Loving You Through Do'A
Weddings

Eve's wedding will take place at 10 a.m., all the preparations are done. Even the invited guests and family have been present to see Eve's wedding with the man she met while in Aceh. Eve saw her reflection through the mirror and smiled, she was happy to finally find a man who could guide her to the path of God.

The sound of knocking on the door was heard, Eve opened the door of her room and saw Khadijah coming to give her a cake. Hawa was one of the teachers of Mathematics at the pesantren, and Hawa knew that Khadijah was Akbar's younger brother.

After placing the plate, Khadija was about to move out of Eve's room before her hand was held by Eve. He told Khadija to accompany him while he was being treated.

Khadijah immediately sat on Eve's mattress, he looked nervous because accompanying the bride, even Khadijah's throat felt choked when he wanted to start a conversation with his teacher.

"Have you had breakfast?" Eve asked to look at Khadijah from the mirror.

"It's ustadzah." Answer Khadijah.

"No need to be nervous or unwell, just think of me as your friend. Hmmmm... After all, none of my friends came into the room." Said Eve while holding a smile.

"Emmm.. Yes ustadzah."

"Didn't you recognize me Khadijah?" Ask Eve.

Khadijah was immediately confused, how could he not recognize his own teacher. Even Khadija had a direct gaze with both eyes of Eve who showed an expression of ignorance of the purpose of the question.

"You didn't recognize me or did you forget me?" Ask Eve again.

Khadijah had not answered Eve's question, only scratching her head though it did not itch.

Done, Eve walked up to Khadijah and sat next to him with a sweet smile.

"I'm Eve, your sister's friend." Say Eve.

"My brother's friend? I only know that I'm my teacher's body." Khadijah.

"Now you see." Eve gave a photo of her memories while she was apprenticing at her papa office.

Khadijah was surprised to see it, he immediately saw Eve's face again and turned to the photo repeatedly. She knew the headscarfless woman who was laughing with her brother, Khadija immediately blushed embarrassed when she found out. He did not expect that it turned out to be one person, and the now more beautiful because it had closed the aura.

Khadijah was immediately stunned to see Eve, he did not know what to say because for many years Khadija did not recognize her.

"Is your brother coming?" Ask Eve.

"Sa... I don't know ustadzah." Answer Khadijah.

Eve smiled, "call me brother, just like your sister's friend. But if you're in a new class you call me ustadzah. How's it?"

"But... But..."

"I assume you agree, okay! Now try calling your brother, ask him if he's coming here or not." Eve gave her cell phone to Khadijah.

Khadijah obeyed what Eve said, the voice of someone from behind the door telling Eve to come out. Khadijah was alone in the room waiting for her brother to answer her phone. He had been called five times but Akbar had not yet replied, Khadijah sent him a message.

"Thank you! I'm Khadija!"

And the phone was picked up.

"Assalamu'alaikum,"

^^^"Wa'alaikumsalam, it's me brother."^^^

"Why is Eve in you?"

^^^"Why brother did not say the heck that ustadzah is brother's friend first."^^^

"Hey.. Oye.. My sister just found out too. So, why did you call me?"

^^^"Have you come here?"^^^

"Yes, it's been bombed."

^^^"Himself?"^^^

"No, I'm with Furqon. Wanna talk to him?"

^^^"Ah.. Tid..."^^^

"Assalamu'alaikum Khadijah."

Khadijah immediately smiled happily at Furqon's voice.

^^^"Wa.. Wa'alaikumsalam."^^^

"Wait for ya your brother will come there with me, so don't get mad. Hehe."

^^^"I'm not angry, it's already yes sis, the show starts immediately. Hurry up you guys come! Assalamu'alaikum."^^^

Khadija hung up the phone before Furqon returned his greetings. He reflected while tidying up his hood and then smiled before coming out of the room.

"Mahaha." Furqon laughed giving Akbar's phone.

"You why?" Ask Akbar.

"It's okay." Furqon smiled to herself when she heard Khadijah's voice over the phone.

"Fur,"

"Yes?"

"I wish I could meet Zahra." Akbar.

Furqon waited for Akbar's next speech.

"I want to say it." Said Akbar again.

Furqon immediately embraced his best friend proudly, "that's what I've been waiting for since the bar! May Zahra come."

"Yes, but let go!" Akbar released Furqon's embrace.

Furqon only glanced at his best friend with a cynical look before smiling happily could see Akbar acting confident again. They immediately took a car to get to the boarding school.

They got out of the car and saw the wedding ceremony was running solemnly, from far away Furqon saw Khadijah was capturing the moment with his mobile phone. While both eyes of Akbar looking for a figure he really wants to meet.

Finished ijab qobul, the guests congratulate both brides. Akbar smiled happily to see Eve again, this time he was relieved to see Eve already belongs to someone else.

"Assalamu'alaikum sis."

"Wa'alaikumsalam."

"Have you eaten?" Ask Khadijah to Akbar.

"Here you go, sit down!" Reply Akbar.

"I went there first." Furqon.

"Yes." Yeah." Akbar said."

