Istikharah
JI 2 - Star Party

At eight o'clock the night Leon and his family arrived home. The journey from the beach is quite time consuming because the road is jammed.

And now it's eleven o'clock in the evening. Both Arini and Leon are unable to sleep. The two were sitting on the terrace while enjoying the night view.

"Many stars. How about we party stars till morning?" leon asked as he looked at Arini who was sitting next to him.

"Until morning?" ask Arini and be possessed by Leon. "No! Don't make it morning, please! I can't stand it," he continued.

"Yes already. Until you sleep. Hows it? Deal?"

"OKAY. Deal!"

"Try to see that!" Leon pointed to the brightest star.

"Which one?" ask Arini confused. There are so many stars in the sky. It's not clear which one Leon was pointing at.

"The brightest, dear," said Leon still pointing.

"Oh, yes. L see. Why the hell?"

"It's okay. I'm just telling you to look" Leon said, chuckling.

Irritated, Arini punched her husband slowly. "I thought it was a fight or something."

"Do you want me to gombalin?" ask Leon.

Spontaneously, Arini shook his head strongly. He can be pulled by Leon, maybe later his cheeks will be red again.

"Do you want coffee or other warm drinks?" arini asked while looking at her husband.

Leon shook his head slowly. Actually, he did not want to, but the kitchen was far away. The kitchen is on the ground floor, and now they are on the third floor.

If Leon wasn't sick, he would have accepted Arini's offer. Because if he is healthy, he can accompany his wife to the kitchen.

"Cold skirt, huh?" lirih Leon's.

Arini looked at Leon while shaking her head. It's obviously cold. La wong she only wears short-sleeved sleepwear. Fortunately, the pants are long, so the legs are not too cold.

"Wear this!" arini said while wearing a blanket to her husband. Before coming here, Arini had brought a thick blanket.

Arini himself was not too cold because he was wearing a thick long-sleeved nightgown.

"We wear both" Leon said, sharing his blanket with his wife.

Arini did not refuse. After they put on the blankets, Arini rested her head on Leon's shoulder.

Sometimes in a household that has been running long enough, small togetherness like now is very meaningful. Even though just sitting together while enjoying the stars. But this is a small thing that can bring each other closer together.

Moreover, they have been blessed with two children, so the time for the two of them becomes greatly reduced. And time-stealing at night like this was the most likely thing for them to be able to sit together.

Leon rubbed his wife's head covered in a wide instant hijab. Leon closed his eyes as his face was swept away by the night wind.

"Are you sleepy?" whispered Leon.

"Not yet" replied Arini quietly.

Having a wife like Arini is the most beautiful gift for Leon's life. If not with Arini, it might have been a long time ago.

Especially now that he is paralyzed. His feet are still tingling. He is like a man who cannot be expected.

Leon also never forgot, when he used to play women, Arini still patiently and sincerely accepted it. If it was another woman and not Arini, it would have been a miserable widower by now.

"Hhhh." Arini replied with a murmur.

"Are you sleepy?" ask Leon in a low tone. He felt his wife's cheek that was still on his shoulder.

"No, yet" Arini replied as she straightened her head. "From now on I'm waiting for a shooting star, why don't you show up, huh?" continued.

"Indeed, if there's a shooting star, what do you want?" leon asked while looking up at the night sky.

"none. Just look at it."

"I'm we're you want to ask for a wish" Leon cheered while shaking his head.

Arini put her hand on Leon's cheek. "I don't believe that" he said firmly.

Leon takes Arini's hand and holds it. "Yes. I know that," he said, bringing his face closer to Arini's.

Leon's fine breath swept over Arini's cheek. Suddenly, a voice shook them.

"Same Papa didn't sleep?" jasmine asked who had just been standing behind her father and mother.

Spontaneous Leon and Arini looked back. Both are smiling.

"You awake, son?" arini asked while telling Jasmine to come closer. Once close, he held Jasmine and hugged her.

"Yes. Pas Jasmine wakes up, Mama's with Papa is not there. It turns out that Mama Papa is here," Jasmine said as she looked at Leon.

"Wake up and pee or what, son?" ask Leon.

Jasmine shakes. "Suddenly get up. What is your mom doing here?" tanyanya wants to know.

"Star party. The sky is clear tonight. There are so many stars" said Arini, looking up at the sky.

A few seconds, he was just silent. All that was heard was the roar of their breath and the night beast alone.

They both enjoyed the view of the night sky. Especially Jasmine who likes to paint the scenery. He looked at the sky tonight carefully. Tomorrow he will paint the sky tonight in his canvas.

"Yusuf's still slumbering, huh?" leon asked, looking at his daughter. Leon's voice broke the silence between them.

Jasmine nodded. "So the blanket slumped, but Jasmine was fine, really," he said.

Arini stroked Jasmine's fine hair. Her mother's soft hands made Jasmine sleepy. The little girl was closed and literate several times.

Again, they became silent. Actually Leon wants to talk romantically to Arini, but since there are children here, he holds back those words.

Rather than talking about adult topics, they prefer to be quiet. Silence is better than later Jasmine's innocent brain will be contaminated with adult words.

Unbeknownst to Arini, Jasmine had already fallen asleep in her lap. Arini thought Jasmine was still awake, because Jasmine had not moved at all. So not suspicious. If Arini knew Jasmine was asleep, she would have taken her child back to the room. So that his son can sleep well.

"Jasmine.." called Leon when he didn't hear his daughter's babbling.

Arini looked down to check on Jasmine. "He's sleeping apparently," murmured Arini. "You wait here first, huh?! I'm taking Jasmine to the room."

After saying that, Arini then carried Jasmine towards the room. When he arrived, he put his son to bed.

Then Arini went back to the terrace, he helped Leon walk. Leon himself walked against the wall while on the papah Arini.

For anyone must have felt tingling. Persons who are tingling cannot walk at all. When they force themselves to stand up, they will usually fall. That's how Leon feels now.