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MC Zeda Humaira #23 - Equally Devastated

It was getting dark but Arsyad couldn't find Aira anywhere, the phone was off, and it made Arsyad almost crazy.

Even Arsyad searched the orphanage, hoping that Aira was there, but the results were nil.

He searches for Hulya's house, but Hulya does not know her whereabouts.

There, Hulya actually scolded Arsyad for wishing her best friend.

"When it's only 5 years old, there are up to 50 years but they remain loyal to each other. Aira must hate you so much" exasperated Hulya.

"I was forced, Hulya. By Allah, I am very forced" said Arshad in a fragile manner.

"You crying?" Hulya asked as she realized Arsyad's puffy eyes, instead of answering, Arsyad left Hulya's house and continued his search

"Is he at Micheal's?" Mumbled Arsyad then. He was about to contact his brother-in-law but Arshad abandoned his intention, he would come directly.

Arsyad stopped briefly at the mosque to perform the maghrib prayer. While his phone keeps ringing because of the call from Ummi Ridha is also Anggun, but Arsyad is not wanting to talk to them, all he needs right now is Aira, his Aira.

As he was about to leave the mosque, Arsyad saw a very familiar pendant, he took the pendant and immediately Arsyad's heart palpitated when he found out it belonged to his wife.

Pendant initialed A, where on the front side is engraved the name Aira and on the back side is engraved the name Arsyad.

The pendant was the first gift Arsyad gave her on Aira's birthday.

"Well, that's great, Mom. Where did you buy? There's our names again."

"Special order for someone special, do you like it, honey?"

"I like it, Mom. I'll keep on wearing it, let alone our names."

Arsyad shed tears as he remembered the fond memories, and that day was the first time Aira thanked him and kissed him on the lips. Where before Aira would not do that unless Arsyad started it first, besides being gentle, his wife was also very shy.

"That means Aira was here" murmured Arsyad. He immediately looked for Aira around the mosque, asking the people there.

"So I saw a woman veiling with a 6-year-old child, they took a taxi in front and went there" one of them replied, pointing at the taxi's departure.

"Thank you very much, sir. Thank you" said Arsyad happily.

***

While in the hospital, Anggun is still waiting for news from Arsyad, as well as Ummi Ridha who is currently accompanying Anggun.

Since seeing her son crying because of Aira in front of the crowd, Ummi Ridha's heart was not calm and felt guilty. He had never seen Arshad so weak and broken as before, not once in his life.

Ummi Ridha looked at Anggun who now seemed to be still trying to contact Arsyad.

"O Allah, have I made the mistake of forcing Arshad to bring Grace into his life? I did it for Arsyad's own happiness, but .. was my decision wrong?" he nodded with fret.

"Ummi, try Ummi contact Arsyad, maybe he wants to answer if Ummi is on the phone," said Anggun disperse the daydream Ummi Ridha.

"Don't bother him first, Graceful. Give him time to explain everything to Aira" replied Ummi Ridha. "Again, I've tried dozens of times to contact him since, but he didn't answer." he continued.

...***...

He is currently at Micheal's house and will stay there, as Aira is unable to return home.

When Micheal asks Arsyad where and if Aira has permission to stay at Micheal's house, Aira answers. "I just want to stay here." the answer already explained that he was in trouble, and of course, it was not a small matter that made Aira run away from home, while all this time Aira never stepped a step out of the fence of his house without Arsyad's permission.

Currently Aira was sitting by the pool, soaking her feet with the pool water that felt so cold.

"I just want to stay here, brother." Aira still gave the same answer while avoiding Micheal's gaze.

"You've always been like this when you're hiding something, you can't lie to Brother, Dek. It won't be possible even if you dodge it" Micheal said.

"Did Arsyad do something?" Asked Michael sharply, Aira immediately turned her face when asked that, she could not answer no, but also could not answer yes.

While Micheal, he knew Aira very well and he already knew the answer to her question with Aira's silence.

"So he really did something? What did he do to you, hm? Say the same to Aira's sister," urged Micheal, he held onto Aira's shoulder and forced his sister to look at him.

"No, no .. so ," answered Aira stammered, her eyes reddened but all her might tried to stem her tears, but unfortunately Michael already knew that the sister actually wanted to cry.

"Your lips can't lie, Aira. Especially your eyes, you want to cry, right? What was? Honest brother, Aira. Or brother will come to Arsyad and beat him," Micheal snapped and immediately Aira's cry broke.

He rushed into the brother's arms and let go of his cries, while Micheal was dumbfounded and his chest rumbled.

For 5 years Aira was married, never once did her sister tell her household problems, let alone cry at her like this.

Aira's lips did not tell her what had happened, but her tears and sobs had told Micheal that this was a huge problem.

Michael held his sister, rubbed his head affectionately and let her cry as much as he could. But after this, Aira had to tell him what really happened.

"Sister here, honey." Micheal muttered and continued to stroke Aira's head as hiccupped in his arms, Micheal's clothes even wet from the tears of his sister.

While inside, Tanvir was annoyed because Via did not want to be invited together, playing together, even eating ice cream did not want to.

"Why are you, Dek? With this, no. Being invited to it, not wanting to," grumbled Tanvir annoyed. "She wants to stay here, yes have to play dong with sister," he complained while shaking his waist.

"Via was sad because Ummi and Abi were sad," said Via and his speech was heard by Zenwa who came to bring warm milk for the two children.

When Aira came with Via to this house, Zenwa had suspected that something was wrong especially Zenwa also saw Aira's swollen eyes.

"Indeed why are Ummi and Abi sad, Via?" Ask Zenwa gently.

"No idea, Auntie. At the hospital, Abi was crying, Ummi was crying, Via was crying. Ummi didn't want to talk to Abi, Ummi left, so Abi cried because Ummi left."

Zenwa could only be astonished to hear the story of Via which was definitely true, there was no way this child was making up.

"But why?" Zenwa was confused, because whatever the problems in the household of his sister-in-law, they never brought him out of the house, but they cried in the hospital?

"Mrs.." call Bi Eni to Zenwa. "Ahead is Mr. Arsyad."

...TBC......