
Worry every day enveloped Badiah after knowing his daughter was related to an intel. These two days he felt uneasy as bad thoughts continued to haunt. The woman who holds the status of a grandmother could not enjoy a happy time with her granddaughter after knowing this matter.
"Mom, what are you cooking tonight?" asked Fina after approaching her mom who was pensive in the grocery store.
"What is it, Fin? Mom suddenly lost the idea of what to cook." It was obvious that no spirit had emerged from within the middle-aged woman.
Fina sighed after seeing her mother's response. He knows that for a few days, Badiah has been restless. From the look of his eyes alone it was already visible if there was a heavy burden that the middle-aged woman was feeling.
"Mom, never mind" Fina said as she patted her mother on the shoulder. He sat beside Badiah with a long sigh, "no need to think too much. Do not think negatively continue, Mom," said Fina with a thin smile.
"How you don't think, Fin. Your sister just likes that guy. What if they are fools? I am not ready to see Nisa's life is not calm and always faced with danger" muttered Badiah in a soft voice.
"Mom, we better not think about that first. Didn't we agree not to discuss the matter anymore? But why is it that Mother is thinking about all this. Come on, ma'am .. There's Elza and Shazia here, they can take Mom's mind off of it." Fina tried to calm her mother down so as not to think too much in that direction.
"Said Kyai Ma'ruf first, if we are worried about things that have not happened, it is one form of arrogance to God, Mom," said Fina while smiling sweetly. Kyai Ma'ruf himself is the nanny of the boarding school cottage he used to live in.
"Astagfirullah haladzim," muttered Badiah as he rubbed his chest.
Fina's presence there was able to calm Badiah's heart even though not all the worry was gone. At least there are still children who can be talked to by discussing other things. They talked together until a white Alphard stopped in front of the grocery store. Badiah and Fina moved from their place because they were curious who had come.
"Who is it, Mom?" fina asked when she saw the driver who was driving the car open the back door.
"Eitherway. It seems like an important person," replied Badiah while observing the two people who got out of the car. The middle-aged woman did not recognize the figures of men and women with a part of the face covered in masks.
"Let's see, Fin. The man passed by the side" said Badiah when he saw his two guests walking towards the terrace of his house.
"Mom, I'll follow you later, Mom. The shop is closed." Fina seemed to be afraid of the presence of that unknown guest.
Badiah swung a step after hearing the voice of a man from beside the store. He hurriedly walked out of the grocery store through the connecting door in the living room. Not to forget the middle-aged woman justified her veil before welcoming the presence of her guests.
"Waalaikumsalam," said the widow of two children after coming out of the living room, "sorry who will find?" ask Badiah after dealing with the two guests.
The two mysterious guests simultaneously took off their masks. They developed a faint smile while staring fixedly at the widow of the two children. While Badiah himself was still pensive while remembering that very familiar face.
"Bad Ma'am, remember me, right?" ask the woman with both corners of the lips drawn in, "Woodoo," said the woman when Badiah did not immediately answer her question, "this is Wiratama." The woman patted the shoulder of the man beside her.
"Oh Allah, O Allah." That is all that can be said by Badiah because he was surprised by the presence of the unexpected guest, "let's go in, please" said Badiah while giving way for his two guests to enter the living room.
"Monggo pinarak" said Badiah while pointing at the long sofa there.
"Alhamdulillah." The man named Wiratama muttered after sitting on the sofa with his wife.
Badiah still could not believe that Rahayu and Wiratama had come to Mojokerto to meet him. For decades, they have not communicated. Badiah forgot the change in the faces of his two guests.
"I'm sorry I'm still in shock at the moment" said Badiah with a forced smile. He does not know how to behave in front of Rahayu and Wiratama.
"Just relax Ma'am, there's no need to be afraid and worry. It's safe." Wiratama developed a faint smile, "Rawe is dead." Only that was conveyed by Wiratama to make Badiah breathe a sigh of relief.
Fina's presence from the grocery store's connecting door made the three people in the living room turn to her, "Fin, say hello to Mr. Wiratama and Bu Rahayu, first," badiah said while giving the code so that Fina shakes hands with her guests.
"O Allah, Fina is already this big. Very beautiful," praised Rahayu as she looked at Fina who had just shaken hands with her reverently.
"Thank you, ma'am," Fina replied politely.
Fina sat down next to her mother for a little chat with the guest who came from far away. Shortly after that the sound of Shazia's crying was heard from inside the house. Nisa also came out of the family room without wearing a hijab because she did not know if there were guests.
"Sir, Zia is crying!" he said in a loud voice, "uh, there's a guest turned out," muttered Nisa as she turned around. He was ashamed of not wearing the hijab.
"Sisa. Salim used to be with Ms. Rahayu and Mr. Wiratama!" badiah said to make Nisa step stopped.
The beautiful girl with the black hair that was draped was smashed in her place. She feels shock because of the presence of Ardi or Johan's parents in her house. The heart that had been torn because of the love in his heart crashed because of the prohibition of parents, is now increasingly chaotic.
"Nis, meet that Mr. Wiratama with his wife. Let Shazia be with me," Fina said as she took over Shazia from Nisa's sling, "already, there's a pilgrim hunt!" fina said in a very soft voice.
Slowly, the beautiful girl turned around and looked at the guest present there for a moment. To be honest, he was scared because of their presence there. Moreover, after hearing the story from his mother about their family relationship.
"Sir, Ma'am," said Nisa while bowing. He hurried to shake the hands of the couple.
Rahayu developed a very sweet smile when she saw that beautiful face without the hijab. Ibu Persit (Union Wife Army) was amazed to see the natural beauty possessed by Nisa.
"How are you guys?" ask Badiah while looking at his two guests. He seemed to be at a loss for words within himself due to this unexpected situation.
"Our news is fine, Madam Bad. Alhamdulillah as you can see now," replied Rahayu with a very friendly attitude.
"Sorry we didn't come when Mas Hasan died. We were also late to know the sad news, because at that time I was still assigned in Papua, Mbak," explained Wiratama with a facial expression full of regret.
"It's okay. After all, his father's children had died a long time ago, so there was nothing to be sorry about. You guys have really changed huh now, congratulations on your success. It looks young, not like I'm this old." Badiah developed a sweet smile as he said that.
The sound of Wiratama's crisp laughter rang out there after hearing Badiah's joke. They chatted after not meeting for a long time. While Nisa can only smile thinly when hearing the conversation.
"Oh yes, Nis. I'm sorry that Johan hasn't been able to see you. At that time, Johan suffered severe injuries and took a long time to recover. Now he started to be able to move, but has not been able to come here," explained Rahayu about the condition of her son.
"Yes, Mom, it doesn't matter. Thank God that Ardi .. uh I mean Johan is fine." There was a sense of relief in the heart of the beautiful girl after knowing how the condition of the young man who had made his days feel empty.
Badiah himself suddenly confused how to observe his daughter's face. There is a sense of unbearability, but still invincible with ego and excessive worry. This situation further made his head throb violently.
"So, what's your purpose for coming from Jakarta to this city? Is there anything more important to discuss than just silahturahmi?" ask Badiah while looking fixed on the faces of Rahayu and Wiratama.
...๐นTo Be Continued ๐น...
...Happy Opening Fasting๐...
...๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท...