Loving You Through Do'A
12. Endeavors

At around 7 am Akbar had arrived at the office of Mr. Heru to arrange the files that he would give to Mr. Heru for meeting materials later. Akbar is indeed very smart, so Mr. Heru is not wrong to put himself as his personal assistant, besides Akbar does have a pleasant personality.

After finishing compiling the file, Akbar put on the table Mr. Heru, but when he wanted to go out of the room he saw a picture of Eve smiling with Mr. Heru. There was a small smile on Akbar's face as he looked at him before he decided to return to his room.

Before carrying out activities as usual, Akbar led the morning briefing of the employees, and did the do'a together according to their respective beliefs. Doni smiled proudly to see his best friend become a confidant of Mr. Heru, and who made himself proud, Akbar was not high-minded to get such a thing. Even according to Doni, Akbar is still the same as before when he worked as an office boy in the office.

Akbar was seriously completing his tasks, then he saw Doni enter his room.

"Do you want coffee, Akbar?" Ask Doni a wry smile.

Akbar stopped his work, "sir? You think I'm that old don, you call Mr Akbar?"

"Hehehe, seriously. Want no coffee? I made it all up."

"Hmmm..." Akbar thought a little, "don't do it, let's make coffee together." Akbar embraces Doni and walks towards the office kitchen.

"Why don't you just tell me to bar? Why do you always make your own coffee when other employees tell me to? That's my job." Doni put the coffee in the glass.

"I know it's your job, but I also know you're busy. I don't usually ask others for help anyway." Akbar replied, sipping his coffee.

Doni scrunched his forehead, "you're lying again bar."

"Hahahha, we will never end coffee. I'm going to work, you give me that coffee." Appoint Akbar on Doni's coffee.

"It's for Eve." Doni.

"Oh, yes it is here, all of you who love."

"Eh... Uh... No need to." Reject Doni.

"It's okay, here!" Akbar immediately picked up the tray and brought Eve's coffee and coffee.

Doni shook his head looking at his best friend like that.

Akbar knocked on Eve's door, Eve's expression telling Akbar to come inside. The girl smiled sweetly as the man she loved came to her office to give her the coffee of her order.

"Next night there's no show?" Ask Eve when Akbar is about to come out.

"Later the night I filled my studies near my house, what happened?"

"Oh, emm... Can I come to your studies?" Eve asked again, though she hesitated to say so.

Akbar was surprised to hear it, because he knew Eve was a non-Muslim.

"Sure! Come ba'da isya." Akbar replied with a smile, then finished his chat and continued his work.

Eve smiled as she was allowed to come, not knowing that Akbar would agree to be in the mosque.

At lunchtime, Akbar sat with Doni in the office cafeteria. They talk about Akbar's plans after graduating from school, until Doni asks about a girl named Zahra.

"Thank God he's good." Reply Akbar.

"Until when do you hide with your love it's a bar?" Ask Doni.

"Until... My faith overcame my nafs." Reply Akbar.

Doni scrunched his forehead not understanding.

"When I fall in love with someone, there's an ***** from me to have it, let alone naudzubillah to ask her out." Akbar.

"Then?" Ask Doni again.

"I'll propose to him don, maybe after me..."

"Successful?" Cut Doni.

Akbar smiled slowly.

"Are you sure that the woman has no one to abuse? Are you sure that woman loves you in silence? Bar, just expressing love what's wrong?!" Doni.

"There is nothing wrong with what he said, I just fear that my lust is greater than my faith so that it falls in the valley of sin. Let me pray for him, if it is outlined together, to any extent that I will be united." Akbar.

Unknowingly Eve listened to their talk, Eve's whole body felt stiff, her beautiful voice stuck in her throat. Moreover, hearing that Akbar was in love with a woman. Eve's right hand was still faithfully holding a glass of cold water, she could not feel the coldness of the ice because her heart was jealous to hear every remark that was thrown from Akbar.

Nella comes to Eve's table and surprises her so much that her daydream breaks out instantly, and the smile on her face is only forced to cover up her jealousy.

Akbar looked behind him and he saw that Eve was having lunch, Akbar returned Eve's smile and continued his conversation with Doni.

...***...

In the evening, Akbar was ready to perform prayers bersama'ah, he walked with Furqon his friend whose house was next to him. After the prayer, Akbar taught while waiting for the arrival of the young woman to start her studies.

