My Amazing Husband's
Effort and Do'a

The atmosphere of the living room in the house suddenly became quiet upon the arrival of Anita. The fifty-two-year-old woman who still looked ageless was sitting gracefully beside her husband.

"Never dream too high. A low-level woman like you will never be accepted into this house." Anita cynically uttered words in Marisa's heart.

"Anita's enough." Mr. Erwin is starting to get caught up. "They're my son and daughter-in-law, this is my home if your attitude gets too far I can just kick you out of here." Erwin looked hard at his wife.

Anita just glared, she stared intently at Marisa and Elvan who were silent.

Look, I won't let you get what you want. Inner Anita.

Grandpa Darma has come out of his study. He looked for a moment at the family room. Then he walked to the dining table that had served various processed foods.

"Grandpa y'all out, let's eat the same." Mr. Erwin stood up and was followed by the others.

Grandpa Darma was sitting at the end of the dining chair, on his right was Mr. Erwin who was sitting next to his wife. Then on his left was Alvero, Elvan, and also Marisa. They began to eat, all taking their own food, except for Marisa who took food for her husband. All eyes looked towards him. She continued to serve her husband as usual.

"Do you mind if you get some food for grandpa?" Grandpa Darma made a sound after seeing the way Marisa treated Elvan.

Marisa looked at her husband, then Elvan nodded in agreement. Marisa finally stood up and took the food according to Grandpa Darma's wishes. Then he sat down and took food for himself.

Mr. Erwin and Alvero put on a faint smile after seeing Marisa serving her husband and grandfather. While Anita looked at Marisa hatefully.

Dinner went quietly, none of them making a sound. Until they finish eating, they sit back in the family room.

"Tomorrow there's a regular event at the office, you should come Elvan." Grandpa Darma said. "Well, is it Marisa?" Now Grandpa Darma turned to look at Marisa.

Marisa just nodded. While Elvan was so lazy, he did not know what his grandfather planned. He never attended any event at the company.

"I can't cake, I have business in the workshop." Elvan.

"El came, the shareholders also many who ask where you are who never want to come to the company." Mr. Erwin supported grandfather's words.

"True El, you also need your help in the company. When are you going to help sister?" Alvero spoke the words of his father and grandfather.

Anita looks increasingly dislike. He left them all and went to his room.

"What do you think Marisa is?" Ask Grandpa Darma to Marisa.

"If it's up to Mas Elvan, I won't interfere." Marisa.

Elvan looked at his wife. "I'll come there as your husband."

Alvero and Mr. Erwin and Grandpa Darma smiled happily.

"El, brother wait for you to join the company." The happy Alvero said, he could split his burden in leading the company if Elvan would help him manage the company.

"I can't, brother, because I'm not interested in the company at all. Al's been very successful without me."

They continued their conversation quite casually. The night is getting late and Elvan invites Marisa to come home.

***

"Darling, would you like to go straight home or take a walk?" Elvan asked as their car crossed the very tall and majestic gate, the main gate of Grandpa Darma's house.

"As for Mas Elvan aja, we have not prayed isya' loh mas." Marisa reminded, indeed the mansion is very far from the residential area, only a few luxurious houses in the elite area, so they did not hear the sound of the Adhan there.

"Yaudah, we'll find the mosque first." Said Elvan who was then answered with a nod by his wife.

Elvan's car drove at a moderate speed, Elvan already knew where the mosque was closest to his grandfather's house, because he also often stopped by the mosque.

The night was getting late, the mosque they came to looked quiet, even though the mosque was not far from the highway. But the late night seems to make people reluctant to just stop by praying at the mosque.

Elvan and Marisa also take ablution in a place that has been available. Then after finishing ablution, Elvan approached his wife who was still reading do'a after ablution. Elvan looked at the face of his wife who was white clean exposed to the water of ablution, her makeup had been removed before taking ablution earlier.

They also prayed together, Elvan became a priest and Marisa as his teacher. After they finished praying and immediately returned to the car to continue their journey.

"I pray for the health and fortune of Mas Elvan, for father, and all our families mas."

"What do you call one-on-one."

"Yes, I'm just mentioning my whole family, that's it."

"From now on, add a child to your every prayer, baby." Elvan rubbed his wife's cheek.

"Yes, Mas Elvan, why do you expect to have children so soon?"

"It's not really hope, baby, but if the effort without do'a it's called arrogant dear." Elvan scrambled slowly Marisa's hair which was returned with a smile by his wife.

"Where are we going, man?"

"To a fun place, but if later you don't like us stop by just don't papa." Elvan.

Not how long they arrived. Elvan parked her car and went down with Marisa.

"Oi.. Long time no see brother." A friend of Elvan's.

There were about eight men who were gathered at the edge of the shophouse that had closed. One of them was playing guitar.

"Oi, Assalamu'alaikum." Greetings Elvan

"Getishalight." Answer them compactly they also greet each other by sticking their hands clenched.

"Binik lu Van." Ask one of his friends.

"Yes dong, here baby." Elvan grabs Marisa's hand.

"Hello, I'm Marisa Mas Elvan's wife." Sweep friendly.

"Hello Marisa." Answer them compact

"The beauty is that people are beautiful." Said Elvan's friend named Dika.

"Yes it is Elvan is cute, dapet binik sakep reasonable, which is not natural if you dapet binik sakep Dik." Said Deni who immediately got a toyoran from Dika.

"Which shift?" Elvan asked after taking his wife to sit down.

"Back again is also a surprise." Deni.

"Ngamalin do'a what the hell is Van let dapet clear-clear gini." Rama asked Elvan's friend who was holding the guitar.

"Prayer, after eating, want to sleep, wake up, want to take a bath, run out of bath. Get out of the house, get in the house, a lot of it." Answer Elvan origin.

"Elah you, I'm a son of Kindergarten you love that prayer, which really dong you." Said Rama.

"Well, where am I playing guitar." Elvan then took the guitar from Rama's hand.

"What song do you want, baby?" Elvan asked Marisa.

"Cieeeee.'s suit.." Friends Sahut.

Marisa blushed in shame. "What can you do." Answer her timidly.

Then Elvan began strumming his guitar, and singing the song 'If I Ain't Got You' from Alicia Keys.

They enjoy the cold night singing, while Marisa only occasionally smiles in response to Elvan's jokes. They used to gather at that place, accompanying Dika who helped her father sell fried rice at that place.

to be continued....