I'm Not Dead, My Husband
Revisitation

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"Lake in."

A housekeeper opened Amanda's bedroom door.

"What's bi?"

"Mrs, below are guests who would like to meet the Master and Madam."

"Guests? Who's bi? Did aunt ask her name?"

"Yes, her name is Madame Inara."

"Inara" said Amanda, staring at Rayhan.

"We'd better get down now" Rayhan said. The two of them then went downstairs and saw Inara already sitting in their living room. Amanda walked over to Inara and hugged her.

"How are you, Inara?"

"Good Amanda."

Inara then smiles at Rayhan standing behind Amanda.

"Please sit down, Inara."

"Yes, thanks. Sorry if I've interrupted your time."

"Oh it's okay, we're not busy either."

"What's Inara? Is there something you want to say?" rayhan asked as he looked at Inara with a question mark.

"Yes, I'm sorry before. I'm sorry if this brings up a little bit of the trouble you're having, because it has something to do with Abimana."

"Where?" amanda and Rayhan said together.

"Yes, Abimana."

"Do you know Abimana?"

Inara then nodded her head.

"You know Mas, my father worked as a head in a correctional facility, and Abimana was detained in the correctional facility where my father worked. Ever since I divorced you, I've been actively fostering the inmates on that shelf, one of whom is Abimana."

Inara then fell silent for a while.

"Then?" rayhan asked while frowning.

"We got to know each other and ended up having a pretty close relationship."

"Inara please don't tell me you're in love with her."

Inara smiled wryly. "But unfortunately that's what happened."

"So you like Abimana?" ask Amanda.

"Yes, I love Abimana."

"DORCH!!" yell Rayhan.

"How could you like Abimana, Inara! Where's your common sense! Can't you think straight, he's a prisoner!"

"Mas, I've met Abimana when she wasn't a prisoner. I've met him before, he helped me while I was being snatched."

"Oh, so that's when you started falling in love with her?"

Inara nodded as well. "At first I just wanted to harbor this feeling but it turns out we met again and made my love grow back to him."

"Jeez, Inara! Why let your love grow back! You should be able to control how you feel about her! Don't you realize, he's a prisoner, Inara!"

"Yes, I know that. I've actually been trying to control my feelings but I don't know why they keep growing."

"Nearland...."

"Rayhan, please don't judge Inara like that. Sometimes love is very difficult to control and cannot use logic and common sense."

"Fighting for your love?" ask Amanda.

"Yes, fight for my love. Don't you know the punishment Abimana received?"

"Yes, of course we knew because we were with Abimana at the hearing."

"Amanda, Rayhan's. That's what I came here for. I'd like to ask your permission to file a review on the Abimana case. Can I do that? Help me, I just want Abimana to get leniency, I just want to live life with her."

"Inara, as long as you know. We made the offer when he was sentenced by a judge. We offered to appeal, but Abhimana would not. He felt that the death penalty was appropriate for him."

"So you guys allowed me to do some reconsideration?"

"Yes, of course, because we believe that even Abhimana has repented. We're sure now that Abiman must be trying to improve himself, right?"

"Yes, Abhimana has changed. He had repented and realized all his mistakes, he had also done wrong."

"Oh thank goodness," Amanda replied with a smile.

"Because of that, I think Abimana deserves legal waivers. Although the leniency was only a life imprisonment for him."

"Then if Abimana is imprisoned for life you'll keep waiting for her until she's free?" rayhan asked so tightly. Inara nodded as well.

"Look Amanda, she's so stupid! We did allow you to do a review, but that doesn't mean we'll let you wait for Abimana all your life, Inara!"

"Mas, I'm an adult. I have the right to decide my life."

"You have the right to choose your way of life but not to be a fool, Inara!"

"Rayhan, let it go. You can't talk to Inara like that."

"I was just awakening her from the blind love she felt, Amanda. You know she's beautiful and rich, it's really funny that she's spent her whole life waiting for Abimana."

Amanda might look at Rayhan while shaking her head, she already felt so compassionate towards Inara that she now began to shed tears. Amanda held Inara's hand.

"Inara, I'm sorry Rayhan. She's a little emotional for worrying too much."

"It's okay, Amanda. The truth is like that. I'm a very stupid human being, I can't think clearly when I'm in love with someone."

"It's okay, Inara, we let you do a review if you want to do that on the Abimana case. We're actually very happy and grateful to you, you want to do it all for Abimana."

"really?"

"Yes, we're very grateful to you. You do what we want without us asking you, please if you want to do a review. We'll support you."

"So there's no more grudge in your hearts?"

Amanda shook her head. "What is it that holds a grudge? At that time we were very angry and hated Abimana, but when a human being had made a conversion to God, we had no right to judge him again. Every human being makes mistakes, and only big-spirited people are willing to realize all the mistakes he's ever made."

"Thank you Amanda, thank you Rayhan, I don't know what to say to you guys, thank you so much again."

"Yes Inara."

"Tomorrow I'll begin the process of reviewing Abimana's case."

"Yes." Yeah."

"NO!! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! THE DEATH SENTENCE IS WELL DESERVED FOR ABIMANA!" shouted a voice from a middle-aged woman who was approaching towards them.

NOTES:

Az Zumar 53

۞ قُلْ يٰعِبَادِيَ الَّذِيْنَ اَسْرَفُوْا عَلٰٓى اَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوْا مِنْ رَّحْمَةِ اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ جَمِيْعًا ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِيْمُ

Say, “O My servants are transgressing against themselves! Do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Allah forgives all sins. Verily, He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

QS and Nisa: 17

إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

“Truly repentance by Allah is repentance for those who do evil because of ignorance, and then they repent immediately, so that is what Allah accepts, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.”