In front of Akbar saw Eve who looked serious hearing the story of the Prophet Yusuf as. And Akbar was surprised to see Bela in the back row with the veiled woman, who he knew was Zahra. After the incident at the hospital Akbar no longer know the news Bela and his mother, even when they came out of the hospital he was not there to accompany because he was carrying out PKL.

After Zahra's study accidentally saw Eve sitting there, she took a deep breath and saw Akbar sitting with the Kiyai. Bela immediately invited her home, Akbar approached Eve and they smiled at each other. Zahra lowered her gaze and walked home with Bela. In Zahra's mind, Akbar did not know there was him and Bela in the mosque.

But after Zahra left, Akbar searched for his whereabouts, he exited the mosque and saw that Zahra's car was gone. He could only see it from a distance, then he sat back on the terrace of the mosque and leaned his body. Furqon came and asked her who the girl was with her best friend.

"He's the son of my boss fur." Reply Akbar.

"Then what is it?" Furqon asked to see Akbar holding a keychain bearing the letter "A".

"Name Eve, I was thankful that she wanted to come to my studies, and then she gave me this. He's a non-Muslim." Reply Akbar.

"God willing! Then you're in a dilemma?"

Akbar turned to Furqon and confirmed his sitting position.

"No, I'm just friends with him." Reply Akbar.

"Bar, if a woman gives you something like this, she has feelings for you. Sorry bar isn't I su'udzon, but did he come to accept science in our studies, or just want to see you?"

"I have to how fur?"

"Give me certainty!"

"I'm not feeling good fur."

"I know, he must be feeling hurt. But he'll accept your decision sooner. I'm just suggesting, the rest is up to you."

Furqon is indeed the best friend for Akbar, he understands the situation his best friend is feeling. Even he did not hesitate to rebuke Akbar if he made a mistake. And he always suggested that it was good for Akbar's heart not to be constantly on his mind.

"I believe that as far as I am from him as possible, if God had outlined a match, I would have made a match. But instead, and I just want to try the harsh reality." Akbar looked straight ahead.

"You believe in all of that, but you're also trying to be bitter. It's the same you don't believe in the power of God bar!"

"Astagfireullah! Mean you?" Akbar's question did not understand Furqon's words.

"Pass everything to God, don't try things we don't know yet." Furqon patiently suggested to his best friend.

"Hmmm... Fur yes. Don't talk about my charms keep dong! You yourself what about Hindun?" Akbar asked, he knew that Furqon put his heart on women who were studying in pesantren.

"Graduate school I want to prune him to a bar. I just surrender to Allah, I and you, like Ali ibn Abi Talib, love in silence." Answer Furqon.

"God willing your wish is granted fur."

"Aamiin yes robb!" they said in unison as they raised their hands to the sky.

"Let's sleep! Don't wake up later." Furqon.

Akbar nodded and entered the mosque.

The words of Furqon who wants to menghitbah Hind continue to faze Akbar's mind, he is not like Furqon who comes from a wealthy family. Even the mosque they incandescent belongs to Furqon's grandfather who is in waqf for the surrounding community. And Furqon entered an elite school without a scholarship even though he was a pretty smart student.

Akbar's mind was carried in a dreamy atmosphere, his logic comparing himself to the all-round life of Furqon. Akbar immediately beristigfar, and stopped such thoughts, because he knew if it happened, Akbar would not be able to be grateful for his life.

...***...

That day Akbar came to school to meet with his friends, he only took the time to school playing basketball although other than that he wanted to make sure that Zahra was okay. But until the break Akbar did not see Zahra, even usually the woman will stand in front of the class and look at the basketball court with Bela or his other friends.

Akbar grabs his phone from the bag, he wants to call Zahra but doesn't. Finally he put his phone down again and walked to the cafeteria with his friend.

As Akbar was standing in front of the gate, he saw Bela running hastily. Akbar immediately called him to ask Zahra.

"Assalamu'alaikum sis." Bela.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Zahra didn't go to bell school?" Ask Akbar.

"Emmm... Zahra's accident, brother, critical condition." Answer Bela.

"What! A wreck?!"

Bela nodded, "this is the address of the hospital sis, I'm sorry, assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam." Akbar's feet felt weak after hearing it, he grasped the address of the hospital and the icu room given by Bela. He held up tears in front of his friends. But he said to go home soon.

