
The dark days of chest-stifling grief have been passed by the extended families of Benny and Fina. They gave full support to the couple to immediately rise from the slump. The regret that shackled the former widower slowly faded due to the support from Fina.
"Mas, the house feels very quiet, yes" murmured Fina after feeling the silence felt inside the magnificent house.
"In the near future Elza will be home from school will be crowded." Benny developed a faint smile.
Life spirit Fina and Benny are still in school. Nisa had just left to pick up a little boy who was attending school. Since the fateful incident, Nisa has not returned to Mojokerto because she was assigned to accompany Fina in Surabaya. Meanwhile, Badiah returned to Mojokerto after the condition of the child and his son-in-law improved.
"Nisa hasn't been to college yet?" benny asked as he looked at Fina.
"Yet. He said next month. He was indeed on a college break after the exam," Fina replied. Actually he himself did not have the heart to see Nisa being here to help take care of himself and also Elza.
After a month in a wheelchair while recovering, the former widower was finally cured. The tailbone is back to normal and there are no bad conditions to worry about. It's just that Benny has not been allowed to do excessive activities such as lifting heavy weights.
"Mas, did we not contact the young man? We're recovering, right?" fina asked after remembering about the young man who had helped her first.
"Let's wait for Nisa to come home, I don't save her contacts" Benny replied.
Shortly after, at exactly ten in the morning ... Nisa and Elza get home. The little boy's voice echoed inside the house. A cheerful smile was offered to both of his parents.
"So I got a hundred! My teacher said I was so smart!" elza said after sitting between his parents.
"Well .. Papa's son is great!" praise Benny while rubbing his son's head.
"Mama is proud of Elza." Fina developed a sweet smile while praising the child.
"Nis, do you still have Ardi's number?" benny asked as he saw Nisa walking from the living room.
"Still, Mas. What's wrong?" Nisa undoes the intention of entering the room and chooses to join the three people in the family room.
"Try phone. I want to talk" Benny asked after seeing his sister-in-law sitting on a single sofa.
Nisa started contacting the contact and shortly after that the call was connected. Nisa immediately gives her phone to Benny, while she chooses to go to the kitchen to pick up a drink in the refrigerator.
"Where are you going, Nis?" fina asked after seeing the hijab girl move from her place.
"Take a drink, Ma'am," replied Nisa without stopping her footsteps.
After struggling in the kitchen for a few minutes, Nisa finally returned to the living room with a plate of melon that had been cleaned and cut into pieces. He put the plate on the table.
"Hows it? Do they still know Mas and Ma'am?" ask Nisa after joining there.
"still. Later in the afternoon we will meet him cafe Loodst because he does not want to give his home address" explained Benny.
"Mysterious very! The home address is not given." Nisa grumbled after hearing Benny's explanation.
"It's natural, Nis. Maybe he's afraid that we're interfering with his privacy" Fina said.
"I'll be able to come along, won't I?" elza asked after listening to the chat of adults around him.
Elza is a solace for Fina. The little boy became entertainment when the feeling of tightness hit the heart. Maybe if there is no Elza in the middle of the family, it can be ascertained if Fina continues to fall in grief. ASI was not able to come out because early gave birth to Fina experienced heavy stress, especially when she first went home and saw the items she had prepared for her baby.
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An orange silhouette stretched across the horizon to accompany the sun preparing to return to the contest. The atmosphere of the cafe where Benny and Ardi met was quite quiet so it felt very comfortable.
"The reward for Ardi isn't missing, is it?" benny asked while looking at Nisa, because her sister-in-law was the one who was given the task of preparing a gift for Ardi.
"No dong! Here's the gift I've wrapped neatly," Nisa raised a brown paper bag containing a gift box.
After waiting for a few minutes, finally the person who was waiting for him had arrived. Ardi immediately approached the table occupied by Benny and his family. Of course the manly postured young man still clearly remembered how Benny's stature.
"Good afternoon" he said after being there.
"Good afternoon. Ardi is it?" ask Benny to make sure no one is wrong because he does not remember Ardi's stature, "please sit down," said Benny after Ardi nodded slowly.
The sturdy young man sat on the empty bench that was on Nisa's side. Not to forget the young man shook hands with everyone there, "how's Mr. Benny doing with the family?" asked the young man after feeling the awkwardness there.
"Alhamdulillah, Fine. Yes ... even though for a month you have to sit in a wheelchair," Benny replied with a faint smile, "Mas Ardi himself how are you?" The former widower asked.
"As you can see." A thin smile expands from both corners of her lips.
Small talk began to sound there. Benny and Fina began to express their gratitude to the sturdy young man. Of course this makes Ardi not happy because he thinks this family is too excessive in attitude.
"Snakes." Benny gave the code to his sister-in-law to give a prepared gift.
The hijab girl immediately gave the paper bag to Ardi with a very sweet smile, "please accept yes," said Nisa when handing over the gift.
"No need to bother like this. I'm really sincere in helping you and your family" Ardi said when he received the gift, "if this is how I don't feel good," continued the dashing young man.
"Please accept it. All this is not how much with the services you have provided. I'm really grateful for everything" Fina said, staring at the young man.
The conversation continued for several tens of minutes. They ate together after the adzan magrib reverberated around the cafe. The atmosphere began to melt because Elza played a role there. Several times Ardi developed a smile when he saw the cuteness of the little boy.
"May I keep your number?" asked Ardi after Benny and Fina pampit looking for mushola to fulfill the obligations of three rakaatnya.
"Can. Go ahead," answered Nisa with a faint smile.
Ardi pulled out a cell phone from his leather bag to store the contact of the hijab-wearing woman. Either because they are interested or have other goals. One thing was certain, several times he stole a glance towards Fina's younger brother.
"Nisa," he replied with a faint smile.
...🌹To Be Continued 🌹...
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