Loving Husband Interlude
33. Dad's Coming

Three days before the divorce, Arsyil must prepare to return Najwa to his brother and uminya. Since last night, Arsyil can't sleep. Even since the prayer isa Najwa even in the room continues.

As well as Arsyil, he was in the room. No one spoke to each other, Arsyil called his attitude in preparation for parting with Najwa. While Najwa named him a longing that he could not find yet because Arsyil who wanted it had to behave like that.

Arsyil came out of his room, he saw that Najwa's room was still closed. He stepped forward, went out and sat on the porch of the house. While playing the laptop, tinkering or trying to make another book cover for backup if someone asks to make the cover.

Tuout.

Suddenly his phone rang, he picked it up and saw no name on the phone screen. Arsyil frowned, but then he answered.

"Hello?"

"Archael?"

"Yes, right. Who yeah?"

"Aah, thank goodness. Mr. Sanip, your father's neighbor." said Mr. Sanip across the street.

Suddenly Arsyil beats his heart, he is anxious with Mr. Sanip calling him. What did Mr. Sanip call him at night?

"What's up, Mr. Sanip?" ask Arsyil curious.

"Can you go back to your father's house?" ask paj Sanip.

"Why is it with Mr. Sanip's father?"

"Just go home, you'll know for yourself."

"Sir, please tell me. What's wrong with my dad?" asked Arsyil began not because of his thoughts.

"Your father is gone, son Arsyil."

"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi. When is Mr Sanip?" the question again began to get nervous.

"So after the magrib prayer, home from the mosque. Your father suddenly fell and was unconscious, before long he breathed his last."

"Oh my God, father!"

Click!

Arsyil could not think anymore, he went into the house and immediately changed clothes. His mind was messed up, he cried bitterly. Then he came out to get his helmet and motorcycle keys.

Confused and heartbroken, Najwa came out of his room. She saw her husband crying, Najwa was astonished. What happened to Arsyil.

"Bang, what's wrong? Why crying?" ask Najwa penasran.

"Dad deck, his neighbor told him that he was dead" replied Arsyil immediately wearing a helmet.

"Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiuun."

"Bring to father's house first yes, you take care of it at home" said Arsyil.

"But bang, adek want to come along" said Najwa.

"It's the night of the deck, tomorrow alone."

"Nga! Anyway, come along!" said Najwa.

Arsyil gave a rude snort, Najwa immediately went into his room changed into wide trousers and immediately put on a veil. Picking up her phone and her bag then she came out and approached Arsyil outside the house.

"Sir."

"Bang, don't stop me from going with you brother. I'm still my father's son-in-law, I have to come bang." Najwa said, teary-eyed.

"Be careful bang, don't speed. Adek is the same brother, take care of your brother's mind." said Najwa strengthen her husband when they will ride a motorcycle at night in a state of chaos of mind.

Najwa held Arshil's belly hugging from behind while strengthening her husband. Arsyil wiped away the tears that had flowed, he held Najwa's hand in search of strength. Only then did he pray and immediately drove his motorcycle towards his father's house.

The distance is indeed quite far, at night once the situation already looks deserted streets. So arsyil riding a motorcycle at high speed was still able to reach his father's house quickly too.

It only takes one hour if the trip using a motor and speed eighty kilo meters per hour.

Arriving in front of Marwan's house, Arsyil and Najwa immediately went down. He saw many neighbors who were crowding. Mr. Marwan's body will be bathed immediately that night, tomorrow morning can be buried directly. So the plan of the neighbors, because it is not good to delay the funeral of the corpse linger.

Arsyil and Najwa entered the house, they were already crying to face the body of Arsyil's father. Neighbors saw Arsyil with a veiled woman.

They wondered why Arsyil had brought a woman. As far as they know, Mr. Marwan's son was not married, but there were some neighbors who had seen Najwa with Arsyil come to see Mr. Marwan.

"Who is she with Arsyil?" ask the neighbors.

"Maybe it's his wife." replied the other.

"But when did he marry her?" whispered one of the neighbors.

Almost the neighbors in the house of Mr. Marwan was amazed by the presence of a long veiled woman who was always close to Arsyil.

Najwa knew that her father-in-law's neighbors were gossiping about her. But she did not care, what was important at this time was that she strengthened her husband's heart.

Arsyil was approached by Mr. Sanip who had told him about his father's death. They talked for a while to bathe the corpse of Mr. Marwan, Arsyil handed it to Mr. Sanip and he also bathed his father's body.

Mr. Marwan's body was already beside the house to be bathed, Arsyil took part in bathing. He shed tears of regret for almost a month not visiting his father.

He was enjoying being the perfect husband. Feeling happiness when Najwa gave himself up, after which he drowned in grief before parting with Najwa.

Now he came with the condition that his father no longer exists. Arsyil continued to cry, regretting that he had not visited his father.

An hour finished in the bath, the body of Mr. Marwan was immediately cleaned and immediately in the caravan. After that it was sholati by the neighbors present.

"Son Arsyil, his burial is tomorrow. It looks drizzling, and definitely on the road will also be slippery. It's night anyway." said Mr. Sanip.

"Yes sir, it's okay. Let at home just stay overnight, tomorrow morning can be immediately buried" said Arsyil.

"Yes, if it doesn't rain, it can still be buried at night if you want. They are also ready if directly in the grave malan, but the road is slippery because of the drizzling rain" said Mr. Sanip again.

"Yes sir, let it be here. I also want to teach in front of dad's body."

"Oh yes, there will be a kok from the mosque teenagers who will teach at home to pray for the body of Mr. Marwan. Because Mr. Marwan every day actively praying congregation in the mosque, so the mosque teenagers agreed to stay and take turns to teach in front of the body of Mr. Marwan" said Mr. Sanip.

"Yes sir, thank you. But I was confused to provide food and drinks for them, I just found out and did not have time to buy food" said Arsyil again.

"With nothing, there are neighboring mothers who willingly provide snacks and also glass bottled mineral water. Son Arsyil take it easy, just accompany the body of Mr. Marwan for the last time. If everything matters, Arsyil, don't worry" said Mr. Sanip again.

"Yes, Mr. Sanip, thank you again. I'm so troublesome, Mr. Sanip."

"Have it, don't feel like bothering people. Everyone wants to help, we're here in royong. And this may be the neighbors willingly help because Mr. Marwan used to help the neighbors here, many he said that often helped Mr. Marwan" said Mr. Sanip again.

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Sanip."

Mr. Sanip just bothered and patted Arsyil on the shoulder. As Arsyil approached in front of his father's corpse, he sat down cross-legged and began to pray for his father.

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