon set out to make spaghetti but Icha prevented it.." No need, this alone was more than enough, I was just a little surprised earlier."Her speech. " Let's eat." Further again. Then take the Riyadh plate, then fill it with rice and side dishes that suit her husband's taste. After that, he took food for himself.

Riyadh would not want to return to his seat and the two enjoyed the dinner in silence.

After finishing dinner, Icha washes the dishes of their former meal, while riya tidies the dining table. Both of them are used to helping each other like this. Even so, Riyadh still employs maids to clean the house so that his wife is not tired of cleaning their house.

Begitu pekerjaan dapur mereka selesai keduanya duduk terlebih dulu di ruang keluarga dan kembali fokus dengan pekerjaan masing-masing, karena tidur saat kekenyangan itu, tidak baik untuk kesehatan, jadi baik Iyad mau pun Icha menerapkan kebiasaan ini di kehidupan sehari-hari mereka.

" Dear, if you miss me, say yes to me? Let me accompany you there." Said Riyadh, deliberately breaking the silence between the two of them. " Or we make a pilgrimage to Dad's grave once a month." Barat Riyadh's.

"Is that not too much?" Ask Icha.

" A ghost is not! It's not good that we go there often to pray for our parents." Gosh, Icha didn't expect the man who used to yell at Mimi to scare her to death. It could be this sweet. It felt like a dream for Icha to believe, "Why dear? Something's wrong with my words." Icha shook her head quickly, then lowered her head. Who will not be destroyed if treated like Icha.

" Alright, I've decided we'll visit dad's grave once a month on weekends, I'll put that on my agenda, so we don't forget." Say that guy again. Icha just took a deep breath without saying a word.

Because he felt Riyadh was too late in privileging himself and felt unworthy of it all. But what Iyad did was a natural thing.