"She's just taking a walk for a while, no need to worry." Akbar said he looked at his sister.

"What the hell, brother!" Khadijah dodged and looked the other way.

"Hahahhaa, you're too clearly staring at Furqon. You love her?"

Khadijah immediately blushed in shame when Akbar asked his heart.

"Hey.. Answer me!" Pinta Akbar's.

Khadijah smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "i don't know."

"don't know? Meanin?"

"I don't know if I love him or just admire him. I was happy every time I saw Brother Furqon, but I also felt that I should give him whatever made him happy." Khadijah replied smiling at Akbar who was looking at him seriously.

"Create your heart, do you love it? Because Furqon asked me for permission to propose to you." Akbar.

Khadijah was surprised as he looked at his brother's eyes that Akbar's words did not lie.

"I haven't answered Furqon either, so I'm asking you how you feel about him."

"Did Furqon's feet really love me?" Ask Khadijah.

"He was so sure of his heart, I was shocked to hear it. He told me about you being so happy, I don't know what makes Furqon so impressed with you, hehehe." Reply Akbar.

"Don't joke, brother!" Khadijah said he hit his brother's arm.

"If you love her, brother allows you to be with her, I won't regret letting go of you with my best friend." Akbar said with a serious face that made Khadijah do not know what to say.

"Don't say to Brother Furqon, let me pray istikharah first brother, if it comes from God there will be no doubt over my heart to your friend."

Akbar smiled and embraced his older brother.

When Akbar and Khadijah were talking, the female voice stopped the sister's conversation.

"Accad!"

Akbar looked back and was surprised to see Bela in Aceh, but Akbar's eyes looked to Bela's right and left, hoping that Zahra would be with him.

"Zahra can't attend, because there's business." Said Bela as if she knew the heart of her upperclassman.

"Now you don't call me Akbar anymore bell, hehehe." Akbar said trying to melt the atmosphere in between.

"For what? You're no longer my upperclassman." Bela Sahut.

Akbar just nodded his head while smiling.

"Do you expect Zahra to come? Didn't you ask me how it was? Didn't you suspect that I suddenly found you and gave Zahra a wedding invitation letter? Aren't you nervous this whole bar?" Say Bela with many questions in her turn.

"What do you want to ask me about bell? Do I have to answer your one2 questions?" Akbar asked back.

"Bar, you know that Zahra..."

"I know the bell, I know that Zahra's been waiting for me all this time. You tau? I was too scared, afraid that if suddenly on my desk there was an invitation letter from him, I always thought about it. I also feel guilty for making Zahra wait. But I have a reason why I haven't expressed my good intentions to her." Akbar cut Bela's words.

"Is it because you and Zahra are from different families? You're not confident, so you're patient to make your success? Now that it's been proven, you were successful at a young age, so what's the reason?" Bela asked annoyed with Akbar's attitude.

"When I started liking Zahra, I let her go. When I love her, I love her at that moment. I'm sincere about everything, despite the pain in my heart, but if it makes Zahra happy with someone else, I let it go." Reply Akbar.

"Come over there bar, tell umi and abi."

Akbar smiled, "inshaallah next month I go there."

"Front month?! 2 Weeks to go Zahra's wedding will be held! And I hope you don't regret hearing that."

"What?!" Akbar was surprised to hear that, he did not expect that the news that he had not expected all this time finally came.

"Zahra felt that if you chose to be happy in your own way here, even Zahra changed her phone number so that she could not contact you even though I knew that she memorized your number bar. You don't understand the meaning of waiting for this bar, you come along while there's still time. I have to go back there, to tell Zahra that you're okay." Said Bela.

"I'll come!" Akbar.

Bela stopped her steps.

"Please tell Zahra that I'll be there as soon as possible, I'll apologize for wasting her." Akbar said firmly.

"I'll tell Zahra the bar. I'll go first, assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam."

Akbar immediately sat down among the guests, Eve saw him from a distance and hoped that his best friend was okay. Akbar took a drink and then drank it out. Akbar walked into the mosque to pray sunnah so that his heart and mind were calm.

"All I know best is You, who knows who will lead me to Your love only You. I surrender to your will, I submit to your decree, for all that You give is the best thing for me and my life." Akbar.

After the prayer Akbar lay his body on the prayer mat, he closed his eyes to rest for a while while waiting for Furqon who was somewhere.

...***...

Furqon was sitting while enjoying the food that had been provided, but his feed stopped as Hindun sat opposite him and said there was something important to talk about. Furqon stopped eating and followed Hindun to the park.

Hindun sat on the garden bench holding his favorite orchid flower, a flower that every time Furqon had money he would buy for Hind, then Hind would smile happily to receive it.

"Actually I don't like fur orchids. But that day, when you found out you gave orchid flowers from your pocket money I immediately liked it. I really appreciated your sacrifice back then, I really wanted to repay it, but I..."

