INFINITE LOYALTY
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE

Riani woke up from her nightmare, she was stunned and sitting limp while leaning on the edge of her bed.

The dream of an accident that took his father's life comes back to haunt him in his dreams.

Immediately he rubbed the sweat pouring profusely on his forehead and neck.

He took a glass of water on a small table near his bed.

A sip, two sips, until he finally finished his drinking water and put his empty glass back on the table.

Riani intended to go back to sleep, but couldn't because her thoughts and feelings were so agitated.

He saw a wall clock on the front wall of his bed.

The hour hand showed at three in the morning, he finally went out to the bathroom and wudhu.

Riani took her face, her face was in her bag, she felt very far from her Lord, because all this time she realized she had forgotten HIM and neglected her duty as His servant.

In his possession he put it on and immediately faced the Qibla, adoring.

In the last third of the night Riani solemnly sat before the Living Owner...

"Yes Allah...On Thy earth I bow down, under Thy heavens I lay down on Thee...With this ancient Body and with this mortal soul, with this sinful life.please Forgive You who have forgotten You, my creator, and, I will strive to be a better man in Your eyes, so make a man's servant who has Your mercy and guidance, Amen..." Riani rubbed her already wet face with tears.

He picked up the phone lying on the bed, then he opened a special application to read the Quran.

With her sweet voice she recited the verses of Allah, and broke the silence of the day before dawn.

.............

From a distance there was a sound of Adzan Shahuh bekumandang calling his Muslims.

Riani immediately stopped reading the Quran and returned to ablution, then she immediately continued by performing the prayer.

Calmness and peace flow in his mind, heart and feelings.

And because he could not sleep again after the morning prayer, Riani finally chose to go out of the room and take a walk around the house.

The still cold and fresh air pierced his body to the bone, began to be seen by the busyness of the surrounding residents who went to sea or trade to the market.

Finally Riani stepped towards the terrace of the house and sat on one of the chairs.

Sometimes Riani stood up and exercised for a while with gymnastic movements in her legs and hands.

But just now he was going to sit back, his dizziness and nausea returned, and because he could not hold back his vomit, he said, Riani quickly walked into the house and went straight to the bathroom, not realizing that Dadong was awake and was in the kitchen looking at Riani who passed through to the bathroom.

After Riani finished spewing out her entrails she immediately came out of the bathroom.

Riani was surprised when she came out of the bathroom, but Dadong was already standing waiting for her next to the bathroom.

"Dadong!" riani was surprised.

"Good morning Putu..." Said Dadong smilingly looking at Riani's surprised expression.

"Good morning to Dadong..."

"Early in the morning has woken up...?"

"Yes Dadong, just woke up and can't sleep anymore so...Riani took a short walk outside earlier"

"So Dadong saw putu vomiting in the bathroom, is the putu still not healthy?" asked Dadong with a worried facial expression.

"No Dadong, this is common, Riani's stomach was not strong with the cold"

"Surely, is it okay?"

"Yes Dadong, really..."

"Yes, putu sit down first, Dadong make warm tea and porridge for breakfast putu" said Dadong while holding the body of Riani who was still limp towards the dining room.

"Thank you Dadong..." He said after sitting in one of the chairs.

"Yes Putu, the same..."

Dadong immediately walked away from Riani towards the kitchen.

While Riani while waiting she busies herself with her phone and surfing in cyberspace.

For some reason suddenly in his mind crossed the face of Radja, her husband.

There was a feeling of kangen in his heart, especially for several days he and the king did not communicate whether it was through messages or phones.

Without hesitation she immediately squashed the number of her husband who was perched at the very top of her contact list.

But when he contacted Radja, the first call was not picked up, until the third time he tried to contact and it turned out Radja's number was not active.

At first she thought positively, maybe her husband was still sleeping, because it was still too early.

But finally Riani's feelings became worried and anxious, until then she finally let go of bad thoughts about her husband.

"In drink first warm sweet tea let Putu's stomach taste good, then eat this porridge, slowly because the porridge is still hot" said Dadong who walked out of the kitchen towards the dining room and put down a cup of warm tea and porridge from the tray.

"Yes Dadong, thank you..."

Slowly Riani sipped her warm tea and ate the porridge, though her mind and heart were agitated.

