Memorization of the Qur'An for Afra
CHAPTER 20: THE PHRASE

"Yey ... The beach!"

Risa yelled cheerfully beside the window of the car whose glass was open. The cheers were not alone, the seven friends and brothers also shouted creating a great noise in Ziran's car.

"Akhc! I can't wait to see the beach said one of my friends at school, on the beach we can exclaim water play, swim, write in the sand, anyway cool. I'm gonna make a sand castle there, you guys help me, okay?" Risa excitedly spoke to her friend.

"Okay, I'm helping!"

"Me too!"

"I'm coming!"

"I'll make the tower!"

"If I'm the best for the palace. Well, Boss Rizki wants to build a giant wall?" Reno asked his little boss.

"OK, what matters is that we get to the beach first." Reply Rizki raised one finger of her thumb to Reno who was sitting right behind her.

Right, Rizki is sitting next to Ziran. Which should have been his favorite place, but the cunning boy immediately charged in ahead of Afra. At first Ziran wanted to protest, but eventually relented to seeing Afra's pleading gaze.

Patience, all for Afra's sake.

Rizki looked towards Ziran who was driving the car. "It's still far away, you know, long ago?"

Ziran's eyes stayed straight ahead, "It's there, it's there." Pointing with the movement of his chin on the object that has been seen in front of the eyes.

"Where, Where! Wow ..., cool benget!" Risa commented first to see.

The children began to draped to the car windows and peeked at the amazement of the new things in their lives. The beach? They only know names and never know what they are.

"Hurry and stop the car, brother!" The boss orders are small, Rizki.

"Yes, Boss. Patience a little." As smooth as possible Ziran replied.

Afra laughed as she saw the corner of Ziran's eyes narrowed sharply.

Patience, Husband. This is what it feels like to be a child. Even the smallest things will be very fun when you have never felt them. Afra wanted to say that to her husband, but the atmosphere was not so fitting. Beside her was Dinda who held Risa.

The car has parked Ziran in the right shade. The atmosphere is getting rowdy, children impatiently ask for the car door to be opened immediately. Before that happened, Ziran first raised his voice.

"One rule before you go down" The word refers to children. Attention in the car all went directly to Ziran.

"Well, hurry up and say, brother!" Rizki doesn't like to wait, if there's a rule, just say it as soon as possible. He also impatiently resisted the temptation of setting foot into the sand of the beach.

The round sunglasses that were originally draped in his collar were worn by Ziran, acting Cool. "Don't fight, must listen, don't play in the sea water without our guard, play it don't slow down, and most importantly don't bother your brother telling him this and that. Understood?"

Everyone is listening to that.

"So Brother said one rule! I count to five?" Reno Rizki's loyal adjutant with the status of the math-loving boy refutes.

"You've got a lot to learn" Ziran's hand fell on Reno's shoulder. "All of Brother's words were still in a series of sentences that meant to be a rule."

Afra smiled sadly at the sight of all the faces of the orphanage children seem to be unacceptable. Afra feels sorry, they will not be free to play.

"Sister Ziran, My Husband .... "

"Ssttt .., I won't harm them, dear. As long as they agree on one rule, everything will be in order, we'll camp tonight. But if not .., yes we're home!"

"OK Deal!" Rizki as chairman agreed to shake Ziran's hand steady. "You can get out, right?"

"Smart. This is just a little obedient boss. Please come out, enjoy your time. Certainly, by the rules we have agreed to." There are too many rules in Ziran's life, but they are not good for freedom.

No matter what else, all the children came down running towards the beach and started to play with excitement. In the car, Ziran, Afra, and Dinda are still in the car.

"Hehe ...," Ziran laughed softly staring straight at the children who were playing. Ziran turned to look at Afra and Dinda at her back. "You know, that was just a silly rule, I'm not serious about saying any of that. Just yeah, to prank the cunning boss. Haha .... "

Afra and Dinda's faces smiled after knowing Ziran's true intentions.

"Oh .., you're taking revenge apparently. Haha .., best you." Dinda raised one thumb at Ziran. The three men laughed.

"It has to be, brother. Tired in the work continues, now replace aw ...," Ziran screeched as his hand was pinched the Wife.

"Well, I'm going downstairs to see the kids. You two sit here, sweet-sweet is fine, it's halal. Hye!"

Dinda left the car running, not for what, she was afraid that Afra would pinch her as well after saying that.

