Innallaha Ma'Ana (Verily Allah is With Us)
Chapter 5. Cooperation

Chapter 5

Aqilah ran into the house with a carefree feeling. He couldn't wait to tell me about the incident.

"Assalamu'alaikum, ma'am," greeted Aqilah cheerfully, then kissed Rinjani's hand.

"Wa'alaikumsalam," the mother replied with a faint smile. Seeing her children who can still smile makes her heart happy.

"Mom, there was someone who bought all the chips that you sold, his name was Om Bagas," Aqilah.

"Alhamdulillah," replied Rinjani pleased. Her eyeballs sparkled and a beautiful smile adorned her face.

"Then, Om Bagas invited his sister to meet a beautiful mother. He said that the chips Mom made were delicious. It turns out that he has a food store that sells a variety of foods that are often made into souvenirs. He said if you want, we can send it to the same chips we made. But, the mother asked to make a large size, at least the size of 250 grams. Do you want to? If you can we meet the shop owner's mother now," explained Aqilah with excitement.

Hearing his daughter's words made Rinjani more happy. In the afternoon they immediately met the woman who owned the gift shop, named Mother Goddess.

After talking to the middle-aged woman, Rinjani also responded to her wishes. Because, cassava that used to be planted by the Gods there are also many growing around the yard of the house, so, it will not be difficult to find raw materials.

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The days of Rinjani now in addition to making processed cassava chips also receive labor washing and ironing. The money from the sale of cassava chips is also quite decent, so there is to pay the handyman to fix the leaking roof. Although it has not been able to renovate the house as a whole, but with this the house can still stand and can they live.

"Alhamdulillah, ma'am, you can finally sleep in this room again," said Aqilah with a big smile while arranging the pillow that had just been tidied up. 

For almost two weeks the girl slept on a carpet in her brother's room, because Azzam's mattress was single like hers. Now he had returned to the place he was most pleased with. Can learn quietly without hearing the babbling of his two younger siblings. The hollow platform has also been replaced, so there will be no ground dust falling from the roof as before.

Rinjani was also happy when she saw her daughter's big smile. He and the little girl have been working hard for 13 days. They make a lot of chips order Bu Dewi until staying up late at night. The beautiful woman was grateful to have a daughter like Aqilah. An understanding and responsible child, as well as a hard worker without demanding anything from him. Not a hundred rupiahs were asked by the little girl, as wages helped sales or deliver to the stalls.

"We should be thankful a lot, brother. When our house leaks and needs money, God facilitates our sustenance by moving the heart of Miss Dewi to buy our chips," Rinjani said with a shady look and stroked her daughter's hair.

"Yes, I said yesterday. If God will never test us beyond our limits" Aqilah said with a sweet smile on his teeth.

When the two women of different generations were cleaning things in the room, because it was previously emptied when renovated, a noise was heard from the front of the house, which called the widow's name. Rinjani and Aqilah stared at each other, then rushed outside the house to see the commotion.

There were some ladies in the front yard of Rinjani's house. From the group of people present there, there was a woman who knew, namely the wife of the village chief.

"Mom-Mom, what's going on?" rinjani asked calmly.

At the same time there was the sound of Attar crying. The youngest son who has been sleeping. Aqalah who did not want her little sister to see the current events rushed into the front room, before Attar went outside looking for her mother.

"Hey, Rinjani! Do not disturb other people's homes. Where is your self-worth! Do not expect the iddah period to run out, you continue to ask to be married by Mr. Djoko." A woman snapped at Rinjani.

"Mom Siti, and Mothers all, we better talk inside. There seems to be a misunderstanding here," Rinjani asked the uninvited guest.

"No need," replied Ms. Siti.

The woman the other day who was kind and friendly to him, now looks gluttonous. Even the look in his eyes seemed to intimidate Rinjani and accuse her.

"I don't know where this news came from? I have never once thought about getting married again. Let alone being the second wife," Rinjani said while looking at the herd of middle-aged women.

But the group of people looked back at Rinjani with a contemptuous look. Highlight the eyes of dislike that clearly radiated from them.

"Don't lie to you! Surely you're after my husband, right? Because you need a lot of money to pay off your late husband's debt first" said Bu Siti.

Rinjani's heart felt sliced when she heard the words of Bu Siti. After whatever life she had, the debt was not her husband's, but his. He paid for the damage to Dirga's car. Since the beginning of his agreement with Dirga, it has also been said that the debt belongs to Rinjani and he is responsible for paying it. The woman did not want her husband's spirit stuck in barzah.

"Bu Siti need not fear that I will marry Mr. Djoko. Insha Allah, I will not marry Mr. Djoko, or whoever it is at this time. I have three children and the happiness of my three children is what I am fighting for now" Rinjani replied.

After the departure of Bu Siti and her friends, Rinjani the arrival of Dirga who will collect the receivables. The man came to collect the debt, but usually the money was transferred by Rinjani through a bank that had been agreed by them before.

"Sit down, I'll bring the money first" Rinjani said.

It was not until 5 minutes that the woman came with a wallet. Before the money was handed over to Dirga, Rinjani counted the money twice so as not to make mistakes.

When the veiled woman counted her money, Dirga's eyes could not be separated from Adelia's figure. The man admitted that Rinjani was a very beautiful woman.

After being completely convinced of the amount of money he was going to pay, the woman first asked for proof, that today she had already paid her debt.

"I'll give you a receipt" said Dirga, then he returned to his car to bring a rectangular note. However, before the man wrote in the receipt, he asked Rinjani.

"Rinjani, I will give you an offer that will benefit you. Do you want to accept this?" asked Dirga who was staring fixedly at the widow of the God.

"What's that?" ask the mother of three children.

"Marry me and all your debts will be paid off and you and your children will live more than enough" Dirga said.

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What answer will Rinjani give? Wait for it to go, yeah!