My Imam, Surgaku
(37). Between 0 and 1.

"Bu Ayyara why would you marry Husain to him? Why not my son? And if you look at my son is much more beautiful and beautiful than he?" Said Balqis' mother who is the mother of Zara, the woman who came to Husain after finishing praying a week ago.

"My daughter-in-law is also beautiful. Besides being beautiful, also sholehah inside out. My son could not choose his life companion. If my son has chosen Azalea as his life companion, it means Azalea is the most appropriate among other women to accompany my son." Reply to me politely and gently. Down there the mother's hand continued to grip Azalea's hand tightly. Trying to calm his daughter-in-law who was saddened by the evil words of her neighbors.

In contrast to the mother who kept replying to every painful word of their neighbor, Azalea was only able to lower her gaze while staring at the hand of her mother-in-law. His heart ached with the words of his neighbor who seemed to think him inappropriate with Husain.

"But I don't think he deserves Husain, ma'am. I am more worthy of him. We are both graduates of the pesantren. And even I'm a graduate of religion." Said Zara with her bow.

Azalea's grip on her mother grew tighter. Making my mother look directly at her daughter-in-law. There was pain in the mother's heart when she saw tears coming down her only daughter-in-law's cheek.

Just as mother was about to open her voice to defend her son-in-law, Husain suddenly appeared to Azalea with his angry face.

"Who said my wife doesn't deserve me? I am the one who is not worthy of my wife. But because I want my wife to be my life partner, then I establish myself and try to be my wife's dream man." Husain said firmly. He looked up at Balqis' mother and Zara, who were now standing stiffly and bowing her head. I don't know where the loss of arrogant and haughty attitude they showed earlier.

"Had son, now mending you calm Aza first." Said the mother to Husain.

Hearing that, Husain immediately beristighfar. He quickly turned his head to the side where his wife was.

By Allah, Husayn's heart ached at the sight of his wife who was bowing and sobbing. Soon Husain carried his wife's vibrating body into his arms as he gently rubbed her back.

"Sick Brother, sick. Aza's heart ached," Azalea fought with a disjointed voice because of her sobs.

"Sorry, my dear brother. Brother should come with you and mom so you don't get their asses." Husain said while occasionally peeping the head of Azalea with affection.

"They're going home, brother." Pinta Azalea in a soft voice.

"Yes, we go home. I'm done shopping too." Said the mother who also stroked the head of Azalea.

Azalea nodded. He removed his head from Husayn's breast, which was wet with tears.

"Sorry Brother's clothes got wet because of Aza," she said slowly.

Husain. He took his hand to wipe away the tears that were still running down the cheeks of the Azalea kingpin. In fact, he did not hesitate to kiss both eyelids Azalea in front of Balqis' mother, Zara and some other neighbors who were still around them to shop for vegetables.

"Father, baby. Let's go home now." Bring Husain.

Before really moving from there, Husain first turned to his front neighbor who had told him about Azalea who was denigrated by Zara and also Balqis' mother. If Husain had not told his neighbors, he probably would not have known what happened this morning.

Husayn also turned to Zara and Balqis' mother. It seemed that he had to really give a firm warning so that the mother and child would no longer disturb his family.

When they got home, Azalea ran to their room and Husayn followed behind her. Husayn chose to sit on the sofa opposite their bed while waiting for Azalea to finish her crying. When his wife's cries had subsided, Husayn walked closer to Azalea.

"Have you finished not crying yet, dear? If you're done, can you see the beautiful face of your wife?" Husain said while stroking the mound of blankets in which there is Azalea.

Slowly, Azalea took her body out of the blanket. It showed a flushed face that looked funny in Husain's eyes.

"Where? Not relieved yet?" Husayn asked the Azalea who was nodding weakly.

"You want a hug?" Hussain spread his hand.

"Aja who hugged Aza," Azalea's great-grandson with a clear face.

Husain chuckled for a while before he finally pulled Azalea into his arms.

"Bagging love with you. Loveaaaaa very." Husayn continued to kiss the head of Azalea.

Although sad, Azalea still had time to ask Husain. "From 0-10 brother's love to Aza what number?"

Husain muttered for a while as if he were thinking aloud while shaking their bodies both to the right and to the left before he finally answered Azalea's question. "Your love is between 0 and 1,"

After hearing Husain's reply, Azalea immediately let go of their embrace. "Kok the answer between 0 and 1 anyway?" Protestations sulk.

"Here let me explain why you answered between 0 and 1 instead of 9 or 10." Husayn said as he pulled Azalea's wrist and led her to sit on her lap.

"What does it mean?" Azalea asked after securing herself on Husain's lap.

"Love between 0 and 1 means infinity or infinity. So your love is innumerable and infinitely great and numerous." It was Husain who instantly made thousands of butterflies fly in the belly of Azalea.

Azaleas once read, if anyone says that our heart pumps as much as 2000 gallons of blood every day, the same amount of fuel needed to travel from earth to the moon and back to earth. So if someone says 'i love you to the moon and back' then they say I love you every time their heart beats. And that means he loves you all the time until his heart beat stops. So Azalea would liken her love for Husain to the phrase 'i love you to the moon and back'.

"I love you to the moon and back, Brother." Azalea said right in front of Husayn's lips.

Husain remembered that he had heard the meaning of the phrase love. Even if it's not scientifically proven at all, but still a beautiful thing to believe in. And Husayn chose to believe it because from the radiance of his wife's eyes it was seen that his wife really loved him very much.

"I love you to the moon and back, for infinity and beyond, forever and ever." Reply Husain. After that he immediately devoured the lips of Azalea who was right in front of his lips.

- to be continued -