Dadong who caught the restlessness of Riani's heart approached and held onto Riani's shoulder.

"It's okay..."

"Dadong wanted to ask, when did Putu start nausea and vomiting?"

"A little over a week ago, why Dadong?" riani replied confused and astonished by Dadong's question like that.

"Are you sure it's because it's just a stomachache?"

"Yes Dadong, but sometimes if Riani is too tense then the nausea and vomiting will be felt"

"Oo so like that, yes Putu continue his breakfast, Dadong want to go to the garden next to accompany Pekak mustard harvest"

"Alright, Riani will catch up with you" replied Riani continuing her breakfast, while Dadong walked towards the side door of the house towards the direction where Pekak was.

...........

Mentari began to show a tinge of golden light in the eastern horizon when Riani seriously helped Pekak and Dadong harvest mustard in the garden beside the house.

The crowded sound of several bicycles passing in front of their house adds to the atmosphere of the morning more reassuring Riani.

Sometimes there were a few passing bikes ringing their bells, Pekak and Dadongpun replied by nodding their heads and waving their hands with their friendly smiles.

Riani's body was light after her body was soaked with sweat, the morning sun began to warm to give vitamin D intake to her body, and her body, to make him feel his body fitter compared to last night and this morning.

"Lice, you'd better get inside, get some rest..." Pekak's Order.

"Yes come in and don't take a shower, wait until you don't sweat anymore and then take a shower" Dadong suggested.

"Alright, then Riani pamit in first"

Serempak Pekak and Dadong nodded their heads.

Then Riani immediately moved and stepped into the house.

.............

After Riani went inside she immediately picked up a glass of drinking water and immediately gulped it down, then she walked towards the living room.

He immediately sat down on one of the chairs, picked up the television remote and turned it on.

While watching television broadcasting cooking shows, Riani dries the sweat by wiping it off using a small towel and a hand fan that she flutters all over her body.

Heard that some people were parking their bikes.

But even though Riani's heart was curious she still did not budge from her seat because she was seriously watching the television cooking show, because she thought it could be a recommendation and reference for her.

They plan to open a restaurant business.

The sound of knocking on the door made the concentration of watching Riani disperse and immediately looked at the sound of the knock earlier which was none other than the entrance.

And how surprised Riani when he saw the group of some people he knew.

Randi, Zoya, Arga, Teddy, Viola and Ethan.

They can all come together, which makes Riani more surprised they seem familiar to each other.

It was seen by Riani from the way they smiled at each other and walked in towards her.

"Sister Riani!" call Zoya and Viola compact.

"My race!" call Ethan.

"Dad! call Teddy.

"Mr!" call Randi.

Said all of them after arriving in front of Riani who was already standing from her seat.

They all smiled meaningfully and took turns to greet the still dumb-assed Riani.

"Why did you come here at the same time, have you made a promise to come here?" riani asked curiously while returning to sit in her chair that was followed by the others.

"Yes sister, we deliberately made a promise to come here together because we want to take brother around the island of three gili from the direction of the sea" replied Viola who was sitting next to Riani.

"meaning?" asked Riani who still did not understand the words of Viola.

"The point is we all want to take you around looking at the other side of the gili island of Meno, Trawangan and Gili Air" Ethan explained.

"Yes Ai, because today is the last day you and I are here, because tomorrow afternoon we have to go back to Jakarta" continued Teddy.

"It just so happens that Ethan has a Yacht that's privately owned, and he wants to lend it to all of us" Arga said, explaining.

"And we all came to give this surprise and pick up big brother!" zoya said with her rather loud voice full of vigor.

"So you guys purposely planned all this to surprise me?" asked Riani moved.

"Of course!" answer them all compactly and laughingly look at the expression of shocked faces as well as moved by Riani.

Riani was immediately embarrassed, after realizing they were laughing at her cute facial expression.

But even so, in the depths of his heart, Riani was very grateful and happy because she could see they all look well together and laugh happily together, and could compact to give a surprise for him.

To be able to see and feel the happiness of those who laugh freely like that is enough for him that makes him also feel their happiness, although their relationship with Riani each has a different background and story, but the most beautiful surprise is what Riani expects...

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