With a feeling of sadness, Akbar immediately came to the hospital. But previously he asked permission for Mr. Heru not to enter the PKL tomorrow, because he wanted to accompany Zahra. Arriving there Akbar immediately ran to get to the front of the icu room where Zahra was.

There are Umi, abi, Asti, and Bela in the waiting room in the icu room. Akbar walked slowly while looking at the crying Umi in her husband's arms. Bela immediately stood up when Akbar came, he invited Akbar to sit beside his mother.

"Allah has strengthened my son, awake Zahra, O God!" Umi constantly lamented that her only child was struggling between life and death.

"Would you like to see Zahra?" Bela wiped her tears.

Akbar lowered his head, he cried in silence without answering Bela's question. Zahra's state was still critical, and it made everyone feel sad and worried about Zahra.

"Zahra was in an accident when he went to the mosque, he was about to cross the road. But suddenly there was a car fiercely bumping into him." Saying Bela to Akbar. Although he knew that Akbar would be silent, Bela knew that the man was asking the cause of Zahra's accident in his heart.

At about 19:00 pm, Akbar asked permission for Zahra's parents to see Zahra's condition when they had begun to calm down. Akbar went into the room, he could not help his sadness anymore, he cried as he looked at the woman he loved lying weakly in the hospital. Akbar, sitting to the right of Zahra, prayed for Zahra to return to health, and did not forget that he was reciting the holy verses of the Qur'an.

"Everybody's worried about you, just wake up to Zahra." Akbar said slowly, he wiped his tears and left the room.

They were still waiting for Zahra to recover, they slept in the waiting room, while Akbar walked to the hospital mosque for the tadarus there. Finished praying Isya Furqon called Akbar, because the mother asked him how he was doing. Akbar forgot to tell his mother that he did not come home that day because he was accompanying Zahra with his family.

Last night Akbar tadarus, he slept for a while and then woke up to pray tahajud, and again took the Quran to read it.

...***...

Zahra had been in the hospital for a week, but there was no sign she would open her eyes and be with her family again. Akbar did not concentrate on carrying out his work, he apologized to Mr. Heru because it was not optimal in working during the last days he worked in the office.

Both Hawa and other Akbar friends feel Akbar's anxiety, usually he will linger in the office even though he has finished his work, this time he immediately went home without saying a word to his friends.

That day Akbar wanted to go to the hospital to see the condition of Zahra, and it turns out that Eve intended to follow Akbar. She wants to know what Akbar has been doing lately, Eve is curious about Akbar and his life.

Eve follows Akbar's motorbike traveling at high speed, she worries about what is happening to the man she loves, as she sees Akbar's motorbike coming into the hospital's parking lot, finally Eve followed him.

Hawa quietly walked behind Akbar, when Akbar turned to look Eve immediately hidden. Eve's heart was racing to see Akbar moving faster, then stopped in one of the icu chambers.

There was no one waiting for Zahra, so Eve peeked out of the window and saw who Akbar had met. He was surprised to see Akbar crying, and what makes his chest feel tight is, Akbar crying over Zahra's condition. Today Eve knows that she really loves Akbar. He was jealous to see Akbar's usual attitude today, there was no smile like Akbar always showed to his friends.

Eve immediately sat in the waiting room chair, her legs felt weak and she held her chest that felt tight and her tears were no longer able to hold.

Bela came in school uniform, he saw from a distance that a woman of his age was sitting in front of Zahra's room. It made her wonder why she was crying. As Bela sat next to her, Eve only turned her head briefly to wipe away her tears and left Bela in the waiting room alone.

With curiosity Bela peeked into Zahra's room, it turns out there Akbar was reading the Quran for his best friend. Who is that girl? Why is she crying? Bela thought in his heart. He only sighed and then threw away the thought of Eve.

After nearly 3 hours of Akbar in Zahra's room, he stepped his feet with a heavy heart out of the sight of the woman he loved. In the waiting room Akbar was surprised that many Zahra family were waiting, Bela approached Akbar and said that the whole Zahra family thanked him for accompanying Zahra.

Akbar said he went home to Zahra's parents and apologized for reading the Koran for Zahra too long. Abi patted Akbar on the shoulder and told Akbar to come visit his daughter often. With a sense of relief, Akbar finally returned home and immediately rested without caring about the vibration of his phone.