"Hindun, you don't have to repay my kindness in the way you have to love me. I love you sincerely from my heart, no matter what people say about you and your family, because I think it's just your past that I don't have the right to bring back. Don't feel guilty about the decision you've made, trust me that I've let you go when that jijab qobul is spoken from your husband." Cut Furqon.

"I'm sorry I said that time, I didn't mean to hurt you, really. Furqon, I still like you as much as I love this orchid." Hindun.

Furqon terlejut hear it, he did not expect that Furqon had been wrong with the Hind's speech. It turns out that Akbar said that Hindun still loves her, but she forgot when Hindun accepted her late husband's proposal.

"I know you're still the same way you feel." Say Hindun again.

"You're right Hindun, I'm still the same as before." Furqon.

Accidentally Khadijah heard all the conversations between them, Khadijah immediately accelerated his pace and went inside his room feeling sad. Khadijah could no longer stem his tears, he shed them all without anyone knowing him at this time even though Akbar was looking for his whereabouts out there.

Khadijah came to his senses from his cries as his phone vibrated, he did not pick up the phone from Akbar. He looked at his face from the mirror with both eyes puffy, even the traces of tears were still clearly visible. Then Furqon's name took turns calling him, Khadija did not pick up any of them.

The knock on the door surprised Khadijah, he took a deep breath and opened the door. Khadijah was relieved when he saw Nina behind the door of her room, Nina smiled and said that Eve was looking for her for a photo together.

"Have you?" Ask Khadijah.

"I've been before, hehehe. You're the only one who hasn't photographed the same ustadzah." Answer Nina.

"I'm out first."

Nina nodded her head.

As he was about to walk towards Eve, Khadija met Furqon, but Khadijah lowered his head without even glancing at Furqon as if he did not know her.

"I'm sorry brother, I feel guilty for being between you and Hindun's brother." Khadijah said in his heart.

While Furqon felt there was something strange about Khadijah's attitude, but he thought that Khadija did not know that there was him.

"Used!" Call Akbar.

"Eh, brother. Is Akbar not home yet?" Ask Khadijah.

"Where the hell is that? I'm looking up from earlier too, finished you the photo I want to go home directly." Reply Akbar.

"Yes, I'm going there first." Khadijah met Eve with a sweet smile.

"What's wrong?" Eve asked to see Khadijah's eyes were still red and crying.

"There's no endadzah. May we take a photo!" Khadijah answered standing next to Eve and smiled at the camera.

"Sir Akbar wants to go home." Khadijah said finished the photo together.

"Please say hello to her, and say thank you for coming to my wedding." Said Eve.

"Yes, uh, uh." Khadijah walked slowly as his eyes saw Akbar with Furqon.

"Son't go home first yeah, learn right in a minute's graduation, okay." Akbar hugged his sister tightly.

Khadijah nodded, "sister Eve thanked sister for coming here."

"Yes are the same."

"I also said yes to Khadijah." Furqon.

"Yes, brother." Khadijah said without seeing Furqon's face.

"Furqon!" Call Hindun, thus making Khadijah jealous and misbehaving. Akbar looked at his sister's face seriously, Khadijah returned his sister's gaze with a smile, though Akbar knew that his sister was forced to do so.

"Are you going home?" Tanya Hindun's.

"Yes, I went straight to Jakarta because I have a job." Answer Furqon.

"Holiday I'll be home, wait for me fur." Hindun said expectantly.

Khadijah took two steps back, hoping not to hear Furqon's answer to Hindun's expectations.

"Yes. I go home first yes, assalamu'alaikum. Yuk bar!" Furqon.

"You get to the car first, I'll talk to my sister for a minute. Let's excuse Hindun."

"Yes." Yeah."

Akbar takes Khadijah away from his best friend and Hindun.

"I'm fine, brother, go home!" Khadijah said she held back her tears.

Little smiling Akbar looked at his sister, "whatever your decision, I hope you won't regret it. Don't suffer for the sake of others, you know what it's like."

"I learned a lot from Akbar." Khadijah.

"About?"

"Love someone. When you love someone, that's when you love them. Tell me what will happen to him and to my brother. You put sincerity in it first even though I know it's hard. But I'm learning, brother, don't tell Furqon that I love him. Let them settle their feelings without me among them." Answer Khadijah.

"Whatever happens, believe me I'm a man who's loved you since you were born." Akbar hugged his sister.

"I know brother, you are the best man for me after father." Khadijah said in a hug.

"I go home first yes, assalamu'alaikum." Akbar.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, be careful brother."

Akbar nodded his head then left the pesantren.

Throughout the journey Akbar did not ask about Furqon's relationship with Hindun. He didn't care about it, because for him right now knowing his sister's feelings for his best friend was enough. Akbar hopes there is someone where Khadijah shares stories about his heart while in the pesantren.

On one hand Akbar hopes Zahra is still waiting for him, he hopes the woman he loves is not tired to wait. Akbar sends a message to Zahra, before Bela returns Akbar asks for it.

"I'm sorry Zahra has made you wait too long, I hope your heart is not tired in waiting, nor am I tired of looking for your news there. I'll come to your house, wait for me one last time."

But the message was no reply from Zahra.