"Flush. Look out for you, Dinda!" Afra was more upset to get down from the car running after Dinda who laughed mockingly.

Ziran looked around, blank. No one else, just him in the car. He started picking up all their camping gear tonight in the trunk of a car. Take it to a sandland place a little far from the sea water. When Ziran wanted to build a tent, Afra came and offered to help her husband. Ziran allows, but just to stand looking sometimes helps hold the tent to stand upright, just lightly.

Ziran did not want his wife to be tired.

"Thank God, everyone is ready!" Afra approached Ziran and raised her hand to her Husband for a cross. Ziran reflex did so, he had thought he would get a slap instead.

"Alhamdulillah." I don't know what this time he was grateful for? Maybe because Afra's shadow would have slapped him earlier, but that's not it.

"Come, we're sitting there." Ziran pointed to an old coconut tree trunk very close to the beach, maybe the coconut has long been hollow due to natural factors.

"Corn!"

Ziran hugged the wife and walked together towards the coconut tree. They sit together and away from them look children are still cool playing sand in the company of Dinda. Very happy.

Afra smiled as Ziran pulled his head to lean against the chest of his field.

"Are you happy now?" Ziran asked while stroking Afra's head.

Afra did not answer and instead mengayam enjoy the moment with her Husband. The gentle breeze added to his comfort, the more tightly closed the eyelids. The waves hit the legs of the lovers who hang, making the clothes below them wet. In that position, both of them were silent.

"I'm so happy," Afra just answered Ziran with eyes still closed. "This is all beyond my shadow. I really didn't think God's plan would be this beautiful to meet you."

Ziran smiled, "have you accepted me?"

"When did I say no? After I received your proposal first, it also means that I have accepted you. Didn't you?" Afra became confused by this attitude of Ziran.

"Thank God if it's like that. I'm just scared of my mind." Elusan Ziran changed with a hug, "Did you remember about Alki, the man I beat at your shop at the time. Which one you're familiar with call Kiki?" Ziran changed the subject.

Why talk about him, anyway! I want to forget her, even though she is nice to me. But because when you met, there was an aura of hostility between you that I didn't know and didn't want to know! Just forget about Kiki, then our relationship will be fine, Ziran.

Afra turned her face down, staring at the waves that swept her feet. "I don't know who he is. I only remember the first time I met at the painting festival in High School, he was one of those artists. From there we got to know and started to get close, but lost contact after the last time Kiki reported going to America following one of the Art World competitions, 4 months ago. Our unexpected meeting at the tavern, after our engagement." Afra told me the chronology of her meeting with Kiki, as short as that.

"So like that ..., "Ziran responded short, but a few seconds later he said again, "Do you like it?"

Afra immediately raised a serious look at Ziran. Enough already. "you're why, anyway? why the language Kiki continues. And that again, why ask me I like it? I'm married, I can't betray him!" Afra vented a tightness in her chest. Was his loyalty during this marriage only considered a charade in Ziran's eyes? Did the man blind see his sincerity?!

"I .... "

"Enough! If you still discuss Kiki among us, I will not hesitate to throw you out of here. Just go there! I'm mad at you!" Afra folded her arms around her chest and threw away the look of not wanting to see Ziran.

"Not that .., "Ziran is back in Afra. "I'm not going to talk about it anymore, Wallahi, actually I'm very jealous. I'm afraid you're gone."

As soon as Afra realized from the emotions that had been controlling him, was that true?

Slowly Afra looked into her husband's eyes. His hands were raised touching that face. "Whoever Kiki is in the past, in the present, and in the future, I don't care. My promise is to be faithful to the first until the end of my life."

"I love you my husband. May God bring us back to heaven." Afra's words were as pure as her heart.

"Amiinn .. "the two guaranteed together, throwing each other a sweet smile.

Ziran grabbed Afra's head to get closer and spoke,

"This is uhibbuki fillah yaa Zawjati." The kiss landed on Afra's forehead full of love.

"Ahabbakalladzi ahbabtani lahu." Afra shed tears, her mixed feelings difficult to calm. She hugged her husband tightly, unable to bear the harsh beat on his heart.

Translation (May Allah love you, the One who has made you love me for His sake).

Under the clear blue and cloudy cotton-white sky, lovers reciprocate the feelings of love in the presence of countless oceans, corals, winds and beach sand.

- To be continue